History VideoGame / PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Talking to [[spoiler:Munna from ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'']] reveals to newcomers [[she]] was evil for much of that game.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Talking to Munna from ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'' reveals to newcomers she was evil for much of that game.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: InUniverse. At the start of Chapter 8, your partner asks you if you are going to stick together with him, given the partner's fear of ghosts. If you refuse, [[ButThouMust although it predictably ends up asking the same question again]], the partner is nearly driven to tears by the answer. The player character, while feeling a little bad about the partner's reaction, thinks it was fun to make fun of it for once.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: {{Inverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:Dark Matter. It gets defeated for good after The Partner accepts it as part of everyone]].
** Played straight on the expeditions where you're challenged to a fight by someone or you're asked to deal with a troublemaking Pokémon, as the losing party always gets connected to you and your team.

* TakenForGranite: Sure, PMD has had a paralysis-like StatusAilment called 'petrify' since the beginning, but this time Pokemon literally ''are'' being turned to stone, including several of the series' OlympusMons. [[spoiler:Even ''you'' get turned to stone in the late game.]]

* SurprisinglytRealisticOutcome:

* RealityEnsues:
** Early in the game, Nuzleaf decides to take the player and partner up Revelation Mountain to see exactly what is hidden at the top. While you easily make your way up the first part, you soon find that there is a very heavy guard further up... so you have no other choice but to turn around and go home.
** No, the other students don't instantly believe that you're a human turned into a Pokemon, given that it's a fantastic story and you have no evidence.
** Unlike the previous games, your team members aren't always available to go on expeditions, and are sometimes off doing their own thing.
** During the confrontation at the summit of the Fire Island Volcano, [[spoiler:Buizel tries to fight Entei, reasoning that since he's a Water-type and Entei's a Fire-type, the outcome is clearly in his favour. As it turns out, that doesn't really matter if you're fighting a ''Legendary'' Pokemon, and Entei easily defeats Buizel.]]
** The partner is cheerful and friendly, but has a bad tendency to drag people into schemes that often go wrong and get people hurt. As a result, while the other kids mainly like them, they're not too keen on getting roped into the partner's adventures, and as a result, the partner doesn't have any close friends until the player arrives.
** When the player and partner get teleported into [[spoiler:the depths of the Tree of Life, the Tree]] is currently in the stratosphere. As a result, they initially find it very hard to breathe.
** Entei was not responsible for the petrification incidents and was even investigating them, but Ampharos suspects him for a short while after the Mystical Forest incident. After all, if someone shows up at the scene of a crime just after it happened, accuses two complete strangers of having committed the crime with no evidence, tries to attack them, only backs off when someone intervenes and then leaves without explaining what they were doing there and having threatened the complete strangers again, they can't really complain if others think they're suspicious or think that they were the real culprit.

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Espurr happily admits to]] working for the BigBad to avoid being turned to stone. [[spoiler:In truth, [[ReverseMole she was actually working for Ampharos]] to keep him informed of Nuzleaf's moves]].

** When you and your partner first visit the Air Continent with Archen, the dialogue suggests that it took you several hours to cross the relatively short difference. Afterwards, you can visit all the continents in a day and the time it takes to get to each one is completely irrelevant.

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[ItsAllUpstairsFromHere Destiny Tower]], returning from [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Explorers of Sky]], has 99 floors and does away with all sense of logic by [[AllTheWorldsAreAStage switching what]] VideoGameSettings [[AllTheWorldsAreAStage you're in every fifth floor]]. Furthermore, you'll come across a huge amount of Pokémon capable of using entire room attacks on the first five floors alone.

* DummiedOut: There is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PhdV4P_Ews a track]] not in the jukebox that uses the same {{Leitmotif}} as [[spoiler:the Tree of Life]], yet it doesn't seem to play anywhere.
** Every starter has a high-res model used during close ups, including Eevee and Ralts, which are not playable starters. Their high-res models can be seen [[http://gbatemp.net/entry/dark-pikachu.11512/ here]], and look like a retextured Pikachu. Bonus points for having the word "dummy" written on the model itself, and for the model filename being "dummypokemon_00".

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Under certain extreme circumstances including the entire final dungeon, the Harmony Scarves grant you and the partner temporary evolution and doubled stats. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second half of the final battle, as the Tree of Life runs out of energy and you both revert to your base forms.]]

** [[spoiler:Namely, it's never said this is when you first arrived in the Pokémon world, only that the main character can't remember anything. The main character also mentions their head hurting, which at the time you'd assume is some kind of TeleportationSickness. Actually, they're ''physically'' hurt — they were just in a battle with the villains that ended up wiping most of their memories.]]

