Sauna Cavern

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Sauna Cavern, also called Sauna or SC by players, is a dungeon located in Winden containing the HM Rock Smash. Proceeding further into the dungeon will eventually lead players to Sauna Cavern Depths. The boss of the dungeon is Rhydon.

The Pokémon in Sauna Cavern is in the level range of 26 to 30 and initially hosts a variety of different types of Pokémon, but boasts Fire- and Rock-type Pokémon the further players are in the dungeon.

Floors 1-7
The lowest floors of Sauna Cavern features a sauna-like dungeon with small rooms and long corridors.The rock walls are light grey in color, whilst the floor tiles appear sandy-beige. Water tiles are scattered around every floor in this section of the dungeon.The Pokémon on the low floors are all first-stage Pokémon with various types such as Ice-, Poison-, and Water-types. The weather on the low floors are almost always Foggy, otherwise it is Cloudy.

Floors 8-15
At the mid-section of Sauna Cavern, the floor tiles appear brown and rocky, suggesting that the deeper parts of the dungeon is heated. The water tiles scattered across the floor can burn any non Fire-Type Pokémon that has stepped on these water tiles. On 15, the majority of the water tiles have receded, indicating that the dungeon is getting extremely hot at this floor onward. The weather on the mid floors are almost always Foggy, otherwise it is Cloudy as previously on the lower floors.

Floors 16-23
The upper floors of Sauna Cavern has changed drastically from the previous floors. The ground goes from being dark in color to sandy-like beige and the walls turn lighter in color. Instead of water, there is lava, which becomes much more common than the water on previous floors. Any non Fire-Type Pokémon that has stepped on these lava tiles will suffer a burn. The weather on the upper floors of Sauna Cavern is almost always Sunny due to Torkoal's Drought ability.

Boss
After the the last floor, the player will arrive at Sauna Cavern Chamber, whereby a lone Rhydon will be agitated at the player for trespassing his territory. Rhydon will then proceed to attack the player. Rhydon will drop HM Rock Smash upon being defeated, and players will be able to proceed via the warp panel.

Boss Drop:
 * HM Rock Smash

Before Fighting:
 * Surface dweller! This my territory! You should stay out! Too late for you now, I make sure you never see light of day again!

Sauna Cave Rest Point
This rest point serves as the end of Sauna Cavern and the entrance to Sauna Cavern Depths. There's a Kangaskhan statue and several rocks blocking the way forward. Use of the move Rock Smash is needed to break them if a player wishes to move onto Sauna Cavern Depths. Otherwise the player can return to Snowbasin Town by going down.

Secret Room
Sauna Cavern also offers Secret Rooms which offers the players 2 Deluxe Boxes. They can be found on Floor 14, 15, and 16. The items that can be found in these boxes are as follows:
 * Inferno Band
 * Herbal Tea
 * Lum Berry
 * Reviver Seed
 * TM Payback

Pokémon
''Pokémon in bold are recruitable. Please visit the Recruitable Pokémon page for more information.''

Kecleon Shop Items
There is a Kecleon Shop on Floor 8 and 18.

Mystery Eggs
Mystery Eggs are found after Floor 15 of Sauna Cavern.

Dungeon Objective
The objective of this Sauna Cavern is for players to proceed through the dungeon and obtain HM Rock Smash. The player may also wish to proceed through Sauna Cavern to access Sauna Cavern Depths and successfully defeat its corresponding boss to officially conquer Sauna Cavern.

With HM Rock Smash, players gain access to various dungeons and shortcuts on the Overworld. Examples of dungeons now available to players are Mt. Barricade and Mt. Moon.

Trivia

 * This is the only dungeon that a Secret Room only spawns for 3 floors.
 * This dungeon is the only one with 23 floors.