Silver Trench

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Silver Trench

Meteor Cave ⊟

Silver Trench 銀の海溝 Silver Trench

Basic info Floors: 99 Rest stops: No Traps: Yes Monster Houses: Yes Main type: Water Boss: Lugia

Allowances Recruiting: Yes Items: Allowed Money: Allowed Starting level: Current Team members: 3

Location

Silver Trench (Japanese: 銀の海溝 Silver Trench) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It consists of 99 floors and is home to various Water-type Pokémon. The final floor is inhabited by Lugia.

Once all the legendary birds have been recruited, and Pitfall Valley and Stormy Sea have been cleared, this dungeon will be unlocked for exploration after speaking to Alakazam and visiting Legendary Island. Once Lugia has been recruited, the dungeon Meteor Cave will be unlocked.

Gameplay

Generation III

In the original games, a Water Pokémon, and a Pokémon with the move Dive or the HM Dive is required to initially enter the dungeon.

Darkness shrouds floor 31 to 70, limiting field of view in hallways to 2 tiles. On floors 71 to 98, the field is limited further. to just a single tile.

Floor-wide Monster Houses will always occur on floors 15, 35, 55 and 75, a feature otherwise seen only in Fantasy Strait.

Generation VIII

Teaching a Water Pokémon Dive or having the HM Dive in the inventory is no longer necessary to enter the dungeon.

Pokémon encountered

Generation III

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Wingull	1-5	23	12.5%
	Tentacool	1-8	25	8.3%
	Shellder	1-9	20	12.2%
	Omanyte	1-9	25	8.0%
	Qwilfish	1-9	30	6.9%
	Kabuto	5-13	28	7.2%
	Corsola	5-13	27	8.3%
	Slowpoke	6-14	25	12%
	Seel	6-14	30	3.9%
	Spheal	10-19	18	8.8%
	Horsea	10-20	29	12.4%
	Anorith	14-23	21	8.7%
	Krabby	15-24	32	8.0%
	Staryu	15-25	28	8.9%
	Grimer	20-29	32	12.2%
	Omastar	20-29	35	Unrecruitable
	Vaporeon	20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80	22	Unrecruitable
	Kabutops	24-34	28	Unrecruitable
	Sealeo	26-33	22	-19.0%
	Kingler	26-35	35	Unrecruitable
	Slowbro	30-36	27	Unrecruitable
	Seadra	30-39	20	-19.0%
	Carvanha	30-39	27	8.9%
	Tentacruel	35-44	33	-30.0%
	Starmie	35-44	22	Unrecruitable
	Armaldo	35-44	28	Unrecruitable
	Wailmer	41-50	35	8.2%
	Luvdisc	45-54	30	8.6%
	Dratini	50-59	30	11.0%
	Slowking	50-59	38	Unrecruitable
	Remoraid	50-59	21	8.8%
	Dewgong	55-64	35	Unrecruitable
	Muk	60-69	36	Unrecruitable
	Octillery	60-69	30	-30.0%
	Sharpedo	60-69	35	Unrecruitable
	Walrein	60-69	28	Unrecruitable
	Clamperl	65-79	35	8.5%
	Chinchou	70-79	35	8.7%
	Kingdra	70-79	40	Unrecruitable
	Gorebyss	71-79	36	Unrecruitable
	Cloyster	80-89	35	Unrecruitable
	Lileep	80-89	40	7.3%
	Relicanth	80-89	35	7.9%
	Lanturn	90-98	45	Unrecruitable
	Cradily	90-98	45	-30.0%
	Huntail	90-98	30	Unrecruitable
	Lugia	99	30	99.9% Boss

