Island Cave Ruby & Sapphire · Dungeon

Map of Island Cave in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Island Cave (in-game map)

Island Cave is a small cave on an island on Route 105, north of Dewford Town, and the home of Regice. It stays sealed until you solve the Sealed Chamber puzzle on Route 134. Inside, a Braille message tells you to stand still and let time pass, which opens the inner room where Regice waits at Lv. 40.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 0
Trainers: 0
HMs: Surf (to reach the island on Route 105)

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

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

Stand in place for two minutes without pressing any buttons after reading the Braille. The door opens.
The timer uses playtime, so it works even if the game's internal battery has run dry.
Regice is Lv. 40. Fire, Fighting and Rock moves are strong against it; save before the battle.
There are no wild Pokémon, items or trainers inside.

Walkthrough: Part 14: Pacifidlog Town, the Sealed Chamber and the Regis

More maps

Island Cave: Island Cave interior — Island Cave interior

FAQ

How do I open Island Cave?

After the Sealed Chamber earthquake, read the Braille inside and then wait two minutes without moving or pressing anything.

What level is Regice?

Lv. 40, in both Ruby and Sapphire.

Where is Island Cave?

On a small island on Route 105, north of Dewford Town. Surf there from Petalburg City or Dewford Town.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeruby decompilation (pret/pokeruby 5784633ce4). 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.