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Dark Hill (Japanese: くらやみのおか Dark Hill) is a future dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. It is unlocked by beating Chasm Cave. It has 15 floors. Since it is located in the future, it cannot be revisited outside of friend rescue and no Pokémon can be recruited inside of this dungeon.

Dark Hill くらやみのおか
Dark Hill
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Basic info
Floors: 15
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: No
Main type: Ghost
Boss: None
Allowances
Recruiting: No
Items: 40*
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 2*
Location
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Gameplay

The floors are ranked E, S and ★1, for purpose of Treasure Boxes and friend rescues.

There are three floor types: small-sized with 2 to 6 rooms (floors 1, 2, 7, 10 and 12), medium-sized with 3 to 8 rooms and a new floor type (floors 6 and 11). The new floor type generates one large vertical room in middle, and three small rooms on each side. There's usually 1-2 starting enemies on floors 1 through 3, 2-3 on floors 4 through 6, and 2-4 on later floors. Each floor has 1-4 items on the floor.

The IQ Booster activates on every even floor. The turn limit is 1000. The enemies in this dungeon have 26IQ, granting them Status Checker IQ skill. There is water in this dungeon, except on floors 1, 4, 7, 10, and 14.

All enemy Pokémon in this dungeon except for Claydol, Dusclops and Gliscor can phase through walls and are capable of using Spite.

Pokémon encountered

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Gastly (Pokémon) Gastly 1-6 30-31 Unrecruitable
Banette (Pokémon) Banette 1-7 30-31 Unrecruitable
Misdreavus (Pokémon) Misdreavus 1-8 30-31 Unrecruitable
Gliscor (Pokémon) Gliscor 1-15 28-31 Unrecruitable
Claydol (Pokémon) Claydol 5-15 30-33 Unrecruitable
Haunter (Pokémon) Haunter 7-11 31-32 Unrecruitable
Dusclops (Pokémon) Dusclops 8-15 31-33 Unrecruitable
Gengar (Pokémon) Gengar 12-15 32-33 Unrecruitable

Items

Item Floors
2-80TD/100S Poké 1-15F
DS Insomniscope 1-15F
DS Scope Lens 1-15F
Def. Scarf 1-15F
DS Patsy Band 1-15F
Pecha Scarf 1-15F
Persim Band 1-15F
Power Band 1-15F
Stamina Band 1-15F
TS Special Band 1-15F
DS Twist Band 1-15F
TS Zinc Band 1-15F
3-4 Gravelerock 1-15F
S Gravelyrock 1-15F
Apple 1-15F
Cheri Berry 1-15F
Oran Berry 1-15F
S Oren Berry 1-15F
Pecha Berry 1-15F
Blast Seed 1-15F
S Dough Seed 1-15F
S Dropeye Seed 1-15F
Heal Seed 1-15F
DS Hunger Seed 1-15F
Pure Seed 1-15F
Reviver Seed 1-15F
Sleep Seed 1-15F
S Slip Seed 1-15F
TS Stun Seed 1-15F
S Reviser Seed 1-15F
S Via Seed 1-15F
TS Vile Seed 1-15F
DS Violent Seed 1-15F
TS Warp Seed 1-15F
DS X-Eye Seed 1-15F
Max Elixir 1-15F
S Mix Elixir 1-15F
DS Aerial Ace 1-15F
TS Attract 1-15F
DS Brick Break 1-15F
Brine 1-15F
TS Bullet Seed 1-15F
TS Calm Mind 1-15F
Dig 1-15F
DS Dive 1-15F
S Dragon Claw 1-15F
Embargo 1-15F
DS Energy Ball 1-15F
DS Explosion 1-15F
TS False Swipe 1-15F
TS Flash 1-15F
DS Focus Blast 1-15F
DS Focus Punch 1-15F
TS Giga Drain 1-15F
Giga Impact 1-15F
Hidden Power 1-15F
Hyper Beam 1-15F
TS Iron Tail 1-15F
TS Light Screen 1-15F
DS Natural Gift 1-15F
Payback 1-15F
Poison Jab 1-15F
DS Protect 1-15F
TS Recycle 1-15F
TS Reflect 1-15F
TS Rest 1-15F
TS Roar 1-15F
TS Rock Slide 1-15F
Roost 1-15F
Safeguard 1-15F
TS Shadow Claw 1-15F
Shock Wave 1-15F
TS SolarBeam 1-15F
Stealth Rock 1-15F
TS Steel Wing 1-15F
Swords Dance 1-15F
DS Taunt 1-15F
DS Thunder Wave 1-15F
Thunderbolt 1-15F
DS Torment 1-15F
Vacuum-Cut 1-15F
DS Water Pulse 1-15F
TS Wide Slash 1-15F
DS All-Hit Orb 1-15F
TS All-Mach Orb 1-15F
TS Blowback Orb 1-15F
DS Decoy Orb 1-15F
Escape Orb 1-15F
TS Evasion Orb 1-15F
DS Foe-Fear Orb 1-15F
TS Foe-Hold Orb 1-15F
DS Foe-Seal Orb 1-15F
Hurl Orb 1-15F
DS Invisify Orb 1-15F
TS Itemizer Orb 1-15F
DS Luminous Orb 1-15F
TS Mobile Orb 1-15F
TS One-Shot Orb 1-15F
TS Petrify Orb 1-15F
TS Quick Orb 1-15F
TS Radar Orb 1-15F
DS Rebound Orb 1-15F
Rollcall Orb 1-15F
TS Scanner Orb 1-15F
TS Slow Orb 1-15F
DS Slumber Orb 1-15F
TS Spurn Orb 1-15F
TS Stayaway Orb 1-15F
TS Switcher Orb 1-15F
DS Totter Orb 1-15F
DS Transfer Orb 1-15F
TS Warp Orb 1-15F

