Escape Rope


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The Escape Rope (Japanese: あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope) is an item introduced in Generation I. It is used to escape a cave or dungeon. It is one of the many items developed by Silph Co.

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Generation I
When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the last Pokémon Center they healed at (or the player's house if they have never healed at a Pokémon Center).

Generation II onward
When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the entrance through which the player entered the cave or dungeon. It cannot be used in and.

The Escape Rope cannot be used to escape from Turnback Cave. Spear Pillar, the Distortion World, and the Hall of Origin are not treated as caves.

Exchange
In Anville Town, on weekends the player can give a man two Escape Ropes in exchange for a Revive.

Other uses
In and, in the Ruins of Alph, the player requires an Escape Rope to open the hidden room in the northeastern chamber. In Pokémon Crystal, item is consumed and the player escapes as normal. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the item is not consumed and the player does not move.

Description

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Acquisition

 * Mt. Moon,, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co.,
 * ,, , and Cinnabar Island Poké Marts
 * Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tin Tower, Whirl Islands, Mt. Silver
 * and Poké Marts; Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store Sometimes purchased by
 * Granite Cave, Abandoned Ship, New Mauville, Team Magma Hideout
 * ,, , Poké Marts; Lilycove Department Store  (Levels 1-60)
 * Mt. Moon,, Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co.,
 * ,, , , Cinnabar Island, , , , , and Trainer Tower Poké Marts
 * Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Solaceon Ruins, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet, Stark Mountain
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Celestic Town, Veilstone Department Store (Levels 1-60)
 * Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Bell Tower, Whirl Islands, Seafoam Islands, Mt. Silver
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store (Levels 1-60)
 * Wellspring Cave
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine (Levels 1-60)
 * Relic Passage, Mistralton Cave, Chargestone Cave, Reversal Mountain,, Wellspring Cave
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie) (Levels 1-60)
 * Shabboneau Castle, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Anistar City,, , Glittering Cave, Reflection Cave,
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge) Lost Hotel  (Levels 1-60)
 * Granite Cave, Trick House, Sea Mauville, New Mauville, Scorched Slab, Team Magma Hideout/Team Aqua Hideout, Seafloor Cavern
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Lilycove Department Store Secret Base ("Pick something up" with ) (Levels 1-60)
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
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 * Wellspring Cave
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine (Levels 1-60)
 * Relic Passage, Mistralton Cave, Chargestone Cave, Reversal Mountain,, Wellspring Cave
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie) (Levels 1-60)
 * Shabboneau Castle, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Anistar City,, , Glittering Cave, Reflection Cave,
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge) Lost Hotel  (Levels 1-60)
 * Granite Cave, Trick House, Sea Mauville, New Mauville, Scorched Slab, Team Magma Hideout/Team Aqua Hideout, Seafloor Cavern
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Lilycove Department Store Secret Base ("Pick something up" with ) (Levels 1-60)
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
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 * Granite Cave, Trick House, Sea Mauville, New Mauville, Scorched Slab, Team Magma Hideout/Team Aqua Hideout, Seafloor Cavern
 * All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Lilycove Department Store Secret Base ("Pick something up" with ) (Levels 1-60)
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
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 * Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila
 * All Poké Marts
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Hurray for Heracross, Bugsy discovered a puzzle while in the Ruins of Alph that read "ESCAPE", prompting him to use an Escape Rope. As a result, the wall collapsed, revealing.

In the TCG


The Escape Rope was introduced as a TCG Pokémon Tool TCG Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the TCG Plasma Storm expansion. It was later reprinted as a TCG Full Art card (Full Art) TCG Secret card in the English TCG Burning Shadows expansion (the Japanese TCG To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow expansion).

The Escape Rope allows each player to switch their Active Pokémon with their Benched Pokémon, with the opponent switching first.

In other languages
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