Rescue Team:Western Cave

Western Cave; にしの　どうくつ
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Information
Entrance Location	Rescue Team Base
Final Goal Floor	99
Total Floor Count	99
Initial Level	Current
Bring Items In?	Yesː 20
Bring Poké In?	Yes
Bring Team Members In?	Yesː 2
Rescues	Yes
Kangaskhan Rest Stops	None
Weather	Clear: 1 - 4, 6, 8 - 10, 12 - 14, 16 - 17, 19, 22 - 23, 25 - 26, 28 - 31, 33 - 35, 37 - 39, 41 - 44, 47 - 52, 54 - 55, 58, 60 - 65, 67, 69 - 78, 80 - 83, 85 - 88, 90 - 94, 96 - 99; Sunny: 5, 15, 18, 21, 27, 40, 45, 56, 59, 66, 84, 95; Cloudy: 7, 20, 32, 46, 57, 68, 79, 89; Rainy: 11, 24, 36, 53
Visibility	Darkness
Kecleon Shops	Yes
Monster Houses	Yes
Unseen Force	2,000 turns
Boss	Mewtwo
Navigation

This Western Cave page is about the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS release. For the Nintendo Switch release, see Rescue Team DX:Western Cave.

For the lore page, see Pkmn:Western Cave.

Western Cave (Japanese: にしの　どうくつ) is a post-credits dungeon in / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team. It is unlocked after recruiting Ho-Oh in Mt. Faraway.

In order to enter the dungeon, either the Surf HM must be in the player's inventory or the corresponding move must be known by a party member.

Plot

After recruiting Ho-Oh from Mt. Faraway and returning home, a cutscene will play where a Charizard and Blastoise are exploring the dungeon. Blastoise is worn out from all the exploration, but words from Charizard encourage him. However, afterward the two are defeated by an unknown Pokémon, having awakened it from its slumber. We then cut back to Pokémon Square, where we find Wobbuffet, Lombre, Wynaut and Bellsprout deep in conversation about who the most powerful Pokémon could be. The player then walks in and the group asks them what they think the most powerful Pokémon is. Regardless of what you choose, we then see Charizard and Blastoise return, extremely exhausted from their journey, as well as just surviving the Pokémon's attack. They then collapse, and the player gains access to Western Cave.

Recommended Strategy

Preparation

Items

As there will be no Apples, Gummis or any other item that significantly fills the Pokémon's Belly (and Kecleon Shops that do sell them are quite uncommon, leaving them an unreliable source), it is always recommended to stock up on a couple of those items before exploration. Stock up on at least 3 Huge Apples, 2 Big Apples and 3 Apples (as Gummis wouldn't be recommended due to their variety in Belly fill). Although Max Elixir's can be scattered throughout the dungeon, and at least the first 10 or so floors there will only be Max Elixir Health drinks, it is still recommended to have at least two of them in your storage. Bring an Escape Orb just in case the journey goes downhill, as well as one or two Petrify Orbs if you happen to spawn right into a Monster House and are low in health. Even though Reviver Seeds can be found throughout the dungeon, it is still recommended to bring at least one or two of them. Although not too necessary, also bring along a Pecha Berry.

Of course, Surf HM is needed if you have no Pokémon that have Surf in your party. The player may have either X-Ray Specs or a stat boosting Band in their holding inventory. Partners are encouraged to have a stat boosting Band as well.

Levels, IQ, and Other

It is most recommended that the Pokémon entering Western Cave is at least at or above Level 40. The leading Pokémon is most recommended to have the IQ Trap Seer before entering the dungeon in order to not instantly activate traps upon stepping on them. Super Mobile is recommended for convenience but the dungeon can still be completed without it. Partners may have the IQ Trap Avoider but that is optional and not particularly necessary.

In the Dungeon

When in the dungeon, be sure that you wait until your Belly is completely empty until you eat an Apple. Eat Apples first, then Big Apples and then Huge Apples. If you are a level higher than at least 70, it is recommended that you continue travelling whilst on an empty Belly until your health is around 25% or lower before eating an Apple.

Make sure to nab as many Health Drinks as you can throughout Dungeon Exploration, as any enemies that pick up the Health Drinks will instantly consume them. If you do happen upon a Kecleon Shop and it sells Gummis or Apples, be sure to eat them and have enough to pay as it can save you on your resources.

