Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Explorers of Darkness
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Developer(s)	Chunsoft
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release date	JP September 13, 2007 NA April 20, 2008 EU July 04, 2008
Genre(s)	Dungeon RPG
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	CERO: A ESRB: E
Media	Nintendo DS Game Card
Input methods	D-Pad, buttons, touchscreen

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 時の探検隊, Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Toki no Tankentai, lit. "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time Exploration Team") and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 闇の探検隊, Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Yami no Tankentai^?, lit. "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness Exploration Team") are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS. The two games were released in Japan on September 13, 2007, and were released in North America on April 20, 2008.. They will be released in Europe on July 04, 2008.

A 21-minute TV special based on the game starring Kurumi Mamiya aired in Japan on September 9, 2007 as a content of the program relating Pokémon, "Pokémon Sunday" produced by TV Tokyo Corporation.

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Gameplay

As with before, the player takes on the role of a human having been turned into a Pokémon, the type of which is determined by a personality test. A partner Pokémon is also selected, and will henceforth be referred to as "the partner". Unlike Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, the gender does not restrict the available selection of Pokémon for either the player or the partner, though the player and partner may not be of the same type. Any of the 12 starter Pokémon or Pikachu from the main games may be chosen as either the player or partner. In addition the player may also be a Skitty, Munchlax, and Meowth.

Though the basic gameplay is unchanged from Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team - players may use Treasure Town to link moves, save money, buy items, and store items, or to train in a special maze level (although the Pokémon running them have changed). Players will enter dungeons to complete missions, and during exploration they will encounter hostile Pokémon. During the story portion, the game will end in defeat if either the player character or the partner character runs out of health. Like previous installments, players may send out an SOS if they are defeated in the dungeon (certain dungeons will not permit this), which can be done either using passwords or DS Wireless Communications as before, but also (new to Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness) through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players may also choose to be notified of friends in need of rescue by email or through the Wii Message Board. New to this series will be the option to temporarily send a team member to aid a friend in need, which may allow a team to have more than four members. Defeated teams awaiting rescue may also engage in a "standby adventure" in which players may revisit previous dungeons to raise funds and collect items, but without the ability to level up.

Among new items introduced are treasure boxes, which require money to be opened and may contain rare items, and the rare items themselves, which only affect certain Pokémon. Rare items may be used to trade for rarer and more valuable items using another shop. New items are also introduced to account for new evolution methods which do not translate well from the main series to Mystery Dungeon (such as Probopass, Magnezone, Leafeon, or Glaceon). Pokémon eggs have also been introduced to Mystery Dungeon, where the newly-hatched Pokémon will join the player's team. Finally, Friend Areas from Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team have been eliminated in favor of a more streamlined team management process.

Like previous installments, some Pokémon will be exclusive to one version, although they may be unlocked on the other version through the exchange of Wonder Mail codes. Celebi, Combee, Lucario, Pachirisu, and Riolu are exclusive to Explorers of Time, while Burmy, Buneary, Lopunny, Mewtwo, and Rotom are exclusive to Explorers of Darkness. 491 of the 493 Pokémon from the fourth-generation of Pokémon games will be available; Shaymin and Arceus had not been officially revealed at the time of the Japanese release.

The story was promised to be even more developed than its predecessor, and the issue of the thinning of the relationship between the player and his or her partner was taken into consideration.

New to the Mystery Dungeon series are various minigames such as having to identify Pokémon by their footprint.

Plot

The story begins with the player having been washed ashore by a storm. Meanwhile, the partner is nervous about joining the Wigglytuff Guild, a local exploration club, and soon gets cold feet. Walking along the beach, the partner encounters the player, and informs that the player has been turned into a Pokémon. After a brief exchange, the partner explains their motivation for joining the guild - a personal treasure, a "Relic Fragment". Before the partner explains further, the Relic Fragment is stolen by two of three members of "Team Skull" (The third being a Skuntank) Zubat and Koffing, which the player helps recover. The partner, reinvigorated by the player's courage, joins the Guild as a new team with the player.

