Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers/Characters

This is a character sheet for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky.

Due to a Plot Twist approximately halfway through the game that isn't possible to completely hide with spoiler tags, there are self-fulfilling spoilers here. You have been warned.

The Protagonists
The Hero -- A human who wakes up on the shore to find he/she has been mysteriously transformed into a Pokemon, with no memory of how or why... or much of anything beyond their own name. As if that wasn't strange enough, he/she quickly learns that he/she also possesses a strange power that gives them brief visions of various events... It's revealed at the end of the game that the one responsible for the hero's transformation and memory loss was.
 * Audience Surrogate
 * Baleful Polymorph: The reason for the player's transformation into a Pokemon is only revealed late in the postgame, when
 * Cursed with Awesome
 * Hello, Insert Name Here
 * Heroic Mime: Similar to Red and Blue Rescue Team, the player is privy to their own Inner Monologue, but aside from responses to dialogue trees, has no scripted dialogue of their own; whenever the player says something, it's a nearby NPC who responds and parrots it to the audience.
 * The player does, however, get to speak some actual dialogue during the game's ending,
 * After completing the game, if the player is present on the active team but not the designated leader, talking to them in a dungeon yields only Visible Silence instead of the randomly-chosen responses associated with other Mons.
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia
 * My Significance Sense Is Tingling: The "Dimensional Scream".
 * Standardized Leader
 * After completing the game, if the player is present on the active team but not the designated leader, talking to them in a dungeon yields only Visible Silence instead of the randomly-chosen responses associated with other Mons.
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia
 * My Significance Sense Is Tingling: The "Dimensional Scream".
 * Standardized Leader

The Partner -- A young Pokemon who dreams of becoming a great explorer... but is too intimidated to join the local guild. After meeting the hero, he/she decides to try signing up as a team, reasoning that his/her new friend will help them learn how to be brave. Treasures a small rock with a strange design on it, which he/she named a 'Relic Fragment'; someday, he/she hopes to discover just where it came from...
 * Anti-Hero: Starts out as a Type I.
 * Character Development - Starts out as very timid and easily intimidated, but gradually grows over the course of his/her many adventures with the hero.
 * Chekhov's Gun -
 * Cowardly Lion: Can be literal in Sky if the player chooses Shinx as his species.
 * Cowardly Sidekick - Though he/she develops into the above rather quickly.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners / Platonic Life Partners - With the hero, depending on genders.
 * Parrot Exposition - Primary provider thereof, as they echo whatever the hero 'says'.
 * Parrot Exposition - Primary provider thereof, as they echo whatever the hero 'says'.

Members of the Wigglytuff Guild
Guildmaster Wigglytuff -- Guildmaster of the Wigglytuff Guild. Relentlessly cheerful and upbeat, he hardly seems to fit his fearsome reputation... yet almost everyone deeply respects him.
 * A Day in the Limelight: "Igglybuff The Prodigy" in Explorers of Sky has you play as him. He is also a major character in "Here Comes Team Charm!", and has a rather memorable scene in "Bidoof's Wish" as well.
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Catch Phrase - "YOOM-TAH!"
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: The only one to figure out 's deception in "Here Comes Team Charm!"
 * Not to mention.
 * Eccentric Mentor
 * Genius Ditz
 * He Meant To Do That: It's implied that Wigglytuff's claim that Chatot was just giving the guild a Secret Test of Character through his disbelief in the player character is really a coverup.
 * The Messiah
 * Obfuscating Stupidity
 * Odd Couple: With Chatot.
 * Paper-Thin Disguise -
 * The Pollyanna: As shown in his side-story in Explorers of Sky.
 * The Power of Friendship: Which apparently manifests as an actual power, especially in his side-story.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Perfect Apples.

