Sinister Woods

← Mt. Steel
Sinister Woods
Silent Chasm →
Sinister Woods しい
Dubious Forest
Sinister Woods PMD RTDX.png
Basic info
Floors: 13
Rest stops: No
Traps: NoRB
YesRTDX
Monster Houses: No
Main type: Bug, Grass
Boss: Team Meanies
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: Allowed
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 3
Location
Sinister Woods Map.png

Sinister Woods (Japanese: しい Dubious Forest) is the fourth dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It contains 13 floors.

After completing Mt. Steel, upon completing at least 5 random missions, the player will receive a mission to this dungeon to rescue a Metapod, which culminates in a boss fight against Team Meanies.

Gameplay

Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

Floors 5-7, 11 and 12 in the dungeon are shrouded in darkness, with only two tiles of sight in hallways. There is no chance of finding a Monster House, a Kecleon Shop, or a buried item in this dungeon.

Rescue Team DX

Kecleon Shops can appear in this dungeon.

Pokémon encountered

Generation III

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
  Swinub 1-3 8 10.9%
  Oddish 1-4 7 12%
  Sudowoodo 1-4 7 10.4%
  Sunflora 2-7 8 Unrecruitable
  Sentret 3-6 6 7.3%
  Silcoon 4-6 8 -19%
  Cascoon 4-6 8 -19%
  Shroomish 6-12 9 7.7%
  Linoone 7-9 8 Unrecruitable
  Ledyba 7-10 7 12.1%
  Wooper 8-10 10 11.9%
  Scyther 8-11 10 10%
  Exeggutor 10-12 8 Unrecruitable
  Hoothoot 10-12 6 7%
  Slakoth 10-12 8 11.3%
Team Meanies
  Ekans 13 15 Unrecruitable Boss
  Gengar 13 15 Unrecruitable Boss
  Medicham 13 12 Unrecruitable Boss
Team Meanies appear only the first time player clears the dungeon.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
  Swinub 1-3 11 14.4%
  Oddish 1-4 11 14.4%
  Sudowoodo 1-4 12 14.4%
  Sunflora 2-8 12 14.4%
  Sentret 3-6 11 14.4%
  Silcoon 4-6 12 14.4%
  Cascoon 4-6 11 14.4%
  Bonsly 5-12 12 8.2%
  Shroomish 6-12 11 14.4%
  Ledyba 7-9 11 14.4%
  Linoone 7-9 20 14.4%
  Exeggutor 7-12 12 14.4%
  Scyther 7-12 11 14.4%
  Hoothoot 7-12 11 14.4%
  Slakoth 10-12 11 14.4%
Fainted Pokémon
  Paras 2-12 13 100%
  Growlithe 2-12 13 100%
  Farfetch'd 2-12 13 100%
  Yanma 2-12 13 100%
  Teddiursa 2-12 13 100%
  Magby 2-12 15 100%
  Poochyena 2-12 13 100%
Team Meanies
  Ekans 13 13 Unrecruitable Boss
  Gengar 13 15 Unrecruitable Boss
  Medicham 13 13 Unrecruitable Boss
Strong Foe
  Ampharos 3, 7-9, 11-12 30 Unrecruitable
-6.4% 
Team Meanies appear only the first time player clears the dungeon.
Shiny Ampharos can only be recruited using a Friend Bow.
Bonsly will only spawn after reaching the Bronze rank.

Items

Generation III

Item Floors
  4-118 Poké 1-12F
  Apple 1-12F
  Blue Gummi 1-12F
  Brown Gummi 1-12F
  Clear Gummi 1-12F
  Gold Gummi 1-12F
  Grass Gummi 1-12F
  Green Gummi 1-12F
  Orange Gummi 1-12F
  Pink Gummi 1-12F
  Sky Gummi 1-12F
  White Gummi 1-12F
  Yellow Gummi 1-12F
  Cheri Berry 1-12F
  Oran Berry 1-12F
  Pecha Berry 1-12F
  Rawst Berry 1-12F
  Blast Seed 1-12F
  Reviver Seed 1-12F
  Max Elixir 1-12F
  Blowback Orb 1-12F
  Escape Orb 1-12F
  Hurl Orb 1-12F
  Luminous Orb 1-12F
  Radar Orb 1-12F
  Scanner Orb 1-12F
  Switcher Orb 1-12F
  Warp Orb 1-12F

