All Secrets and Easter Eggs in Pokémon Infinite Fusion (Complete Guide)

Pokémon Infinite Fusion is full of secrets most players walk straight past. Secret starters unlock when you type a specific name at the start of the game. A hidden garden sits just east of Route 1, but you can lock yourself out of it permanently in the first hour of play. A cave in Rock Tunnel holds a Zelda tribute and a free Honedge. A shady black market opens in Celadon City at night. And a Level 100 Mewtwo/Shroomish fusion exists in Cerulean Cave with odds so low most players will never see it. This guide collects every secret and easter egg in the game, with exact steps for each, so you can stop missing them.

Quick note: pokemon-infinitefusions.site is an unofficial fan guide. We are not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, or the creators of Pokémon Infinite Fusion. Game version covered: 6.7.2. Secret details come from the community wiki; minor details can change between versions.

Your Name Chooses Your Starter: the Name-Based Secrets

The very first secret in the game triggers before you leave Pallet Town. When Professor Oak asks for your name, typing certain names gives you special starters and cosmetic unlocks instead of the normal selection screen.

Secret starter Pokémon by player name

These names replace the normal starter choice for both you and your rival:

• Ash: you get Pikachu, and your rival gets Eevee.
• Gary: you get Eevee, and your rival gets Pikachu.
• God: you get Bidoof, and your rival gets an Omanyte/Arceus fusion.
• ?: both starters are fully random.
• Schrroms: you get a Poliwag/Machamp fusion, and your rival gets the reversed Machamp/Poliwag.

One thing to know: in Remix Mode the name tricks behave differently. The rival always gets Dratini regardless of the name you enter, so pick your name for your own starter and not for the rival matchup.

Name-based hats and hairstyles

Names also unlock cosmetics. Ash gives you the Partner Cap and Frogman gives you the Frog Hat, both claimable at the start. Certain names also unlock unique hairstyles when you pick the matching gender: Brock unlocks Short, Neat Spikes, Gary unlocks Front Spikes, and Misty unlocks the Spiky Side Pigtail style. If you care about character customization, it is worth planning your name before you start. Our Infinite Fusion dex is handy for checking which starters you want to work with long-term.

How to reroll randomized starters without restarting

Playing with randomized starters and hate what you got? You do not have to restart the run. Interact with the plant next to the table in Oak’s Lab six times and the game rerandomizes your starters. This is one of the most useful secrets in the game for randomizer fans, and almost nobody finds it by accident. For more on randomization, see our randomizer mode setup guide.

The Secret Garden: the Most Missable Location in the Game

The Secret Garden sits east of Route 1, right next to the starting area, and it contains rare Pokémon and useful items. The catch is that it only unlocks if you defeat your rival on Route 22 the first time, and that rival fight is only available before you beat the first gym.

This makes the Secret Garden genuinely missable. The Route 22 rival battle is optional. If you walk straight to Pewter City and beat Brock first, the rival disappears from Route 22 and the garden stays locked for the rest of that save file. If you are starting fresh, go fight the rival on Route 22 before challenging Brock. It costs you ten minutes and it opens a whole area.

What makes the garden worth it: besides rare encounters and useful items, a Rockruff egg was added to the Secret Garden in version 6.0, giving you access to one of the more popular newer Pokémon far earlier than you would expect. It is an excellent early hunting spot for fusion material, and you can plan your catches with the fusion tool before you commit DNA splicers.

Old Man’s Cave in Rock Tunnel: a Zelda Tribute With a Free Honedge

Deep in Rock Tunnel there is a ladder in the southwest part of B1F that leads somewhere unexpected. Climb it and you exit into a small canyon that leads to a tiny cave. Inside is an old man who tells you, “It’s dangerous to go alone!”

This is a direct quote from the 1986 Legend of Zelda, and the tribute goes further: the old man hands you a Level 10 Honedge, which parallels the wooden sword Link receives from the old man in Zelda. Honedge is a solid Steel/Ghost addition to any team at the point in the game where you reach Rock Tunnel, and it arrives at a perfect level to start training. It is a free gift with real battle value, not just a joke reference.

