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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* There is a [[List of glitches in Generation III#Mirage Tower glitch|minor error]] on the second floor above the steps; it shows no rock but the player cannot walk there.
* There is a [[List of glitches in Generation III#Mirage Tower glitch|minor error]] on the second floor above the steps; it shows no rock but the player cannot walk there.
* Mirage Tower is likely a reference to or at least largely inspired by a tower by the same English name which appears in {{wp|Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy}} for the NES. Both towers appear in a desert, are only visible under certain circumstances, and contain a spiral-shaped dungeon. The Mirage Tower in Final Fantasy also contains robotic leftovers from an ancient civilization called the Lufenians, much like the fossils found in Pokémon Emerald, which are the leftovers of ancient Pokémon species.
* Mirage Tower may be inspired by a tower with the same English name that appears in {{wp|Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy}} for the NES. Both towers appear in a desert, are only visible under certain circumstances, and contain a spiral-shaped interior.
* A {{tc|Backpacker}} found in [[Desert Resort]] in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} makes reference to the tower, saying, "The Mirage Tower in a desert of the Hoenn region has disappeared."
* A {{tc|Backpacker}} found in [[Desert Resort]] in {{game|Black and White|s 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2}} makes reference to the tower, saying, "The Mirage Tower in a desert of the Hoenn region has disappeared."


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