For the similar monkey-inhabited cave-like location in EarthBound Beginnings, see Ruins of Desert.

The Monkey Cave (タライ・ジャブの穴, The Hole of Tarai Jab) can be found in EarthBound's Dusty Dunes Desert. It is home to many monkeys and a wise man named Talah Rama, and it is here where Ness learns the PSI technique of Teleport α.

Progressing through the caves require giving items to the monkeys which inhabit the cave, most of which can be found within the cave itself. The only items needed from the start are a Skip sandwich, Picnic lunch and the Pencil eraser. A simple method through the caves is to give a Skip sandwich to the monkey in the first room, then a Protein drink to the monkey from there, and a Ruler to the upcoming female monkey, which will give access to a King banana. Then returning to the cave where the Protein drink was given, giving a Pizza to the monkey beside it, then finally giving the King banana to Man K. Man will open the way to Talah Rama.

History

After Ness and Jeff defeat the Mani-Mani Statue in Moonside, Ness gets a call from Apple Kid saying that he had a new invention shipped to them through the Escargo Express "neglected class". After seeing the delivery man, he informs the two that he left the package in a cave in the desert. Ness and Jeff find the cave and enter; inside, they find many monkeys who are blocking the various tunnel entrances. In exchange for permission to move deeper into the cave, the monkeys ask for an array of items like Pizzas and Wet Towels, most of which can be found inside the cave. At the end, they find Talah Rama, who gives them Apple Kid's invention, the Yogurt Dispenser. He then asks a monkey to teach Ness how to Teleport.

Items

Note: most of these items must be given away in order to advance further into the cave

Item		Location
	Bag of dragonite	In a cave accessed from giving a Hamburger to the monkey beside the one who is asking for a King banana
	Brain food lunch	Inside the cave where Talah Rama is found, to the right of the Cup of lifenoodles
	Broken tube	In the cave where both monkeys ask for a Hamburger, the one on the left opens a cave with a trash can containing the item
	Cup of Lifenoodles	Inside the cave where Talah Rama is found, left of the Brain food lunch
	Flame pendant	In the cave where both monkeys ask for a Hamburger, by giving said item to the one on the right
	Fresh Egg (infinite)	In a cave accessible from giving a Pizza to a female monkey
	Hamburger ×3	In the cave accessed from giving a Wet towel In the cave accessed from giving a Protein drink In the cave accessed from Man K. Man, the monkey who asks for a King banana, next to a Picnic lunch
	King banana	In a cave opened by giving the female monkey a Ruler
	Neutralizer	In a cave accessed from giving a monkey an Egg
	Picnic lunch	In a cave accessed from Man K. Man, the monkey who asks for a King banana, next to a Hamburger
	Pizza ×2	Accessed from giving a monkey a Picnic lunch Accessed from giving a Pizza to the monkey beside the one who asks for a Wet towel
	Protein drink	Accessed from giving a Pizza to the monkey beside the one who asks for a Protein drink
	Ruler	Accessed from giving a monkey a Wet towel
	Wet towel	Accessed from giving a monkey Skip sandwich
	Yogurt dispenser	Given by Talah Rama

Enemies

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	Tough Mobile Sprout	8/128 chance of dropping a Sprig of parsley
	Struttin' Evil Mushroom	8/128 chance of dropping a Rust promoter

Maps

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Trivia

• One of the monkeys will ask for a Protein drink, and if refused to be given one will ask "Is it because I'm a kid?". In the Japanese version the item is named the Adult Drink and this line of dialog was likely written before the item was renamed, but went unnoticed afterwards.
• The monkeys that ask for a Hamburger, Pizza, or Skip sandwich will also accept a Double burger, Large pizza, or Skip sandwich DX, respectively.
• Enemies found here will always attempt to run away from the party on the overworld, regardless of levels.