Generation VIII

Sinister Woods

Item Floors
  10-50 Poké 1-12F
  Apple 1-12F
  Big Apple 1-12F
  Cheri Berry 1-12F
  Oran Berry 1-12F
  Pecha Berry 1-12F
  Rawst Berry 1-12F
  Blast Seed 1-12F
  Sleep Seed 1-12F
  Tiny Reviver Seed 1-12F
  Max Ether 1-12F
  2-4 Confuse Wand 1-12F
  2-4 Petrify Wand 1-12F
  3-5 Slow Wand 1-12F
  2-4 Slumber Wand 1-12F
  2-3 Tunnel Wand 1-12F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
  Apple 1-12F
  Big Apple 1-12F
  Cheri Berry 1-12F
  Oran Berry 1-12F
  Pecha Berry 1-12F
  Rawst Berry 1-12F
  Blast Seed 1-12F
  Sleep Seed 1-12F
  Tiny Reviver Seed 1-12F
  Max Ether 1-12F
  All Power-Up Orb 1-12F
  Foe-Hold Orb 1-12F
  Foe-Seal Orb 1-12F
  Petrify Orb 1-12F
  Slow Orb 1-12F
  Slumber Orb 1-12F
  Totter Orb 1-12F
  Trawl Orb 1-12F
  Wigglytuff Orb 1-12F

Traps encountered

Generation VIII

Note: The percentages are calculated from trap frequencies observed across 18 dungeon runs involving a total of 406 traps. Confidence intervals are given at a 95% confidence level.

Image Trap Floor 1-12
  Slumber Trap 46.6 ± 6.0 %
  Spiky Trap 25.4 ± 4.4 %
  Spin Trap 26.6 ± 5.4 %
  Warp Trap 1.5 ± 0.9 %
Warp Trap is visible at the start of floor.


Bosses

Generation VIII

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Reason: needs Ekans' ability
 
Types:
Ghost Poison
Ability:
Cursed Body
Held item:
None
Gengar Lv.15
HP: 298
Night Shade
Ghost Special
Shadow Punch
Ghost Physical
Lick
Ghost Physical
Hypnosis
Psychic Status
 
Type:
Poison Unknown
Ability:
?
Held item:
None
Ekans Lv.13
HP: 149
Leer
Normal Status
Poison Sting
Poison Physical
Wrap
Normal Physical
Bite
Dark Physical
 
Types:
Fighting Psychic
Ability:
Pure Power
Held item:
None
Medicham Lv.13
HP: 149
Confusion
Psychic Special
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Special
Feint
Normal Physical
Meditate
Psychic Status

Layout

Entrance Clearing Interior
III      
VIII      
 

In other languages

Language Title
  French Bois Sinistre
  German Finsterforst
  Italian Bosco Oscuro
  Korean 괴상한 숲 Goesanghan sup
  Spanish Bosque Tétrico


Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, and Rescue Team DX
Major locations
Friend Areas/Rescue team campsTeam BasePokémon SquareKecleon Shop
Kangaskhan StorageMakuhita DojoWhiscash PondLuminous CaveHill of the Ancients
Dungeons
Tiny WoodsThunderwave CaveMt. SteelSinister WoodsSilent Chasm
Mt. ThunderGreat CanyonLapis CaveRock PathMt. BlazeSnow Path
Frosty ForestMt. FreezeMagma CavernSky TowerUproar Forest
Howling ForestStormy SeaSilver TrenchMeteor CaveFiery Field
Lightning FieldNorthwind FieldMt. FarawayWestern CaveNorthern Range
Pitfall ValleyBuried RelicWish CaveMurky CaveDesert Region
Southern CavernWyvern HillSolar CaveDarknight RelicGrand Sea
Waterfall PondUnown RelicJoyous TowerFar-Off SeaPurity Forest
Oddity CaveRemains IslandMarvelous SeaFantasy Strait
Unknown DungeonRB
Illusory GrottoRTDX
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