Discover all the Pokémon available in the Grassland Cave hideaway in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, including rare spawns and post-game encounters.
The Grassland Cave is a small hideaway in the Grand Underground of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It's a great spot to find a variety of Pokémon, with some appearing right from the start and others requiring you to progress further in the game or meet specific conditions.
Wild Pokémon in Grassland Cave
Here's a breakdown of the Pokémon you can encounter in the Grassland Cave:
Available From the Start
- Bidoof
- Budew
- Buneary
- Cascoon (Shining Pearl only)
- Cherubi
- Combee
- Kricketot
- Machop
- Murkrow (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Roselia
- Shinx
- Silcoon (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Wurmple
- Zubat
Rare Spawns
- Absol
- Pinsir (Shining Pearl only)
- Scyther (Brilliant Diamond only)
Available After Obtaining Strength
- Bibarel
- Golbat
- Hoothoot
- Skuntank (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Stunky (Brilliant Diamond only)
Available After Obtaining Defog
- Machoke
- Munchlax
- Purugly (Shining Pearl only)
Available After Icicle Badge
- Glameow (Shining Pearl only)
- Luxio
Available After National Pokédex
- Absol
- Ariados
- Bellsprout
- Bulbasaur
- Cacnea
- Cacturne
- Caterpie (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Chikorita
- Doduo
- Ekans (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Farfetch'd
- Flaaffy
- Gloom
- Hoppip
- Illumise
- Kecleon (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Ledian
- Lombre (Shining Pearl only)
- Lotad (Shining Pearl only)
- Mankey
- Mareep
- Miltank
- Nidoran♀
- Nidoran♂
- Nidorina
- Nidorino
- Nincada
- Nuzleaf (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Oddish
- Paras
- Pineco
- Pinsir (Shining Pearl only)
- Poliwag
- Poliwhirl
- Primeape
- Raticate
- Rattata
- Scyther (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Seedot (Brilliant Diamond only)
- Seviper (Shining Pearl only)
- Shuckle
- Skiploom
- Slowpoke (Shining Pearl only)
- Sunkern
- Tauros
- Teddiursa (Shining Pearl only)
- Treecko
- Tropius
- Turtwig
- Tyrogue
- Venomoth
- Venonat
- Vibrava
- Volbeat
- Weedle (Shining Pearl only)
- Weepinbell
- Zangoose (Brilliant Diamond only)
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