Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity ポケモン不思議のダンジョン マグナゲートと∞迷宮 | |
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 Boxart for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | |
Basic info | |
| Platform: | Nintendo 3DS |
| Category: | Roguelite |
| Players: | 1-4 |
| Connectivity: | SpotPass (DLC), StreetPass (Dungeon Rescue),3DS Wireless (Multiplayer),Nintendo Network (DLC) |
| Developer: | The Pokémon Company/Spike Chunsoft |
| Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Part of: | Generation Vspin-off |
Ratings | |
| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | PG |
| OFLC: | PG |
| PEGI: | 3 |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates | |
| Japan: | November 23, 2012 |
| North America: | March 24, 2013 |
| Australia: | May 18, 2013 |
| Europe: | May 17, 2013 |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites | |
| Japanese: | Official site |
| English: | Official site |
Japanese boxart  Boxart for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Japanese:ポケモン不思議のダンジョン マグナゲートと∞迷宮Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth) is aNintendo 3DS title that is the ninth entry in thePokémon Mystery Dungeon series in Japan, and the sixth internationally. Like the other Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, it is an adaptation of theMystery Dungeon games for Pokémon. It was released in Japan on November 23, 2012, in North America on March 24, 2013, in Europe on May 17, 2013, and in Australia on May 18, 2013.
Plot
Founding Pokémon Paradise
The story begins when theplayer has a strange dream: they hear aPokémon call for help, and see a vision ofMunna being chased byHydreigon. The player then realizes that hehas become a Pokémon, and is promptly transported to the Pokémon world. Upon arrival, thehero Pokémon quickly meets the partner Pokémon, and he asks where the hero is from. When the hero decides to tell the truth, the partner is at first surprised, but then accepts the hero's story. The partner then asks the hero to help him out with something.
The partner asks the hero to help him get through the first dungeon, Ragged Mountain, which they do. From the dungeon's exit, the Pokémon come to a crossroad.
The Pokémon take the crossroad to a barren wasteland. There, Quagsire sells the land to the partner. The partner then begins celebrating his success, explaining to the hero that his intentions were to build Paradise right where they were standing, and he asks the hero to help. The hero recalls the dream they had about Hydreigon chasing after a Munna, and realizing that he has no better place to be, he agrees.
The Pokémon then sleep through the night in front of a tree stump. The night is cold, and the partner suggests that they try to build a house the next day.
The next morning, Quagsire returns, and the partner tells him that they want to build a house. Quagsire says that he knows a good carpenter for them, and brings them through the crossroads to Post Town. They enter the inn, and Quagsire introduces them to Gurdurr. When the partner asks Gurdurr if he will help them build a house, he agrees, but only if they bring him five blue gems.
The hero and the partner head to Stony Cave to find them. When the Pokémon reach the end of the dungeon, the blue gems are there. The partner takes five of them, and they promptly return to Post Town. On the way, a Scraggy bumps into them. Scraggy quickly apologizes and runs off, and the Pokémon return to the inn. However, when the partner tries to give Gurdurr the gems, he finds that they're gone! Gurdurr isn't upset, though; he simply tells them to go get more.
Exiting the inn, the hero and partner are just about to head to Stony Cave again when the two Timburr confront them. They inform them that Scraggy had stolen their gems and to head to Hazy Pass to get them back. With that, the Pokémon head off to Hazy Pass. When reaching the sixth floor, they find Gurdurr and Scraggy conversing. Their conversation reveals that they were scamming the two. The Pokémon then confront Gurdurr and Scraggy and battle them. After defeating them, Scraggy runs away and the Timburr show up. The Timburr beg for Gurdurr to stop scamming others and to return to carpentry, but Gurdurr knocks both Timburr down, refuses, and walks away.
When the two Timburr get up, they explain everything to the hero and partner. They tell them that Gurdurr used to be very fond of his craft, but one day Gurdurr got a serious back injury and was unable to build. They tell them that the last house Gurdurr ever built had his heart poured into it, but the client destroyed it after it was finished. After that, Gurdurr left carpentry and started doing bad things, like scamming. However, after being told this, the hero and partner Pokémon continue to persist at Gurdurr building their house.
The Pokémon continue higher through Hazy Pass in pursuit of Gurdurr. When they find him at the top, Gurdurr attacks them. After being defeated, the partner explains that they want him to build their house. Gurdurr refuses, saying that he can't build anything worthwhile anymore. But the partner responds, saying he doesn't care as long as the house has Gurdurr's heart poured into it. Finally, Gurdurr agrees to put down scamming and return to carpentry, but not without sitting down and crying for a bit.
Several days later, Gurdurr and the Timburr finish the house, and the Pokémon sleep inside it that night. The next day, the Pokémon wake up and head outside, ready for another day. Quagsire brings them to the new Request Board, where they can take requests. The partner Pokémon looks at the board and chooses the first mission: saving Dunsparce. With that, they head out.
Assembling a team
The Pokémon enter the dungeon called Stompstump Peak, where Dunsparce supposedly lost himself. Halfway through, they find Emolga, who they learn is Dunsparce's best friend and is also looking for him. Even further in the dungeon, the Pokémon find beautiful crystals and take one for themselves. At the end of the dungeon, the Pokémon finally find Dunsparce, and the mission is cleared.
Back in Paradise, Dunsparce gives the hero rewards. He explains that his dream is to become a first-rate adventurer, although he feels he may never reach that dream. He also explains that he had went to Stompstump Peak in search of crystals. The Pokémon, remembering the crystal they picked up, decide to give it to Dunsparce.
Meanwhile, in Post Town, Virizion shows up. As usual, all the townsfolk fall in love with her. Virizion goes into the inn, as everyone follows inside.
Dunsparce, Emolga, the hero and partner Pokémon arrive outside the inn, hearing everyone chatting pleasantly inside the inn. Dunsparce explains that the crystal was for Virizion; he wanted to be her friend. And so they head inside.
The partner quickly begins talking to Virizion. She explains that she was a lone adventurer, and that she had come to Post Town to see the Rainbows of Hope, four crossing rainbows that were said to inspire hope in the hearts of all who see them. Then, Dunsparce steps up and shows the crystal to Virizion, hoping to be friends. However, Virizion rejects him, saying that she doesn't believe in friends. Dunsparce quickly breaks down and runs out, as Emolga becomes angry at Virizion and follows. A couple of suspicious Pawniard look on at what is going on, and walk away.
The hero and partner Pokémon exit the inn and try to look for Dunsparce. They see Quagsire, and ask him if he had seen anything. Quagsire tells the Pokémon that it saw Dunsparce following a pair of suspicious Pawniard, being promised that they would make him stronger. The Pokémon quickly realize that Dunsparce was in serious trouble, and go after them to a dungeon called Desolate Canyon.
After clearing the dungeon, the Pawniard and Dunsparce are shown heading forward. Dunsparce stops, beginning to realize the danger, but it's already too late. The Pawniard stop him from leaving and demand for his Poké. However, Emolga, the hero, and the partner arrive to confront the Pawniard and save Dunsparce. However, the Pawniard reveal four goonies to battle with them. But then, Virizion, the Timburr, and Gurdurr appear, ready to protect the others. The two sides battle, and after defeating the boss Pokémon, they all scram.
With everyone safe, Virizion tells Dunsparce to try not to trust others so easily. But the partner interjects, saying that trusting might not be so bad as Virizion says. He then asks for Dunsparce and Emolga to join them in their adventures, which they both agree to. Virizion then decides to join them, as well, showing signs of change after the partner spoke with her. Emolga isn't happy about this decision, however.
The next day, Emolga, Virizion, Dunsparce, andPelipper greet the Pokémon outside of their home. The hero then chooses a team name for the Pokémon and Pelipper flies away. Quagsire appears and shows the Pokémon that Scraggy now owns a shop at the crossroad area where Pokémon can forget and remember their moves. Pelipper drops a treasure chest, as the Pokémon open it up. The chest contains a team bag, a one-page letter, and a team badge for usingTeam Attack. The Pokémon head to the next dungeon calledForest Grotto for their next mission. On the 7F, the Pokémon use the newly usableTeam Attack prior to exiting the dungeon.
The next day, an explosion is heard. Gurdurr sees that Scraggy now owns a shop. Gurdurr shows the Pokémon that it has its own shop now as well. Gurdurr lets the Pokémon know that they can check the notice board for other missions they can take. The hero decides on a mission to go on, and goes to a previous dungeon to complete it. After completing a mission, there is a message on the screen that says "Great Job". After doing two missions, Gurdurr tells the Pokémon that additional shops can now be built after completing missions and giving Poké and certain items for them.
After completing several missions, a fireball goes across the sky prior to the Pokémon waking up the next day. colorful circles float through the air, as the Pokémon exit their home. Other Pokémon in the Pokémon Paradise also see the colorful circles floating around. Emolga brings the Pokémon to a bulletin that the Pokémon are unsure of what it is for. The ground shakes, as the fireball heads toward the Pokémon. The Pokémon run away, as the fireball crashes to the ground.Victini appears inside of its own shop after the impact. Victini is displayed with a colorful background during its appearance.
Victini explains that it has a V-Wheel where Poké can be wagered to change the day's V-Wave. Victini poses and wants to be a part of Pokémon Paradise. The other Pokémon become annoyed by the posing, but Victini is allowed to stay. Victini does some dancing and spinning around. The Pokémon can now go to a dungeon calledMountain Pass for a mission. That night, the Pokémon has a dream that has sound effects, a small flash, and a large purple flash with shock waves and someone calling out for help. The Pokémon wakes up from the dream, and thinks about what they saw and heard during it after checking on the partner Pokémon. The Pokémon recalls the first dream about Hydreigon chasing a Munna, and wonders if the Munna might be the one asking for help. The next day, the partner Pokémon wakes up and notices that the other Pokémon is still awake.
Entercards and Magnagates
After going through another mission and then waking up the next day, Dunsparce shows the Pokémon an ice-covered area in the distance. After going through another mission and then waking up the next day, an unknown figure moves through bushes toward the Pokémon Paradise. The moon is shown shining above and through the Pokémon's house. The Pokémon has another dream, this time with a voice calling their name and calling out for help. The next day, the Pokémon explains to their partner about the dream that they had. As they walk outside of their home, a Pelipper drops some papers on the ground. The Pokémon read one of the papers. Quagsire approaches them and hands the Pokémon some Poké. The Pokémon notice that the Pokémon Paradise is now empty. They go into Swanna's store and give it the Poké Quagsire gave to them.Rufflet andHerdier appear to be very worried about the disappearances.
