Phase 7 section
Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Cliff Edge Gate, Routes 47-48, and Cliff Cave Walkthrough
Mineral Badge Clear the Safari road's cliffs, caves, waterfalls, and coastal trainers. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.
Clear the Safari road's cliffs, caves, waterfalls, and coastal trainers. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.
Source maps
Route 47, Route 48, Cliff Edge Gate, Cliff Cave.
Encounter rows96Trainer rows4Visible / hidden / trees5 / 4 / 0
Version scope
HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.
Route Plan
Enter west of Cianwood after healing Amphy, use Surf and Rock Climb gates as available, clear Cliff Cave's three exits, collect Routes 47-48 items, and reach the Safari entrance.
Wild Pokémon
Version:
Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard rates merge every base slot for a species and are shown per time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-19:59, night 20:00-03:59. Swarm, radio-broadcast, and Headbutt tables keep their own labeled rows, and every row carries HG/SS markers. Underlying slot odds: grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1; Surf 60/30/5/4/1; Rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5.
Cliff Cave
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
 Golbat | HGSS | 20 or 22 | 20% | 20% | 24% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Geodude | HGSS | 19 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Kingler | HGSS | 22 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Krabby | HGSS | 20 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Machop | HGSS | 19 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Onix | HGSS | 20 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Misdreavus | HGSS | 20 | — | — | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Quagsire | HGSS | 20 | 5% | 5% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Wooper | HGSS | 18 | 5% | 5% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Zubat | HGSS | 18 | — | — | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Graveler | HGSS | 20 | 4% | 4% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Machoke | HGSS | 22 | 4% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Steelix | HGSS | 23 | 2% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
| Golbat | HGSS | 19 or 22 | 40% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Absol | HGSS | 19-20 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Makuhita | HGSS | 20 or 22 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Bronzor | HGSS | 19-20 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Chingling | HGSS | 20 or 22 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
| Krabby | HGSS | 20-26 | 80% | — | ||
| Kingler | HGSS | 28-31 | 20% | — | ||
Cliff Edge Gate
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
 Magikarp | HGSS | 40 | 100% | Super Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 65% | Good Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Wooper | HGSS | 20-30 | 60% | Surf. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Surfing | ||||||
| Wooper | HGSS | 20-30 | 90% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Quagsire | HGSS | 30-40 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 100% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 85% | 85% | 95% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
 Poliwag | HGSS | 20 | 15% | 15% | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
| Fishing — Super Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 40 | 70% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Poliwag | HGSS | 40 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
Route 47
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
 Ditto | HGSS | 31-34 or 40 | 41% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Farfetchd | HGSS | 35 | 20% | 20% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Miltank | HGSS | 35 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Noctowl | HGSS | 35 | — | — | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Gloom | HGSS | 32 | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Raticate | HGSS | 31 or 33 | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Spearow | HGSS | 31 | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Fearow | HGSS | 34 | 4% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 40 | 100% | Super Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 65% | Good Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
 Tentacool | HGSS | 15-25 | 60% | Surf. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Ditto | HGSS | 35 | 40% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Linoone | HGSS | 31 or 33 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Whismur | HGSS | 32 or 34 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Bidoof | HGSS | 31 or 33 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Buizel | HGSS | 32 or 34 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Surfing | ||||||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 15-25 | 60% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Seel | HGSS | 10-20 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Staryu | HGSS | 15-25 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 85% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 20 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Chinchou | HGSS | 20 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Shellder | HGSS | 20 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Super Rod | ||||||
| Chinchou | HGSS | 40 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Shellder | HGSS | 40 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Tentacruel | HGSS | 40 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Lanturn | HGSS | 40 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Headbutt — common tree table | ||||||
