Dusk Forest

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← Sealed Ruin
Dusk Forest
Deep Dusk Forest →
← Temporal Tower
Spacial Cliffs →
Dusk Forest くろのもり
Black Forest
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Basic info
Floors: 8
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: No
Main type: None*
Ghost, Ground*
Boss: None*
Sableye ×6*
Allowances
Recruiting: No
Items: 48
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 3
2
Location

Dusk Forest (Japanese: くろのもり Black Forest) is a future dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Since this is a dungeon that exists in the future, it cannot be revisited outside of a friend rescue, and no Pokémon may be recruited in this dungeon.

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It is unlocked after defeating Spiritomb at the Sealed Ruin. Grovyle will accompany the player in the search for Celebi. When the player first comes across Dusk Forest, the player gets a strange sensation that they have had before which the player later realizes is because Dusk Forest is the future version of Foggy Forest.

In Explorers of Sky, Dusk Forest can be revisited in the Special Episode In the Future of Darkness, and is shortened to seven floors. It ends with Grovyle and Dusknoir being ambushed by six Sableye at the Black Swamp.

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Gameplay

The floors are ranked E and S, for purpose of Treasure Boxes and friend rescues.

The first three floors are medium-sized with 3 to 9 rooms, with the other being large sized, generating 3-14 rooms on floor 5, 3-17 on floors 4, 6 and 8, and 3-18 on floor 7. There is 1-4 items on floors 1-3, 2-5 on floors 4-7 and 3-6 on floor 8. There is usually 2-3 starting enemies on each floor.

The IQ Booster activates on every even floor. The turn limit is 1000. The enemies in this dungeon have 26IQ, granting them Status Checker IQ skill. There is light darkness on floors 7 and 8.

The above also describes this dungeon's Special Episode version, where applicable, though the player cannot be rescued if knocked out during the Special Episode.

Pokémon encountered

Main game

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Jumpluff (Pokémon) Jumpluff 1-8 33-34 Unrecruitable
Mothim (Pokémon) Mothim 1-8 30-31 Unrecruitable
Mismagius (Pokémon) Mismagius 1-8 31-32 Unrecruitable
Gabite (Pokémon) Gabite 1-8 33-34 Unrecruitable
This is the list for the main story.

In the Future of Darkness

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Haunter (Pokémon) Haunter 1-7 34 Unrecruitable
Lickitung (Pokémon) Lickitung 1-7 37 Unrecruitable
Ditto (Pokémon) Ditto 1-7 32 Unrecruitable
Claydol (Pokémon) Claydol 1-7 34 Unrecruitable
Salamence (Pokémon) Salamence 1-7 45 Unrecruitable
Mismagius (Pokémon) Mismagius 1-7 35 Unrecruitable
Hippowdon (Pokémon) Hippowdon 1-7 32 Unrecruitable
Rhyperior (Pokémon) Rhyperior 1-7 40 Unrecruitable
Drifloon (Pokémon) Drifloon 6-7 32 Unrecruitable
This is the list for the Special Episode In the Future of Darkness.

Black Swamp

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Sableye (Pokémon) Sableye End 38 Unrecruitable
This is the boss for the Special Episode In the Future of Darkness.
There are six Sableye as the boss.