Over the next few days, the team gets accustomed to life at the Guild and the nearby Treasure Town. Among the folks they meet are Wigglytuff, the kindhearted Guild Leader, Chatot, the hot-tempered yet well-meaning second-in-command, Bidoof, the newest recruit prior to the team joining, the Guild chef Chimecho (also in charge of maintaining the team), Diglett and Loudred, the Guild sentries, Dugtrio, maintainers of the job boards, Magnezone, the local sheriff, and other exploration teams. As they are introduced to the Guild, they learn of the fact that rogue Pokémon have been wreaking havoc in the world due to the disruption of time (which is also behind the phenomena as to why Pokémon cannot evolve, and new "Mystery Dungeons" have been revealed and open to exploration.) As the team takes various jobs, they learn of the player's ability to see into the future, as well as the fact that 90% of their cash rewards are confiscated due to Guild dues (i.e., 2000 Poké will be given to the team in only 200).

The Legend of the Time Gears

One stormy night, The partner finds the player and tells the player of the story of the Time Gears, the artifacts that all Pokémon are to avoid lest time stood still. Later on, the player and partner, along with the Guild and Team Skull (as special guests), make an expedition to a location called Fogbound Lake, a lake seemingly covered in fog. Arriving there, the player recalls the place as being familiar, but cannot ascertain as to why. At the top, they find the Lake Guardian Uxie, who is said to be able to erase the memories of all who arrive there. Uxie does not trust the Guild, fearing that they may take the treasure (a Time Gear) at the center of the lake, hence the reason for erasing the memories. However, after an appeal from the partner, Uxie, who does not know how the player had arrived in such a condition, decides not to erase the memories of the Guild of the lake's treasure. Shortly after the Guild leaves empty-handed (Team Skull having been knocked out by Wigglytuff when they tried to attack her), a mysterious thief, Grovyle, appears to steal the Time Gear. He had collected two other Time Gears, and manages to knock out Uxie before stealing his third.

Returning home, they meet a famous explorer named Dusknoir, who explains, after an adventure that saw Team Skull trying to take their revenge on the team, that the player's ability to see through time is called the Dimensional Scream. Asking Dusknoir how the player had arrived in their condition, they surprisingly get no results, though Dusknoir appears to have something to hide. Nevertheless, Dusknoir offers their help in uncovering the secret behind the player's transformation. Just then, however, the Guild reports that the Time Gear from Fogbound Lake has been stolen, and an all-points bulletin has been posted for the arrest of Grovyle. As a result, Wigglytuff has the Guild focus their energies on bringing Grovyle to justice, to which Dusknoir also offers his assistance. Loudred Corphish are sent to the Eastern Forest; Bidoof, Dugtrio, and Sunflora are sent to Crystal Cave; and the team is sent to the Northern Desert, while Chimecho, Croagunk, and Diglett remain behind. While the others return emptyhanded, the team eventually discover an underground lake beneath the Northern Desert, which is home to a Time Gear. The Time Gear is guarded over by Mesprit, which the team defeats. Just as the partner explains that they are not there to steal the Time Gear, Grovyle appears. Grovyle easily dispatches the team and the weakened Mesprit, and steals the Time Gear. Fortunately, the team and Mesprit manages to escape before they are frozen in time.

Back at the guild, the failure of the team to stop Grovyle meant that there are no leads to his next location. However, Dusknoir determines that, as Uxie is the being of knowledge, and Mesprit is the being of emotion, thus Azelf, the being of willpower, is likely to be guarding another Time Gear. Dusknoir further explains that as Uxie and Mesprit were encountered in lakes, Azelf is also likely to be found in a lake area. Hoping to find a lead, Dusknoir asks the player to touch a treasure that Bidoof made off with at Crystal Cave, in order to trigger a Dimensional Scream. Indeed, after touching it, the player sees a vision where Azelf is defeated at the hands of Grovyle. However, Chimecho is unsure - because the Dimensional Scream cannot tell the difference between past and future, Grovyle may have already made off with the Time Gear. Dusknoir remains confident that it is of the future, as the partner had never heard Azelf's name before Dusknoir had mentioned it. Because there is a chance that the Dimensional Scream is describing the future, the Guild decides to have all hands search the cave. The team is the first to arrive to the lake in the middle of the cave, where they find Azelf about to be defeated by Grovyle. However, just as Grovyle is about to steal the Time Gear, Azelf activates a fail-safe trap. The trap covers the lake in crystals, preventing Grovyle from going underwater and getting the Time Gear. Although this does not deter Grovyle, Azelf is spared from further harm by the team, but in the ensuing melee, the team is knocked unconscious and the partner is mortally wounded. Before Grovyle can finish the partner off, Dusknoir appears. The team discovers that Dusknoir and Grovyle have been long acquainted, but before they can delve any further, Grovyle makes his getaway. Just then, the Guild finds the team, and cart them back to headquarters.