 Hoothoot | HGSS | 15-16 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Pineco | HGSS | 15-16 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Exeggcute | HGSS | 15-16 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 17-18 | 50% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Ledyba | HGSS | 17-18 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Spinarak | HGSS | 17-18 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 17-18 | 20% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — secret trees | ||||||
 Kakuna | HGSS | 25-28 | 50% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
 Metapod | HGSS | 25-28 | 50% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
 Beedrill | HGSS | 25-28 | 30% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
 Butterfree | HGSS | 25-28 | 30% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
 Heracross | HGSS | 25-30 | 20% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
Route 48
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
 Growlithe | HGSS | 21-22 or 25 | 9% | 9% | 29% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Vulpix | HGSS | 21-22 or 24 | 9% | 9% | 29% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Tauros | HGSS | 20 or 24 | 21% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
| Farfetchd | HGSS | 25 | 20% | 20% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Farfetchd | HGSS | 24 | 20% | 20% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Gloom | HGSS | 22 or 24 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Hoppip | HGSS | 20 or 22 | 11% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
| Fearow | HGSS | 21 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Girafarig | HGSS | 20 | 5% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Diglett | HGSS | 20 | 4% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
| Tauros | HGSS | 25 | 20% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Tauros | HGSS | 20 | 20% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Tauros | HGSS | 24 | 20% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Minun | HGSS | 21 or 24 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Plusle | HGSS | 20 or 22 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Shinx | HGSS | 20-22 or 24 | 40% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Headbutt — common tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 15-16 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Pineco | HGSS | 15-16 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 15-16 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 17-18 | 50% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Ledyba | HGSS | 17-18 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Spinarak | HGSS | 17-18 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 17-18 | 20% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
Trainers
Teams are the exact source party records. Moves and held items appear only when the trainer format defines them. Reward = last party member level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier; double battles double the base payout where the engine applies it.
| Trainer | Location / order | Full team | Reward | Battle note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Young Couple Duff & EdaSource trainer ID 729 | Route 47 • source tile (100, 364) | ₽1,408 | Double battle. | |
 Double Team Thom & KaeSource trainer ID 730 | Route 47 • source tile (131, 384) |
| ₽3,000 | Double battle. |
 Hiker DevinSource trainer ID 731 | Route 47 • source tile (135, 392) | ₽608 | Single battle. | |
 Camper GrantSource trainer ID 732 | Route 47 • source tile (117, 390) | ₽336 | Single battle. |
Items And Hidden Items
| Item | Method | Plain-English placement | Source tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revive | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the south part of Route 47. | 117, 395 |
| Lagging Tail | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the central part of Route 47. | 108, 385 |
| Wave Incense | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the southwest part of Route 47. | 78, 399 |
| White Flute | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the northwest part of Route 47. | 78, 363 |
| Nugget | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the southwest part of Route 48. | 75, 336 |
| Stardust | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the southwest part of Route 47, 2 tiles east and 3 tiles north from the nearest source NPC. | 80, 396 |
| Pearl | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the south part of Route 47, 5 tiles west from the nearest source NPC. | 112, 395 |
| Big Pearl | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the northeast part of Cliff Edge Gate, 5 tiles east and 4 tiles south from the nearest source NPC. | 40, 25 |
| Ultra Ball | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the southwest part of Cliff Cave. | 9, 30 |
Puzzles And Systems
Follow the route plan in order; source tiles in the item and trainer tables provide a QA anchor for every placed object.
Completion Checklist
- Visit all 4 mapped source subareas assigned here.
- Account for 96 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or deliberately defer all 4 listed trainer records.
- Collect 5 visible items, 4 hidden items, and 0 Apricorn trees assigned here.
- Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.
Sources And Validation
- Primary source:
pret/pokeheartgoldcommit814275e4392cc21eef45a04e6dc8d980010ca2b7. - Layers: encounter banks, map headers, trainer parties, field events and scripts, Headbutt, Safari, Bug Contest, hidden items, Apricorns, phone/Pokégear, and Frontier engine data.
- Machine-readable validation report and trainer asset manifest.