Mystery Zone

The Mystery Zone (Japanese: なぞのばしょ Mystery Place) is an area in the Generation IV games that essentially 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. No Pokémon are found in the area; the geography is made predominantly of trees, water, or blank void space. In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the area is itself named as "Mystery Zone", with the location header popping up to display this name when the area is entered, while in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the area is named ----.

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. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the background music is the same theme as Route 29, while in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the music is a slightly off-key version (and perhaps a beta mix of) of the theme of Routes 206, 207, 208, and 221. Sometimes, the background music used in the Underground can also be played.

The Mystery Zone is normally inaccessible, but can be entered by tweaking and the surf glitch. By using the Mystery Zone, the on-field weather conditions can be tricked into not loading or loading incorrectly.

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.

Trivia

• If an egg is hatched in the Mystery Zone, it's hatched location will display as "Mystery Zone".

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