Generation VIII

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Wingull	1-5	60	8.2%
	Shellder	1-8	60	8.2%
	Tentacool	1-9	60	8.2%
	Omanyte	1-9	60	8.2%
	Qwilfish	1-9	60	8.2%
	Kabuto	5-13	60	8.2%
	Corsola	5-13	60	8.2%
	Slowpoke	6-14	60	8.2%
	Seel	6-14	60	10.8%
	Remoraid	10-19	60	8.2%
	Spheal	10-19	60	8.2%
	Horsea	10-20	60	8.2%
	Anorith	14-23	60	8.2%
	Krabby	15-24	60	8.2%
	Staryu	15-25	60	8.2%
	Grimer	20-29	60	10.8%
	Omastar	20-29	60	8.2%
	Vaporeon	20, 30, 50, 60, 70, 80	60	8.2%
	Kabutops	25-34	60	8.2%
	Kingler	26-35	60	8.2%
	Slowbro	30-36	60	8.2%
	Seadra	30-39	60	8.2%
	Carvanha	30-39	60	8.2%
	Tentacruel	35-44	60	8.2%
	Starmie	35-44	60	8.2%
	Armaldo	35-44	60	8.2%
	Sealeo	35-44	60	8.2%
	Wailmer	41-50	60	8.2%
	Luvdisc	45-54	60	8.2%
	Dratini	50-59	60	8.2%
	Slowking	50-59	60	8.2%
	Dewgong	55-64	60	8.2%
	Octillery	55-64	60	8.2%
	Muk	60-69	60	8.2%
	Sharpedo	60-69	60	8.2%
	Walrein	60-69	60	8.2%
	Clamperl	65-79	60	8.2%
	Chinchou	70-79	60	1.6%
	Kingdra	70-79	60	8.2%
	Gorebyss	71-79	60	1.6%
	Cloyster	80-89	60	1.6%
	Lileep	80-89	60	1.6%
	Relicanth	80-89	60	1.6%
	Lanturn	90-98	60	1.6%
	Cradily	90-98	60	1.6%
	Huntail	90-98	60	1.6%
	Lugia	99	65	100% Boss
Fainted Pokémon
	Bulbasaur	2-98	62	100%
	Charmander	2-98	62	100%
	Squirtle	2-98	62	100%
	Weedle	2-98	62	100%
	Pidgey	2-98	62	100%
	Ekans	2-98	62	100%
	Venonat	2-98	62	100%
	Meowth	2-98	64	100%
	Psyduck	2-98	62	100%
	Mankey	2-98	?	100%
	Machop	2-98	62	100%
	Bellsprout	2-98	62	100%
	Tentacool	2-98	62	100%
	Cubone	2-98	62	100%
	Eevee	2-98	?	100%
	Chikorita	2-98	62	100%
	Cyndaquil	2-98	62	100%
	Totodile	2-98	62	100%
	Pichu	2-98	62	100%
	Marill	2-98	62	100%
	Girafarig	2-98	64	100%
	Snubbull	2-98	62	100%
	Houndour	2-98	62	100%
	Miltank	2-98	62	100%
	Treecko	2-98	62	100%
	Torchic	2-98	62	100%
	Mudkip	2-98	62	100%
	Linoone	2-98	62	100%
	Nosepass	2-98	62	100%
	Skitty	2-98	62	100%
	Spinda	2-98	62	100%
	Flygon	2-98	62	100%
	Anorith	2-98	62	100%
	Bagon	2-98	62	100%
	Metang	2-98	64	100%
	Budew	2-98	62	100%
	Happiny	2-98	62	100%
	Mantyke	2-98	?	100%
	Rhyperior	2-98	64	100%
	Dusknoir	2-98	64	100%
Mystery House
	Beedrill	2-98	60	100%
	Nidoqueen	2-98	60	100%
	Nidoking	2-98	60	100%
	Alakazam	2-98	60	100%
	Mr. Mime	2-98	60	100%
	Crobat	2-98	60	100%
	Bellossom	2-98	60	100%
	Sudowoodo	2-98	60	100%
	Politoed	2-98	60	100%
	Slowking	2-98	60	100%
	Sneasel	2-98	60	100%
	Kingdra	2-98	60	100%
	Tyranitar	2-98	60	100%
	Ludicolo	2-98	60	100%
	Shiftry	2-98	60	100%
	Slaking	2-98	60	100%
	Aggron	2-98	60	100%
	Metagross	2-98	60	100%
	Bonsly	2-98	60	100%
	Mime Jr.	2-98	60	100%
	Munchlax	2-98	60	100%
	Riolu	2-98	60	100%
	Lucario	2-98	60	100%
	Weavile	2-98	60	100%
	Porygon-Z	2-98	60	100%

Items

Generation III

Silver Trench

Poké appears at groups of 4-74 on first floors. The maximum increases to 194, 278 and 478 on floors 24, 60 and 87, respectively. No food items will spawn after floor 30.

