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Shoal Cave 浅瀬の洞穴 Shoal Cave "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	This cave's appearance changes greatly between high tide and low tide.
Location:	Route 125
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	III, VI
Location of Shoal Cave in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

Shoal Cave (Japanese: 浅瀬の洞穴 Shoal Cave) is a location in Hoenn.

It is located north of Mossdeep City on Route 125, and is the only place in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald where wild Spheal and Snorunt can be encountered. Shoal Cave uniquely features a high tide and low tide mechanic, where certain areas are only reachable during a specific time of day. The overall area accessible during high tide is smaller than during low tide.

Due to the presence of an Ice Rock, Eevee can evolve into Glaceon on the lowest floor in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Geography

Shoal Cave is a cave north of Mossdeep City. This cave was carved into the side of a rocky mountain rising from the ocean. At predetermined times of the day, every six hours, the tides rise or fall. During high tide, the cave floods, allowing the player to use Surf to access levels of terrain otherwise out of reach on foot. Conversely, during low tide, the receding waters allow the player to descend to levels that would otherwise be underwater, most notably the ice floor at the lowest level in the cave. This icy room contains the Never-Melt Ice, and can only be accessed if the player has Strength, or the Mach Bike in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Near the entrance to the icy area is a Black Belt who gives away a Focus Band.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only, the Ice Rock is located in the icy room, which allows Eevee to evolve into Glaceon.

Tides

Once the player enters the cave, the tide will not reset until the player leaves the cave and attempts to re-enter.

Obtaining the Shell Bell

Four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells are found in the Shoal Cave; the Shoal Salts are available during low tide and the Shoal Shells are available during high tide. If the player has four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells in their Bag, the player can give the materials to the old man in the first room to make a Shell Bell; the old man can make any number of Shell Bells, as long as the player provides the necessary materials each time. This is the only way to obtain Shoal Salts and Shoal Shells in the Generation III and VI games.

Immediately after crafting a Shell Bell for the player, the old man prompts the player to find the ingredients for another. However, the player must wait for the tide to change in order to gather the salts and shells again.

Items

Any time

High tide

Low tide

Item		Location	Games
	Pearl	Entrance room, north corner of the westmost accessible point (hidden)	OR  AS
	Shoal Salt ×4	Stairs room, southeast corner Lower room, top center Inner room, outside western exit from lower room Inner room, under the northern bridge	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Ice Heal	Stairs room, east of the ladder	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Focus Band	Lower room, given by the Black Belt	R  S  E  OR  AS
	TM79 (Frost Breath)	Lower room, up muddy slopes (requires Mach Bike)	OR  AS
	Never-Melt Ice	Ice room, on the elevated floor	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Glalitite	Ice room, on the elevated floor	OR  AS
	Ice Heal	Ice room, west of the Glalitite (hidden)	OR  AS
	TM07 (Hail)	Ice room, near the ledge	R  S  E  OR  AS

Rock Smash

Pokémon

Generation III

Main cave

Ice room

Generation VI

High tide

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
	OR			AS				31-34	40%
	OR			AS				31	20%
	OR			AS				32-34	40%
Horde Encounter
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	40%
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	60%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
	OR			AS				34	??%
	OR			AS				34	??%
	OR			AS				34	??%
Surfing
	OR			AS				25, 30, 35	35%
	OR			AS				25	50%
	OR			AS				30	15%
Fishing
	OR			AS				5	35%
	OR			AS				10, 15	65%
	OR			AS				25	35%
	OR			AS				25	60%
	OR			AS				25	5%
	OR			AS				30, 35, 40	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Low tide

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
	OR			AS				31-34	40%
	OR			AS				34	5%
	OR			AS				31	20%
	OR			AS				32-34	35%
Horde Encounter
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	60%
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	40%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
	OR			AS				34	??%
	OR			AS				34	??%
	OR			AS				34	??%
Rock Smash
	OR			AS				31-34	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Ice room

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
	OR			AS				31-34	20%
	OR			AS				31-34	40%
	OR			AS				31	10%
	OR			AS				32-34	30%
Horde Encounter
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	60%
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	5%
	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	17	35%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Appearance

High tide

Low tide

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