A secret base in Gen. III
A Secret Base is a hideout where the player can rest and resupply. Secret Bases first appear in Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version. The player can have only one secret base at a time, and a PC can be used to furnish the secret base and make it more appealing.
Appearances
Games
Generation III
In Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version and Pokémon Emerald Version, secret bases can be created out of trees with vines hanging down, out of indents in certain walls and oval shaped bushes, but at first, you will not be able to make a base. After talking to a Trainer on Route 111 near a tree capable of being turned into a base, he will give the player Secret Power, enabling you to create secret bases.
Generation IV
In Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version and Pokémon Platinum Version, secret bases can be created in the underground after receiving a Digger Drill from the Old man in Eterna City. Then you can trade spheres for more Digger Drills in the Sinnoh Underground.
Generation VI
Secret bases return in now called Super Secret Bases. Everything from the previous Pokémon game secret bases return. You are able to share your secret bases using Street Pass or QR Codes. You can also make people your, "Secret Pals" if you visit another persons base. You can battle, share decorations, Pokémon Eggs, and even level up Pokémon together. Capture the flag also returns.
Anime
Secret bases make their first appearance in the anime in the episode "A Three Team Scheme!".