The Celadon Black Market: What Opens After Dark

Celadon’s café looks innocent during the day. The gentleman gives you the Coin Case, the barista sells coffee, and Super Nerd Miguel battles you for your choice of the Skull or Armor fossil (see our fossil Pokémon guide for the full breakdown). But come back at night and the café changes. The flower pots at the top of the room are gone, the place is dark and deserted, and the door they were blocking now leads somewhere new: the black market.

In the black market, Team Rocket sells randomized fusions. This is a genuine shop for fusions you would otherwise have to build yourself with DNA splicers, and it is the only place in the game that works this way. The critical warning: fusions bought from the black market cannot be unfused. Whatever combination you buy is permanent, so check what you are getting with the fusion calculator before you spend your money. A bad purchase here is a bad purchase forever.

While you are in Celadon, check the trash near the game creator for a free Rare Candy. The developers left their calling card in the garbage, and it is one of the funniest item placements in the game.

Hidden Teleports Most Players Never Find

Two spots in Kanto hide invisible teleport tiles that look like nothing at all:

• Route 1: in the upper right part of the route there is a patch of four flowers. Stand on the tile just below them and press the action key. You teleport to the left side of the map, skipping a chunk of walking.
• Lavender Town gate: in the southern gate leading to Route 12, you can walk behind the right-side counter. Press the action key at the very bottom and a dialog box says “Secret Teleport,” bouncing you to the opposite side. Speak to the guard and he replies “u wot m8?” while you get teleported around the room several times, ending up in the middle. Pure comedy, zero practical value, and entirely missable.

Trainers Who Are Secretly Pop-Culture References

Several NPC trainers are jokes, references, or both, and the game never tells you. Here are the best ones:

• Lass Kay (Celadon Gym): a reference to the “Be strong for mother” Pokémon meme. Her only Pokémon is a Weepinbell/Doduo fusion like the one in the comic, and she says “Be strong, my Pokémon. Be strong for mother!” before the battle.
• Biker Maurice (Route 18): a Sonic the Hedgehog reference. Maurice was Sonic’s middle name in the Archie comics, his opening line is “Gotta go fast!”, and his Lanturn/Sandslash fusion matches Sonic’s blue color scheme and hedgehog shape. His defeat quote is “That’s no good.”
• Swimmer Ariel (Route 20): named after the Little Mermaid. Her team is a Kingler (Sebastian) and a Pikaking (Flounder), and after the battle she says “I just want to dive down under the sea!”
• Cool Trainer Jasper (Route 23): a Steven Universe reference. Their pre-battle line, “Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak Pokémon stronger!” mirrors Jasper’s dialogue from the show, with “gems” swapped for “Pokémon.” Fittingly, Jasper uses no fusions at all.
• Crush Girl Penelope (Route 23): a Pokémon Go joke. She asks “Which team are you? Mystic, Valor or Instinct?” and after losing says “I kept trying to tap the screen to attack, but it wasn’t working!”
• Scientist Frisk (Pokémon Mansion): an Undertale reference. His Pokémon are nicknamed Chara and Gaster, and after the battle he says “Watching you battle like this… It fills me with determination.”
• Jessie and James (Mt. Ember): the Team Rocket duo from the anime. Jessie uses a Lickitung/Arbok fusion and James uses a Weezing/Victreebel fusion, matching their anime teams.
• Cool Trainer Jenny (Victory Road): a deep-cut anime reference to “The Ghost of Maiden’s Peak,” where a Gastly creates the illusionary fusion Venustoise. Jenny uses a real Venusaur/Blastoise fusion and says “I’ve got both a Venusaur and a Blastoise, and just for fun, I combined them into one super-Pokémon.” After losing she says “This is no illusion.”
• Delivery Man Klaus (Ice Mountains): a Santa Claus reference hidden in a corner of the Ice Mountains. All his Pokémon are Christmas-themed fusions. Beat him and he gives you a Festive Hat, then leaves a single Red Scarf in his place.
• Pinkan Island trainer pairs: depending on which side you are on, you fight a Team Rocket grunt or a police officer, and some pairings are named references: Ellen/Ripley (Alien), Clifford/Rufus (Clifford the Big Red Dog), and Michael/Jackson.

