Hello and welcome to my next Playthrough! This time, we will be exploring the world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time! I haven't actually finished this game before, and I don't remember all too much from my previous attempt (which was several years ago), so this game is practically new to me!
So, everyone will get to read along with my own thoughts and experiences about the game, as well as have some fun with the various PokéBeach aspects of the playthrough.Members as NPCs!
Voting is done! The final cast can be found in the first spoiler below, with the original text of this section in the second spoiler.
Grovyle - thegrovylekid
Dusknoir - TwistedTurtwig
Celebi - Mora
Wigglytuff - Ice Arceus
Chatot - Tails
Loudred - WPM
Diglett - Peer
Dugtrio - Shining Raikou
Sunflora - Teal
Croagunk - BigfootAUS
Chimecho - Machamp the Champion
Corphish - Luispipe8
Bidoof - Zyflair
Skuntank - Vom
Zubat - bbninjas
Koffing - Celever
Uxie - Cinesra
Mesprit - PG24
Azelf - One Approved
Dialga - Chaos Jackal
Kabutops - Uralya
Spiritomb - Professor Palutena + professorlight
Luxray - Camoclone
Groudon - Equinox
Drowzee - King Arceus
Azurill - Porygon-X
Marill - Kecleon-X
Lapras - PMJ
Magnezone - DNA
Torkoal - Rusty Sticks
Spoink - Scorched Feathers
Medicham - Palutena
Gardevoir - Light
Lopunny - Drohn
Darkrai - ChillBill
Dusknoir - TwistedTurtwig
Celebi - Mora
Wigglytuff - Ice Arceus
Chatot - Tails
Loudred - WPM
Diglett - Peer
Dugtrio - Shining Raikou
Sunflora - Teal
Croagunk - BigfootAUS
Chimecho - Machamp the Champion
Corphish - Luispipe8
Bidoof - Zyflair
Skuntank - Vom
Zubat - bbninjas
Koffing - Celever
Uxie - Cinesra
Mesprit - PG24
Azelf - One Approved
Dialga - Chaos Jackal
Kabutops - Uralya
Spiritomb - Professor Palutena + professorlight
Luxray - Camoclone
Groudon - Equinox
Drowzee - King Arceus
Azurill - Porygon-X
Marill - Kecleon-X
Lapras - PMJ
Magnezone - DNA
Torkoal - Rusty Sticks
Spoink - Scorched Feathers
Medicham - Palutena
Gardevoir - Light
Lopunny - Drohn
Darkrai - ChillBill
While my party will be fairly fluid and not have much in-game interaction, PMD games contain a number of NPCs of varying levels of importance that will be popping up throughout the game. As such, we will be selecting members for these NPCs instead! Below is a list of all important and semi-important NPCs that are available for members to nominate names for. Much thanks goes to Keeper of Night for compiling this list for me, since the NPCs are all unknown to me.
Everyone can suggest a member name for as many roles as you wish, but you can't suggest the same member for two (or more) different Pokémon. As a reward for his help with the OP, I've given Keeper the ability to automatically assign 1 member to 1 NPC of his choice, but all other decisions will be chosen by majority vote. The member with the most suggestions for a given Pokémon will earn that role, with "Likes" of a given suggestion post acting as a tie-breaker. If there is still a tie between votes and Likes, assignments will be given at random between the winning parties.
Below is a list of all important and semi-important NPCs that are available for members to nominate names for. Much thanks goes to Keeper of Night for compiling this list for me, since the NPCs are all unknown to me.Everyone can suggest a member name for as many roles as you wish, but you can't suggest the same member for two (or more) different Pokémon. As a reward for his help with the OP, I've given Keeper the ability to automatically assign 1 member to 1 NPC of his choice, but all other decisions will be chosen by majority vote. The member with the most suggestions for a given Pokémon will earn that role, with "Likes" of a given suggestion post acting as a tie-breaker. If there is still a tie between votes and Likes, assignments will be given at random between the winning parties.
Main:
Player (Athena) : A mysterious Pokemon that claims to have actually been a human! Unfortunately, she has lost the rest of her memory aside from that one fact. What mysteries will unfold now that she has entered the world of Pokemon?
Partner (Keeper of Night): A Pokemon that found Athena unconscious on the beach. Knows of her secret, and has shared plenty of his/her own. Together, the two swore to start their own Rescue Team, and solve the secret of Athena’s transformation. Maybe. Probably.
Grovyle: A mysterious thief that has begun stealing the world’s Time Gears, causing time to stop in the areas they had been taken from. What could be his motive?
Dusknoir: A famous explorer that has dedicated himself to catching Grovyle. Diglett doesn’t appreciate that he doesn’t have a footprint...
