Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 救助隊DX | |
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 Boxart for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | Nintendo Switch |
| Category: | Dungeon crawler |
| Players: | 1 |
| Connectivity: | N/A |
| Developer: | The Pokémon Company/Spike Chunsoft |
| Publisher: | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Part of: | Generation VIII side series |
Ratings
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| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | G |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | 7 |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | March 6, 2020 |
| North America: | March 6, 2020 |
| Australia: | March 6, 2020 |
| Europe: | March 6, 2020 |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | March 6, 2020 |
| Taiwan: | March 6, 2020 |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Official site |
| English: | Official site Pokémon.com Nintendo.com |
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Japanese boxart
 Japanese boxart for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 救助隊DX Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX) is a Nintendo Switch title that is a part of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. It is the first remake in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, being a remake of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. Like the other Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, it is an adaptation of the Mystery Dungeon games with Pokémon characters. It was released in Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on March 6, 2020.
The game was announced on January 9, 2020 during a Pokémon Direct. A demo was released on January 9, 2020 for free on the Nintendo eShop. Progress in the demo can be transferred to the final game.
Plot
Blurb
You can meet and recruit Pokémon in a dungeon-crawling adventure within their world! Build a rescue team to take on mysterious, changing dungeons and strategically plan your moves as you venture forth to make the Pokémon world a safer place…and uncover your true purpose along the way.
As you recruit Pokémon, these trusty teammates will need somewhere to stay, so build camps to house, manage, and strengthen your Pokémon friends. Think hard about who is right for the job and how to approach each mysterious dungeon as you prepare a rescue team. You’ll move a single square at a time or use Auto mode to speed up movement until you engage other Pokémon in turn-based battles—but don’t forget about Pokémon strengths and weaknesses! This version adds gorgeous watercolor-inspired graphics, and more! Get comfortable in being a Pokémon, there’s a lot of work to do.
- Wake up in the world of Pokémon and uncover your true purpose
- Dungeon layouts will change each time you enter them, so you’ll likely not have the same adventure twice
- Build a rescue team to explore dungeons and engage in strategic turn-based combat
- Pokémon are available to meet and recruit
- This version adds gorgeous watercolor-inspired graphics, and more!
Features
Features inherited from later generations
The following features have been inherited from later Mystery Dungeon games.
- TMs are once again a one time use item, and can no longer be Recycled.
- Recycle now instead changes a Plain Seed to a different Seed or an Oran Berry.
- The maximum amount for a team entering a Dungeon is 3.
- However, the player can recruit defeated Pokémon until they have a party of 8.
- The player can rescue themselves if they are defeated in a dungeon, in addition to rescuing other players.
- Offensive attacks have their own experience gain. Occasionally, any move may be done twice in a row.
- Treasure Boxes return, but are opened automatically upon leaving the dungeon.
- Starving Pokémon can be found within Dungeons. These Pokémon will always have a random Rare quality given to them.
- Certain Pokémon may be Gigantic, utilizing a 3×3 tile area around them.
- The Fairy type and foreign Pokémon evolutions related to the Pokémon of the first three Generations (such as Sylveon and Mantyke) are present in the game.
- Pokémon may undergo Mega Evolution by using an Empowerment Seed, as opposed to Awakening Emeras.
- Unlike Super, Groudon and Kyogre may also undergo Primal Reversion through this method.
- The Toolbox's size will increase with the player's rank.
New features
- Auto mode: Pressing the L Button will automatically move the player and their team until an enemy is approached or the button is pressed again.
- Using the A Button now selects the best move against an opponent.
- The typeless standard attack available in prior titles can no longer be used.
- The game now autosaves per turn, can be loaded from inside dungeons.
- Type effectiveness has been revised. Ineffective moves no longer deal damage, as in the core series games.
- Evolutionary items have been replaced with Evolution Crystals which are consumed whenever a Pokémon with evolution requirements outside of level wishes to evolve.
- There will be a daily exploration bonus with a highlighted mark beside one of the dungeons. The bonus will provide the player with extra Poké earned along with a higher probability of treasure boxes being dropped.
- It is now possible to recruit defeated enemies that are up to two tiles away from the leader.
- New Wonder Orbs and Traps.
- Pokémon with two Abilities no longer have both simultaneously.
- Enemy Pokémon that defeat an ally will no longer evolve, but instead become empowered. This can trigger Mega Evolution, if applicable.
