Pokémon X and Y/Connecting Cave

'''The Connecting Cave marks the border between Central Kalos and Coastal Kalos. The path to Cyllage City, where you can get your next gym badge, is currently blocked, so you have to take an alternate route around it. Don't be alarmed by its other name, the Zubat Roost, as Zubats aren't any more common than the rest of the Pokémon you can find here.'''

To Route 8
The southern section of Connecting Cave is a straight line to Route 8, which leads to Ambrette Town. There are no items or trainers here, so the most you can do is capture the new Pokémon here. The lone scientist here will heal your Pokémon completely if you talk to her, so you don't have to return to Camphrier Town if your Pokémon are wounded.

Shortcut to Cyllage
The northern section of Connecting Cave is initially a dead end, as there is a gap preventing anyone coming from the east to cross. It is still worth visiting early on, as there is a trainer you can fight.


 * Pokémon Breeder Mercy
 * Ducklett (Lv. 12)
 * Pikachu (Lv. 12)
 * Litleo (Lv. 12)
 * Oddish (Lv. 12)
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There is a cave entrance in Cyllage City that takes you to the west side of upper Connecting Cave. You can create a useful shortcut after beating the Cyllage Gym and obtaining the Strength HM. Upon entering from the Cyllage side, you can push a stone in front of you to fill a gap, letting you cross over to obtain TM40 Aerial Ace. It's a Flying-type move that deals average damage, but has the advantage of never missing.

Go south and east to get to the gap that separated Cyllage City and Route 7. Push the stone there with Strength to bridge the gap. Talk to the backpacker to get TM21 Frustration. This move gains power the less Happiness the user has. It can potentially hit harder than any of your Pokémon's moves at max power, but keeping your Pokémon unhappy constantly is not as easy as it sounds, and the problems from doing so outweigh the benefits the move provides.

Items

 * TM40 Aerial Ace: Across a gap near the Cyllage City exit (requires Strength).
 * TM21 Frustration: Talk to the backpacker near the stone block.