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3This is a character sheet for ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers of Time/Darkness/Sky''.
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5'''Note:''' Due to a PlotTwist approximately halfway through the game that isn't possible to completely hide with spoiler tags, there are {{Administrivia/Self Fulfilling Spoiler}}s here. As such, '''all spoilers are unmarked''', except those for Special Episode 5. You have been warned.
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9!The Protagonists
10[[folder:The Hero]]
11A human who wakes up on the shore to find they have been [[ForcedTransformation mysteriously transformed]] into a Pokémon, with no memory of how or why... or [[LaserGuidedAmnesia much of anything]] beyond [[HelloInsertNameHere their own name]]. As if that wasn't strange enough, they quickly learn that they ''also'' possess a strange power that gives them brief visions of various events... It's revealed at the end of the game that the one responsible for the hero's transformation and memory loss was Darkrai.
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13* AmnesiacHero: Just like in the last game, the player character is amnesiac.
14* AudienceSurrogate: Naturally.
15* BackFromTheDead: Dialga returns them from non-existence after the future they were born in vanishes thanks to changing the past.
16* DespairEventHorizon: Comes ''very'' close to crossing it during Darkrai's nightmare and giving into the promise of a world of darkness.
17* DisappearsIntoLight: When they vanish from existence after changing the past.
18* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Their complete lack of familiarity with the customs of the present is a combination of this and their lost memories.
19* ForcedTransformation: The reason for the player's transformation into a Pokémon is only revealed late in the postgame, when Darkrai reveals how he attacked (and nearly killed) them during the TimeTravel.
20* FutureBadass: In the present, they're just an apprentice explorer. In the future, they, along with Grovyle and Celebi, fought to figure out how to prevent the collapse of Temporal Tower and save the world.
21* HelloInsertNameHere: Like pretty much every ''Pokémon'' hero ever, you get to input their name.
22* HeroicMime:
23** Similar to ''Red and Blue Rescue Team'', the player is privy to their own InnerMonologue, but aside from responses to dialogue trees, has no scripted dialogue of their own; whenever the player says something, it's a nearby NPC who responds and parrots it to the audience. While there are a few dialogue points that are seemingly meant to be out loud, they are still in parenthesis, meaning it was technically in their head.
24** The player does, however, get to speak some actual dialogue during the game's ending, when they say good-bye to the partner right before disappearing from time. They also announce the species of the visiting Pokémon during the Sentry MiniGame.
25** After completing the game, if the player is present on the active team but not the designated leader, talking to them in a dungeon yields only VisibleSilence instead of the randomly-chosen responses associated with other Mons.
26* HeroicSacrifice: Pulls a particularly heartbreaking one at the ending, when they decide to repair the future even though this causes them to disappear from the world. Their partner does not take it well.
27* LaserGuidedAmnesia: They lost all their memories when their journey to the past was violently disrupted.
28* LivingEmotionalCrutch: They are one for their partner, to the extent that after they are removed from time and space, Dialga sees fit to make an unstable paradox by putting them back in after seeing what an emotional mess their partner has become without them.
29* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: The "Dimensional Scream", which allows them to see past or future events related to objects they touch.
30* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to the partner's Red. They are quiet, observant, and calm, and are constantly overthinking things if their inner monologue is anything to go by.
31* StandardizedLeader: They're the leader of their exploration team, although they don't speak much, and the partner does most of the work for them.
32* SuddenlySpeaking: Breaks their normal role as a HeroicMime at the end of the game when they vanish from existence.
33* TerminatorTwosome: They and Grovyle were both sent back in time to prevent the BadFuture from developing. Dusknoir was sent back to prevent this.
34[[/folder]]
35
36[[folder:The Partner]]
37A young Pokémon who dreams of becoming a great explorer... but is too intimidated to join the local guild. After meeting the hero, they decide to try signing up as a team, reasoning that their new friend will help them learn how to be brave. They treasure a small rock with a strange design on it, which they named a 'Relic Fragment'; someday, they hope to discover just where it came from...
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39* AmbiguouslyBi: It's implied that over the course of their journeys together, the partner eventually grows to develop feelings for the hero, regardless of either's gender.
40* BreakTheCutie:
41** From the PlotTwist onward. Your hero is a liar and works for the bad guy, you're stuck in a CrapsackWorld and about to be executed, you have no one to count on other than your best friend and a ''criminal'', and you have no idea of how to get home. And when you ''do'' get home, you only have a couple of days to save the world, several of your comrades have made {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s to get you this far, you have to fight a PhysicalGod, and, oh yeah, your best friend DisappearsIntoLight right in front of you. Is it any wonder they break down crying at the end?
42** Everything Darkrai does to them ''after'' the main plot resolves are ''specifically'' designed to make both them and the hero into believing that they do not deserve to exist and commit suicide.
43* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as very timid and easily intimidated ClassicalAntiHero, but gradually grows over the course of their many adventures with the hero.
44* ChekhovsGun: The Relic Fragment that they show the player character at the start of the game turns out to be the key to travelling to the Hidden Land much later on.
45* TheChosenOne: Their Relic Fragment turns out to be proof that they're worthy to enter the Hidden Land.
46* CowardlyLion: For most of the game, they're quite timid, but they're often shown pushing through their shyness to get stuff done anyway. This can be literal in ''Sky'' if the player chooses [[PantheraAwesome Shinx]] as their species.
47* CowardlySidekick: Though they develop into the above rather quickly once they decide to team up with the player character.
48* GenkiGirl: As a female, she's adorable and enthusiastic.
49* HeroWorshipper: They greatly admire Dusknoir and highly respect him. When they learn from Grovyle that Dusknoir is evil and wants them gone, they refuse to believe him at first even after Dusknoir nearly had them ''executed''.
50* HeterosexualLifePartners: With the hero, if they are the same gender.
51* JumpedAtTheCall: Or at least tried to. It's not until the hero comes along that they actually succeed in joining the Guild and becoming an (apprentice) explorer.
52* {{Keet}}: As a male, he's hyper and energetic.
53* ParrotExposition: Primary provider thereof, as they echo whatever the hero [[HeroicMime 'says']].
54* PlatonicLifePartners: With the hero, if they are different genders.
55* RedOniBlueOni: Red to the Hero's Blue. Despite their timid nature, the partner is generally passionate and enthusiastic about adventures and tends to trust their instincts.
56* ShipTease: Well, they ''do'' play "mommy and daddy" to Manaphy with the hero.
57[[/folder]]
58
59[[folder:Grovyle]]
60[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7ced43eb_47b1_4706_b5e5_b827b7ad450f.png]]
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62A Pokémon who is trying to steal the Time Gears. Supposedly, he's the culprit behind the world's eventual paralysis.
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64* AntiHero: Not afraid to beat anyone that opposes him on his quest to get the Time Gears.
65* AntiVillain: At least he [[ApologeticAttacker apologizes]] to Uxie and Mesprit when he takes the Time Gears. Subverted in that he was a good guy to begin with.
66* DishingOutDirt: Knows the move Dig, which can't be deleted as he uses it in a cutscene.
67* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:With Dusknoir in his special episode.]]
68* {{Foreshadowing}}: Grovyle is the ally that sticks around with the Hero and Partner the most, and is even set up to accompany them in the game's final dungeons. However, he never stops being a GuestStarPartyMember who cannot level up, which means he will eventually leave the party at any moment. [[spoiler:Taking Dusknoir back to the future for good ensures precisely that, and that will be the last time Grovyle is ever seen if you are playing ''Time/Darkness''.]]
69* GoodAllAlong: He is introduced as the game's primary antagonist, but it eventually turns out he's trying to save the world.
70* GoodIsNotNice: Despite [[WellIntentionedExtremist his good intentions]], his plan to retrieve the Time Gears involved attacking anyone in his way, even if they could be reasonably talked out of it (as he finds out after returning to the present).
71* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: The boss fight against him in Crystal Lake is one of the few mandatory boss battles that you are not required to win. However, even if you defeat him, he'll knock you out in the following cutscene anyway.
72* HeroWithBadPublicity: Though he's believed to be a villain, he's actually trying to stop a BadFuture.
73* HeroicSacrifice: His goal is to prevent the BadFuture, even if he'll suffer a RetGone.
74%% * KirkSummation: In his special episode, he [[spoiler:uses one on Dusknoir after falling for his trap.]]
75* KnightOfCerebus: It's when he gets involved in the plot that ''everything'' takes a turn for the worse.
76* MessiahCreep: He starts off as a villain willing to fight the Lake Guardians and the player Team even when it won't make a difference, then is gradually revealed as more heroic. In his episode, he's regarded as an idealist and [[spoiler:manages to talk his opposite number into reforming.]]
77* NonHumanSidekick: Darkrai later reveals that Grovyle was the hero's sidekick when they were a human. However, because he attacked them in the middle of the Time Stream, Grovyle was separated with the hero and ended up in the future, while the hero transformed into a Pokémon.
78* ObliviousToLove: It's implied he simply does not get that Celebi loves him. Celebi's Connection Orb mission in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon Super Mystery Dungeon]]'' involves her feigning being defeated so that Grovyle can pull a RescueRomance. She instead gets Grovyle to say she is strong enough to get past the dungeon alone.
79* SkilledButNaive: He ends up getting pushed around by some Snorunt partway through the special episode in ''Explorers of Sky'' because he didn't pick up on their bad attitude soon enough. Dusknoir sees this and notes that Grovyle is unusually innocent at heart, and that this innocence is what prevents the BadFuture from corrupting him. His power is reflected in his in-game level; when he first joins he will be several levels stronger than you or the partner are most likely to be, at 46.
80* TerminatorTwosome: He and the hero form a two-on-one variant, with Dusknoir opposing them.
81* TragicTimeTraveler: The reason he's stealing the Time Gears is to [[spoiler:get them to Temporal Tower to stop the collapse of the tower and the time paralysis of the planet. He was branded a criminal by the entirety of Treasure Town and eventually captured by Dusknoir and his goons, who actually benefited from the dystopian future and were tricking everyone. He does escape thanks to you and your partner Pokémon, but is ultimately erased when the day is saved (Although the bonus story in ''Explorers of Sky'' confirms that he actually survived thanks to Arceus).]]
82* WellIntentionedExtremist: At first. His plan to retrieve the Time Gears involved attacking anyone in his way, even if they could be reasonably talked out of it. He grows out of this mentality after returning to the present.
