Desert Region

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Desert Region
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Desert Region 砂漠地帯
Desert Area
Basic info
Floors: 20
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: Yes
Main type: Ground
Boss: None
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: Allowed
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 3
Location
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Desert Region (Japanese: 砂漠地帯 Desert Area) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX that contains 20 floors. It is automatically unlocked on purchasing the Furnace DesertRB/Withering DesertRTDX Rescue team camp.

Gameplay

Sandstorms are very common in this dungeon.

Generation III

In the original games, keys can be found here, on floors 19 and 20. Additionally, sandstorm is the default weather on floors 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 and 18

Generation VIII

In the remake, 20 Golden Fossils, 20 Golden Spikes, and a Deluxe Box can be found on 20F.

Pokémon encountered

Generation III

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Sandshrew (Pokémon) Sandshrew 1-6 30 10.4%
Shedinja (Pokémon) Shedinja 1-6 5 Unrecruitable
Nosepass (Pokémon) Nosepass 1-6 31 7.4%
Trapinch (Pokémon) Trapinch 1-11 35 8.3%
Hitmontop (Pokémon) Hitmontop 7-13 30 Unrecruitable
Nidoqueen (Pokémon) Nidoqueen 7-14 33 Unrecruitable
Baltoy (Pokémon) Baltoy 12-20 35 5.6%
Sandslash (Pokémon) Sandslash 15-20 35 Unrecruitable
Gligar (Pokémon) Gligar 15-20 12 8.5%
Dusclops (Pokémon) Dusclops 15-20 33 Unrecruitable


Generation VIII

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Mystery House
Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Sandshrew (Pokémon) Sandshrew 1-6 35 10.8%
Shedinja (Pokémon) Shedinja 1-6 35 -25.0%
Nosepass (Pokémon) Nosepass 1-6 35 10.8%
Trapinch (Pokémon) Trapinch 1-11 35 14.4%
Hitmontop (Pokémon) Hitmontop 7-13 35 8.2%
Nidoqueen (Pokémon) Nidoqueen 7-14 35 10.8%
Baltoy (Pokémon) Baltoy 12-19 35 14.4%
Sandslash (Pokémon) Sandslash 15-19 35 10.8%
Gligar (Pokémon) Gligar 15-19 35 10.8%
Dusclops (Pokémon) Dusclops 15-19 37 10.8%
Fainted Pokémon
Spearow (Pokémon) Spearow 2-19 37 100%
Diglett (Pokémon) Diglett 2-19 37 100%
Meowth (Pokémon) Meowth 2-19 37 100%
Doduo (Pokémon) Doduo 2-19 39 100%
Seaking (Pokémon) Seaking 2-19 39 100%
Wooper (Pokémon) Wooper 2-19 ? 100%
Wurmple (Pokémon) Wurmple 2-19 37 100%
Cascoon (Pokémon) Cascoon 2-19 ? 100%
Shelgon (Pokémon) Shelgon 2-19 ? 100%
Chingling (Pokémon) Chingling 2-19 ? 100%
Strong Foe
Sudowoodo (Pokémon) Sudowoodo 5-13,
15-19
60 Unrecruitable
-6.4%Shiny
Shiny Sudowoodo can only be recruited with a Friend Bow.


