Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness FAQ/Walkthrough Written by Shadow_penguin9 Table of Contents---------- Section 1: Introduction and Controls Section 2: Pre-game Section 3: Walkthrough CH001 Chapter 1- A Storm at Sea D001 Dungeon 1- Beach Cave B001 Boss Battle- Zubat & Koffing CH002 Chapter 2- The New Guild Recruits D002 Dungeon 2- Drenched Bluff CH003 Chapter 3- The Scream D003 Dungeon 3- Mt. Bristle B002 Boss Battle- Drowzee CH004 Chapter 4- The Gatekeepers CH005 Chapter 5- The First Official Exploration D004 Dungeon 4- Waterfall Cave CH006 Chapter 6- Team Skull Section 4: FAQ Section 5: Version History Section 6: Legal Stuff Section 7: Contact Info & Special Thanks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 1- Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello and welcome to my first FAQ/Walkthrough for the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. Since this is my first FAQ, bear with me, but I'm sure you'll be able to get all the help you should need! I've played through this game once already, but got bored, and then decided to write a Walkthrough for it. I also played the first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, Blue Rescue Team, so I'm sure I've got some good tips for you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section 1- Controls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The controls can be found on the top screen when you're either in a dungeon or in the outside world. I think they do a fine job of explaining the controls in game, but if you're in need of help, consult your game's included Strategy Booklet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 2- Pre-game ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After you've fired up your DS and started the game, you'll be forced to watch the intro movie if this is your first time. After that select New Game, and you'll be given an introduction and then a set of questions. You can answer the questions truthfully, or use one of the FAQs designed for helping you pick the exact Pokemon you want to be. Afterwards, you're given a selection for your in-game partner. It can't be the same type as you (i.e. if you are Charmander, then Cyndaquil, Torchic, and Chimchar are excluded) and it cannot be one of the three Normal types (Skitty, Meowth, and Munchlax). ----- For all in-game purposes, my team was as followed----- Myself- Turtwig My Partner- Piplup ------------------------------------------------------------ After that, you'll be given an "Aura Test". This can get quite annoying if you don't do it right. The best way I found was to set your DS on a hard surface (Like a table or the floor) and press the tip of one of your thumbs onto the screen. Then simply wait until it says you can take it off. You'll be given your color (Which has no huge effect on your game) and then you'll be off to begin your adventure! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 3- Walkthrough ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH001- Chapter 1: A Storm at Sea ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The game starts off with a flashing screen and a storm being heard (if you have your volume on). Two voices can be heard talking as if one is about to be thrown off a ship or something. After seeing a peak that looks like a Sharpedo, you'll see your Pokemon lying dazed on the beach. This opening won't make a whole lot of sense until later in the game, so we'll save it for then. Now you'll see your partner standing outside of a strange tent. They'll contemplate going in, but then get scared off after a voice sounds. Before that, they'll take out their "Relic Fragment" and then pack up and head toward the beach. Little did they know however, that they were being watched by two Pokemon, Zubat and Koffing. The two talk of how they're going to go and steal your partner's treasure, and then they two head toward the beach. On the beach, your partner will observe the Krabbys blowing bubbles and making the scenery look all nice and stuff. They then see you washed up on the beach, and rush over to help. After waking up, you'll say you're a human, but clearly you're a Pokemon (Sound familiar Blue Rescue Team players?). You'll then be able to name your Pokemon whatever you want, and after a little more conversation, Zubat and Koffing will rush in. They'll steal your partner's Relic Stone and rush off into the nearby cave. Your partner will freak out, and then ask you to help them retrieve it. Say yes of course, and you'll be off to your first dungeon. -------------------------------------- Dungeon 1- Beach Cave -------------------------------------- Floors- 4 + Beach Cave Pit Roaming Pokemon- Shellos Kabuto Corsola Shellder Tips/Strategy- It's the first dungeon, they won't make it hard. Simply kill the wild Pokemon (The game explains well enough that I shouldn't have to go over it) and also note you have a 1-item Inventory. There aren't many good items, so it's not big deal really. Simply find the stairway in each level to progress. Once you reach Floor 4's stairway, you reach Beach Cave Pit where you'll confront Zubat and Koffing and demand they give the Relic Stone back. They of course think your pushovers and initiate the game's first Boss Battle. -------------------------------------- B001 Boss Battle- Zubat & Koffing -------------------------------------- HP- ~40 each One word can describe these two: Pushovers. Seriously, as long as you know how to use moves (See