List of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky characters

The following is a list of characters that appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, sorted in alphabetical order.

Armaldo

Armaldo is the former "master" of Wigglytuff, according to the Special Episode Igglybuff the Prodigy. He is revealed to be an B-rank outlaw, but is still trusted by Wigglytuff.

Amp Plains tribes

Main article: Amp Plains tribes

Deep in Amp Plains lives a tribe either consisting of Luxray and Luxio or Manectric and Electrike. They are seen when the team comes to receive the Water Float for Marill and Azurill, and must be defeated.

Ampharos

Ampharos resides on the 8th Clearing of Sky Peak. He rescues Pokémon that are in trouble or injured. In the main storyline, Sneasel is rescued by Ampharos after being ambushed by Carnivine.

Azurill

Azurill is the younger brother of Marill. Their mother is ill, so they do errands for her, such as the shopping, while also looking for a Water Float that they had lost. When the hero picks up an apple that Azurill dropped, they experience their first Dimensional Scream. Azurill is later taken to Mt. Bristle by Drowzee and must be rescued by the hero and partner. The Water Float eventually turns up at the end of Amp Plains. Later Azurill falls into a nightmare and cannot be woken. The hero and partner must enter Azurill's dreams with the help of Drowzee to try to find out why. Azurill is woken by Cresselia once Darkrai has been revealed.

Banette and Skorupi

Banette and Skorupi were the bullies in the Special Episode Igglybuff the Prodigy. They convinced Igglybuff (who would later become Guildmaster Wigglytuff) to give them some of his Gummis, and ended up eating most of them. They later convinced Igglybuff to go explore Murky Forest with them. When Armaldo revealed himself at the end of the dungeon, they fled, leaving Igglybuff behind. Later they were part of the party that went to apprehend Armaldo.

Bidoof

Main article: Bidoof (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Bidoof was the newest member to join the guild besides the hero and their partner. He is also the main protagonist of the first Special Episode, Bidoof's Wish.

Budew

Budew was one of Guildmaster Wigglytuff's childhood friends in the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy, along with Smoochum and Wooper.

Celebi

Main article: Celebi (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

This particular Celebi is Shiny and from the future. She helps Grovyle with his plans and seems to have a crush on him.

Chansey

Chansey runs Chansey Day Care and cares for Eggs that are given as a reward for completing jobs.

Chatot

Main article: Chatot (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Chatot is Wigglytuff's assistant. He guards the team from Kabutops and Omastar in Brine Cave.

Chimecho

Chimecho prepares dinner for the guild and runs Chimecho Assembly, allowing the hero to recruit other Pokémon to their team.

Corphish

Corphish is a member of the guild. He usually says "hey hey hey" at the end of his sentences.

Cresselia

Cresselia tries to stop Darkrai's plans. She is first seen revealing that what seemed to be her was actually Darkrai. After this, she travels with the team to defeat Darkrai in Dark Crater. After he is defeated, she joins the team.

Croagunk

Croagunk runs Croagunk's Swap Shop. Croagunk once slept near his shop, but later sleeps in the room where Bidoof sleeps. Bidoof thinks of Croagunk as creepy. He claims to be unable to leave his shop due to the cauldron being stuck to the guild's bottom floor ground.

Darkrai

Main article: Darkrai (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Darkrai is the game's overarching antagonist. Darkrai attacked the hero in the Passage of Time at the beginning of the game, causing the hero to be transformed into a Pokémon and develop amnesia. Darkrai also sabotaged Temporal Tower, and once the hero and partner prevent its destruction, begins to cause a distortion in space. Once beaten by the team, Darkrai attempts to flee through a dimensional hole, but is attacked by Palkia. Cresselia states that this would cause Darkrai to develop amnesia.

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Dialga

Main article: Primal Dialga

Dialga is the ruler of time, who got overcome by darkness when Temporal Tower started to crumble, becoming Primal Dialga.

Diglett

Diglett helps out with Sentry Duty, working alongside Loudred. At the beginning of the game, Diglett is unable to identify the hero's footprint. Many times, Diglett can't perform his duty, and the team must do it instead.