83* WideEyedIdealist: He's convinced that no one in the future is truly evil; they are either misguided or desperate due to the CrapsackWorld they live in. This comes to bite him a few times, where he was attacked when off-guard. [[spoiler: He's ultimately proven right, at least where Dusknoir and his Sableye are considered, but it is a ''very'' close call.]]
84[[/folder]]
85
86!Members of the Wigglytuff Guild
87[[folder:Guildmaster Wigglytuff]]
88[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/308f8e27_0be0_4c11_ae19_f68355f57def.png]]
89 [[caption-width-right:150:YOOM-TAH!]]
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91[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guildmaster of the Wigglytuff Guild]]. Relentlessly cheerful and upbeat, he hardly seems to fit his fearsome reputation... yet almost everyone deeply respects him.
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93* AllLovingHero: He thinks of everyone as his friend, and he doesn't believe there's any truly bad Pokémon even among all the outlaws running around.
94* BadassAdorable: A cute and soft pink Pokémon who's silly and friendly to everyone, and also probably among the strongest and most intelligent characters in the entire series. In his appearance as an Igglybuff during his special episode, he's even more adorable as a CheerfulChild and repeatedly shocks other characters with his explosive power, [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration and even his basic Pound attack is likely to one-shot most enemies you encounter by the end of it.]]
95* BerserkButton: Mess with his Perfect Apples and it won't end well for you.
96* BewareTheNiceOnes: Extremely nice, trusting to the extreme, willing to lend a hand to literally anyone... and can probably beat any of those people into the ground if they betray his trust.
97* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's introduced as comic relief, with the wariness at provoking his temper seeming like bizarre overkill until the "Perfect Apple Incident" and his later beat-down of Team Skull.
98* BreakTheCutie:
99** As an Igglybuff, finding out that his trusted mentor Armaldo is a wanted outlaw absolutely ''devastates'' him. Thankfully, it's also subverted as it seems to motivate him to ''keep'' being an AllLovingHero well into adulthood.
100** He's very worried over the prospect of Chatot being attacked by Kabutops's gang in Brine Cave again, and gets almost distraught when it actually happens.
101* BrokenPedestal: Subverted, he still remembers Armaldo fondly even after learning of his criminal history.
102* BunnyEarsLawyer: An example with actual bunny ears! He may be silly, but he is very skilled at battling and also can be pretty smart when the situation calls for it.
103* CharacterCatchphrase: "YOOM-TAH!" *flashflash*
104* CheerfulChild: He was a very friendly and happy fellow even as a young Igglybuff.
105* ChildProdigy: Lampshaded by Armaldo and the game ''itself''. Armaldo says he seems to be some kind of "exploration prodigy", while the special episode is titled [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Igglybuff the Prodigy]]. [[{{Foreshadowing}} Seeing what he is now]]...
106* CloudCuckoolander: He's very easygoing and considers ''everyone'' his friend, including the ObviouslyEvil Team Skull and people he's never met before. His oddball behavior is also seen when he's the only one to stay in-character as the [[PaperThinDisguise "Grand Master of All Things Bad"]], even after the plan was foiled by Bidoof.
107* TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight: More often than not. It's implied a few times that being a CloudCuckoolander is precisely the secret behind his legendary exploration skills.
108* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
109** The only one to figure out Ditto's deception in "Here Comes Team Charm!"
110** Not to mention withstanding Team Skull's noxious gas combo that knocked the player and partner out cold with ease, then effortlessly delivering them a CurbStompBattle.
111* ADayInTheLimelight: "Igglybuff The Prodigy" in ''Explorers of Sky'' has you play as him. He is also a major character in "Here Comes Team Charm!", and has a [[BigDamnHeroes rather memorable scene]] in "Bidoof's Wish" as well.
112* DitzyGenius: It's hard to tell exactly how much of his childish behavior is completely genuine and how much of it's at least partially a front to conceal his knowledge or mess with people. In either case, he can be ''startlingly'' perceptive about certain things relating to his area of expertise, able to see the solutions to traps and puzzles near instantly.
113* TheDreaded: To Chatot and ''only'' Chatot. He starts to panic when he sees something that might disappoint Wigglytuff, although Chatot often ends up exaggerating and Wigglytuff isn't the slightest bit concerned. Considering the Perfect Apple incident or when Armaldo was arrested, he has good reasons to fear a potentially angry Wigglytuff...
114* EasilyImpressed: Despite his vast experience, he still becomes enamored by the simplest of things.
115* EccentricMentor: He falls asleep during his own meetings, dances with his food, and sings and kids around constantly... but the player character and partner are proof that he sure does turn his apprentices into top-quality explorers.
116* FriendToAllLivingThings: He will reach his hand and try to be friends with anyone he meets - regardless of whether they are childhood playmates, rookie explorers, more experienced ones, food thieves, fugitive criminals, bullies, illusions, Time Gear guardians, or ObviouslyEvil thugs. The only one he's not seen trying to be friendly at first is Grovyle, but once his intentions are cleared up he's as friendly to him as to everyone else.
117* HairTriggerTemper: [[DoubleSubversion Double subverted]], with his temper being established before meeting him, only to find... ThePollyanna. But then [[UnstoppableRage The Perfect Apple Incident...]]
118* HandwritingAsCharacterization: The childish and emotional Wigglytuff writes in a "messy scrawl", which Chatot struggles to read when tasked -- showcasing the personality differences between the partners.
119* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XEx-nD1G0 "Guildmaster Wigglytuff"]].
120* {{Manchild}}: Childlike, at best. At worst, he can cry to the point of almost causing earthquakes. All because he didn't get his Perfect Apples.
121* NiceGuy: He's sweet to everyone, and a good leader.
122* ObfuscatingStupidity:
123** He does not seem to be the part, but he sure is one of the smartest Pokémon in the ''Mystery Dungeon'' series, with deductive abilities that catch ''almost everyone'' off-guard. For example, the moment he looks at The Partner's relic fragment, he figures out it has something to do with Brine Cave and Lapras.
124** There's also numerous points even before they ambush him where he seems at least somewhat aware Team Skull might not have the best intentions, most noticeably when he conveniently interrupts a stand-off between them and the protagonists and urges the latter to go on and explore the Steam Cave they uncovered while he keeps Team Skull within his vision. He does this all while still acting like his friendly and childish self.
125* OddCouple: With Chatot, his much more normal right-hand bird.
126* OneOfTheKids: His usual personality.
127* PaperThinDisguise: As the "Grand Master of All Things Bad".
128* ThePollyanna: As shown in his ''Explorers of Sky'' special episode.
129* ThePowerOfFriendship: Which apparently manifests as an actual power, especially in his side-story.
130* StepfordSmiler: Invoked and Discussed by Chatot after the Perfect Apple incident.
131-->'''Chatot:''' As you know, it's difficult to tell what our Guildmaster is thinking from his demeanor...but there's no doubt he must be seething with anger inside.
132* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Perfect Apples.
133* TragicKeepsake: He still keeps the Defend Globe Armaldo gave him before he was taken by the authorities.
134[[/folder]]
135
136[[folder:Chatot]]
137[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chatot_explorers.png]]
138
139Wigglytuff's right hand bird and head of intelligence, Chatot handles most of the day-to-day details of running the guild. Unfortunately, he has a tendency to grossly overestimate his own talents and occasionally misread the situation, and isn't as well-respected as he ''thinks'' he is. That being said, he can still be counted on when push comes to shove.
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141* BadLiar: As shown in "Bidoof's Wish".
142-->'''Chatot:''' I...I will say one thing! I didn't rush out here because I was worried about you or anything! I...I just thought you might be deserting the Guild!
143* BrutalHonesty: Especially evident during "Bidoof's Wish", where he tells Bidoof right to his face that he's horrified of how badly the rookie might mess up his first expedition. He also flat-out tells the player character and partner that they can forget about being selected to go on the expedition after they mess up getting a Perfect Apple for Wigglytuff.
144* ButtMonkey: He constantly bores the Guildmaster, he isn't nearly as respected as he thinks he is, and he's assaulted by Kabutops when trying to save Wigglytuff's life.
145* ClusterFBomb: If Skuntank's claim in Brine Cave is true, then Chatot did something very reminiscent to this trope once he caught up with them.
146* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He saves the protagonist and their partner's lives from an ambush by Kabutops and Omastar, and even manages to hold his own in battle when you have him as a partner and when he fights against you during The Grandmaster Of All Things Bad fight.
147* ExpositionFairy: He's the one in charge of all the relevant information in the guild, and relays it to all who need it.
148* GuestStarPartyMember: Briefly teams up with your party to explore the first half of Brine Cave.
149* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Wigglytuff.
150* HistoryRepeats: Chatot is knocked unconscious during the fight with Kabutops by shielding someone. First it was Wigglytuff, then in the story itself it's the protagonists.
151* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter:
152** When the player and partner try to join the Guild as an exploration team, Chatot's first reaction is to kick them out for being salespeople. And his opinion on [[ObviouslyEvil Team Skull]] is that they are perfectly good upstanding citizens. He even completely trusts their word over the hero's partner about what happened to the Perfect Apples after Apple Woods.
153** Despite their close friendship, he really seems to overestimate [[AllLovingHero Wigglytuff's]] likelihood to hold a grudge, acting as if it's almost certain the protagonists won't be selected for the expedition over the Perfect Apple incident. He definitely has reason to fear his temper, but it's hard not to get the impression Chatot himself doesn't understand the guildmaster's own thought process as much as he seems to believe... though [[CloudCuckooLander given who Wigglytuff is, this isn't too surprising.]]
154* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Best shown when he starts to chew out the player and partner over the infamous Perfect Apple incident again, but almost immediately stops and apologizes. And then there's his [[TakingTheBullet actions]] in Brine Cave... And also what he does to help Bidoof in Star Cave, by rounding up every member of the Guild to help out including the Guildmaster himself.
155* KnowNothingKnowItAll: He describes himself as an "encyclopedia" of knowledge, and he ''is'' actually pretty knowledgeable about various legends and Pokémon (which is more or less your RequiredSecondaryPowers for being the guild's personal ExpositionFairy), but he is also ''really'' lacking in patience and basic common sense. Especially with never noticing how ObviouslyEvil Team Skull was, and believing their word over the protagonists. Oddly enough, he's very perceptive and when he notices something's wrong with Bidoof, has [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold the Guildmaster look into it so they can save him from an untimely ambush]].
156* NumberTwo: To Wigglytuff.
