Cinder Volcano is a massive volcanic cave system that splits Route 4 in two parts. Passing through this volcano’s many chambers is required to get from Dresco Town to Route 5 and on to Crater Town. There are a variety of trainers and Pokémon here, as well as a Shadow presence during the main storyline.
Table of Contents
Cinder Volcano Maps





Points of Interest | |
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Shortcut Rock |
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Heatran Encounter (requires Magma Stone and post-game) |
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Balcony Exit |
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School Kid Max |
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Collector Mark |
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Hiker Trent |
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Aroma Lady Nikki |
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Worker Baily |
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Skier George |
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Battle Girl Sharon |
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Marlon and Jax (during main story) |
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Moltres Encounter (requires post-game) |
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Painter Angelo |
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Mega Trainer Yale (requires HM Strength) |
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Ruin Maniac Foster |
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Hiker Clark |
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Kindler Axle |
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Healing Chansey |
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Ace Trainer Alexa |
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Boulder Puzzle, Tablet Access |
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Ancient Tablet |
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Shadow Admin Marlon Battle (during main story) |
Entrances and Exits from and within Cinder Volcano | |
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(East Side) South: Route 4 East |
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Ladder Pair A: 1F East Side to 2F East Side |
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Ladder Pair B: 2F East Side to 3F East Side |
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Ladder Pair C: 3F East Side to 4F East Side |
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Ladder Pair D: 4F East Side to 3F Battle Girl Chamber |
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Ladder Pair E: 4F East Side to 5F Summit |
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Ladder Pair F: 5F Summit to 4F West Side |
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Ladder Pair G: 4F West Side to 3F West Side |
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Ladder Pair H: 3F West Side to 2F West Side |
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Ladder Pair I: 2F West Side to 1F West Side |
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(West Side) South: Route 4 West |
Item Locations
Item | Location | Image |
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1F East Side | ||
Rawst Berry |
(hidden) In the north part of the chamber, south of the 2F ladder and the Heatran chamber passage |
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Zygarde Cell | West of the 2F ladder and the Heatran chamber passage, near the lava pool | ![]() |
Rare Candy | Through the Heatran passage and the outside exit, on a small balcony on an inaccessible part of Route 4 West | ![]() |
TM35 Flamethrower |
(requires Surf) Across the small lava pool south of the 2F ladder |
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2F East Side | ||
Revive |
(hidden) Northwest of Collector Mark, hidden in a rock |
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3F East Side | ||
Quick Ball |
(requires Rock Smash) West side of the chamber across the north bridge, behind a smashable rock |
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Power Herb |
(hidden, requires Rock Climb) West side of the chamber across the north bridge, up a rock climb wall in the northwest corner, hidden in a rock |
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4F East Side | ||
Iron |
(hidden) On the northeast island, north of the 3F D ladder, hidden in a rock |
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4F West Side | ||
Calcium | East of the 5F ladder on a lower ledge | ![]() |
Ether |
(hidden) West of the 3F ladder, hidden in a rock |
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3F West Side | ||
Zygarde Cell | East of the 4F G ladder, near the northeast lava pool | ![]() |
TM94 Incinerate | In the Battle Girl chamber accessed through the D ladder pair, next to the Battle Girl | ![]() |
Full Heal |
(requires Rock Smash) In the Battle Girl chamber accessed through the D ladder pair, west of the ladder, behind a smashable rock |
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Fire Stone |
(requires Rock Smash) In the Battle Girl chamber accessed through the D ladder pair, west of the ladder, behind a smashable rock |
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Scope Lens |
(requires Strength) Across the bridge, behind the Strength boulder, next to Mega Trainer Yale |
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TM38 Fire Blast |
(requires Rock Climb) In the Battle Girl chamber accessed through the D ladder pair, west of the ladder, down a rock climb wall |
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2F West Side | ||
Dusk Ball | Directly southeast of the 3F ladder | ![]() |
Lava Cookie |
(hidden) Northeast of the Hiker and a Strength boulder, hidden in a rock |
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Red Shard |
(hidden) In the southwest corner of the chamber, hidden in a tall rock |