The mysterious figure from before is again shown moving through the bushes toward Pokémon Paradise. The next day, Dunsparce, Emolga,Leavanny, andLillipup are at the house when the Pokémon come out. Leavanny and Lillipup are worried about their friendSwadloon. The Pokémon can now go to the dungeon calledInflora Forest. When they reach the 5F, the Swadloon is seen digging up a red stone and two items with a strange pattern written on them and is shocked by it. The mysterious figure is shown moving through the forest while approaching Swadloon. Swadloon turns around and screams for help, as the mysterious figure attacks. After progressing further through the dungeon, the Pokémon reach Swadloon. The items are no longer by Swadloon. The Pokémon exit the dungeon and reunite Swadloon with Leavanny and Lillipup with them hugging each other.
That night, the sky is shown without the moon, as the partner Pokémon has thoughts about the other Pokémon, as it's sleeping. The mysterious figure from before again moves toward the Pokémon Paradise, but appears very sickly and collapses to the ground. As the Pokémon go outside, a frantic Emolga is there waiting for them. As the Pokémon enter the Pokémon Paradise, several Paradise Pokémon are anxiously waiting outside of Swanna's store. The Pokémon head inside, as the mysterious figure is revealed to be anUmbreon. Umbreon lays on the bed and looks very sick. Virizion recognizes Umbreon and tells everyone all about it. The Pokémon now have access to theBreezy Meadow andTempting Path dungeons.
After completing another dungeon, the next day Timburr brings the Pokémon back to Swanna's store to see Umbreon. Umbreon is awake and out of bed but is still not well. Umbreon explains about Magnagates, as a couple ofEntercards are shown on the screen. The same cards that Swadloon had discovered in the Inflora Forest dungeon. After Umbreon's explanation, everyone is shown to have fallen asleep during it. Umbreon is bandaged up, as the Pokémon go outside. Umbreon places the two cards in a square box, as a Magnagate portal opens up. Umbreon explains the Magnagate, and then it closes. The Pokémon have to now go to the dungeon calledCrags of Lament to help Umbreon's friendEspeon.
After reaching the 4F, Espeon is shown moving through the dungeon and responding to a mysterious voice. Espeon looks very hurt as it moves through the dungeon. After reaching the 6F, there is a checkpoint where they can store items and Poké in a Treasure Box. After reaching the 10F, Espeon is shown barely making it to the top.Purugly corners it, along withToxicroak. They move in to attack, as the hero and partner Pokémon step in to protect Espeon. The Pokémon battle against Toxicroak and Purugly. After being defeated, Toxicroak and Purugly run away. The Pokémon exit the dungeon, as Umbreon and Espeon are reunited. Swadloon and Leavanny appear, as Swadloon hands over the two other Entercards to Espeon. A flashback is shown of Espeon being the one that approached Swadloon in Inflora Forest. Espeon saw that Swadloon had found the Entercards. The Pokémon heard rustling in the bushes, so Espeon ran away and had Swadloon protect the cards. That night, the dark sky is shown as the Pokémon talk about the Magnagate portal prior to going to sleep. A flashback is shown of Umbreon trying to open the portal. The next day, the Pokémon go to check on Umbreon and Espeon, as the other Pokémon appear as well from some hiding spots.
That night after proceeding through another dungeon, Dunsparce looks in the distance, as Virizion comes up to it. Dunsparce becomes startled, but they look in the distance together. Emolga sees them looking out at in the distance. Emolga is shocked, as it hides behind a tree and watches them. The Pokémon all talk about what happened the next day, as Espeon and Umbreon are told about it as well. Dunsparce thinks about what happened between it and Virizion, as a flashback is shown of it. That night after going through another dungeon, the partner Pokémon thinks about what has happened, as it looks at the sky just prior to sleeping. The Pokémon have a discussion with Espeon and Umbreon the next day, as it is found out that they have joined the team.
The Pokémon go up to Umbreon and Espeon, as they get ready to open the Magnagate portal. All of the Pokémon Paradise Pokémon become very excited about it. Umbreon and Espeon put the finalEntercard in the box, as the portal opens. Espeon and Umbreon enter the portal first, as Virizion, Emolga, and the partner Pokémon enter the Magnagate afterward. Dunsparce is sad that it doesn't get to go, as Emolga pushes Dunsparce into the portal and stays outside of it instead. The Pokémon enter the portal and it disappears, as Emolga is sad to see them go. The Pokémon land at the entrance of a new dungeon calledTelluric Path, as Dunsparce is sad that it had to leave Emolga behind.
After completing the dungeon, the Pokémon arrive through the Magnagate portal to a large icy area. The Pokémon look around and notice a large glacier in the distance. The Pokémon may now enter the dungeon calledGreat Glacier. After completing the Big Glacier dungeon, the Pokémon see another large glacier in the distance. The Pokémon find a circle on the ground, as they have a flashback of Umbreon and Espeon opening the Magnagate portal at Pokémon Paradise. Espeon and Umbreon place the Entercards and the box on the circle, as they open the Magnagate portal again. Streams of light shoot out of the ice, as the Pokémon enter the Magnagate portal. The Pokémon may now enter the dungeon calledGlacial Underpass. After completing the Icy Underpass dungeon, the Pokémon see a large icy crystallized mountain from a high cliff. The Pokémon may now enter the dungeon calledGlacier Palace.
After passing the 8F, the Pokémon see floating ice crystals and Frisms, which are capable of storing voices. The partner then tries to record his voice in one of the Frisms, which he succeeds at, and immediately replays his voice by warming the Frism. Virizion finds a Frism with something recorded in it, as Dunsparce warms it up as well. Keldeo's voice is heard from the Frism, as Virizion begins to cry, finding out that Keldeo did make it to the Glacier Palace. The Pokémon continue through the dungeon. After the 10F, the Pokémon come to a rest stop where they can store items and Poké. After finishing the 13F, the Pokémon hear a voice in the dark, as aGolurk roars and appears. TwoCryogonal also appear, as the Pokémon have a boss battle with them.
A very cold wind blows by, as the Pokémon keep going. All of the Pokémon except the hero Pokémon have trouble walking and collapse to the floor. It becomes dark, as a voice can be heard andKyurem drops down in front of the Pokémon. Kyurem roars, as cold air blows toward the Pokémon. The rest of the Pokémon get back up, as Kyurem tells them to leave. Kyurem disappears, as a treasure chest is left behind. The Pokémon open the chest, as it contains many items and a lot of Poké. The Pokémon celebrate about what they have found. The next day, the Pokémon hear Emolga's voice but don't know where it's coming from. They look around and find one of the crystallized rocks from the Glacier Palace dungeon. They realize that the voice they heard was coming from inside of it. The Pokémon find Emolga setting up another crystallized rock, as Emolga is embarrassed. Emolga grabs the crystallized rocks and leaves. Inside of Swanna's store, everyone is asleep. The Pokémon may now go to theRedland Reaches andEastern Savanna dungeons.
The Voice of Life
After finishing a request or dungeon, the hero Pokémon has a dream where a voice calls out to it while a dream sequence background is shown. The next day, the hero Pokémon tells their partner what happened in the dream, and wonders who could be calling out to them. After completing another request or dungeon, the Pokémon meet up withDucklett andRufflet on the top of the hill. They look in the distance, as they see something yellow and shining in the sky. That night after another mission is done, the hero Pokémon has another dream sequence shown. The Pokémon that had been calling out to it is revealed to be a Munna. A flashback is shown of Hydreigon chasing Munna, as they discuss the nightmares. Something happens to Munna, as the hero Pokémon wakes up very startled. It thinks about the dream it had.
The next day, the Pokémon tells the Paradise Pokémon about what happened in the dream. Everyone becomes very worried. The Pokémon meet Umbreon and Espeon on top of the hill, as they open the Magnagate portal. Only the hero and partner Pokémon enter the Magnagate portal. The Pokémon can now enter a new dungeon calledKilionea Road. After completing the dungeon, the Pokémon arrive at a pond area, as they make a fire and sleep through the night before proceeding. That night, Munna communicates with the hero Pokémon again, as the Pokémon wakes up startled. The hero Pokémon wakes up their partner, who is startled. The hero Pokémon tells its partner about the dream. The Pokémon may now enter theForest of Shadows dungeon. After making it through the dungeon, the Pokémon end up in a very dark area. They find a very scared Munna hiding behind a rock.
All of a sudden Munna looks fine, as two Chandelure appear, followed by Toxicroak, four Excadrill, twoGigalith, and a Purugly. The enemies move in, as the hero and partner Pokémon fight the enemies on their own in the darkness. The hero Pokémon is shown running away, as it realizes that its partner is no longer coming along with it. The Pokémon can now enter the dungeon calledDaybreak Ridge. After making it past the 7F, the hero Pokémon arrives at a tall cliff. Gigalith, Chandelure, and Toxicroak corner the Pokémon. After defeating the enemies in a boss battle,Salamence and two Excadrill appear. The two Excadrill go after the hero Pokémon, as they knock it down. Salamence roars and prepares to finish the Pokémon off, as Hydreigon appears and uses Dragon Pulse to stop Salamence. Hydreigon knocks the hero Pokémon off the cliff, as it surprises the enemies. Hydreigon flies down to get the hero Pokémon.
The hero Pokémon wakes up in a cave-like area and sees Hydreigon. Hydreigon explains that it isn't a bad Pokémon, as the heroe Pokémon remembers the dream of Hydreigon chasing Munna and a flashback is shown. Hydreigon appears very excited to see the hero Pokémon. The hero Pokémon remembers the original dream sequence, as a flashback is shown. Hydreigon is angry about something, as a flashback is shown of when shock waves were shown in the dream sequence. A loud roar is heard, as the hero Pokémon and Hydreigon continue on together. The Pokémon can now go to theOchre Quarry dungeon. After completing the Ochre Quarry dungeon, the Pokémon proceed to theWithered Savanna dungeon.
After making it past 17F, Hydreigon and the hero Pokémon rest in a small area near a fire they made. The hero Pokémon remembers when the Pokémon found the Frisms in the Glacier Palace, as a flashback is shown. A flashback is also shown of Kyurem's appearance in the Glacier Palace. A flashback is also shown of the Pokémon getting tired and collapsing while walking through the Glacier Palace. The Pokémon move along, as four Excadrill appear and want to attack them. They prepare to battle, as the Excadrill suddenly disappear. The Pokémon proceed to theHolehills. After reaching the 4F, the Pokémon find a crystallized rock outside. The hero Pokémon warms up the rock, and the partner's voice can be heard from inside of it, confirming that Munna does have the partner with her.