Some time later, the team reawaken back at headquarters. The partner recalls the exchange between Dusknoir and Grovyle, and the information is shared with the Guild and Azelf. Just then, the Guild's emergency alarm sounds, requiring everyone to be in attendance at a town meeting. In town, they find Dusknoir, who reminds everyone that Grovyle is still at large. Dusknoir further reveals that Grovyle is a Pokémon from the future - there, Grovyle was a criminal, who fled to the past to avoid being captured. It is then that he plots to steal the Time Gears, which in turn would freeze the world in time. Then, water will not flow, the sun will not rise, the seasons will not change, and darkness will reign supreme. When Corphish is curious as to why Dusknoir knows all of this, Dusknoir reveals that he, too, is from the future, sent back in time to capture Grovyle and bring him to justice. The Guild and townsfolk all agree to help Dusknoir stop Grovyle. Azelf has a plan to trap Grovyle - as the Time Gear in Crystal Lake still remains, they are certain that Grovyle will return for it. In order to lure Grovyle, the townsfolk spread a false rumor that the lake trio will try to seal the Time Gear away permanently, while the trio will be defending the Time Gear, awaiting the moment before they get the jump on Grovyle. Although everyone wants to make the jump on Grovyle, Dusknoir insists on doing so alone (due to the large gathering of Pokémon being potentially suspicious).

Some days later, a report from Magnezone arrives, indicating that Grovyle has been captured, and that Dusknoir plans to take Grovyle back to the future to face justice. To do so, Dusknoir has opened a Dimensional Hole in the middle of town square - this so that Dusknoir can say farewell to the townsfolk. In town, the townsfolk find the Dimensional Hole, but no sign of Dusknoir. As the lake trio explain to the partner that the Time Gears were recovered, Dusknoir appears with Grovyle and two Sableye guards. As Grovyle is carted off into the Dimensional Hole, Dusknoir gives his farewell. But before he steps through the portal, he asks the team to step forward. Believing Dusknoir will be giving some last words, they are surprised when Dusknoir instead grabs the team and drags them into the portal. Before the townsfolk can give chase, the Dimensional Hole closes.

Escape From the Future

The player is waken up by the partner, who reveals that they have been locked in a cell. Just then, they encounter their guards - a group of Sableye. The Sableye blindfold them and take them to another room, where they find themselves bound to a pole, awaiting execution. Along with the two is Grovyle, also tied up. Dusknoir appears, giving the orders to execute the three to the Sableye. Grovyle convinces the team to cooperate - luring the Sableye to attack the ropes tying them to the stake may allow the three to escape. Fortunately, the ropes break free, and the three overwhelm the Sableye. This allows Grovyle to use a Luminous Orb, and take the team to safety. Back outside, Grovyle reveals that they, indeed, are in the future, and they must keep moving lest Dusknoir catch them. Grovyle runs off to elude the Sableye, and advises the team to do the same. However, one lingering question remains - why had time stopped in the future if the Time Gears had returned to normal?

Continuing to elude the Sableye, the partner loses confidence on whether they will ever return home. The player than proposes to the partner to catch up to the Grovyle, and see how he had travelled back to the past in the first place. They eventually catch up to Grovyle, who had earlier been knocked out by Spiritomb - the manifestation of 108 spirits - after accidentally wandering into their territory. The team manages to defeat Spiritomb and save Grovyle. Though Grovyle is reluctant to help them (because the partner still does not trust him), he proceeds to tell his side of the story. The world's paralysis dated back to the present day, with the collapse of the Temporal Tower, governed by Dialga, the legendary Pokémon that controls time. When the tower collapsed, Dialga lost control of time, and it too lost all control. Dialga has turned berserk, becoming Primal Dialga. Seeking only self-preservation, Primal Dialga tries to prevent history from changing, and hence its need to exterminate Grovyle and the team. The partner is visibly shocked by this revelation - and even more so when Grovyle reveals that he collected the Time Gears to prevent the tower from collapsing. Grovyle continues, claiming that the time stop by the removal of the Time Gears is merely temporary - the area affected would restart once the gears were placed in Temporal Tower. Grovyle then further revealed that Dusknoir is an agent of Primal Dialga, and had everyone in the past played for fools.

