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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン時の探検隊) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン闇の探検隊) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS.

The games are a sequel to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. They include the new Generation IV Pokémon and have some Wi-Fi features, as well as more dual-screen features than their predecessor for the same system (Mystery Dungeon Blue).

An anime adaptation of these games has been produced.

These games feature 491 Pokémon; Shaymin and Arceus were excluded for they had yet to be officially revealed when the games were released. The games are expected to be released on April 20th 2008.

Plot

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2;
	[[File:File:Pokemon MD Explorers of Time.jpg File:Pokemon MD Explorers of Darkness.jpg\|250px]]; The US boxart.
Basic info
Platform:	{{{platform}}}
Category:	Dungeon Crawler/Roguelike
Players:	1
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Chunsoft
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	{{{gen_series}}}
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:	TBA
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	Sept. 13, 2007
North America:	Apr. 20, 2008
Australia:	TBA
Europe:	TBA
South Korea:
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official Japanese site
English:	Official English site

After selecting a Pokémon from the personality test, the game jumps right in as your player wakes up on a beach, after a scene with your partner outside the Wigglytuff Guild with a mysterious rock with a symbol embedded on the top. The partner wants to be a detective but can't yet join the Wigglytuff Guild without another member. So after the two defeat two Pokémon criminals, a Zubat and Koffing, you make a team together.

Characters

Playable characters

Pokémon	Nature/Personality
Pokémon	Male	Female
Bulbasaur	Lonely	Docile
Charmander	Docile	Brave
Squirtle	Quirky	Bold
Pikachu	Brave	N/A
Meowth*	Sassy	Relaxed
Chikorita	Calm	Quiet
Cyndaquil	Timid	Calm
Totodile	Jolly	Sassy
Treecko	Quiet	Hardy
Torchic	Hardy	Rash
Mudkip	Rash	Lonely
Skitty*	N/A	Naïve
Turtwig	Bold	Timid
Chimchar	Naïve	Impish
Piplup	Impish	Quirky
Munchlax*	Relaxed	Jolly

Notes:

*: These Pokémon may not be selected as your partner.
Some characters are only available to players of a certain gender.
This list is based upon the results from the Pokémon.com website and will serve as a placeholder until the actual game is released.

Non-player characters

This section is based on pre-release screenshots and is not complete.

Guild

Treasure Town

Expedition Teams

Team Razor Wind
Team Poppoboh
- Pidgey
- Seedot
Team Happies
- Togepi
- Politoed
Team Poison Rose
- Skuntank
- Koffing
- Zubat
Team Charms
Team Eatable
- Swellow
- Wurmple
Team Poochyenas
- Poochyena ×3
Team McKuro
- Shuppet
- Murkrow

Bosses

While most of the Bosses in this game are the standard Legendaries, there are some average Pokémon added to the mix. The list of boss battles are in dungeon order.

Story Mode Bosses

Zubat and Koffing
Drowzee
Groudon (Fake)
Luxio (Multiple) and Luxray
Spiritomb
Kabutops and Omastar (2)
Dusknoir and Sableye (Multiple)
Dark Dialga
Uxie
Mesprit
Azelf
Dialga
Wigglytuff Guild
Froslass
Gyarados
Regice
Regirock
Registeel
Regigigas, Hitmonlee (4), and Bronzong (4)
Palkia
Darkrai

Wonder Mail Exclusives

Like the previous Mystery Dungeon game, some dungeons are unlocked through Wonder Mail codes. However, unlike the previous game, the bosses below are obtained through these codes.