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Revelation Mountain (Japanese: テンケイ山 Revelation Mountain) is a mountain dungeon with an integral role in the plot of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, and is in fact visited twice within the story, during Chapters 9 and 16, with differences in the Pokémon that are found on both visits. As the mountain is treated as a sacred place that only the chosen may enter, the player cannot revisit this dungeon unless they visit it through Pelipper Island, after clearing said mountain both times. The version of the mountain visited at the island depends on when it was visited during the story.

The secret of Revelation Mountain

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It is regarded as a forbidden and sacred place and to enforce that no one reaches the peak let alone enter the mountain, the Serene Village adults usually have guard duty. Also, it holds a secret that villagers in question seem to be aware of, however they refuse to elaborate about it when asked because it is to keep the spring found at the mountain's peak a secret from evil. Even if one should get by the security to the mountain's peak, they would need to overcome a barrier to access the spring, which can only be broken by a Pokémon that was from the human world.

First Expedition

Nuzleaf gets the idea to visit the mountain as days go by and the idea of waiting for the player to remember something about their past life bore no fruit. Nuzleaf then proceeds to take the player and the partner to the side while elaborating of going to Revelation Mountain in secret, much to the shock of the partner. Despite this, Nuzleaf explains why he's going there: he believes that the mountain is somehow linked to the reason of the player being made from a human to a Pokémon, even if it is just a feeling. However, he does plan to retreat if his plan should start going south. Nuzleaf then invites the duo to tag along, to which they do so.

After completing preparations to go to the mountain, the trio then head off to the entrance. At the gate, Hippopotas is guarding the way. Nuzleaf tells the player and partner that the adults take turns guarding the mountain's entrance, with the player bringing up the question of what to do if that' is the case. Nuzleaf then proceeds to walk up to Hippopotas and tells him that there was a "mistake in guard duty", which Hippopotas buys and happily walks off, giving Nuzleaf and his posse access to the mountain.

Sometime later, after scaling half of mountain, the trio come across yet another gate, but with much fiercer-looking security than Hippopotas, this being a Poliwrath, officers Magnemite, Magneton, and Magnezone, and a Beedrill. The trio soon realize how pointless of a cause it would be to try to fight their way through them, and had no choice but to turn back, the expedition being deemed a failure as no answers were given to the player about their memory.

Back at the village, they express their disappointment and Nuzleaf then has to go tell Hippopotas that the mix-up was a mistake within itself.

Pokémon Encountered

First visit

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Mightyena	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Bagon	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Mismagius	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Scraggy	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Axew	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Pawniard	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Deino	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
	Noibat	1F-7F	??	Unrecruitable
These Pokémon are recruited through the Connection Orb rather than fighting.

Second visit

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Chatot	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Dodrio	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Drifblim	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Escavalier	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Noctowl	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Pidgeotto	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Pidove	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Woobat	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
	Tropius	1F-13F	??	Unrecruitable
These Pokémon are recruited through the Connection Orb rather than fighting.

Trivia

• Revelation Mountain is unique in that it radically alters its Pokémon roster on its second visit. The only other dungeon to do this is Dusk Forest from Explorers of Sky.

Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Key locations
Serene Village • Lively Town • Baram Town • Capim Town • Noe Town • Sahra Town Kecleon Shop • Café Connection • Hawlucha's Slam School • Glorious Gold Expedition Society • Lapras Travel Liner • Voidlands • Tree of Life
Water Continent
Open Pass • Lush Forest • Foreboding Forest • Drilbur Coal Mine • School Forest Glittering Mountain • Nectar Meadow • Poliwrath River • Ancient Barrow Sheer Mountain Range • Gentle Slope Cave • Showdown Mountain • Revelation Mountain Abyssal Badlands • Cave of the Deep • Calm Craggy Area • Reverse Mountain • Purifying Cave Cave of Training • Leafy Highlands • Headwater Hollow • Longfield Cave • Sunbathed Garden Serpentine Mountain Trail • Electric Wasteland • Waterfall Basin Grotto • Bustling Valley Pledge Hill • Rolling Pass • Maze Meadow • Thrash Dungeon • Uprise Range • Stone Field Odd Field • Peewee Meadow
Air Continent
Mystical Forest • Submerged Cave • Prehistoric Ruins • Spring of Resolve • Rough Tunnel Mysterious Plains • Small Sand Dune • Berry Forest • Super Apple Forest • Elegant Gorge Moonlit Cave • Frosty Tree Steps • World Tree • Ghost Island • Yellow Point • Red Point Distress Mountain • Forest of Bounty
Grass Continent
Mystery Jungle • Thorny Shadow Path • Deep Ocean Tunnel • Temple Remains • Sacred Ruins Hidden Cave • Heart Lake • Path of Fallen Leaves • Sunny Spot Hill • Friendly Meadow Abundant Pass • Stealth Cavern • Crystalline Maze • Little Canyon • Spiral Vortex Giant Stone Meadow • Fresh Meadow • Blue Point • Triangle Temple • Sky Ruins Dragon Gate • Magma Chamber • Zero Isle • Freedom Coast
Mist Continent
Lake of Enlightenment • Aurora's Edge • Midnight Sun Gorge • Forest of Fairies Flagstone Cave • Frozen Mountain • Pumpkaboo Forest • Frozen Falls • Gooey Bog Buried Ruins • Clear Lake • Island of Isolation • Meteorite Crater • Cape of Wonders
Sand Continent
Sand Dune of Spirits • Apex Mountain • Stone Tree Mountain • Yellow Sand Labyrinth Valley of Strong Winds • Hall of Magic • Thirsty Desert • Secret Quarry • Holey Meadow • Snowy Cave Sandy Cave • Jewel Road • Fossil Excavation • Isle of Light • Mysterious Geoglyph • Golden Suite
Sea of Wonders
Fire Island Volcano • Road to Primeval Forest • Tree of Life: Roots • Tree of Life: Trunk Prism Bridge • Sea Shrine • Altar of Ice • Altar of Ice: Depths • Ocean Tempest Seafloor Ruins • Island of Storms
Mystery Continent
Destiny Tower • Lake of Mysterious Light • Guidance Ruins
Pelipper Island
Pelipper Dungeon: End • Pelipper Dungeon: Middle • Pelipper Dungeon: Start
Meowth Theater
Meowth in Black • My Fair Misdreavus • For a Few Boldores More • Casameownca • It's a Meownderful Life

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