Though the partner does not believe Grovyle, the player believes that Grovyle's assertions are reasonable, and that the partner cannot seem to accept the truth. Grovyle leaves to find Celebi, the time-travelling Pokémon, to start his mission anew. Although the player is determined to follow Grovyle, the partner is more reluctant. Nevertheless, the partner agrees to follow, if only to find a way to return to the present. The group eventually manages to find Celebi, who finds some interest in the player. Celebi leads the group to the Passage of Time - a secret corridor spanning multiple dimensions. However, before they can go through the passage, they are stopped by Dusknoir and the Sableye corps, who had caught up to them. Surrounded, the group has no choice but to overpower Dusknoir and the Sableye. However, when Primal Dialga appears, Grovyle, believing that they are outmatched, has no choice but to surrender. However, Grovyle contends that at least hope will remain, for he had not travelled alone the first time. He had first travelled back to the past, but he and his partner had been separated. Dusknoir, however, believes otherwise, and forces Grovyle to tell the name of his partner - the player. The partner is surprised at this revelation - and Grovyle and Celebi are even more surprised that the player is standing with them. Grovyle refuses to believe that the player has been turned into a Pokémon, but Dusknoir cackles with glee. Dusknoir had planned to eliminate the player and Grovyle, and had merely befriended the team and the Guild so as to destroy them all in one shot (in the process, explaining that the player had turned into a Pokémon as a side-effect of Primal Dialga's interference).

The partner is shocked by the revelation, partly because at one point he had idolized Dusknoir, and partly from sticking with the player. The partner has a plan to elude the Dusknoir and Sableye - all that is needed is to have Celebi teleport them closer to the Passage. Although Celebi recognizes the risks involved (as Dialga could conceivably detect them), Celebi agrees to the partner's idea. However, the plan does not work as intended, as they fail to escape Dusknoir, but they are closer to the Passage. Celebi implores the rest of the group to leave though the Passage, leaving Dusknoir to herself. Celebi manages to elude capture as the group returns back to the present.

Racing the Clock

Arriving back to the present, the partner explains that the beach that they are in was where the player was first found. However, before the partner can lead Grovyle back to the Guild to plan their next move, he reminds them that in the present time, Grovyle is a criminal. The partner, seeing the complications this may cause, instead takes the player and Grovyle to a cliff known as Sharpedo Bluff, named as the cliff is in the shape of a Sharpedo. Sharpedo Bluff was the home of the partner prior to joining the Guild. That night, Grovyle explains to the partner the common history between himself and the player. The player and Grovyle had been a formidable team investigating the planet's paralysis. The player had the ability to perform the Dimensional Scream, but only in the presence of a trusted partner. Grovyle further explains that the Dimensional Scream is set off by triggers tied to places where Time Gears were hidden. The partner realizes that the player had a lot of trust in them, largely due to having witnessed the Dimensional Scream. However, the partner also realizes that perhaps Dimensional Screams had worked differently in the past, as the player had experienced them in incidents divorced from Time Gears. In any event, the three quickly agree to plot a new plan to take the Time Gears. Day breaks, and the partner is unable to sleep. Grovyle awakens to find the partner pondering. Later, the partner shares his personal treasure with Grovyle. Grovyle and the partner agree that the player has a connection to the both of them - the player had made each of them stronger. When the player wakes up, they redouble their efforts to retake the Time Gears, starting with the one in Treeshroud Forest, where Grovyle had found the one unguarded. However, after arriving there, they find that, despite the presence of the Time Gear, time has stopped - a sign that Temporal Tower is starting to collapse.

