Verdant Cavern

The trial begins as soon as the player enters Verdant Cavern; however, they can leave at any time, although this will reset the trial. Once the trial guide has stepped aside to grant access to the Totem's Den, the player can leave at any time without resetting the trial.

In this trial, the player must find and battle two Yungoos^SUS/Alolan Rattata^MUM and a Gumshoos^SUS/an Alolan Raticate^MUM. Along the way, the player will face two Team Skull Grunts and battle one of them; once defeated, the two grunts will unwittingly help the player finish the trial. Despite not officially being part of the trial, the grunts act as if they are, resetting when the trial is reset.

In the battle with the Totem Pokémon, it will call its ally on its first turn; once the ally is defeated, the Totem Pokémon cannot call it again.

After defeating the Totem Pokémon, the player will be greeted by Ilima for completing the trial and will receive a Normalium Z as a reward. After completing the trial, wild Pokémon will appear in Verdant Cavern as both ambush encounters and cave tile encounters.

Trial Site

Pokémon Sun and Ultra Sun
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: None Gumshoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --
Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon
Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.11 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.11 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Raticate♂/♀ Lv.11 Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --

Team Skull Grunt Verdant Cavern Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Reward: 352
Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.11 Pound Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Totem's Den

Pokémon Sun
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos
Aura: +1 Defense
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Pecha Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.10 Leer Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Bide Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Moon
Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 Defense
Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Pecha Berry Raticate♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.10 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --

Pokémon Ultra Sun
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos
Aura: +1 Defense
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Pecha Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.10 Leer Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Odor Sleuth Normal Status   --

Pokémon Ultra Moon
Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 Defense
Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Pecha Berry Raticate♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.10 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Post-game

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, after receiving Ilima's Normalium Z in Hau'oli City, the player can re-enter Totem's Den and interact with the pedestal to initiate a one-time rematch against the Totem Pokémon.

In the rematch with the Totem Pokémon, it will continuously call more allies, regardless of how many the player has defeated.

Pokémon Ultra Sun
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos
Aura: Atk., Def., Sp. Atk., Sp. Def., Spd. +2
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Chople Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.60 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.58 Yawn Normal Status   --       Mud-Slap Ground Physical   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --

Pokémon Ultra Moon
Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: Atk., Def., Sp. Atk., Sp. Def., Spd. +2
Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Chople Berry Raticate♂ Lv.60 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.58 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Prior to completing the trial, wild Pokémon do not appear in Verdant Cavern (except trial Pokémon).

Trial Site

In Pokémon Moon, four Pheromosa can appear here during the second Ultra Beast mission, initiated by speaking to Looker on Route 8 after becoming Champion. They have an aura that gives them +2 Speed stages.

Pokémon	Allies	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	Zubat	S			M			Cave	8-11	70%
Diglett Alolan Form	Diglett	S			M			Cave	8-11	30%
Ambush encounters
Rattata Alolan Form	Rattata	S			M			Dirt cloud	11	100%
Yungoos	Yungoos	S			M			Dirt cloud	11	100%
Special Pokémon
Pheromosa	N/A	S			M			Cave	60	Four
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trial Site

Pokémon	Allies	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	Zubat	US			UM			Cave	8-11	35%
Diglett Alolan Form	Diglett	US			UM			Cave	8-11	35%
Noibat	Noibat	US			UM			Cave	8-11	30%
Ambush encounters
Rattata Alolan Form	Rattata	US			UM			Dirt cloud	10	100%
Yungoos	Yungoos	US			UM			Dirt cloud	10	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Verdant Cavern in the anime

Verdant Cavern appeared in To Top a Totem!, as the site of Ash's first island trial. Wanting to ask Yungoos and Gumshoos's help in dealing with a group of Alolan Rattata and Raticate causing havoc around Melemele Island, Ash was led to the Verdant Cavern by Hala to battle Totem Gumshoos and get it to help them.

At first, Ash faced a Yungoos and Gumshoos, the Totem's ally Pokémon, which he defeated with the help of Pikachu and Rowlet. After this, Totem Gumshoos appeared, challenging Ash. It was able to defeat Rowlet, but was eventually taken down by Pikachu. As a reward for winning the battle, Totem Gumshoos gave Ash a Normalium Z and agreed to help in driving away the troublesome Rattata and Raticate. Unbeknownst to Ash and Hala, Tapu Koko secretly followed the trial as it took place.

The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Verdant Cavern in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Ilima	Su	Sun & Moon		121/149	Collection Sun		058/060

• In Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon, when the Totem Raticate appears, Gumshoos's cry is played instead of Raticate's.