Trick House

The Trick House (Japanese: カラクリ Trick House) is located on in Hoenn. It is owned by the Trick Master, who poses puzzling challenges to travelers. Those who wish to play his game must find their way through a maze-like puzzle at the back of his house. If successful, they will be rewarded.
==In the games==
===Description===
The puzzles for Trick House are divided into three parts. First, the Trick Master is hiding somewhere in the first room of the house. In the Generation III games, the first three times the enters the house, a small twinkle indicates the Trick Master's hiding place right away, but in later challenges and the Generation VI games the player must find him without any help.
Once the Trick Master is found, the player may enter the larger rear room through a passageway hidden behind the scroll on the wall. The rooms consist of some sort of maze with a gimmick to each of them, and each room also has Trainers and items (Mail in Generation III, locational specialties in Generation VI). The player must navigate through the maze to a second scroll, where they will obtain a secret code. Finally, the player must find the door to the Trick Master's room and write the code on it to gain access. Upon being found, the Trick Master will reward the player, and the player may take a shortcut passage out of the Trick House.
In Emerald, while the rooms in Trick House use mostly the same gimmicks in as in Ruby and Sapphire, the layouts of the rooms are each changed slightly. Trainers, items and the password scrolls are in different locations, and the maze's course changes as well. However, it is only their locations that differ; the items and Trainers in each room are the same in all versions except for the seventh puzzle (although the English name of one of the Trainers does differ in the fourth and eighth rooms).
In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, players can take the challenges as they earn new Gym Badges, but the final challenge cannot be taken until they defeat the . In , there are only six puzzles; Badges are no longer required to start each puzzle, but some puzzles require specific HM moves to be used, which require specific Badges to use.
Each puzzle is only available once, and the puzzles must be completed in order. After all challenges are completed, the Trick Master disappears, leaving behind only a note saying he has gone on a journey to search for new tricks. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Mechadoll 5 also remains, taking off after the player interacts with it.
===Items===
====Entrance====
====Prize room====
All of these items (excluding the prizes) are permanently missable.
=====Trick Master's prizes=====
:→Puzzle overview
====Puzzle rooms====
:→Puzzle 1
:→Puzzle 2
:→Puzzle 3
:→Puzzle 4
:→Puzzle 5
:→Puzzle 6
:→Puzzle 7
:→Puzzle 8
=====Mechadolls=====
In , the Trick Master's Mechadoll 3 appears at the start of some puzzle rooms. Mechadoll 3 sells Escape Ropes to the player at regular price. Escape Ropes can be used to exit the Trick House.
Mechadoll 3 only sells the player Escape Ropes in puzzle rooms 2, 3, 4, and 6. Once the player completes the sixth and last puzzle, they will no longer be able to purchase Escape Ropes from Mechadoll 3.
In Generation III, if the player is unable to accept the or due to lack of space to store decorations in the PC, Mechadoll 5 will wait in the front room to hand over the reward on the player's subsequent visit, as the Trick Master himself has gone on a journey.
===Puzzle overview===
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Puzzle 	Required accomplishment	Hiding spot 	Prize 	Password 	Field move required
Puzzle 1	None 	Under the desk 	Rare Candy	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is fabulous."	
Puzzle 2	 	Behind the right tree 	Timer Ball	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is smart." 	None
Puzzle 3	 	In the right dresser 	Hard Stone	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is coveted." 	
Puzzle 4	 	Behind the left window 	Smoke Ball	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is cool." 	
Puzzle 5	 	In the left planter 	 	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is a genius."	None
Puzzle 6	 	Inside the right cupboard	Magnet 	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is my life." 	None
Puzzle 7	 	Behind the right window 	PP Max 	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> is huggable."	None
Puzzle 8	Defeat 	Under first left cushion 	 	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> I love." 	None
Puzzle 8	Defeat 	Under first left cushion 	 	"<sc>Trick Master</sc> I love." 	None
If the player is unable to collect a prize due to lack of space, Trick Master will comment on this before giving his normal dialogue and disappearing. The next time the player re-enters the Trick House, Trick Master will be waiting in front of the scroll to provide their prize before they can proceed to the next puzzle. After completing the final puzzle in , players may choose between either tent, but may only take one.
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Puzzle 	Hiding spot 	Prize 	Password 	Field move used
Puzzle 1	Under the desk 	 	"Trick Master is wonderful." 	
Puzzle 2	Inside the right tree pot 	Hard Stone	"I adore Trick Master." 	
Puzzle 3	Inside the left dresser 	 	"Trick Master is cool." 	
Puzzle 4	Behind the left window 	Smoke Ball	"Trick Master is a genius." 	
Puzzle 5	Inside the right cupboard 	Magnet 	"I want to hug Trick Master."	None
Puzzle 6	Under the first right cushion	 	"I love Trick Master." 	None
===Puzzles===
====Puzzle 1====
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The first puzzle is a straightforward maze. The rooms are separated by trees that must be down to proceed.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
======Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire======
====Puzzle 2====
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The second puzzle is a maze, but with a more confusing layout.