157* PapaWolf: A more downplayed version of this trope, as he firmly denies it constantly, but he shows a protective side of Bidoof, the Player, and the Partner. Most tellingly in Star Cave, in which the guildmembers told Bidoof that it was Chatot who was concerned, and in Brine Cave, for when he heard of Team Skull's wrongdoings, he instantly bolted after them. He then [[TakingTheBullet protects the Player's team]] when Kabutops and Omastar attacks.
158* ParrotExposition: Secondary provider thereof; if the partner isn't recapping, chances are good Chatot's doing it instead.
159* PointyHairedBoss: He's not as competent as he thinks he is, which causes problems for the player's team, especially early on.
160* PollyWantsAMicrophone: {{Justified|Trope}} as, in the ''Mystery Dungeon'' series, PokemonSpeak is understood as full sentences instead of just a group of sounds.
161* PoorCommunicationKills: His tendency to jump to conclusions, such as when he first tried to turn the hero and partner away because he assumed they were door-to-door salesmons.
162* SmallNameBigEgo: He thinks of himself as TheSmartGuy and highly respected in the guild, while people actually just sort of put up with his bossiness because of Wigglytuff.
163* {{Tsundere}}: Type 1. He starts off as an abrasive, if well-meaning, right-hand man to Wigglytuff, then he loses the player's respect after chewing the protagonists out during the infamous Perfect Apple Incident, then redeems himself by taking the attack for the protagonists.
164[[/folder]]
165
166[[folder:Bidoof]]
167[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/88f1c06c_c3a3_406f_b94a_129c358532b5.png]]
168
169A cheerful beaver Pokémon who's eager to please others. Before the newcomers arrived, he was the Guild's most recent recruit, and was having trouble adjusting. Things get better for him after your arrival, and he quickly befriends the team. While he can be a bit slow at times, he tries his hardest and dislikes the thought of giving up.
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171* ADayInTheLimelight: "Bidoof's Wish" in ''Explorers of Sky''.
172* BadLiar: He's not thinking about Star Cave, or anything, at all, no sirree!
173* BigBrotherMentor: He tries his best to be one for the player and partner, though his own lack of experience means he doesn't do too well at it.
174* BigEater: Literally stated to be one by his mother in Bidoof's Wish. His hunger "gets him into trouble"; when he first joined the guild, he unknowingly ate all of Wigglytuff's Perfect Apples and much like the hero and partner, got DeniedFoodAsPunishment by Chatot. He's also the only one who asks for seconds at dinner.
175* ButtMonkey: Before your team came along, he was pretty clumsy and was always getting yelled at by Loudred and Chatot.
176* CharacterCatchphrase: "Yup yup!" and "Oof!"
177* ADayInTheLimelight: He's the focus character of the special episode "Bidoof's Wish".
178* {{Gasshole}}: [[InformedAttribute According to his journal]], he has a problem with this.
179* GoshDangItToHeck: "Gosh!", "Golly!", etc.
180* HeavySleeper: Implied to be one in Bidoof's Wish by the fact that his other roommate Corphish is always out of the room already when Loudred is trying to get him to awaken.
181* TheLoad: Averted when he joins your team for the guild's expedition. You'd be forgiven for thinking that said long-awaited quest would be nothing but an over glorified EscortMission (especially if you'd read Sunflora's diary about how much of a novice he is when they explored), but in truth he can carry your whole team by knocking out everything in front of him with a surprisingly powerful Headbutt.
182* NaiveNewcomer: He's the newest recruit until the player and their partner show up, and he's still not very used to everything.
183* NightmareRetardant: In an in-universe example, he accidentally ruins the whole "Grandmaster Of All Things Bad" setup. The Grandmaster tries to salvage it, without much success.
184* TheUnfought: He doesn't participate in the Grand Master of All Things Bad battle, unlike the rest of the guild.
185[[/folder]]
186
187[[folder:Sunflora]]
188[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sunflora_7682.png]]
189A playful and skilled apprentice who's always so excited she can't help ''screaming'' with anticipation! Gets along well with everyone... well, except for Loudred, anyway...
190
191She's voiced by Creator/RachaelLillis in the dub.
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193* ActionGirl: She's a competent fighter and explorer in her own right.
194* BadassInDistress:
195** During her special episode; {{Justified|Trope}} as she's stated to be very skilled, but goes on a solo mission with major type disadvantages against opponents who are fully aware of the type mismatch ''and'' skilled at luring others into ambushes.
196** Happens again to a lesser extent in the anime special ''Explorers of Time and Darkness''. She actually does quite well against Gabite until the latter uses Attract, forcing Chimchar and Piplup to pick up the slack.
197* BigOMG: Her catchphrase.
198* CharacterCatchphrase: "Eek!" and especially "Oh my gosh!" Her special episode is named after the latter, and for a very good reason. [[note]]She says "Oh my gosh!" 29 times in said episode, excluding two seen in flashbacks and one single use of "gosh".[[/note]]
199* ADayInTheLimelight: "Today's Oh My Gosh" in ''Explorers of Sky''.
200* TheDeterminator: Despite being on the wrong end of ElementalRockPaperScissors during her DayInTheLimelight, Sunflora ''absolutely refuses'' to give up on her mission to capture "The Invincible Haunter".
201* EyesAlwaysShut: Of the upturned, optimistic variety.
202* GenkiGirl: She's always energetic and excited about something.
203* IncendiaryExponent: During the boss fight at the end of "Today's "Oh My Gosh", oddly enough.
204* ValleyGirl: Is totally this, oh my gosh.
205* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She hates fire and has to battle Haunter in the boiling core of the hot springs.
206* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, towards Loudred.
207[[/folder]]
208
209[[folder:Loudred]]
210[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Loudred_5830.png]]
211
212A ''loud'' and short-tempered apprentice who tends to ''shout'' all the time, and serves as the guild's morning alarm clock. Because of this, he comes off as a bit... harsh. Also a bit of a braggart, he's convinced that he's the strongest of all the apprentices.
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214* BelligerentSexualTension: Explicitly acted out in Sunflora's Special Episode, right down to the "I'm not here because I ''care'' or anything" blatant lie when he comes to back her up.
215* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives just in time to help Sunflora out during her mission to catch the Invincible Haunter. ''Twice'', even.
216* TheBigGuy: He sees himself as this.
217* IncendiaryExponent: Same as Sunflora during the boss fight.
218* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He ''does'' mean well, deep down, even though he's kind of a jerk.
219* LoudSleeperGag: Bidoof's special episode shows that he's just as loud asleep as he is awake, as his snoring keeps Bidoof up late at night.
220* NoIndoorVoice: IS ''ALWAYS'' YELLING! Which IS, in its own WAY, his [[VerbalTic VERBAL tic]].
221* SmallNameBigEgo: Loudred has a tendency of bragging about how strong he supposedly is.
222* SuddenlyShouting: He falls into this when he's not ''constantly'' shouting. Sometimes, he'll start speaking normally, but then emphasize random words in his sentences.
223* {{Tsundere}}: Type A, towards Sunflora.
224[[/folder]]
225
226[[folder:Diglett]]
227[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Diglett_6127.png]]
228
229The Wigglytuff Guild's lookout and Loudred's partner. Not nearly as brash or self-assured as his father or his partner.
230----
231* CharacterCatchphrase: Subverted, he's one of the few apprentices to ''not'' have one.
232* TheGenericGuy: Like Corphish, Diglett is one of the most "normal" of the guild members.
233* OnlySaneMan: Especially when compared with, say, [[LargeHam his dad]] or [[NoIndoorVoice Loudred]].
234* WackyParentSeriousChild: Can be seen as this with Dugtrio, considering his father would rather spend his time staring out at sea, and Diglett is annoyed with his father for shirking his work. It gets to the point where he tricks Dugtrio into going back to work by having his partner, Loudred, use his large voice to pretend to be the sea. Loudred was quite surprised by this.
235[[/folder]]
236
237[[folder:Corphish]]
238[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Corphish_5842.png]]
239
240Another apprentice, Corphish is one of the more sensible members of the guild.
241----
242* CharacterCatchphrase: "Hey, hey!"
243* TheGenericGuy: Perhaps the ''least'' quirky member of the whole guild. Doesn't help that most of his accomplishments get OvershadowedByAwesome.
244* RecurringCharacter: The same Corphish (or possibly all talking Corphish say "Hey, hey!") has appeared in almost every game in the franchise since that features talking Pokémon. Such as, ''Poke Park Wii 2'' and ''Pokemon Rumble Blast''.
245[[/folder]]
246
247[[folder:Chimecho]]
248[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Chimecho_774.png]]
249
250This apprentice runs the Guild's Assembly, managing any recruits brought in by other apprentices and helping with team-building. Appears to have a crush on Wigglytuff.
251-----
252* CannotSpitItOut: If she does have a crush on Wigglytuff, he doesn't seem to be aware of it.
253* TheMedic: Acts as the guild's healer both on and off the field.
254* OneeSama: Has a bit of this with the player's team, being a responsible and more experienced female recruit.
255* SilkHidingSteel: Despite her apparently sweet nature, Chimecho is still capable of fighting if need be.
256* TeamChef: One of her jobs involves preparing the dinner for the Guild's members.
257* TeamMom: She comes across this way due to taking care of several things around the guild.
258[[/folder]]
259
260[[folder:Dugtrio]]
261[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dugtrio_3376.png]]
262
263Diglett's father and a fellow apprentice. He also handles the updates for the Guild's Job Boards. Likes to spend his free time overlooking the vast sea.
264----
265* LargeHam: He tends to be rather melodramatic.
266* LeeroyJenkins: In ''Bidoof's Wish'', his AI isn't programmed to take into account Bidoof's IQ skills or Treasure Bag. Due to this, he can accidentally one-hit-KO Bidoof with Earthquake. This also happens in the Grand Master of All Things Bad battle, with the exact same allies as the special episode, minus Bidoof. Apparently, he hasn't learned.
267* MythologyGag: His deep, abiding love of the ocean may be a reference to a Diglett/Dugtrio father-son pair who played a minor role in ''Red/Blue Rescue Team'' and spent most of their time overlooking the sea. Assuming, of course, that there isn't something more to it...
268* RoyalWe: His VerbalTic. Justified, as there are three of him.
269* SmallNameBigEgo: His sense of self-worth is possibly even more inflated than Loudred's.
270* WackyParentSeriousChild: As noted with Diglett, Dugtrio is ''much'' quirkier than his son is, much to Diglett's exasperation.