That night, back at Sharpedo Bluff, the partner reveals after a fact-finding mission that time in other places continue to stop despite the return of the Time Gears. It appears that the only way to restore time is to take the Time Gears to Temporal Tower. This is easier said than done, though, as, although it is well-known that it is located in the Hidden Land, no one knows where the Hidden Land itself is. Desperate, and running out of options and time, the player convinces the partner to return back to the Guild. The Guild is surprised to find that the team has returned, but is more surprised when the team reveals their story. The Guild, though shocked at the revelations brought forth by the team (but finding the revelations reasonable - why had Dusknoir suddenly grabbed the team and why had time continue to stop despite the return of the Time Gears), nevertheless agrees to help retrieve the Time Gears (including telling the lake trio to stand down to allow Grovyle to reclaim them without a fight). It is all hands on deck as the Guild tries to find the location of the Hidden Land. The team is recommended by Wigglytuff to see Torkoal, the town elder, for advice on finding the Hidden Land. At the hot springs, Torkoal reveals that the Hidden Land is a place beyond the oceans, but also a place which only appears to those with sufficient "proof". However, Torkoal does not recall what is needed for such "proof". The next day, however, Torkoal arrives at the Guild Hall with one new recollection - the "proof" is an inscription of a certain pattern - the same pattern found in the partner's personal treasure. What is more surprising than the partner having the key is the fact that Wigglytuff and Chatot has also seen the same pattern - found in a distant place called Brine Cave, where a bandit had scared the two. Nevertheless, the Guild decides to make an expedition to Brine Cave. Meanwhile, the team hears word that Grovyle has taken two other Time Gears, but warns that Dusknoir may also return from the future to hunt them down.

The next day, the Guild arrives at Brine Cave. The team eventually finds a way through the Brine Cave, where Chatot is severely wounded, but survives. The Guild party goes back, while the player, partner, and Grovyle proceed, and get to the Mirage Field via Lapras, the key to the field. The team venture through the harsh Hidden Land and get to Temporal Tower where Dialga just went berserk. They are halted by Dusknoir, who, after being defeated, reveals that if they change the future, every Pokémon that lives in the future will cease to exist, the player included. Grovyle grabs Dusknoir and he forces him back into the time hole, saying goodbye to his friend the player. Now knowing the risk the player continues, not telling the partner what had been revealed, and they go on to quell Dialga's rage and saves time from stopping. The player is erased from existence as a result (the credits roll at this point), but some months later Dialga decides to reward the partner, currently crying with Bidoof over their lost friend, by bringing the player back into existence where he reunites with his/her partner and Bidoof.

Follow-up

As with Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team, there is a follow-up story. Several months after the player was brought back, Wigglytuff decides that the team is ready for an exam to qualify for graduation from the guild (apparently only accepting one team a year). They are told to go find the treasure found in Luminous Springs, a place where Pokémon would go to evolve, but are also warned to avoid the "Grand Master of all things Bad" who lives there with his minions. Although Loudred is not allowed to speak of the test, having taken it the year before, Ursaring and Teddiursa, two Treasure Town locals, claim of going to the springs before and meeting no such "Grand Master". Upon reaching the springs they run into Ursaring and Teddiursa and conclude that the "Grand Master" does not exist before falling into the lair of the "Grand Master", who turns out to be nothing more than Wigglytuff and the guild members (revealed by a slip up by Bidoof, but still denying it to the end). After finding the treasure they return and graduate, finding that the only benefit to be they can explore on their own and change the group leader, but still having to pay the guild their dues. Having graduated, the team move their headquarters to Sharpedos Buff.

Later, in your dreams, Cresselia appers in the players dreams and tells the player that their continued existence is causing a distortion in space. On the night before going to Palkia for an explanation, Palkia itself attacks the team, spiriting them away to it's domain, the spacial rift. They battle Palkia for answers, but it gets trapped in a nightmare. Cresselia tries to finish off the team using Palkia, but it is stopped by another Cresselia, who reveals that the first was an imposter by the name of Darkrai, who reveals itself to be the one distorting time and space. Although Darkrai invites the team to stop him, Cresselia thinks its a trap, because normally Darkrai run away when found, doing it's work in the shadows and only coming out to finish the job. The team decides to heed Darkrai's call, and Darkrai reveals his plans, by stopping time or space, the world would stop and be covered in darkness, and all Pokémon would share an everlasting nightmare. The team battles Darkrai and win, but Darkrai attempts to flee. However, Palkia arrives and attempts to stop Darkrai from leaving by unleashing an attack on Darkrai. But instead of destroying it, it merely erases it's memories, therefore turning Darkrai good.