Western Cave has extremely good Experience Yield, and can easily carry up the levels of a Pokémon in no time. Although moves will imperatively be used on most enemies, it is most recommended to use linked moves and normal moves from Floor 50-60 and Floor 89-98. This is because Pokémon like Alakazam, Tyranitar, Blastoise and several other Pokémon can easily give EXP well over 1000. Try to limit your PP usage when battling Absol, as Pressure takes your move usage by 2, easily draining you PP.

Pecha Berries are incredibly useful between floors 20-40 (and can be found throughout the floors), as the Swalot there have Toxic, which is extremely dangerous and if not near the stairs can defeat a Pokémon extremely quickly.

Dungeon information

Western Cave is the location of many naturally spawning Health Drinks, Keys and other items. The Beauty Scarf (needed for evolving Feebas) is located on the 59th Floor, and once obtained a Link Cable will replace the area. A Key is needed to obtain the Beauty Scarf.

There are chances of finding a Kecleon Shop from Floor 20 onwards, and there are no hidden items. Monster Houses also have a chance of occurring. Weather conditions can occur throughout exploration of the dungeon

Jobs

Pokémon

Sprite	Pokémon		Type	Level	Experience	Floors	Recruit Chance			Available in
Sprite	English	Japanese	Type	Level	Experience	Floors	Base Chance	Friend Area	Story	Available in
	Beedrill	スピアー		35	176	1 - 3	Unrecruitable			Both
	Butterfree	バタフリー		35	422	1 - 3	Unrecruitable			Both
	Murkrow	ヤミカラス		29	152	1 - 3	Unrecruitable			Both
	Snubbull	ブルー		25	71	1 - 3	8.1%	Sky Blue Plains	No	Both
	Venonat	コンパン		34	86	1 - 3	11.4%	Secretive Forest	No	Both
	Ekans	アーボ		33	210	3 - 5	12.4%	Wild Plains	No	Both
	Meowth	ニャース		29	190	3 - 6	12.0%	Energetic Forest	No	Both
	Smeargle	ドーブル		25	170	4 - 5	6.8%	Sky Blue Plains	No	Both
	Bellossom	キレイハナ		25	51	4 - 7	Unrecruitable			Both
	Venomoth	モルフォン		24	198	6 - 10	Unrecruitable			Both
	Exploud	バクオング		25	302	6 - 12	Unrecruitable			Both
	Primeape	オコリザル		31	360	8 - 13	Unrecruitable			Both
	Igglybuff	ププリン		35	66	10 - 13	11.3%	Sky Blue Plains	No	Both
	Tauros	ケンタロス		34	176	10 - 16	7.9%	Safari	Yes	Both
	Miltank	ミルタンク		30	413	10, 20, 30, 40, 50 - 53, 60 - 98	8.7%	Safari	No	Both
	Shiftry	ダーテング		35	836	12 - 20	-30.0%	Mushroom Forest	No	Both
	Kangaskhan	ガルーラ		36	562	13 - 19	7.6%	Safari	No	Both
	Arbok	アーボック		35	308	14 - 19	Unrecruitable			Both
	Espeon	エーフィ		28	288	14 - 19	Unrecruitable			Both
	Dodrio	ドードリオ		35	338	15 - 19	Unrecruitable			Both
	Ivysaur	フシギソウ		30	156	19 - 27	-19.0%	Beau Plains	No	Both
	Umbreon	ブラッキー		30	315	20 - 26	Unrecruitable			Both
	Bayleef	ベイリーフ		30	175	20 - 27	-19.0%	Beau Plains	No	Both
	Pinsir	カイロス		29	152	21 - 28	8.3%	Overgrown Forest	Yes	Both
	Aggron	ボスゴドラ		34	709	21 - 30	Unrecruitable			Both
	Persian	ペルシアン		28	259	28 - 36	Unrecruitable			Both
	Swalot	マルノーム		34	387	30 - 39	Unrecruitable			Both
	Hariyama	ハリテヤマ		35	682	31 - 38	Unrecruitable			Both
	Lickitung	ベロリンガ		36	427	37 - 44	8.6%	Sky Blue Plains	No	Both
	Blaziken	バシャーモ		40	608	38 - 49	Unrecruitable			Both
	Grovyle	ジュプトル		20	182	38 - 49	-19.0%	Overgrown Forest	No	Both
	Absol	アブソル		45	1080	40 - 49	6.8%	Darkness Ridge	Yes	Both
	Skarmory	エアームド		55	1120	40 - 49	6.8%	Ravaged Field	No	Both
	Feraligatr	オーダイル		32	738	49 - 58	-33.9%	Rub-a-Dub River	No	Both
	Alakazam	フーディン		50	1327	50 - 59	Unrecruitable			Both
	Venusaur	フシギバナ		50	1062	50 - 59	Unrecruitable			Both
	Tyranitar	バンギラス		50	1209	50 - 60	Unrecruitable			Both
	Arcanine	ウインディ		45	324	60 - 69	Unrecruitable			Both
	Typhlosion	バクフーン		35	792	62 - 68	Unrecruitable			Both
	Sceptile	ジュカイン		26	546	69 - 78	Unrecruitable			Both
	Ninetales	キュウコン		50	336	70 - 79	Unrecruitable			Both
	Swampert	ラグラージ		37	920	79 - 88	-33.9%	Peanut Swamp	No	Both
	Machamp	カイリキー		45	561	80 - 88	Unrecruitable			Both
	Meganium	メガニウム		25	459	80 - 88	Unrecruitable			Both
	Steelix	ハガネール		38	587	87 - 91	Unrecruitable			Both
	Blastoise	カメックス		38	1175	89 - 98	-33.9%	Turtleshell Pond	No	Both
	Charizard	リザードン		40	980	89 - 98	Unrecruitable			Both