Celebi: She’s technically from the future… But if she can time travel freely, what time does she really belong in anyway?
Guild:
Wigglytuff: The guild master of Wigglytuff’s Guild. Loves apples. Has a tendency to fall asleep… Standing up… With his eyes open...
Chatot: Wigglytuff’s right-hand ‘mon. Assigns jobs to the members of the guild, and takes charge when the leader dozes off.
Loudred: A loudmouth that watches the front gate. Also acts as a living alarm-clock, waking the guild members up each morning.
Diglett: A rather timid creature at times, he assists Loudred in watching the front gate by examining a Pokemon’s footprint to tell who they are.
Dugtrio: Calm and trustworthy, he keeps the bulletin boards updated with new job postings.
Chimecho: Chimecho runs the Chimecho Assembly, helping the guild members take other Pokemon with them on adventures. She also summons the rest of the guild when dinner is ready to be served.
Croagunk: Rather quiet, runs the Croagunk Swap Shop, where the player can swap one special item for another.
Sunflora: Cheerful and optimistic, a good friend of Chimecho. Her cheerfulness seems contagious, and she keeps the whole guild in a sunny mood.
Corphish: High-spirited and quick to trust others in high-stress situations. Starts nearly all his sentences with “hey, hey!” for reasons unknown to the rest of the guild.
Bidoof: The newest addition to the guild before Athena and her partner showed up. Eager to help out where he can, showing the player around the guild on their first day. Enjoys saying “yup, yup” often; a trait he likely picked up from Corphish.
Teams:
Skuntank: The leader of Team Skull, a team of liars and wannabe thieves. The most cunning.
Zubat: A member of Team Skull. Often goes looking for trouble accompanied by Koffing.
Koffing: A member of Team Skull. Often gets into trouble with Zubat.
Bosses:
Uxie: The being of knowledge. Protects a Time Gear.
Mesprit: The being of emotion. Protects a Time Gear.
Azelf: The being of willpower. Protects a Time Gear.
Primal Dialga: The original Primal. You know, before legends going Primal was cool. Oh, and he wants to end all of time.
Less Important Bosses:
Kabutops: The angered force from deep within Brine Cave. Always joined by two Omastar.
Spiritomb: That creepy ghost thing that refers to himself as being more than one person because… Well, he is. Found deep in the Sealed Ruins.
Luxray: The leader of the Amp Plains. Accompanied by the rest of his tribe, a large group of Luxio.
Groudon: Groudon? Why? Wait, is that really Groudon?
Others:
Drowzee: A nice guy who offers to help Azurill and Marill find their Water Float. He also eats dreams and stuff.
Azurill & Marill: Brothers, they go shopping in Treasure Town for their mother because she is very ill. They’re looking for their lost Water Float.
Lapras: Offers herself as transportation to…?
Magnezone: Wears a fedora as he travels the land catching outlaws and bandits with his small army of Magnemite.
Torkoal: The Treasure Town elder, and the wisest Pokemon in town. Can often be found in the Hot Springs.
Spoink: One of the players first missions is to get the happy-go-lucky Spoink get his pearl back.
Player (Athena) : A mysterious Pokemon that claims to have actually been a human! Unfortunately, she has lost the rest of her memory aside from that one fact. What mysteries will unfold now that she has entered the world of Pokemon?
Partner (Keeper of Night): A Pokemon that found Athena unconscious on the beach. Knows of her secret, and has shared plenty of his/her own. Together, the two swore to start their own Rescue Team, and solve the secret of Athena’s transformation. Maybe. Probably.
Grovyle: A mysterious thief that has begun stealing the world’s Time Gears, causing time to stop in the areas they had been taken from. What could be his motive?
Dusknoir: A famous explorer that has dedicated himself to catching Grovyle. Diglett doesn’t appreciate that he doesn’t have a footprint...
Celebi: She’s technically from the future… But if she can time travel freely, what time does she really belong in anyway?
Guild:
Wigglytuff: The guild master of Wigglytuff’s Guild. Loves apples. Has a tendency to fall asleep… Standing up… With his eyes open...
Chatot: Wigglytuff’s right-hand ‘mon. Assigns jobs to the members of the guild, and takes charge when the leader dozes off.
Loudred: A loudmouth that watches the front gate. Also acts as a living alarm-clock, waking the guild members up each morning.
Diglett: A rather timid creature at times, he assists Loudred in watching the front gate by examining a Pokemon’s footprint to tell who they are.
Dugtrio: Calm and trustworthy, he keeps the bulletin boards updated with new job postings.
