Verdant Cavern (Japanese: 茂みの洞窟Verdant Cavern) is a location on Melemele Island in Alola, located in the northeastern portion of Route 2. It is the location of the trial of Ilima.
The trial begins as soon as the player enters Verdant Cavern; however, they can leave at any time, although this will reset the trial. Once the trial guide has stepped aside to grant access to the Totem's Den, the player can leave at any time without resetting the trial.
In this trial, the player must find and battle two YungoosSUS/Alolan RattataMUM and a GumshoosSUS/an Alolan RaticateMUM. Along the way, the player will face two Team Skull Grunts and battle one of them; once defeated, the two grunts will unwittingly help the player finish the trial. Despite not officially being part of the trial, the grunts act as if they are, resetting when the trial is reset.
After defeating the Totem Pokémon, the player will be greeted by Ilima for completing the trial and will receive a Normalium Z as a reward. After completing the trial, wild Pokémon will appear in Verdant Cavern as both ambush encounters and cave tile encounters.
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.
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.
Special encounters
Pokémon Moon
Four Pheromosa appear here during the second Ultra Beast mission. The Pheromosa respawn immediately if defeated or run from. Pheromosa is not registered as seen in the Pokédex and appears as ??? until the first one is caught. They are coded to never be Shiny.
After receiving Ilima's Normalium Z in Hau'oli City, the player can re-enter Totem's Den and interact with the pedestal to initiate a one-time rematch against the Totem Pokémon.
The Totem Pokémon will continuously call more allies, regardless of how many the player has defeated.
At first, Ash faced a Yungoos and Gumshoos, the Totem's ally Pokémon, which he defeated with the help of Pikachu and Rowlet. After this, Totem Gumshoos appeared, challenging Ash. It was able to defeat Rowlet, but was eventually taken down by Pikachu. As a reward for winning the battle, Totem Gumshoos gave Ash a Normalium Z and agreed to help in driving away the troublesome Rattata and Raticate. Unbeknownst to Ash and Hala, Tapu Koko secretly followed the trial as it took place.
In the TCG
The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Verdant Cavern in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.