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Magma Cavern (Japanese:マグマの地底Magma Depths) is the fifteenthdungeon inPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team andPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It contains 26 total floors and is the penultimate dungeon to be visited during the game's main storyline. The dungeon's first section consists of 23 floors and ends inMagma Cavern Pit (Japanese:マグマの地底 最下層Magma Depths - Bottom Layer) which contains a further 3 floors. It is home toGroudon.
Once the player completesUproar Forest and finishes at least four missions, Pokémon Square will form a team to rescue Alakazam's team, which hasn't returned. The dungeon will be unlocked once the player finishes at least two missions after that happens and finishes theTeam Base.
The visual theme of floors 1 to 7 is normal rock with magma leaking out, for floors 8 to 17 it is hot rock with more magma present, and on floors 18 to 23, the rock becomes blackened with heat, featuring more magma than any other dungeon in the game. In the original games, after floor 23 lies aKangaskhan Rock and a door that leads to Magma Cavern Pit.
The music in the regular Magma Cavern is unique to this dungeon, and is present on all floors (with the exception of floors 80-89 ofWish Cave).
Gameplay
Generation III
Monster Houses may appear on floors 8-20. Shops may appear on floors 2-6. There is a chance of finding a buried item in floor 1 of Magma Cavern Pit. Darkness shrouds all floors, limiting field of sight to 2 tiles in hallways.
Generation VIII
The boss floor is made of solid rock floating above a layer of magma. When the boss battle starts, the ground shakes, causing the team's Pokémon to be scattered across the floor. Every few turns, magma floods the floor tiles or drains into the ground. Any non-Fire-type Pokémon that touches the magma will getburned.
Pokémon encountered
Generation III
Magma Cavern
| Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raticate | 1-3 | 19 | Unrecruitable |
 | Sandshrew | 1-6 | 20 | 10.4% |
 | Nidoqueen | 1-6 | 20 | Unrecruitable |
 | Nidoking | 1-6 | 21 | Unrecruitable |
 | Graveler | 5-10 | 22 | -19% |
 | Magmar | 7-11 | 21 | Unrecruitable |
 | Mawile | 8-12 | 20 | 7.1% |
 | Arbok | 8-14 | 21 | Unrecruitable |
 | Magcargo | 9-14 | 21 | Unrecruitable |
 | Rhydon | 14-20 | 23 | Unrecruitable |
 | Sandslash | 15-20 | 24 | Unrecruitable |
 | Golem | 15-20 | 15 | -30% |
 | Grimer | 15-21 | 20 | 12.2% |
 | Onix | 21-23 | 30 | 9.6% |
Magma Cavern Pit
| Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onix | 1 | 30 | 9.6% |
 | Steelix | 1 | 25 | Unrecruitable |
 | Groudon | 3 | 27 | -10%Boss |
| Groudon cannot be recruited until after the end credits. | ||||
Generation VIII
 | This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Mystery House levels, floors |
| Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raticate | 1-3 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Sandshrew | 1-6 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Nidoqueen | 2-5 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Nidoking | 2-5 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Graveler | 3-8 | 25 | 10.8% |
 | Crobat | 3-8 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Magmar | 8-13 | 30 | 10.8% |
