Mirage spot

Mirage spots (Japanese: マボロシの場所 Phantom location) are a strange phenomenon which occur throughout the Hoenn region in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Many are random and spontaneous, while others may only be found when in possession of certain Pokémon. These anomalies can manifest themselves in several ways, including Dimensional Rifts, Storm Clouds, and the appearance of entire islands and other landmasses.

Artwork of Mirage spots
The approximate locations of all Mirage spots. Mirage Caves, Forests, Islands, Mountains, and Crescent Isle are marked by brown, green, blue, red, and white circles (respectively), while other Mirage spots are marked by yellow rings.

Mysterious portals lie in the heart of many of these spots. If interacted with, a Legendary Pokémon will emerge from the portal, initiating battle with the player.

Once every 24 hours, a daily Mirage spot will appear in Hoenn. The player can also encounter more through StreetPass. At the end of a day, all current Mirage spots will fade away.

Most Mirage spots are marked by a glowing red beacon floating over the location when the player is soaring in the sky on Latios/Latias. This marker is always present for daily Mirage spots, but for conditional Mirage spots (aside from Dimensional Rifts and Storm Clouds), this marker will disappear once all Legendary Pokémon at the location have been captured. The disappearance of this marker does not prevent those locations from being visited if their conditions are met, however.

Daily Mirage spots

In the daily Mirage spot that naturally appears in the player's game, there will always be a hidden item; if a Mirage spot is received from StreetPass, it will not have a hidden item. Furthermore, while it is possible for a hidden item to regenerate on another day if a Mirage spot was naturally received (so long as the area can be refreshed without leaving the Mirage spot), this will not happen on a Mirage spot that was received by StreetPass.

On each type of daily Mirage spot, there are several possible items that can be hidden. The item that is present is controlled by a "slot" variable that applies to all daily Mirage spots. The hidden item slots for each daily Mirage spot correspond to the rows shown below.

Slot Rate Mirage Caves Mirage Forests Mirage Islands Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle
A ~40%   Red Shard   Tiny Mushroom   Pearl   Yellow Shard   Heart Scale
B ~20%   Blue Shard   Big Mushroom   Big Pearl   Green Shard   Deep Sea Tooth
C ~10%   Razor Claw
D ~10%   Deep Sea Tooth   Razor Claw   Razor Fang   Deep Sea Scale   Deep Sea Scale
E ~20%   Razor Fang

So, if one Mirage Mountain has a Green Shard on a given day, so will any other Mirage Mountain, and any Mirage Cave will have a Blue Shard; at the same time, Crescent Isle may have either a Deep Sea Tooth or a Razor Claw. The item that the player receives when they pick up the hidden item is determined solely by the current day's slot; that is, if the player saves before the hidden item at a Mirage Mountain one day when the item is a Green Shard, if they load that save again on the next day, they may pick up a Yellow Shard instead.

Mirage Islands

Main article: Mirage Islands

The locations that Mirage Island can appear are:

Mirage Forests

Main article: Mirage Forests

The locations that Mirage Forest can appear are:

Mirage Caves

Main article: Mirage Caves

The locations that Mirage Cave can appear are:

Mirage Mountains

Main article: Mirage Mountains

The locations that Mirage Mountain can appear are:

Crescent Isle

Main article: Crescent Isle

Cresselia can be found on Crescent Isle.

Conditional Mirage spots

Pathless Plain

Main article: Pathless Plain

The Pathless Plain will only appear if the player has three Pokémon with maxed EVs in their party. Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion can be found here depending on the day set on the 3DS.

Nameless Cavern

Main article: Nameless Cavern

The Nameless Cavern will only appear if the player has three Pokémon with max friendship in their party. Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit can be found here, depending on the time of day set on the 3DS.

Fabled Cave

Main article: Fabled Cave

The Fabled Cave will appear if the player has a Level 100 Pokémon on their team. ReshiramOR/ZekromAS can be found here.

Gnarled Den

Main article: Gnarled Den

The Gnarled Den will appear if the player has Reshiram and Zekrom in their party. Kyurem can be found here.

Trackless Forest

Main article: Trackless Forest

The Trackless Forest will only appear if the player has Ho-Oh or Lugia in their party. Raikou, Entei, and Suicune can be found here depending on the time set on the 3DS.