Item		Floors
	Poké	1-98F
	Def. Scarf	1-98F
	Detect Band	1-98F
	Gold Ribbon	1-98F
	Heal Ribbon	1-98F
	Pass Scarf	1-98F
	Patsy Band	1-98F
	Pecha Scarf	1-98F
	Persim Band	1-98F
	Power Band	1-98F
	Stamina Band	1-98F
	Twist Band	1-98F
	Warp Scarf	1-98F
	Insomniscope	1-98F
	Scope Lens	1-98F
	X-Ray Specs	1-98F
	3-4 Gravelerock	10-70F
	5-7 Iron Thorn	41-98F
	5-7 Silver Spike	41-98F
	Grimy Food	1-30F
	Blue Gummi	1-30F
	Cheri Berry	1-20F
	Oran Berry	1-20F
	Pecha Berry	1-20F
	Rawst Berry	1-20F
	Heal Seed	1-20F
	Sleep Seed	1-20F
	Totter Seed	1-20F
	Warp Seed	1-20F
	Max Elixir	1-20F
	Aerial Ace	1-98F
	Attract	1-98F
	Brick Break	1-98F
	Bullet Seed	1-98F
	Calm Mind	1-98F
	Dig	1-98F
	Earthquake	1-98F
	Facade	1-98F
	Focus Punch	1-98F
	Frustration	1-98F
	Giga Drain	1-98F
	Hidden Power	1-98F
	Ice Beam	1-98F
	Light Screen	1-98F
	Psychic	1-98F
	Reflect	1-98F
	Rest	1-98F
	Return	1-98F
	Roar	1-98F
	Safeguard	1-98F
	Secret Power	1-98F
	Shadow Ball	1-98F
	Shock Wave	1-98F
	Solarbeam	1-98F
	Taunt	1-98F
	Thief	1-98F
	Thunderbolt	1-98F
	Torment	1-98F
	Toxic	1-98F
	Blowback Orb	1-98F
	Cleanse Orb	1-98F
	Escape Orb	1-98F
	Evasion Orb	1-98F
	Hurl Orb	1-98F
	Petrify Orb	1-98F
	Pounce Orb	1-98F
	Radar Orb	1-98F
	Rebound Orb	1-98F
	Rollcall Orb	1-98F
	Scanner Orb	1-98F
	Switcher Orb	1-98F
	Trapbust Orb	1-98F
	Trawl Orb	1-98F
	Warp Orb	1-98F

Monster House

Item		Floors
	Poké	1-98F
	Aerial Ace	1-98F
	Attract	1-98F
	Brick Break	1-98F
	Bullet Seed	1-98F
	Calm Mind	1-98F
	Dig	1-98F
	Earthquake	1-98F
	Facade	1-98F
	Fire Blast	1-98F
	Flamethrower	1-98F
	Focus Punch	1-98F
	Frustration	1-98F
	Giga Drain	1-98F
	Hidden Power	1-98F
	Ice Beam	1-98F
	Light Screen	1-98F
	Psychic	1-98F
	Reflect	1-98F
	Rest	1-98F
	Return	1-98F
	Roar	1-98F
	Safeguard	1-98F
	Secret Power	1-98F
	Shadow Ball	1-98F
	Shock Wave	1-98F
	Solarbeam	1-98F
	Taunt	1-98F
	Thief	1-98F
	Thunderbolt	1-98F
	Torment	1-98F
	Toxic	1-98F
	Blowback Orb	1-98F
	Cleanse Orb	1-98F
	Escape Orb	1-98F
	Evasion Orb	1-98F
	Hurl Orb	1-98F
	Petrify Orb	1-98F
	Pounce Orb	1-98F
	Radar Orb	1-98F
	Rebound Orb	1-98F
	Rollcall Orb	1-98F
	Scanner Orb	1-98F
	Switcher Orb	1-98F
	Trawl Orb	1-98F
	Warp Orb	1-98F

Generation VIII

Silver Trench

Item		Floors
	50-190 Poké	1-98F
	Big Eater Belt	1-98F
	Cover Band	1-98F
	Efficient Bandanna	1-98F
	Heal Ribbon	1-98F
	Joy Ribbon	1-98F
	Munch Belt	1-98F
	Nullify Bandanna	1-98F
	Pecha Scarf	1-98F
	Persim Band	1-98F
	Recovery Scarf	1-98F
	Sneak Scarf	1-98F
	Stamina Band	1-98F
	Weather Band	1-98F
	Gold Ribbon	1-98F
	Goggle Specs	1-98F
	Insomniscope	1-98F
	Scope Lens	1-98F
	X-Ray Specs	1-98F
	Max Ether	1-98F
	All Dodge Orb	1-98F
	All Power-Up Orb	1-98F
	All Protect Orb	1-98F
	Decoy Orb	1-98F
	Drought Orb	1-98F
	Escape Orb	1-98F
	Foe-Hold Orb	1-98F
	Foe-Seal Orb	1-98F
	Health Orb	1-98F
	Helper Orb	1-98F
	Inviting Orb	1-98F
	Lasso Orb	1-98F
	Nullify Orb	1-98F
	One-Room Orb	1-98F
	Petrify Orb	1-98F
	Quick Orb	1-98F
	Rare Quality Orb	1-98F
	Reset Orb	1-98F
	Revive All Orb	1-98F
	Rollcall Orb	1-98F
	Slow Orb	1-98F
	Slumber Orb	1-98F
	Storage Orb	1-98F
	Totter Orb	1-98F
	Trawl Orb	1-98F
	Weather Lock Orb	1-98F