controls if not) you'll beat them in 3-4 attacks easy. Focus on one then move to the other. If you gained a level or two back in the dungeon, it helps, but these two are so easy you could probably beat them in your sleep. -------------------------------------- After the battle, they'll return the Relic Stone and run off like the wimps they are. You'll exit the cave and your partner will begin to tell you about how he wants to find the "secret of the Relic Stone". Take a guess at what you'll be doing before the game ends? Anyway, he'll talk about how he tried to join an Exploration Team, but got scared, ran off, and found you. Then, since you have no place to go, he asks if you want to form an Exploration Team after all the good work you did helping him get his stone back. Say yes (Of course) and you'll be off to Wigglytuff's Guild to sign up. Intro Sequence...GO!!! ---------Auto Save Point---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CH002 Chapter 2- The New Guild Recruits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You start the chapter outside of Wigglytuff's Guild. Your partner steps up to the grate first and gets identified. Then it's your turn. For some reason, they have difficulty identifying you. Odd, well they let you in anyway, so it should be no big deal. After entering you'll head downward, and be greeted by a handful of Pokemon just standing around. Then a Chatot will appear and try to kick you out before you tell him you're here to become an exploration team. He then graciously takes you down to meet with the Guild master, Wigglytuff. Upon entering, you'll find out just how strange Wigglytuff is, as he just pops up out of nowhere. Well, Wigglytuff agrees for you to be able to join the guild as apprentices. You'll get to name your team, but just a heads up that Team will always appear before your name so be sure not to name your team "Team Dark", or you'll end up being called Team Team Dark the entire game. You also get your Exploration Kit, which contains the following: 1- Explorer Badge (Used on missions to teleport rescued Pokemon away) 2- Wonder Map (A Map with Wonder in front of it) 3- Treasure Bag (A.K.A. Your inventory, 16 slots to start) Contains- Special Band and (Your Aura Color) Bow Now that that's done with, Chatot will escort you to your new living quarters. Before going to sleep, you partner will talk to you about joining the guild and then you'll head off to sleep. ---------Auto Save Point---------- The next morning, you'll be woken up by Loudred (One of the guild members). Your partner and you realize you overslept and rush out for the morning briefing. After the meeting's done Chatot will show you to the Job Bulletin Board on the Second Floor. Here is where you'll get all your Missions and such to work on everyday. He'll also explain the basics of Mystery Dungeons, the most important point being if you or your partner dies, you'll get a "Game Over". You'll be thrown out of the dungeon, and lose all money and possibly half of your items. Keep that in mind when you plan missions. Chatot will also be kind enough to give you your first job, find Spoink's Pearl. This mission takes place in a new dungeon as well, you'll be forced to head straight there, but don't worry, and it's also very easy. -------------------------------------- Dungeon 2- Drenched Bluff -------------------------------------- Floors- 6 + Bottom Floor Roaming Pokemon- Shellos Lileep Anorith Chingling Tips/Strategy- Another incredibly easy dungeon. You'll get tips on each floor on how to play better if you're a new player, otherwise just zip on through. After Floor 6, you'll hit the bottom and find Spoink's Pearl. -------------------------------------- You'll auto return to Spoink at the guild and receive your reward: -Protein -Calcium -Iron -2000 P (Money) Unfortunately, the guild takes most of the money you earn, leaving you with just 10%, so you really only get 200. Oh well, you'll have to deal with it since this stays in play throughout the whole game. Afterwards, you'll have the dinner scene (One every night before bed) and then head for bed. Your partner will talk about how it stinks not getting as much money but still feels good for helping Spoink then you'll both drift off to sleep... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH003 Chapter 3- The Scream ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be woken up by Loudred, but this time get a chance to free roam in your room before going out for the meeting. Get in the habit of saving every morning after you wake up, it can help if you really screw up a dungeon. Now head out and after the what will quickly become annoying cheer, Chatot will take you upstairs again, but this time to the right. He tell you this is he Outlaw Notice Board, just like the Job board, except that you always have to fight a Pokemon at the end of the mission, and beat it to complete it. He'll then summon Bidoof to show you around the Basement of the guild (Nothing important) and the nearby Treasure Town. Your partner will do most of the explaining here, so just pay attention so you can learn where everything is. After Bidoof leaves, head to the right and talk to one of the Kecleon to see what they have for sale. Afterwards, a cut-scene will begin involving an Azurill and Marill buying an apple. They drop it after they come back to return the spare and you'll pick it up and return it. However, you'll suddenly begin to get some sort of headache, and your screen