Explorers of Sky box art
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is the fifth installment in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series for the Nintendo DS, and a sister game to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness. It was released in Japan on April 18, 2009; North America on October 12, 2009; Australia on November 12, 2009 and Europe on November 20, 2009.
Gameplay
As with its predecessors, the game follows the story of a human who is mysteriously transformed into a playable pokemon. Along with the starters from the previous game, five more are included as playable choices; Phanpy, Riolu, Shinx, Eevee, and Vulpix. Many new gameplay features were incorporated into the game. There were extra dungeons added, the titular event pokemon Shaymin featured on the box was added, and alternate forms (except for Rotom) were included.
Explorers of Sky expands on the plot of Explorers of Time and Darkness, as well as exploring the background of several characters. New cutscenes were added and some were changed. Five new Special Episodes are unlocked at certain points in the game which add to the overall game (such as Wigglytuff's inspiration to become an explorer, the induction of Bidoof into the guild, the formation of Team Charm, a special mission for guild member Sunflora, and the investigation of Grovyle and Dusknoir who team up after the battle at the Hidden Land, which shows how Primal Dialga was defeated simultaneously in the present and the future and how the future continued to thrive).
Plot
- Main Article: List of Explorers of Sky Chapters
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Like the previous instalments, the game starts off with a quiz that determines what Pokemon the player will be. The available starters are Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig, Charmander, Cyndaquil, Torchic, Chimchar, Squirtle, Totodile, Mudkip, Piplup, Riolu, Phanpy, Shinx, Vulpix, Pikachu and Eevee. Once the player's Pokemon is determined, the player chooses any partner Pokemon that is not the same type as they are. An example would be that if you were to be chosen as a Pikachu, your partner cannot be Shinx.
Once the quiz is completed, a mysterious dialogue will take place in which one character persumably falls from the grip of the other. No names or locations are shown, but the scene soon shifts to the player, who now appears as the Pokemon determined by the quiz.
Meanwhile, the partner is shown pacing nervously in front of Wigglytuff Guild. Motivated by their relic fragment, he/she gains the courage to finally try to enter, however they are scared off by the shouthing from sentry Diglet and Loudred. The partner, followed secretly by Koffing and Zubat from Team Skull, walks to the beach, where he/she awakens the player, who doesn't seem to remember anything other than the fact that he/she was human.
Koffing and Zubat intervene and steal the relic fragment, proceeding to run off with it into Beach Cave. The player and the partner chase them and get it back. The partner than asks the player if they could form an exploration team, the players agrees, and that is how the adventure begins.
New Features/Mechanics
- The Sky Jukebox, play Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky's music.
- Spinda's Café, a new shop located at the Crossroads. The shop includes Spinda's Juicebar where you turn various food items into drinks for your team, the Recycle shop where you can exchange unwanted items for new items and prize tickets, and Project P to make it easier to explore new dungeons and discover treasures.
- Secret Bazaar, you can randomly find staircases in dungeons that lead to this mini shop. Here you can heal your pokemon and fill your belly, Clean your items, Escape the dungeon, and even pull random but useful items.
- Job offers from bottles on the beach
- New Starter Pokemon
- The new post-game Shaymin Village
- Losing only half your money instead of all of it, and the option to send your team members back to the guild when new members are recruited in the middle of a dungeon to replace them.
- New Dungeons, such as Destiny Tower