Magma Cavern

Overview

UnlockClear Uproar Forest → Remodel Team Base → 3 days later.
Floors B25F Job Rank C
Radar / Scanning Yes Weather Clear
Dark Halls 2 Tiles Boss Groudon
Max Team Size 3 Strong Foe None
Bring Items Yes Shops No
Bring Poke Yes Monster Houses Yes
Level Reset No Mystery Houses Yes
Clear Icon clear 4 Reward Unlock Sky Tower

Dungeon featuring lots of enemies with room-wide attacks - bring more Tiny Reviver Seeds than usual.
Room-wide attacks include Magnitude (Sandshrew, Graveler, Sandslash, Golem) and Earth Power (Magcargo).
Remember to bring plenty of apples, since the only food item that can be found is Grimy Food.
That said, Sparkling Tiles can have Big Apples, so it's not hopeless if you forget to bring apples.
Similar to Mt. Blaze, don't forget that enemies with Flame Body or Magma Armor burn up thrown items.
Lastly, don't forget to bring an Invitation in case you encounter a Mystery House.

There's a checkpoint during the first clear between 23F and 24F, and Groudon appears as a boss on 26F.
Groudon is far tougher than any of the previous bosses you've fought, so don't hesitate to use items.
Unlike the originals, orbs are effective during boss fights in Rescue Team DX.

Boss Strategy

First Clear

Groudon (1572 HP) - Roar / Precipice Blades / Hammer Arm / Lava Plume

  • Groudon's ability sets the weather to Sunny, so Fire type attacks are boosted.
    • Water type attacks are technically super effective, but they deal less damage when it's Sunny.
  • The boss might create distance with Roar and snipe the knocked back Pokemon with Precipice Blades.
    • Precipice Blades has a range of 4 tiles.

Rematch

Groudon (2187 HP) - Eruption / Precipice Blades / Hammer Arm / Earthquake

  • Eruption (Fire type) and Earthquake (Ground type) are both room-wide attacks.
    • If your party's stats are still on the low side, don't forget to bring some All Protect Orbs.
    • Flygon is immune to Ground type attacks and resists Fire type attacks, making it a great attacker.

Primal Groudon (1942 HP) - Eruption / Precipice Blades / Hammer Arm / Earthquake

  • The boss is now a dual-type (Ground / Fire) Pokemon.
    • Eruption hits a bit harder thanks to having a STAB (same type attack bonus) boost.
  • Desolate Land (ability) makes it immune to Water type attacks, and prevents the weather from being changed.
    • Use a Nullify Orb if you want to use Water type attacks, Rain Dance, or a Rainy Orb.

Needed Camps

Wild

NamePricePokemon
Wild Plains-Raticate, Arbok
Safari600Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Rhydon
Mt. Green700Graveler, Golem
Boulder Cave700Onix, Steelix
Withering Desert900Sandshrew, Sandslash
Echo Cave2700Crobat, Mawile
Crater5000Magmar, Magcargo
Poison Swamp7000Grimer, Koffing

Fainted

NamePricePokemon
Beau Plains2700Jumpluff
Mt. Moonview7000Lunatone, Solrock
Deepsea Floor9000Relicanth
Bountiful Sea9000Cloyster, Staryu

Mystery House

NamePricePokemon
Mt. Green700Graveler
Ancient Relic700Claydol
Magnetic Quarry700Metagross
Boulder Cave700Onix, Steelix
Echo Cave2700Probopass, Mawile
Mt. Moonview7000Lunatone, Solrock
Deepsea Floor9000Relicanth

Pokemon

Rate = Recruit rate.
Red stats = Stats as an enemy.
Ability colors: Caution, Dangerous
Move colors: Boosting, Destroys Items, Caution, Dangerous