Ditto

Ditto is the guardian of the Limestone Cavern Time Gear. It transforms into other Pokémon to convince exploration teams to stay away from the cave. In Here Comes Team Charm!, it transformed into a Bellossom to tell Team Charm that trying to find the treasure was hopeless, then later into Sentret to convince them that they needed to get revenge on Team AWD. Once they reached the final chamber of Limestone Cavern, Ditto transformed into an empty treasure chest to cause Team Charm and Team AWD to fight each other so that neither would discover the Time Gear. Wigglytuff stopped the fight continuing after Team Charm knocked out Team AWD, and forced Ditto to reveal itself. Ditto apologized for its deception, revealing that it was actually Bellossom and Sentret, then showed them the Time Gear.

Drowzee

Drowzee was a former outlaw, first seen helping Marill and Azurill find their Water Float. However, a dizzy spell made the hero know about his true intentions and finds him and Azurill at the top of Mt. Bristle. Here, Drowzee is trying to make Azurill crawl into a hole to get him treasure. He is defeated, and is later found at Mt. Travail, reformed. He helps the team get into Azurill's nightmare, and later leaves.

Dugtrio

Dugtrio changes the boards every morning for the guild. He is Diglett's father. He often stares out at the ocean.

Duskull

Duskull runs the Duskull Bank.

Dusknoir

Main article: Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Dusknoir works for Primal Dialga. He is first seen as a renowned explorer, but his cover is blown when he snatches the player and their partner, sending them into the future. Dusknoir has several Sableye work for him, and ambush the player, their partner, and Grovyle with them in the Hidden Land.

Electivire

Electivire runs the link shop, which is absent at the beginning of the game.

Grovyle

Main article: Grovyle (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Grovyle is a Pokémon from the future. He comes to the past to steal the Time Gears and place them in the top of Temporal Tower, preventing its collapse. He is also the playable character in the fifth Special Episode, In the Future of Darkness.

Igglybuff

Main article: Igglybuff the Prodigy

Igglybuff was Guildmaster Wigglytuff's younger self, before he evolved, and the protagonist of the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy. He lived at home with his parents and often played with his friends Wooper, Smoochum, and Budew, but one day went on an exploration with the bullies Banette and Skorupi to the Murky Forest.

At the end of the forest, he met Armaldo, who usually would scare off any intruders. However, while Banette and Skorupi fled, Igglybuff was not afraid of him and Armaldo told him about exploring. Igglybuff then solved the puzzle of Armaldo's map in seconds, despite Armaldo working on its secret for a very long time. Igglybuff then convinced Armaldo to go on an exploration to the dungeon revealed by the map, Eastern Cave.

At the end of Eastern Cave, rather than solving the puzzle, Igglybuff chose to obliterate the door with his YOOM-TAH, impressing Armaldo. They found the treasure—a Defend Globe. Igglybuff wanted to go on more explorations because he enjoyed it so much, and eventually convinced Armaldo to make him his apprentice.

After exploring together for several months, the two decided to go to Fortune Ravine. At its end, Armaldo tried to solve the puzzle but ended up setting off the trap, dropping them into a Monster House. After emerging from the dungeon to find the ruins at its end, Magnezone, two Magnemite, Nidoking, Papa Wigglytuff, Mama Wigglytuff, Wooper, Smoochum, Budew, Banette, and Skorupi approached them. Nidoking told Igglybuff that Armaldo was actually an outlaw, and that they had to take him away. Igglybuff, upset, was about to YOOM-TAH the apprehending party, but Armaldo told him not to, or he would end up an outlaw as well. Armaldo gave him the Defend Globe, then was taken away by the police.

Kabutops and Omastar

Kabutops and two Omastar attacked Chatot, the hero, and their partner in Brine Cave. The same trio attacked Chatot and Wigglytuff in the past.

Kangaskhan

Kangaskhan runs Kangaskhan Storage.

Kecleon Brothers

The Kecleon Brothers run a shop in Treasure Town, selling various goods to the hero. The left one sells seeds and other food items, while the one on the right sells Keys, TMs, and Wonder Orbs.

Lapras

Lapras takes anyone with the Relic Fragment to the Hidden Land. Lapras was first seen by Wigglytuff many years ago, making him promise not to research the wall pattern. Many years later, Wigglytuff tells Lapras he cannot hold the promise any longer. After this, Lapras takes the team and Grovyle to the Hidden Land. Later, after Temporal Tower is saved, Lapras is asked about Palkia, but doesn't know much about it.