After reaching the 13F, a cut-scene is shown of Chandelure, Toxicroak, Munna, Gigalith, and Excadrill on the cliff-side. Munna and Toxicroak discuss the partner Pokémon, as it's shown to be trapped in a sand cage. Voices are heard, as the hero Pokémon knocks out Toxicroak. The hero Pokémon checks on its partner, but a Frism is in the cage instead. The bad Pokémon ambush the hero Pokémon, as Hydreigon flies down and fires offDragon Pulse to protect the Pokémon. The hero Pokémon rescues their partner, as they are again ambushed by the enemies on another cliff-side. The Pokémon are rescued by Hydreigon, as Salamence chases after them.
After successfully getting away from Salamence, Hydreigon is completely exhausted. The Pokémon are both relieved to have been rescued by Hydreigon. A flashback is shown of the Pokémon finding the Frism that had the partner's voice inside realizing that it wasn't the partner's. Instead, it belonged to Munna. Thus, they realized that Munna might have set up a trap. Hydreigon and the hero Pokémon fill the partner in on everything that Hydreigon said about their history. The partner Pokémon is shocked to hear how Hydreigon and the hero Pokémon know each other. The Pokémon head to theScorching Desert dungeon. After making it past the 10F, the Pokémon walk slowly through the desert until Kyurem suddenly appears. Kyurem suddenly attacks and freezes Hydreigon, then crushes him in the ice, causing Hydreigon to disappear into colorful lights. Kyurem goes after the hero Pokémon and crushes it several times. Kyurem goes after the partner Pokémon and attacks it severely as well. A couple of white flashes occur and Kyurem gets ready to finish off the hero Pokémon, as the partner steps in to stop Kyurem from attacking. A flashback is shown of the Pokémon looking at the yellow light in the sky from Pokémon Paradise, as Kyurem explains that those floating yellow lights are humans going back to human world after being defeated by Kyurem. Kyurem walks away, as the partner Pokémon checks on the hero Pokémon. Emolga and Dunsparce arrive, as the partner Pokémon fills them in on everything and they head back to Pokémon Paradise.
Showdown at Glacier Palace
The Pokémon of Pokémon Paradise are filled in on what had happened, as Umbreon and Emolga are angry about it and everyone else is very sad. The Pokémon decide to avenge their fallen friend. Rufflet goes into Swanna's store, as Swanna tells him what's going on. Herdier, Ducklett, andPatrat find out as well. All of the Pokémon gather in one spot in Pokémon Paradise, as the partner Pokémon fills them in on what the plans are. The Pokémon are shocked and worried by what they heard. The ground begins to shake, as everyone heads to the top of the hill and sees a flying object heading their way. Everyone becomes frightened, as they run away and leave Swanna, the hero Pokémon, and the partner Pokémon behind. That night, the Pokémon grieve and remember Hydreigon that night in the hero and partner Pokémon's home and share concerns about what lies ahead.
Lillipup comes inside, as they head outside and all of the Pokémon lend their support even though they are afraid. Umbreon and Espeon hand the hero Pokémon the Entercards and walk away. The hero Pokémon opens up the portal at the top of the hill, as Emolga, Virizion, the hero and partner Pokémon enter the portal with Dunsparce staying in Pokémon Paradise. The Pokémon can now go to theTyrian Maze dungeon. After making it past the 11F, the Pokémon arrive at an icy cliff-side. A shadow appears above them, as they look up and see a Glacier Palace floating in the air. Salamence flies down and roars, as two Chandelure also appear. After the bosses are defeated, all three of them collapse to the ground. One Chandelure gets back up and prepares to attack, as Espeon appears and knocks it down. The Pokémon look up at the floating Glacier Palace, as a flashback is shown of the Magnagate portal lighting the way when they were heading to the Icy Underpass dungeon.
Back at Pokémon Paradise, Pokémon look out at the Glacier Palace and are worried about the other Pokémon. Swanna calms them down, as they walk away. Meanwhile, the Pokémon take the Magnagate portal to theGlacier Palace - Eastern Spire dungeon. Virizion, Espeon, Umbreon, and Emolga enter the dungeon first and then the other Pokémon follow suit. After making it to the 2F, a cut-scene is shown of Umbreon and Espeon continuing through the dungeon and discussing what lies ahead. After making it to the 6F, a cut-scene is shown of Virizion and Emolga continuing through the dungeon and discussing what lies ahead. After making it past the 12F, Virizion and Emolga become ambushed by six Excadrill and a Purugly. The hero and partner Pokémon arrive, as they have a boss battle. After the bosses are defeated, the Pokémon continue on to theGlacier Palace - Western Spire dungeon. Meanwhile, a cut-scene is shown of Munna speaking to Kyurem in a dream state. Toxicroak informs Munna about the other Pokémon being defeated.
Back at Pokémon Paradise, Swanna, Herdier, and Dunsparce tells the rest of the Pokémon what is going on at Glacier Palace. After making it past the 3F, a thud is heard and a cut-scene is shown of Espeon and Umbreon continuing through the dungeon. Espeon and Umbreon break through a blue ice door and roll inside. They find Entercards and an injuredKeldeo inside. After making it past the 12F, the a cut-scene is shown of the Glacier Palace with a purple cloud above it. It begins to shake, as the Pokémon feel it. The Pokémon get ambushed by Munna, Toxicroak, Chandelure, and fourGigalith. After the bosses are defeated, the Pokémon get back up and try to attack again. A Magnagate portal appears, as Espeon, Umbreon, and Keldeo appear. The ground shakes and the screen goes white, as the Glacier Palace breaks apart.
Munna is very hurt, as everyone is concerned. The hero and partner Pokémon continue on, as Munna's friends are worried about it. Keldeo goes down in pain, as the other Pokémon are very sad about it. The partner Pokémon is exhausted, as they enter theGlacier Palace - Great Spire dungeon. After making it past the 5F, the partner Pokémon is even more exhausted now. They see a doorway with purple streams surrounding it. Kyurem appears, as they battle it. After being defeated, Kyurem collapses to the ground.
After defeatingKyurem, the hero first arrives in the room where theBittercold lurks. The Bittercold unleashes a powerful force that greatly weakens the partner, who falls to the ground. The hero is unaffected by the powerful force that the Bittercold exerts, so they have to fight the Bittercold alone throughout the entire battle. The hero Pokémon moves very slowly toward the Bittercold, as it becomes more and more difficult. All of the Pokémon in Pokémon Paradise and Kyurem yell for the hero Pokémon to keep going and take it down. All of the Pokémon outside of the Glacier Palace - Great Spire cheer the hero Pokémon on as well.
During the start of the battle, the Bittercold will be immune to any damage dealt to it. The Bittercold unleashes three different attacks each time the hero Pokémon tries to attack. After using several attacks, the battle stops and the Pokémon realizes that it can't attack. The dark purple cloud above Glacier Palace continues to swirl around, which scares the Pokémon Paradise Pokémon, as the Bittercold attempts to plunge the world into darkness. The hero Pokémon hits the Bittercold with its head, which reveals its red core. The hero Pokémon hits it again, as the Bittercold lets out sparks and shock waves, before falling. The darkness around the palace disappears and shines, as a small rainbow appears above it. The Pokémon in Pokémon Paradise are shown again, which they notice that the darkness has disappeared from the palace and then having another bit of a discussion. But then the screen switches back to viewing the palace again, where the darkness comes back around the palace again. The Pokémon in Pokémon Paradise continue to cheer the hero Pokémon on. The screen then switches back to the hero, where the real battle begins.
The hero Pokémon is able to now attack and defeat it. The Bittercold shatters and explodes, as the darkness disappears from the Glacier Palace Crystal Tower once again. The partner gets back up again, as the palace starts to break apart and fall from the sky. The Pokémon in Pokémon Paradise become very worried about everyone in the palace. The hero and partner Pokémon end up in a different colorful area, as Kyurem appears and roars. The Pokémon end up back at Pokémon Paradise. Espeon, Umbreon, Emolga, Keldeo, and Virizion are glad to see that they are okay. Dunsparce appears and is also relieved. The Pokémon go to the hill, as they see the rainbow in the sky. Hydreigon's spirit suddenly appear, which shocks everyone. Gurdurr, Swanna, and Quagsire appear and are happy to see everyone, as they inform the rest of the Pokémon. All of the Pokémon cry and are very happy that everyone is okay.
The Pokémon have a fire and celebrate. The Pokémon also celebrate in Swanna's shop. Hydreigon speaks to the hero Pokémon at the top of the hill, as a flashback is shown of the partner Pokémon speaking to it earlier. The next day, the hero Pokémon thinks about its partner, as it walks outside. A flashback is shown of them confronting Gurdurr in the Hazy Pass dungeon, and them beginning to build Pokémon Paradise in the beginning. The hero Pokémon goes back to the hill and speaks to Hydreigon again and becomes surrounded by a yellow orb, as they float into the sky. The Pokémon float around and look down on the Pokémon of Pokémon Paradise. The Pokémon look to the sky, which surprises the hero Pokémon. They continue floating toward the sky and keep looking down at the Pokémon, as they then look out at the large rainbow in the sky.
Hydreigon floats down, and gives the partner's Frism to the hero Pokémon. The partner Pokémon, Espeon, Dunsparce, Virizion, Umbreon, Quagsire, Swanna, Gurdurr, Herdier and Emolga speak to the hero Pokémon through the Frism. Again a flashback is shown of the hero and partner Pokémon talking and being happy in front of their house. A flashback is shown of everyone watching the hero Pokémon and Hydreigon float to the sky. The hero Pokémon begins to cry, as the credits begin to run with a scene of the rainbow, the hero Pokémon floating, and an overhead view of the world being shown.
Post-game story
The partner Pokémon continues to manage paradise in the hero's absence. After several days of completing missions, they venture into theWorldcore and make a wish for the hero Pokémon to return. The player decides whether to return or not, andEvolution cannot happen until they return to Pokémon Paradise. After the hero returns to Pokémon Paradise and completes one dungeon, both the hero and partner Pokémon may now evolve if the player chooses to evolve them inside of dungeons. The leading Pokémon may also be changed at any time in a dungeon as well.