Rare qualities
- Main article: Rare quality
- Pokémon may now have rare qualities, a passive bonus that affects the entire team within dungeons. This system replaces the IQ and Team Skills from previous games.
- Gummis have been shrunk to 2 varieties.
- Rainbow Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will sometimes give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
- DX Gummis will raise a stat at random, and will always give the Pokémon a new rare quality.
- Locked doors are now unlocked through Invitations rather than Keys. Unlocking these rooms gives the player multiple helpful items along with up to three random Pokémon with a rare quality. This is the only way to recruit Riolu.
Strong foes and Shiny Pokémon
- 27 dungeons, after being completed for the first time, have "strong foes" that may spawn. These enemies are at significantly higher levels than the other enemies and are guaranteed to drop a Deluxe Box upon defeat. These Pokémon also have a chance of being Shiny.
- Shiny Pokémon can only be recruited using the Friend Bow.
- The only Shiny Pokémon not acquired through this method is the Shiny Celebi, who can be recruited in Mystery Houses after clearing Purity Forest for the first time.
Differences from Red and Blue Rescue Team
- A shortcut from the Team Base to the Pelipper Post Office is created by Diglett early on in the game.
- Persian gives a reward once every day after a transaction at Felicity Bank.
- Gulpin's Link Shop now links moves for free.
- Linked moves that run out of PP do not automatically unlink the entire set anymore and will simply use the moves with remaining PP.
- After Sky Tower has been completed for the first time, Move Tutor moves may be remembered through Gulpin, for some Poké.
- Smeargle now allows the player to select from one of its 15 unique flag designs—or the player's original flag design—as opposed to cycling through its options. Smeargle can be also called as many times per day as the player likes.
- Rescue Ranks have been revamped.
- The accommodation size for the various Friend Camps and the maximum jobs that can be accepted at a time increase depending on the player's rank.
- The Makuhita Dojo has been revamped. Only one Pokémon may enter at a time. They will be given a small, one floor dungeon with no staircase to explore. The player is given a time limit and experience multiplier, depending on the ticket given.
- Bronze Dojo Tickets give the player a 2× EXP and Move XP multiplier, and a 50 second time-limit.
- Silver Dojo Tickets give the player a 3× EXP and Move XP multiplier, and a 55 second time-limit.
- Gold Dojo Tickets give the player a 4× EXP and Move XP multiplier, and a 60 second time-limit.
- Friend Areas and the Wigglytuff Club are replaced by rescue team camps and Wigglytuff's Camp Corner, respectively.
- Munchlax's cameo event can happen more than once, and at any point in the story. Upon giving Munchlax an Apple, Munchlax can reward the player with unique items or Gummis.
- The pool of TMs has been changed to match that of Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.
- After Tiny Woods has been completed for the first time, players can switch leaders at any time in a dungeon by pushing +.
- Pokémon that were fully evolved, depending on what species it was, could not be recruited. Now, even fully evolved Pokémon can be recruited.
- The names of the player's main character, partner, and rescue team can be changed in the main menu.
- The four dungeons linked to Nintendo Events or Wondermail codes—Oddity Cave, Remains Island, Fantasy Strait, and Marvelous Sea—can now be accessed through normal gameplay.
- Oddity Cave can be accessed once the player has beaten Mt. Steel for the first time.
- Remains Island can be accessed once the player has beaten Sky Tower for the first time.
- Fantasy Strait, and Marvelous Sea can be accessed once the player has beaten Western Cave for the first time.
- Illusory Grotto can be accessed briefly after the player has fainted and gives up rescue in a dungeon.
Characters
Playable characters
The player is able to choose one of the 16 returning Pokémon from the original game as their starter and partner Pokémon. However, the partner cannot be the same type as the player. The player may, as in the prior Nintendo DS titles, choose the player Pokémon using a quiz, or as in the WiiWare and Nintendo 3DS titles, choose a Pokémon themselves. Unlike the original games, the player character choices are not restricted by the player's selected gender and the partner is not restricted to starter Pokémon anymore.
Non-player characters
- Gardevoir (Player's dreams) Eventually able to be recruited after helping out Gengar.
- Xatu (Hill of the Ancients) Stares into the sun all day, and can see into the future.
- Ninetales (Mt. Freeze)
- Wynaut (Uproar Forest)
- Wobbuffet (Uproar Forest)
- Mankey (Uproar Forest) Helps build Team Base. Goes on strike, prompting the player to find Chestnuts.
- Munchlax (Pokémon Square) Gives out the Munch Belt in exchange for food items.
