History YMMV / PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity

** "Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up! Don't give up!"

** Dunsparce and Virizion are still shipped despite the Official Couple [[Emolga and Virizion]] coming true since Dunsparce and Virizion had a lot of ShipTease moments that many fans were disappointed/angry that it didn’t came true.

* IronWoobie[=/=]StoicWoobie: Virizion [[spoiler:until her reunion with Keldeo and she lets the waterworks flow.]]

* ContestedSequel: While some changes made to the gameplay were well received like the removal of the hunger mechanic and infinite-use [=TMs=], others like the the removal of the PlayerPersonalityQuiz and the inability to complete multiple jobs in one dungeon weren't. The ''huge'' number of Pokémon missing (only 144 Pokémon are available to recruit[[note]]For comparison, even [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue the first game in the main series]] has more playable Pokémon (151) than Gates.[[/note]], most of which are from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'') is also a seen as a huge step down from the previous games, which had almost every Pokémon available.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Gates to Infinity is often lambasted for TheyChangedItNowItSucks in several aspects of the gameplay, yet the story is widely seen as on par with the other Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, with some even considering it one of, if not, the best story in the franchise.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Keldeo is extremely capable in very specific fields of interest/skill, and seems to lack understanding of various social cues, such as not realizing the effects of [[spoiler: telling [[BestFriend Virizion]] that he was [[BreakHerHeartToSaveHer just looking for an excuse to get away from her]]]], and at one point tells the player that he sometimes can't tell whether Espeon is being serious or joking with him - characteristics not uncommon for someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

* IronWoobie[=/=]StoicWoobie: Virizion [[spoiler:until her reunion with Keldeo and she [[CryCute lets the waterworks flow.]]]]

* HilariousInHindsight:
** A common complaint about the ending of ''Rescue Team'' is addressed in the Post-Game, where you can [[spoiler:choose not to return to the Pokemon World (which results in a NonStandardGameOver)]].
** One of the biggest complaints with Gates to Infinity was [[SequelNonEntity the large amount of Pokémon not present in this game]] compared to previous installments. [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield This would not be the last, or the most infamous, time this criticism was brought onto a Pokémon game.]]

** And, as per-usual, multi-hit moves. [[UpToEleven Possibly even more so in this game]] since you can increase the power and accuracy of the moves to where, at the very least, it'll always do two to three hits for around 20-40 damage each even in the early levels. Rollout is a big offender, considering Tepig learns it pretty early [[spoiler:and the penultimate final boss is weak to it.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Kyurem's ambush on the main party was bad enough, but destroying Hydreigon and brutally assaulting the hero in front of their partners eyes completely crossed into this territory.]]

* EndingFatigue: The battle against the final boss, the Bittercold. First, there's a four minute cutscene after leaving Kyurem behind and reaching the Winds of Despair before you fight the first stage of it. Then, after the first stage, another five minutes of cutscene before the second stage. Then after beating the Bittercold's second stage, the final cutscenes along with the credits before returning to the main menu are around ''36 minutes long''. So that's around 45 minutes of cutscene after beating Kyurem, and that's not counting the two parts of the Bittercold.

** The game also contains some [[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Mystery_Dungeon:_Gates_to_Infinity/Unused_DLC_Packages decent unused remixes of dungeon themes]] from ''Explorers''[[note]]Craggy Coast, Star Cave, and Vast Mountain Peak[[/note]] which, judging by their filenames, would've been used for scrapped DLC dungeons.