Oddity Cave

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Oddity Cave 異変洞窟
Accidental Cave
Basic info
Floors: 15RB
8RTDX
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: No
Main type: FireRB
Poison, NoneRTDX
Boss: None
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: Allowed
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 3
Location

Oddity Cave (Japanese: 異変洞窟 Accidental Cave) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX that contains 15RB/8RTDX floors.

In the original games, it cannot be accessed by normal means in the game and is only available through a Nintendo Event, using the Wonder Mail Code: ??MS CJ(...)? 44?P MF?8 7J6R (...)M?1. The Pokémon found in this dungeon are also found in Mt. Thunder, Frosty Forest, and Mt. Blaze. In the remake, it is unlocked after completing Mt. Steel.

Gameplay

Generation III

Darkness shrouds floors 6-10, limiting field of view in hallways to 2 tiles. Additionally, the default weather is Snow on floors 14 and 15.

Pokémon encountered

Generation III

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Ditto (Pokémon) Ditto 1-15 25 6.8%
Weedle (Pokémon) Weedle 1-4 8 11.4%
Beedrill (Pokémon) Beedrill 1-4 10 Unrecruitable
Nidoran♂ (Pokémon) Nidoran♂ 1-4 12 12.6%
Electrike (Pokémon) Electrike 1-4 12 7.8%
Cacnea (Pokémon) Cacnea 1-4 13 7.2%
Electabuzz (Pokémon) Electabuzz 4-5 12 Unrecruitable
Pidgeotto (Pokémon) Pidgeotto 5 11 -19%
Ampharos (Pokémon) Ampharos 5 13 Unrecruitable
Numel (Pokémon) Numel 6 14 8.1%
Shuckle (Pokémon) Shuckle 6-9 15 6.9%
Slugma (Pokémon) Slugma 6-10 16 11.4%
Torkoal (Pokémon) Torkoal 7-10 15 8.1%
Rapidash (Pokémon) Rapidash 8-10 16 Unrecruitable
Piloswine (Pokémon) Piloswine 11 16 Unrecruitable
Nosepass (Pokémon) Nosepass 11-12 16 7.4%
Mightyena (Pokémon) Mightyena 13-15 17 Unrecruitable
Lairon (Pokémon) Lairon 13-15 17 -19%
Snorunt (Pokémon) Snorunt 14-15 20 7.5%

Generation VIII

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Weedle (Pokémon) Weedle 1-2 10 14.4%
Pidgey (Pokémon) Pidgey 1-2 10 14.4%
Rattata (Pokémon) Rattata 1-2 10 14.4%
Nidoran♀ (Pokémon) Nidoran♀ 1-2 10 14.4%
Nidoran♂ (Pokémon) Nidoran♂ 1-2 10 10.8%
Clefairy (Pokémon) Clefairy 1-2 10 6.4%
Zubat (Pokémon) Zubat 1-2 10 10.8%
Oddish (Pokémon) Oddish 3-4 10 14.4%
Paras (Pokémon) Paras 3-4 10 14.4%
Poliwag (Pokémon) Poliwag 3-4 10 14.4%
Ponyta (Pokémon) Ponyta 3-4 10 6.4%
Doduo (Pokémon) Doduo 3-4 10 10.8%
Seel (Pokémon) Seel 4 10 10.8%
Grimer (Pokémon) Grimer 4 10 10.8%
Gastly (Pokémon) Gastly 5-6 10 10.8%
Voltorb (Pokémon) Voltorb 5-6 10 8.2%%
Exeggcute (Pokémon) Exeggcute 5-6 10 14.4%
Hitmonlee (Pokémon) Hitmonlee 5-6 20 8.2%
Lickitung (Pokémon) Lickitung 5-6 10 6.4%
Onix (Pokémon) Onix 5-8 12 10.8%
Tangela (Pokémon) Tangela 7-8 10 10.8%
Mr. Mime (Pokémon) Mr. Mime 7-8 10 8.2%
Pinsir (Pokémon) Pinsir 7-8 10 14.4%
Sentret (Pokémon) Sentret 7-8 10 14.4%
Ledyba (Pokémon) Ledyba 7-8 10 14.4%
Fainted Pokémon
Sentret (Pokémon) Sentret 2-7 12 100%
Spinarak (Pokémon) Spinarak 2-7 12 100%
Corsola (Pokémon) Corsola 2-7 12 100%
Houndour (Pokémon) Houndour 2-7 14 100%
Trapinch (Pokémon) Trapinch 2-7 12 100%
Barboach (Pokémon) Barboach 2-7 12 100%

