Holiday Cave

Holiday Cave, also known as HC, is an event that opens to commemorate an occasion, such as a holiday. Holiday Cave events are most commonly an exclusive dungeon. While Holiday Cave is considered a form of event, it is separate from Weekly Events.

Holiday Cave Events
Holiday Cave events have existed in many different forms, ranging from an all dungeon exlusive event to a standalone dungeon event. This category lists the most consistent forms of Holiday Cave events and their features.

Valentines Holiday Cave
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Easter Holiday Cave
Easter Holiday Cave is a HC dungeon event that opens to celebrate Easter. The dungeon itself however normally opens after Easter weekend, due to how long it takes to create.

Features
Easters HC most prominent feature is the implemetation of the partner egg system. All future Easter HC events have been confirmed by staff to have the partner egg system implemented. The partner egg system functions mostly as way to reward dungeon completion with parties. Partner eggs are Mystery Eggs that have a chance of containing Pokemon used by members of a party. This chance for a successful partner egg is normally 33%, but has been 50% and even 100% in the past.

Summer Holiday Cave
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PMU Birthday Holiday Cave
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Halloween Holiday Cave
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Christmas Holiday Cave
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Holiday Cave History
Holiday Cave has a unique history as it often is the first release of new Pokemon into PMU. Furthurmore Holiday Cave did not always exist and has been discontinued and reestablished a number of times.

Listed below is the all recorded history of Holiday Cave Events.

2009
PMU 6 was running at this time.

PMU Comemoration Event
9/01/10-9/08/10 Pokémon: Tepig, Oshawott, Snivy Items: Ivy Ring, Warmth Orb, Lucky Shell Floors: None- No Boss Info: This event was made in the celebration of the release of PMU 7. To get the Pokémon, you had to talk to a Chansey to get an egg. After a while, it hatched into a fifth generation starter. The egg then transformed into an item that helps the Pokémon specified with it to heal it when hit with a Fire (for Snivy), Water (for Tepig), or Grass (for Oshawott). Along with the egg, you would also get a family item for that starter.

Thanksgiving Event
11/21/10-11/30/10 Pokémon: Wurmple, Pineco, Seedot, Paras, Growlithe, Vulpix, Spearow, Nuzleaf Items: Long Onion, Golden Apple, Aspear Berry, Big Apple, Huge Apple, Lum Berry, Persian Berry Floors: 15F- No Boss Info: This event was made to commemorate Thanksgiving, due to the lack of a Halloween event.

Fun Fact: The Seedot had a Nidoran Picture as the Pokémon portrait.

Christmas Event
12/24/10-1/7/11 Pokémon: Snubull, Onix, Snover, Eevee, Sneasel, Growlithe, Seedot, Marill, Delibird, Glalie, Graveler, Smoochum, Slakoth Items: Icy Dust, Normal Dust, Rock Dust, Steel Dust, Dragon Dust, Water Dust, Dawn Stone, Fire Stone, Freeze Band, rare berries, Lum Berries, Stamina Band, NeverMeltIce, Golden Apple Floors: 51F- No Boss Info: This event was made to commemorate Christmas.

Fun Fact: This dungeon was made easier two times.

April Fools Event
4/1/11 - 4/1/11

Pokémon: N/A

Items: N/A

Info: For this event, for that day only, everyone's sprite was transformed into a Mew.

Easter Event
4/22/11-5/8/11 Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, Torchic, Combusken, Togepi, Togetic, Happiny, Chansey, Starly, Shroomish, Lopunny (All Unable to Recruit) Items: Eggs (Hatched: Pichu, Happiny, Bulbasaur, Starly, Zigzagoon, Shroomish, Buneary, Eevee, Torchic, Riolu, Ralts, Hoppip, Munchlax, Vulpix, Togepi, Growlithe), Inferno Band, Vine Band, Meadow Plate, Grass Dust, Sun Ribbon, Lunar Ribbon, Razor Claw, Soothe Bell, Moss Stone, Shiny Stone, Oren Berry, Potion, Super Potion, Elixir, Lum Berry, Normal Dust, Ground Dust Floors: 41F- No Boss Info: This event was made to commemorate Easter. To get event Pokémon from it, you had to hatch an egg that was found in the dungeon. You were able to trade your eggs for Rare Berries. To trade them, go to entrance of HC and talk to Togekiss. She will ask if you want to trade your eggs for items. The berries will be held in Nifty Boxes.

