Destiny Cavern

Destiny Cavern is the area where the player chooses his or her Pokémon starter. Each crystal signifies which Pokémon cavern type it leads to. There are a total of 31 starters to pick from. It was the start of the game for a few years, until the addition of the Summoner's Platform.

Starters
Below are the lists of all the current starter Pokémon and the locations they're available in outside of, if any. After choosing a starter and going onto the warp point, the player awakens in a wooded map leading to the tutorial in Exbel Woods.

Fire Cavern
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 * MS Charmander
 * Charmander
 * Inferno Volcano
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 * MS Cyndaquil
 * Cyndaquil
 * Inferno Volcano
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 * MS Torchic
 * Torchic
 * Stark Volcanic Woods
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 * MS Chimchar
 * Chimchar
 * Sunrise Temple
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 * MS Tepig
 * Tepig
 * Harmonic Tower
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 * MS Fennekin
 * Fennekin
 * Mystic Coven
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 * MS Litten
 * Litten
 * Scorched Grasslands
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 * Mystic Coven
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 * MS Litten
 * Litten
 * Scorched Grasslands
 * }
 * }

Grass Cavern
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 * MS Bulbasaur
 * Bulbasaur
 * Mysterious Jungle
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 * MS Chikorita
 * Chikorita
 * Mysterious Jungle
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 * MS Treecko
 * Treecko
 * Mysterious Jungle
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 * MS Turtwig
 * Turtwig
 * Rocky Ravine
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 * MS Snivy
 * Snivy
 * Harmonic Tower
 * Archipelago Thicket
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 * MS Chespin
 * Chespin
 * Verdure Bluff
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 * MS Rowlet
 * Rowlet
 * Archford Training Dojo
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 * Verdure Bluff
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 * MS Rowlet
 * Rowlet
 * Archford Training Dojo
 * }
 * }

Water Cavern
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 * MS Squirtle
 * Squirtle
 * Crescent Islet
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 * MS Totodile
 * Totodile
 * Western Seafloor Ruins
 * Central Seafloor Ruins
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 * MS Mudkip
 * Mudkip
 * Boggy Wastes
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 * MS Piplup
 * Piplup
 * Western Seafloor Ruins
 * Central Seafloor Ruins
 * Iceberg Frigid Waters
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 * MS Oshawott
 * Oshawott
 * Harmonic Tower
 * Western Seafloor Ruins
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 * MS Froakie
 * Froakie
 * Sunken Gardens
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 * MS Popplio
 * Popplio
 * Shimmering Seabed
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 * Sunken Gardens
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 * MS Popplio
 * Popplio
 * Shimmering Seabed
 * }
 * }

Hero Cavern
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 * MS Munchlax
 * Munchlax
 * Gritty Hollow
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 * MS Riolu
 * Riolu
 * Snowveil Den
 * Snowveil Lair
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 * MS Shinx
 * Shinx
 * Sky Fortress
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 * MS Pikachu
 * Pikachu
 * Sky Fortress
 * Sandy Shallows
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 * MS Meowth
 * Meowth
 * Jailbreak Tunnel
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 * MS Vulpix
 * Vulpix
 * Inferno Volcano
 * Harmonic Tower
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 * MS Togepi
 * Togepi
 * Friendship Forest
 * Sky Fortress
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 * MS Skitty
 * Skitty
 * Mt. Moon
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 * MS Ralts
 * Ralts
 * Sky Fortress
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 * MS Cubone
 * Cubone
 * Marowak Training Dojo
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 * MS Ralts
 * Ralts
 * Sky Fortress
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 * MS Cubone
 * Cubone
 * Marowak Training Dojo
 * }
 * Marowak Training Dojo
 * }

Trivia

 * Destiny Cavern used to act as the place where players first appeared upon starting a new character. Since then, new sections were added before and after this area in order to slowly ease players into the game.
 * The tutorial is skipped completely if /giveup is done when a sprite is picked.
 * In 2011, the individual chambers used to use the same tiles as the main chamber.
 * The area before Destiny Cavern is called Summoner's Platform
 * Before the update on the 21st of January in 2019, Abra, Natu, Meditite, Rhyhorn, Phanpy, Hippopotas, Pachirisu, and Mareep were all starter Pokémon.
 * Togepi--and the rest of its Family--are now Fairy-type, but it was still included as a Normal-type starter.
 * Additionally, the area comprised of 7 areas consisting of 4 Pokémon from certain types.