Dimensional Rifts

 
Brendan approaching a rift

Two Dimensional Rifts[1] can appear in the sky above Hoenn, described in-game as "huge gaps". Both rifts appear south of Dewford Town. The first contains DialgaAS/PalkiaOR, and only appears if the player has Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf in their party. The second contains Giratina, and only appears if the player has Dialga and Palkia in their party. These battles use the battle intro and visual location used by the mysterious rings found at other Mirage spots. After the player has captured DialgaAS/PalkiaOR and Giratina, the dimensional rifts will no longer appear.

Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 
Types:
Steel Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  None  
Dialga Lv.50
Aura Sphere
Fighting Special
Iron Tail
Steel Physical
Roar of Time
Dragon Special
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
 
Types:
Water Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  None  
Palkia Lv.50
Aura Sphere
Fighting Special
Aqua Tail
Water Physical
Spacial Rend
Dragon Special
Hydro Pump
Water Special
 
Types:
Ghost Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  None  
Giratina Lv.50
Aura Sphere
Fighting Special
Shadow Claw
Ghost Physical
Shadow Force
Ghost Physical
Hex
Ghost Special

Storm Clouds

 
Brendan approaching a cloud

Two Storm Clouds[1] can appear in the sky above Hoenn, described in-game as "black clouds". Both appear above Fortree City. The first contains TornadusOR/ThundurusAS, and only appears if the player has Castform in their party. The second cloud contains Landorus, and only appears if the player has Tornadus and Thundurus in their party. These battles use the battle intro and arena used by the mysterious rings found at other Mirage spots. After the player has captured TornadusOR/ThundurusAS and Landorus, the storm clouds will no longer appear.

Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 
Type:
Flying Unknown
Ability:
Prankster
Held item:
  None  
Tornadus Lv.50
Extrasensory
Psychic Special
Agility
Psychic Status
Air Slash
Flying Special
Crunch
Dark Physical
 
Types:
Electric Flying
Ability:
Prankster
Held item:
  None  
Thundurus Lv.50
Heal Block
Psychic Status
Agility
Psychic Status
Discharge
Electric Special
Crunch
Dark Physical
 
Types:
Ground Flying
Ability:
Sand Force
Held item:
  None  
Landorus Lv.50
Extrasensory
Psychic Special
Swords Dance
Normal Status
Earth Power
Ground Special
Rock Slide
Rock Physical

Trivia

  • TV Mauville has a show called Mirage Detection Unit featuring a forgetful explorer who has encountered Mirage spots near Hoenn.
  • The mysterious portals resemble the rings used by Hoopa. These portals have also made an appearance in Pokémon GO for Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 2 and for Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title
  French Mirage
  German Wundersame Orte
  Italian Zone miraggio
  Korean 환상의 장소 Phantom location
  Spanish Paraje Espejismo

References


Hoenn
               
Settlements
Littleroot TownOldale TownPetalburg CityRustboro CityDewford TownSlateport CityMauville CityVerdanturf Town
Fallarbor TownLavaridge TownFortree CityLilycove CityMossdeep CitySootopolis CityPacifidlog TownEver Grande City
Battle FrontierBattle Resort
Routes
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Landmarks
Petalburg WoodsRusturf TunnelIsland CaveGranite CaveAbandoned ShipSea MauvilleOceanic Museum
Seaside Cycling RoadTrick HouseMauville Game CornerNew MauvilleTrainer HillDesert RuinsMirage TowerFiery Path
Jagged PassMt. ChimneyDesert UnderpassMeteor FallsWeather InstituteScorched SlabAncient TombSafari ZoneMt. Pyre
Lilycove MuseumShoal CaveTeam Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (LilycoveJagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space CenterSeafloor Cavern
Cave of OriginMirage IslandSky PillarVictory RoadPokémon LeagueSealed ChamberArtisan CaveAltering CaveSouthern Island
Marine CaveTerra CaveContest HallBattle MaisonBattle TowerBattle TentSecret IsletSecret MeadowSecret Shore
Mirage spots

Mirage CavesMirage ForestsMirage IslandsMirage Mountains
Crescent IsleFabled CaveGnarled DenNameless CavernPathless PlainTrackless Forest

Access to
Birth IslandFaraway IslandNavel RockSky


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