Mirage spot

Mirage spots (Japanese: マボロシの Phantom location) are a strange phenomenon which occur throughout the Hoenn region in . Many are random and spontaneous, while others may only be found when in possession of certain Pokémon. These anomalies can manifest themselves in several ways, including Dimensional Rifts, Storm Clouds, and the appearance of entire islands and other landmasses.
Mysterious portals lie in the heart of many of these spots. If interacted with, a Legendary Pokémon will emerge from the portal, initiating battle with the player.
Once every 24 hours, a daily Mirage spot will appear in Hoenn. The player can also encounter more through StreetPass. At the end of a day, all current Mirage spots will fade away.
Most Mirage spots are marked by a glowing red beacon floating over the location when the player is soaring in the sky on Latios/Latias. This marker is always present for daily Mirage spots, but for conditional Mirage spots (aside from Dimensional Rifts and Storm Clouds), this marker will disappear once all Legendary Pokémon at the location have been captured. The disappearance of this marker does not prevent those locations from being visited if their conditions are met, however.
==Daily Mirage spots==
In the daily Mirage spot that naturally appears in the player's game, there will always be a hidden item; if a Mirage spot is received from StreetPass, it will not have a hidden item. Furthermore, while it is possible for a hidden item to regenerate on another day if a Mirage spot was naturally received (so long as the area can be refreshed without leaving the Mirage spot), this will not happen on a Mirage spot that was received by StreetPass.
On each type of daily Mirage spot, there are several possible items that can be hidden. The item that is present is controlled by a "slot" variable that applies to all daily Mirage spots. The hidden item slots for each daily Mirage spot correspond to the rows shown below.
Slot	Rate	Mirage Caves	Mirage Forests	Mirage Islands	Mirage Mountains	Crescent Isle
A 	~40%	 	 	 	 	
B 	~20%	 	 	 	 	
C 	~10%	 	 	 	 	
D 	~10%	 	 	 	 	
E 	~20%	 	 	 	 	
If one Mirage Mountain has a Green Shard on a given day, so will any other Mirage Mountain, and any Mirage Cave will have a Blue Shard; at the same time, Crescent Isle may have either a Deep Sea Tooth or a Razor Claw. The item that the player receives when they pick up the hidden item is determined solely by the current day's slot; that is, if the player saves before the hidden item at a Mirage Mountain one day when the item is a Green Shard, if they load that save again on the next day, they may pick up a Yellow Shard instead.
===Mirage Islands===
The locations that Mirage Island can appear are:
* West of Route 104
* West of Dewford Town
* North of Route 113
* North of Route 124
* North of Route 125
* South of Pacifidlog Town
* South of Route 132
* South of Route 134
===Mirage Forests===
The locations that Mirage Forest can appear are:
* West of Route 105
* South of Route 109
* North of Route 111
* West of Route 114
* North of Lilycove City
* North of Route 124
* East of Mossdeep City
* South of Route 132
===Mirage Caves===
The locations that Mirage Cave can appear are:
* South of Route 107
* North of Fallarbor Town
* West of Route 115
* North of Fortree City
* North of Route 124
* Southeast of Route 129
* South of Route 131
* North of Route 132
===Mirage Mountains===
The locations that Mirage Mountain can appear are:
* West of Route 104
* North of Lilycove City
* North of Route 125
* Northeast of Route 125
* East of Route 125
* Southeast of Route 129
* South of Route 129
* South of Route 131
===Crescent Isle===
 can be found on Crescent Isle, located south of Ever Grande City.
==Conditional Mirage spots==
===Pathless Plain===
The Pathless Plain will only appear south of if the player has three Pokémon with maxed EVs in their party. , , and can be found here depending on the day set on the Nintendo 3DS.
===Nameless Cavern===
The Nameless Cavern will only appear on the northeast side of Sootopolis City if the player has three Pokémon with max Friendship in their party. , , and can be found here, depending on the time of day set on the Nintendo 3DS.
===Fabled Cave===
The Fabled Cave will appear on the large island north of if the player has a Level 100 Pokémon on their team. / can be found here.
===Gnarled Den===
The Gnarled Den will appear on the west side of Mt. Chimney if the player has and in their party. can be found here.
===Trackless Forest===
The Trackless Forest will only appear east of Petalburg Woods if the player has or in their party. , , and can be found here depending on the time set on the 3DS.
===Dimensional Rifts===
Two Dimensional RiftsPokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The Official Hoenn Region Strategy Guide pp. 275, 353 can appear in the sky just south of Dewford Town, described in-game as "huge gaps." The first contains /, and only appears if the player has , , and in their party. The second contains , and only appears if the player has and in their party. After the player has captured / and , the dimensional rifts will no longer appear.
===Storm Clouds===
Two Storm Clouds can appear in the sky above Fortree City, described in-game as "black clouds". The first contains /, and only appears if the player has in their party. The second cloud contains , and only appears if the player has and in their party. After the player has captured / and , the storm clouds will no longer appear.
==Trivia==
* TV Mauville has a show called featuring a forgetful explorer who has encountered Mirage spots near Hoenn.
* The mysterious portals resemble the rings used by . These portals have also made an appearance in for Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 2 and for Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield.
* It is possible to have every conditional Mirage spot active at the same time if the player has the following team:
** or , , , , and . Any one of these must be Level 100, and any three must have max Friendship and EV's.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
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