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Rock Tunnel Pokémon Yellow · Dungeon

Map of Rock Tunnel in Pokémon Yellow
Rock Tunnel 1F (Game Boy map)

Rock Tunnel is the dark cave on Route 10 between Cerulean City and Lavender Town. You usually go through after the Cascade Badge and Cut, on your way to the east side of Kanto. It is full of Hikers, PokéManiacs and Jr. Trainers, and is pitch black unless you use Flash.

Wild Pokémon
4
Items
0
Trainers
15
Needs
Cut

Connects to: Route 10

Where Rock Tunnel is on the Kanto town mapPosition on the Kanto town map

Wild Pokémon

1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
ZubatPoisonFlying15–2150%
GeodudeRockGround16–2039.5%
MachopFighting17–2110.5%

B1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
ZubatPoisonFlying20–2239.5%
GeodudeRockGround17–2129.7%
MachopFighting18–2020.3%
OnixRockGround14–2210.5%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrizeWhere
HikerGeodudeGeodude 19MachopMachop 19GeodudeGeodude 19GeodudeGeodude 19₽6651F
HikerOnixOnix 20OnixOnix 20GeodudeGeodude 20₽7001F
HikerGeodudeGeodude 21GravelerGraveler 21₽7351F
PokéManiacCuboneCubone 23SlowpokeSlowpoke 23₽1,1501F
Jr. Trainer♀BellsproutBellsprout 22ClefairyClefairy 22₽4401F
Jr. Trainer♀MeowthMeowth 20OddishOddish 20PidgeyPidgey 20₽4001F
Jr. Trainer♀PidgeyPidgey 19RattataRattata 19RattataRattata 19BellsproutBellsprout 19₽3801F
Jr. Trainer♀JigglypuffJigglypuff 21PidgeyPidgey 21MeowthMeowth 21₽420B1F
HikerGeodudeGeodude 21GeodudeGeodude 21GravelerGraveler 21₽735B1F
PokéManiacSlowpokeSlowpoke 20SlowpokeSlowpoke 20SlowpokeSlowpoke 20₽1,000B1F
PokéManiacCharmanderCharmander 22CuboneCubone 22₽1,100B1F
HikerGeodudeGeodude 25₽875B1F
Jr. Trainer♀OddishOddish 22BulbasaurBulbasaur 22₽440B1F
HikerMachopMachop 20OnixOnix 20₽700B1F
PokéManiacSlowpokeSlowpoke 25₽1,250B1F

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

  • Flash lights up the screen and makes the maze far easier; get HM05 from Professor Oak's aide on Route 2 once you have caught enough species.
  • Rock Tunnel contains no items in Yellow, so the aim is simply to cross it and train.
  • Machop, Geodude and Onix live here, so Water and Grass attackers help a lot.
  • Use Repel or carry Potions, because the trainers are tightly packed and hit hard.
  • You emerge near Lavender Town, where you can heal at the Pokémon Center.

Walkthrough: Part 6: Rock Tunnel, Lavender Town and Celadon City

More maps

Rock Tunnel: Rock Tunnel B1F
Rock Tunnel B1F

FAQ

Do I need Flash for Rock Tunnel?

It is not strictly required but strongly recommended, since the cave is almost black without it.

Where does Rock Tunnel lead?

From Route 10 near Cerulean to the southern part of Route 10, just north of Lavender Town.

What Pokémon can I catch in Rock Tunnel?

Zubat, Geodude, Machop and, on B1F, Onix.

What Pokémon can you catch in Rock Tunnel in Pokémon Yellow?

4 species: Zubat, Geodude, Machop, Onix. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).