Sequel caves, ruins and exploration tools
Plan Chargestone Cave, Relic Passage, Reversal Mountain, Giant Chasm and underwater exploration.
Nintendo DS sequels; not the original Black and White story.
Prepare a route through the dungeon
Carry Repels when searching for an exit and switch to a separate catching trip when the desired encounter method needs grass, water or dust clouds. Chargestone’s movable magnetic rocks, Relic Passage’s cave connections and the sequel Victory Road each have their own access routes. Reversal Mountain’s appearance changes by version; check your exact cartridge.
Use the correct field move or story item
Surf reaches water branches; Strength clears movable boulders; Waterfall and Dive open specific later locations. Teach the needed move to a compatible current party member. The Colress Machine clears the scripted Crustle at Seaside Cave. Ordinary inventory ownership is not a substitute for a story prerequisite.
Return for optional chambers
Relic Castle’s Volcarona is reached through Relic Passage. The Strange House’s Lunar Wing starts a separate Cresselia plan. Underwater gates require the Abyssal Ruins route and field moves, covered in the four-floor ruins guide.
Check your version, story progress and difficulty before using a location or battle record. These guides cover the original Nintendo DS sequels.