Reflection Cave

Reflection Cave 映し身の洞窟
Reflection Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Reflection Cave 1F XY.png
Map description: The sheer faces of these rock walls reflect the images of people and Pokémon like nature's mirror.
Location: Between Route 11 and Shalour City
Region: Kalos
Generations: VI
Kalos Reflection Cave Map.png
Location of Reflection Cave in Kalos.
Pokémon world locations

Reflection Cave (Japanese: 映し身の洞窟 Reflection Cave) is a cave in western Kalos, connecting Route 11 and Shalour City.

Description

Many walls in the Reflection Cave are reflective like mirrors, thus explaining the origin of the cave's name. Due to these reflective surfaces, several Trainers facing the walls will be able to notice the player walking behind them and challenge them to a battle. The player can also use these surfaces to locate a hidden passageway on B2F. A Pokémon Breeder on B1F will fully heal the player's Pokémon if she's talked to.

Items

Item Location Games
  Nest Ball 1F, at the end of the northernmost branch (north from the junction nearest the Route 11 entrance)  X  Y 
  Revive 1F, at the end of the thin path northeast from the junction nearest the Route 11 entrance  X  Y 
  Moon Stone 1F, in the south, on top of the small hill south of Battle Girl Hedvig  X  Y 
  Reveal Glass 1F, from the Scientist just west of the Shalour City entrance, if the player has Tornadus, Thundurus, or Landorus in their party  X  Y 
  Black Belt B1F, on top of the hill in the middle of the floor, directly east from the southern entrance from 1F  X  Y 
  TM70 (Flash) B1F, gift from Tierno in the south  X  Y 
  Escape Rope B1F, on the hill in the south, north of Black Belt Igor  X  Y 
  Hyper Potion B1F, in the northeast corner of the floor  X  Y 
  Iron B1F, in the northwest corner of the floor  X  Y 
  Earth Plate B2F, in the northeast, north of the stairs from B1F  X  Y 
  TM74 (Gyro Ball) B2F, inside the passageway whose entrance is in the northwest of the floor  X  Y 
  Alakazite B2F, in the southwest of the floor, via the passageway whose entrance is in the northwest of the floor (post-game, between 8:00 and 8:59 PM; requires an upgraded Mega Ring)  X  Y 

Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Mr. Mime
X Y
  Cave
22-23 20%
  Wobbuffet
X Y
  Cave
22 10%
  Sableye
X Y
  Cave
22-23 5%
  Chingling
X Y
  Cave
21-22 15%
  Roggenrola
X Y
  Cave
21-22 20%
  Solosis
X Y
  Cave
22-23 20%
  Carbink
X Y
  Cave
23 10%
Horde Encounter
  Mime Jr.
X Y
  Horde Encounter
11 60%
  Roggenrola
X Y
  Horde Encounter
11 35%
  Roggenrola
X Y
  Horde Encounter
11 5%
with Carbink
  Carbink
X Y
  Horde Encounter
11 5%
with Roggenrola
Drops from the ceiling
  Woobat
X Y
  Ceiling
21-23 ~80%
  Ferroseed
X Y
  Ceiling
21-23 ~20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Trainer Pokémon
1F
 
Backpacker Lane
ヒサナオ Hisanao
Reward: $1,040
  Linoone Lv.26
No item
 
Battle Girl Hedvig
マコト Makoto
Reward: $1,248
  Throh Lv.25
No item
  Hawlucha Lv.26
No item
 
Ace Trainer Monique
アスカ Asuka
Reward: $2,500
  Doduo Lv.24
No item
  Granbull Lv.24
No item
  Helioptile Lv.25
No item
 
Hiker Dunstan
イワオ Iwao
Reward: $1,344
  Sandile Lv.22
No item
  Dwebble Lv.23
No item
  Diggersby Lv.24
No item
B1F
 
Tourist Monami
マナミ Manami
Reward: $1,872
  Nidorina Lv.26
No item
 
Black Belt Igor
マサタカ Masataka
Reward: $1,344
  Sawk Lv.28
No item
 
Psychic Franz
レイジ Reiji
Reward: $1,344
  Chimecho Lv.24
No item
  Golett Lv.24
No item
 
Tourist Haruto
ステファン Stefan
Reward: $1,872
  Nidorino Lv.26
No item
 
Honeymooners Yuu & Ami
シンジ と アミ Shinji and Ami
Reward: $3,744
  Combee Lv.26
No item
  Vespiquen Lv.26
No item
 
Ace Trainer Emil
ナオト Naoto
Reward: $2,500
  Absol Lv.26
No item
  Pinsir Lv.25
No item


Layout

Game 1F B1F B2F
X      
Y
 

In the anime

 
Reflection Cave in the anime
 
The Mirror World's Reflection Cave

The Reflection Cave appeared in The Cave of Mirrors!. Like in the games, it is filled with many reflective crystals. While traveling through the cave, Ash's mirror image suddenly seemed to come alive and grabbed Pikachu, prompting him to follow. He soon found out that on the other side of the Reflection Cave's mirrors, there was a Mirror World, where he met mirror versions of himself and his friends, all of whom possessed characteristics completely opposite to their real-world counterparts: Mirror Ash was timid and easily shaken; Mirror Pikachu was mischievous and a roughneck; Mirror Serena was arrogant and a serious battler; Mirror Clemont was a fit and fast runner, who relied on magic instead of science; Mirror Bonnie was lady-like and proud of her big brother's achievements; and Mirror Team Rocket were celebrated heroes of justice.

The real Ash soon learned that after losing a battle against Mirror Serena, Mirror Ash tearfully ran into the Mirror World's Reflection Cave, where he became separated from his Pikachu. After seeing the real Ash's Pikachu in a mirror, he reached out and grabbed it, believing it to be his own. After being reunited, Ash and Pikachu agreed to help find Mirror Pikachu, which turned out to have been caught by Team Rocket, who had also found their way into the Mirror World. As they began to attack the real Pikachu, both Ashes sent their Hawlucha to battle them, but the real Hawlucha soon became confused by a Psybeam from James's Inkay and was quickly recalled before he started hurting his counterpart. Mirror Ash's Hawlucha was quickly called back as well, being too cowardly and scared to fight Jessie's Pumpkaboo effectively. However, during the commotion, Mirror Clemont sneaked behind the trio and freed the two Pikachu, who proceeded to send Team Rocket blasting off with a double Thunderbolt.

Afterward, the real Ash managed to re-open the portal between the real world and Mirror World and barely managed to return back to his friends before the portal was closed again, his friends and their Mirror World counterparts wishing each other good luck on their respective journeys. Ash and his friends then exited the cave, deciding to find a Pokémon Center to spend their night in. The episode ended with the Team Rocket trio wandering in the Mirror World forest before being found by their heroic counterparts.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鏡穴 Gengyuht
Mandarin 鏡穴 / 镜穴 Jìngxuè / Jìngxué *
現世的洞窟 Xiànshì De Dòngkū *
  Danish Spejlgrotten
  Finnish Heijastusluola
  French Grotte Miroitante
  German Spiegelhöhle
  Italian Grotta dei Riflessi
  Korean 비춤의동굴 Bichum ui Donggul
  Norwegian Speilgrotten
  Polish Lustrzana Jaskinia
  Brazilian Portuguese Caverna dos Reflexos
  Russian Пещерa Отражений Peshchera Otrazheniy
  Spanish Cueva Reflejos*
Cueva de los Reflejos*
  Swedish Reflektionsgrottan*
Spegel-grottan*


Kalos
               
Settlements
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Routes
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Landmarks
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