Shoal Cave

Shoal Cave 浅瀬の洞穴
Shoal Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Shoal Cave ORAS.png
Map description: This cave's appearance changes greatly between high tide and low tide.
Location: Route 125
Region: Hoenn
Generations: III, VI
Hoenn Shoal Cave Map.png
Location of Shoal Cave in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

Shoal Cave (Japanese: 浅瀬の洞穴 Shoal Cave) is a location in Hoenn.

It is located north of Mossdeep City on Route 125, and is the only place in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald where wild Spheal and Snorunt can be encountered. Shoal Cave uniquely features a high tide and low tide mechanic, where certain areas are only reachable during a specific time of day. The overall area accessible during high tide is smaller than during low tide.

Due to the presence of an Ice Rock, Eevee can evolve into Glaceon on the lowest floor in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Geography

Shoal Cave's exterior in Pokémon Emerald

Shoal Cave is a cave north of Mossdeep City. This cave was carved into the side of a rocky mountain rising from the ocean. At predetermined times of the day, every six hours, the tides rise or fall. During high tide, the cave floods, allowing the player to use Surf to access levels of terrain otherwise out of reach on foot. Conversely, during low tide, the receding waters allow the player to descend to levels that would otherwise be underwater, most notably the ice floor at the lowest level in the cave. This icy room contains the Never-Melt Ice, and can only be accessed if the player has Strength, or the Mach Bike in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Near the entrance to the icy area is a Black Belt who gives away a Focus Band.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only, the Ice Rock is located in the icy room, which allows Eevee to evolve into Glaceon.

Tides

Once the player enters the cave, the tide will not reset until the player leaves the cave and attempts to re-enter.

Time                                              
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Tide High tide Low tide High tide Low tide High tide


Obtaining the Shell Bell

Four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells are found in the Shoal Cave; the Shoal Salts are available during low tide and the Shoal Shells are available during high tide. If the player has four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells in their Bag, the player can give the materials to the old man in the first room to make a Shell Bell; the old man can make any number of Shell Bells, as long as the player provides the necessary materials each time. This is the only way to obtain Shoal Salts and Shoal Shells in the Generation III and VI games.

Immediately after crafting a Shell Bell for the player, the old man prompts the player to find the ingredients for another. However, the player must wait for the tide to change in order to gather the salts and shells again.

Items

Any time

Item Location Games
Shell Bell Shell Bell Entrance room, from the old man near the entrance if brought four Shoal Salt and Shoal Shell  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Slowbronite Slowbronite Entrance room, from the old man near the entrance after trading for Shell Bell for the first time  OR  AS 

High tide

Item Location Games
Star Piece Star Piece Entrance room, southwest (hidden)  OR  AS 
Rare Candy Rare Candy Inner room, east of central ledge  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Big Pearl Big Pearl Entrance room, northeast, accessible from southeast inner room  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Shoal Shell Shoal Shell ×4
  • Inner room, on ledge just north of the southern bridge
  • Inner room, on northwestern ledge
  • Inner room, on northeastern ledge
  • Inner room, on southeastern ledge
 R  S  E  OR  AS 

Low tide

Item Location Games
Pearl Pearl Entrance room, north corner of the westmost accessible point (hidden)  OR  AS 
Shoal Salt Shoal Salt ×4
  • Stairs room, southeast corner
  • Lower room, top center
  • Inner room, outside western exit from lower room
  • Inner room, under the northern bridge
 R  S  E  OR  AS 
Ice Heal Ice Heal Stairs room, east of the ladder  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Focus Band Focus Band Lower room, given by the Black Belt  R  S  E  OR  AS 
TM Ice VI TM79 (Frost Breath) Lower room, up muddy slopes (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Never-Melt Ice Never-Melt Ice Ice room, on the elevated floor  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Glalitite Glalitite Ice room, on the elevated floor  OR  AS 
Ice Heal Ice Heal Ice room, west of the Glalitite (hidden)  OR  AS 
TM Ice VI TM07 (Hail) Ice room, near the ledge  R  S  E  OR  AS 

Rock Smash

Item Location Games
Big Pearl Big Pearl Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Ether Ether Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Hard Stone Hard Stone Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Heart Scale Heart Scale Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Max Ether Max Ether Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Max Revive Max Revive Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Normal Gem Normal Gem Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Pearl Pearl Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Revive Revive Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Soft Sand Soft Sand Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 
Star Piece Star Piece Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks  OR  AS 

Pokémon

Generation III

Main cave

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
26, 28, 30, 32 45%
Golbat Golbat
R S E
Cave Cave
32 5%
Spheal Spheal
R S E
Cave Cave
26, 28, 30, 32 50%
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool
R S E
Surfing Surfing
5-35 60%
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Surfing Surfing
5-35 30%
Spheal Spheal
R S E
Surfing Surfing
25-35 10%
Fishing
Tentacool Tentacool
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Tentacool Tentacool
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 20%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Wailmer Wailmer
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 20%
Wailmer Wailmer
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
20-45 100%
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.


