Pkmn:Unknown Landmass

A close-up of the map.

The Unknown Landmass is an area alleged to exist in the Pokémon world in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. It is depicted as an island with a small lake next to a bigger lake in the west.

Known Information

Mawile, the Expedition Society's archeologist, appears to be studying a mysterious landmass located between the Air Continent and the Grass Continent, which can be seen on the map on the wall of her study.

In the full world map seen in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, a small gap in the ocean is seen between the two continents. However, the mysterious landmass is present in the versions of the map used for the Pokémon Nexus, the planet when seen from space at the start of the game, a cutscene that plays when the player first reaches the Air Continent, and in an unused prototype world map.

Speculation

The unused prototype map, and the fact that it appears during some cutscenes, may suggest that it was supposed to be a regular location at some point during development. Given the context, it's unlikely that its appearance in Mawile's room is unintended. It seems that the developers decided to reuse it as a mysterious area she is studying, perhaps as a reference to the original version being scrapped.

Gallery

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  The map in Mawile's room.

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  Closeup.

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  The world when seen from space.

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  Texture of the map used for the Pokémon Nexus.

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  Unused prototype world map.

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  Unknown landmass in Lapras explanation.

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  Unknown landmass in Lapras explanation without icons.

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  The unknown landmass as depicted in EddyK28's map.

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  Unused prototype world map, which features the unknown landmass.