Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness

 POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME AND DARKNESS

Next up, let’s cover Pokemon Mystery Dungeon’s sequel, Explorers of Time and Darkness, widely considered to be the best of the entire series (at least the third version we’ll cover later), and I tend to agree. It is pretty peak. As always, you play as a human who has been turned into a Pokemon, your options this time including Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Meowth, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Skitty, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, and Munchlax.

In this game, you wake up on a beach with no memory, and are befriended by your partner Pokemon, as always the heart and soul of these games, who can be Pikachu or any of the twelve starter Pokemon, as long as they are a different type from you. Together, you join up with an Explorer’s Guild, who make up the bulk of your supporting cast, including: The old, wise, and partially senile leader Wigglytuff, his stuffy assistant Chatot, and a Loudred, Diglett, Dugtrio, Chimecho, Croagunk, Sunflora, Corphish, and Bidoof. There are also a few other Explorer Teams that come by, most notably Team Skull, a group of bullies made up of Skuntank, Koffing, and Zubat.

The plot, as you come to find out, has to do with a devastating event in the future that freezes the world in time and reduces it to a barren wasteland. You and your partner Grovyle had traveled back in time thanks to your friend Celebi to try and stop it from happening only for something to go wrong. Dusknoir appears as a supposed ally, but turns out to be the “T-1000” of this story sent to stop you. Dialga had been corrupted and was the “main villain” of sorts for most of the story, though Darkrai is revealed to have been a major part of it in the post-game, and the person responsible for your transformation.

As all of these are basically just Pokemon, and play as the Pokemon do, they’ll just be covered in the standard posts, but I did enjoy talking about them. As for the stages, we of course have Wigglytuff’s Guild and Treasure Town as the main hubs, and then Luminous Spring, Beach Cave, Drenched Bluff, Mt. Bristle, Waterfall Cave, Apple Woods, Mt. Horn, Foggy Forest, Steam Cave, Amp Plains, Quicksand Cave, Crystal Crossing, Chasm Cave, Dark Hill, Sealed Ruins, Treeshroud Forest, Brine Cave, Hidden Land, Temporal Tower, Mystifying Forest, Blizzard Island, Crevice Cave, Aegis Cave, Mt. Travail, Spacial Rift, Dark Crater, Marine Resort, and Mt. Avalanche.

And that’s about it. Let’s see what we’ve got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Trainer System:

Lucas

Dawn

Nate

Cyndy

Barry

Professor Rowan

Cheryl

Mira

Riley

Marley

Buck

Cyrus

Mars

Saturn

Jupiter

Roark

Gardenia

Maylene

Crasher Wake

Fantina

Byron

Candice

Volkner

Joe

Taylor

Marina

Rosie

Voldon

Sashay

Terrell

Dusty

Kruger

Mysterial

Aaron

Bertha

Flint

Lucian

Cynthia

Stages:

Twinleaf Town

Sandgem Town

Jubilife City

Oreburgh City

Floaroma Town

Eterna City

Hearthome City

Solaceon Town

Veilstone City

Pastoria City

Celestic Town

Canalave City

Snowpoint City

Sunyshore City

Pokemon League

Hotel Grand Lake

Pal Park

Eterna Forest

Mount Coronet

Spear Pillar

Battle Zone

Stark Mountain

Old Chateau

Great Marsh

Lake Verity

Lake Valor

Lake Acuity

Underground

Iron Island

Snowpoint Temple

Poketopia

Gateway Colosseum

Main Street Colosseum

Waterfall Colosseum

Neon Colosseum

Crystal Colosseum

Magma Colosseum

Sunset Colosseum

Courtyard Colosseum

Stargazer Colosseum

Lagoon Colosseum

Wigglytuff’s Guild

Treasure Town

Luminous Spring

Beach Cave

Drenched Bluff

Mt. Bristle

Waterfall Cave

Apple Woods

Mt. Horn

Foggy Forest

Steam Cave

Amp Plains

Quicksand Cave

Crystal Crossing

Chasm Cave

Dark Hill

Sealed Ruins

Treeshroud Forest

Brine Cave

Hidden Land

Temporal Tower

Mystifying Forest

Blizzard Island

Crevice Cave

Aegis Cave

Mt. Travail

Spacial Rift

Dark Crater

Marine Resort

Mt. Avalanche

Thanks for reading! And now, stronger than before, powered up for more, rangers at the core, Almia, go, Almia!!