Loudred

Loudred works with Diglett on Sentry Duty. He also used to wake up the hero and their partner prior to their graduation, and once went on the graduation test himself, without success.

Magnezone

Magnezone is the town sheriff and takes custody of all the outlaws Wigglytuff's Guild bring to justice. He is often accompanied by two Magnemite.

Mama and Papa Wigglytuff

Mama and Papa Wigglytuff are Guildmaster Wigglytuff's parents. They appear in the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy.

Once Papa went mountain climbing with his son, Igglybuff, who would later grow up to be Guildmaster Wigglytuff. When they were climbing down the mountain, Papa Wigglytuff was almost crushed by a falling boulder, but Igglybuff used his YOOM-TAH to destroy it.

One day, Mama Wigglytuff gave Igglybuff some Gummis to share with his friends. Igglybuff ended up also using these Gummis to make friends with the bullies Banette and Skorupi, then went to the Murky Forest with them. Papa and Mama were pleased when Igglybuff told them he had made a new friend—Armaldo—not realizing he was an outlaw. When Nidoking informed them that Igglybuff was traveling with an outlaw through Fortune Ravine, they accompanied Nidoking, Magnezone and the Magnemite to apprehend Armaldo and save Igglybuff.

Manaphy

Manaphy was first seen as an Egg, being found while the team was exploring a dungeon. He later hatches, wanting Blue Gummis, which must be provided. After a bout of illness, he is later taken by Walrein, so he can grow up in the sea. Many days later he returns, wanting to join the team. He discovers Marine Resort a few days later.

Mankey and Primeape

Mankey and Primeape are usually seen at the Hot Spring.

Marill

Marill is Azurill's sibling, having a minor role in the storyline. When Marill, Azurill, and Drowzee go to Mt. Bristle, Marill is left behind. Later, Marill and Azurill tell the team about the water float in Amp Plains.

Marowak

Marowak runs the Marowak Dojo.

Nidoking

Nidoking is an explorer who has been tracking down the outlaw Armaldo in the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy. He spots them leaving a dungeon discussing going to Fortune Ravine. He then goes to tell Igglybuff's friends and family that he has been exploring with an outlaw. When Igglybuff and Armaldo emerge from Fortune Ravine, he, Magnezone and two Magnemite apprehend Armaldo and take him away.

Phione

Various Phione live in the bottom of Miracle Sea, and were terrorized by a Gyarados. If the team comes to the bottom another time after beating Gyarados, a Phione will join the team.

Shaymin

One of the Shaymin from Shaymin Village acts as a guide for the player's team while climbing Sky Peak, and will fight alongside them. They can eventually join the team on a second visit of the mountain peak.

Smoochum

Smoochum was one of Guildmaster Wigglytuff's childhood friends in the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy, along with Budew and Wooper.

Spinda

Spinda runs Spinda's Café. He also runs Project P, which aims to discover uncharted territory using the items brought in at the Recycle Shop.

Spoink

Spoink lost their pearl at the bottom of Drenched Bluff, and the hero and partner must retrieve it on their first mission for Wigglytuff's Guild. Spoink can be found in Treasure Town afterwards.

Sunflora

Main article: Sunflora (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)

Sunflora is a member of Wigglytuff's Guild and the protagonist of the third Special Episode, Today's "Oh My Gosh".

Team AWD

Main article: Team AWD

Team AWD is a band of thieves usually seen trying to find Zero Isle. They also appear as antagonists in the fourth Special Episode, Here Comes Team Charm!.

Team Charm

Main article: Team Charm

Team Charm are acquainted with Wigglytuff, and once went on an exploration with him. They travel with the team in Aegis Cave, and fight against Regigigas with them. They are also the protagonists in the fourth Special Episode, Here Comes Team Charm!.

Team Ebony

Team Ebony is an experienced Silver Rank team consisting of Murkrow and Shuppet. Their primary goal is to find treasure, but always disagree on which one they want, Murkrow wanting shiny things and Shuppet wanting valuable things. Because of this, they rarely get any treasure at all.

Team Flame

Team Flame consists of Bellsprout as the leader, along with Ponyta and Camerupt. True to the team's name, Ponyta and Camerupt are known for fighting with fire, which troubles the timid leader. Nonetheless, Ponyta and Camerupt remain supportive of him.