Characters

Along with the player and partner, there are many other significant characters in Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness:

• The Wigglytuff Guild - Consisting of Guild Leader Wigglytuff, Chatot, Sunflora, Corphish, Chimecho, Bidoof, Loudred, and the father-and-son duo of Diglett and Dugtrio, the Guild is where new explorations register and receive their training. The player and partner join the Guild as apprentices.
  • Wigglytuff is the leader of the Guild. A seasoned explorer, he seems to be quite oblivious and "soft". Friendship is valued above everything else at the Guild, which is evident in the Guild's morning cheer. His favorite food is the Perfect Apple, and being out of them will cause him to throw a fit.
  • Chatot is the second in command at the Guild. He often plays the "devil's advocate", being the first to believe the truth while maintaining his disbelief to others before the others in turn find out.
  • Loudred is the loud-mouthed sentry at the Guild.
  • Diglett is another member of the guild. He is in charge of having Pokémon stand in front of a grate before they enter the Guild Hall, where he can identify them based on their footprint.
  • Dugtrio, Diglett's father, is the operator of the notice boards at the Guild Hall.
  • Chimecho is the Guild's resident cook, and the maintainer of the team's personnel.
  • Bidoof is another apprentice at the guild, and the next most junior out of the guild members. Bidoof is very emotional.
• Marill and Azurill - two brothers who look after their sickly mother. They are initially lead astray by a criminal Drowzee, which the team dispatches, and their search for their lost Water Float lead Team Skull to try and trap the team amidst a group of territorial Luxio and Luxray.
• The Kecleon Brothers - the Kecleon brothers operate Treasure Town's store, as well as a few stores found in mystery dungeons. They tend to be friendly, giving Marill and Azurill an extra apple as a gift for themselves despite the fact that they only paid for one apple for their mother. However, they will retaliate in kind if the team tries to steal from their stores in mystery dungeons.
• Duskull - the operator of Treasure Town's bank.
• Pelipper - the owner of Pelipper Island, where teams meet for their standby adventures.
• Marowak - the owner and operator of the Marowak Dojo, a place where exploration teams can hone their skills.
• Electivire - Electivire is a Treasure Town shop owner who can help Pokémon remember lost moves, and link moves together.
• Magnezone - Magnezone is Treasure Town's local sherriff, who employs Magnemite as deputies.
• Vigoroth - a town local who is always energetic. Vigoroth introduces the team to Electivire's shop.
• Xatu - an eccentric shop owner who can open treasure chests and ascertain their contents.
• Spoink - the team's first client. Spoink eventually introduces the team to Chansey's shop.
• Torkoal - the town elder, who likes to go to the nearby hot spring.
• Team Skull - three bullying members (Skuntank, Zubat, Koffing) who like to pick on the partner. They seek to steal other Pokémon treasures, but are repelled every time.
• Team Seedgey - the duo of Seedot and Pidgey are a junior team, whose name is a portmanteau of their two names
• Team AWD - Team AWD (Arbok, Weavile, and Drapion) seeks the ultimate exploration challenge.
• Team Tasty - A team consisting of Wurmple and Swellow . Wurmple is under constant fear that Swellow will eat him, freaking out when Swellow mentions he is hungry. Swellow seems oblivious to this.
• Team Poochy - a team of three Poochyena brothers who seek only to bring rogue Pokémon to justice.
• Team Slacker - a team consisting of Slakoth and Slowpoke, two Pokémon too unmotivated to go explore.
• Team Flame - a team consisting of Camerupt, Ponyta, and Bellsprout. Camerupt and Ponyta's fierce flames used when attacking enemies intimidate their leader, Bellsprout.
• Team Glee - the trio of Togepi, Politoed, and Ledyba, who seek to bring happiness to all.
• Team Razor Wind - the trio of Scyther, Sandslash and Zangoose are another team who seek to bring rogue Pokémon to justice.
• Team Ebony - the duo of Murkrow and Shuppet have different tastes in treasures.

 

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Time Expedition and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Darkness Expedition are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS.

The games are a sequel to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. They include the new Generation IV Pokémon and have some Wi-Fi features, as well as more dual-screen features than their predecessor for the same system (Mystery Dungeon Blue).

An anime adaptation of these games has been produced.

These games feature 491 Pokémon; Shaymin and Arceus were excluded for they had yet to be officially revealed when the games were released.

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Characters

Playable characters

• Bulbasaur
• Charmander
• Squirtle
• Pikachu
• Meowth
• Chikorita
• Cyndaquil
• Totodile
• Treecko
• Torchic
• Mudkip
• Skitty
• Turtwig
• Chimchar
• Piplup
• Munchlax

Non-player characters

This section is based on pre-release screenshots and is not complete.