271[[/folder]]
272
273[[folder:Croagunk]]
274[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Croagunk_4990.png]]
275
276An odd apprentice who keeps to himself and constantly laughs. This tends to unnerve the others, who aren't quite sure what to make of him.
277----
278* DarkIsNotEvil: While viewed as a bit strange, still [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch a rare example of a Poison-type who isn't treated as purely evil]] ''or'' having the "out" of [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute being half-Grass-type]].
279* EvilLaugh: "Meh-heh-heh!"
280* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: At least, he's viewed this way by the other apprentices.
281* TheStoic: Even at the worst of times, he never displays much emotion.
282* WillfullyWeak: It's said that he's already skilled enough to graduate from the guild, but chooses not to because he doesn't want to leave his swap cauldron, which is permanently stuck to the floor of the guild's quarters.
283[[/folder]]
284
285!Other Exploration Teams
286[[folder:Team Skull]]
287[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2ea0281c_d2d2_4854_a04c_079bbbd79084.png]]
288
289A trio of poison Pokémon who do [[AlwaysChaoticEvil nothing for their Type's bad reputation]]. The brutish Skuntank leads the team, while Koffing and Zubat are his sneering lackeys. Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon the other Team Skull]].
290----
291* BadBoss: Zubat isn't immune to the team's "noxious gas special", but this doesn't stop Skuntank from using it.
292* TheBully: Their basic character trait. They enjoy picking on people they consider weaklings, especially the player character and their partner.
293* BullyingADragon: Not only do they keep picking on the player and their partner even as they grow ever stronger, they even go after Wigglytuff at one point. Really bad idea.
294* CombinationAttack: Skuntank and Koffing's "noxious gas special".
295* DarkIsEvil: Downplayed. They're not outright evil, just really greedy and selfish.
296* DevilInPlainSight: None of the other Guildmembers like them at first.
297* DirtyCoward: They're willing to attack when they're stronger than their target, but they always run from a fair fight.
298* DualBoss: Koffing and Zubat are fought together as the first boss fight of the game.
299* EvilLaugh: Each member has a distinctive one:
300-->'''Skuntank:''' Chaw-haw-haw!\
301'''Koffing:''' Whoa-ho-ho!\
302'''Zubat:''' Heh-heh-heh.
303* FatAndSkinny: Koffing and Zubat respectively.
304* ForTheEvulz: Sometimes they're [[{{Greed}} looking for profit for minimal effort]], other times they're just picking on "weaklings".
305* {{Gasshole}}: Skuntank and Koffing both qualify. They frequently team up to unleash their noxious gas combo on unsuspecting victims.
306* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: They completely get away with sabotaging the player team's mission to get Perfect Apples from the Lost Woods for Wigglytuff. With Chatot refusing to hear reason, it all ends with having [[KarmicMisfire your team being punished instead of Team Skull]]. Also, they suffer no real punishment for stealing Azurill's Water Float, putting it in Amp Plains, and nearly getting the player and partner killed. However, they finally get their comeuppance when Kabutops beats them down and Chatot chastises them.
307* {{Leitmotif}}: "Team Skull".
308* ManChild: It's not known if [[VagueAge Koffing and Zubat]] are adults or not, but one would assume Skuntank is a fully grown adult (or rather a fully-evolved Pokémon), and he's no different from a petty school bully.
309* ObviouslyEvil: Sadly, Chatot is GenreBlind.
310* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: After being nearly killed in Brine Cave, Skuntank willingly gives the Relic Fragment back to the main characters after he stole it previously.]]
311* PoisonIsEvil: They're all Poison-Types, and they're all jerks.
312* PoisonousPerson: All three of them have Poison as one of their types.
313* RevengeByProxy: After getting the ever-living shit beaten out of them by Wigglytuff, they know they can't take him in a fight, so they decide to get even by screwing with you and your partner. They then proceed to steal a rare Water Float belonging to two completely unrelated kids just to lure you into a trap.
314* SmellySkunk: Team Skull's leader, Skuntank, is a skunk Pokémon. In two cutscenes, he uses a scent attack that smells so bad that other Pokémon (mainly the player team) become unconscious from it, while even Pokémon standing far away commented on the terrible smell.
315* TerribleTrio: They show up at various points of the game to harass the player and partner.
316* UnderestimatingBadassery: They assumed Wigglytuff was just a "big baby" and an instant pushover. They were ''terribly'' wrong.
317* TheUnfought: While Zubat and Koffing act as the [[DualBoss the first bosses]], Skuntank prefers dirty tricks and running away, and the heroes never get to fight Skuntank. Except when they take a solid one upside the chin due to a combination of TheWorfEffect and the fact they're fighting [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Wigglytuff]].
318* WarmUpBoss: Koffing and Zubat are the first bosses in the game.
319* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They all disappear after Brine Cave, never to be seen or mentioned again. They reappear in ''Super Mystery Dungeon'', however, proving that they survived and escaped.
320* WouldHurtAChild: Their stealing of the Water Float and hiding it in Amp Plains meant they were counting on either the hero and partner or Marill and Azurill to be slaughtered by the violently territorial tribe living there.
321[[/folder]]
322
323[[folder:Team Charm]]
324[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b7b9e776_b9c1_402d_8f03_039949d5c1aa.png]]
325
326A famous trio of all-female explorers that appears primarily during the epilogue arc. Lopunny is the leader, traveling with her best friends Medicham and Gardevoir. Their exploits are well-known, and they have plenty of adoring fans.
327----
328* ADayInTheLimelight: "Here Comes Team Charm!" in ''Explorers of Sky''.
329* AmazonBrigade: A formidable, all-female group of fighters and explorers.
330* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Lopunny, Gardevoir, and Medicham respectively.
331* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Or rather, them. Among the guild members gushing over Team Charm, the female Sunflora and Chimecho were just as gushy as their fellow male guildmates (with the exception of Croagunk, who seems rather oblivious).
332** The hero and/or partner would qualify if either/both of them are female.
333* {{Expy}}: Essentially, the Pokémon versions of Series/CharliesAngels.
334** They also have a resemblance to WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls. Lopunny is the leader, Gardevoir is the cheerful one and Medicham always wants to kick butts.
335* {{Fan Boy}}s: Implied to make up the vast majority of their fan club. And the vast majority of your own guild.
336* FightWoosh[=/=]BattleThemeMusic: They actually get their own during their Special Episode.
337* GirlyBruiser: Lopunny
338* {{Guest Star Party Member}}s: In one mission, you team up with/compete against them while exploring Aegis Cave.
339* LadyOfWar: Gardevoir, the calmest and most graceful of the group.
340* {{Leitmotif}}: "Team Charm's Theme"
341* ThePollyanna: Lopunny maintains a constant optimistic bliss regardless of the conflicts she and the team face.
342* TownGirls: Lopunny is Femme, Medicham is Butch and Gardevoir is Neither.
343[[/folder]]
344
345[[folder:Team AWD]]
346[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b7d32efc_de8e_456d_9dbe_8d67bc28f071.png]]
347
348An Arbok, Weavile and Drapion who are always searching for greater challenges and treasures. Lady Weavile is the team's no-nonsense leader.
349----
350* AscendedExtra: In the main game, their only purpose is to advertise the Zero Isle dungeons. They become plot relevant in ''Sky'''s Team Charm episode.
351* BigThinShortTrio:
352** Drapion: Big
353** Arbok: Thin
354** Weavile: Short
355* DarkIsNotEvil: Double subverted in ''Sky'', where you're told that they're a team of ruffians that will hurt others in their attempts to get treasure... and then find out that the incident you were told of was a lie by the guardian of the area to get you two to fight each other and take enough damage that neither of you would find the cave's [[McGuffin treasure]].
356** Though they act like bandits and jackasses during the Team Charm episode, they seem to have mellowed out and are relatively benign by the time of the present day. They are seen around Treasure Town and Wigglytuff's Guild, and have neither caused trouble for others nor have a warrant out for their arrest like the outlaws on the bulletin board.
357* EvenEvilHasStandards: While they aren't exactly evil, it's telling that not even ''they'' will mess with a Time Gear.
358* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Like Team ACT in ''Rescue Team'' ('''A'''lakazam, '''C'''harizard, and '''T'''yranitar), AWD's team name is simply their species' initials ('''A'''rbok, '''W'''eavile, and '''D'''rapion).
359* HeelFaceTurn: Implied, given that their behavior in the present era is infinitely more pleasant than it was during the Team Charm episode (though Weavile is still a bit of a bitch).
360* PoisonIsEvil: Subverted with Arbok and Drapion. Team Charm is told to watch out for them in their special episode, but they're actually fairly pleasant, at least by the present day.
361* SssssnakeTalk: Arbok, but only in ''Sky''.
362* TreasureHunter: Their main priority. The spend the game searching for Zero Isle.
363* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Weavile is the sole female of the trio and its leader.
364[[/folder]]
365
366[[folder:Team Ebony]]
367A Shuppet and Murkrow. While both want to go searching for treasures, they can't seem to agree on what ''type'' they should target -- Murkrow wants to go after the shiniest treasures, while her partner Shuppet prefers rarity to sparkliness.
368----
369* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Implied with Murkrow, who constantly mentions her love of shiny treasures.
370* DarkIsNotEvil: They've got no beef with anyone; they're both just explorers minding their own business.
371* TreasureHunter: Like Team [=AWD=], this is their main objective.
372[[/folder]]
373
374[[folder:Team Flame]]
375As the name implies, a Fire-focused team; two of the three members, Ponyta and Camerupt, are Fire-types. The leader, Bellsprout, is a Grass-type, which means he's on the wrong side of ElementalRockPaperScissors. Despite this, he tries to be a good commander, and his teammates care deeply about him.
376----
377* KillItWithFire: Two of the three of them can, though they have to be careful not to burn their leader.
378* NervousWreck: Bellsprout comes across this way, due to constantly being surrounded by one of his weaknesses.
379* OddFriendship: Between a pony with a mane and tail of flame, a camel made of magma, and... a small flower.
380[[/folder]]
381
382[[folder:Team Glee]]
383A cheerful team made up of Togepi, Ledyba and Politoed; they like bringing happiness to others.
384----
385* CheerfulChild: All of them have the personality of one, though Politoed is actually fully evolved.
386* ForHappiness: Their main goal is make other people happy.
387* {{Keet}}: They're all pretty energetic.