Items

Main game

Item Floors
MDBag Poké TDS Sprite.png 2-80TD/100S Poké 1-8F
MDBag Scope TDS Sprite.png DS Insomniscope 1-8F
MDBag Scope Lens Sprite.png DS Scope Lens 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png TS Def. Scarf 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Pecha Scarf 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Persim Band 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Power Band 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Special Band 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Stamina Band 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png DS Twist Band 1-8F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png TS Zinc Band 1-8F
MDBag Iron Thorn RTRB TDS Sprite.png 3-4 Iron Thorn 1-8F
MDBag Apple Sprite.png Apple 1-8F
MDBag Cheri Berry Sprite.png Cheri Berry 1-8F
MDBag Oran Berry Sprite.png Oran Berry 1-8F
MDBag Pecha Berry Sprite.png Pecha Berry 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Blast Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Heal Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png DS Hunger Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Pure Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Reviver Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Sleep Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png TS Stun Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png TS Vile Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png DS Violent Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png TS Warp Seed 1-8F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png DS X-Eye Seed 1-8F
MDBag Health drink Sprite.png Max Elixir 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Aerial Ace 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Attract 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Brick Break 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Brine 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Bullet Seed 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Calm Mind 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Dig 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Dive 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png S Dragon Claw 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Embargo 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Energy Ball 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Explosion 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS False Swipe 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Flash 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Focus Blast 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Focus Punch 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Giga Drain 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Giga Impact 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Hidden Power 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Hyper Beam 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Iron Tail 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Light Screen 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Natural Gift 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Payback 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Poison Jab 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Protect 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Recycle 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Reflect 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Rest 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Roar 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Rock Slide 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Roost 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Safeguard 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Shadow Claw 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Shock Wave 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS SolarBeam 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Stealth Rock 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Steel Wing 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Swords Dance 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Taunt 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Thunder Wave 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Thunderbolt 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Torment 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Vacuum-Cut 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Water Pulse 1-8F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Wide Slash 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS All-Hit Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS All-Mach Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Blowback Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Decoy Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Escape Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Evasion Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Foe-Fear Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Foe-Hold Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Foe-Seal Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Hurl Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Invisify Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Itemizer Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Luminous Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Mobile Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS One-Shot Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Petrify Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Quick Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Radar Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Rollcall Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Scanner Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Slow Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Slumber Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Spurn Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Stayaway Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Switcher Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Totter Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Transfer Orb 1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Warp Orb 1-8F

In the Future of Darkness

Item Floors
MDBag Poké TDS Sprite.png 2-200 Poké 1-7F
MDBag Scope TDS Sprite.png Insomniscope 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Def. Scarf 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Pecha Scarf 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Persim Band 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Power Band 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Special Band 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Stamina Band 1-7F
MDBag Scarf Sprite.png Zinc Band 1-7F
MDBag Gravelerock TDS Sprite.png 3-4 Gravelerock 1-7F
MDBag Iron Thorn RTRB TDS Sprite.png 3-4 Iron Thorn 1-7F
MDBag Apple Sprite.png Apple 1-7F
MDBag Chesto Berry Sprite.png Chesto Berry 1-7F
MDBag Cheri Berry Sprite.png Cheri Berry 1-7F
MDBag Oran Berry Sprite.png Oran Berry 1-7F
MDBag Pecha Berry Sprite.png Pecha Berry 1-7F
MDBag Rawst Berry TDS Sprite.png Rawst Berry 1-7F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Blinker Seed 1-7F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Eyedrop Seed 1-7F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Reviver Seed 1-7F
MDBag Seed Sprite.png Totter Seed 1-7F
MDBag Health drink Sprite.png Max Elixir 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png All-Hit Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png All-Mach Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Decoy Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Escape Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Foe-Fear Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Foe-Hold Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Foe-Seal Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Luminous Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Petrify Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Quick Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Radar Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Scanner Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png See-Trap Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Spurn Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Sunny Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Trapbust Orb 1-7F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Warp Orb 1-7F

Traps encountered

The game will spawn 3 to 6 of these tiles on floors 1 through 6, and 4 to 8 on floors 7 and 8.

Main game

Image Trap Appearance %
Grimy Trap RTRB TDS.png Grimy Trap 9.09%T/5%S
Gust Trap RTRB TDS.png Gust Trap 10%D/5%S
Poison Trap RTRB TDS.png Poison Trap 10%D/5%S
Pokémon Trap RTRB TDS.png Pokémon Trap 10%D/5%S
Selfdestruct Trap RTRB TDS.png Selfdestruct Trap 9.09%T/5%S
Slow Trap RTRB TDS.png Slow Trap 9.09%T/5%S
Slumber Trap RTRB TDS.png Slumber Trap 10%D/5%S
Spin Trap RTRB TDS.png Spin Trap 10%D/5%S
Summon Trap RTRB TDS.png Summon Trap 9.09%T/5%S
Trip Trap RTRB TDS.png Trip Trap 9.09%T/10%D/5%S
Warp Trap RTRB TDS.png Warp Trap 9.09%T/5%S
Wonder Tile RTRB TDS.png Wonder Tile 45.46%T/40%D/45%S