Chatot -- Wigglytuff's right hand bird and head of intelligence, Chatot handles most of the day-to-day details of running the guild. Unfortunately, he has a tendency to grossly overestimate his own talents, and isn't as well-respected as he thinks he is...
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Heterosexual Life Partners - With Wigglytuff.
 * Horrible Judge of Character
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold - Best shown when he starts to chew out the player and partner over the infamous Perfect Apple incident again, but almost immediately stops and apologizes. And then there's his actions in Brine Cave...
 * Know-Nothing Know-It-All
 * Maddie Blaustein: Chatot's first voice actress. Sadly, it was her final role on the series before her death, needing a replacement.
 * Number Two
 * Parrot Exposition - Secondary provider thereof; if the partner isn't recapping, chances are good Chatot's doing it instead.
 * Pointy-Haired Boss
 * Polly Wants a Microphone
 * Poor Communication Kills
 * Small Name, Big Ego

Bidoof -- A cheerful beaver Pokemon who's eager to please others. Before the newcomers arrived, he was the Guild's most recent recruit, and was having trouble adjusting. Things get better for him after your arrival, and he quickly befriends the team. While he can be a bit slow at times, he tries his hardest and dislikes the thought of giving up.
 * A Day in the Limelight: "Bidoof's Wish" in Explorers of Sky.
 * Catch Phrase / Verbal Tic: "Yup yup!" and "Oof!"
 * Gosh Dang It to Heck: "Gosh!", "Golly!", etc.
 * Guest Star Party Member: During the expedition to Fogbound Lake.
 * During his special episode, for
 * Naive Newcomer / New Meat
 * Nightmare Retardant: In an in-universe example,.

Sunflora -- A playful and skilled apprentice who's always so excited she can't help screaming with anticipation! Gets along well with everyone... well, except for Loudred, anyway...
 * Action Girl
 * Catch Phrase / Verbal Tic - "Eek!" and especially "Oh my gosh!" Her special episode is named after the latter, and for a very good reason.
 * A Day in the Limelight: "Today's Oh My Gosh" in Explorers of Sky.
 * - During her Special Episode; Justified as
 * The Determinator: Despite being on the wrong end of Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors during her Day in The Limelight, Sunflora absolutely refuses to give up on her mission to capture "The Invincible Haunter".
 * Eyes Always Shut - Of the upturned, optimistic variety.
 * Genki Girl
 * - During the boss fight at the end of her special episode, oddly enough.
 * Rachael Lillis: Sunflora's actress in the dub.
 * Tsundere - Type B, towards Loudred.

Loudred -- A loud and short-tempered apprentice who tends to shout all the time, and serves as the guild's morning alarm clock. Because of this, he comes off as a bit... harsh. Also a bit of a braggart, he's convinced that he's the strongest of all the apprentices.
 * - Same as Sunflora.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * No Indoor Voice
 * Which IS, in its own WAY, his Verbal Tic.
 * Small Name, Big Ego
 * Tsundere - Type A
 * Tsundere - Type A

Diglett -- The Wigglytuff Guild's lookout and Loudred's partner. Not nearly as brash or self-assured as his father or his partner.
 * Catch Phrase / Verbal Tic - Subverted, he's one of the few apprentices to not have one.
 * The Generic Guy - Like Corphish, Diglett is one of the most "normal" of the guild members.
 * Only Sane Man - Especially when compared with, say, his dad or Loudred.

Corphish -- Another apprentice, Corphish is one of the more sensible members of the guild.
 * Catch Phrase / Verbal Tic - "Hey, hey!"
 * The Generic Guy - Perhaps the least quirky member of the whole guild. Doesn't help that most of his accomplishments get Overshadowed by Awesome.

Chimecho -- This apprentice runs the Guild's Assembly, managing any recruits brought in by other apprentices and helping with team-building. Appears to have a crush on Wigglytuff.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the English dub of the anime special, Chimecho was voiced by Kether Donahue, Skuld from Ah! My Goddess!
 * The Medic - Acts as the guild's healer both on and off the field.
 * Onee-Sama
 * Team Chef
 * Team Mom
 * Silk Hiding Steel

Dugtrio -- Diglett's father and a fellow apprentice. He also handles the updates for the Guild's Job Boards. Likes to spend his free time overlooking the vast sea.
 * Large Ham
 * Leeroy Jenkins: In Bidoof's Wish, his AI isn't programmed to take into account Bidoof's IQ skills or Treasure Bag. Due to this, he can accidentally one-hit-KO Bidoof with Earthquake.
 * Mythology Gag - His deep, abiding love of the ocean may be a reference to a Diglett/Dugtrio father-son pair who played a minor role in Red/Blue Rescue Team and spent most of their time overlooking the sea. Assuming, of course, that there isn't something more to it...
 * Royal We - His Verbal Tic. Justified, as there are three of him.
 * Small Name, Big Ego

Croagunk -- An odd apprentice who keeps to himself and constantly laughs. This tends to unnerve the others, who aren't quite sure what to make of him.
 * Dark Is Not Evil - While viewed as a bit strange, still a rare example of a Poison-type who isn't treated as purely evil or having the "out" of being half-Grass-type.
 * Evil Laugh: "Meh-heh-heh!"
 * Frogs and Toads
 * Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant
 * The Stoic
 * Willfully Weak: It's said that he's already skilled enough to graduate from the guild, but chooses not to because he doesn't want to leave his swap cauldron, which is permanently stuck to the floor of the guild's quarters.

