Turnback Cave Pokémon Diamond and Pearl · Caves & landmark

Turnback Cave in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl — Turnback Cave in Diamond and Pearl

Turnback Cave is a fog-filled, shifting maze at the northern end of Sendoff Spring, reached through the Spring Path and open only after the Hall of Fame. In DP its deepest chamber is home to Giratina. Most rooms are randomized, and the player must pass three pillar rooms before running out of rooms to reach Giratina's chamber.

Type: Caves & landmark
Wild Pokémon: 6
Items: 3

Connects to: Sendoff Spring

Where Turnback Cave is in Sinnoh Position on the Sinnoh map

Special Pokémon

Giratina

At the end of Turnback Cave, reached through the Spring Path and Sendoff Spring after you enter the Hall of Fame.

Wild Pokémon

Turnback Cave (pillar 1) and 4 more areas

Walking
Pokémon	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Version
Bronzong	55–56	35%	35%	35%	Both
Golbat	55–56	30%	30%	30%	Both
Haunter	54–56	30%	30%	30%	Both
Bronzor	54	5%	5%	5%	Both

Dual-slot: Ruby
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Solrock	54–56	8%	Both

Dual-slot: Sapphire
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Lunatone	54–56	8%	Both

Turnback Cave (before pillar 1)

Walking
Pokémon	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Version
Bronzong	45–46	35%	35%	35%	Both
Golbat	45–46	30%	30%	30%	Both
Haunter	44–46	30%	30%	30%	Both
Bronzor	44	5%	5%	5%	Both

Dual-slot: Ruby
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Solrock	44–46	8%	Both

Dual-slot: Sapphire
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Lunatone	44–46	8%	Both

Turnback Cave (between pillars 2 and 3)

Walking
Pokémon	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night	Version
Bronzong	65–66	35%	35%	35%	Both
Golbat	65–66	30%	30%	30%	Both
Haunter	64–66	30%	30%	30%	Both
Bronzor	64	5%	5%	5%	Both

Dual-slot: Ruby
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Solrock	64–66	8%	Both

Dual-slot: Sapphire
Pokémon	Lv.	Rate	Version
Lunatone	64–66	8%	Both

Morning is 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59 and night 20:00–3:59. Poké Radar, swarm and dual-slot Pokémon need the National Pokédex. Encounter methods.

Items

Item	Where
Reaper Cloth	Giratina's chamber after Giratina is gone, if reached through only 3 rooms (repeatable)
Rare Bone	Giratina's chamber after Giratina is gone, if reached through 4-15 rooms (repeatable)
Stardust	Giratina's chamber after Giratina is gone, if reached through 16-30 rooms (repeatable)

Tips

Pass through three pillar rooms within 30 rooms total; going back through the door you entered by sends you to the start.
Saving and reloading in a middle room makes all its doors lead back to the entrance, so avoid that.
Once Giratina is gone, its chamber holds an item that depends on how few rooms you passed through.
Giratina waits on a pedestal in the final chamber (Lv. 70 in DP).
Escape Rope and Dig don't work in the cave.
Wild Pokémon get stronger after each pillar room.

Walkthrough: Part 12: After the credits

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FAQ

What Pokémon are on Turnback Cave in Diamond and Pearl?

6 species can be found here, including Bronzong, Golbat, Haunter, Bronzor. The tables show each one’s level, rates and version.

What items are in Turnback Cave?

3 items, including Reaper Cloth, Rare Bone, Stardust.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon tables come from the Diamond/Pearl encounter data in PokeAPI; Gym and League teams from the pret/pokediamond decompilation. Maps and screenshots © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).