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Sinister Woods (Japanese: 怪しい森 Dubious Forest) is the fourth dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It contains 13 floors.
After completing Mt. Steel, upon completing at least 5 random missions, the player will receive a mission to this dungeon to rescue a Metapod, which culminates in a boss fight against Team Meanies.
Gameplay
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Floors 5-7, 11 and 12 in the dungeon are shrouded in darkness, with only two tiles of sight in hallways. There is no chance of finding a Monster House, a Kecleon Shop, or a buried item in this dungeon.
Rescue Team DX
Kecleon Shops can appear in this dungeon.
Pokémon encountered
Generation III
| Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinub | 1-3 | 8 | 10.9% | |
| Oddish | 1-4 | 7 | 12% | |
| Sudowoodo | 1-4 | 7 | 10.4% | |
| Sunflora | 2-7 | 8 | Unrecruitable | |
| Sentret | 3-6 | 6 | 7.3% | |
| Silcoon | 4-6 | 8 | -19% | |
| Cascoon | 4-6 | 8 | -19% | |
| Shroomish | 6-12 | 9 | 7.7% | |
| Linoone | 7-9 | 8 | Unrecruitable | |
| Ledyba | 7-10 | 7 | 12.1% | |
| Wooper | 8-10 | 10 | 11.9% | |
| Scyther | 8-11 | 10 | 10% | |
| Exeggutor | 10-12 | 8 | Unrecruitable | |
| Hoothoot | 10-12 | 6 | 7% | |
| Slakoth | 10-12 | 8 | 11.3% | |
| Team Meanies | ||||
| Ekans | 13 | 15 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Gengar | 13 | 15 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Medicham | 13 | 12 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Team Meanies appear only the first time player clears the dungeon. | ||||
Generation VIII
| Pokémon | Floors | Levels | Recruit Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swinub | 1-3 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Oddish | 1-4 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Sudowoodo | 1-4 | 12 | 14.4% | |
| Sunflora | 2-8 | 12 | 14.4% | |
| Sentret | 3-6 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Silcoon | 4-6 | 12 | 14.4% | |
| Cascoon | 4-6 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Bonsly | 5-12 | 12 | 8.2% | |
| Shroomish | 6-12 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Ledyba | 7-9 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Linoone | 7-9 | 20 | 14.4% | |
| Exeggutor | 7-12 | 12 | 14.4% | |
| Scyther | 7-12 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Hoothoot | 7-12 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Slakoth | 10-12 | 11 | 14.4% | |
| Fainted Pokémon | ||||
| Paras | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Growlithe | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Farfetch'd | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Yanma | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Teddiursa | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Magby | 2-12 | 15 | 100% | |
| Poochyena | 2-12 | 13 | 100% | |
| Team Meanies | ||||
| Ekans | 13 | 13 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Gengar | 13 | 15 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Medicham | 13 | 13 | Unrecruitable Boss | |
| Strong Foe | ||||
| Ampharos | 3, 7-9, 11-12 | 30 | Unrecruitable -6.4% | |
| Team Meanies appear only the first time player clears the dungeon. Shiny Ampharos can only be recruited using a Friend Bow. Bonsly will only spawn after reaching the Bronze rank. | ||||
Items
Generation III
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-118 Poké | 1-12F | |
| Apple | 1-12F | |
| Blue Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Brown Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Clear Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Gold Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Grass Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Green Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Orange Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Pink Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Sky Gummi | 1-12F | |
