Scorched Slab

Scorched Slab (Japanese:  Scorched Slab) is a small cave found in Hoenn. It can be accessed by ing to the north of, next to Fortree City, in an indented lake. In Generation III, there is nothing here other than a single item,. In Generation VI, Scorched Slab has four floors and several other items, as well as being home to.

Generation III
Scorched Slab is a tiny cave in the middle of an indented lake in. There is a small opening in the rock which lets the lake's water in the cave. About two-thirds of the cave is filled with water; the other third is a dry slab of rock, giving the cave its name. The entrance is accessed by ing across the lake and through the small opening. Surfing northward to a lone, small piece of land, the main attraction——can be obtained here.

Generation VI
In, Scorched Slab gains three basement floors, and becomes a full-fledged optional area for the undefined to explore, with items to find and wild Pokémon to battle. The lower floors are dark (but not the lowest floor), but can be illuminated with. There is a boulder that can be moved with, although moving it only creates a minor shortcut.

After defeating or catching /, Flannery can be found on B1F. After she tells the player about a rare Pokémon inhabiting the cave, can be encountered through a portal at B3F.

Origin
Scorched Slab is modeled after one of the real-life locations that is claimed to be, the cave where the sun goddess shut herself up for a long time in. This explains why there was nothing to find in Scorched Slab in Generation III but.

In other languages
Sonnengrotte Gruta Solar Grotte Zénith Grottino Solare ひでりのいわと 天旱焦岩