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{{quote|''"Introducing the newest Pokémon ... ''YOU!''"''
A [[Pokémon]]-themed entry in Chunsoft's ''Mystery Dungeon'' (''Fushigi no Dungeon'') [[Roguelike]] franchise. The games center around a world populated ''exclusively'' by Pokémon (with no humans to be seen), who live in towns and cities, run shops, and go on adventures in [[Randomly Generated Levels|randomly-generated dungeons]].
''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' as a whole is notable from the main series for two reasons, one being that it's the first entries in the entire Pokémon franchise to place special emphasis on [[Character Development]] and a compelling [[Story Arc]] (as opposed to the series's usual quest [[To Be a Master]] and to [[Gotta Catch Them All|catch 'em all]]), typically involving a human who [[Fish Out of
The second reason this spinoff series is notable? Because it's the first time we get to hear exactly ''what'' the Pokémon are saying underneath all the [[Pokémon-Speak]] we've come to expect.
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The series comprises these installments:
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team
* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers
* ''[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Mystery_Dungeon_(WiiWare) Adventure Squad]'': A third installment released [[No Export for You|only in Japan]] for [[Wii Ware]] in 2009, comprising three versions with elementally-themed starter Pokémon (Fire, Water, and Electric), with entirely 3D graphics, and a [[Lighter and Softer]] story involving Arceus. These games do not have a page here at the moment, which is why the external link is given.
* ''Gates to Infinity'' was released in 2012 for the Nintendo 3DS. After a mysterious dream, the player becomes a pokemon and meets several pokemon, including a very ambitious one who wants to make a "Pokemon Paradise." But a dangerous threat threatens that world and its to the player and his best friend/business partner to get to the bottom of it.
* ''Super Mystery Dungeon'', released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015. The player becomes a pokemon and will go on a journey to find his true identity and solve a mystery of a new danger.
The first two installments also received their own manga adaptations and a few anime episodes based on them (see [[The Anime of the Game]]).
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* [[Adventure Guild]]: Explicitly so with Wigglytuff's Guild in ''Explorers''.
* [[Ambidextrous Sprite]]: Averted; Pokémon with asymmetrical designs have different sprites for all eight directions.
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** Finally, note that ''Adventure Squad'' doesn't use the same backstory as the other games. The orbs are still there, though.
* [[Battle Theme Music]]: There is one for standard [[Boss Battle|Boss Battles]], a second for [[Climax Boss|Climax Bosses]] (and other legendary Pokémon), a third for Monster Houses. ''Explorers'' adds another for encountering Outlaw Pokémon, plus themes for the main antagonists.
* [[Blessed
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: And how!
* [[Brutal Bonus Level]]: A surprisingly high number of them for the games' length.
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** Taken to an extreme in ''Bidoof's Wish'' where Jirachi offers Bidoof a wish, and the player is given a ''slew'' of possible options (even [[World Domination]]), all leading to the same result -- Bidoof doesn't want to wish for it any more, and [[Take a Third Option|wishes for something else]].
** Chimecho provides a [[Lampshade Hanging]] in ''Sky'': "Even if you select a "No," you eventually have to select the "Yes," so it always ends up the same anyway..."
** Late in the Explorers games, during a major plot point a selection dialog pops up ... and there's ONLY ONE OPTION to pick from!
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: The Wigglytuff in both games. They're separate Wigglytuff, for those of you who are wondering.
** [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]
* [[Climbing Climax]]: Both games end with a tower climb; the first one is the [[Bubbly Clouds|Sky Tower]], the second is {{spoiler|Temporal Tower}}.
* [[Continuing Is Painful]]: Defeat means losing approximately half the items (randomly selected) in your active inventory and ''all'' of your money on hand. When the game tells you to use the bank and item storage before setting out, it isn't kidding.
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* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: The end of both ''Red/Blue'' and ''Explorers''.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Boss battles can range from very easy to very difficult depending on the player's strategy and (for some cases) the boss's own [[AI Roulette]]; for example, combining a [[Standard Status Effect]] such as Confusion with [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]] [[For Massive Damage]] can result in defeating the boss without giving it a chance to even fight back.
