Sandsear Cave

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Sandsear Cave		熱砂の空洞 Hot Sand Hollow
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Location:

Within theGrand Underground

Region:

Sinnoh

Generations:

VIII

Location of Sandsear Cave inSinnoh.

Pokémon world locations

TheSandsear Cave (Japanese:熱砂の空洞Hot Sand Hollow) is a type of hideaway seen in theGrand Underground. It can only be accessed after theplayer obtains theExplorer Kit inEterna City from theUnderground Man, and features Pokémon thatroam the cave freely, instead of being found intall grass.

Geography

Sandsear Caves are arid, sand and rock filled caverns, containing small lakes of lava. Some rocks are taller than theplayer, and must be navigated around, as well as the various pools of lava.

Items

	Location	Games
Charcoal	Sandsear Cave hideaway within the east and west zone	BD SP
Dragon Fang	Sandsear Cave hideaway within the southeastern zone	BD SP

Pokémon

With each additional badge earned by the player, the levels of wild Pokémon are increased.

Progression	Level Ranges
1 Badge	16-20
2 Badges	25-29
3 Badges	29-33
4 Badges	33-37
5 Badges	36-40
6 Badges	39-43
7 Badges	42-46
8 Badges	50-55
Elite Four defeated	58-63

Visible Encounters

After the player fulfills a particular objective during their adventure, another group of Pokémon are added to the pool of possible encounters. The spawn rates for certaintypes are influenced by the active "Statue Effect" applied by a player'sSecret Base Statues.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels
Base Encounters
Onix	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Skorupi	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Added after obtainingTM96 (Strength)
Ponyta	BD	SP	Cave	25-63	Varies
Added after obtainingTM97 (Defog)
Hippopotas	BD	SP	Cave	25-63	Varies
Added after obtaining theNational Pokédex
Charmander	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Sandshrew	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Sandslash	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Vulpix	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Growlithe	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Rhyhorn	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Rhydon	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Cyndaquil	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Slugma	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Magcargo	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Houndoom	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Magby	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Torchic	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Numel	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Camerupt	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Torkoal	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Trapinch	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
Chimchar	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	Varies
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.

Rare Spawns

Rare Spawns run concurrently to the existing encounter table, and use independent percentages for their rates.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels
Rhyhorn	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	50%
Rhyhorn	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	40%
Houndoom	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	50%
Houndoom	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	40%
Magby	BD	SP	Cave	16-63	20%
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.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	熱沙空洞Yihtsā Hūngduhng
Chinese	Mandarin	熱沙空洞 / 热沙空洞Rèshā Kōngdòng
French		Grotte des Sables Ardents
German		Glühsandgrotte
Italian		Antro delle sabbie ardenti
Korean		열사 공동Yeolsa Gongdong
Spanish		Cueva Caldarena

Grand Underground Hideaways inPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Caves
Dazzling Cave •Fountainspring Cave •Grassland Cave •Icy Cave Riverbank Cave •Rocky Cave •Sandsear Cave •Spacious Cave Swampy Cave •Volcanic Cave •Whiteout Cave

Caverns
Big Bluff Cavern •Bogsunk Cavern •Glacial Cavern •Stargleam Cavern Still-Water Cavern •Sunlit Cavern •Typhlo Cavern