Shimmer Desert

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Shimmer Desert かげろうのさばく
Shimmer Desert
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Basic info
Floors: 10
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: Yes
Main type: Ground
Boss: Groudon
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: Allowed
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 4
Location

Shimmer Desert (Japanese: かげろうのさばく Shimmer Desert) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky located in the Arid Area. Groudon guards the Terra Cymbal at Shimmer Desert Pit (Japanese: かげろうのさばく おくち).

Password

In Explorers of Time and Darkness, Wonder Mail password is the only way to unlock this dungeon; in Explorers of Sky, it can be unlocked via Spinda's Café. Once the player has cleared Crevice Cave and obtained Secret Rank, the following codes can unlock this dungeon.

Version Password
Explorers of Time & Darkness #&S6 NY2& YJN=
1P57 F0MN MH7Y
Explorers of Sky @9R=4 0S0J#Q2 40548
4FYXJ R#HR8YH #P9F3

Gameplay

The jobs are ranked E, ★2, ★3 or ★4 by default, depending on the floor.

The following floor layouts are used in this dungeon:

  • Large-sized on floors 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7, with maximum amount of rooms being 8, 9, 10, 13, and 13, respectively.
  • Floors 8 and 9 have hallways in center with rooms on the edge.
  • Floors 4 and 6 have hallways on the edges with rooms in center.

There are 2-5 items on the ground and 6-9 items buried in the walls. There's 2-3 starting enemies on floors 1 and 2, 2-4 on floors 3 through 6, and 4-6 on floors 7 through 9.

The IQ Booster activates on every even floor. Turn limit is 1000. Enemies in the dungeon have 331IQ, while Groudon has 600IQ, granting it access to many skills.

Floors 1 and 6 have sunny weather, while floors 3 and 9 have sandstorms.

Like other Seven Treasures dungeons other than Sky Stairway, stat boosting items and Lost Loot is buried in the walls (in contrast to most dungeons which only have Poké).

Pokémon encountered

Shimmer Desert

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Ekans (Pokémon) Ekans 1-9 16-17 0.5%
Arbok (Pokémon) Arbok 1-9 48-49 -12%
Sandshrew (Pokémon) Sandshrew 1-9 20-21 8.2%
Sandslash (Pokémon) Sandslash 1-9 42-43 1%
Nidoking (Pokémon) Nidoking 1-9 42-43 -12%
Diglett (Pokémon) Diglett 1-9 12-13 8.2%
Dugtrio (Pokémon) Dugtrio 1-9 42-43 -4.5%
Sudowoodo (Pokémon) Sudowoodo 1-9 42-43 0.5%
Garchomp (Pokémon) Garchomp 3-8 45-46 1%
Rhyperior (Pokémon) Rhyperior 5-8 49-50 -12%

Shimmer Desert Pit

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Groudon (Pokémon) Groudon Pit 49 50% Boss

Items

Ground

Item Floors
MDBag Poké TDS Sprite.png 2-400 Poké 1-9F
MDBag Silver Spike RTRB TDS Sprite.png 4 Silver Spike 1-9F
MDBag Gravelerock TDS Sprite.png 4-5 Gravelerock 1-9F
MDBag Geo Pebble TDS Sprite.png S Gone Pebble 1-9F
MDBag Gravelerock TDS Sprite.png S Gravelyrock 1-9F
MDBag Grimy Food TDS Sprite.png Grimy Food 1-9F
MDBag Brown Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Brown Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Green Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Green Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Orange Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Orange Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gold Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Gold Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gray Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Gray Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Purple Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Purple Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Yellow Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Yellow Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Gummi TDS Sprite.png S Wander Gummi 1-9F
Boss reward
MDBag Seven Treasures TDS Sprite.png Terra Cymbal 10F