| White Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Yellow Gummi | 1-12F | |
| Cheri Berry | 1-12F | |
| Oran Berry | 1-12F | |
| Pecha Berry | 1-12F | |
| Rawst Berry | 1-12F | |
| Blast Seed | 1-12F | |
| Reviver Seed | 1-12F | |
| Max Elixir | 1-12F | |
| Blowback Orb | 1-12F | |
| Escape Orb | 1-12F | |
| Hurl Orb | 1-12F | |
| Luminous Orb | 1-12F | |
| Radar Orb | 1-12F | |
| Scanner Orb | 1-12F | |
| Switcher Orb | 1-12F | |
| Warp Orb | 1-12F | |
Generation VIII
Sinister Woods
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-50 Poké | 1-12F | |
| Apple | 1-12F | |
| Big Apple | 1-12F | |
| Cheri Berry | 1-12F | |
| Oran Berry | 1-12F | |
| Pecha Berry | 1-12F | |
| Rawst Berry | 1-12F | |
| Blast Seed | 1-12F | |
| Sleep Seed | 1-12F | |
| Tiny Reviver Seed | 1-12F | |
| Max Ether | 1-12F | |
| 2-4 Confuse Wand | 1-12F | |
| 2-4 Petrify Wand | 1-12F | |
| 3-5 Slow Wand | 1-12F | |
| 2-4 Slumber Wand | 1-12F | |
| 2-3 Tunnel Wand | 1-12F | |
Kecleon Shop
| Item | Floors | |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 1-12F | |
| Big Apple | 1-12F | |
| Cheri Berry | 1-12F | |
| Oran Berry | 1-12F | |
| Pecha Berry | 1-12F | |
| Rawst Berry | 1-12F | |
| Blast Seed | 1-12F | |
| Sleep Seed | 1-12F | |
| Tiny Reviver Seed | 1-12F | |
| Max Ether | 1-12F | |
| All Power-Up Orb | 1-12F | |
| Foe-Hold Orb | 1-12F | |
| Foe-Seal Orb | 1-12F | |
| Petrify Orb | 1-12F | |
| Slow Orb | 1-12F | |
| Slumber Orb | 1-12F | |
| Totter Orb | 1-12F | |
| Trawl Orb | 1-12F | |
| Wigglytuff Orb | 1-12F | |
Traps encountered
Generation VIII
Note: The percentages are calculated from trap frequencies observed across 18 dungeon runs involving a total of 406 traps. Confidence intervals are given at a 95% confidence level.
| Image | Trap | Floor 1-12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slumber Trap | 46.6 ± 6.0 % | |||
| Spiky Trap | 25.4 ± 4.4 % | |||
| Spin Trap | 26.6 ± 5.4 % | |||
| Warp Trap | 1.5 ± 0.9 % | |||
| Warp Trap is visible at the start of floor. | ||||
Bosses
Generation III
Generation VIII
Layout
| Entrance | Clearing | Interior | |
|---|---|---|---|
| III |
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| VIII | |||
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| French | Bois Sinistre | |
| German | Finsterforst | |
| Italian | Bosco Oscuro | |
| Korean | 괴상한 숲 Goesanghan sup | |
| Spanish | Bosque Tétrico | |
Related articles
| Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, and Rescue Team DX |
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| Major locations |
| Friend Areas/Rescue team camps • Team Base • Pokémon Square • Kecleon Shop Kangaskhan Storage • Makuhita Dojo • Whiscash Pond • Luminous Cave • Hill of the Ancients |
| Dungeons |
| Tiny Woods • Thunderwave Cave • Mt. Steel • Sinister Woods • Silent Chasm Mt. Thunder • Great Canyon • Lapis Cave • Rock Path • Mt. Blaze • Snow Path Frosty Forest • Mt. Freeze • Magma Cavern • Sky Tower • Uproar Forest Howling Forest • Stormy Sea • Silver Trench • Meteor Cave • Fiery Field Lightning Field • Northwind Field • Mt. Faraway • Western Cave • Northern Range Pitfall Valley • Buried Relic • Wish Cave • Murky Cave • Desert Region Southern Cavern • Wyvern Hill • Solar Cave • Darknight Relic • Grand Sea Waterfall Pond • Unown Relic • Joyous Tower • Far-Off Sea • Purity Forest Oddity Cave • Remains Island • Marvelous Sea • Fantasy Strait Unknown DungeonB Illusory GrottoRTDX |
| This article is part of both Project Locations and Project Sidegames, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Locations and Sidegames, respectively. |




