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Artwork of May and Brendan soaring on Mega Latias and Mega Latios respectively

May soaring in the sky

Soaring in the sky (Japanese: 大空 sky) is a location introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is only accessible by use of the Eon Flute and summoning Latios^OR or Latias^AS.

Mechanics

Soaring (Japanese: 天空をとぶ Flying in the sky) can first be accessed after receiving the Eon Flute from Steven Stone. Once the Eon Flute is used, Latias^AS or Latios^OR will come to the the player's side and Mega Evolve. This is regardless to whether or not the Pokémon are present in the player's party, are holding their respective Mega Stones, have been released, or have been transferred or traded away.

While soaring, several wild Flying-type Pokémon may be encountered, as well as special locations known as Mirage spots. Players may also freely travel to any previously visited location, much in the same way as flying.

The Pokémon will remain stationary if it is given no direction. Using the Circle Pad will make it move forwards or backwards or turn. Combining the Circle Pad with other buttons allows the player to perform various aerobatic stunts.

Brendan performing a trick

Maneuver	Description	Button(s)
Pitch upwards	The Pokémon pitches upward, increasing its altitude if it moves forward.	X
Pitch downwards	The Pokémon pitches downward, decreasing its altitude if it moves forward.	Y
Speed up	The Pokémon moves a little faster than its normal pace.	Hold B
Dash	The Pokémon accelerates forward while spinning in an Aileron roll.	↑ + B
Somersault	The Pokémon takes an abrupt nosedive, spinning downward in a corkscrew fashion and then righting itself after completing a 360° loop.	↑ + L
Loop the loop	The Pokémon pitches upwards, inverting itself and the rider in an arch before nosediving and completing a 360° loop.	↑ + R
Brake	The Pokémon pulls back and makes a sudden stop.	↑ to ↓
U-turn	The Pokémon performs an Immelmann turn, pitching upwards and executing a half-loop, with a spin as it levels out, so that it ends up refacing the Hoenn region.	Reaching the map's edge

Landing

Main article: Fly (move) → Outside of battle → Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

As the player passes over locations that are marked on the Hoenn map, they may press the A button to land in that location. This works in the same way and with the same restrictions as Fly does outside of battle. Mainly, this means that a location must have been visited on the ground before it can be landed at. In a few cases, a certain location must be visited before another can be landed at or flown to.

Mirage spots

Artwork of Mirage spots

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

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 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 willl 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%	Blue Shard	Big Mushroom	Big Pearl	Green Shard	Razor Claw
D	~10%	Deep Sea Tooth	Razor Claw	Razor Fang	Deep Sea Scale	Deep Sea Scale
E	~20%	Deep Sea Tooth	Razor Claw	Razor Fang	Deep Sea Scale	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; and at the same time, Crescent Isle may have either a Deep Sea Scale 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:

West of Route 104
West of Dewford Town
North of Route 113
North of Route 124
North of Route 125
South of Pacifidlog Town
South of Route 132
South of Route 134

Mirage Forests

Main article: Mirage Forests

The locations that Mirage Forest can appear are:

West of Route 105
South of Route 109
North of Route 111
West of Route 114
North of Lilycove City
North of Route 124
East of Mossdeep City
South of Route 132

Mirage Caves

Main article: Mirage Caves

The locations that Mirage Cave can appear are:

South of Route 107
North of Fallarbor Town
West of Route 115
North of Fortree City
North of Route 124
Southeast of Route 129
South of Pacifidlog Town
North of Route 132

Mirage Mountains

Main article: Mirage Mountains

The locations that Mirage Mountain can appear are:

West of Route 104
North of Lilycove City
North of Route 125
Northeast of Route 125
East of Route 125
Southeast of Route 129
South of Route 129
South of Route 131

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 upon the day set in 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.

Fabled Cave

Main article: Fabled Cave

The Fabled Cave will appear if the player has a level 100 Pokémon on their team. Reshiram^OR or Zekrom^AS can be found here.

Gnarled Den

Main article: Gnarled Den

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

Trackless Forest

Main article: Trackless Forest

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

Dimensional Rifts

Brendan approaching a rift

Two Dimensional Rifts can appear in the sky above Hoenn, described in-game as "huge gaps". Both rifts appear south of Dewford Town. The first contains Dialga^AS or Palkia^OR and only appears if the player has Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit in their party. The second gap 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 on and in other Mirage spots. After the player has captured Dialga^AS, Palkia^OR, and Giratina, the dimensional gaps will no longer appear.

Storm Clouds

Brendan approaching a cloud

Two black clouds can appear in the sky above Hoenn, both appearing above Fortree City. The first appears if the player has a Castform in their party and it contains Tornadus^OR or Thundurus^AS. The second cloud appears if the player has Tornadus and Thundurus in their party and it contains Landorus. These battles use the battle intro and arena used by the mysterious rings found on and in other Mirage spots. After the player has captured Tornadus^OR, Thundurus^AS, and Landorus, the storm clouds will no longer appear.

Pokémon

Brendan approaching wild Pokémon

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Murkrow

OR

AS

Flocks

45

??%

	Taillow

OR

AS

Flocks

40

??%

	Wingull

OR

AS

Flocks

40

??%

	Pelipper

OR

AS

Flocks

40

??%

	Swablu

OR

AS

Flocks

40

??%

	Drifloon

OR

AS

Flocks

45

??%

	Braviary

OR

AS

Flocks

45

??%

Special Encounter - Dimensional Rifts

	Dialga

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

	Palkia

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

	Giratina

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

Special Encounter - Storm Clouds

	Tornadus

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

	Thundurus

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

	Landorus

OR

AS

Only one

50

One

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

In the manga

Ruby soaring in the sky

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, Ruby soared with Mega Latios and arrived in the Sky Pillar from there.

In other languages