Wild

FloorImageNameRateLvHPAtkDefSpASpDSpeExpAbility + Moves
1-3 Raticate Raticate
Normal
10.8%2455
100
41
49
36
26
32
44
36
27
44
44
40Run Away or Guts
Swords Dance / Tackle / Tail Whip / Bite /
Quick Attack / Focus Energy / Crunch /
Scary Face / Assurance / Hyper Fang /
Pursuit
1-6 Sandshrew Sandshrew
Ground
10.8%2459
70
49
51
49
35
32
46
32
25
40
40
45Sand Veil
Scratch / Defense Curl / Sand Attack /
Fury Cutter / Rollout / Rapid Spin / Swift /
Poison Sting / Magnitude / Sand Tomb /
Fury Swipes
2-5 Nidoqueen Nidoqueen
Poison Ground
10.8%2459
85
37
50
36
31
36
51
32
30
38
38
46Poison Point or Rivalry
Superpower / Chip Away / Double Kick /
Tail Whip / Poison Sting / Scratch
2-5 Nidoking Nidoking
Poison Ground
10.8%2459
73
41
52
36
30
36
50
32
31
41
41
47Poison Point or Rivalry
Megahorn / Focus Energy / Chip Away /
Peck / Double Kick / Poison Sting
3-8 Graveler Graveler
Rock Ground
10.8%2556
77
51
55
51
33
33
33
33
25
37
37
55Rock Head or Sturdy
Tackle / Bulldoze / Rock Polish / Rollout /
Magnitude / Defense Curl / Rock Throw /
Smack Down / Mud Sport / Self-Destruct
3-8 Crobat Crobat
Poison Flying
10.8%2459
90
40
53
36
32
36
52
36
28
43
43
53Inner Focus
Cross Poison / Screech / Absorb / Bite /
Air Cutter / Supersonic / Wing Attack /
Confuse Ray / Astonish / Swift
8-13 Magmar Magmar
Fire
10.8%3065
76
60
52
45
28
60
58
50
31
53
53
52Flame Body
Smog / Leer / Ember / Smokescreen /
Feint Attack / Fire Spin / Clear Smog /
Flame Burst / Confuse Ray / Fire Punch
8-13 Arbok Arbok
Poison
10.8%2459
80
41
56
36
29
36
45
36
30
41
41
50Intimidate or Shed Skin
Ice Fang / Thunder Fang / Fire Fang /
Wrap / Leer / Poison Sting / Bite / Acid /
Crunch / Glare / Screech
10-16 Mawile Mawile
Steel Fairy
10.8%2455
75
41
40
41
34
37
50
32
26
38
38
45Hyper Cutter or Intimidate
Play Rough / Iron Head / Taunt / Growl /
Fairy Wind / Astonish / Vise Grip / Bite /
Sweet Scent / Fake Tears / Feint Attack
※ Can Mega Evolve.
12-19 Magcargo Magcargo
Fire Rock
-2.2%3866
78
50
49
63
35
56
56
48
29
52
60
53Magma Armor or Flame Body
Earth Power / Harden / Smog / Ember /
Rock Throw / Shell Smash / Incinerate /
Amnesia / Clear Smog / Ancient Power /
Rock Slide / Lava Plume / Flame Burst /
Yawn
16-22 Koffing Koffing
Poison
10.8%2459
70
49
45
49
35
41
48
36
23
38
38
49Levitate
Poison Gas / Tackle / Smog / Sludge /
Assurance / Clear Smog / Self-Destruct /
Smokescreen
18-22 Rhydon Rhydon
Ground Rock
-2.2%4284
105
82
60
64
30
49
43
44
25
56
56
60Lightning Rod or Rock Head
Horn Drill / Stomp / Tail Whip / Bulldoze /
Fury Attack / Scary Face / Hammer Arm /
Smack Down / Horn Attack / Drill Run /
Chip Away / Rock Blast / Stone Edge /
Take Down
20-23 Sandslash Sandslash
Ground
10.8%2459
85
49
55
49
37
32
46
32
26
40
40
58Sand Veil
Scratch / Defense Curl / Sand Attack /
Fury Cutter / Rollout / Rapid Spin / Swift /
Poison Sting / Magnitude / Sand Tomb /
Fury Swipes / Crush Claw
20-25 Grimer Grimer
Poison
10.8%2467
82
49
42
36
30
36
49
40
27
38
38
46Stench or Sticky Hold
Pound / Poison Gas / Sludge / Minimize /
Disable / Harden / Mud Bomb / Mud-Slap
20-25 Golem Golem
Rock Ground
10.8%2556
88
51
62
51
36
33
40
33
26
37
37
56Rock Head or Sturdy
Heavy Slam / Bulldoze / Defense Curl /
Mud Sport / Rock Polish / Steamroller /
Magnitude / Rock Throw / Smack Down /
Tackle / Self-Destruct
23-25 Onix Onix
Rock Ground
10.8%2459
188
40
51
62
38
36
41
36
25
36
36
50Rock Head or Sturdy
Mud Sport / Tackle / Harden / Curse /
Bind / Rock Throw / Gyro Ball / Rage /
Stealth Rock / Rock Polish / Rock Tomb /
Smack Down
24-25 Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground
10.8%2459
195
40
55
62
45
36
49
36
30
36
36
60Rock Head or Sturdy
Thunder Fang / Ice Fang / Fire Fang /
Mud Sport / Tackle / Harden / Rage /
Curse / Rock Throw / Rock Tomb / Bind /
Stealth Rock / Autotomize / Gyro Ball /
Smack Down
※ Can Mega Evolve.

