History Characters / PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers

* {{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 you see ever Grovyle if you are playing ''Time/Darkness''.]]

* {{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.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Pulls a particularly heartbreaking one at the ending, when he decides to repair the future even though this causes him to disappear from the world. His partner does not take it well.

* 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. [[TimedMission Played straight in the first special episode when Snover's hail slowly does more damage than he can heal, however.]]

* SuddenlyVoiced: Breaks their normal role as a HeroicMime at the end of the game when they vanish from existence.

* TheWorfEffect: Their {{Cameo}} 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.

* TheSlacker: Obviously.

A human who wakes up on the shore to find they have been [[ForcedTransformation mysteriously transformed]] into [[CursedWithAwesome 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.

* CursedWithAwesome: They can't control their Dimensional Scream at first, and, of course, their transformation into a Pokémon could count here, too.

* {{Foil}}:
** He acts as this to the Drowzee from the main story - both of them are outlaws who end up taking a round Normal-type baby Pokémon with them to find treasure, but while Drowzee intentionally used Azurill and makes a point to lure him away from his older brother, Armaldo only reluctantly allows Igglybuff to explore with him at his pleading and is fully concerned with his safety, specifically telling Igglybuff not to stay out late because he'll worry his parents. He would really be a GoodCounterpart to Drowzee outright if it weren't for the latter's HeelFaceTurn in the post-game.
** Interestingly, he can be seen as one to Dusknoir in a number of ways. Both of them are intimidating-looking Pokémon who are introduced as veteran explorers and act as caring figures towards a younger protagonist (Igglybuff and the partner respectively) who comes to greatly idolize them, only for it to be revealed their act as an explorer was a facade to cover their dark past. However, while Dusknoir is [[VillainWithGoodPublicity an actively malicious character who ends up actively attempting to kill the partner and only used the explorer act to gain the trust of and manipulate the guild and authorities onto his side]], Armaldo is a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold rough but kind]] criminal who [[HeroWithBadPublicity genuinely cares for his protege and looks out for him, but is feared and distrusted by everyone else and wanted by the police]]. Additionally, both of them [[spoiler: end up BecomingTheMask in a regard after spending a prolonged period of time hanging around a character they initially found irritating during a special episode.]]

* GoodIsNotNice: Despite 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).

** Everything Darkrai does to them ''after'' the main plot resolves.

[[folder:Team Razor Wind]]
Zangoose, 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.

* TheWorfEffect: Their {{Cameo}} 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.
* WorthyOpponent: Zangoose dreams of battling Team Charm. He also considers Sunflora to be one.

[[folder:Team Raider]]
A 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.

* FlatCharacter: Due to their extremely limited screen time, none of them demonstrate much personality.

A master rank exploration team made up of Gallade, Rhyperior, and Roserade. They only appear in the post-game, having saved Dugtrio from drowning at the beach.

[[folder:Team Rogue]]
A 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...

* TheSpook: Nobody knows who he is, his past, or why was he trying to TakeOverTheWorld and how he stole the Time Gears. 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.

* 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.

* CowardlyLion: Can be literal in ''Sky'' if the player chooses [[PantheraAwesome Shinx]] as their species.

* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Partially subverted in the boss fight against him in Crystal Lake. It 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.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's introduced as comic relief, with the wariness at provoking his temper seen as bizarre overkill until the "Perfect Apple Incident" and the latter beat-down of Team Skull.

* 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 keep character as the [[PaperThinDisguise "Grand Master of All Things Bad"]], even after the plan was foiled by Bidoof.

* ExpositionFairy: He's the one in charge of all the relevant information in the guild, and relay it to all who need it.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After 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]] and also suffer no real punishment for stealing Azurill's Water Float, putting it in Amp Plains, and nearly getting the player and partner killed, They finally get their comeuppance when Kabutops beats him down and Chatot chastises him.

* TheStoic: Though he does seem to like Team Charm, much like most of the other male villagers.

* TeamMom: Maybe not as much as Kangaskhan, but her job ''is'' to take care of eggs...

* 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.

* BecomingTheMask: In the extended story; [[spoiler: his team-up with Grovyle, while initially just a ruse, eventually causes him to join his cause for real.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Initially, though their alliance with Dusknoir places them as DarkIsEvil at times.
* 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.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Alongside Dusknoir, they switch sides to help Grovyle in Special Episode 5.]]
* OnlyOneName: As is usual for the series.

* OrificeInvasion: Toward Grovyle [[spoiler: and later Celebi.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Decides to run when a very angry Dialga shows up after [[spoiler: Dusknoir's betrayal.]]

* PhantomThief: Based on how he managed to scatter the Time Gears around and 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.
* TheSpook: Nobody knows who he is, his past, why was he trying to TakeOverTheWorld and how did he manage to steal five Time Gears under Dialga's nose. 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.

* AntiVillain: In spite of being a criminal, he truly adored Igglybuff and was earnest in teaching him how to explore. "Villain" might be mis-categorizing him a bit, as he was never an antagonist at any point in the episode.

* KarmaHoudini:
** 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]].
** They also suffer no real punishment for stealing Azurill's Water Float, putting it in Amp Plains, and nearly getting the player and partner killed.

* StandardizedLeader

A human who wakes up on the shore to find they have been [[BalefulPolymorph mysteriously transformed]] into [[CursedWithAwesome 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.

* BalefulPolymorph: 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.

* KarmaHoudini: 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]].

* BreakTheCutie: Azurill suffers two of these, first by Drowzee luring it into a trap, then by falling to one of Darkrai's nightmares.

* 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.

* {{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, he quickly hatches another scheme to 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.

* {{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, he quickly hatches another scheme to 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 BadFature is changed, he'll disappear, and he's trying to preserve his own existence at all costs.