Other Exploration Teams
Team Skull -- A trio of poison Pokemon who do nothing for their Type's bad reputation. The brutish Skuntank leads the team, while Koffing and Zubat are his sneering lackies. "Skuntank: "Chaw-haw-haw!" Koffing: "Whoa-ho-ho!" Zubat: "Heh-heh.""
 * Bullying a Dragon - Not only do they keep picking on the hero and their partner even as they grow ever stronger, they even go after  at one point. Really bad idea.
 * Combination Attack: Skuntank and Koffing's "noxious gas special".
 * Evil Laugh - Each member has a distinctive one:


 * For the Evulz - Sometimes they're looking for profit for minimal effort, other times they're just picking on "weaklings".
 * Gasshole - Skuntank and Koffing both qualify.
 * Obviously Evil - Sadly, Chatot is Genre Blind.
 * Devil in Plain Sight
 * Poisonous Pokémon: All three of them have Poison as one of their types.
 * Poison Is Evil
 * Terrible Trio
 * Warmup Boss: Koffing and Zubat are the first bosses in the game.
 * Dual Boss
 * Warmup Boss: Koffing and Zubat are the first bosses in the game.
 * Dual Boss

Team Charm -- A famous trio of all-female explorers that appears primarily during the epilogue arc. Lopunny is the leader, traveling with her best friends Medicham and Gardevoir. Their exploits are well-known, and they have plenty of adoring fans.
 * A Day in the Limelight: "Here Comes Team Charm!" in Explorers of Sky.
 * Amazon Brigade
 * Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: Lopunny, Gardevoir, and Medicham respectively.
 * Even The Girls Want Them - Among the guild members gushing over Team Charm, the female Sunflora and Chimecho were just as gushy as their fellow male guildmates (with the exception of Croagunk, who seems rather oblivious).
 * The hero and/or partner would qualify if either/both of them are female
 * Fan Boys - Implied to make up the vast majority of their fan club. And the vast majority of your own guild.
 * Fight Woosh/Battle Theme Music: They actually get their own during their Special Episode.
 * Guest Star Party Members - In one mission, you team up with/compete against them while exploring Aegis Cave.
 * Lady of War - Gardevoir.
 * The Pollyanna - Lopunny maintains a constant optimistic bliss regardless of the conflicts she and the team face.

Team AWD -- An Arbok, Weavile and Drapion who are always searching for greater challenges and treasures. Lady Weavile is the team's no-nonsense leader.
 * Ascended Extra - In the main game, their only purpose is to advertise the Zero Isle dungeons. They become plot relevant in Sky's Team Charm episode.
 * Dark Is Not Evil:
 * Sssssnaketalk - Arbok.

Team Ebony -- A Shuppet and Murkrow. While both want to go searching for treasures, they can't seem to agree on what type they should target -- Murkrow wants to go after the shiniest treasures, while her partner Shuppet prefers rarity to sparkliness.
 * Dark Is Not Evil

Team Flame -- As the name implies, a Fire-focused team; two of the three members, Ponyta and Camerupt, are Fire-types. The leader, Bellsprout, is a Grass-type, which means he's on the wrong side of Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors. Despite this, he tries to be a good commander, and his teammates care deeply about him.
 * Odd Friendship

Team Glee -- A cheerful team made up of Togepi, Ledyba and Politoed; they like bringing happiness to others.
 * Cheerful Child
 * Keet

Team Poochy -- The three Poochyena Brothers make up this team of bounty hunters. They exclusively hunt criminals, preferably the ones with the best rewards and least difficulty.
 * Dark Is Not Evil - Dark-types exclusively against "evil" outlaws, in fact!
 * Only One Name

Team Razor Wind -- Zangoose, Sandslash and Scyther make up this team, which derives its name from their speed and razor-sharp claws. Notably appeared in the first anime special, and had a very brief cameo in the second.
 * The Worf Effect - Their Cameo in the first Time/Darkness anime adaptation was simply to demonstrate
 * Worthy Opponent - Zangoose dreams of battling Team Charm.