- Butterfree (Tiny Woods) Sends the player on their first quest to rescue Caterpie.
- Spinda (Pokémon Square) Sends the player out to find the mirage Pokémon, Ho-Oh.
Automatic recruits
Pokémon Square
- Kecleon brothers
- Persian
- Wigglytuff
- Kangaskhan
- Gulpin
- Snubbull → Granbull
- Lombre
- Magnemite ×2
- Jumpluff ×2
Makuhita Dojo
Whiscash Pond
Pelipper Post Office
- Pelipper Post Office
- Bellsprout
- Diglett (son)
- Dugtrio (father)
Rescue teams
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| Team A.C.T. |  Alakazam
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 Charizard
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 Tyranitar
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| Team Meanies |  Gengar
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 Medicham
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 Ekans
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| Team Shifty |  Shiftry
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 Nuzleaf
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Nuzleaf
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| Team Constrictor |  Octillery
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 Tentacruel
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 Cradily
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| Team Hydro |  Blastoise
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 Feraligatr
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 Swampert
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| Team Rumblerock |  Golem
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 Graveler
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Graveler
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| Team ??? | An unnamed rescue team, called in by the Helper Orb, consisting of 3 random final-form versions of the game's starter Pokémon. | |||||
Bosses
Dungeons
| English | Japanese |
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| Tiny Woods | 小さな森 |
| Thunderwave Cave | 電磁波の洞窟 |
| Mt. Steel | ハガネ山 |
| Sinister Woods | 怪しい森 |
| Silent Chasm | 沈黙の谷 |
| Mt. Thunder | 雷鳴の山 |
| Great Canyon | 大いなる峡谷 |
| Lapis Cave | 群青の洞窟 |
| Rock Path | 岩の横穴 |
| Mt. Blaze | 炎の山 |
| Snow Path | 雪の横穴 |
| Frosty Forest | 樹氷の森 |
| Mt. Freeze | 氷雪の霊峰 |
| Magma Cavern | マグマの地底 |
| Sky Tower | 天空の塔 |
| Uproar Forest | 騒ぎの森 |
| Howling Forest | 遠吠えの森 |
| Stormy Sea | 嵐の海域 |
| Silver Trench | 銀の海溝 |
| Meteor Cave | 隕石の洞窟 |
| Buried Relic | 地底遺跡 |
| Solar Cave | 太陽の洞窟 |
| Fiery Field | 炎の大地 |
| Lightning Field | 稲妻の大地 |
| Northwind Field | 北風の大地 |
| Mt. Faraway | 遥かなる霊峰 |
| Western Cave | 西の洞窟 |
| Northern Range | 北の山脈 |
| Pitfall Valley | 奈落の谷 |
| Wish Cave | 願いの洞窟 |
| Joyous Tower | 幸せの塔 |
| Purity Forest | 清らかな森 |
| Murky Cave | 闇の洞窟 |
| Desert Region | 砂漠地帯 |
| Southern Cavern | 南の洞穴 |
| Waterfall Pond | 滝壺の池 |
| Wyvern Hill | 飛竜の丘 |
| Darknight Relic | 暗夜遺跡 |
| Unown Relic | アンノーンの遺跡 |
| Grand Sea | 大きな海 |
| Far-Off Sea | 最果ての海 |
| Oddity Cave | 異変の洞窟 |
| Remains Island | 残された島 |
| Marvelous Sea | 不思議の海 |
| Fantasy Strait | 幻想海峡 |
| Illusory GrottoRTDX | 幻影の洞窟 |
Version history
| Version | Release date | Official note |
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| 1.0.0 | March 6, 2020 | N/A |
| 1.0.2 | March 18, 2020 | Fixed several issues to improve gameplay experience. |
Gallery
Artwork
Main visual
World map
- The art in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX's main menu is recreated from the original game
Logos and boxarts
English logo
Japanese logo
United Arab Emirates boxart
Trivia
- This is the first remake of a Pokémon game outside of the core series.
- The box-art for this game is a combination of the box art of the two games it is based on, featuring the same Pokémon and setting, albeit with a new art style.
- The "Mystery Dungeon" text font for the logo is based on the European design used for previous games, even for the North American release.
- Amusingly, this is the first Mystery Dungeon game in which Lucario can use Steadfast, as in previous games—where Pokémon with multiple abilities had both at the same time—Inner Focus would prevent the flinching required to trigger Steadfast from occurring.
In other languages
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