Rare Encounters and Oddities Hiding in Plain Sight

The 0.1% Cerulean Cave encounter: “Mewish”

When you climb the ladder to 3F of Cerulean Cave, there is a 0.1% chance that you enter an alternate version of the floor instead. In this version, the static Mewtwo encounter is replaced by a Level 100 fusion of Mewtwo and Shroomish, and the floor has other strong wild encounters that do not appear in the normal version. At 1 in 1000 odds, almost nobody sees this naturally, which is exactly why it belongs on a secrets list.

The Cool Dino you cannot catch

On B1F of the Goldenrod Department Store there is a Tyrantrum promotional stand sprite. Interact with it and you battle a Level 50 “Cool Dino.” It is typeless, cannot be caught, and has 500 base HP, Defense, and Special Defense, which makes it extremely grindy to take down. It only knows Recycle and Happy Hour, so it cannot hurt you (unless it resorts to Struggle), and the recommended approach is using Spite or the Pressure ability to drain its moves. Beating it is pure bragging rights.

Your trainer card holds different items in different places

Open your trainer card in different locations and your character holds different items: an alarm clock at home, a coin at most Poké Marts, an egg at the Day Care and Celadon Café, a Magikarp at the Fishing Guru’s hut, a skull on Pokémon Tower 1F, a safari ball in the Safari Zone, and a banana on Bond Bridge, among others. It is a tiny detail that rewards players who actually open the trainer card menu.

Slowpoke Tail evolves Shellder into a fusion

Using the Slowpoke Tail item on a Shellder evolves it into a Slowbro/Shellder fusion. This is a fusion-specific evolution method that works like the classic Slowpoke mechanic but produces a fused result, and the game never explains it.

Date-Locked Hats and Joke Dialogue

On specific dates, the hat sellers in any Poké Mart give out free hats: a Clown Nose on April 1st and a Festive Hat on December 24th-25th. If you play on those dates, remember to visit a Mart.

For pure jokes, interact with the game console in your bedroom in Pallet Town. It displays the line “It’s a PS5! Take that, Nintendo!” The developers were not subtle about which hardware they prefer.

Where to Verify These Secrets

Every secret in this guide is documented on the community wiki’s Secrets and Easter eggs page, which is maintained by players and updated as new versions add more. For route-by-route walkthrough coverage of areas like the Secret Garden and Rock Tunnel, the community walkthrough follows the story in order. Celadon-specific details, including the café’s day and night states, are on the wiki’s Celadon City page.

Secrets and Easter Eggs: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I unlock the Secret Garden after beating Brock?

No. The rival fight on Route 22 is only available before the first gym, and the Secret Garden unlocks only by winning that fight. If you already beat Brock, the garden stays locked for the rest of that save file. You would need to start a new game to access it.

Do the name-based starters work in every mode?

Mostly, but Remix Mode changes the rival’s starter to Dratini regardless of your name. The player-side name starters still apply. Note that you need to enter the name exactly, including capitalization shown in the lists above.

Can I catch the Cool Dino in Goldenrod?

No. The Cool Dino is typeless and uncatchable, and the battle is purely optional. Beating it earns you nothing but the satisfaction of taking down a 500-defense punching bag.

Are black market fusions worth buying?

They can be, if you know exactly what you are buying, because the black market sells randomized fusions you would otherwise have to build yourself. But they can never be unfused, so a bad purchase is permanent. Always preview the fusion in the fusion calculator before spending money there.

What is the rarest secret in Pokémon Infinite Fusion?

By pure odds, the alternate Cerulean Cave 3F with the Level 100 Mewtwo/Shroomish fusion at 0.1% is the rarest encounter in the game. By missability, the Secret Garden wins: one optional early fight decides whether you ever see it.

Start Hunting Secrets in Your Own Run

The Pokémon Infinite Fusion secrets above cover everything from name-based starters to the Celadon black market, but the game rewards exploration constantly. If you have not installed the latest version yet, download Pokémon Infinite Fusion and start a fresh save with a secret name to see the name tricks in action. Then plan your secret-hunting team with the team builder and check which fusions your new catches can make. New secrets are still being found by the community, so keep an eye on the wiki and on this site for updates.