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Burn Heal |
(requires Rock Smash) In the south part of the peninsula, behind a smashable rock |
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Nugget |
(requires Rock Smash) On the north arm of the forked peninsula, behind a smashable rock |
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Red Shard |
(requires Strength) After solving the boulder puzzle, across on the northeast side near the tablet |
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Sun Stone |
(requires Strength) After solving the boulder puzzle, across on the northeast side near the tablet, hidden in a rock |
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Charizite X |
(requires Strength and Raid Den access) After solving the boulder puzzle, across on the northeast side, in the tablet chamber |
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Flame Orb |
(requires Surf) On the southeast side of the chamber, only accessible via Surf |
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Magmarizer |
(requires Surf) On the southeast side of the chamber, only accessible via Surf, in the southeast corner |
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1F West | ||
Super Potion | Near the 2F ladder | ![]() |
Wild Pokemon
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Geodude Rock/Ground |
Cave | Day and Night | 20% |
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Slugma Fire |
Cave | Day and Night | 20% |
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Woobat Psychic/Flying |
Cave | Day and Night | 20% |
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Numel Fire/Ground |
Cave | Day and Night | 15% |
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Salandit Poison/Fire |
Cave | Day and Night | 10% |
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Drilbur Ground |
Cave | Day and Night | 5% |
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Magby Fire |
Cave | Day and Night | 5% |
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Torkoal Fire |
Cave | Day and Night | 5% |
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Geodude Rock/Ground |
Rock Smash | Day and Night | 60% |
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Graveler Rock/Ground |
Rock Smash | Day and Night | 30% |
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Shuckle Bug/Rock |
Rock Smash | Day and Night | 5% |
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Slugma Fire |
Rock Smash | Day and Night | 4% |
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Magcargo Fire/Rock |
Rock Smash | Day and Night | 1% |
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Slugma Fire |
Lava Surf | Day and Night | 95% |
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Magcargo Fire/Rock |
Lava Surf | Day and Night | 5% |
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Rolycoly Rock |
Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Carkol Rock/Fire |
Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Vulpix Fire |
Swarm | – | – |
Swarm Schedule – Vulpix
Date | Time |
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1st | 6:00AM |
2nd | 11:00AM |
3rd | 7:00AM |
4th | 3:00AM |
5th | 11:00PM |
6th | 9:00PM |
7th | 5:00AM |
8th | 8:00PM |
9th | 12:00PM |
10th | 4:00AM |
11th | 9:00AM |
12th | 1:00PM |
13th | 7:00PM |
14th | 8:00AM |
15th | 7:00PM |
16th | 6:00PM |
17th | 1:00AM |
18th | 4:00PM |
19th | 2:00PM |
20th | 12:00AM |
21st | 4:00PM |
22nd | 1:00PM |
23rd | 4:00PM |
24th | 2:00AM |
25th | 3:00PM |
26th | 5:00PM |
27th | 2:00PM |
28th | 5:00PM |
29th | 10:00PM |
30th | 10:00AM |
31st | 12:00AM |
Trainers
School Kid Max | |
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Woobat Psychic/Flying (Lv.17) |
Reward | 340 Poké Dollars |
Collector Mark | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Mawile Steel/Flying (Lv.17) |
Comfey Fairy (Lv.18) |
Reward | 576 Poké Dollars |
Hiker Trent | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Makuhita Fighting (Lv.18) |
Roggenrola Rock (Lv.18) |
Reward | 576 Poké Dollars |
Kindler Jace | |
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Litleo Fire/Normal (Lv.18) |
Reward | 576 Poké Dollars |
Aroma Lady Nikki | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Seedot Grass (Lv.18) |
Budew Grass/Poison (Lv.18) |
Reward | 576 Poké Dollars |
Battle Girl Sharon | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Meditite Fighting/Psychic (Lv.18) |
Riolu Fighting (Lv.19) |
Reward | 456 Poké Dollars |
Worker Baily | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Electrike Electric (Lv.18) |
Magnemite Electric/Steel (Lv.18) |
Reward | 720 Poké Dollars |
Painter Angelo | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Smeargle Normal (Lv.18) |
Smeargle Normal (Lv.18) |
Reward | 1232 Poké Dollars |
Ruin Maniac Foster | |||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Torkoal Fire (Lv.18) |
Drilbur Ground (Lv.18) |
Geodude Rock/Ground (Lv.18) |
Reward | 864 Poké Dollars |
Hiker Clark | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Drilbur Ground (Lv.18) |
Geodude Rock/Ground (Lv.18) |
Reward | 576 Poké Dollars |
Kindler Axle | ||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Magby Fire (Lv.18) |
Slugma Fire (Lv.19) |
Reward | 608 Poké Dollars |
Shadow Admin Marlon & Shadow Grunt (main story) | |||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Duskull Ghost (Lv.20) |
Sableye Dark/Ghost (Lv.19) |
Cacnea Grass (Lv.21) |
Reward | 3584 Poké Dollars |
Ace Trainer Alexa | |||||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Breloom Grass/Fighting (Lv.36) |
Magmar Fire (Lv.36) |
Sealeo Ice/Water (Lv.37) |
Florges Fairy (Lv.37) |
Gardevoir Psychic/Fairy (Lv.37) |
Reward | 2448 Poké Dollars |
Mega Trainer Yale | |||||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Exeggutor Grass/Psychic (Lv.40) |
Gigalith Rock (Lv.41) |
Gastrodon Water/Ground (Lv.40) |
Alolan Graveler Rock/Electric (Lv.40) |
Mega Camerupt Fire/Ground (Lv.41) |
Reward | 4500 Poké Dollars, Cameruptite |