Sparkling Floor

Item		Floors
	Deluxe Ribbon	1-98F
	Gold Ribbon	1-98F
	Sitrus Berry	1-98F
	Heal Seed	1-98F
	Joy Seed	1-98F
	Life Seed	1-98F
	Reviver Seed	1-98F
	Calcium	1-98F
	Carbos	1-98F
	Iron	1-98F
	Protein	1-98F
	Zinc	1-98F

Monster House

Item		Floors
	52-184 Poké	1-98F
	Big Eater Belt	1-98F
	Cover Band	1-98F
	Efficient Bandanna	1-98F
	Munch Belt	1-98F
	Pecha Scarf	1-98F
	Persim Band	1-98F
	Recovery Scarf	1-98F
	Sneak Scarf	1-98F
	Stamina Band	1-98F
	Weather Band	1-98F
	Goggle Specs	1-98F
	Insomniscope	1-98F
	Max Ether	1-98F
	All Dodge Orb	1-98F
	All Power-Up Orb	1-98F
	All Protect Orb	1-98F
	Decoy Orb	1-98F
	Drought Orb	1-98F
	Escape Orb	1-98F
	Foe-Hold Orb	1-98F
	Foe-Seal Orb	1-98F
	Health Orb	1-98F
	Helper Orb	1-98F
	Inviting Orb	1-98F
	Lasso Orb	1-98F
	Nullify Orb	1-98F
	Petrify Orb	1-98F
	Quick Orb	1-98F
	Rare Quality Orb	1-98F
	Revive All Orb	1-98F
	Rollcall Orb	1-98F
	Slow Orb	1-98F
	Slumber Orb	1-98F
	Storage Orb	1-98F
	Totter Orb	1-98F
	Trawl Orb	1-98F
	Weather Lock Orb	1-98F

Traps encountered

Generation III

Note: The % are approximations.

Image	Trap	Floor 1-98
	Grimy Trap	16.67%
	Mud Trap	16.67%
	PP-Zero Trap	22.22%
	Seal Trap	22.22%
	Sticky Trap	16.66%
	Summon Trap	5.56%

Generation VIII

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: needs percentages

Note: The % are rough estimates.

Image	Trap	Floor 1-98
	Apple Trap	? %
	Big Blast Trap	? %
	Blast Trap	? %
	Grimy Trap	? %
	Grudge Trap	? %
	Hunger Trap	? %
	Poison Trap	? %
	PP Leech Trap	? %
	Random Trap	? %
	Seal Trap	? %
	Sticky Trap	? %
	Summon Trap	? %
	Trip Trap	? %
	Warp Trap	? %

Other encounters

Generation III

Image	Tile	Floor 15, 35, 55, 75	Floor 9, 27, 42, 54, 56, 73 and 84	Floor 63	Other floors
	Monster House	100% (special)	10%	20%	7%

Bosses

Generation III

	Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None
Lugia Lv.30 HP: 800
Whirlwind Normal   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Struggle Normal   --

Generation VIII

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: None Lugia Lv.65 HP: 1597 Dragon Rush Dragon Physical   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Aeroblast Flying Special   --       Gust Flying Special   --

Layout

	Interior	Bottom
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VIII

Trivia

• The name of this location is a reference to Pokémon Silver, which Lugia is the game mascot of.
• This is one of two underwater dungeons that plays the theme from Cryptic Cave in the final room right before the boss battle. The other is Stormy Sea.
• With the exception of Mantyke, every single unevolved Pokémon that reside in the various sea based Friend Areas can be recruited here.

In other languages

Language Title French Fosse d'Argent German Silbergraben Italian Fossa Argento Korean 은의 해구 Eun-ui Haegu Spanish Fosa ArgénteaRTDX Zanja ArgénteaRB

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