Fun Fact: This dungeon was made mostly by Kirk! Also, to hatch eggs, people had to run around in a safe zone. So for most of the event people, ran around in circles in town. While this event was going on, Quick Seeds were banned from town. Sprinko announced that he would make a 99 floor dungeon if 99 people were on (closest we got at time was 94) Articuno: Also, here is a video Wolfy made of the Eggstravaganza.

PMU Summer Event
7/5/11-7/19/11 Pokémon: Kecleon, Tropius, Chimchar, Pinsir, Venonat, Crogunk, Eastern Shellos, Cacnea, Eevee, Tangela Items: TM Flamethrower, Canyon Band, Charcoal, Flame Plate, Golden Apple Floors: 50F- No Boss Info: This event was made to celebrate Summer time! There were 49 floors and the last being a floor of Deluxe Boxes. Inside the boxes, the items above were contained inside. Also, for this event, your level was reduced to Level 25 and you couldn't level up. Also, you weren't allowed to bring items and you could only bring half of your team (or only two Pokémon along).

Fun Fact: Even though this event was introduced on 7/5/11, summer for 2011 started on 6/21. Summer Video

Halloween Event
10/26/11-11/13/11 Pokémon: Phantom Forest: Zorua, Ekans, Skorupi Abandoned Basement: Cubone, Gastly, Duskull, Stunky, Porygon, Eevee Abandoned Mansion/Attic: Litwick, Smeargle, Meowth, Shuppet, Cleffa, Eevee, Murkrow, Mime Jr. Items: Dusk Stone, Reaper Cloth, X-Ray Specs, Y-Ray Specs, Mystery Hats, Skitty Hat, Pika Hat, Turtwig Mask, Piplup Mask, Chimchar Mask, TM Snarl, TM Shadow Ball, TM Shadow Claw, TM Sludge Bomb, TM Dream Eater, TM Embargo, No-Stick Cap, Rare Bone, Leftovers, Poison Dust, Dark Dust, Shady Dust, Old Gateau, Spirit Band, Toxic Orb, Revival Herb, Max Revive, Revive, Two-Edge Orb, Cleanse Orb, Luminous Orb, Slip Cap, TM Hone Claws Floors: Phantom Forest: 7F -No Boss Abandoned Basement: 35F -Rotom Abandoned Mansion: 35 -No Boss Abandoned Attic: 15F- Chandelure, three Lampent, six Litwick Info: It was released to celebrate the upcoming Halloween Day for everyone. As for all Holiday Caves, it was a set level dungeon with no items. The amount of Pokémon you could bring was unrestricted. After Phantom Forest, there was a break that you could see everyone in a map called "PokéHallow Square". It included a Cubone that healed your Pokémon and a choice of which dungeon you wanted.

Fun Fact: The fourth dungeon that was added - called "Hallowed Well" - was a 99 floor dungeon with no Pokémon that were able to be recruited, but rare items were in it. The prize of the dungeon was a Max Revive. During the floors 60F-85F, the darkness was pitch black, meaning that Pokémon and items were unable to be seen. Also, during that time, Darkrai was released in town as an illusion for a couple days.

Christmas Event
12/28/11-1/11/12 Pokémon: Beldum, Treecko, Wailmer, Delibird, Carnivine, Stantler, Octillery, Vanillite, Vanillish, Absol, Cubchoo, Items: Castelia Cone, Defend Globe, TM Frost Breath, Beauty Scarves Floors: 50F- No Boss Info: This dungeon had three parts to it. The first part had easy Pokémon while the second part had harder Pokémon. The third part had the hardest Pokémon in it. During the third part of the dungeon, when you got to the floors 45F+, there was a chance of fighting Vanilluxe that had a 100% chance of dropping a Castelia Cone.

Fun Fact: When you meet the Vanilluxe, his catch phrase was, "I scream! You scream! We all scream for Ice Cream!"

April Fools Event


Pokémon: N/A

Items: N/A

Info: For this event, for that day only, everyone's sprite was itemized.