Monster House

Item Floors
MDBag Poké TDS Sprite.png 2-400 Poké 1-9F
MDBag Blue Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Blue Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Brown Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Brown Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Grass Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Grass Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Green Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Green Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Orange Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Orange Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Silver Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Silver Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Sky Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Sky Gummi 1-9F
MDBag White Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS White Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Black Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Black Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Clear Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Clear Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gold Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Gold Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gray Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Gray Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Pink Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Pink Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Purple Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Purple Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Red Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Red Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Royal Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Royal Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Yellow Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Yellow Gummi 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Aerial Ace 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Attract 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Brick Break 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Brine 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Bullet Seed 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Calm Mind 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Dig 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Dive 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Embargo 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Energy Ball 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Explosion 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS False Swipe 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Flash 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Focus Blast 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Focus Punch 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Giga Drain 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Giga Impact 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Hidden Power 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Hyper Beam 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Iron Tail 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Light Screen 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Natural Gift 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Payback 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Poison Jab 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Protect 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Recycle 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Reflect 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Rest 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Roar 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Rock Slide 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Roost 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Safeguard 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Shadow Claw 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Shock Wave 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS SolarBeam 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Stealth Rock 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Steel Wing 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Swords Dance 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Taunt 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Thunder Wave 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Thunderbolt 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Torment 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png Vacuum-Cut 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png DS Water Pulse 1-9F
MDBag TM TDS Sprite.png TS Wide Slash 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS All-Hit Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS All-Mach Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Blowback Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Cleanse Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Decoy Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Evasion Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Foe-Fear Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Foe-Hold Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Foe-Seal Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Hurl Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Invisify Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Itemizer Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Luminous Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Mug Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS One-Shot Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Petrify Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Pounce Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Radar Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Rebound Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Scanner Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS See-Trap Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Silence Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Slumber Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Snatch Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Spurn Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Switcher Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Totter Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Transfer Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Trapbust Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Trawl Orb 1-9F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Warp Orb 1-9F

Buried items

Item Floors
MDBag Sitrus Berry TDS Sprite.png Sitrus Berry 1-9F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Joy Seed 1-9F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Life Seed 1-9F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Calcium 1-9F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Ginseng 1-9F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Iron 1-9F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Protein 1-9F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Zinc 1-9F
MDBag Blue Gummi TDS Sprite.png Blue Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Black Gummi TDS Sprite.png Black Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Brown Gummi TDS Sprite.png Brown Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Clear Gummi TDS Sprite.png Clear Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gold Gummi TDS Sprite.png Gold Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Grass Gummi TDS Sprite.png Grass Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Gray Gummi TDS Sprite.png Gray Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Green Gummi TDS Sprite.png Green Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Orange Gummi TDS Sprite.png Orange Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Pink Gummi TDS Sprite.png Pink Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Purple Gummi TDS Sprite.png Purple Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Red Gummi TDS Sprite.png Red Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Royal Gummi TDS Sprite.png Royal Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Silver Gummi TDS Sprite.png Silver Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Sky Gummi TDS Sprite.png Sky Gummi 1-9F
MDBag White Gummi TDS Sprite.png White Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Yellow Gummi TDS Sprite.png Yellow Gummi 1-9F
MDBag Lost Loot TDS Sprite.png Lost Loot 1-9F

Traps

The game will spawn 6 to 12 of these on each floor and extra in a Monster House.

Image Trap Appearance %
Chestnut Trap RTRB TDS.png Chestnut Trap 4.55%
Explosion Trap RTRB TDS.png Explosion Trap 4.54%
Grimy Trap RTRB TDS.png Grimy Trap 4.54%
Gust Trap RTRB TDS.png Gust Trap 4.55%
Mud Trap RTRB TDS.png Mud Trap 4.55%
Poison Trap RTRB TDS.png Poison Trap 4.54%
Pokémon Trap RTRB TDS.png Pokémon Trap 4.54%
PP-Zero Trap RTRB TDS.png PP-Zero Trap 9.09%
Seal Trap RTRB TDS.png Seal Trap 9.10%
Selfdestruct Trap RTRB TDS.png Selfdestruct Trap 13.64%
Slow Trap RTRB TDS.png Slow Trap 4.54%
Slumber Trap RTRB TDS.png Slumber Trap 4.55%
Spin Trap RTRB TDS.png Spin Trap 4.54%
Sticky Trap RTRB TDS.png Sticky Trap 9.09%
Summon Trap RTRB TDS.png Summon Trap 4.55%
Trip Trap RTRB TDS.png Trip Trap 4.55%
Warp Trap RTRB TDS.png Warp Trap 4.54%

Other encounters

Image Encounter 1-7F, 9F 8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Monster House 6% 50%

Layout

Pit
Shimmer Desert Pit TDS.png
 

In other languages

Shimmer Desert

Language Title
France Flag.png French Désert Chatoyant
Germany Flag.png German Flimmerwüste
Italy Flag.png Italian Deserto Folgore
South Korea Flag.png Korean 아지랑이 사막 Ajirang-i Samak
Spain Flag.png Spanish Desierto Trémulo

Shimmer Desert Pit

Language Title
France Flag.png French Désert Chatoyant - fond
Germany Flag.png German Flimmerwüstengrube
Italy Flag.png Italian Cava Folgore
South Korea Flag.png Korean 아지랑이 사막 저편 Ajirang-i Samak Jeopyeon
Spain Flag.png Spanish Foso Trémulo


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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