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''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 Water|awakens in the Pokémon's world]] to discover that they've somehow been transformed into a Pokémon themselves. They become best friends with another Pokémon, form an adventure team, and go on a [[Quest for Identity]] over the course of many adventures, as clues about their [[Mysterious Past]] reveal that their ultimate destiny is nothing less than [[Saving the World]] from an imminent destruction.

 

The series comprises these installments:

* ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers|Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'', another pair of games with minor differences between them, released in 2008 and featuring Pokémon from the fourth generation, a tighter [[Story Arc]], and many tweaks to the underlying gameplay. An [[Updated Rerelease]], ''Explorers of Sky'', was released in 2009 with additional features, including bonus chapters focusing on side characters. The ''Explorers'' games have become somewhat notorious for the ''sheer amount'' of frightening situations that managed to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|sneak past the radar]].

* ''[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.

** 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..."

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: The Wigglytuff in both games. They're separate Wigglytuff, for those of you who are wondering.

* [[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.

* [[Walk On Water]]: All Water-type Pokémon can cross bodies of water during dungeon crawls. Other species have (or can learn) this ability as well.

** A similar rule applies to Fire-type Pokémon crossing lava.

** Any Flying-Type or any Pokémon with the ability Levitate can cross lava and water as well.

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]

* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: The Belly meter.