| Arbok | 8-13 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Mawile | 10-16 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Magcargo | 12-19 | 38 | -2.2% |
 | Koffing | 16-22 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Rhydon | 16-22 | 42 | -2.2% |
| Sandslash | 20-23 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Golem | 20-25 | 25 | 10.8% |
| Grimer | 20-25 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Onix | 23-25 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Steelix | 24-25 | 24 | 10.8% |
| Groudon | 26 | 28 | 100%Boss |
| Fainted Pokémon | ||||
 | Cloyster | 2-22 | 28 | 100% |
 | Staryu | 2-22 | 26 | 100% |
 | Jumpluff | 2-22 | 29 | 100% |
 | Lunatone | 2-22 | 26 | 100% |
 | Solrock | 2-22 | 26 | 100% |
 | Relicanth | 2-22 | 26 | 100% |
| Mystery House | ||||
| Graveler | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
| Onix | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
| Steelix | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
| Mawile | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
| Lunatone | 2-22 | 24 | 100% |
| Solrock | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
 | Claydol | 2-22 | 36 | 100% |
| Relicanth | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
 | Metagross | 2-22 | ? | 100% |
 | Probopass | 2-22 | 24 | 100% |
| Groudon cannot be recruited until after the end credits After the credits roll, Groudon willrevert to its primal state after enough damage is dealt | ||||
Items
Generation III
Magma Cavern
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
 | 4-278Poké | 1-23F |
 | Gold Ribbon | 1-23F |
| Heal Ribbon | 1-23F |
| Pecha Scarf | 1-23F |
| Persim Band | 1-23F |
| Power Band | 1-23F |
| Racket Band | 1-23F |
| Special Band | 1-23F |
| Stamina Band | 1-23F |
| Warp Scarf | 1-23F |
 | Insomniscope | 1-23F |
 | Scope Lens | 1-23F |
| X-Ray Specs | 1-23F |
 | 3-4Gravelerock | 1-23F |
 | 5-7Iron Thorn | 1-23F |
 | 5-7Silver Spike | 1-23F |
 | Apple | 1-23F |
 | Black Gummi | 1-23F |
 | Gray Gummi | 1-23F |
 | Red Gummi | 1-23F |
 | Silver Gummi | 1-23F |
 | Aerial Ace | 1-23F |
| Attract | 1-23F |
| Brick Break | 1-23F |
| Bullet Seed | 1-23F |
| Dig | 1-23F |
| Earthquake | 1-23F |
| Facade | 1-23F |
| Fire Blast | 1-23F |
| Flamethrower | 1-23F |
| Focus Punch | 1-23F |
| Giga Drain | 1-23F |
| Frustration | 1-23F |
| Hidden Power | 1-23F |
| Rest | 1-23F |
| Return | 1-23F |
| Roar | 1-23F |
| Safeguard | 1-23F |
| Secret Power | 1-23F |
| Shadow Ball | 1-23F |
| Shock Wave | 1-23F |
| Solarbeam | 1-23F |
| Taunt | 1-23F |
| Thief | 1-23F |
| Thunderbolt | 1-23F |
| Torment | 1-23F |
| Toxic | 1-23F |
 | Link Box | 1-23F |
Magma Cavern Pit
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-514Poké | 1F |
Kecleon Shop
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Ribbon | 2-6F |
| Joy Ribbon | 2-6F |
| Heal Ribbon | 2-6F |
| Pecha Scarf | 2-6F |
| Persim Band | 2-6F |
| Power Band | 2-6F |
| Racket Band | 2-6F |
| Stamina Band | 2-6F |
| Warp Scarf | 2-6F |
 | Insomniscope | 2-6F |
| Scope Lens | 2-6F |
| X-Ray Specs | 2-6F |
| Apple | 2-6F |
| Big Apple | 2-6F |
 | Cheri Berry | 2-6F |
 | Oran Berry | 2-6F |
 | Pecha Berry | 2-6F |
 | Rawst Berry | 2-6F |
 | Reviver Seed | 2-6F |
 | Max Elixir | 2-6F |
 | Blowback Orb | 2-6F |
| Hurl Orb | 2-6F |
| Lob Orb | 2-6F |