Ice room

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
26, 28, 30 40%
Golbat Golbat
R S E
Cave Cave
30, 32 5%
Snorunt Snorunt
R S E
Cave Cave
26, 28, 30 10%
Spheal Spheal
R S E
Cave Cave
26, 28, 30, 32 45%
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.


Generation VI

High tide

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Golbat Golbat
OR AS
Cave Cave
31-34 40%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Cave Cave
31 20%
Sealeo Sealeo
OR AS
Cave Cave
32-34 40%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 40%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 60%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
Dewgong Dewgong
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Delibird Delibird
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Cubchoo Cubchoo
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Surfing
Golbat Golbat
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
25, 30, 35 35%
Tentacool Tentacool
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
25 50%
Tentacruel Tentacruel
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
30 15%
Fishing
Tentacool Tentacool
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5 35%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10, 15 65%
Tentacool Tentacool
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
25 35%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
25 60%
Wailmer Wailmer
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
25 5%
Wailmer Wailmer
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
30, 35, 40 100%
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.


Low tide

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Golbat Golbat
OR AS
Cave Cave
31-34 40%
Snorunt Snorunt
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 5%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Cave Cave
31 20%
Sealeo Sealeo
OR AS
Cave Cave
32-34 35%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 60%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 40%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
Dewgong Dewgong
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Delibird Delibird
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Cubchoo Cubchoo
OR AS
Cave Cave
34 ??%
Rock Smash
Graveler Graveler
OR AS
Rock Smash Rock Smash
31-34 100%
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.


Ice room

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Golbat Golbat
OR AS
Cave Cave
31-34 20%
Snorunt Snorunt
OR AS
Cave Cave
31-34 40%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Cave Cave
31 10%
Sealeo Sealeo
OR AS
Cave Cave
32-34 30%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 60%
Snorunt Snorunt
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 5%
Spheal Spheal
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
17 35%
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.


Layout

High tide

Game Entrance room Inner room
Ruby Shoal Cave entrance high tide RS.png Shoal Cave inner room high tide RS.png
Sapphire
Emerald Shoal Cave entrance high tide E.png Shoal Cave inner room high tide E.png
Omega Ruby Shoal Cave entrance high tide ORAS.png Shoal Cave inner room high tide ORAS.png
Alpha Sapphire
 

Low tide

Game Entrance room Inner room Stairs room Lower room Ice room
Ruby Shoal Cave entrance low tide RS.png Shoal Cave inner room low tide RS.png Shoal Cave stairs room RS.png Shoal Cave lower room RS.png Shoal Cave ice room RS.png
Sapphire
Emerald Shoal Cave entrance low tide E.png Shoal Cave inner room low tide E.png Shoal Cave stairs room E.png Shoal Cave lower room E.png Shoal Cave ice room E.png
Omega Ruby Shoal Cave entrance low tide ORAS.png Shoal Cave inner room low tide ORAS.png Shoal Cave stairs room low tide ORAS.png Shoal Cave B1F low tide ORAS.png Shoal Cave ice room low tide ORAS.png
Alpha Sapphire
 

Music

Games Situation Song name (Japanese) Song name (English) Composition Arrangement
 R  S  E  Overworld おくりびやま Mt. Pyre Junichi Masuda Go Ichinose
 OR  AS  Overworld おくりびやま Mt. Pyre Junichi Masuda
Go Ichinose
Minako Adachi

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 淺灘洞穴 Chíntāan Duhngyuht
Mandarin 淺灘洞穴 / 浅滩洞穴 Qiǎntān Dòngxuè / Qiǎntān Dòngxué
France Flag.png French Grotte Tréfonds
Germany Flag.png German Küstenhöhle
Italy Flag.png Italian Grotta Ondosa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 여울의 동굴 Yeoul-yi Donggul
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cueva Cardumen


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Littleroot TownOldale TownPetalburg CityRustboro CityDewford TownSlateport CityMauville CityVerdanturf Town
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Routes
101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118
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Jagged PassMt. ChimneyDesert UnderpassMeteor FallsWeather InstituteScorched SlabAncient TombSafari ZoneMt. Pyre
Lilycove MuseumShoal CaveTeam Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (LilycoveJagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space CenterSeafloor Cavern
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Access to
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