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Characters
Playable characters
Similar toPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, each starter Pokémon has anEgg Move by default.
 |  |  |  |  |
| Pikachu | Snivy | Tepig | Oshawott | Axew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | Grass | Fire | Water | Dragon |
| Fake Out | Pursuit | Covet | Assurance | Focus Energy |
Non-player characters
The team
- Dunsparce: A shy guy who dreams of becoming a first-rate adventurer, but finds himself to be too weak to accomplish that goal. After the player gets the Request Board inPokémon Paradise, the player's partner chooses the first mission, which will be to rescue Dunsparce, who is lost. After rescuing him, he joins the team. His best friend is Emolga.
- Emolga: The player first encounters Emolga while on their mission searching for Dunsparce. Emolga is Dunsparce's best friend, and he always stands up for him. After Dunsparce has been rescued, he joins the team along with Dunsparce. He doesn't like Virizion at first, due to the way she treated Dunsparce, though they later make amends.
- Virizion: Virizion is a very popular Pokémon among the Post Town inhabitants, even though she has turned them all down at some point. The player first meets her after rescuing Dunsparce. Dunsparce had gotten lost looking for a crystal to give to Virizion as a gift, because he wanted to be her friend. Virizion turns him down, saying she doesn't have friends. This hurts Dunsparce's feelings, causing him to run away. After rescuing Dunsparce again, she asks to join the team. The player's partner immediately accepts, much to Emolga's chagrin. Virizion proves to be a calm and collected addition to the team, rarely outwardly expressing her emotions, but she changes as more and more is revealed about her past with her last friend, Keldeo. She later admits that she likes Emolga.
- Umbreon and Espeon: They are partners and dungeon researchers. Umbreon wanders into Post Town one night, injured. As Swanna nurses him back to health, he reveals that he thinks his sister, Espeon, is in trouble. After they are reunited, they join the team, though they do not go on missions right away. They also know Virizion from her past and reveal the reason she doesn't have friends.
- Keldeo: A friend of Virizion, and a Magnagate savant. He was imprisoned in Glacier Palace, and there he wrote a letter to Virizion telling her that they weren't friends anymore. This letter caused Virizion to stop believing in friends. After being rescued by Umbreon and Espeon, he apologizes to Virizion for writing the letter. He joins the player's team after the player Pokémon returns to the human world.
- Hydreigon: A Pokémon that is a physical embodiment of the Voice of Life. He assisted in the player's character being transported to the Pokémon world. He often rambles and joins the team after the final battle. He is very fond of Swanna's food.
Main villains
- Munna: A Pokémon who has lost hope in the world and seeks to protect the Bittercold in order to destroy it. She first appears in the player's dream prior to coming to the Pokémon world and is believed to be an innocent Pokémon in distress. Only later does the player discovers that Munna works for Kyurem, and is in fact out to destroy the player. The partner eventually convinces Munna that there is still hope in the world, and she cheers them on during the final battle with the Bittercold.
- Toxicroak and Purugly: Two of Munna's friends and cohorts who work with her in her goal to destroy the world and end everything. Like Munna, they also change their minds about the world's destruction and cheer on the player during the final battle.
- Kyurem: The protector of the Bittercold. Kyurem foresaw the world's destruction and sees it as his duty to protect that future. He actively uses force to stop the player from destroying the Bittercold, but when defeated later on, he comes to face that, maybe, the determination of the player is enough to change the future.
- Pawniard Brothers: They scam Dunsparce with a deal of getting stronger to get Virizion to be his friend. When the Pawniard Brothers are defeated, they quickly scram.
Post Town residents
- Swanna: Runs an inn and cafe inPost Town. She tends to be the voice of reason among the townspeople. Her food is said to be among the best in the world. Often referred to as "the Signora"
- Rampardos: Owns theBox Buster shop. Has a crush on Cinccino.
- Cinccino: Owns theGift Shop. Has a crush on Rampardos.
- Herdier: An elder, and Lillipup's grandfather.
- Lillipup: A child, Herdier's grandson, and Swadloon's best friend.
- Leavanny: Swadloon's mother.
- Swadloon: Leavanny's child, and Lillipup's best friend.
- Patrat
- Ducklett
- Rufflet
- Roggenrola
- Dwebble
- Trubbish
- Pansage
- Panpour
- Pansear
- Mienfoo
- Sandile
Paradise residents
- Quagsire: He sells the land that will become Pokémon Paradise to the partner Pokémon. He later helps the player and partner build their house, and then opens ashop in Paradise, where the player can rearrange their team members, and also buy items. He is the one to reward the player after outlaw missions.
- Gurdurr: A former carpenter, became a con artist with his partner Scraggy after he was injured. He initially conned the player Pokémon and their partner, but is defeated in battle when found out. The Timburr Brothers attempt to convince him to return to carpentry, but he refuses. It is only after the player Pokémon and his partner persist at getting Gurdurr to build their house for them when he finally is convinced to return to carpentry. He builds facilities and prepares land for use in Paradise, though he can later do other things such as upgrade and repaint facilities.
- Timburr Brothers: Gurdurr's apprentices, who become concerned when Gurdurr leaves carpentry after becoming injured, scamming other Pokémon instead. After Gurdurr is reformed, they help him when he builds facilities in Paradise.
- Scraggy: A criminal from the west, and Gurdurr's former partner. After the player, their partner, and the Timburr Brothers defeat him (and some force by Quagsire, who Scraggy is very afraid of), he opens a shop in Paradise where he acts as the Move Reminder and Move Deleter for the game. He spends most of the game making snarky remarks to other Pokémon, specifically the player Pokémon and their partner, but eventually apologizes after the player Pokémon and their partner defeat theBittercold and save the world.
- Victini: A lively, ecstatic Pokémon who runs the V-Wheel and shows the V-Wavecast in Pokémon Paradise. He is shown to get overly excited, especially about his wheel.
- Azumarill: Runs theRequest Counter, where job requests can be accepted and canceled.
- Meloetta: After defeating theBittercold and clearing theWorldcore dungeon, it will appear in the player'sParadise. It will then ask the player to gather parts to build a Musical Paradise shop. After building the shop and changing the Paradise's theme, it will ask to join the player's team. Meloetta has two alter egos depending on its forme.
Automatic recruits
Recruitable Pokémon
A total of 144 species of Pokémon can be recruited, as follows:
| 0025 |  | Pikachu | Electric | |
| 0026 |  | Raichu | Electric | |
| 0133 |  | Eevee | Normal | |
| 0134 |  | Vaporeon | Water | |
| 0135 |  | Jolteon | Electric | |
| 0136 |  | Flareon | Fire | |
| 0172 |  | Pichu | Electric | |
| 0183 |  | Marill | Water | |
| 0184 |  | Azumarill | Water | |
| 0194 |  | Wooper | Water | Ground |
| 0195 |  | Quagsire | Water | Ground |
| 0196 |  | Espeon | Psychic | |
| 0197 |  | Umbreon | Dark | |
| 0206 |  | Dunsparce | Normal | |
| 0220 |  | Swinub | Ice | Ground |
| 0221 |  | Piloswine | Ice | Ground |
| 0278 |  | Wingull | Water | Flying |
| 0279 |  | Pelipper | Water | Flying |
| 0298 |  | Azurill | Normal | |
| 0371 |  | Bagon | Dragon | |
| 0372 |  | Shelgon | Dragon | |
| 0373 |  | Salamence | Dragon | Flying |
| 0408 |  | Cranidos | Rock | |
| 0409 |  | Rampardos | Rock | |
| 0431 |  | Glameow | Normal | |
| 0432 |  | Purugly | Normal | |
| 0453 |  | Croagunk | Poison | Fighting |
| 0454 |  | Toxicroak | Poison | Fighting |
| 0470 |  | Leafeon | Grass | |
| 0471 |  | Glaceon | Ice | |
| 0473 |  | Mamoswine | Ice | Ground |
| 0495 |  | Snivy | Grass | |
| 0496 |  | Servine | Grass | |
| 0497 |  | Serperior | Grass | |
| 0498 |  | Tepig | Fire | |
| 0499 |  | Pignite | Fire | Fighting |
| 0500 |  | Emboar | Fire | Fighting |
| 0501 |  | Oshawott | Water | |
| 0502 |  | Dewott | Water | |
| 0503 |  | Samurott | Water | |
| 0504 |  | Patrat | Normal | |
| 0505 |  | Watchog | Normal | |
| 0506 |  | Lillipup | Normal | |
| 0507 |  | Herdier | Normal | |
| 0508 |  | Stoutland | Normal | |
| 0511 |  | Pansage | Grass | |
| 0512 |  | Simisage | Grass | |
| 0513 |  | Pansear | Fire | |
| 0514 |  | Simisear | Fire | |
| 0515 |  | Panpour | Water | |
| 0516 |  | Simipour | Water | |
| 0517 |  | Munna | Psychic | |
| 0518 |  | Musharna | Psychic | |
| 0522 |  | Blitzle | Electric | |
| 0523 |  | Zebstrika | Electric | |
| 0524 |  | Roggenrola | Rock | |
| 0525 |  | Boldore | Rock | |
| 0526 |  | Gigalith | Rock | |
| 0527 |  | Woobat | Psychic | Flying |
| 0528 |  | Swoobat | Psychic | Flying |
| 0529 |  | Drilbur | Ground | |
| 0530 |  | Excadrill | Ground | Steel |
| 0531 |  | Audino | Normal | |
| 0532 |  | Timburr | Fighting | |
| 0533 |  | Gurdurr | Fighting | |
| 0534 |  | Conkeldurr | Fighting | |
| 0535 |  | Tympole | Water | |
| 0536 |  | Palpitoad | Water | Ground |
| 0537 |  | Seismitoad | Water | Ground |
| 0540 |  | Sewaddle | Bug | Grass |
| 0541 |  | Swadloon | Bug | Grass |
| 0542 |  | Leavanny | Bug | Grass |
| 0543 |  | Venipede | Bug | Poison |
| 0544 |  | Whirlipede | Bug | Poison |
| 0545 |  | Scolipede | Bug | Poison |
| 0546 |  | Cottonee | Grass | |
| 0547 |  | Whimsicott | Grass | |
| 0548 |  | Petilil | Grass | |
| 0549 |  | Lilligant | Grass | |
| 0551 |  | Sandile | Ground | Dark |
| 0552 |  | Krokorok | Ground | Dark |
| 0553 |  | Krookodile | Ground | Dark |
| 0557 |  | Dwebble | Bug | Rock |
| 0558 |  | Crustle | Bug | Rock |
| 0559 |  | Scraggy | Dark | Fighting |
| 0560 |  | Scrafty | Dark | Fighting |
| 0562 |  | Yamask | Ghost | |
| 0563 |  | Cofagrigus | Ghost | |
| 0564 |  | Tirtouga | Water | Rock |
| 0565 |  | Carracosta | Water | Rock |
| 0566 |  | Archen | Rock | Flying |
| 0567 |  | Archeops | Rock | Flying |
| 0568 |  | Trubbish | Poison | |
| 0569 |  | Garbodor | Poison | |
| 0570 |  | Zorua | Dark | |
| 0571 |  | Zoroark | Dark | |
Bosses
In order of storyline appearance.