Team Rogue -- A team that only appears in Sky; considering that they're completely unashamed thieves and bullies... Bagon and Gligar are a pair to watch out for.

Team Seedgey -- A Seedot and Pidgey duo; their team name is derived from both their names.
 * Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Their team name just smashes their names together.

Team Slacker -- A Slowpoke and Slakoth who aren't very interested in exploring, so they tend to hang around the Guild and Treasure Town instead. Very easygoing.
 * Dismotivation
 * Lampshade Hanging: They themselves constantly point out that they're not really sure why they made a rescue team since they're so lazy.
 * The Slacker - Obviously.

Team Tasty -- A happy-go-lucky Swellow and neurotic Wurmple, the latter of whom is utterly convinced that his partner will eat him if he ever gets hungry enough.
 * Big Eater - Swellow sure does talk about food a lot...
 * Cannot Spit It Out - Non-romantic version; Wurmple's too afraid to just tell Swellow why he's so jumpy and nervous all the time...
 * Carnivore Confusion
 * Eat the Dog - Wumple's greatest fear.
 * Odd Friendship
 * Poor Communication Kills

Treasure Town Villagers
The Kecleon Brothers -- A pair of Kecleon who run the local Item Shop. The green one handles regular items while the purple one specializes in TMs and Orbs. Always changing their inventory.
 * Badass Bystander: Should you provoke them in a Dungeon Shop, you'll find that they're level 90 and permanently at double speed. Playing this trope more straight, it is possible under very rare circumstances for them to begin fighting the wild Pokemon alongside you, without actually joining your team.
 * Easily Angered Shopkeeper - They're friendly enough in Treasure Town, but when found running their Dungeon Shops...
 * Only One Name

Kangaskhan -- A matronly Kangaskhan who takes care of the locals' Storage. Always has kind words for everyone, and calls others terms of endearment like 'dear' or 'sweetie'.
 * Team Mom

Xatu -- Runs "Xatu Appraisal"; he uses his strange abilities to see into sealed chests before opening them (which he immediately does afterwards, as that's the service he offers). Speaks in an overly grandiose fashion.
 * Catch Phrase: "Kwee- Kwee KWAH!"
 * Magical Native American (possibly)
 * Psychic Powers
 * The Stoic - Though he does seem to like Team Charm, much like most of the other male villagers.

Electivire -- The energetic owner of "Electivire Link Shop", where he teaches customers how to link moves together. He can also help Pokemon remember any moves they've forgotten.
 * Gentle Giant - He looks intimidating, but he's really a nice guy.

Chansey -- Basically a babysitter-for-hire, Chansey will look after any eggs that others bring her, taking care of them until they hatch.
 * Fan Girl - Of Team Charm.
 * Team Mom - Maybe not as much as Kangaskhan, but her job is to take care of eggs...

Duskull -- Teller of the "Duskull Bank", where Pokemon store any money they don't want to risk losing if an adventure goes horribly wrong.
 * Dark Is Not Evil

Marowak -- The new head of the local Dojo, which was forced to close down for lack of customers some time ago. As such, he's almost painfully eager for any new customers to show up and start using the faculties. These courses aren't as harrowing or punishing as normal mystery dungeons (primarily in that there's no penalty for defeat), so they're great for training.
 * Lovable Coward - He has an obsessive fear of the hardest maze in his own dojo. To the point that he sealed it off.

Azurill and Marill -- Two cute youngsters. Despite their youth, they're both very responsible and polite, running errands for their mother and staying out of trouble... or, at least, not actively looking for trouble.
 * Cheerful Children

Teddiursa and Ursaring -- Usually found hanging out together, these two villagers are always ready to weigh in with their thoughts on the latest news.

Spoink -- This happy villager likes to go bouncing down the streets, always with a lilt in his voice and a (literal) spring in his step.
 * Keet

Vigoroth -- Acts as the town barker; whenever a new business reopens, Vigoroth can be found running around town announcing this and pointing customers its way.

Spinda -- Opens a Cafe in Sky which provides extra services. Can be a bit... loopy at times, but he's good at mixing drinks, and gives others a place to run their own new businesses. How they stay in business is anyone's guess...
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Cloudcuckoolander

Others
Drowzee

Torkoal
 * Absent-Minded Professor - Slight variation; while he's not actually a teacher of any sort, he is the town elder and is quite knowledgeable... and quite forgetful.

