History TearJerker / PokemonMysteryDungeon

* Have a Legendary Pokemon as one of your favorites? That won't save them from being turned into stone and essentially dying which can be dispiriting if they are among those that are killed on screen. The Lati twins may have the worst death; a close look at the way their statue's arms are spread out and angled implies that the two siblings were trying to hug each other as they die, or even been trying to push each other away from the villain's attack only for both of them to become petrified.

* [[spoiler:Mawile and the Legendary Beasts' HeroicSacrifice. The escape point is mere ''inches'' from them, but they choose to stay behind and fight against hopeless odds just so you and the Partner have a chance to escape. Ampharos is absolutely ''crushed'' that his lifelong friend and partner is gone, which explains why he's so pissed when you confront Nuzleaf again. Especially poignant as, since Mawile was no doubt defeated by the Voidlands Shades, there was no guarantee that her soul would return to her body once Dark Matter's petrification was undone.]]

** During the commotion in Pokemon Square, your character is basically unsure if they are the human from the legend, due to their loss of memory. When questioned about it, you can basically say nothing in your defense. Then everyone who views you as a friend starts attacking you. (Lombre even quietly says "Forgive me, Player" before lashing at you.) Then when you run away from there, your partner angrily yells at you demanding why you never said anything. You basically have no other choice but to ask if they should split the team. The broken hearted look on the partner's face says it all.
* A small one set after the ending of Red/Blue: You come back after disappearing, and your partner is ''so'' overjoyed to see you...and then a very short while later they basically tell you to stop hogging the position of leader and leaves for their friend area, never to talk to you again except for scripted events.

* If you [[spoiler: take Mew to Serene Village before Pure Cave, everyone will comment on your new friend but what really makes it sad is that ''Carracosta accidentally mistakes him for your Partner.'' And when he realizes he isn't he shakes his head sadly saying that he's seeing things. He really misses his kid.]]

* If you [[spoiler: take Mew to Serene Village before Pure Cave, everyone will comment on your new friend but what really makes it sad is that ''Carracosta accidentally mistakes him for your Partner.'' And when he realizes he isn't he shakes his head sadly saying that he's seeing things. He really misses his kid.]]

* If you [[spoiler: take Mew to Serene Village before Pure Cave, everyone will comment on your new friend but what really makes it sad is that ''Carracosta accidentally mistakes him for your Partner.'' And when he realizes he isn't he shakes his head saying that he's seeing things. He really misses his kid.]]

** And then the credits roll with [[MoodWhiplash super-dramatic music]] [[spoiler: as you stand under the big tree alone, crying over your partner's absence.]]

* [[spoiler: Very early in the game, after your partner leaves Goomy behind in the dungeon, your partner starts to wonder if they're annoying. They ask you and regardless of what you say, they will become upset and they will not talk to you for a bit. The next day, they will not ask you to walk to school with them because they don't want to be irritating.]]

** And then the credits roll with dramatic music [[spoiler: as you stand under the big tree alone, [[MoodWhiplash crying over your partner's absence]].]]

* The ending has [[spoiler:yet ''another'' sad goodbye scene.]] This time, [[spoiler:''you're'' the one left heartbroken, as you watch your partner fade away.]]

* [[spoiler: Very early in the game, after your partner leaves Goomy behind in the dungeon, your partner starts to wonder if they're annoying. They ask you and regardless of what you say, they will become upset and they will not talk to you for a bit. The next day, they will not ask you to walk to school with them because they don't want to be irritaing.

* [[spoiler: Someone who is closest to a father figure as it comes, turns out to be manipulating you to do what he wants the whole time.]]

* The ending has [[spoiler:yet ''another'' sad goodbye scene.]]

* [[spoiler: Someone who is closest to a father figure as it comes, turns out to be manipulating you to do what he wants the whole time.]]

** What's worse is the animation: the partner [[spoiler: wakes up and immediately turns to the empty bed, just like they used to when the player was still around.]] It's like they're hoping that it's just a dream and one day they'll wake up and find that [[spoiler: the player never left.]]

** What's worse is the animation: the partner wakes up and immediately turns to the empty bed, just like they used to when the player was still around. It's like they're hoping that it's just a dream and one day they'll wake up and find that the player never left.

** Especially as it's pretty strongly implied that [[spoiler: your partner]] is suffering from depression. The fact that he resolutely becomes a StepfordSmiler does not help at all.

** Specifically, [[spoiler: The player was really sent back from the future to change the past, knowing full well that saving the world would cause him to [[RetGone vanish from existence]]. You only learn of this right before Grovyle throws Dusknoir and himself back into the future to prevent Dusknoir from interfering with your task of saving the world. You progress through TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon knowing that the player can't reveal his ultimate fate to his most trusted partner, and after saving the world, has only enough time to give his final goodbyes before [[DisappearsIntoLight disappearing into the light]] and leaving his partner crying from the shock. Out of three Pokémon who left for the Hidden Land, only one returned to tell everyone about it, and it wasn't you. And that's not counting the ReallyDeadMontage when the partner recalls his memories of their adventures, and breaks down crying ''again''.]]

*** [[spoiler: The fact that this was basically the first time we see ourselves talk to our partner. Hearing the good-bye coming straight from the player just made it even sadder.]]

** I was largely unaffected by [[spoiler:Grovyle's sacrifice]], though I did find the part where he calls you and your partner "the greatest of combinations" particularly heartwrenching.

* In the post-game, whenever the partner wakes up and sees [[spoiler: the empty patch of hay where the player character would have been sleeping at]], ''every single morning''.

--> '''Player:''' [[spoiler: (I'm sure of it... [Partner's name]... everyone... You didn't forget about me. You remembered me, didn't you? You looked up at that light, knowing it was me... to say goodbye... You even managed to overcome your fate to forget me... [Partner's name] still... Everyone still... They still remember me... [Partner's name]... My... friends... Sob...)]]