Main story
Post-game
| Boss | Dungeon | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ho-Oh | Eternal Ruins |
 | ShinyHo-Oh | |
 | Lugia | Seasound Ruins |
 | Kyurem | Hoarfrost Tower |
 | Reshiram | Ivory Peak |
 | Zekrom | Obsidian Edge |
 | WhiteKyurem | Turbulent Tor |
 | BlackKyurem | |
Features
Companion Mode and Local Wireless
One job request after the Challenge Board has appeared, these two options will be available from the menu. In Companion Mode, the game can temporarily switch to other recruited Pokémon as the main player. All normal functions are available and items and money collected are carried over to story mode. In this mode, the player cannot leave Pokémon Paradise andCinccino,Rampardos andCofagrigus from Post Town will appear there to function as their individual shops. Companion Mode is made for the player to be able to get more items and experience without progressing the story.
Local Wireless can only be accessed in Companion Mode. This provides multiplayer and is the only way to have more than one player-controlled Pokémon when on Challenge job requests.
Team Attack
This is a new type of special attack accessed after the Team Badge is obtained. The player has to build this up in dungeons, using moves and defeating wild Pokémon. Once it's built up, the team attack logo will be displayed on the touch screen when L is pressed. It emits a green light and is significantly stronger than regular moves, attacking all enemies in the room and restoring HP, increasing accuracy, etc.
The typing of the leader determines the added effect. In case of a dual-typed leader, the effect is randomly chosen between the two types.
| Type | Effect |
|---|---|
| Normal | Inflictscringe on enemies. |
| Fighting | Appliesprotect to team members. |
| Flying | Boosts theTravel Speed of team members by 3 stages. |
| Poison | Lowers theDefense andSpecial Defense of enemies. |
| Ground | Lowers theAccuracy of enemies. |
| Rock | Boosts theDefense andSpecial Defense of team members. |
| Bug | Boosts eachstat of team members. |
| Ghost | Inflictsnightmare on enemies. |
| Steel | Inflictsblinker on enemies. |
| Fire | Increases the power ofFire-type moves. |
| Water | Lowers theTravel Speed of enemies. |
| Grass | Heals each team member by 100HP. |
| Electric | Inflictsparalysis on enemies. |
| Psychic | Inflictsconfusion on enemies. |
| Ice | Inflictsfreeze on enemies. |
| Dragon | Boosts theAttack of team members. |
| Dark | Inflictsterrified on enemies. |
When there are no enemies in the room, the attack fails; however, the unused attack can still be performed while in the same dungeon at a later time.
Hubs and other out-of-dungeon locations
Some dungeons have floors where the player can roam around freely and has to complete various tasks in order to proceed. Items cannot be used outside of battle. They contain wild Pokémon, changing part of the floor to a regular grid-like dungeon floor during a battle. The player can escape from battle by stepping out of the grid.
The crossroads provides access to non-job request dungeons, Post Town and Pokémon Paradise.
Pokémon Paradise
- Main article:Pokémon Paradise
Initially established by the partner Pokémon, this location progresses as the story does.
Mysteriosity
- Main article:Mysteriosity
After completing the main storyline, dungeons will begin to have a mysteriosity rating, indicated by a number next to the dungeon's name ranging from 1 to 5. This can cause a mysterious distortion to occur in the dungeon, or a strange power to change the next floor.
New mechanics
- This game implements full 3D gameplay and depth perception via the 3DS's 3D capabilities. It also takes advantage of the 3DS's AR functions. By recognizing different round objects, it transforms them into aMagnagate, leaving an infinite labyrinth of dungeons to be explored.
- ManyUnovaPokémon such asGurdurr,Virizion, andHydreigon are included in the game, though some, such asThroh andSawk, are left out. Only a handful of Pokémon from previous generations appear, resulting in a total of 144. Despite this, a maximum of 288 Pokémon can be recruited.
- Moves now have ranks. As a move is used, it gains progress towards the next rank. As a move ranks up, it grows in power, accuracy, and maximumPP. This replaceslinked moves.
- Status moves do not have ranks, andmoves with set damage or moves that do damage based on factors such as the target's remainingHP (such asWring Out) can rank up, but cannot increase in power.
- Move ranks are denoted by Roman Numerals; there are nine ranks, with the final rank indicated by a star, similar to status moves. As a move grows in rank, more uses are needed to raise it to the next rank. There are three tiers per rank, denoted by blue, green, and red gauges.
- Dojos can also be built to train moves. Unlike using a move, Dojos add the same percentage of progress towards the next rank regardless of the move's current rank.
- Theregular attack is now fixed at 5 damage instead of scaling with Pokémon'sAttack stat.
- Pressing the attack button while facing a team member will have the leader pose rather than display dialogue.
- Hunger is absent from a majority of the dungeons in the game, only appearing in the final three listed dungeons after clearing the story.
- Mobile Orb is reworked to drain 5% of health per step, whilePass Scarf drains 12%.
- Only 9,999Poké can be held at once.
- Failing to complete a dungeon will not result in Poké being lost.
- Certain floors in dungeons feature detours containingTreasure Boxes, located behind locked doors and/or obstacles that can be cleared away. If a Pokémon of the type of obstacle is brought along with the player's Pokémon, the obstacle will disappear when the playable Pokémon is nearby.Water-type Pokémon can eliminate the flames,Electric-type Pokémon can get rid of the electricity,Grass-type Pokémon can get rid of the vines,Poison-type andSteel-type Pokémon can get rid of the Poison Gas cloud,Ghost-type andDark-type Pokémon can get rid of the mist, and ice can be eliminated byFire-type Pokémon.
- Unless theweather is clear, Pokémon will not naturally regenerate HP over time. However, the player can still use items or moves to heal.
- HP regeneration is inversely proportional to max HP, instead of being a fixed percentage. It also does not recover on turns spent attacking or using items.
- Hail andsandstorms only deal 1 damage instead of 3.
- Sunlight andrain reduce affected damage by 25% instead of 50%.
- Cloudy,fog, andsnow weather are removed.
- New items are added while others are absent.
- Variousgift items are featured, which can be used forrecruitment on unevolved Pokémon.
- Wonder Orbs may now be used during boss battles.
- There are noLookalike Items.
- TMs may be used an infinite number of times, just like in the core series. They do not appear in regular dungeons, however.
- Joy Ribbon grants EXP after a number of turns instead of from taking damage.
- Pass Scarfs cannot pass moves to the attacker or toKecleon.
- Mobile Orbs affect all teammates and prevent burns from lava tiles.
- Decoy Orbs draw attacks to the user instead of acting likeSubstitute.
- Reviver Seeds will still activate even if certain team members are currently holding them.
- Vile Seeds andViolent Seeds modify stats by three stages instead of ten.
- Blast Seeds deal less damage.
- Pure Seeds warp randomly in areas without stairs.
- Grimy Food has altered negative effects.
- Enemies in most areas do not use held items, including Reviver Seeds.
- Pokémon with more than oneability will only have one of them, like in the core series, as opposed to previous Mystery Dungeon games where both abilities were active.
- Special tiles can appear on the ground in dungeons, which have different effects while standing on them. The game also introduces the Training Switch, a tile which grants the effect of a Training Seed for the entire team. These rarely appear on floors in some dungeons, will always appear behind locked doors, and are common in some DLC dungeons (such asMt. Travail).
- Traps break after being stepped on and can now appear at the entrances to rooms.
- Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock traps have a chance to break, and still cannot be placed at entrances. The latter now factors intype effectiveness.
- Pitfall traps deal 10 damage instead of 5.
- Recruited Pokémon that are not brought into a dungeon still receive experience points when the player completes dungeons. Once the Pokémon are brought into another dungeon, they will tally the earned experience on the first turn and can level up.Evolutions also occur this way.
- A recruited Pokémon's location is no longer listed under their info.
- Pokémon across corners cannot be recruited.
- Evolution stat gains deviate slightly between Pokémon.
- Various changes toKecleon Shops are applied.
- Shops are highlighted on the map, and Kecleon is represented with a yellow dot instead of red.
- Shops span an entire room; Kecleon will ask the player to pay before leaving rather than after, ensuring a chance to return any items.
- Trawl Orbs do not affect merchandise.
- Some Wonder Orbs, such asWarp Orbs,Switcher Orbs, andBlowback Orbs, can affect Kecleon, in which it will attempt to return to its shop.
- Neutral Kecleon disregard weather damage and Pass Scarfs. They no longer become hostile from explosions or flinging damage.
- Stealing will despawn all enemies currently on the floor. Kecleon spawn every 5 turns instead of 3.
- Kecleon gets a free turn to attack upon being stolen from.
- Kecleon cannot be recruited if defeated and does not giveEXP.
- Being defeated by Kecleon will result in all items and Poké being lost.
- Team Skills replaceIQ skills that the older games had. Unlike IQ skills, Team Skills that are active affect all of the player's Pokémon.Treasure Boxes can contain new skills after being opened by Rampardos.
- Pokémon AI is improved somewhat to compensate.
- All tactics are available from the start, and are slightly modified: "Avoid trouble" and "Be patient" are removed, "Go together" and "Avoid the first hit" are changed to "Follow me" and "Go together", and "Get away from here" does not inflictTerrified. "Don't use moves" is added.
- Team members avoid visible traps by default and will not triggerMonster Houses.
- As in theWiiWare games, changing leaders can be performed mid-dungeon after a certain point in the story.
- An option to look around the current room in a dungeon is added.
- The Message Log can extend to previous floors in a dungeon.
- Switching places with a teammate lets them act immediately, and can be done whileconfused.
- Switching over impassable terrain no longer has a confirmation message, and will warp the Pokémon immediately.
- As in the WiiWare games, hostile Pokémon can evolve if they defeat the player's Pokémon or another hostile Pokémon with friendly fire damage. This does not occur if a Reviver Seed is used.