Items

Generation III

Desert Region

Item Floors
6-226 Poké 1-20F
Gold Ribbon 1-20F
Heal Ribbon 1-20F
Pecha Scarf 1-20F
Power Band 1-20F
Stamina Band 1-20F
Insomniscope 1-20F
3-4 Gravelerock 1-20F
Key 19-20F
Aerial Ace 1-20F
Attract 1-20F
Brick Break 1-20F
Bullet Seed 1-20F
Calm Mind 1-20F
Dig 1-20F
Earthquake 1-20F
Facade 1-20F
Fire Blast 1-20F
Flamethrower 1-20F
Focus Punch 1-20F
Frustration 1-20F
Giga Drain 1-20F
Hidden Power 1-20F
Ice Beam 1-20F
Light Screen 1-20F
Psychic 1-20F
Reflect 1-20F
Rest 1-20F
Return 1-20F
Roar 1-20F
Safeguard 1-20F
Secret Power 1-20F
Shadow Ball 1-20F
Shock Wave 1-20F
Solarbeam 1-20F
Taunt 1-20F
Thief 1-20F
Thunderbolt 1-20F
Torment 1-20F
Toxic 1-20F
Blowback Orb 1-20F
Cleanse Orb 1-20F
Escape Orb 1-20F
Evasion Orb 1-20F
Hurl Orb 1-20F
Petrify Orb 1-20F
Pounce Orb 1-20F
Radar Orb 1-20F
Rebound Orb 1-20F
Rollcall Orb 1-20F
Scanner Orb 1-20F
Switcher Orb 1-20F
Trapbust Orb 1-20F
Trawl Orb 1-20F
Warp Orb 1-20F

Monster House

Item Floors
6-226 Poké 1-20F
Aerial Ace 1-20F
Attract 1-20F
Brick Break 1-20F
Bullet Seed 1-20F
Calm Mind 1-20F
Dig 1-20F
Earthquake 1-20F
Facade 1-20F
Fire Blast 1-20F
Flamethrower 1-20F
Focus Punch 1-20F
Frustration 1-20F
Giga Drain 1-20F
Hidden Power 1-20F
Ice Beam 1-20F
Light Screen 1-20F
Psychic 1-20F
Reflect 1-20F
Rest 1-20F
Return 1-20F
Roar 1-20F
Safeguard 1-20F
Secret Power 1-20F
Shadow Ball 1-20F
Shock Wave 1-20F
Solarbeam 1-20F
Taunt 1-20F
Thief 1-20F
Thunderbolt 1-20F
Torment 1-20F
Toxic 1-20F
Blowback Orb 1-20F
Cleanse Orb 1-20F
Escape Orb 1-20F
Evasion Orb 1-20F
Hurl Orb 1-20F
Petrify Orb 1-20F
Pounce Orb 1-20F
Radar Orb 1-20F
Rebound Orb 1-20F
Rollcall Orb 1-20F
Scanner Orb 1-20F
Switcher Orb 1-20F
Trawl Orb 1-20F
Warp Orb 1-20F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
Apple 1-20F
Gray Gummi 1-20F
Silver Gummi 1-20F

Traps encountered

Generation III

Note: The % are approximations.

Image Trap Floor 1-20
Explosion Trap 18.18%
Grimy Trap 9.09%
Mud Trap 9.09%
PP-Zero Trap 9.09%
Seal Trap 9.10%
Selfdestruct Trap 18.18%
Slow Trap 9.09%
Sticky Trap 9.09%
Warp Trap 9.09%

Other encounters

Generation III

Image Tile Floor 1-20
Kecleon Carpet 6%
Monster House 3%

In other languages

Language Title
French Erg Sans Fin
German Wüstenregion
Italian Regione Arida
Korean 사막 지대 Samak Jidae
Spanish Gran Desierto


Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, and Rescue Team DX
Major locations
Friend Areas/Rescue team campsTeam BasePokémon SquareKecleon Shop
Kangaskhan StorageMakuhita DojoWhiscash PondLuminous CaveHill of the Ancients
Dungeons
Tiny WoodsThunderwave CaveMt. SteelSinister WoodsSilent Chasm
Mt. ThunderGreat CanyonLapis CaveRock PathMt. BlazeSnow Path
Frosty ForestMt. FreezeMagma CavernSky TowerUproar Forest
Howling ForestStormy SeaSilver TrenchMeteor CaveFiery Field
Lightning FieldNorthwind FieldMt. FarawayWestern CaveNorthern Range
Pitfall ValleyBuried RelicWish CaveMurky CaveDesert Region
Southern CavernWyvern HillSolar CaveDarknight RelicGrand Sea
Waterfall PondUnown RelicJoyous TowerFar-Off SeaPurity Forest
Oddity CaveRemains IslandMarvelous SeaFantasy Strait
Unknown DungeonRB
Illusory GrottoRTDX


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