List of Pokémon by tone
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(Japanese: 口調 tone) is a property of Pokémon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, as well as the WiiWare games, used to determine the set of dialogue a given recruited Pokémon will use when spoken to in dungeons and the overworld.
Many species of Pokémon are assigned to multiple groups depending on the gender and form of the individual. The hero, partner, temporary companion Pokémon and Special Episode protagonists each use their own separate sets of dialogue that override their species' usual tone, and some select species of Pokémon have an entirely unique tone.
This system is distinct from the usage of species-specific lines of dialogue for recruited Pokémon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
The terminology used on this page is found in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Official Extra Guide released in Japan, which has not been localized. Note that all translations are unofficial.
Docile tone
The (Japanese: 素直口調 Docile tone) is assigned to a large group of Pokémon, many of which are not fully evolved.
Polite tone
The (Japanese: ていねい口調 Polite tone) is widely used and very similar to the Docile tone. A higher amount of evolved Pokémon are assigned to this personality.
Timid tone
The (Japanese: 怖がり口調 Timid tone) is assigned primarily to small or seemingly shy Pokémon.
Cautious tone
The (Japanese: 慎重口調 Cautious tone) is assigned primarily to larger and fully-evolved male Pokémon, as well as a few Legendary Pokémon. No female Pokémon are assigned to this personality.
Veteran tone
The (Japanese: ベテラン口調 Veteran tone) is assigned to a select few older-looking male Pokémon. It is the smallest general tone group.
Proud tone
The (Japanese: 誇り高い口調 Proud tone) is assigned primarily to Legendary Pokémon.
Broken Speech tone
The (Japanese: カタコト口調 Broken Speech tone) is a stilted or robotic-sounding tone assigned to, with two exceptions, gender unknown Pokémon.
Wild tone
The (Japanese: ワイルド口調 Wild tone) is assigned to seemingly strong Pokémon. All Pokémon in this group are male, with the sole exception of Voltorb.
Brash tone
The (Japanese: なまいき口調 Brash tone) is a boastful personality assigned only to male Pokémon. It is very similar to the Wild tone.
Innocent tone
The (Japanese: むじゃき口調 Innocent tone) is a feminine personality assigned exclusively to female Pokémon, with the sole exception of Phione.
Confident tone
The (Japanese: 強気口調 Confident tone) is assigned only to male Pokémon.
Carefree tone
The (Japanese: のんき口調 Carefree tone) is a laid-back personality assigned only to male Pokémon and Bronzor.
Gritty tone
The (Japanese: ド根性口調 Gritty tone) is a loud and gutsy personality assigned only to male Pokémon, Electrode and Bronzong.
Gutsy tone
The (Japanese: 肝っ玉口調 Gutsy tone) is a strong motherly personality assigned only to female Pokémon.
Big Sister tone
The (Japanese: あねご口調 Big Sister tone) is, as the name implies, a female-only personality.
Calm tone
The (Japanese: 冷静口調 Calm tone) is assigned only to female Pokémon, with the sole exception of Moltres. The group consists primarily of fully evolved Pokémon.
Cresselia is assigned to this tone after recruitment in the Japanese releases of Explorers of Time and Darkness only.
Shrewd tone
The (Japanese: ちゃっかり口調 Shrewd tone) is a treasure-obsessed personality assigned only to male Pokémon and Shedinja.
Shaymin
Shaymin uses a unique tone shared across both forms. In Explorers of Sky, Shaymin will use a separate set of dialogue as an escort during the first climb of Sky Peak.
Unique tones
The following Pokémon, nearly all of which are Legendary or Mythical, each use entirely unique tones that are simply named after the species. Out of the games that use the tone system, Arceus is only implemented in the WiiWare games.
In the Japanese releases of Explorers of Time and Darkness, Cresselia will only use its unique tone while accompanying the hero and partner during the first visit to Dark Crater; after recruitment, it is assigned to the Calm tone. In the international releases of Time and Darkness as well as all releases of Explorers of Sky, Cresselia will always use its unique tone.
Trivia
- In Explorers of Time and Darkness, the unused Pokémon data for Shaymin is assigned to the Polite tone. Similarly, the unused Pokémon data for Arceus is assigned to the Proud tone in Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky.
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