388[[/folder]]
389
390[[folder:Team Poochy]]
391The three Poochyena Brothers make up this team of bounty hunters. They exclusively hunt criminals, preferably the ones with the best rewards and least difficulty.
392----
393* DarkIsNotEvil: Dark-types exclusively ''against'' "evil" outlaws, in fact!
394* SiblingTeam: A trio of brothers who take down bad guys.
395[[/folder]]
396
397[[folder:Team Raider]]
398A master rank exploration team made up of Gallade, Rhyperior, and Roserade. They only appear after the end of the post-game, having saved Dugtrio from drowning at the beach.
399----
400* FlatCharacter: Due to their extremely limited screen time, none of them demonstrate much personality.
401[[/folder]]
402
403[[folder:Team Razor Wind]]
404Zangoose, Sandslash and Scyther make up this team, which derives its name from their speed and razor-sharp claws. Notably appeared in the first anime special, and had a very brief cameo in the second.
405----
406* TheWorfEffect: Their ContinuityCameo in the first ''Time/Darkness'' anime adaptation was simply to demonstrate Wigglytuff's strength by having him whup their tails offscreen, as well as Gabite's by having him do the same.
407* WorthyOpponent: Zangoose dreams of battling Team Charm. He also considers Sunflora to be one.
408[[/folder]]
409
410
411[[folder:Team Rogue]]
412A team that only appears in ''Sky''; considering that they're completely unashamed thieves and bullies... Bagon and Gligar are a pair to watch out for. And then there's their leader...
413----
414* ArcVillain: Team Rogue serve as the main antagonists of the Special Episode, "Bidoof's Wish", attempting to lure Bidoof into Star Cave so they can rob him while he's least expecting it.
415* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bastard In Sheeps Clothing]]: Snover, who acts harmless but is actually the leader of the gang.
416* TheCon: Pulls one on Bidoof, fooling him into trusting Snover and following him far enough way to be robbed.
417* {{Foreshadowing}}: Snover's Snow Warning ability doesn't help Bidoof at all and can outright KO him if he doesn't do anything about it, a clue that Snover isn't really an ally.
418* HopelessBossFight: When the three of them attack Bidoof, you're meant to lose the fight; it's three against one, and Snover is double Bidoof's level. Of course, once [[BigDamnHeroes Wigglytuff's Guild shows up]], this trope gets turned back around on them.
419* {{Leitmotif}}: "Air of Unease"
420* OhCrap: Their reaction when the rest of the guild shows up is ''priceless''.
421* SuicidalOverconfidence: The three try to take on the entire Wigglytuff Guild, with [[CurbStompBattle predictable results.]]
422* UnwantedAssistance: All Snover's Snow Warning ability does while pretending to help Bidoof is to damage him faster than Bidoof can regenerate his health. This in hindsight seems to foreshadow that Snover is not a true ally to Bidoof and is in fact luring him into a trap.
423* WoundedGazelleGambit: Snover pulls one on Bidoof, pretending to be on the run from Bagon and Gligar to lure him into Star Cave.
424[[/folder]]
425
426[[folder:Team Seedgey]]
427A Seedot and Pidgey duo; their team name is derived from both their names.
428----
429* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: As they mention, they came up with their team name by just putting their names together.
430[[/folder]]
431
432[[folder:Team Slacker]]
433A Slowpoke and Slakoth who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aren't very interested in exploring]], so they tend to hang around the Guild and Treasure Town instead. Very easygoing.
434----
435* {{Dismotivation}}: As could be expected from their species.
436* LampshadeHanging: They themselves constantly point out that they're not really sure why they made a rescue team, as they're so lazy.
437* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: They're an exploration team, but don't really do any exploring.
438* TheSlacker: As you can expect from a team made out of a Slowpoke and a Slakoth.
439[[/folder]]
440
441[[folder:Team Tasty]]
442A happy-go-lucky Swellow and neurotic Wurmple, the latter of whom is utterly convinced that his partner will eat him if he ever gets hungry enough.
443----
444* BigEater: Swellow sure does talk about food a lot...
445* CannotSpitItOut: Non-romantic version; Wurmple's too afraid to just ''tell'' Swellow why he's so jumpy and nervous all the time... And when he finally manages it, Swellow is promptly horrified at having scared him so much.
446* CarnivoreConfusion: They're a large bird (Swellow) teaming up with a small insect (Wurmple); the implications of Swellow getting hungry aren't lost on Wurmple.
447* EatTheDog: Wurmple's greatest fear is that Swellow would eat him one day. And with Swellow constantly thinking of food, poor Wurmple gets scared very often.
448* MeaningfulName: Wurmple's intent behind the team's name. It's what he thought Swellow would eventually think ''of him''.
449* OddFriendship: A bug and a bird who nonetheless work together.
450* PoorCommunicationKills: If Wurmple had just mentioned it to Swellow instead of dwelling on it, Swellow could have cleared up that he'd ''never'' eat his friend if he got hungry.
451[[/folder]]
452
453!Treasure Town Villagers
454[[folder:The Kecleon Brothers]]
455A pair of Kecleon who run the local Item Shop. The green one handles regular items while the purple one specializes in [=TMs=] and Orbs. Always changing their inventory.
456----
457* BadassBystander: Should you provoke a Kecleon in a DungeonShop, you'll find that they're ''level 49, with max stats and permanently at double speed''. Playing this trope more straight, it is possible under very rare circumstances for them to begin fighting the wild Pokémon alongside you, without actually joining your team, should a wild Pokémon use Explosion or some other attack that damages their goods.
458* EasilyAngeredShopkeeper: They're friendly enough in Treasure Town, but when found running their {{Dungeon Shop}}s...
459* {{Leitmotif}}: "Kecleon's Shop"
460* PaletteSwap: The purple Kecleon.
461[[/folder]]
462
463[[folder:Kangaskhan]]
464A matronly Kangaskhan who takes care of the locals' Storage. Always has kind words for everyone, and calls others terms of endearment like 'dear' or 'sweetie'.
465----
466* NiceGirl: She always has something nice to say.
467* TeamMom: She acts kind and motherly towards the player's team.
468[[/folder]]
469
470[[folder:Xatu]]
471Runs "Xatu Appraisal"; he uses his strange abilities to see into sealed chests ''before'' opening them (which he immediately does afterwards, as that's the service he offers). Speaks in an overly grandiose fashion.
472---
473* CharacterCatchphrase: "Kwee- Kwee KWAH!...Kwah-'' '''HAH!!'' '''"
474* MagicalNativeAmerican: Possibly, though it might just be the aesthetics of his species' design.
475* PsychicPowers: Can psychically tell what items the chests contain.
476* TheStoic: He doesn't express himself much, though he does seem to like Team Charm, much like most of the other male villagers.
477[[/folder]]
478
479[[folder:Electivire]]
480The energetic owner of "Electivire Link Shop", where he teaches customers how to [[{{Combos}} link moves together]]. He can also help Pokémon remember any level-up moves they've forgotten.
481----
482* GentleGiant: He looks intimidating, but he's really a nice guy.
483[[/folder]]
484
485[[folder:Chansey]]
486Basically a babysitter-for-hire, Chansey will look after any eggs that others bring her, taking care of them until they hatch (which takes anywhere between 6-9 dungeon clears).
487----
488* {{Fangirl}}: Of Team Charm.
489* TeamMom: Maybe not as much as Kangaskhan, but her job ''is'' to take care of eggs.
490[[/folder]]
491
492[[folder:Duskull]]
493Teller of the "Duskull Bank", where Pokémon store any money they don't want to risk losing if an adventure goes horribly wrong.
494----
495* DarkIsNotEvil: He's got a dark sense of humor, but he'd never short anyone who trusts him with his money.
496 [[/folder]]
497
498[[folder:Marowak]]
499The new head of the local Dojo, which was forced to close down for lack of customers some time ago. As such, he's almost painfully eager for any new customers to show up and start using the facilities. These courses aren't as harrowing or punishing as normal mystery dungeons (primarily in that there's no penalty for defeat), so they're great for training.
500----
501* LovableCoward: He has an obsessive fear of the hardest maze in his own dojo. To the point that he sealed it off.
502[[/folder]]
503
504[[folder:Azurill and Marill]]
505Two cute youngsters. Despite their youth, they're both very responsible and polite, running errands for their mother and doing their best to stay out of trouble... though they often end up finding it, through no fault of their own. In the Japanese version, Marill is the elder brother, and Azurill is implied to be the younger sister.
506----
507* {{Adorably Precocious Child}}ren: After their mother fell ill, they took over most of the jobs in their household.
508* BreakTheCutie: Azurill suffers two of these, first by Drowzee luring him into a trap, then by falling to one of Darkrai's nightmares.
509* {{Cheerful Child}}ren: They're always in a good mood, as long as they're together.
510[[/folder]]
511
512[[folder:Teddiursa and Ursaring]]
513Usually found hanging out together, these two villagers are always ready to weigh in with their thoughts on the latest news. Teddiursa eventually chooses to evolve, making telling them apart a bit difficult. However, in the Japanese version, she can clearly be identified by her use of feminine speech patterns.
514----
515* OneSteveLimit: Becomes a minor issue after Teddiursa evolves.
516[[/folder]]
517
518[[folder:Spoink]]
519This happy villager likes to go bouncing down the streets, always with a lilt in his voice and a (literal) spring in his step. He is introduced as your first job client after he loses his pearl in the Drenched Bluff.
520----
521* {{Keet}}: He seems to be pretty energetic.
522[[/folder]]
523
524[[folder:Vigoroth]]
525Acts as the town barker; whenever a new business reopens, Vigoroth can be found running around town announcing this and pointing customers its way.
526----
527* {{Keet}}: Vigoroth himself says that he just can't sit still. It's more a trademark of his species, though.
528* MrExposition: Explains Treasure Town's services to the player as they become available.
529[[/folder]]
530
531[[folder:Spinda]]
532[[quoteright:141:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spinda_eos.png]]
533Opens a Cafe [[UpdatedRerelease in Sky which provides extra services]] and is all about "hopes and dreams~" Can be a bit... loopy at times, but he's good at mixing drinks, and gives others a place to run their own new businesses. All of his services are free, so how they ''stay'' in business is anyone's guess...
534----
535* AchievementsInIgnorance: Freely admits that he has NO IDEA how he's able to mix up miraculously good drinks sometimes, even adding that [[CentipedesDilemma he couldn't do it by actively TRYING]] to make a 'miracle drink'.
536* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a successful owner and manager of his cafe, despite his oddities.
