Daily reset

SoulGold Hidden Grotto Locations

Official Hidden Grotto guide: interact with suspicious paths behind trees. Grottos reset daily and can roll a Pokémon, a generic item, or a grotto-specific item.

How a refresh is rolled

  • Interact with a suspicious path behind trees to enter.
  • The grotto repopulates once per day, or immediately after using a Beckoning Bell.
  • The dedicated guide gives a 60% Pokémon roll, 32% generic-item roll, and 8% grotto-specific item roll.
  • When the Pokémon result wins, each of the four listed species is equally likely. That makes one specific species a 15% chance per full refresh.
  • Every grotto Pokémon has its Hidden Ability and at least two guaranteed 31 IVs.
Hidden Grotto entrance on SoulGold Route 32
Route 32: the interactable opening is tucked into a line of trees rather than marked as a normal cave entrance.

Refresh planning

  1. Collect the free Beckoning Bell from the Ilex Forest NPC.
  2. After Gym 3, use the Battle Factory as the repeatable Bell source.
  3. Visit all currently reachable grottos before spending Bells, since the natural daily refresh applies separately.
  4. Save before entering only if you are testing the result behavior for your current build; do not assume a simple reload changes every roll.
  5. For a particular Pokémon, plan around the 15% per-refresh rate and the value of its guaranteed Hidden Ability/two perfect IVs.

Locations

PlaceLevelPokémon poolSpecific item
Route 3210Applin, Paldean Wooper, Mareep, MisdreavusEverstone
Route 3314Pachirisu, Mienfoo, Darumaka, CottoneeSun Stone
Ilex Forest15Oddish, Ferroseed, Roselia, ExeggcuteLeaf Stone
Route 3518Rookidee, Pikachu, Poltchageist, EeveeUnremarkable Teacup
Goldenrod Shore20Minccino, Shroomish, Own Tempo Rockruff, HeracrossLight Clay
Route 3830Munchlax, Male Meowstic, Female Meowstic, EspathraStardust
Vajra Desert30Baltoy, Vullaby, Larvitar, GibleSmooth Rock
Lake of Rage35Cyclizar, Oricorio-Sensu, Falinks, DrampaEviolite
Route 4440Arctibax, Bergmite, Lopunny, Hisuian ZoruaIce Stone
Route 4740Chansey, Larvesta, Ditto, ZoruaLucky Egg
Ilex Forest Hidden Grotto entrance
Ilex Forest
Goldenrod Shore Hidden Grotto entrance
Goldenrod Shore
Vajra Desert Hidden Grotto entrance
Vajra Desert
Route 47 Hidden Grotto entrance
Route 47
Item reminder: the item named in the table is only the special 8% result for that grotto. It is not guaranteed when the grotto contains an item. (The official FAQ rounds the split to 60% / 30% / 10%; the dedicated grotto guide gives 60% / 32% / 8%.)
Changed in recent builds: the Lake of Rage grotto now lists Oricorio-Sensu where older guides show Maushold.