Mystery Zone

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style="text-align:right; background: #Template:Route color light; " | Location:	Throughout Sinnoh, Johto and Kanto
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Location of Mystery Zone in Sinnoh.
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The Mystery Zone (Japanese: なぞのばしょ Mystery Place^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}, ----^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}) is an area in the Generation IV games that serves as "filler space" between normally accessible outdoor and indoor areas. It exists all around Sinnoh, to facilitate the precise entry into the Underground, which has tunnels that travel under areas where no routes or cities exist.

Geography

The geography is made predominantly of trees, water, or blank void space. The area itself is named "Mystery Zone", with the location header popping up to display this name when the area is entered. No Pokémon or items are found in the Mystery Zone.

Access

The Mystery Zone is normally inaccessible, but can be entered by means of tweaking and the surf glitch.

Music

In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the music is a slightly off-key version of the theme of Routes 206, 207, 208, 220 and 221; in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the background music is the theme of Route 29. Sometimes, the background music used in the Underground may also be played.

Glitches caused

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, the menu cannot be opened, and the touchscreen menu cannot be used, however a registered key item can be used to refresh the graphics in the area at any time.

When walking through mountainous terrain in the Mystery Zone, the player may become hidden by the terrain. The screen may also appear to zoom in as one enters the zone. Walking too far into the Mystery Zone will cause a game freeze.

By using the Mystery Zone, the on-field weather conditions can be tricked into not loading or loading incorrectly.

Occasionally, the game can be tricked into thinking you are somewhere you are not while in the Mystery Zone, such as displaying the Turnback Cave title and starting to display fog while the floor remains black and the map says you are on Route 221.
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