537* CharacterCatchphrase: "Hopes and dreams..."
538* CloudCuckoolander: Very, ''very'' eccentric.
539* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: While he can't control when it happens, Spinda will always sense whenever the drink he's just created is special somehow and warn the customer.
540[[/folder]]
541
542[[folder:Wynaut and Wobbuffet]]
543These two help Spinda by running the Recycling Station, which doubles as the Lottery and the heart of 'Project P'.
544----
545* CannotSpitItOut: While normally Wobbuffet responds to Wynaut's questions about whether or not a given ticket is a winner, sometimes she goes very quiet. This can signify that it's a big win... or that she's just reluctant to admit it didn't win anyway.
546* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Wynaut to Wobbuffet.
547* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: As a female, Wobbuffet wears lipstick.
548* VerbalTic: Wynaut tends to phrase things in a way that he can ask "why not" or "is it not?" Wobbuffet, meanwhile, hardly says anything other than "That's right!" or announcing what color you just picked.
549[[/folder]]
550
551!Villains
552[[folder:Drowzee]]
553A thief who kidnaps Azurill to help him get the rumored treasure of Mt. Bristle.
554----
555* TheAtoner: After Azurill is trapped in nightmares, he goes to free him to make up for his past crimes against him.
556* TheBusCameBack: Despite vanishing for most of the story after his defeat, he returns during the post-game story, helping you when Azurill gets trapped in a nightmare.
557* ButNowIMustGo: He takes off for parts unknown soon after the player and partner beat Darkrai.
558* HeelFaceTurn: Gives up his career as a criminal after he's beaten. He also helps the player out late in the game.
559* StarterVillain: He's the first major outlaw you'll have to fight.
560* WalkingSpoiler: Due to a complete 180-degree change in personality.
561* WakeUpCallBoss: He's the second boss in the game after Koffing and Zubat (who are total cakewalks), but he's rather annoying to beat, as both his abilities, Forewarn and Insomnia, will allow him to block your moves occasionally and makes him completely immune to sleep-inducing moves or Sleep Seeds, respectively, while he puts you to sleep himself via Hypnosis and hits quite hard with Confusion.
562[[/folder]]
563
564[[folder:Dusknoir]]
565[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c9401a52_f1e1_4c4b_8890_75e73ac518ea.png]]
566
567A very wise explorer who rose to stardom overnight. Despite this, he's very humble and willing to help even the smallest Pokémon. In reality, he is Primal Dialga's right-hand man from the future and seeks to cement the world's stasis.
568----
569* TheAce: At first: his knowledge from his studies of the past allows him to be an extremely effective explorer.
570* AntiVillain: Dusknoir's speech after being defeated at the Hidden Highland heavily implies that all his motivation for evil stems from fear of death; as his existence is tied to the BadFuture, he will go to any lengths to keep history on its negative course. Special Episode 5 confirms this to be the case [[spoiler: in a heart-to-heart with Grovyle, and also has him overcome it and become NotAfraidToDie.]]
571* BecomingTheMask: In the extended story; [[spoiler: his team-up with Grovyle, while initially just a ruse, eventually leads him to join his cause for real.]]
572* BigDamnHeroes: Twice, he comes to rescue the player and partner. Once on Amp Plains, once for Grovyle. [[spoiler: Subverted the second time when it turns out that he's the antagonist, not Grovyle.]]
573* BitchInSheepsClothing: He appears to be nice and a very friendly Pokémon who is willing to help anyone in need but is later revealed that his nice and friendly side is just a façade.
574* DarkIsNotEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope ZigZagged]]. He is introduced as heroic, but is then revealed to be villainous. In Special Episode 5, he [[spoiler: seemingly pulls a HeelFaceTurn, only for it to have been fake all along, but then he pulls a ''real'' HeelFaceTurn right then and there, which sticks.]]
575* {{Determinator}}: He will stop at nothing to capture the player, partner and Grovyle and drag them back to the future. Even when he's defeated, he gets back up and tries to take out the player despite his injuries, and it takes Grovyle dragging him back to the future to finally get him out of the picture. And even then, [[spoiler: he quickly hatches another scheme to [[GrandTheftMe take over Grovyle's body]] and go back to the past to take out the player and partner]]. The reason for this is that if the BadFuture is changed, he'll disappear, and he's trying to preserve his own existence at all costs.
576* TheDragon: To Primal Dialga.
577* EvilLaugh: "Hoo hoo ha!"
578* AFatherToHisMen: [[spoiler: Downplayed, as he's not above [[BadBoss pushing them around or attacking his Sableye lackeys if they displease him]], but he does compliment them when they do well, and when Primal Dialga knocks the Sableye aside when they try to protect him, he - despite being unable to move - is clearly enraged at what his master has done.]]
579* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler: His last-resort plan in Special Episode 5 is to take over Grovyle's body.]]
580* TheHeavy: Antagonizes the heroes most throughout the story with Primal Dialga only taking center stage after Dusknoir is removed from the plot.
581* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Appears to be good at first, but then kidnaps the player and partner and reveals he's Primal Dialga's right hand man. In Special Episode 5, [[spoiler: he comes to a truce with Grovyle only to reveal later that he faked betraying Primal Dialga. Shortly afterward, he finally settles on a side, and makes a genuine HeelFaceTurn.]]
582* {{Irony}}: The Pokémon described by most Pokédex entries as essentially the GrimReaper of the Pokémon world [[spoiler: is so afraid to die that he's willing to doom the entire future to keep on living.]]
583* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Power of Darkness" as well as his own boss theme, "Battle Against Dusknoir". The latter is shared with Darkrai.
584* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Part of his motivation is his loyalty to Primal Dialga.
585* TheMole: He at first seems like an ally, but was actually working to preserve the world of darkness and capture the player.
586* PetTheDog: Coming to the party's rescue in Amp Plains becomes this in hindsight, as as far as he knew at the time, the player and partner's well-being were inconsequential to his mission. Then again, he may have done it just to keep up appearances.
587* PsychoticSmirk: Subtle but when he is told the Player's name, he can be seen smirking in his portrait. The Player character spotted this but dismissed it as an imagination.
588-->'''Dusknoir:''' I see! You're named [ [[HelloInsertNameHere player]] ]!
589-->'''Partner:''' ? Does that name sound familiar, Dusknoir sir?
590-->'''Dusknoir:''' ... -looks to the side- No. -portrait shows a smirk in his eye- That name is unfamiliar to me.
591-->'''Player:''' ! ([[InternalMonologue Did I just see...The faintest?]] [[LampshadeHanging Did Dusknoir just do the faintest of smiles...? Or did I imagine that...?]])
592* TerminatorTwosome: [[VillainWithGoodPublicity At first, he seems to be the Kyle Reese to Grovyle's Terminator]], but it's actually the other way around.
593* TimePolice: Revealed fairly early compared to his other reveals to be sent from the future to protect it from someone else changing it in the past, which, unlike everything else he tells you, is actually the honest truth. The trouble is that [[BadFuture the future he's trying to protect]] [[AfterTheEnd isn't one that those in the present would want.]]
594* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He creates a reputation of an incredibly skilled explorer that appeared out of nowhere, concealing the fact he's TheDragon to Primal Dialga. It works to the extent almost everyone struggled to accept the fact Dusknoir was evil.
595[[/folder]]
596
597[[folder:Sableye]]
598[[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sableye_pmde.png]]
599A pack of six Pokémon who assist Dusknoir in the capture of Grovyle.
600----
601* DarkIsNotEvil: Initially, though their alliance with Dusknoir later places them as DarkIsEvil. [[spoiler:They eventually become this for real near the end of the fifth special episode.]]
602* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: [[spoiler:Their first act of defiance against Primal Dialga is to claw at him. More like a failed attempt at [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching him out]], but distracts him long enough to work.]]
603* EvilLaugh: "Weh heh heh heh!"
604* ExtremeDoormat: They do Dusknoir and Primal Dialga's dirty work out of cowardice and pressure, but finally grow a spine and defect along with Dusknoir.
605* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Alongside Dusknoir, they switch sides to help Grovyle in Special Episode 5.]]
606* QuirkyMinibossSquad: They always show up in groups, usually alongside Dusknoir.
607* RecurringBoss: Fought in both the main story and Special Episode 5, twice in the latter.
608* UndyingLoyalty: To Dusknoir. They're even willing to fight Primal Dialga for him.
609[[/folder]]
610
611[[folder:Spiritomb]]
612A being composed of 108 fused spirits.
613----
614* DarkIsEvil: A Dark/Ghost-Type who antagonizes Grovyle and the player's team, [[spoiler:and later Celebi, too]].
615* LargeHam: At times, especially given the emphasis it puts on random words.
616* Mystical108: An antagonistic group of 108 ghosts crammed together.
617* OrificeInvasion: Toward Grovyle [[spoiler:and later Celebi.]]
618* RoyalWe: Justified since it's made of 108 spirits.
619* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Decides to run when a very angry Dialga shows up after [[spoiler:Dusknoir's betrayal.]]
620[[/folder]]
621
622[[folder:Primal Dialga]]
623[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a99fb8f_f57e_40ab_91bf_aff7e03aa382.png]]
624[[caption-width-right:350:GRRR-OOOOOO...OOOOOH!!!]]
625
626A Dialga who has been in the process of being driven insane by the loss of the Time Gears, sending Dusknoir to capture Grovyle so the BadFuture will stay. His descent into madness as Primal Dialga drives most of the pre-credits plot.
627----
628* AntiVillain: Of the "good guy brainwashed into being evil and none of his villainy is really his fault" variety. He's not evil at all -- just being driven insane.
629* BigBad: Of the main story at least, as he sent Dusknoir back to stop Grovyle from changing the timeline and is the cause of the planet's paralysis.
630* ClifftopCaterwauling: When giving orders to Dusknoir.
631* DarkIsEvil: As Primal Dialga, his body is a much darker color. When he goes back to normal, he's his normal shade of blue.
632* DiscOneFinalBoss: There's still a lot of plot left after he's defeated.
633* TheDragon: Literally one to Darkrai, although [[UnwittingPawn he's not aware of it.]]
634** DragonInChief: He's what keeps Darkrai's "ideal" future in place.
635* DubNameChange: In Japan, Primal Dialga is called "Dark Dialga", which was most likely changed to avoid playing thinking that Dialga is now a Dark-type. [[DubInducedPlotHole No relation with the later-introduced Primal Reversion, though.]]