* [[Cursed
** Somewhat averted in the first game though. {{spoiler|The [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]] was the real curse, not the transformation}}. The player agreed to both but shows no problems with being a Pokémon. The player can choose whether or not he/she wants to become a human again. Of course {{spoiler|your choice is irrelevant at the end of the game. The player Character wisely decides that [[The Power of Friendship]] and various other awesome powers, is more valuable than life on the boring human world which he/she has no memory of anyway.}}
*** Played straight in the next game where {{spoiler|Darkrai's attempt to kill Grovyle led to the PC getting turned into a Pokémon}}. On the other hand, the player is never particularly bothered by whether or not he/she can ever become human again.
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* [[Glass Cannon]]: The [[Com Mons]] tends to be like this.
* [[Greed]]: Some of the characters seem quite obsessed with treasure.
* [[Grievous Harm
* [[Guide Dang It]]: 99% of the items are found randomly in the dungeons, so it's kinda hard to figure out where you can get what as the item might just not spawn whatsoever. For instance, a certain evolutionary item is found only in a certain dungeon, and ONLY in a Kecleon Shop, wich might or might not appear in the dungeon. And even then, the Kecleon Shop may not have the item.
** The games' introductory quiz assigns the player a specific starter based on whichever personality type it declares as a result. If you want your player to be a ''specific'' Pokémon, the fastest way is to consult a guide for how each question affects your quiz results, and pick answers accordingly. (On the other hand, you can pick your partner's species directly.)
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* [[Knockback]]: Blowback Orbs (and the moves Roar and Whirlwind) specifically send a foe flying across the room, causing them to take damage if they hit a wall or opposing Pokémon.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Happens with some frequency. To give one example:
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'''Igglybuff:''' Dungeon bosses don't have much patience, do they? }}
* [[Large Ham]]: Dugtrio, Palkia, and Spiritomb probably all count.
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Especially in ''Explorers''.
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: X-Eye Seeds.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Pokémon don't "kill" other Pokémon, they "get rid of" them. (Sometimes "for good"....)
* [[No Hero Discount]]: Even after {{spoiler|saving the world ''twice''}}, Kecleon ''still'' doesn't give discounts.
* [[One Game for
** Interestingly, ''Sky'' actually includes all the Pokémon from ''both'' Time/Darkness, along with all its other bonus features, averting the main series' trend of the [[Updated Rerelease|third version]] strategically omitting enough Pokémon to 'force' trading with past versions.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Thanks to the [[Species Surname]], rarely does the player encounter more than one NPC of a given species.
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Rumored about Kecleon, one of the merchants: "He wouldn't get free items in dungeons and sell them at a higher price..."
* [[Suspicious Videogame Generosity]]: If you see more than one or two items in the same room, it's likely to be either a Kecleon Shop (good) or a Monster House (very bad).
* [[Talking Animal]]: Invoked by the player at the start of the game when they realize the first voice talking to them belongs to a Pokémon instead of a human. See [[Translation Convention]] for the rest.▼
* [[Take Your Time]]: Indeed, although if the player is defeated in a boss battle, both the partner ''and'' boss will acknowledge that the player is back "again" for a rematch.
▲* [[Talking Animal]]: Invoked by the player at the start of the game when they realize the first voice talking to them belongs to a Pokémon instead of a human. See [[Translation Convention]] for the rest.
* [[Tech Points]]: Eating Gummis increases the user's "IQ" allowing them to learn and equip new (mostly passive) skills, such as healing quicker from status problems or walking on water/lava.
* [[Trapped in Another World]]: And in another body, too!
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* [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show]]: Averted in the first game, due to it not having a villain, but played straight in the second.
* [[Violence Is the Only Option]]: Expect to hear something like "he's not listening to reason" any time you reach the final floor of the latest dungeon.
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: The very existence of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Video Game)/Nightmare Fuel|this page]]. ▼
* [[Wallet of Holding]]: Your inventory space may be limited, but your money stash (not counting the bank) sure is not.
* [[We Buy Anything]]
* [[We Cannot Go
* [[
** A similar rule applies to Fire-type Pokémon crossing lava.
*** An then it takes it to its logical extreme, with the IQ ability Absolute Mover, it not only allows any typed Pokémon to cross any terrain type normally not cross able unless you're a flying, fire or water type it also allows you to move through the walls.
** Any Flying-Type or any Pokémon with the ability Levitate can cross lava and water as well.
▲* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: The very existence of [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]
* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: The Belly meter.
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