In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, there are holes in the ground cannot be passed until the player hits a switch to extend a platform over them. However, the player cannot tell which switches cover which holes.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the maze contains a large number of breakable rocks. No wild Pokémon or items will appear when smashing these rocks.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
======Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire======
====Puzzle 3====
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In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the third puzzle is a room full of alternating red and blue doors. Stepping on a switch opens all red doors and closes all blue doors, and stepping on a switch again will open all blue doors and close all red doors. The entrance to the room, and some switches, are covered by rocks that can be shattered with . No wild Pokémon can appear from these rocks.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the room is dark maze that can be illuminated using , but it isn't necessary to use the move to proceed. At the tail end of the maze is a stairway hidden by the maze walls. Using the stairway will allow the player to move south underneath the maze to a small area where the password scroll is hidden.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
======Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire======
====Puzzle 4====
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The fourth puzzle is a room full of boulders that must be pushed aside using . In Pokémon Emerald, the Japanese version has a different layout.Pokémon Emerald → Trick House Puzzle Room 4 | The Cutting Room Floor Due to the close quarters, pushing boulders the wrong way can block certain paths; however, it is possible to get stuck in all versions. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are no Trainers in this room.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
====Puzzle 5====
The fifth puzzle is a room with a sequence of five Mechadolls that will ask the player questions of escalating difficulty. They each react to seeing the player or being interacted with as if they were Trainers, but instead of challenging the player to a battle they ask a question. Answering correctly allows the player to continue; answering incorrectly sends the player back to the start of the room, such that the player has to answer each of the Mechadolls' questions again. Each Mechadoll will ask the player one question from a pool of three randomly.
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In Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the room is shaped like a question mark. In Emerald, the room is shaped like a pair of exclamation marks.
There are no Trainers in this room. In the Generation III games, there are no items in this room.
=====Items=====
=====Questions=====
The correct answer to each question is in bold.
======Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire======
Mechadoll 	Question 	Choices 	Choices 	Choices
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> is not found on <sc></sc>. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> is not of the <sc></sc> type. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> uses <sc></sc>. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	In <sc>Prof. Birch</sc>'s Bag, there were three <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. Which one was at the right? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	Which <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> was offered for a trade at the <sc>Pokémon Trainer's School</sc>? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	The <sc>Devon Researcher</sc> was looking for what <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> in <sc>Petalburg Woods</sc>?	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 3	Which costs more? Three or one <sc>Super Potion</sc>? 	<sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Ball</sc>	<sc>Super Potion</sc>	Same price
Mechadoll 3	Sell one <sc>Escape Rope</sc> and buy one <sc>Antidote</sc>. How much money remains? 	135 	155 	175
Mechadoll 3	Do one <sc>Full Heal</sc> and <sc>Great Ball</sc> cost more than one <sc>Revive</sc>? 	They will cost more. 	They will cost less. 	Same price
Mechadoll 4	<sc> Gym Leader Roxanne</sc> used a <sc></sc>. Was it male or female? 	Male 	Female 	Neither
Mechadoll 4	In <sc></sc>, were there more men or women? 	Males 	Females 	Same number
Mechadoll 4	The first <sc>Trainer</sc> in <sc>Dewford Gym</sc> was male or female? 	Male 	Female 	It depends
Mechadoll 5	How many <sc>Bikes</sc> does <sc>Rydel</sc> have on display outside <sc>his cycle shop</sc>? 	6 	8 	10
Mechadoll 5	How many people give you <sc></sc> at the <sc>Pretty Petal</sc> flower shop? 	1 	2 	3
Mechadoll 5	How many signs are there in <sc>Lilycove City</sc>? 	6 	7 	8
======Pokémon Emerald======
Mechadoll 	Question 	Choices 	Choices 	Choices
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> is not found on <sc></sc>. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> is not of the <sc></sc> type. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 1	One of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> does not use <sc></sc>. Which one is it? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	Which of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> did <sc>Wally</sc> borrow from your father? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	Which of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> was chasing <sc>Prof. Birch</sc>? 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 2	Which of these <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> did <sc>Team Aqua</sc> use in <sc>Petalburg Forest</sc>?	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc> 	<sc></sc>
Mechadoll 3	Which costs more? Three <sc>Harbor Mails</sc> or one <sc>Burn Heal</sc>? 	<sc>Burn Heal</sc> 	<sc>Harbor Mail</sc>	Same price
Mechadoll 3	Sell one <sc>Great Ball</sc> and buy one <sc>Potion</sc>. How much money remains? 	60 	55 	Nothing
Mechadoll 3	Do one <sc>Repel</sc> and <sc>Soda Pop</sc> cost more than one <sc>Super Potion</sc>? 	They will cost more.	They will cost less.	Same price
Mechadoll 4	In <sc></sc>, were there more men or women? 	Male 	Female 	Neither
Mechadoll 4	In <sc>Lavaridge Town</sc>, were there more elderly men or elderly women? 	Elderly men 	Elderly ladies 	Same number
Mechadoll 4	In the <sc>Trainer's School</sc>, how many girl students were there? 	None 	1 	2
Mechadoll 5	In <sc></sc>'s <sc>Pokémon Fan Club</sc>, how many <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> were there? 	2 	3 	4
Mechadoll 5	In <sc>Fortree City</sc>, how many tree houses were there? 	6 	7 	8
Mechadoll 5	On the <sc>Cycling Road</sc>, how many <sc>s</sc> were there? 	6 	7 	8
======Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire======
Mechadoll 	Question 	Choices 	Choices 	Choices
Mechadoll 1	One of these Pokémon is not found on . Which one is it? 	 	 	