Easter Event
4/1/12-4/15/12 Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Pichu, Pikachu, Raichu, Torchic, Combusken, Togepi, Togetic, Happiny, Chansey, Starly, Shroomish, Lopunny (All Not Able to Recruit) Items: Eggs (Hatched: Pichu, Happiny, Bulbasuar, Starly, Zigzagoon, Eevee, Torchic, Riolu, Ralts, Munchlax, Vulpix, Togepi, Growlithe, Sewaddle, Cottonee, Scyther, Spinda, and Partner Eggs) Floors: 50F- No Boss Info: This dungeon had no recruitable Pokémon. However, this event had eggs in it. The higher floors (41F+) enabled you to randomly get you or your partner's base evolution through an egg. In a way, this dungeon had the most Pokémon available because of that factor.

Fun Fact: There was a bug that if you entered the floor with an escort Pokémon, there was a chance you could get the base evolution of that. That caused the mission board to be deactivated for most of the dungeon.

Only event items are listed, but there are several other items (Poké, Apples, Berries, and other common items). This is the same for Pokémon in these events, which may be updated later.

2014
In 2014 Holiday Cave was discontinued. Staff announced that the final HC would occur and after that there would be no more. The reason for this announcement was that staff wanted to refocus their time into making more permanent dungeons, as the time spent to make a HC event was deemed too long for the short amount of time that they would exist. Despite this announcement HC still had some appearances between the time that it was discontinued and the time that it was reestabilished, these appearances were few and far between and were only for extra special occasions. Fortunately for players HC was later reestablished as a PMU event.

Halloween Event
Existed.

Easter Event
4/24/19-5/8/19 Pokémon: Togepi, Muchlax, Chikorita, Bunnelby, Sewaddle, Ducklett, Pichu, Torchic, Exeggute, Lillipup, Happiny, Togetic, Bayleef, Diggerby, Swadloon, Swanna, Pikachu, Exeggutor, Herdier, Chansey, Combusken, Meganium, Snorlax, Leavanny, Raichu, Blaziken, Stoutland, Blissey, Togekiss, Kecleon (both variants) (All unrecruitable)

Items: Oval Charm, Eggs (Hatched: Buneary, Exeggcute, Shroomish, Chatot, Seedot, Combee, Sewaddle, Houndour, Ducklett, Eevee, Lillipup, Togepi, Magby, Natu, Torchic, Pichu, Ralts, Munchlax, Pinsir, Scyther, Popplio, Pikipek, Lickitung, Porygon, Rowlet, Minccino, Poochyena, Tangela, Bunnelby, Venipede, Pidove, Woobat, Growlithe, Ledyba, Deerling, Solosis, Skiddo, Pancham, Gothita, Chikorita, Salandit, Stufful, Swirlix, Spritzee, Litten, Grubbin, Panpour, Vullaby, Petilli, Cottonee, Patrat, Happiny, Litleo, Burmy, Spinarak, Aipom, Dunsparce, Rufflet, Munna, Mienfoo, Absol, Riolu, Kangaskhan, Turtwig, Noibat, Pansage, Tyrogue, Bounsweet, Pansear, Rockruff, Ekans, Spheal, Aron, Joltik, Kecleon and Partner Eggs) Floors: 60F- No Boss Info: While the dungeon had no recruitable Pokemon, eggs spawned in high numbers throughout the dungeon, changing it's possible hatches every 10 floors. There is a rest stop after Floor 20 and 40, where the player can fully heal, sell unneeded items to the Easter Bunny merchant, who doesn't sell anything, and hatch eggs with a 3x boost. On Floors 25, 35, 45, and 55, the player will be thrown into a floor full of Kecleon, who accuse the player as an egg thief and attack. Defeating them would drop one Easter Treat (this HC's currency) or in the case of the purple Kecleon, which only one spawns on each floor, 25 Easter Treats or a Power Glove as a rare drop. The end room would contain some Easter Treats, 4 Easter Chests, and an egg that contain the base evolution of the Pokemon you entered the room with. If players entered in a party, the number off eggs that spawn will be the number of players in the party. The Partner egg at the end could have a chance at being a dud, or not hatching a partner Pokemon. This dungeon also introduced Pikipek, its evolutions, and Rockruff and the Oval Charm item. The dungeon also had a secret room, where if you were lucky to find it and some Honey, you could obtain some Easter Treats. If the player found Honey beforehand, they could summon Shaymin and have a chance at getting its Heart Slate.

Videos
Listed are various Holiday Cave videos (unordered).

Walkthrough by starmario12: "All I have to say...is that it really wasn't easy to do this."





Trivia

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