will flash out as you hear, H-h-h...HELP! Whoa, weird. Apparently no one else hears it though, so now everyone just thinks your crazy. Deposit anything you don't pressingly need for a dungeon in Kangaskhan Storage, and then head left again to see another cut-scene with the Marill brothers and a Drowzee. They'll tell you how they lost an item and Drowzee was going to help them find it. As they walk by, Drowzee will nudge and you'll get another headache in which you see Drowzee threatening Azurill. Odd, he seemed so friendly. You tell your partner, but he still thinks your crazy and tells you not to worry. After that, finish up in Treasure Town, head back to the guild, and save if you want. Then head to the Second Floor and talk to Bidoof. However, instead of getting straight to the point, you'll get some pointless information update that is never used again in the game. Afterwards, the board will now have a picture of Drowzee as a wanted outlaw, so you and your partner rush off. On your way, you meet Marill who says he got separated from the other two and shows you to where he lost them...the next dungeon. -------------------------------------- Dungeon 3- Mt. Bristle -------------------------------------- Floors- 9 + Mt. Bristle Peak Recommended Level- 7-9 Roaming Pokemon- Starly Doduo Machop Spinarak Nidorino Nidorina Geodude Tips/Strategy- This place could be your first "Challenging" dungeon. You'll have to be cautious since a lot of Pokemon have long range attacks. Be at least Lv. 7 or 8 when you go in and try to level up at least once throughout the trek. After Floor 9, you'll see Drowzee try to get Azurill climb into a small hole to get him treasure. Azurill will try to run off and you'll see the scene from your headache earlier. This time, however, you and your partner will rush in and confront him leading into your first "real" Boss Battle. -------------------------------------- B002 Boss Battle- Drowzee -------------------------------------- HP- ~100 Much harder then Zubat and Koffing, Drowzee can pose a serious threat if you are under-leveled. Start off by throwing an X-Eye Seed at him to confuse him if you have one. DO NOT throw a Sleep Seed however, because he has an ability that prevents sleep. Watch out for his Hypnosis and Confusion attacks, and if you become Confused, throw some sort of projectile (Twig, Geopebble) at him since those always hit I found. Heal with Oran Berries when needed, and be sure to use moves and not just A-button attacks. You should take him down after a couple rounds of attacks, but better to be safe then sorry in this fight! -------------------------------------- After the battle, Drowzee will be arrested by Officer Magnezone and taken away. The Marill brothers will reunite and thank you. You'll also get an enlarged Treasure Bag, so you can now hold 8 more items! Upon returning to the guild, you'll receive your deducted reward of 300 P. Not much, but it's better than nothing. Head to bed and it'll be a stormy night outside. Your partner will talk to you about your amnesia and then begin to tell you about the Time Gears which help keep the world's time in order. You'll then see a scene in which a Pokemon (Grovyle as you should be able to tell) find a Time Gear and heavily apply he's about to steal it. But it's not our problem...yet. The next three days are composed of what I will now be calling "Job Days". On these days, no story events occur, and you have to do a job and return back in order to move on. So, save every morning, pick out jobs you think you can do, go to Treasure Town when needed, and wait until you do three jobs for the next (And probably easiest) chapter to start. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH004 Chapter 4- The Gatekeepers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll wake up like normal, but instead of a Job Day, you'll be put on Sentry duty. This is a fun little mini game in which you must identify footprints of the Pokemon entering the guild. If you have played way to many Pokemon games (Like myself) this will be cake and you'll get some decent rewards. And if you stink, you get nothing. That stinks. Well, that's your day, and you'll be sent straight to the dinner/bed scenes right afterwards. To Progress- Job Days x2 -----NOTE: By now you should hopefully be close to or have ranked up. If you have, you can now hold twice as many items in Storage, which can really come in handy----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH005 Chapter 5- The First Official Exploration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The day seems to start normal, but then Chatot will deliver frightening news. A Time Gear has been stolen from Treeshroud Forest! Well, we already knew, but its news to all your fellow guild members. After a bit of freaking out, Chatot will invite you and your partner over and tell you you're about to go on your first official exploration! Hooray! It's to a Secret Waterfall that rumor has it hides some sort of secret. Well, head upstairs, and Chimecho will call you over. She'll give you the ability to recruit new members to build up your team. To do this, all you have to do is defeat wild Pokemon as usual and they may ask you to join. Say "Yes" and they'll become a part of your team until you remover them. Talk to Chimecho to arrange your team after recruiting someone, but don't worry about it right now. Instead, stock up on items, and when your ready, save and head toward the Secret Waterfall. -----NOTE: