Emerald Mirage Tower
A crumbling tower that fades in and out of the Route 111 desert like a mirage. Climb it to grab one fossil, the Root or the Claw, and the whole structure collapses behind you.
Mirage Tower is in Hoenn, with Route 111 to the south. In the story it comes after Lavaridge Town and before Abandoned Ship.
MIRAGE TOWER MAP
Until you first step inside, Mirage Tower appears in the Route 111 sand on only some of your trips onto the route. Its cracked floors give way underfoot, and claiming a fossil at the top collapses the whole tower into the desert.
Mirage Tower Walkthrough
1F
- Step into Mirage Tower from the sand and walk north, then east.
- Follow the east side up and climb the ladder in the northeast corner to 2F.
2F
- From the ladder, ride west along the top corridor to build speed.
- Without braking, swing south down the cracked strip on the west side.
- Roll east along the bottom corridor and climb the ladder in the southeast corner to 3F.
- Stop on a crack, or walk onto one, and you drop to 1F and climb back up.
3F
- Walk west along the bottom corridor, then turn north up the west side.
- Smash the upper rock blocking you and climb the ladder in the northwest corner to 4F.
Requires Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. (HM06MoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.) to break. Usable after earning the Dynamo Badge from Wattson in Mauville City.
4F
- Go south from the ladder and east, then smash the rock below the fossil room.
- Climb the steps north and take the Root FossilRoot FossilA fossil of an ancient, seafloor-dwelling Pokemon.Top floor of the tower (disappears if the Claw Fossil is chosen) or the Claw Fossil on this top floor, since the other one disappears.
Requires Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. (HM06MoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.) to break. Usable after earning the Dynamo Badge from Wattson in Mauville City.
Root Fossil
Claw FossilPokemon Encounters
The sandy Mirage Tower divides evenly between Trapinch and Sandshrew at 50% each, the Trapinch worth grabbing for the Flygon line. It collapses once you take a fossil, so catch what you want before you choose.
Sandshrew
Also found in 1 other location
ITEMS
Mirage Tower forces the fossil choice: the Root Fossil for Lileep or the Claw Fossil for Anorith. Grabbing one sinks the tower with the other inside, so choose before you climb.
Claw Fossil
A fossil of an ancient, seafloor- dwelling Pokemon.
Claw Fossil
A fossil of an ancient, seafloor- dwelling Pokemon.
Root Fossil
A fossil of an ancient, seafloor- dwelling Pokemon.
Mirage Tower Guide
A crumbling tower out in the desert sand, exclusive to Emerald, that shows up on only some trips onto Route 111 until you first step inside. Climb it for Trapinch on the way up and one fossil at the top. Grab the fossil and the whole tower collapses behind you, sinking the other one for the moment.
Patience gets you both. You take one fossil before the tower caves in, and the skipped one resurfaces in the Desert Underpass, which opens after you enter the Hall of Fame. So a careful trainer revives both Lileep and Anorith without trading or restarting.