Grovyle - A Pokémon who is trying to steal the Time Gears.
 * Anti-Villain: At least he apologizes to Uxie and Mesprit when he takes the Time Gears.
 * Badass
 * Dishing Out Dirt: Knows the move Dig.
 * Fan Fic Magnet: Between guessing at his Backstory or what the heck HAPPENED to him after, fanfic authors have been all over him. Naturally, the bonus content in Sky Jossed most of this.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the anime specials, he is voiced by Dan Green! Which is appropriate, as Dan Green also voiced Ash's Treecko.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the anime specials, he is voiced by Dan Green! Which is appropriate, as Dan Green also voiced Ash's Treecko.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the anime specials, he is voiced by Dan Green! Which is appropriate, as Dan Green also voiced Ash's Treecko.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the anime specials, he is voiced by Dan Green! Which is appropriate, as Dan Green also voiced Ash's Treecko.

Dusknoir - A very wise explorer who rose to stardom overnight. Despite this, he's very humble and willing to help even the smallest Pokemon.
 * The Ace:
 * An Ice Pokemon: Knows the move Ice Punch.
 * Big Damn Hero - Twice.
 * Dark Is Not Evil:
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In the third Pokémon Mystery Dungeon anime special, Beyond Time and Darkness, Dusknoir was voiced by David Brimmer/Michael Alston Baley, Odion from Yu-Gi-Oh! In a way, that special is pretty much

Sableye - A pack of six jailers who assist Dusknoir in the capture of Grovyle.


 * Only One Name
 * Only One Name
 * Only One Name
 * Only One Name
 * Only One Name

Celebi - Part of a resistance movement that shows up halfway through the pre-credits plot.
 * Genki Girl
 * Pink Girl, Blue Boy - Invoked: the plot-relevant Celebi is Shiny, meaning she's pink rather than green.
 * Time Master
 * Tsundere - Type B, towards Grovyle. Arguably.

Spiritomb - A being composed of 108 fused spirits.
 * Large Ham - At times, especially given the emphasis he puts on random words.
 * 108
 * Royal We: Justified since it's made of 108 spirits.
 * Royal We: Justified since it's made of 108 spirits.

Dialga - The local master of the timeline. Doesn't appear in person much, but he's benevolent enough.
 * Clifftop Caterwauling
 * - see below
 * Fisher King - Dialga's mental state is tied to Temporal Tower's physical state, or possibly the other way around. This also applies to the entire state of the timeline.
 * God Is Good: When he's not Primal Dialga.
 * No Indoor Voice: Constantly speaks in ALLCAPS. Then again, he is nearly twenty feet tall.
 * Painting the Fourth Wall - When he uses his powers to negate another Pokemon's, it's illustrated as shattering the touch screen.
 * Physical God - He's the god of time.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Primal Dialga is this.
 * Time Master
 * Physical God - He's the god of time.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Primal Dialga is this.
 * Time Master
 * Time Master

Armaldo - A hermited explorer who taught Wigglytuff all he knows about exploring. Appears in Sky version's bonus content.
 * Big Brother Mentor - Becomes this to Igglybuff over time.
 * The Boo Radley - He lives in a dark forest and pretends to be a monster to scare off explorers, but he's actually a very nice guy.
 * Genre Savvy - Though sometimes this backfires on him.
 * Making a Splash: Knows the move Water Gun.
 * Retired Badass
 * Retired Badass
 * Retired Badass
 * Retired Badass

Cresselia - Appears in the post-credits plot.
 * Psychic Powers
 * Psychic Powers

Palkia - Appears in the post-credits plot.
 * Dungeon Bypass: Being the god of space allows him to go wherever he pleases; his last IQ skill allows him to move through walls, tearing them down.
 * Incoming Ham: "I HAVE FOUND YOU AT LAST! THE DEFILERS WHO ARE CAUSING... THE DISTORTION OF SPACE!"
 * Large Ham - "I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS!"
 * "YOU DARE TO DISTORT SPACE? WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!?"
 * No Indoor Voice - See Large Ham.
 * Physical God - He's the god of space, as in spacetime.
 * Space Master
 * No Indoor Voice - See Large Ham.
 * Physical God - He's the god of space, as in spacetime.
 * Space Master

Darkrai -- Appears in the post-credits plot.