Traps encountered

The game generates 3 to 6 of the following tiles.

Image Trap Appearance %
Chestnut Trap 8.33%T/5%S
Grimy Trap 8.33%T/5%S
Gust Trap 9.09%D/5%S
Poison Trap 9.09%D/5%S
Pokémon Trap 9.09%D/5%S
Selfdestruct Trap 8.34%T/5%S
Slow Trap 8.33%T/5%S
Slumber Trap 9.09%D/5%S
Spin Trap 9.09%D/5%S
Summon Trap 8.34%T/5%S
Trip Trap 8.33%T/9.09%D/5%S
Warp Trap 8.33%T/5%S
Wonder Tile 41.67%T/45.46%D/40%S

Layout

Entrance Alternate tileset
 

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese 暗闇* Kurayami no Oka
French Colline Sombre
German Dunkelhöhle
Italian Colle Oscuro
Korean 캄캄한 어둠의 언덕 Kamkamhan Eodumui Eondeok
Spanish Colina Oscura
Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky
Major locations
Sharpedo BluffTreasure TownKangaskhan StorageKecleon Shop
Marowak DojoChimecho AssemblyWigglytuff's GuildCroagunk's Swap Shop
BeachFogbound LakeHot SpringLuminous SpringPelipper Island
Spinda's CaféSShaymin VillageSSky PeakS
Dungeons
Main story:
Beach CaveDrenched BluffMt. BristleWaterfall CaveApple Woods
Side PathCraggy CoastRock PathMt. HornForest Path
Foggy ForestSteam CaveAmp PlainsNorthern DesertQuicksand Cave
Crystal CaveCrystal CrossingChasm CaveDark HillSealed Ruin
Dusk ForestDeep Dusk ForestTreeshroud ForestBrine CaveHidden Land
Temporal Tower
Postgame story:
Mystifying ForestBlizzard IslandCrevice CaveSurrounded Sea
Miracle SeaAegis CaveMt. TravailThe NightmareSpacial Rift
Dark Crater
Seven Treasures:
Bottomless SeaShimmer DesertMt. AvalancheGiant Volcano
World AbyssSky StairwayMystery Jungle
Misc optional:
Concealed RuinsMarine ResortSerenity RiverLandslide Cave
Lush PrairieTiny MeadowLabyrinth CaveOran Forest
Lake AfarHappy OutlookMt. MistralShimmer HillLost Wilderness
Midnight ForestZero Isle NorthZero Isle EastZero Isle West
Zero Isle SouthFinal Maze
Dungeons exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Postgame story:
Sky Peak Mountain Path
Misc optional:
Zero Isle CenterDestiny TowerOblivion ForestTreacherous WatersSoutheastern IslandsInferno Cave
Special Episodes:
Star CaveMurky ForestEastern CaveFortune RavineSpring Cave
Southern JungleBoulder QuarryLeft Cave PathRight Cave PathLimestone CavernBarren Valley
Dark WastelandSpacial CliffsDark Ice MountainIcicle ForestVast Ice Mountain
Demo only:
Little PlainsMt. ClearChallenge RiverTrial ForestGuiding SeaHidden Shopkeeper Village
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