Verdant Cavern

Verdant Cavern (Japanese: みの Verdant Cavern) is a location on Melemele Island in Alola, located in the northeastern portion of . It is the location of the trial of Ilima.
==Trial==
The trial begins as soon as the 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 / and a /an Alolan . Along the way, the player will face two s 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.
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 Pokémon and Trainers===
====Trial Site====
Sun and Ultra Sun 	Sun and Ultra Sun 	Sun and Ultra Sun
 	 	
Moon and Ultra Moon	Moon and Ultra Moon	Moon and Ultra Moon
 	 	
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====Totem's Den====
The Totem Pokémon will call its ally on its first turn; once the ally is defeated, the Totem Pokémon cannot call it again.
Sun 	Sun 	Moon 	Moon
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 	 	Aura: +1 	
 	 	 	
Ultra Sun 	Ultra Sun 	Ultra Moon 	Ultra Moon
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 	 	Aura: +1 	
 	 	 	
==Items==
===Trial Site===
====Dropped after ambush encounters====
Sometimes, after a Pokémon from a dirt cloud is defeated or caught, it will drop an item.
====Zygarde Cube====
===Totem's Den===
==Pokémon==
Prior to completing the trial, wild Pokémon do not appear in Verdant Cavern (except trial Pokémon).
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
====Trial Site====
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
====Trial Site====
==Special encounters==
===Pokémon Moon===
Four appear here during the second Ultra Beast mission. The Pheromosa respawn immediately if defeated or run from. Pheromosa is not registered as seen in the Pokédex and appears as ??? until the first one is caught. They are coded to never be .
Aura: +2
===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.
The Totem Pokémon will continuously call more allies, regardless of how many the player has defeated.
Ultra Sun 	Ultra Sun 	Ultra Moon 	Ultra Moon
Totem Gumshoos 	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate 	Ally Rattata
Aura: +2 , , , ,	 	Aura: +2 , , , ,	
 	 	 	
==Layout==
Game 	Cave 	Totem's Den
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	 
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Verdant Cavern appeared in To Top a Totem!, as the site of 's first island trial. Wanting to ask and 's help in dealing with a group of and causing havoc around Melemele Island, Ash was led to the Verdant Cavern by Hala to battle 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 and . 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, secretly followed the trial as it took place.
==In the TCG==
The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Verdant Cavern in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon, when the appears, 's cry is played instead of Raticate's.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Sun and Moon locations
Category:Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon locations
Category:Trial sites
Category:Caves
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