Challenger's Cave
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| Map description: | Trainers seeking further strength enter the cavern despite the risks. | |||
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| Location: | Route 9 | |||
| Region: | Unova | |||
| Generations: | V | |||
 Location of Challenger's Cave in Unova. | ||||
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Challenger's Cave (Japanese: 修行の岩屋 Training Cavern) is a cave located in the western half of the Unova region. In Pokémon Black and White, a Black Belt appears to guard the entrance of this cave, allowing the player to pass and explore the cave if they have defeated the Elite Four and Team Plasma. It can be accessed at Route 9.
During the two-year gap between Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, the cave entrance has collapsed.
Geography
Challenger's Cave appears to be carved out of a slight hill, with each level of the cave being larger than the one above it. The cave is very dark, so Flash is required to navigate the cave easily.
The middle level resembles an inverted uppercase E with stairs leading to the upper level on the lower branch, another set of stairs leading to the lowest level in the middle branch, and a PP Up on the upper branch. Another staircase between the middle and upper branches leads to a raised platform and a bridge that can be crossed to obtain a Nugget.
An underground stream divides the lowest level into eastern and western sections with a ledge initially preventing access to most of the western section. The eastern section can be reached by crossing the stream with Surf. The eastern section is a winding path leading southwards over some bridges. A bridge running east-west allows access to the southwestern part of the cave. The southern end of the stream, blocked at the northern end by some rocks, can be accessed by surfing east of the female Veteran.
Items
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Ether | B1F, on a rock northwest of Ace Trainer Terry (hidden) | B W |
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Max Potion | B1F, in the wall, north of the stairs to B2F (hidden) | B W |
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PP Up | B1F, northwest corner | B W |
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Nugget | B1F, south end of bridge | B W |
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Full Restore | B2F, on a rock near the northeast corner (requires Surf) (hidden) | B W |
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Max Ether | B2F, on a rock northwest of southeast corner (requires Surf) (hidden) | B W |
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Timer Ball | B2F, under a bridge in the southeast corner (requires Surf) | B W |
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Star Piece | B2F, on a rock in the southwest corner (requires Surf) (hidden) | B W |
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Rare Candy | B2F, on rock west of Veteran Julia, southeast of Protein (requires Surf) (hidden) | B W |
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Protein | B2F, in pit west of Veteran Julia (requires Surf) | B W |
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TM71 (Stone Edge) | B2F, east of Protein (requires Surf) | B W |
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Heart Scale | B2F, on south end of island northeast of Veteran Julia (requires Surf) (hidden) | B W |
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Oval Stone | B2F, middle of long island northeast of Veteran Julia (requires Surf) | B W |
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Black Belt | B2F, on the east side of the river, north of the ledge (requires Surf) | B W |
Phenomenon
Pokémon
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47-49 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49-50 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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48 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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47 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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47-49 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49-50 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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49-50 | 5% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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48 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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47 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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47-50 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-55 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-55 | 100% | |||||||||||
| Surfing in rippling water | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-70 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-70 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 60% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 30% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 30% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 65% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 5% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 30% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 30% | |||||||||||
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Trainers
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Layout
| Version | 1F | B1F | B2F |
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Trivia
- According to Ace Trainer Beverly, there is a story that states that a Legendary Pokémon is said to live in this cave. This Legendary Pokémon was training its student Pokémon. However, there is no known Legendary Pokémon to be found in Challenger's Cave.
- Veteran Shaun appears in Black 2 and White 2 after the collapse of the Challenger's Cave, moving to Wellspring Cave, while Veteran Julia moves to Twist Mountain.
- However, Shaun's Snorlax has dropped a level in Normal Mode, while Julia has a new set of Pokémon.
- Unaccessible data for Challenger's Cave exists in Black 2 and White 2.
In other languages
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