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Challenger's Cave Pokémon Black Map, Pokémon, Items and Trainers

Dungeon

Challenger's Cave is a dungeon in Pokémon Black spanning 3 floors. 12 wild Pokémon can be caught here. It holds 14 items (7 of them hidden) and 5 trainers. It is reached from Route 9.

Challenger's Cave Map

The Challenger's Cave map, plus 2 places you can go inside.

Challenger's Cave mapOpen interactive map →

Challengers Cave

Challengers Cave 2 map

Challengers Cave 2

Challengers Cave 3 map

Challengers Cave 3

Pokémon in Challenger's Cave

Wild encounters in Pokémon Black, with rates and levels.

Challenger's Cave

Dust clouds
ExcadrillExcadrillLv.47–50100%
Grass / Cave
BoldoreBoldoreLv.4820%
WoobatWoobatLv.4720%
GravelerGravelerLv.47–4920%
LickitungLickitungLv.49–5020%
SableyeSableyeLv.4910%
MawileMawileLv.4910%

Challenger's Cave

Dust clouds
ExcadrillExcadrillLv.47–50100%
Grass / Cave
BoldoreBoldoreLv.4820%
WoobatWoobatLv.4720%
GravelerGravelerLv.47–4920%
LickitungLickitungLv.49–5015%
SableyeSableyeLv.4910%
MawileMawileLv.4910%
RioluRioluLv.49–505%

Challenger's Cave

Dust clouds
ExcadrillExcadrillLv.47–50100%
Rippling water
BasculinBasculinLv.25–70100%
Rippling water (Super Rod)
PoliwhirlPoliwhirlLv.35–7055%
BasculinBasculinLv.35–6040%
PoliwrathPoliwrathLv.45–705%
Grass / Cave
BoldoreBoldoreLv.4820%
WoobatWoobatLv.4720%
GravelerGravelerLv.47–4920%
SableyeSableyeLv.4910%
LickitungLickitungLv.4910%
MawileMawileLv.4910%
RioluRioluLv.49–5010%
Surfing
BasculinBasculinLv.25–55100%
Super Rod
PoliwagPoliwagLv.35–5545%
BasculinBasculinLv.35–5540%
PoliwhirlPoliwhirlLv.35–5515%

Challenger's Cave Items

Item balls and hidden items, exactly where the game puts them.

ItemKindPosition
NuggetItem ball15, 23
PP UpItem ball10, 3
ProteinItem ball4, 36
Oval StoneItem ball26, 24
Timer BallItem ball59, 48
Black BeltItem ball44, 40
TM71Item ball11, 34
EtherHidden10, 25
Max PotionHidden5, 15
Full RestoreHidden58, 17
Rare CandyHidden6, 41
Star PieceHidden6, 54
Max EtherHidden51, 55
Heart ScaleHidden26, 41

Challenger's Cave Trainers

5 trainers with full parties.

Backpacker
Golbat♂Lv.65
Ace Trainer
Dratini♂Lv.63Scyther♂Lv.63Sudowoodo♂Lv.63Manectric♂Lv.63
Ace Trainer
Furret♀Lv.64Grumpig♀Lv.64Gabite♀Lv.64
Veteran
Wormadam♀Lv.64Cloyster♀Lv.64Ninetales♀Lv.64Leavanny♀Lv.65
Veteran
Gyarados♂Lv.62Excadrill♂Lv.62Crobat♂Lv.62Druddigon♂Lv.62Gigalith♂Lv.62Snorlax♂Lv.63

Where is Challenger's Cave in Pokémon Black?

Every way in and out of this location.

In Pokémon Black, Challenger's Cave is reached from Route 9.

How to get through Challenger's Cave

Challenger's Cave leads to 1 other place across 3 floors.

Walkthrough

Challenger's Cave is stop 45 of 62 following the connections outward from Nuvema Town. It is a route through the map, not the story order.