A Staff Cavern, or Magic Cave, is one of many underground locations where Fox can learn new abilities for a new ability for Krystal's Staff to use. The only way to gain those upgrades are around the planet of Dinosaur Planet is inside these Magic Caves. The Magic Caves either contain a new Staff ability or an energy meter upgrade. In total there are 7 Staff Caverns upgrades as well as 3 energy meter upgrades. The ability upgrades are essential to play the game, but the energy meter upgrades are not, but some staff ability upgrades may not work on smaller energy meters, particularly the original one.