636* FinalBoss: Of the game's main story, and of Special Episode 5.
637* FisherKing: Dialga's mental state is tied to Temporal Tower's physical state, or possibly the other way around. This also applies to the entire state of the timeline.
638* GodIsGood: When he's not Primal Dialga, he's quite benevolent and generous.
639* IntelligibleUnintelligible: As Primal Dialga he only communicates through bestial roaring, though Dusknoir and his other minions can understand his orders. Subverted before you fight against him in the first arc of the main story, where he can speak but is on the edge of falling into madness.
640* {{Leitmotif}}: "Planet's Paralysis" during cutscenes, and "Dialga's Fight to the Finish!" when finally fought-- the latter appears in various forms throughout the game when time and the Time Gears are involved.
641* MadGod: And when the god of time goes crazy, ''bad things happen''.
642* NoIndoorVoice: Constantly speaks in ALLCAPS. Then again, he ''is'' nearly twenty feet tall. Unlike his counterpart Palkia, who's a LargeHam bar none, Dialga is relatively reserved in his speech, suggesting that his all caps dialogue is merely because he's just that loud.
643* PaintingTheMedium: When he uses his powers to negate another Pokémon's, it's illustrated as [[CameraAbuse shattering the touch screen]].
644* PhysicalGod: He is the god of time, and is effectively immortal and ''beyond'' powerful.
645* RedEyesTakeWarning: Twisted a bit; in his normal state, Dialga just happens to have red eyes, but Primal Dialga's angry red peepers get highlighted in two of the cutscenes.
646* SanitySlippage: Goes mad due to Temporal Tower getting wrecked. Fixed when Temporal Tower is restored.
647* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Primal Dialga is this, having none of his reluctance to wreck the timestream in the process of using his powers.
648* TimeMaster: Well, he is the god of time; he can disrupt time how he pleases, send people back to before time stopped, and violently cancel the time travel of others.
649* UnwittingPawn: To Darkrai, who removed the Time Gears in order to drive him insane and cause the BadFuture.
650[[/folder]]
651
652[[folder:The True Culprit]]
653!!Darkrai
654[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darkrai_pmde.png]]
655[[caption-width-right:191:The world of darkness will be wonderful.]]
656
657Darkrai is a mysterious and malevolent Pokémon who is the [[ManBehindTheMan true mastermind]] of the hero's lost memories and their separation from Grovyle, as well as Temporal tower's collapse and the resulting BadFuture. His goal is to create a world of darkness where he reigns over. Once this fails, he takes action himself, and he resorts to spreading illusions and lies to lure the hero and the partner to their deaths.
658----
659* AdaptationalVillainy: In the main series, Darkrai is a Pokémon [[DarkIsNotEvil that means no harm, even when inflicting horrible nightmares]]. ''This'' Darkrai in particular is a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] that seeks to turn the world into a perpetual nightmare.
660* AmnesiacVillainJoinsTheHeroes: After he loses his memory, you can find him wandering aimlessly through certain dungeons, and can eventually recruit him.
661* BadPowersBadPeople: In stark contrast to [[DarkIsNotEvil most iterations of its species]], this Darkrai is using his nightmare powers to spread darkness over the world.
662* BigBad: Of the epilogue, when he finally takes action and attempts to take down the player and partner in an another attempt at creating his "ideal" future.
663* BookEnds: The first major villain, Drowzee is an outlaw who kidnapped Azurill to grab a treasure in Mt. Bristle. The final villain, Darkrai, was an outlaw of the greatest magnitude who also happens to target Azurill, this time to draw the heroes out to kill them.
664* CastingAShadow: Fitting, as he's the master over nightmares.
665* CaughtMonologuing: The only reason why he's thwarted for real. After being defeated in Dark Crater, He tries to get away using a time portal, but instead of making a mad dash towards his escape he stops near the end to rub into Cresselia's face that he's gotten away from her yet again, thus giving Palkia enough time to stop him.
666* TheChessmaster: He's so well prepared for the final battle, it takes the intervention of a PhysicalGod to stop him! And that's not even getting into what he did to start the main plot in the first place -- he somehow managed to ''slowly drive another PhysicalGod into despair and doom the world into a BadFuture'' without anybody else knowing what's actually going on.
667* CrazyPrepared: His original post game plot was to convince the heroes they should destroy themselves. When that didn't work, he convinces Palkia that he should destroy them. When that failed, he already had a backup plan to lure them to their deaths at his hands. When they show up, he tries to convince the player to join him by trapping them in a nightmare where their partner betrayed them and joined Darkrai. When that failed, he summoned his army of {{Mooks}} to help him kill the group. Then when he lost, he had an escape route ready and would've escaped had Palkia not intervened. Yeah, he had a total of ''five'' backup plans!
668** '''Six,''' actually, considering his post game plot ''itself'' was a backup plan after the BadFuture plan was foiled.
669* DarkIsEvil: He's a dark, sinister and mysterious Pokémon desiring to plunge the world into darkness so it can rule over it. And he's definitely not a pleasant individual when our heroes meet him personally.
670* DarkIsNotEvil: After his memory is erased, he can be recruited and turns out to be an extremely loyal ally.
671* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He is trying to plunge the world into darkness and rule over it.
672* EvilCannotComprehendGood: One of the main reasons his plans failed. He failed to factor in that TheHero could still be...well, heroic after losing their memory and didn't finish the job then and there. Another example is at the end of the game, when he tries to pull a WeCanRuleTogether on the hero and their partner. He makes the partner in the illusion join him out of depression, something the real partner would never do. This creates AGlitchInTheMatrix that allows the hero to escape.
673* {{Foreshadowing}}:
674** When you meet him in Azurill's Nightmare (impersonating Cresselia) and Drowzee checks you up, he freaks out instantly and runs. Neither the Hero or the Partner notice it, but it's effectively GlamourFailure and a dead giveaway that this "Cresselia" is not what it seems to be.
675** The fake Cresselia acts too harsh for a Pokémon like her and is constantly fixated in removing the Hero and Partner. They also didn't notice this since they didn't meet the real Cresselia before, but she's noticably a lot better than that.
676* GeniusBruiser: Very crafty with his plans and is said to never work outside of the shadows, but he's no slouch in battle.
677* GlamourFailure:
678** The Hero and the Partner might not notice it, but when Drowzee was checking them out inside Azurill's Nightmare and they were talking to him (while he impersonates Cresselia), he was noticably freaking out and runs under the fear of having his cover blown. Furthermore, the nightmare dissapates after Darkrai flees, but because he was impersonating Cresselia at that time, it would look like as if ''Cresselia'' was causing the Nightmare, something that she never does. Nobody notices it after the heroes went back to the real world and Darkrai's existence isn't known by many, so the group was unable to out him yet.
679** At the second time he impersonates Cresselia in an attempt to dispose of the protagonist in Palkia's Nightmare, even Palkia starts to doubt if "Cresselia" was lying to him since the Hero and Partner looked almost innocent to him. When the ''real'' Cresselia appears in time to stop the impersonator, that's when his cover gets blown for real.
680* GreaterScopeVillain: In the main story. He's the one responsible of trying to get the planet paralyzed, but his existence isn't revealed until he decides to.
681* HiddenAgendaVillain: It's never explained why he wanted to rule the Pokémon world by destroying both time and space.
682* {{Irony}}: His LaserGuidedAmnesia due to being attacked during time travel is quite similar to what he did to the hero.
683* LackOfEmpathy: He couldn't care less about others and sees them as tools to be used and disposed of.
684* TheManBehindTheMan: Responsible for distorting time ''and'' space.
685* ManipulativeBastard: To the point where he manipulates the gods of time and space for the entirety of the game.
686* MasterOfIllusion: He used an illusion of Cresselia to trick the heroes and Palkia.
687* NearVillainVictory: And one that comes ''dangerously close'' to becoming TheBadGuyWins at that. The BadFuture was basically ''established'' when the hero and partner starts foiling his plans and before anyone has a single idea who he is or what is actually going on. He's just ''that'' dangerously effective.
688* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The heroes had no idea that he was distorting space. They only find out when he tries to kill them, allowing them to stop his plans. Justified as he knew that when his nightmare would start spreading, the heroes would begin to find out why. And with the player's [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Dimensional Scream]], figuring out who was behind it could become really easy.
689* NoNonsenseNemesis: Unlike most ''Pokémon'' villains, he proved himself to be quite the careful player by using psychological traps into either convincing the main characters to commit suicide, or deceiving them to join his side, and when he realizes before the final battle that his [[BreakingSpeech speeches]] are fooling nobody it's quite clear his only thought is to obliterate them immediately.
690* ObviouslyEvil: The first few lines coming out from him after being exposed should point to that he is '''bad news''', and nothing else.
691* OmnicidalManiac: It's not directly stated, but given the impact of his plan, it's fairly obvious.
692* PhantomThief: Based on how he managed to create the bad future with nobody having a single idea about what hit them until it's almost too late, has five backup plans mostly involving trickery or illusions, is a MasterOfDisguise, and has a rival in the name of Cresselia, he can be considered a truly maligant example of this trope.
693* TheSpook: Nobody knows who he is, his past, or why was he trying to TakeOverTheWorld. Not even the Guild knows anything about him. Cresselia seems to have a rivalry with him, but neither Pokémon confirm or deny anything about it.
694* TheSociopath: [[TheUnapologetic Feels no remorse]], has a complete LackOfEmpathy, uses emotional blackmail and manipulation to get what he wants (at one point, while disguised as Cresselia, he almost convinces the hero and their partner to commit suicide), he couldn't care less about others and sees them as just tools for him to use and then dispose of (trapping Palkia in a nightmare after he fails to kill the heroes), he has a grandiose sense of self-importance (if him wanting to take over the world and plunge it into darkness is any indication) and he is cruel.
695* TakeOverTheWorld: His plan was to [[TheNightThatNeverEnds plunge the world into neverending darkness]] and nightmares where he could rule. Though if he actually ''is'' the ruler of the BadFuture seen ingame is unknown.
696* TrueFinalBoss: Defeating him wraps up the plot entirely, though there are still additional bosses after him.
697* VileVillainSaccharineShow: A downplayed version, as there are several other dark moments in ''Explorers'', but he's not only easily the most evil villain in the game, he's likely one of the most evil villains in the ''entire Franchise/{{Pokemon}} franchise''.
698* VillainExitStageLeft: He ''attempts'' to do this after finally being beaten in Dark Crater, but Palkia attacks him just as he was making his escape, sending him somewhere in the world with LaserGuidedAmnesia.
699* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that he doesn't reveal himself until the post-credits plot makes his role a huge spoiler.
700* WeCanRuleTogether: His plan B after attempting to [[DrivenToSuicide drive you to suicide]] is to trick you into joining him.
701* WouldHurtAChild: He's gleefully willing to take Azurill hostage just to have a chance to take out the heroes on his own.
702* XanatosGambit: He has 5 backup plans in the postgame alone. Pre-credits he's responsible for the damage to Temporal Tower as well as the player's amnesia. It takes the intervention of a PhysicalGod to stop his final backup plan.
703[[/folder]]
704
705!Others
706[[folder:Torkoal]]
707----
708* AbsentMindedProfessor: Slight variation; while he's not actually a teacher of any sort, he ''is'' the town elder and is quite knowledgeable... and quite forgetful.
709* ChekhovsGunman: The player and the partner encounter him, after being launched into the Hot Spring in their first exploration, very early into the game. Much later, when they are trying to find a way to get to the Hidden Land, Torkoal reappears and provides critical information.
710[[/folder]]
711
712[[folder:Celebi]]
713[[quoteright:40:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Celebi_8220.png]]
714Part of a resistance movement that shows up halfway through the pre-credits plot.
715----
716* ActionGirl: She joins as a competent team member when the protagonists are dragged into the future, as well as in the special episode "In the Future of Darkness". She also evades capture entirely on her own after sending the protagonists back into the past, despite being apparently cornered by Dusknoir, the Sableye, and Primal Dialga.
717* GenkiGirl: Despite the awful circumstances of the future, she refuses to be anything less than enthusiastic.
718* PinkGirlBlueBoy: {{Invoked}}: the plot-relevant Celebi is female and Shiny, meaning she's pink rather than green. [[note]]Interestingly, her species was shiny-locked in the main series at the time, as Generation II Shiny Celebi could not be transferred to later generations.[[/note]]
719* RescueRomance: Deliberately gets herself in trouble to pull this trope on Grovyle in ''Super Mystery Dungeon''. All she gets from Grovyle is [[ObliviousToLove being told she was too strong to be knocked out in that dungeon]].
720* SingleSpecimenSpecies: ''Averted''. She's not the only Celebi that appears in the series, and in ''Super Mystery Dungeon'' you can recruit both her and a regular-colored Celebi, even though it lacks any gender differences (other than this Celebi being Shiny). A regular Celebi can even be recruited in ''Explorers''.
721* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: "It's-It's not like I'm attracted to [Grovyle] or anything..."
722* TimeMaster: She can travel short distances through time, though nowhere near Dialga's level.
723* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, towards Grovyle. Arguably.
724[[/folder]]
725
726[[folder:Armaldo]]
727[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/armaldo_eos.png]]
728A hermit explorer who taught Wigglytuff all he knows about exploring. Appears in ''Sky'' version's bonus content.
729----
730* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: We're never told what crime(s) he committed.
731* AntiVillain: In spite of being a criminal, he truly adored Igglybuff and was earnest in teaching him how to explore.
732* BigBrotherMentor: Becomes this to Igglybuff over time.
733* BrokenPedestal: Subverted in that his teaching of Igglybuff was in earnest, and Wigglytuff clearly still holds him in very high regard to this day. It could be argued the ''opposite'' of this trope is in play, as learning Armaldo was a criminal ultimately ended up being a huge source of Wigglytuff's AllLovingHero attitude that he holds to present day.
734* DefrostingIceKing: He starts off rather hostile and finds Igglybuff's perpetual cheer to be a nuisance, but he gradually comes to genuinely enjoy his company over the course of their adventuring and ends up giving Igglybuff a heartfelt goodbye and encouraging him to do his best to become an explorer and make him proud.
735* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Igglybuff's parents' first reactions to Armaldo secretly hanging out with their child. One really does get the impression that they see him as a creeper/pedophile.
736* EarnYourHappyEnding: ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon Super Mystery Dungeon]]'' has him return for a sidequest in which another Igglybuff requests the player to deliver a Tiny Reviver Seed to him, whereupon he'll muse about an Igglybuff he once knew who grew up to be a renowned Guildmaster, implying that [[TheAtoner he did his time]] and was let free.
737* HeelFaceTurn: While the episode's ending reveals that Armaldo is a criminal, it also shows that his time with Igglybuff has an effect on him as he never denies Nidoking's accusations and willingly allowed Magnezone to arrest him. ''Super Mystery Dungeon'' indicates that he genuinely reformed as it's shown that he is no longer in prison.
738* MakingASplash: Knows the move Water Gun.
739* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: He lives in a dark forest and pretends to be a monster to scare off explorers, but he's actually a very nice guy and shows concern for Igglybuff constantly. Subverted slightly by that fact that he ''is'' a wanted 'mon and criminal, but his kindness towards Igglybuff is shown to be fully genuine.
740* MentorOccupationalHazard: He doesn't die, but his previous crime caught up with him and he gets arrested, which may not have happened if he didn't take Igglybuff under his wing.
741* MonsterFacade: He pretends to be a terrifying monster to scare away any Pokémon who come to the dungeon where he lives.
742* RememberedICouldFly: When Igglybuff burns his map, he flails about with the burning paper before remembering that his Water Gun could extinguish it.
743* RetiredBadass: He's retired from exploring at the time of "Igglybuff the Prodigy", but he's still tough as ever.
744* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
745** Wigglytuff implies to Chatot that he eventually met with Armaldo after the latter was caught, but says he'll leave those stories for another time.
746** Wigglytuff also declares himself as the apprentice to the "Explorer Armaldo" to Team Charm, ''way'' after the events of their special episode, possibly suggesting that Armaldo was eventually released from prison and became a legitimate explorer in his own right as he said he would.
747* WorthIt: While he admits that he was well aware of the risks of exploring with Igglybuff, Armaldo doesn't regret the short time they spent together and genuinely enjoyed it.
748[[/folder]]
749
750[[folder:Cresselia]]
751Appears in the post-credits plot.
752----
753* BigDamnHeroes: Arrives JustInTime to prevent the heroes' deaths at the hands of an impostor.
754* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Averted; she's a legendary, and she's been trying to track down Darkrai on her own for a while. She also shows up to help the protagonists, and joins them for the final fight against Darkrai.
755* LightIsGood: A pink Psychic-Type with moon-based powers who helps the heroes.
756* LethalJokeCharacter: She becomes this if you're lucky enough to get the Lunar Veil from Spacial Rift's treasure chest; the Lunar Veil makes it so any stat buffs she gains are also gained by the rest of the party. She comes packing Double Team when you're traveling through Dark Crater. Even one or two can save your life against Darkrai and his goons.
757* TheLoad: When you're actually trekking through Dark Crater. Her stats and movepool aren't particularly noteworthy, consisting of Confusion (an admittedly decent move), Slash (which isn't very useful considering that she'll eventually be standing next to a Mismagius and Aggron), Double Team (a useful albeit highly luck-based move), and Aurora Beam (one of the worst ranged moves in the game, with its accuracy barely exceeding 60%). Additionally, Darkrai has a ridiculous advantage against her in his boss battle; oftentimes he'll just spam Ominous Wind a few times and knock her out almost instantly, meaning even with the above mentioned Veil you'll likely need a few Reviver seeds until she gets lucky with Double Team (or a Stun Seed for Darkrai). At least she won't wander into lava and constantly burn herself thanks to her IQ skills.
758* PsychicPowers: She's a Psychic-Type.
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761[[folder:Palkia]]
762The god of space, who appears in the post-credits plot.
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764* BareFistedMonk: When attacking in cutscenes, he's prone to punching at the ground.
765* BigDamnHeroes: Just as it appears that Darkrai is about to get away by escaping through a dimensional hole, Palkia shows up and attacks Darkrai as he begins to time travel. This causes Darkrai to lose his memories the same way that he caused the player character to lose their memories at the beginning of the game.
766* DungeonBypass: Being the god of space allows him to go wherever he pleases; his last IQ skill allows him to move through walls, tearing them down.
767* TheGodsMustBeLazy: Averted. When Palkia can't stop the distortion with his own powers, he personally seeks out the apparent cause (the player and the partner) to try and destroy it. And after it's revealed that it's Darkrai, he shows up just in time to tear him a new one before he can escape.
768* HeroAntagonist: He only fights you because he thinks you are the one who distorted space when it was actually Darkrai. As soon as he learns you're innocent, he throws whatever animosity he has for you in the trash and focuses on the true culprit.
769* IncomingHam: "I HAVE FOUND YOU AT LAST! THE DEFILERS WHO ARE CAUSING... THE DISTORTION OF SPACE!"
770* InterfaceSpoiler: To anyone familiar with Sinnoh lore, it's fairly obvious that Palkia will show up at some point. That being said, it's likely that no one expected him to show up as abruptly as he did.
771* InspectorJavert: He sincerely believes that the player and partner are the ones behind the distortion of space, and only attacks and pursues them because of that. He was also told they were evil beings by Darkrai in disguise as Cresselia, and once he learns they aren't evil he quickly begins questioning whether they are truly responsible (though not without a difficult boss battle).
772* LargeHam:
773** [[ChewingTheScenery "I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS!"]]
774** "YOU DARE TO DISTORT SPACE? WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!?"
775** "THIS IS A STRIKE FOR JUSTICE!"
776* {{Leitmotif}}: "Palkia's Onslaught!"
777* NoIndoorVoice: See LargeHam. Though, like Dialga, it's justified by how big he is compared to everyone else. Although at times it seems he likes to take it a bit farther than Dialga.
778* NoNonsenseNemesis:
779** When he believes that you and your partner have to die, he teleports to where you are sleeping before you have any chance to react, and drags you off to the Spacial Rift to weaken you before fighting you at the end of the dungeon.
780** When he shows up at Dark Crater, he ''instantly'' goes straight for the kill on the weakened Darkrai and hits him with an attack so hard it ''shatters the Dimension Hole'' he was traveling through.
781* PhysicalGod: He's the god of space, as in spacetime.
782* TravelTransformation: Strangely, he's presented as flying through the air with a BallOfLightTransformation than just straight-up teleporting.
783* WeaksauceWeakness: Hunger seeds. Unlike most bosses, he lacks the IQ Skill that most of the other bosses have that makes them immune to it, so it will cause all of his attacks to do only one point of damage and completely trivialize the encounter as a result.
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