Guild

• Wigglytuff
• Chatot
• Loudred
• Diglett
• Dugtrio
• Chimecho
• Croagunk
• Sunflora
• Corphish
• Bidoof

Treasure Town

• Kangaskhan
• Xatu
• Kecleon
• Duskull
• Electivire
• Chansey
• Marowak

Expedition Teams

• Team Razor Wind
  • Zangoose
  • Scyther
  • Sandslash
• Team Poppoboh
  • Pidgey
  • Seedot
• Team Happies
  • Togepi
  • Politoed
• Team Poison Rose
  • Skuntank
  • Koffing
  • Zubat
• Team Charms
  • Lopunny
  • Gardevoir
  • Medicham
• Team Eatable
  • Swellow
  • Wurmple
• Team Poochyenas
  • Poochyena ×3
• Team McKuro
  • Shuppet
  • Murkrow

Bosses

While most of the Bosses in this game are the standard Legendaries, there are some average Pokémon added to the mix. The list of boss battles are in dungeon order.

Story Mode Bosses

• Zubat and Koffing
• Drowzee
• Groudon (Fake)
• Luxio (Multiple) and Luxray
• Spiritomb
• Kabutops and Omastar (2)
• Dusknoir and Sableye (Multiple)
• Dark Dialga
• Uxie
• Mesprit
• Azelf
• Dialga
• Wigglytuff Guild
• Froslass
• Gyarados
• Regice
• Regirock
• Registeel
• Regigigas, Hitmonlee (4), and Bronzong (4)
• Palkia
• Darkrai

Wonder Mail Bosses

Like the previous Mystery Dungeon game, some dungeons are unlocked through Wonder Mail codes. However, unlike the previous game, the bosses below are obtained through these codes.

• Kyogre (FN01 HWN- 00%F 8678 +XY@ &%#3)
• Groudon (Real) (#&S6 NY2& YJN= 1P57 F0MN MH7Y)
• Articuno (4MP= K98# CT%Y R@-- &P7% %K86)
• Heatran (FH0T HYNH R0QF 86N8 +SY@ &%YN)
• Giratina (WNWY JXTK &5C1 4N3- P4NM 8K&C)
• Rayquaza (HW+8 66%T 5S51 +J5Y 4-K# H@P-)
• Mew (X%8S WYY+ S-JF PFH@ @##K 5W8K)
• Gabite (78SR -H2M PO+4 Y6FY 1&Y+ #R9S)

Item Required Bosses

Some bosses will need the leader to hold either the Enigma Part or the Secret Stoneplate while going through certain dungeons.One of them is Mewtwo.

• Zapdos
• Mewtwo
  
• Raikou
• Entei
• Suicune
• Lugia
• Ho-Oh
• Celebi
• Latias
• Latios
• Jirachi
• Deoxys

Miscellaneous NPCs

• Krabby
• Grovyle
• Vigoroth
• Shinx
• Celebi (Shiny)
• Lapras
• Torkoal
• Scizor
• Cresselia
• Manaphy
• Phione

Dungeons List

• Seashore Cave
• Damp Rockground
• Mt. Spike
• Waterfall Cave
• Apple Forest
• Shoreline Rockground
• Mt. Horn
• Thick Fog Forest
• Hot Water Cave
• Electric Plateau
• Northern Desert
• Quicksand Cave
• Crystal Cave
• Great Crystal Passage
• Spatial Cave
• Darkness Hill
• Imprison Rockground
• Black Forest
• Forest High Platform
• Brink Forest
• Coastline Cave
• Mirage Field
• Dimensional Tower
• Mystic Forest
• Blizzard Island
• Crevice Cave
• Enclosed Sea
• Miracle Sea
• Watchman Cave
• Mt. Practice
• Nightmare Center
• Sky Fissure
• Dark Crater
• Hidden Ruins
• Sea Resort
• Bottomless Sea
• Shimmering Desert
• Mt. Avalanche
• Giant Volcano
• The Great Hole
• Sky Stairs
• Mysterious Jungle
• Quiet River
• Rolling Cave
• Green Meadow
• Small Field
• Maze Cave
• Orange Forest
• End Lake
• Joy Cape
• Mt. Wind
• Shining Hill
• Undeveloped Wasteland
• Dark Night Forest
• Zero Island North
• Zero Island East
• Zero Island South
• Zero Island West
• Final Maze

External links

 

• Bulbanews: CoroCoro reveals Mystery Dungeon sequel details
• Official website
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 page on Chunsoft website