Mechadoll 1	One of these Pokémon is not of the type. Which one is it? 	 	 	
Mechadoll 1	One of these Pokémon uses . Which one is it? 	 	 	
Mechadoll 2	In Professor Birch's Bag, there were three Pokémon. Which one was at the right?	 	 	
Mechadoll 2	Which Pokémon was offered for a trade at the Pokémon Trainers' School? 	 	 	
Mechadoll 2	What Pokémon was the Devon researcher looking for in Petalburg Woods? 	 	 	
Mechadoll 3	Which costs more? Three s or one Super Potion? 	The Poké Balls 	The Super Potion	They're the same price
Mechadoll 3	Sell one Escape Rope and buy one Antidote. How much money remains? 	135 	155 	175
Mechadoll 3	Which would cost more, a Full Heal plus a Great Ball, or one Revive? 	Full Heal plus Great Ball	Revive 	They cost the same
Mechadoll 4	Gym Leader Roxanne used a . Was it female or male? 	Female 	Male 	Neither
Mechadoll 4	In , were there more men or women? 	More men 	More women 	The same number
Mechadoll 4	Was the first Trainer in Dewford Gym male or female? 	Male 	Female 	Random
Mechadoll 5	How many Bikes does Rydel have on display outside his cycle shop? 	One 	Two 	Three
Mechadoll 5	How many people give you at the Pretty Petal flower shop? 	One 	Two 	Three
Mechadoll 5	How many signs are there in Lilycove City? 	Six 	Seven 	Eight
====Puzzle 6====
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In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the sixth puzzle is a room full of rotating gates like those found in Fortree Gym, but arranged in a more confusing pattern. As with Fortree, the player must walk through the gates in certain combinations to advance through the room. There are several Trainers in this room.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the room is full of spin tiles (like puzzle 7 in the Generation III games). This is also the final puzzle in these games. There are no Trainers in this room.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
====Puzzle 7====
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In Ruby and Sapphire, the seventh puzzle is a room filled with spin tiles, similar to those in Mossdeep Gym. The player must navigate the maze of spin tiles and pull switches to change their directions to advance through the room.
In Emerald, the seventh puzzle is a room full of Trainers standing on spin tiles that rotate when switches are triggered.
The difference between the puzzles is likely due to Mossdeep Gym being redesigned in Pokémon Emerald.
This puzzle does not appear in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire======
======Pokémon Emerald======
====Puzzle 8====
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In Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the eighth puzzle is a room is divided into two areas, an upper and lower area. Both are made up primarily of polished floors lined with pots. Similar to ice tiles, stepping on the polished floor will send the player sliding across it until they hit an obstacle. The player must navigate their way across both floors to advance. This is the final puzzle.
This puzzle does not appear in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
=====Items=====
=====Trainers=====
======Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald======
===Layout===
Version	Entrance	End 	Hallway
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
  	  	 	 
====Puzzle rooms====
Version	 	 	 	 	
Room 1 	 	 	 	 	
Room 2 	 	 	 	 	
Room 3 	 	 	 	 	
Room 4 	 	 	 	 	
Room 5 	 	 	 	 	
Room 6 	 	 	 	 	
Room 7 	 	 	 	 	
Room 8 	 	 	 	 	
  	 	 	 	 	 
===Music===
Games	Situation	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition	Arrangement
 	Overworld	カラクリ屋敷 	The Trick House 	Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
 	Overworld	カラクリ屋敷 	Trick House 	Go Ichinose	Minako Adachi
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The King of Tricks hosts an annual contest at his Trick House in Mauville City. The competitor who overcomes the Trick House's various rooms receives a year's supply of Pokéblocks. These obstacles vary each year, and they include rope swings, log walks, and confusing mazes.
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 and visited the Trick House in A Poké-BLOCK Party!, where they navigated the areas with fellow competitor Alanna. However, their progress was constantly impeded by and . In the end, Ivan ended up winning.
==In other languages==
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Category:Ruby and Sapphire locations
Category:Emerald locations
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire locations
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