Dark Cave
The pitch-black tunnel at the start of Johto, also home to the region's poison-types.
Level Range
Lv 4–12
Species in Pool
17
Item Drop
Mega Shard (5%)
Legendary Intercept
10.0%
Variant Roll
Independent of evolution. Mutex priority Alpha > Plasma > Shiny.
| Variant | Per-encounter chance | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| α Alpha | 0.05% | +25% stats, always spawns evolved. |
| ◇ Plasma | 0.07% | Cosmetic duotone (purple/cyan). |
| ✨ Shiny | 0.07% | Alternate palette. |
| Vanilla | 97.95% | Normal sprite, base stats. |
| ◆ Shadow | 0% | Wild-unobtainable. See reward catalog. |
Pre-evolved spawns: 5% per encounter. Alpha always spawns evolved.
Wild Pool - 17 Species
One species per encounter, picked uniformly at random from the pool below.
| # | Species | Type | Held items (% per catch) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #019 | Rattata | NORMAL | - | |
| #023 | Ekans | POISON | - | |
| #027 | Sandshrew | GROUND | Soft Sand (4.00%)Sun Stone (10%) | |
| #029 | Nidoran♀ | POISON | - | |
| #032 | Nidoran♂ | POISON | - | |
| #041 | Zubat | POISONFLYING | - | |
| #050 | Diglett | GROUND | Soft Sand (4.00%)Sun Stone (10%) | |
| #056 | Mankey | FIGHTING | - | |
| #074 | Geodude | ROCKGROUND | Hard Stone (4.00%) | |
| #218 | Slugma | FIRE | Fire Stone (10%) | |
| #304 | Aron | STEELROCK | - | |
| #316 | Gulpin | POISON | - | |
| #336 | Seviper | POISON | - | |
| #451 | Skorupi | POISONBUG | - | |
| #524 | Roggenrola | ROCK | - | |
| #529 | Drilbur | GROUND | Sun Stone (10%) | |
| #568 | Trubbish | POISON | - |
Held items shown in green are species-canonical drops. Italic grey items are type-themed (any wild of that type can be carrying one).