In the Future of Darkness

Image Trap Appearance %
Chestnut Trap RTRB TDS.png Chestnut Trap 6.33%
Explosion Trap RTRB TDS.png Explosion Trap 2.53%
Grimy Trap RTRB TDS.png Grimy Trap 6.33%
Gust Trap RTRB TDS.png Gust Trap 3.17%
Mud Trap RTRB TDS.png Mud Trap 3.16%
PP-Zero Trap RTRB TDS.png PP-Zero Trap 6.33%
Poison Trap RTRB TDS.png Poison Trap 6.33%
Pokémon Trap RTRB TDS.png Pokémon Trap 6.33%
Seal Trap RTRB TDS.png Seal Trap 3.16%
Selfdestruct Trap RTRB TDS.png Selfdestruct Trap 1.90%
Slow Trap RTRB TDS.png Slow Trap 6.33%
Slumber Trap RTRB TDS.png Slumber Trap 7.60%
Spin Trap RTRB TDS.png Spin Trap 5.69%
Trip Trap RTRB TDS.png Trip Trap 3.16%
Warp Trap RTRB TDS.png Warp Trap 6.33%
Wonder Tile RTRB TDS.png Wonder Tile 25.32%

Layout

Entrance Alternate tileset
Dusk Forest entrance TDS.png Dusk Forest Special S.png
Dusk Forest Heights Black Swamp
Dusk Forest Heights TDS.png Black Swamp S.png
 

Trivia

  • The geography of the entrance to this dungeon is very similar to the geography of where Wigglytuff's Guild set up camp for their expedition earlier in the game.
    • This is referenced in the hero's dialogue. When the player reaches camp, the hero notes that it feels like they have been there before. The protagonist later remembers this feeling at Dusk Forest.
  • The alternate tileset used in the second half of the dungeon is the only one that's used in Special Episode.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Forêt Crépuscule
Germany Flag.png German Düsterwald
Italy Flag.png Italian Foresta Oscura
South Korea Flag.png Korean 검은 숲 Geomeun Sup
Spain Flag.png Spanish Bosque Sombrío

Dusk Forest Heights

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese くろのもり おくち Kuro no Mori Okuchi
France Flag.png French Hauteurs Forêt Crépuscule
Germany Flag.png German Düsterwaldhöhen
Italy Flag.png Italian Pendici Oscure
South Korea Flag.png Korean 숲의 돈대 Supui Dondae
Spain Flag.png Spanish Alto Bosque Sombrío

Black Swamp

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese くろのしっちたい Kuro no Sitchi-tai
France Flag.png French Marais Noir
Germany Flag.png German Schwarzsumpf
Italy Flag.png Italian Selva Oscura
Spain Flag.png Spanish Ciénaga Oscura


Locations in Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky
Major locations
Sharpedo BluffTreasure TownKangaskhan StorageKecleon Shop
Marowak DojoChimecho AssemblyWigglytuff's GuildCroagunk's Swap Shop
BeachFogbound LakeHot SpringLuminous SpringPelipper Island
Spinda's CaféSShaymin VillageSSky PeakS
Dungeons
Beach CaveDrenched BluffMt. BristleWaterfall CaveApple Woods
Side PathCraggy CoastRock PathMt. HornForest Path
Foggy ForestSteam CaveAmp PlainsNorthern DesertQuicksand Cave
Crystal CaveCrystal CrossingChasm CaveDark HillSealed Ruin
Dusk ForestDeep Dusk ForestTreeshroud ForestBrine CaveHidden Land
Temporal TowerMystifying ForestBlizzard IslandCrevice CaveSurrounded Sea
Miracle SeaAegis CaveMt. TravailThe NightmareSpacial Rift
Dark CraterConcealed RuinsMarine ResortBottomless SeaShimmer Desert
Mt. AvalancheGiant VolcanoWorld AbyssSky StairwayMystery Jungle
Serenity RiverLandslide CaveLush PrairieTiny MeadowLabyrinth Cave
Oran ForestLake AfarHappy OutlookMt. MistralShimmer Hill
Lost WildernessMidnight ForestZero Isle NorthZero Isle EastZero Isle West
Zero Isle SouthFinal Maze
Dungeons exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Zero Isle CenterDestiny TowerOblivion ForestTreacherous WatersSoutheastern IslandsInferno Cave
Star CaveSky Peak Mountain PathMurky ForestEastern CaveFortune RavineSpring Cave
Southern JungleBoulder QuarryLeft Cave PathRight Cave PathLimestone CavernBarren Valley
Dark WastelandSpacial CliffsDark Ice MountainIcicle ForestVast Ice Mountain
Demo only:
Little PlainsMt. ClearChallenge RiverTrial ForestGuiding SeaHidden Shopkeeper Village
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