Items

Generation III

Oddity Cave

Item Floors
4-74 Poké 1-15F
Def. Scarf 1-15F
Power Band 1-15F
Special Band 1-15F
Zinc Band 1-15F
Cheri Berry 1-15F
Oran Berry 1-15F
Pecha Berry 1-15F
Rawst Berry 1-15F
Gravelerock 1-15F
Blast Seed 1-15F
Heal Seed 1-15F
Max Elixir 1-15F
Apple 1-15F
Blue Gummi 1-15F
Brown Gummi 1-15F
Gold Gummi 1-15F
Gray Gummi 1-15F
Orange Gummi 1-15F
Purple Gummi 1-15F
Red Gummi 1-15F
Royal Gummi 1-15F
White Gummi 1-15F
Yellow Gummi 1-15F
Blowback Orb 1-15F
Cleanse Orb 1-15F
Escape Orb 1-15F
Evasion Orb 1-15F
Hurl Orb 1-15F
Petrify Orb 1-15F
Pounce Orb 1-15F
Radar Orb 1-15F
Rebound Orb 1-15F
Rollcall Orb 1-15F
Scanner Orb 1-15F
Switcher Orb 1-15F
Trapbust Orb 1-15F
Trawl Orb 1-15F
Warp Orb 1-15F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
Gravelerock 6-10F
Iron Thorn 6-10F
Silver Spike 6-10F
Big Apple 6-10F
Cheri Berry 6-10F
Pecha Berry 6-10F
Oran Berry 6-10F
Rawst Berry 6-10F
Reviver Seed 6-10F
Max Elixir 6-10F
Def. Scarf 6-10F
Dodge Scarf 6-10F
Heal Ribbon 6-10F
Pass Scarf 6-10F
Patsy Band 6-10F
Persim Band 6-10F
Stamina Band 6-10F
Twist Band 6-10F
Weather Band 6-10F
Zinc Band 6-10F
Scope Lens 6-10F
Blowback Orb 6-10F
Lob Orb 6-10F
Hurl Orb 6-10F
Petrify Orb 6-10F
Pounce Orb 6-10F
Switcher Orb 6-10F
Stayaway Orb 6-10F
Warp Orb 6-10F

Generation VIII

Oddity Cave

Item Floors
10-60 Poké 1-8F
Apple 1-8F
Cheri Berry 1-8F
Oran Berry 1-8F
Pecha Berry 1-8F
Rawst Berry 1-8F
Blast Seed 1-8F
Sleep Seed 1-8F
Tiny Reviver Seed 1-8F
Max Ether 1-8F
2-4 Confuse Wand 1-8F
2-4 Petrify Wand 1-8F
3-5 Slow Wand 1-8F
3-4 Slumber Wand 1-8F
2-3 Tunnel Wand 1-8F

Sparkling Floor

Item Floors
Gold Ribbon 1-8F
Sitrus Berry 1-8F
Life Seed 1-8F
Max Elixir 1-8F
Carbos 1-8F
Iron 1-8F
Protein 1-8F
Zinc 1-8F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
Apple 1-8F
Cheri Berry 1-8F
Oran Berry 1-8F
Pecha Berry 1-8F
Rawst Berry 1-8F
Blast Seed 1-8F
Sleep Seed 1-8F
Tiny Reviver Seed 1-8F
Max Ether 1-8F
All Power-Up Orb 1-8F
Foe-Hold Orb 1-8F
Slumber Orb 1-8F
Totter Orb 1-8F
Wigglytuff Orb 1-8F

Traps encountered

Generation III

Note: The % are approximations.

Image Trap Floor 1-15
Chestnut Trap 5.95%
Explosion Trap 2.38%
Grimy Trap 5.95%
Gust Trap 2.98%
Mud Trap 2.98%
Poison Trap 5.96%
Pokémon Trap 5.95%
PP-Zero Trap 5.96%
Seal Trap 2.97%
Selfdestruct Trap 1.78%
Slow Trap 5.95%
Slumber Trap 6.15%
Spin Trap 5.35%
Sticky Trap 2.97%
Summon Trap 5.96%
Warp Trap 5.95%

Generation VIII

Note: The percentages are calculated from trap frequencies observed across 15 dungeon runs involving a total of 284 traps. Confidence intervals are given at a 95% confidence level.

Image Trap Floor 1-8
Blast Trap 25.0 ± 6.7 %
Slumber Trap 33.5 ± 4.9 %
Spiky Trap 20.8 ± 7.1 %
Spin Trap 20.8 ± 5.2 %

Other encounters

Generation III

Image Tile Floor 1-5, 11-15 Floor 6 Floor 7-10
Wonder Tile 23.81%
Kecleon Shop 0% 6% 7%

Layout

Tileset #1 Tileset #2 Tileset #3
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Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
French Grotte Périls
German Seltsamhöhle
Italian Grotta Varietà
Korean 이변의 동굴 Ibyeon-ui Donggul
Spanish Cueva Curiosa

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Dungeons
Tiny WoodsThunderwave CaveMt. SteelSinister WoodsSilent Chasm
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Waterfall PondUnown RelicJoyous TowerFar-Off SeaPurity Forest
Remains IslandMarvelous SeaFantasy Strait
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