Marowak's Dojo is now open in Treasure Town. I've haven't tried this yet, but will probably make a section for it after completing the FAQ. - ---- -------------------------------------- Secret Waterfall -------------------------------------- After arriving, your partner will charge straight for it and get knocked back. They then ask you to try, but with the same result. As they're contemplating what to do, you'll have another headache flashy thing. In it, you'll see a Pokemon (Real tough to guess who...) running straight through the waterfall and into a cave. You suggest it to your partner, who once again thinks your crazy, but decides to "be the bravest ever!" and jump through with you. You both land in the new dungeon, Waterfall Cave. -------------------------------------- Dungeon 4- Waterfall Cave -------------------------------------- Floors- 8 + Gem Cave Recommended Level- ~9-10 Roaming Pokemon- Lotad Poliwag Grimer Tangela Psyduck Whiscash Surskit Wooper Barboach Tips/Strategy- I really didn't have much trouble with this dungeon. Since I was a Grass type, nothing really stood a chance, but if you find yourself in trouble, just reset, and train a little bit. Overall, its difficulty depends on your starter and partner's types. Just be cautious, and you should make it through in no time. -------------------------------------- At the end, you'll find a room covered with gems, with a huge one on the back wall. Your partner will try to pull it out, but with no luck. You then try, but with the same results. As your partner goes and tries to again, you get another headache and see the same Pokemon from earlier to try and get the gem. They push the gem in, and then water floods in and washes them away. Before you can warn your partner, they too push the gem, and you too are washed away. Your partner and you get shot out and land in a lake type area with a bunch of Pokemon in it. Do not fear though, they are friendly and as it turns out you landed in the middle of a popular Hot Spring! The head Pokemon, Torkoal, comes and tells you this and allows you to rest before returning to guild. Torkoal will also add the Hot Spring to your Wonder Map, but you can't access it until the end of the game. ---------Auto Save Point---------- Upon returning to the guild, Chatot will be ecstatic about your journey. Even though you were not able to bring back the gem, he still says it was a great success. However, you then confront both him and your partner about the Pokemon you saw in your headaches. If you hadn't guessed already, it was Wigglytuff. Chatot doubts your accusation, but agrees to go check with the Guild master himself. He returns a few moments later with the news that it was true, Wigglytuff had been to Waterfall Cave before. Bummer, that just totally downsides your entire mission. It's look like you're about to go to sleep when your partner once again begins talking to you. This time they tell you about how you only get your strange headaches after you touch someone or something. To make it stranger, you also can see into wither the past (Waterfall Cave) or future (Drowzee/Azurill). Very odd, but your interrupted when Chatot comes in and says the Guild master wants to see you. Apparently, a big expedition is coming up to an unknown land and Wigglytuff has decided to consider you as candidates for the exploration! But your just candidates at the moment, so you still have to work hard if you want to be considered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CH006 Chapter 6- Team Skull ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Coming Soon----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 4- FAQ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some questions I guesses would most likely be asked a lot! 1) When can I evolve my Pokemon? Not until after the main story mode is over. And even then you'll have to wait awhile before you can evolve yourself and your partner... 2) I'm stuck on (Insert Dungeon/Boss here). Help! My best advice, go back and train. Level up a few times, grab some more Reviver Seeds and such, and then try again. The game is sort of based on luck too, but my best advice would be to train. 3) Are there any differences between Explorers of Time & Darkness? All I know of is that you can only get Celebi in Time and Mewtwo in Darkness. There are some other version exclusives too, but that's pretty much it I'd guess. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 5- Version History ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.2 (5/15/08)- - Posted up through Chapter 5 - Completed FAQ, Legal Info, Introduction & Controls ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 6- Legal Info ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This guide cannot be published without my consent. You may not pos this guide on any other website without my permission. You may print any part of this guide for game help, but not for intent to sell, trade, or do anything else with. If you wish to do anything else besides this with my guide, please contact me before doing so. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section 7- Contact Info & Special Thanks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To contact me with nay questions or spelling/content mistakes you may have found, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Special Thanks goes to the following: -Nintendo for making this game -You for reading this guide -Gamefaqs for allowing me to post this guide