Chimecho: Chimecho runs the Chimecho Assembly, helping the guild members take other Pokemon with them on adventures. She also summons the rest of the guild when dinner is ready to be served.
Croagunk: Rather quiet, runs the Croagunk Swap Shop, where the player can swap one special item for another.
Sunflora: Cheerful and optimistic, a good friend of Chimecho. Her cheerfulness seems contagious, and she keeps the whole guild in a sunny mood.
Corphish: High-spirited and quick to trust others in high-stress situations. Starts nearly all his sentences with “hey, hey!” for reasons unknown to the rest of the guild.
Bidoof: The newest addition to the guild before Athena and her partner showed up. Eager to help out where he can, showing the player around the guild on their first day. Enjoys saying “yup, yup” often; a trait he likely picked up from Corphish.
Teams:
Skuntank: The leader of Team Skull, a team of liars and wannabe thieves. The most cunning.
Zubat: A member of Team Skull. Often goes looking for trouble accompanied by Koffing.
Koffing: A member of Team Skull. Often gets into trouble with Zubat.
Bosses:
Uxie: The being of knowledge. Protects a Time Gear.
Mesprit: The being of emotion. Protects a Time Gear.
Azelf: The being of willpower. Protects a Time Gear.
Primal Dialga: The original Primal. You know, before legends going Primal was cool. Oh, and he wants to end all of time.
Less Important Bosses:
Kabutops: The angered force from deep within Brine Cave. Always joined by two Omastar.
Spiritomb: That creepy ghost thing that refers to himself as being more than one person because… Well, he is. Found deep in the Sealed Ruins.
Luxray: The leader of the Amp Plains. Accompanied by the rest of his tribe, a large group of Luxio.
Groudon: Groudon? Why? Wait, is that really Groudon?
Others:
Drowzee: A nice guy who offers to help Azurill and Marill find their Water Float. He also eats dreams and stuff.
Azurill & Marill: Brothers, they go shopping in Treasure Town for their mother because she is very ill. They’re looking for their lost Water Float.
Lapras: Offers herself as transportation to…?
Magnezone: Wears a fedora as he travels the land catching outlaws and bandits with his small army of Magnemite.
Torkoal: The Treasure Town elder, and the wisest Pokemon in town. Can often be found in the Hot Springs.
Spoink: One of the players first missions is to get the happy-go-lucky Spoink get his pearl back.
Partner Pokémon!
The people have spoken! Totodile is in first place as the Partner choice, with Chimchar and Chikorita tied for second in case I roll a Water-type starter.
In addition to assigning members for NPCs, I would also like to allow my readers the opportunity to choose which Pokémon is chosen as my Partner Pokémon, which from what I understand will function as a rather large role in the game.
I did a bit of research, and it seems like the Partner Pokémon can be chosen from among any of the Starter Pokémon that are available for the player, except for any of the Normal-type starters and any other starter that is the same type as the Player. That means the following Pokémon are potentially available to be a partner:
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treeko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup
I have not yet taken the personality quiz to determine my player Pokémon, so any of these Pokémon are potentially available, though some of them obviously may be invalid once the game starts.
Everyone can recommend up to 3 potential Partner Pokémon. Ideally, you should spread these votes around to different types to maximize the chances of at least one of your choices being eligible. If the Pokémon in first place is available as a Partner, I will choose it, otherwise I will move down to 2nd, 3rd, etc. until I find an eligible Pokémon.
I did a bit of research, and it seems like the Partner Pokémon can be chosen from among any of the Starter Pokémon that are available for the player, except for any of the Normal-type starters and any other starter that is the same type as the Player. That means the following Pokémon are potentially available to be a partner:
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treeko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup
I have not yet taken the personality quiz to determine my player Pokémon, so any of these Pokémon are potentially available, though some of them obviously may be invalid once the game starts.
Everyone can recommend up to 3 potential Partner Pokémon. Ideally, you should spread these votes around to different types to maximize the chances of at least one of your choices being eligible. If the Pokémon in first place is available as a Partner, I will choose it, otherwise I will move down to 2nd, 3rd, etc. until I find an eligible Pokémon.
Anything else?
Uhhh... probably not! I don't really know this game myself, so I'll mostly just be playing it blind and naturally. However, if you have any questions or suggestions, you're more than welcome to post them!
Chapters! \o/
Prologue: Choices
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter P1
Chapter P2
Chapter P3
Chapter P4
Chapter P5
Chapter P6
Chapter P7
Chapter P8
Chapter P9
Chapter P10
Chapter P11
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter P1
Chapter P2
Chapter P3
Chapter P4
Chapter P5
Chapter P6
Chapter P7
Chapter P8
Chapter P9
Chapter P10
Chapter P11
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