- The starting room of a dungeon floor cannot be a Monster House, and they no longer appear when rescuing other players.
- Hostile Pokémon can spawn on-screen.
- Dig can be used on water and lava tiles, and Pokémon can be burned while standing on water.
- If items are dropped in water, lava, or chasms, they are automatically placed on the nearest path, contrary to previous games where they were submerged or destroyed.
- Dungeon walls are not destructible.
- Stair tiles are prioritized before enemy turns.
- TheDeposit Box replacesKangaskhan Storage, functioning similar toPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team by allowing up to 999 stackable items of each type.
- Adding or removing multiple party members from the active party can be performed seamlessly.
- Job requests can only be accepted one at a time, even if they are in the same dungeon.
- TheJob Bulletin Board features 20 missions segmented into five lists, rather than 8 segmented into two.
- Mission items do not require available storage space to pick up.
- Mission floors cannot be proceeded past, instead allowing escape from the dungeon.
- A commenced mission is removed from the job list even if not completed.
- Wonder Mail returns, but instead of being a long password that can unlock new dungeons and legendary Pokémon, it is an 8-character password and gives the player various items.
- Saving the game may prompt a message recommending taking a break.
Move and Ability changes
- Imprison is floor-wide and prevents the same moves from being used instead of inflicting the Paused status.
- Mist,Surf,Light Screen,Reflect,Sacred Fire,Muddy Water, andFrenzy Plant are room-wide.
- Uproar additionally deals room-wide damage and requires a target to function.
- Hyper Voice andShock Wave damage one tile around the user.
- Solar Beam damages up to ten tiles away.
- Feint damages up to two tiles away.
- Powder Snow damages one tile in front instead of room-wide.
- Psywave damages one tile in front instead of ten.
- U-turn damages one tile in front and switches the user with an ally located behind them.
- Pain Split andRole Play can target allies.
- Gastro Acid cannot target allies.
- Baton Pass targets the ally in front and increases their stats.
- Substitute targets the user and reduces HP by half, preventing move usage and HP regeneration while avoiding being targeted by enemies.
- Rapid Spin can remove traps.
- Strength,Pursuit, andRock Smash deal direct damage.
- Fury Cutter hits once instead of twice and gains in power.
- Petal Dance andOutrage hit up to three times instead of five, andThrash is changed to function similarly.
- Take Down andStruggle deal reducedrecoil damage, whileDouble-Edge,Volt Tackle,Flare Blitz,Brave Bird,Head Smash deal more.
- Volt Tackle can also inflictparalysis.
- Jump Kick andHigh Jump Kick affect the user's max HP.
- Frustration andReturn are instead strengthened by visiting dungeons.
- Screech andMemento reduce stats to 1/2 instead of 1/4.
- Synthesis,Swallow,Moonlight, andMorning Sun restore a percentage of HP.
- Recover once against restores 50% HP as in the Explorers games.
- Spite deducts 20 PP rather than all.
- Ominous Wind andSilver Wind's boosts can only activate once per use.
- False Swipe instead increases recruitment rate.
- Future Sight charges up and unleashes an attack on the next turn.
- Gyro Ball boosts damage by 50%, but uses anyTravel Speed difference.
- Trick Room reverses changes to Travel Speed.
- Mirror Move uses the target's last attack.
- Defog no longer clears away positive status conditions.
- Taunt no longer prevents the use of Seeds and Wonder Orbs.
- Recycle affectsPlain Seeds rather than TMs.
- Embargo additionally affects held items.
- Fling throws items rather than enemies.
- Teeter Dance does not confuse the user.
- Splash has no effect.
- Many statuses, including those from moves and items, have their durations and/or potencies adjusted.
- HP-draining moves will not restore HP from excess damage.
- Hypnosis,Destiny Bond,Air Cutter,Megahorn,Flame Wheel,Aqua Tail, andFlash Cannon no longer cut corners, butMud-Slap andSpit Up can.
- 2-tile moves no longer cut corners, aside fromIce Shard.
- Rangedmultistrike moves end when their target is defeated, similar to close-range multi-strike moves.
- STAB is 20% (50% withAdaptability).
- Attacks with little effect against a dual-type Pokémon will override the type effectiveness of the other type.
- Contact abilities no longer activate from special attacks.
- Blaze,Torrent,Overgrow,Swarm, andGuts boosts are 50% instead of 100%.
- Iron Fist boosts by 20% instead of 50%.
- Thick Fat reduces damage by 30% instead of 50%.
- Anticipation increases the chance of evading super-effective moves and one-hit knockout moves.
- Rivalry strengthens moves against the same type.
- Illuminate will not activate if an attack deals no damage.
- Forewarn displays items and enemies on the map when the user is sleeping.
- Rough Skin damages a percentage of the target's HP.
- Volt Absorb,Water Absorb, andDry Skin restore a percentage of HP. Dry Skin prevents natural HP recovery.
- Gluttony instead restores HP when consuming an item.
- Plus andMinus can activate from duplicates in addition to each other.
Localization changes
- When first meetingSwanna in the English version of the game, she makes a statement that referencesCarly Rae Jepsen's song, "Call Me Maybe".
- In the Japanese version, players are able to select the gender for their partner Pokémon. In the international versions, there is no gender selection.
- Because of the lack of gender selection and the fact that some languages have no gender-neutral pronoun, these languages use male pronouns.
Wonder Mail passwords
Unlike previous games,Wonder Mail has been simplified to a simple password system to redeem items. The available passwords vary by region.
Flags
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clarity Flag ×1 | 3S54 2528 | 78S4 7MF7 | 5PH5 JCJH |
| Clarity Flag ×1 | CQP3 42QH | Q7NY K8Q9 | 6R50 N8HN |
| Immunity Flag ×1 | 2HN9 KXHF | 47W4 YMWX | 4F81 4QFJ |
| Immunity Flag ×1 | MTRJ 858S | RM2P X85Y | CFWQ WS43 |
| Insomnia Flag ×1 | C783 WTQ9 | 4CF2 6XTY | 76KP T3M6 |
| Insomnia Flag ×1 | SP38 XJ35 | HW4F M3CF | K453 S4SY |
| Limber Flag ×1 | C3S3 4RSK | 8N8Y 7HY5 | 5SMJ N597 |
| Limber Flag ×1 | C646 T5CK | PY3P QSH9 | YJFC 9NMH |
| Tough Flag ×1 | HK3J HWW9 | N6P4 67CX | 8S4R SYSQ |
| Tough Flag ×1 | Q2R8 T6RC | RM73 CM6N | N48W PXS9 |
Food
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Golden Seed ×1 | FYH4 6F8F | 2HJ2 HTCH | NCJT J454 |
| Golden Seed ×1 | W4KR K4XH | 5PMH M339 | R5XM 35Q2 |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 2HK8 T3PQ | 2C4Q 5P9Q | 1S5C FYNR |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 42QK J2N7 | 32SH FRW3 | 3JF1 9YYM |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 4C26 7YRK | 4CX7 94YR | 3K73 KP5X |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 4Q3F 58NT | 8F2X 9XW7 | 475R 4S2J |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 4SH8 CM28 | 8P86 8TP7 | 4S4P 2KCR |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 6FSX 3NXR | 8Q2J 2K2S | 6528 73FQ |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 6WK2 WT36 | 8QR6 5YQS | 79MC WX49 |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 76N2 6SCF | 9292 Y79K | 85XK PT5Q |
| Joy Seed ×1 | 9C8N 8C9X | 9JW9 4J9S | CJ6P TJRT |
| Joy Seed ×1 | F34K YRP9 | CY86 PHW4 | FXT4 NX7N |
| Joy Seed ×1 | FN96 7RSN | H9JR 9Y2S | HP65 P5TH |
| Joy Seed ×1 | FSPF 2SH8 | JTN3 4N92 | K58Y CHTM |
| Joy Seed ×1 | H2Y8 X9K2 | KNHR 8M56 | MY6P 4SN5 |
| Joy Seed ×1 | H3Y8 S8M5 | MS34 W2YN | N9HW 9XTP |
| Joy Seed ×1 | KFC9 35S2 | MX95 6M5C | NJWF J4RK |
| Joy Seed ×1 | P4F5 9CJ2 | N3HJ X9PT | NP61 WC84 |
| Joy Seed ×1 | PFK3 76PX | PFM7 YXP5 | P2Y2 493J |
| Joy Seed ×1 | RC7Q HRNK | RJ2K PX9M | QP6M 3NM2 |
| Joy Seed ×1 | RT75 43X5 | SRPJ 7PRS | SCT9 MKHC |
| Joy Seed ×1 | TCXN H784 | YJ4C 58CY | W2WX S3HW |
| Life Seed ×1 | MW3Q HPCC | 9RPK RPSN | QYHY Y0HQ |
| Life Seed ×1 | SQJX 25FR | Q6HM 5M3N | RS6J 8CH9 |
 Max Elixir ×5 | 6J5P WFFP | 2TKM Q62C | P5P2 KQPC |
| Max Elixir ×5 | KP67 KS4J | R9N7 JP89 | X26W PHY3 |
 Oran Berry ×5 | STS6 YCW5 | 3CMS 47R2 | 3NTY NH92 |
