Gates:Magnagate

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

Story

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Blue Magnagates

Blue Magnagates connect the human world to the Pokémon world. One can be seen at the start of the story, appearing right below the player character, making him fall from the sky in the Pokémon world. Humans become Pokémon prior to entering a Magnagate and it is not clear if the transformation is related to the Magnagates themselves in any way.

Red Magnagates

File:Gates - Summoning a Magnagate.png

Umbreon and Espeon summoning a Magnagate

Red Magnagates connect two points in the Pokémon world. Dungeon researchers like Umbreon, Espeon and Keldeo summon them by placing Entercards on a board to manipulate ley lines through the power of the sun and the moon. Magnagates disappear shortly after being summoned. If a Pokémon enters the Magnagate in time, it opens again at the destination and immediately disappears afterwards. Entering a Magnagate usually leads to an unexplored dungeon that needs to be completed before the Magnagate can open at the destination, however Keldeo discovered a way to make Magnagates that lead to the destination directly and that can also cross the sky.

Summoned by	Starting point		Dungeon		Destination
	English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese
Umbreon	Post Town	宿場町	None (incomplete)		None (incomplete)
Umbreon and Espeon	Post Town	宿場町	Telluric Path	地脈のはざま	Great Glacier	大氷河
Keldeo	Great Glacier	大氷河	Unknown		Glacier Palace	グレッシャーパレス
Umbreon and Espeon	Great Glacier	大氷河	Glaciar Underpass	大氷河	Glacier Palace	グレッシャーパレス
Umbreon and Espeon	Post Town	宿場町	Kilionea Road	ゲノウエア間道	Forest of Shadows	闇夜の森
The partner and Template:Character	Post Town	宿場町	Tyrian Maze	シアンの迷い道	Great Glacier	大氷河
Umbreon and Espeon	Unknown (likely Post Town)		Unknown		Great Glacier	大氷河
Unknown (likely Umbreon and Espeon)	Unknown (likely Great Glacier)		None		Glacier Palace	グレッシャーパレス
Unknown (Umbreon, Espeon or Keldeo)	Unknown		Unknown (likely none)		Glacier Palace	グレッシャーパレス

Discover a Magnagate!

File:Gates - Entering a blue Magnagate.png

Entering a Magnagate

Selecting "Discover a Magnagate!" 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 & 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	File:Gates - Magnagate Cavern.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Cavern boss floor.png	Within the Crags of Lament
Dunes	砂地	File:Gates - Magnagate Dunes.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Dunes boss floor.png	Unlimited Dungeon 2
Shrine	ほこら	File:Gates - Magnagate Shrine.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Shrine boss floor.png	Stony Cave
Tunnel	トンネル	File:Gates - Magnagate Tunnel.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Tunnel boss floor.png	Within the Crags of Lament
Volcano	火山	File:Gates - Magnagate Volcano.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Volcano boss floor.png	Within the Crags of Lament
Eternal Ruins	永遠の遺跡	File:Gates - Magnagate Eternal Ruins.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Eternal Ruins Ho-Oh boss floor.png	Telluric Path

Blue circular shapes

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

Green circular shapes

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Forest	森	File:Gates - Magnagate Forest.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Forest boss floor.png	Inflora Forest
Grove	林	File:Gates - Magnagate Grove.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Grove boss floor.png	Desolate Canyon
Cave	岩窟	File:Gates - Magnagate Cave.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Cave boss floor.png	Ragged Mountain
Plain	平原	File:Gates - Magnagate Plain.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Plain boss floor.png	Inflora Forest
Ridge	高原	File:Gates - Magnagate Ridge.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Ridge boss floor.png	Hazy Pass
Hoarfrost Tower	寒空の塔	File:Gates - Magnagate Hoarfrost Tower.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Hoarfrost Tower Kyuem boss floor.png	Telluric Path

White circular shapes

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

Black circular shapes

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

Any color

Name		Floors		Music track
English	Japanese	Regular floors	Boss floor
Turbulent Tor	荒れ空の塔	File:Gates - Magnagate Turbolent Tor.png	File:Gates - Magnagate Turbolent Tor Kyurem boss floor.png	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

• A red Magnagate and a blue Magnagate appear on the cover art of the game nearby a group of Pokémon. A red Magnagate also appears as part of the game's banner in the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu.
  • The cover of the Official Guide Book features an extended version of the game's cover art, revealing that the group is surrounded by a bigger white Magnagate. The back cover shows Ho-Oh and Lugia surrounded by a white Magnagate.
  • The cover of the Official Perfect Guide shows a similar group of Pokémon near a red Magnagate and a blue Magnagate, surrounded by a bigger red Magnagate. On the back cover a red Magnagate can be seen on top of a picture of the Rough Rockery land type.
• The loading icons used by the game are shaped like Magnagates, colored red, yellow and blue, as well as green when loading content from the SD card.
• The manipulation of the sun and the moon, which are also depicted on the Entercards, is potentially a reference to the Evolution Items for Espeon and Umbreon, the Heart of the Sun and the Heart of the Moon. However, the Entercards that depict the sun belong to Umbreon, while the Entercards that depict the moon belong to Espeon. It's unknown which of the two made which cards, though.
• The four Magnagate dungeons visited during the story use different variations of the same theme, with Tyrian Maze using two. The theme is also included in the Template:Soundtrack "Gates to Infinity Medley" as a bridge between other songs.
• 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