Gates:Magnagate

This Magnagate page is about Magnagates as a gameplay element in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. For the lore page, see Pkmn:Magnagates.

Magnagates (Japanese: マグナゲート, Magnagates) are the titular story and gameplay element of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. They are round, temporary portals that connect two points in space.

Discover a Magnagate!

Entering a Magnagate

"Discover a Magnagate!" is unlocked after the partner buys the land from Quagsire right after completing Ragged Mountain at the start of the game. Selecting it from the main menu the player can use the Nintendo 3DS system camera to scan objects, placing them inside the empty circle area at the center of the top screen. Once the game detects a circular shape and the player presses A, a blue Magnagate appears. The game then chooses a Pokémon for the player to play the dungeon as, and shows an animation of that Pokémon entering the Magnagate.

Once inside, other Pokémon will also be in the party. The dungeon can be revisited at any time from the menu after it is exited, unless the player chooses to delete it from the list. When entering the dungeon this way, the player can choose which member of the party to set as the leader. The Pokémon that the player can use change depending on the dungeon and are not part of the player's team (as such, moves won't progress or upgrade when used, however moves keep their upgrades and the Team Skills obtained in the main game, as well as Team Attacks, can be used) and the changes to their levels and stats won't be kept for later adventures.

Model	Pokémon		Level	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Moves
	English	Japanese
Template:GatesModel	Pikachu	ピカチュウ
Template:GatesModel	Raichu	ライチュウ
Template:GatesModel	Snivy	ツタージャ
Template:GatesModel	Servine	ジャノビー
Template:GatesModel	Serperior	ジャローダ
Template:GatesModel	Tepig	ポカブ
Template:GatesModel	Pignite	チャオブー
Template:GatesModel	Emboar	エンブオー
Template:GatesModel	Oshawott	ミジュマル
Template:GatesModel	Dewott	フタチマル
Template:GatesModel	Samurott	ダイケンキ
Template:GatesModel	Axew	キバゴ
Template:GatesModel	Fraxure	オノンド
Template:GatesModel	Haxorus	オノノクス

The player is not allowed to bring Items inside the dungeons, the "Pokémon Who Can Appear" menu is inaccessible and Pokémon can't be recruited. Rare items, such as TMs and HMs, can be found in the dungeons. Kecleon Shops are common.

Each dungeon has a difficulty rating, represented by stars, a length ("Short", "Normal" or "Long") and a random name that the game chooses by combining two words, one from a list of "adjectives" and one from a list of "names". Different dungeons with the same name (including the non-randomized names) can be found. The difficulty is said to be based on the size of the detected circular shape, while the environment and the "name" part of the name change depending on the color of the shape. The last floor of the randomly named dungeons has a boss fight against a group of Pokémon.

Adjective
English	Japanese
Secret	秘密の
Unseen	かくされた
Ancient	古代の
Primitive	未開の
Unique	忘れじの
Gloomy	時闇の
Challenging	試練の
Extreme	極限の
Mirage	しんきろうの
Unknown	名無しの
Peculiar	あやしい
Storied	伝承の
Treasure	宝の
Stardust	星くずの
Radiant	光の
Marvel	奇跡の
Aspiring	希望の
Devotion	祈りの
Promise	約束の
Sacred	聖なる
Unity	きずなの
Shining	かがやきの
Glinting	きらめく
Alluring	みわくの
Mystical	神秘の
Healing	いやしの
Joyous	幸せの

In addition to the randomly named dungeons, Magnagates can also lead to Eternal Ruins, Seasound Ruins, Hoarfrost Tower, Ivory Peak, Obsidian Edge and Turbulent Tor. The fights at the end of those dungeons are against gigantic legendary Pokémon like the ones from the Challenge Board in Paradise.

Red circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Cavern	洞窟			Within the Crags of Lament
Dunes	砂地			Unlimited Dungeon 2
Shrine	ほこら			Stony Cave
Tunnel	トンネル			Within the Crags of Lament
Volcano	火山			Within the Crags of Lament
Eternal Ruins	永遠の遺跡			Telluric Path

Blue circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Beach	ビーチ			Unlimited Dungeon 3
Burrow	地下道			Glacial Underpass
Shore	水辺			Unlimited Dungeon 3
Crevasse	クレバス			Glacier Palace
Woods	樹海			Forest of Shadows
Seasound Ruins	潮鳴りの遺跡			Kilionea Road

Green circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Forest	森			Inflora Forest
Grove	林			Desolate Canyon
Cave	岩窟			Ragged Mountain
Plain	平原			Inflora Forest
Ridge	高原			Hazy Pass
Hoarfrost Tower	寒空の塔			Telluric Path

White circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Summit	山頂			Ochre Quarry
Drifts	雪道			Forest of Shadows
Desert	砂漠			Scorching Desert
Hill	高台			Crags of Lament
Grotto	ほら穴			Stompstump Peak
Ivory Peak	白の頂上			Telluric Path

Black circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Cliffs	断崖			Crags of Lament
Track	影道			Desolate Canyon
Outcrop	岩石群			Desolate Canyon
Maze	迷路			Desolate Canyon
Barrens	荒れ地			Hazy Pass (Highlands)
Obsidian Edge	黒の果て			Telluric Path

Any color

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Turbulent Tor	荒れ空の塔			Telluric Path

If the dungeon is completed, the player is rewarded with items and money, and all items and money obtained inside the dungeon are sent to the Deposit Box. If the adventure fails, some of the items obtained in the dungeon are lost, however, the remaining items are sent to the Deposit Box. After that, the game is saved, and the player is sent back to the "Discover a Magnagate!" menu.

Trivia

• In the Iwata Asks interview for the game, Seiichiro Nagahata explained that before deciding to use circles, they tried various patterns and shapes, such as squares and triangles.
• Unused text suggests the "Discover a Magnagate!" feature was also going to involve the use of AR Markers, as well as making Gigantic Pokémon join the team.

References

• Iwata Asks : Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity : The System is the Story
• Are these all of the possible Magnagate dungeon types? - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

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