Twist Mountain

Twist Mountain (Japanese: Spiral Mountain) is a location in and . It is located in the Unova region to the north of and its eastern terminus is in Icirrus City, and is owned by Clay.
In , a blocks the from entering until the is obtained. In , this location is inaccessible before entering the Hall of Fame, since the entrance from is blocked by Marshal and the Tubeline Bridge entrance is blocked for weight testing. After entering the Hall of Fame, in addition to these two entrances becoming accessible, Clay completes his tunnel from Driftveil City into Twist Mountain, called the Clay Tunnel.
Due to the presence of an Ice Rock, can evolve into here.
==Geography==
Twist Mountain bears a resemblance to a mine and has a complex network of caves. The mountain becomes filled with snow in winter, providing easier travel to different areas but also blocking off some tunnels; from inside, these tunnels are blocked off by a traffic cone. There is also a vending machine.
The Ice Rock is located in the lowest floor of the mountain, accessible from the central construction site. If an is leveled up on this floor, it will evolve into . Located in the tunnel immediately before the Ice Rock is a Worker who will give the player a random Fossil of the Kanto, Hoenn, or Sinnoh regions once a day after receiving the National Pokédex. The type of Fossil can be changed by soft resetting, similar to a mass outbreak.
===Truck Quiz (TruQ)===
In Black 2 and White 2, a Worker near the entrance to Icirrus City will quiz the player, asking one question each day. If the player gets a question wrong, they must wait until the next day to try again. Answering all five questions correctly earns the player the Heavy Machinery Pro .
Questions asked:
Question 	Answer
Which place is famous for an old rusty crane truck? 	Virbank City
Trucks on come in three different colors: red, blue, and...what?	Yellow
Which question is this? 	Third question
Which Gym has a yellow drill car? 	Driftveil City Gym
How many bulldozers are there in Twist Mountain? 	Two
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==Pokémon==
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==Special encounters==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
A appears in the room behind the Ice Rock on the first visit. , , and must be in the party in order to battle it. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.
==Trainers==
===Pokémon Black and White===
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===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
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==Layout==
===Exterior and upper levels===
Version	Entrance	Outside	Upper level	Middle level
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
  	  	  	  	 
===Lower levels===
Version	Lower level	Lowest level 1	Lowest level 2
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
  	  	  	 
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Artwork depicting Twist Mountain is seen in 's mindscape.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Twist Mountain first appeared in A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1. While being lost on their way through the mountain, and met an archeologist named Ferris and his friend . After uncovering a Cover Fossil, Ferris told the group how he had once been transported to the prehistoric time while exploring Twist Mountain as a child and befriended a in that time, although Sierra was convinced he had just been dreaming. then appeared and stole the Cover Fossil, revealing that their plan was to revive it, use the revived Tirtouga to lead them to the time portal at Twist Mountain, and use its life energy to maintain the portal long enough for them to steal the ancient Pokémon of the past for themselves. Using stolen information and resources, they successfully revived the Cover Fossil into a Tirtouga, which Ferris recognized as the same one he had met as a child.
In A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2, after Tirtouga had evolved into , it traveled to the time portal, only for Team Rocket to attack it and use its life energy to expand the portal. However, before they could travel into the past, Ash, his friends, and more Carracosta from the past intervened, and Team Rocket was eventually forced to escape without any Pokémon. Before the time portal closed for good, Ferris returned his childhood friend Carracosta back to its own time through it and bid it farewell.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In the original release of Defeating Stoutland, Clay told Lenora that he had found the Dark Stone at Twist Mountain. However, following the release of and the addition of a new scene at the beginning of Lights, Camera...Action!, depicting the discovery of the stone, this was changed to Desert Resort.
In Mine Mayhem, Clay told some of his s to return to Twist Mountain following a briefing at the Driftveil Gym.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Twist Mountain in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* The Japanese name of the mountain refers to the of a screw.
* When entering Twist Mountain from Icirrus City in , the name of the mountain is not displayed on the screen.
* The Habitat List entry for Twist Mountain is only added when entering from the entrance; it is not added when entered from the Icirrus City entrance.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Black and White locations
Category:Black 2 and White 2 locations
Category:Mountains
Category:Caves
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