| Oran Berry ×5 | WJSC J29C | CQ49 QCHK | CF2P HC0Y |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 2C2W 6KN2 | 287K 4NHW | 08PK X2H0 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 3CJK 634Y | 2W6J 2X8K | 15PQ P88Y |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 3T3W FT2W | 3K6X SKQP | 1JRP 6R4T |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 3Y64 9FMP | 3YP2 32KN | 1TF9 TH3W |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 456K TQ23 | 43PC 9JQT | 2HRK QMFM |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 4KJ9 SKXM | 475M QRQF | 2MF7 PFN3 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 4Y8C 97MK | 47SP F752 | 2SCT 2X7W |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 5JRR SFJT | 572K T2TW | 3SM1 84XK |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 5QY4 MS59 | 5MRQ 8MKQ | 4HJ9 NS72 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 63XJ X2KW | 63X4 M3N2 | 4JY0 P55F |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 6S4H 27H4 | 6HW2 M53H | 4K9X HFWT |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 7C9N RQN7 | 6P7N SQFS | 5260 XHQC |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 7JS2 KFJW | 6RC7 YF47 | 530J XKF3 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 7JWR 7M7J | 6S63 793Y | 566R W3JC |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 7P5H PCF3 | 6TXT FJWX | 5WC3 MF32 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 87QN JS5H | 7FJ2 XW3W | 5YH8 QRT6 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 8M8T CXM7 | 83F2 R7NX | 6FH7 02T3 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 8T9N TQQF | 89W8 48PY | 6M4R 53FP |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 8Y8W 79NC | 8M5F K3SH | 6W9Q WQPH |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 959T T3H6 | 9CN7 68CP | 73FS 0NNW |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 98T9 W29Q | 9K4Q 8WRC | 7N9N RNJ9 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 9C2F YQW4 | C292 53XF | 8F76 4NHC |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | 9XC6 76YT | F6H9 RHR9 | 8J2R 65RW |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | C9K6 TWPF | H5NY 4THR | 935P FHJX |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | CFS7 FC4P | H9HF JPNF | 95WF XMQR |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | F32Q XMN7 | HCJ4 8PCP | 9CJ9 X8XM |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | FNN5 RKJ7 | HS87 J6YS | 9H6R 9QSS |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | FRT2 8FW2 | HXK3 WSTF | 9MRY J9J4 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | FTP5 K28Y | J82H RY2H | 9R9Y 7JH9 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | FY8W 2H26 | J98S 5J5T | 9XJ1 094R |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | HKCY N958 | JR4X C6HX | F7MH 7MPM |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | HR4K MPKW | KQ5S T45X | F7TF Q3CT |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | HTHQ H756 | KTY3XPMH | FJQ5KRCS |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | K9XY 7WJX | M3QMWTMR | FSWK9FY8 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | KNX8 2JP4 | MFN8 9K9X | J69P 2F2T |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | KXR2 Q274 | MS7P 57F4 | JXRY HX5C |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | MCMF M4WX | N5SF 2S6M | KJ72 JRJ3 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | MNP2 FP6M | N7XM CJK7 | M6TW 6H4X |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | N6RQ 78QH | N9PH 7547 | MHC4 HWKH |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | P2RT 7HS2 | Q5N3 9QH2 | MQ55 R56P |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | P483 K4XN | QP3Q N7SQ | MXJX 3Q5Q |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | PNX4 393F | QR3X PX6X | NXN0 Y8MQ |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | Q2HT X7P4 | R3Q6 CYM3 | P1YY 51M2 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | R87C Q9Q3 | R8F3 7Y8P | P62Q JY0F |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | RCPC 35S7 | RKX8CH9S | P8XJ5W27 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | RX3T 8PWY | RSNW Y62X | Q9XM FH3F |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | S2KY ST9S | RY2K2S5H | QCS8KTQ7 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | SN45 H9TH | S37CF46P | QF570CFR |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | T43T MJP4 | SPJ2 MY36 | R43X HT6K |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | TP6N 5P4P | SPJY N4HY | R8P5 PSP7 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | W7TP 9HPH | SSJM N96R | S5TS K9H8 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | WC5C N58K | SWH4 2K9C | SMWY 4MXH |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | WX34 KM4R | SX9Q SP2M | TKTN 1JHX |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | XRQM 93RC | SXM7 H3HN | W353 7XWR |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | XSJC 379F | WPSCHY6N | WC40MHSX |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | XYPK F253 | WY5T F47S | XJRC 878K |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | YMFY QJY5 | XFH2 P557 | XK5C K5JY |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | YNH3 K25Y | XN83 N4W6 | Y9M3 WMW6 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | YQSK 8KP6 | XPR4 7M2P | YM2M X838 |
| Reviver Seed ×3 | YS6S YXTR | Y7HP JN7K | YR5T X4X4 |
 Sitrus Berry ×1 | 5MP3 HWHR | NT6M YXRQ | SCJ3 FQKP |
| Sitrus Berry ×1 | WFK2 W6NJ | TK7T QNW5 | YS3X 384X |
| Violent Seed ×5 | 863Y 3SQC | 5WX5 6NF8 | FTN3 MF4N |
| Violent Seed ×5 | N4P6 2YM3 | 79C8 NXX3 | SNQ4 965X |
Gifts
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bug Gift ×1 | MPN7 4WN9 | NF6F K85X | SM2Y 8X8M |
| Bug Gift ×1 | NFT5 2HFR | S4TR 4FR4 | TYTY 2W6R |
| Dark Gift ×1 | 4MNR SCNF | 98W8 H98T | 3Q9Y M3H9 |
| Dark Gift ×1 | NP52 9KP5 | TQRQ 3685 | H4FJ SYYX |
| Dragon Gift ×1 | P5HK 562S | S49R K6NM | 4N5F MFCS |
| Dragon Gift ×1 | RXYP QT2J | TY2X TMNP | 8PSJ NRWK |
| Electric Gift ×1 | 4JYY K242 | SJ6N Q6T3 | 47RK T4Q7 |
| Electric Gift ×1 | HN3F FX3S | T2PS T5TM | 62XM WT6Y |
| Fighting Gift ×1 | 28NW SQY6 | CNTX 386T | 5HYN C5WN |
| Fighting Gift ×1 | T8WJ YJK3 | JMK5 MFKS | J1NC SYQF |
| Fire Gift ×1 | 3Q75 2N94 | 5JNR YN5K | YH5P NYWY |
| Fire Gift ×1 | JQ3Q 3T29 | W3KC MQMP | YNS9 4Y45 |
| Flying Gift ×1 | 5NCN 9QN7 | 5KNK Y3MK | 5TTW 62FJ |
| Flying Gift ×1 | Y9N9 4QRT | R8J3 8MYN | WX2P CF4Y |
| Ghost Gift ×1 | 8TSM FYP6 | 96CC F6QH | 1464 5H29 |
| Ghost Gift ×1 | K8KF X8H7 | NP72 5NJ5 | 8MN4 59H3 |
| Grass Gift ×1 | 6NW2 R75W | 95JR S7YP | 8PY3 RHNK |
| Grass Gift ×1 | Y56P HXMF | Y4W8 3XRY | FTJ2 68J1 |
| Ground Gift ×1 | 2W7S 7MKJ | 2SRT N2FC | CPTK 9T94 |
| Ground Gift ×1 | XH42 33YF | 6M83 QYCW | QYXY 755Y |
| Ice Gift ×1 | 4XSQ R293 | 7RXJ SXTN | M732 87NF |
| Ice Gift ×1 | R2YC 2RQH | WH9N 98QW | MR3F 636N |
| Normal Gift ×1 | JKRY 53WF | 8RXH 37H7 | 57M4 JKCS |
| Normal Gift ×1 | RQRP M92J | F6NC FWM2 | YH6S 8Y97 |
| Poison Gift ×1 | PPRM 6989 | 8PR8 H748 | NHQC 4S8J |
| Poison Gift ×1 | RSWS 3KQR | S5N8 R8RS | Q4H2 6HT8 |
| Psychic Gift ×1 | 63SY 49XW | M676 YKQN | 6210 1841 |
| Psychic Gift ×1 | 8S3M 4JHK | NW7X 5T72 | XJC7 Q5CF |
| Rock Gift ×1 | K796 9XM8 | 4YK3 NMYP | 47JN WHJ3 |
| Rock Gift ×1 | XT8T TQ2F | 56F7 8P7C | Y58M X5XH |
| Steel Gift ×1 | 6W9X NM9N | 29SY RYRX | 4CWR J2QT |
| Steel Gift ×1 | HJNQ 3QFY | 3XS5 Q3P3 | YPWH HYF8 |
| Water Gift ×1 | 6WSJ CXXM | 484H S83Q | P6R4 5MY9 |
| Water Gift ×1 | PQ75 Y4C2 | 8J7N JRC4 | PQYJ 8JF1 |
Health Drinks
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Calcium ×1 | 3K3J 5H6R | 5TW8 F8T6 | 4KF9 H57P |
| Calcium ×1 | 54M7 65Y6 | YMN8 3HXM | T6H3 804F |
 Iron ×1 | 4S9P JQP2 | 3SQS T3WM | 3ST6 N25W |
| Iron ×1 | 83HC JXJR | 8W7T NK36 | SYRN 489N |
 Protein ×1 | 62S6 Q4YN | 3QCX J83J | 2F24 3KWC |
| Protein ×1 | RNTH 39CP | K93Y R926 | 7T28 STCY |
 Zinc ×1 | 5H5C HKH9 | 9F7M 6826 | M52M H8TW |
| Zinc ×1 | WS2M 275T | 9QY5 W7NW | NY5X 85CJ |
Keys
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Black Key ×1 | N36S JH3Q | F6M6 7SS7 | 97N5 C9MQ |
| Black Key ×1 | XHK8 TK79 | YRPH WN9S | 9886 N617 |
 Blue Key ×1 | MS2N T2N5 | 8HXH 4894 | 1TF7 7NNR |
| Blue Key ×1 | QSX3 4JX8 | NPWR WH8Q | HNJM KYJ5 |
 Green Key ×1 | H37Y 9K5N | 6XTM C9JH | 5M7K WPSQ |
| Green Key ×1 | M2SH R2MR | X68W 3WXP | KQ4P 2QFR |
 Red Key ×1 | F7F7 MFH4 | 8M94 6HX4 | 7PN7 8784 |
| Red Key ×1 | S3TH 8HM8 | HQ7N 7HKQ | HCTN YQ2H |
Manuals
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Accuracy Manual ×1 | HFH7 YFH6 | N2R9 467N | NS6R T7FM |
| Accuracy Manual ×1 | Y5RY X7XS | N5JY R74T | WY6C NMFX |
| Power Manual ×1 | 456PS4T7 | 8S793KF7 | 4JT38HT5 |
| Power Manual ×1 | 4MJ7 XP8K | FYPQ 892Q | W93F 3WT8 |
| PP Manual ×1 | 8W2P K759 | 526K S6QC | 32CK M3J6 |
| PP Manual ×1 | Y978 TS4Y | 6SM8 6QY3 | 84XR XP4P |
Orbs
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 All Power-Up Orb ×5 | 5SFP HSF5 | QR5T S6JY | 9YMC RCNM |
| All Power-Up Orb ×5 | PHQR 2JJF | W84M R32P | QY5Y CTSC |
| All Protect Orb ×5 | 46N7 K57Q | 2C3Y J43F | C5KK SNP6 |
| All Protect Orb ×5 | W3R8 Q826 | 6CF7 N69W | Q858 FWH2 |
| Health Orb ×5 | 9PRJ 7WQX | 62RY J8CM | 6HYF H96M |
| Health Orb ×5 | R648 X6C3 | TRYF 8HS4 | 7776 XP2S |
| Slumber Orb ×5 | 76Q6 X79R | 265W 424P | TYRR F49R |
| Slumber Orb ×5 | XF8T X5HS | 2XRJ RQ93 | Y2N9 C926 |
Prize Tickets
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold Ticket ×1 | NRF3 R267 | 2F6M FWR8 | WSJT K3JP |
| Gold Ticket ×1 | TSH8 4H6P | HXH6 FC7H | XR4N SRSJ |
 Prize Ticket ×3 | 4CHS 8MN4 | P6WK 88NS | FKKS CFSS |
| Prize Ticket ×3 | 657H 6PR7 | Y96P KF92 | T7Y7 M5W9 |
 Silver Ticket ×2 | 85RH 84P4 | MTN6 P7YM | 486J YM9T |
| Silver Ticket ×2 | TF2R 258M | Y52X PKRX | N7MK H6Q2 |
Scarves and Glasses
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Coalition Scarf ×1 | P3N9 FNSK | 29NP 969C | 1S83 NQP6 |
| Coalition Scarf ×1 | Q6N9 535H | H5FT M82N | 469F QX9H |
 Gold Ribbon ×1 | Q2TW S8M9 | 7F3C J9FP | 2FJM 3K9K |
| Gold Ribbon ×1 | T2SN J3NJ | 846C H46F | M2Q3 7M7M |
 Gold Scope ×1 | 2N3Y H3TK | 3M7M 3T2M | 3K9R NQC3 |
| Gold Scope ×1 | 5RH7 CNP6 | KQM4 W3H2 | C69J YSMH |
| Heal Ribbon ×1 | 2QX4 4W9Q | 9SQY RYSF | 2SR0 FY4N |
| Heal Ribbon ×1 | W68N KMFQ | WRJ5 H72T | JR3N 3HYH |
| Joy Ribbon ×1 | Q94K QCK5 | 8SYQ 8R43 | 2NYT 5J5Y |
| Joy Ribbon ×1 | RMS2 MHMW | P326 J5WX | 3W29 MF3N |
| Weather Band ×1 | 7P76 YJMX | 2H7Y CY78 | JX84 JMJW |
| Weather Band ×1 | HW7N H7W6 | 932F RNJH | X2T9 4H8W |
TMs
| Items | Password (JP) | Password (NA) | Password (PAL) |
|---|---|---|---|
 ReturnTM ×1 | 8RC8 4HYC | MJ65 3J36 | 3YFK 9TS4 |
| ReturnTM ×1 | W8FN 9F98 | SJ5P N6T3 | K4NM K2SX |
Downloadable content
Additional dungeons and music tracks were available to purchase, bundled into packs of one dungeon and two songs each. The songs on offer were from previousPokémon Mystery Dungeon games, not including theWiiWare entries.
