Swampy Cave

Discover which Pokémon can be found in the Swampy Cave hideaway in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, including rare spawns and post-game encounters.

Hey there! So, you're looking to see what Pokémon are chilling in the Swampy Cave hideaway in the Grand Underground? It's a pretty standard small hideaway, but depending on your game progress, you can find some different critters here. Let's break down what you might encounter!

Pokémon Available From the Start:

• Croagunk
• Roselia
• Skorupi
• Zubat

These guys are hanging out from the get-go, so no special requirements needed to find them.

Rare Spawns:

• Gligar (Brilliant Diamond only)
• Lickitung
• Swinub

Keep an eye out for these; they're a bit less common but can show up early on.

Available After Obtaining Strength:

• Barboach
• Golbat

Once you've got the Strength HM, these Pokémon will start appearing.

Available After Obtaining Defog:

• Quagsire
• Wooper

After you get Defog, you'll start seeing these water-types.

Available After Icicle Badge:

• Tentacool
• Tentacruel

With the Icicle Badge in hand, these water Pokémon become available.

Available After Obtaining Waterfall:

• Whiscash

This one pops up once you have Waterfall.

Available After National Pokédex:

• Ariados
• Bellsprout
• Bulbasaur
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Caterpie (Brilliant Diamond only)
• Ekans (Brilliant Diamond only)
• Gloom
• Grimer
• Ledian
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Nidorina
• Nidorino
• Oddish
• Paras
• Pineco
• Qwilfish
• Seviper (Shining Pearl only)
• Tangela
• Tangrowth
• Tropius
• Venomoth
• Venonat
• Weedle (Shining Pearl only)
• Weepinbell
• Weezing
• Zangoose (Brilliant Diamond only)

And finally, once you've completed the National Pokédex, a whole bunch more Pokémon become available in Swampy Cave. It's a great place to hunt for some of these rarer ones!