Boss

FloorImageNameRateLvHPAtkDefSpASpDSpeExpAbility + Moves
26 Groudon Groudon
Ground
-2872
1572
71
71
61
61
56
56
47
47
50
50
0Drought
Roar / Precipice Blades /
Hammer Arm / Lava Plume
※ First clear.
26
Rematch
Phase 1
Groudon Groudon
Ground
-5087
2187
98
118
72
92
75
75
57
57
93
93
0Drought
Eruption / Precipice Blades /
Hammer Arm / Earthquake
※ Available post-game.
26
Rematch
Phase 2
Primal Groudon Primal Groudon
Ground Fire
100%5092
1942
95
115
73
93
78
78
62
62
91
91
0Desolate Land
Eruption / Precipice Blades /
Hammer Arm / Earthquake

Fainted

ImageNameLvHPAtkDefSpASpDSpe
Cloyster Cloyster
Water Ice
28585670463746
Staryu Staryu
Water
26614344524349
Jumpluff Jumpluff
Grass Flying
29593838384348
Lunatone Lunatone
Rock Psychic
26613939534444
Solrock Solrock
Rock Psychic
26615344393944
Relicanth Relicanth
Water Rock
26705357353941

Mystery House

ImageNameImageNameImageNameImageNameImageName
Graveler Graveler
Rock Ground
Onix Onix
Rock Ground
Steelix Steelix
Steel Ground
Probopass Probopass
Rock Steel
Mawile Mawile
Steel Fairy
Lunatone Lunatone
Rock Psychic
Solrock Solrock
Rock Psychic
Claydol Claydol
Ground Psychic
Relicanth Relicanth
Water Rock
Metagross Metagross
Steel Psychic

Items

Floor

NameFloorsRate
Cover Band1-250.701%
Defense Scarf1-250.175%
Detect Band1-250.175%
Efficient Bandanna1-250.523%
Fickle Specs1-250.175%
Heal Ribbon1-250.175%
Heavy Rotation Specs1-250.175%
Joy Ribbon1-250.175%
Lucky Ribbon1-250.175%
Mach Ribbon1-250.701%
Nullify Bandanna1-250.35%
Power Band1-250.175%
Prosper Ribbon1-250.175%
Reunion Cape1-250.175%
Special Band1-250.175%
Twist Band1-250.175%
Zinc Band1-250.175%
Grimy Food1-253.25%
Poke1-2564.9%
Max Ether1-256.49%
Blast Seed1-250.49%
Cheri Berry1-250.49%
Chesto Berry1-250.245%
Eyedrop Seed1-250.979%
Oran Berry1-252.45%
Pecha Berry1-250.49%
Rawst Berry1-250.734%
Sleep Seed1-250.49%
Stun Seed1-250.245%
Tiny Reviver Seed1-250.734%
Totter Seed1-250.245%
Training Seed1-250.122%
Geo Pebble1-257.79%
(Random TM)1-251.3%
Confuse Wand1-250.65%
Petrify Wand1-250.65%
Slow Wand1-250.65%
Slumber Wand1-250.325%
Stayaway Wand1-250.488%
Switcher Wand1-250.162%
Tunnel Wand1-250.162%
Whirlwind Wand1-250.162%

Traps

Name
Wonder Tile
Training Switch
Spin Trap
Slumber Trap
Gust Trap
Slow Trap
Hunger Trap