| Petrify Orb | 2-6F |
| Pounce Orb | 2-6F |
| Stayaway Orb | 2-6F |
| Switcher Orb | 2-6F |
| Warp Orb | 2-6F |
Monster House
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-278Poké | 8-20F |
| Aerial Ace | 8-20F |
| Attract | 8-20F |
| Brick Break | 8-20F |
| Bullet Seed | 8-20F |
| Calm Mind | 8-20F |
| Dig | 8-20F |
| Earthquake | 8-20F |
| Facade | 8-20F |
| Fire Blast | 8-20F |
| Flamethrower | 8-20F |
| Focus Punch | 8-20F |
| Frustration | 8-20F |
| Giga Drain | 8-20F |
| Hidden Power | 8-20F |
| Ice Beam | 8-20F |
| Light Screen | 8-20F |
| Psychic | 8-20F |
| Reflect | 8-20F |
| Rest | 8-20F |
| Return | 8-20F |
| Roar | 8-20F |
| Safeguard | 8-20F |
| Secret Power | 8-20F |
| Shadow Ball | 8-20F |
| Shock Wave | 8-20F |
| Solarbeam | 8-20F |
| Taunt | 8-20F |
| Thief | 8-20F |
| Thunderbolt | 8-20F |
| Torment | 8-20F |
| Toxic | 8-20F |
| Blowback Orb | 8-20F |
| Escape Orb | 8-20F |
| Evasion Orb | 8-20F |
| Hurl Orb | 8-20F |
| Petrify Orb | 8-20F |
| Pounce Orb | 8-20F |
| Radar Orb | 8-20F |
| Rebound Orb | 8-20F |
| Rollcall Orb | 8-20F |
| Scanner Orb | 8-20F |
| Switcher Orb | 8-20F |
| Trawl Orb | 8-20F |
| Warp Orb | 8-20F |
Buried items
Generation VIII
Magma Cavern
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
 | 10-102Poké | 1-25F |
 | Cover Band | 1-25F |
| Defense Band | 1-25F |
| Detect Band | 1-25F |
| Efficient Bandanna | 1-25F |
| Joy Ribbon | 1-25F |
| Heal Ribbon | 1-25F |
| Mach Ribbon | 1-25F |
| Nullify Bandanna | 1-25F |
| Power Band | 1-25F |
| Prosper Ribbon | 1-25F |
| Twist Band | 1-25F |
| Zinc Band | 1-25F |
 | Fickle Specs | 1-25F |
| Heavy Rotation Specs | 1-25F |
 | 3-6Geo Pebble | 1-25F |
 | Grimy Food | 1-25F |
 | Cheri Berry | 1-25F |
 | Oran Berry | 1-25F |
 | Pecha Berry | 1-25F |
 | Rawst Berry | 1-25F |
 | Blast Seed | 1-25F |
| Eyedrop Seed | 1-25F |
| Sleep Seed | 1-25F |
| Stun Seed | 1-25F |
| Tiny Reviver Seed | 1-25F |
| Totter Seed | 1-25F |
| Training Seed | 1-25F |
 | Max Ether | 1-25F |
 | Dazzling Gleam TM | 1-25F |
| Giga Impact TM | 1-25F |
| Ice Beam TM | 1-25F |
| Return TM | 1-25F |
| Rock Polish TM | 1-25F |
| Snarl TM | 1-25F |
| Stone Edge TM | 1-25F |
| Sunny Day TM | 1-25F |
| Surf TM | 1-25F |
 | Foe-Hold Orb | 1-25F |
| Revive All Orb | 1-25F |
 | 2-4Confuse Wand | 1-25F |
| 2-4Petrify Wand | 1-25F |
| 3-5Slow Wand | 1-25F |
| 3-4Slumber Wand | 1-25F |
| 3-4Stayaway Wand | 1-25F |
| 3-4Switcher Wand | 1-25F |
| 3Whirlwind Wand | 1-25F |
Sparkling Floor
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
 | Big Apple | 1-25F |
 | Sitrus Berry | 1-25F |
| Eyedrop Seed | 1-25F |
| Heal Seed | 1-25F |
| Life Seed | 1-25F |
| Reviver Seed | 1-25F |
| Tiny Reviver Seed | 1-25F |
 | Max Elixir | 1-25F |
 | Calcium | 1-25F |
 | Carbos | 1-25F |
 | Protein | 1-25F |
 | Zinc | 1-25F |
| Foe-Hold Orb | 1-25F |
| Foe-Seal Orb | 1-25F |
| Health Orb | 1-25F |
| Nullify Orb | 1-25F |
| Revive All Orb | 1-25F |
| Rollcall Orb | 1-25F |
| Slumber Orb | 1-25F |
| Trapbust Orb | 1-25F |
Monster House
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-101Poké | 1-25F |
| Cover Band | 1-25F |
| Mach Ribbon | 1-25F |
| 3-6Geo Pebble | 1-25F |
| Grimy Food | 1-25F |
| Oran Berry | 1-25F |
| Rawst Berry | 1-25F |
| Eyedrop Seed | 1-25F |
| Tiny Reviver Seed | 1-25F |
| Totter Seed | 1-25F |