While never referred to as such in the games, Japanese official guidebooks reveal Bellsprout to be male, and Ponyta and Camerupt to be female.

Team Frontier

Team Frontier consists of Machoke, Mawile and Breloom. They are a research team affiliated with Spinda, and specialize in exploring uncharted territory. They explore Sky Peak at the same time as the player's team and Shaymin, and fight alongside them.

While unmentioned in the game, the Official Perfect Guide for Explorers of Sky describes Machoke as the leader.

Team Poochy

Team Poochy consists of the three Poochyena brothers, and specialize in catching C-rank outlaws by chasing them until they're too tired to move.

According to the Official Guide Book for Explorers of Sky, they are also known to be sensible shoppers, focusing on inexpensive and useful items.

Team Raider

Team Raider is a famous Master Rank exploration team consisting of Gallade, Rhyperior and Roserade. They appear after the end of the story on the Beach, where they have rescued Dugtrio from the sea.

While the team members have very little dialogue in-game, the Official Perfect Guide for Explorers of Time and Darkness describes Gallade as polite, Roserade as narcissistic and Rhyperior as proud of his strength. The Official Perfect Guide for Explorers of Sky additionally describes the team as only very rarely appearing in public. Japanese official guidebooks reveal Gallade to be the leader, and all three team members to be male.

Team Razor Wind

Team Razor Wind consists of Zangoose, Scyther and Sandslash, and are known as the sharp-clawed trio.

While unmentioned in the games, official Japanese guidebooks describe them as excelling at exploring hard-to-reach places, such as deep forests. The team has no particular leader, and all members are male.

Team Rogue

Team Rogue is a band of thieves consisting of Snover as the leader, along with Gligar and Bagon. They are known for deception.

Snover tricks Bidoof with a story about Star Cave in an attempt to lure him into a secluded place, to steal the Poké given to him by his mother. After ambushing Bidoof, Team Rogue gets soundly defeated by the full Wigglytuff's Guild. Unbeknownst to them, the story about Star Cave turned out to be true in the end.

Team Seedgey

Team Seedgey consists of Pidgey and Seedot. They are on the hunt for a Golden Mask.

While not referred to as such in the games, Japanese official guidebooks reveal both to be male. The team has no particular leader. The guidebooks also describe them as speaking like seasoned veterans despite their low level of experience and skill.

Team Skull

Main article: Team Skull (Mystery Dungeon)

Team Skull is made up of Zubat, Koffing, and Skuntank as the leader. They are a group of criminals, very much like Team Meanies from the previous games.

Team Slackers

Team Slackers consists of a Slowpoke and a Slakoth, and are known for having little motivation.

While not referred to as such in the games, Japanese official guidebooks reveal both to be male. The team has no particular leader.

Team Tasty

Team Tasty consists of the leader Swellow and Wurmple. Wurmple is very afraid that Swellow will eat him, and so named their team Team Tasty, but doesn't tell his leader about his fear until near the end of the game. Swellow is horrified to discover that Wurmple is afraid of him, and decides that he must have failed as a leader for having not figured this out earlier.

While only Swellow is referred to as such in the games, Japanese official guidebooks reveal Wurmple to also be male.

Teddiursa and Ursaring

Teddiursa and Ursaring are seen around Treasure Town. Teddiursa evolves into an Ursaring at a later point in the story, after discovering the Luminous Spring. Later she hopes to evolve again, with the other Ursaring unable to convince her they can't evolve past their current form.

Torkoal

Torkoal is the town elder, usually seen relaxing in the Hot Spring. He is later called to examine the Relic Fragment to see if he knows anything about it.

Vigoroth

Vigoroth usually advertises for a store in town.

Wigglytuff

Main article: Guildmaster Wigglytuff

Wigglytuff is the guildmaster, usually seen with a joyous attitude. However, if he gets angry, bad things happen. He is shown to be very strong, being able to defeat Team Skull with ease.

Wooper

Wooper was one of Guildmaster Wigglytuff's childhood friends in the second Special Episode, Igglybuff the Prodigy, along with Budew and Smoochum.

Wynaut and Wobbuffet

Wynaut and Wobbuffet run the Recycle Shop inside Spinda's Café.

Xatu

Xatu runs Xatu Appraisal, which opens any Treasure Boxes found in dungeons.