Island Cave Emerald · Dungeon

Map of Island Cave in Pokémon Emerald — Island Cave (in-game map)

Island Cave is a small cave on an islet in Route 105, south of Route 104 and south-west of Petalburg City, and the resting place of Regice. Its door opens once you finish the Sealed Chamber puzzle. In Emerald the Braille inside tells you to stay close to the wall and run around the room: you read the message, walk one full lap along the cave's wall, and return to the message.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 0
Trainers: 0
HMs: Surf

Connects to: Route 105

Where Island Cave is on the Hoenn map Island Cave on the Hoenn map

Gift and special Pokémon

Regice Lv. 40 · One-off encounter

Open the Sealed Chamber first, then follow the Braille message inside the cave: walk a full lap around the wall.

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

Read the Braille message first; this starts the puzzle.
Walk one complete lap of the room hugging the wall, stepping only on the spaces next to it, then read the message again.
If you stray from the wall, read the Braille again to restart the lap.
Regice is Lv40, so bring a Fire or Fighting type to wear it down safely, and save first.

Walkthrough: Part 18: Post-game: Battle Frontier and Legendaries

More maps

Island Cave: Island Cave interior — Island Cave interior

FAQ

How do you get Regice in Pokémon Emerald?

After the Sealed Chamber puzzle, read the Braille in Island Cave on Route 105. Walk a full lap of the room along the wall and read it again.

Do you have to wait two minutes for Regice in Emerald?

No, that is the Ruby and Sapphire method. In Emerald you walk a lap around the wall instead.

Where is Island Cave in Emerald?

On a small island in Route 105, which you reach by Surfing south from Route 104, just west of Petalburg City.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeemerald decompilation. Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics (listed on the image gallery).