Purchasing a pack would make the dungeon available from the world map. All DLC dungeons are located on the same blue map marker as Paradise's location. Purchased music tracks would be added to a randomly-cycling selection of music on the game's main menu, replacing the default main menu music. Once the player has built theMusic Paradise, any purchased music would also be added to the list of available tracks there.
The content can no longer be purchased with the closure of Nintendo eShop on March 27, 2023.
| Dungeon | Music tracks | Description | Release Date (NA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pika Land |
| A forest dungeon where your moves grow more easily. Get useful items and Electric Devices exclusively for Electric types. Difficulty: ★★★ | March 24, 2013 |
| Poké Forest |
| A forest dungeon where you can find a lot of money. Explore every corner to discover Gold Bars and encounter strong enemies! Difficulty: ★ | March 24, 2013 (free) April 30, 2013 (paid) |
| Ivy Park |
| A grassland dungeon where your moves grow more easily. Get useful items and Grass Devices exclusively for Grass types. Difficulty: ★★★ | April 4, 2013 |
| Scalchop Beach |
| A dungeon near water where your moves grow more easily. Get useful items and Water Devices exclusively for Water types. Difficulty: ★★★ | April 4, 2013 |
| Axe Rock |
| A dungeon at a cliff where your moves grow more easily. Get useful items and Dragon Devices exclusively for Dragon types. Difficulty: ★★★ | April 18, 2013 |
| Mount Tepid |
| A dungeon in a mountain where your moves grow more easily. Get useful items and Fire Devices exclusively for Fire types. Difficulty: ★★★ | April 18, 2013 |
| Mt. Travail |
| A dungeon in a mountain where your moves grow more easily. Fight to strengthen moves and get many manuals and Training Seeds. Difficulty: ★★ | March 24, 2013 |
| Skill Treasury |
| A dungeon where you can find more Treasure Boxes. Collect and bring them to Post Town to get Team Skills! Difficulty: ★★★★ | March 24, 2013 |
| Kecleon Bazaar |
| A dungeon where you have a better chance to find a Kecleon Shop. The selection of goods is different there. Have fun shopping! Difficulty: ★★★★ | April 4, 2013 |
| Treat Road |
| A dungeon where Pokémon can get even stronger. Eat Donuts to increase your Exp. Points, yum! But the dungeon is not easy! Difficulty: ★★★ | April 18, 2013 |
| Ultimate Wilds |
| A very difficult dungeon for experienced players. Can you reach floor B99F? Clear it and get a Courage Crown! Difficulty: ★★★★★ | April 4, 2013 |
| Strongest Trail |
| A very difficult dungeon for experienced players. Can you get a Persistence Crown? Challenge it with your strong Pokémon! Difficulty: ★★★★★ | April 18, 2013 |
Demo
The game demo was released on the Nintendo eShop on November 7, 2012 in Japan and subsequently on March 7, 2013 in the US and on April 25, 2013 for Europe and Australia.
The demo follows the storyline as usual, but the player will not be able to explore Hazy Pass or any locations afterward. However, Magnagate dungeons can still be played, but the player will not be able to save dungeons to be replayed later and Magnagates will not change based on size or color of objects. Any game progress, money, and items in storage in the demo version can be transferred to the full version. Additionally, some charactersbreak the fourth wall by saying the feature will be available in the full version.
The demo software can be used a maximum of 10 times, except for the US demo where it can be played for a maximum of 30 times.
Reception
Gaming magazineFamitsu gave Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity a score of 38 out of 40.[1]IGN rated the game a "Bad" 4.5/10.[2] It holds a rating of 62.34% onGameRankings, based on 31 reviews.[3]
Sales
Japanese sales
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity sold 121,480 units on its first week on the Japanese market, with asell-through of 34.31%.[4] By December 29, 2019, the end of its 371st week, it had sold 475,152 copies.[5]
| Week | Week ending | Ranking | Units sold | Total units sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 25, 2012 | 3rd | 121,480 | 121,480 |
| 2 | December 2, 2012 | 5th | 48,039 | 169,519 |
| 3 | December 9, 2012 | 9th | 43,005 | 212,524 |
| 4 | December 16, 2012 | 8th | 53,529 | 266,053 |
| 5 | December 23, 2012 | 9th | 75,628 | 341,681 |
| 6 | December 30, 2012 | 11th | 32,018 | 373,699 |
| 7 | January 6, 2013 | 11th | 35,190 | 408,889 |
| 8 | January 13, 2013 | 17th | 7,119 | 416,008 |
| 9 | January 20, 2013 | 18th | 5,873 | 421,881 |
| 10 | January 27, 2013 | 27th | - | - |
| 11 | February 3, 2013 | 33rd | - | - |
| 12 | February 10, 2013 | 29th | - | - |
| 13 | February 17, 2013 | 33rd | - | - |
| 14 | February 24, 2013 | 33rd | - | - |
| 15 | March 3, 2013 | 47th | - | - |
| 58 | December 29, 2013 | - | - | 468,699 |
| 110 | December 28, 2014 | - | - | 473,181 |
| 215 | January 1, 2017 | - | - | 474,757 |
| 267 | December 31, 2017 | - | - | 475,043 |
| 319 | December 30, 2018 | - | - | 475,115 |
| 371 | December 29, 2019 | - | - | 475,152 |
Staff
- Main article:Staff of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Gallery
English logo
Japanese logo
Official guidebook
Animated short films
- Main article:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts
Two special trailers were made to promote the release of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, with the original Japanese version being released online on November 1, 2012 and with the English-dubbed version being released online on March 26, 2013.
Trivia
- Gates to Infinity is the only Mystery Dungeon game to have species of Pokémon that physically appear, but cannot be recruited.
- In the Japanese version, if the partner is a femalePikachu, they will not have theheart-shaped tail that female Pikachu are supposed to have.
- Gates to Infinity was the first game in the Pokémon franchise to feature DLC.
- This is the first Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game to be released as a single game, without an associated second or third version.
- This is the only Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game that uses 3D models on its box art instead of Ken Sugimori artwork.
- This is the second Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game in which theplayer can choose their Pokémon, with the first beingthe WiiWare games. This is unlike earlier games in the series, where a quiz chose the kind of Pokémon the player would be.
- This Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game features the fewest options for the player and partner Pokémon, with only five to choose from.
- When first meetingSwanna in the English version of the game, she makes a statement thatreferencesCarly Rae Jepsen's song, "Call Me Maybe".
- In the Japanese version, players are able to select the gender for their partner Pokémon. In the international versions, there is no gender selection.
- Because of the lack of gender selection and the fact that some languages have no gender-neutral pronoun, these languages use male pronouns.
- The team name that Emolga suggests, "Emolga's Enforcers," is too long for the space provided.
- This is the only Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game to have the player keep their memories after transforming into a Pokémon.
- However, inSuper Mystery Dungeon, the player losing their memories is not a direct result of them transforming into a Pokémon, with their memories instead being erased byBeheeyem.
- This is the last Pokémon game to be released only in English in North America.
- This was the only Generation V Pokémon game that utilizedNintendo Network.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポケモン不思議のダンジョン マグナゲートと∞迷宮 | |
| French | Pokémon Donjon Mystère : Les portes de l’Infini | |
| German | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Portale in die Unendlichkeit | |
| Italian | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: I Portali sull'Infinito | |
| European Spanish | Pokémon Mundo misterioso: portales al infinito | |
References
- ↑Famitsu review scores (11/13/12) - Pokémon, E.X. Troopers - Nintendo Everything
- ↑Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Review - IGN
- ↑Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity for 3DS - GameRankings
- ↑Media Create Sales: 2014 CY {2013.12.30 - 2014.12.28} | NeoGAF
- ↑Media Create Sales: CY 2019 (2018 Dec 31 - 2019 Dec 29) Sales | ResetEra
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