Boss

Sprite	Pokémon		Type	Level	Experience	Recruit Chance		Move
Sprite	English	Japanese	Type	Level	Experience	Base Chance	Friend Area	Move
	Mewtwo	ミュウツー		40	^{[Research required]}	Unrecruitable		Disable
								Mist
								Swift
								Confusion
								Barrier

Recruitment Calculator

Pokémon to be recruited: Level of the leader: The leader is holding a Friend Bow Recruitment rate: ___%

Items and Poké

Ground

Poké
Lowest amount	Highest amount	Floors
^{[Data needed]}	^{[Data needed]}	1 - 98

Berry
English	Japanese	Floors
Cheri Berry	クラボのみ	1 - 98
Oran Berry	オレンのみ	1 - 98
Pecha Berry	モモンのみ	1 - 98
Rawst Berry	チーゴのみ	1 - 98

Seed
English	Japanese	Floors
Blast Seed	ばくれつのタネ	1 - 98
Heal Seed	いやしのタネ	1 - 98
Reviver Seed	ふっかつのタネ	1 - 98
Sleep Seed	すいみんのタネ	1 - 98
Totter Seed	ふらふらのタネ	1 - 98

Health Drink
English	Japanese	Floors
Max Elixir	ピーピーマックス	1 - 98
Calcium	リゾチウム	10 - 98
Iron	ブロムヘキシン	10 - 98
Protein	タウリン	10 - 98
Zinc	キトサン	10 - 98

Miscellaneous Item
English	Japanese	Floors
Key		1 - 98

Kecleon Shops

Special Tiles

No special tiles are found in Western Cave.

Traps

Sprite	Trap		Floors
Sprite			Floors
English	Japanese
	Explosion Trap	ばくはスイッチ	1 - 98
	Grimy Trap	ベトベタスイッチ	1 - 98
	Mud Trap	どろスイッチ	1 - 98
	PP-Zero Trap	わざへりのわな	1 - 98
	Seal Trap	ふういんスイッチ	1 - 98
	Slumber Trap	バクスイッチ	1 - 98
	Spin Trap	ぐるぐるスイッチ	1 - 98
	Sticky Trap	くっつきスイッチ	1 - 98
	Summon Trap	よびよせスイッチ	1 - 98
	Warp Trap	ワープスイッチ	1 - 98

Background Music

Gallery

Boss arena

Trivia

The Pokémon that make up Team A.C.T. can be found here.
- That being Alakazam, Charizard, and Tyranitar.

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Western Cave
Japanese		にしの　どうくつ Western Cave
French		Grotte Ouest
Spanish		Cueva Occidental
German		Westhöhle
Italian		Grotta Ponente
Korean		서쪽 동굴

References

^[1] Part of this page history was imported from the PMD Rescue Team Wiki on Fandom as part of the Fandom-Gamepedia unification project while the MDFW was still on Gamepedia.
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