| Max Ether | 1-25F |
| Max Elixir | 1-25F |
| All Dodge Orb | 1-25F |
| Foe-Hold Orb | 1-25F |
| Revive All Orb | 1-25F |
| Slow Orb | 1-25F |
| Slumber Orb | 1-25F |
| Trapbust Orb | 1-25F |
| 3Confuse Wand | 1-25F |
| 2Petrify Wand | 1-25F |
| 3-4Slow Wand | 1-25F |
| 4Slumber Wand | 1-25F |
Traps encountered
Generation VIII
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Note: The % are rough estimates.
| Image | Trap | Floor 1-25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gust Trap | ? % | ||
 | Hunger Trap | ? % | ||
 | Slow Trap | ? % | ||
 | Slumber Trap | ? % | ||
 | Spin Trap | ? % | ||
 | Warp Trap | ? % | ||
| Warp Trap is visible at the start of the floor surrounded by three items and lava. | ||||
Other encounters
Generation III
| Image | Tile | Floor 1, 7, 21-23 | Floor 2, 5-6 | Floor 3-4 | Floor 8-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kecleon Carpet | 0% | 5% | 10% | 0% |
 | Monster House | 0% | 8% | ||
Bosses
Generation III
First encounter
Rematch
- Groudon can have learned any 4 of the moves it can learn up to Level 37. These includeMud Shot,Scary Face,AncientPower,Slash,Bulk Up, andEarthquake.
Generation VIII
Layout
| Entrance | Tileset #1 | Tileset #2 | Tileset #3 | Bottom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III |  |  |  |  |  |
| VIII |  |  |  | ||
In animation
Magma Cavern briefly appeared in a flashback inPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!.Snubbull informed theWhiscash Elder at theWhiscash Pond thatTeam A.C.T. had left on a mission to save aPlusle and aMinun there.
In the manga
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team
Magma Cavern was the location whereGinji andMudkip headed in order to meetNinetales and find out if Ginji was truly the cursedhuman causing natural disasters. They finally reached the Magma Cavern inWhy I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!!, but were surprised by the arrival ofTeam A.C.T., who had come to take Mudkip away. Refusing to be taken away, Ginji and Mudkip engaged in a battle against the Gold Rank team, but soon Ninetales arrived, halting the fight. Ninetales then revealed that the real cursed human being was actuallyGengar, whose appearance in the Pokémon world was resulting inGroudon's awakening, thus causing all the natural disasters that had happened recently.
InTears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!, Groudon was completely awakened. Gengar revealed that he intended to have Groudon destroy the entire Pokémon world, as it was the cause of his current state. Groudon, however, didn't listen to him, and almost crushed him under falling rocks, only to be saved by Mudkip. All of Ginji's friends fromPokémon Square, as well as theAbsol he and Mudkip had met inFrosty Forest, arrived to their help. Thanks to Gengar, who had finally realized the error of his ways, distracting Groudon with hisDouble-Edge, everybody got a chance to attack Groudon together, successfully defeating theContinent Pokémon and saving the Pokémon world.
Trivia
- Although NPCs warn the player aboutFire-types being present in this dungeon, only a small amount of Pokémon in it are part Fire-type, with the dominant type instead beingGround.
In other languages
Magma Cavern
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