* PhlebotinumOverload: Think Mega Evolution is so hot? In here, it's kind of a double-edged sword. If you do not remove the Awakening emera as the rage gauge on the touch screen fills up completely, your Mega Evolution will go berserk, gain extreme boosts of power, and it will start ''tearing the dungeon AND your party'' a new one with huge AOE attacks before it goes back to normal to its normal form. Otherwise, the Awakening emera won't make non-Mega Evolution berserk and gain invincibility without a price. No, the rage gauge doesn't go down if you do unequip the emera. The only way is to letting your Mega Evolution go loose...
* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: [[https://projectpokemon.org/pages/games/pok%C3%A9mon-super-mystery-dungeon/personality-test-r3/ Returns here after being absent]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'' to determine what Pokémon the player becomes, as well as their partner. Unlike previous games, you can choose to ignore what Pokémon the quiz gives you and choose what you want to be.
* PlotTunnel: The game does give the player free days to do Connection Orb missions, but those moments are more limited than previous games, and the plot will advance on its own rather than allowing the player to TakeYourTime. This is especially true of the late game, where you have to go through several dungeons without access to the usual shops (only your Deposit Box) for several dungeons in a row.
* PointOfNoReturn: [[spoiler:Submerged Cave is the first of a group of five dungeons in a row until the ending, and you are unable to return to Lively Town once you get past it]].

* RandomEncounter: In addition to the usual Monster Houses and Summon traps, some items in a dungeon actually Dittos in disguise, every village/town will have a few randomly selected Pokemon from one day to the next, and on some dungeon treks you'll find a traveling (or fainted) Pokemon that you can meet up and connect with.

** [[spoiler:Namely, it's never said this is when you first arrived in the Pokémon world, only that the main character can't remember anything. The main character also mentions their head hurting, which at the time you'd assume is some kind of TeleportationSickness. Actually, they're ''physically'' hurt, they were just in a battle with the villains.]]

** While the series has teased the protagonist and partner in the past, this game gets rather heavy with it in the end and after game. While they never admit it directly, a ''lot'' of their late game dialogue makes it apparent they have more than platonic feelings for each other.

* TakeYourTime: Completely {{averted|trope}} for a first in the series. Once a story event shows up, you cannot do any other missions (outside of Pelipper Island) before completing it.

** The details on how [[spoiler:Nuzleaf and the Beheeyem became corrupted through Dark Matter]] are left in a mystery. It is only justified for [[spoiler:Yveltal, who's a living definition of negativity]].

** The player party can do this during certain story missions.

** When an ally's tactic is set to "Let's go together!", they will separate from the group and pick up any item they can find, unless the Bag is full. However, if the Bag is indeed full, they'll refuse to go after money, even though they don't take any inventory space.

* BlobMonster: Void Shadows are apparently indigenous black... things... that reside in the Voidlands. They also have the ability to impersonate other Pokemon.

*** Grovyle with Dusknoir and shiny Celebi[[note]]The characters from ''Explorers'' BadFuture[[/note]]

* CanonWelding: This game confirms that all of the ''Mystery Dungeon'' titles take place in the same continuity. The continents from the ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam Rescue Team]]'' games, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Explorers]]'' games, and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity Gates to Infinity]]'' can be visited (including some old dungeons), the Connection Orb suggests that some of the Pokémon you recruit may be major characters from those games (although this generates some strange cases as the Guildmaster from ''Explorers'' being able to be Connected as an Igglybuff and as a Wigglytuff), and various past rescue/exploration teams, including Team ACT (from ''Rescue Team'') Team Charm, Team AWD, Team Razor Wind, Team Raider, Team Skull, and Team Tasty (from ''Explorers'') get explicit mentions and happen to be recruitable.

* CrazyPrepared: Ampharos also just about has a lot of backup plans in case things go absolutely wrong. You and your partner would be toasted otherwise.

** The [[spoiler:perilous rock hopping climb your partner does to reach the flying dead Tree of Life]]. Doubles up as hilarious if they are a form that can't virtually jump that high several times.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: [[spoiler:The Dark Matter. Justified in that it's the negative emotions of the world's inhabitants in physical form.]]

** [[spoiler:The ''sudden'' drowsy Jirachi boss fight]] is this. It comes absolutely out of nowhere that makes you totally unprepared for it, especially since said boss can ''heal'' its obscenely large HP bar. You can win it, but the DifficultySpike is rather absurd. Later on, you and your partner wisely avoid talking to it while it is sleeping to prevent another brutal smack down.

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Espurr happily admits to]] working for the BigBad to avoid being turned to stone. [[spoiler:In truth, she was actually working for Ampharos to keep him informed of Nuzleaf's moves]].
* MoodWhiplash: The first 3/4ths of the game is downright [[TastesLikeDiabetes saccharine]], but then Chapter 16 hits and the game slams the player with the dark storylines the series is known for.

** The Awakening emera can also aid ''enemies'' should they pick up a looplet with it equipped. Needless to say, it becomes a survival-horror game if the enemy Mega Evolves and forces you to encounter the stairs quickly, as fighting them is impossible due to gaining invincibility for a dozen of turns. A reason why you should always come with wands.

** Quite a few of the dungeons have names that imply that the majority of Pokemon therein are of a certain type, but in fact there may not be any of that type in the dungeon at all. Take Dragon's Gate for example which has Normal and Fairy as the dominant types.

* PurposelyOverpowered: Arceus has the overall highest stats, and its Multitype ability grants every party member the [=STAB=] bonus for every attack they use.

* {{Tsundere}}: Unusually enough, Hoopa, as evidenced by the lines he says upon being rejected or accepted, but not having enough inventory space for the Djinn's Bottle. It's not like he really ''wants'' to go along with your adventures, so fine!

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Espurr happily admits to]] working for the BigBad to avoid being turned to stone. [[spoiler:In truth, she was a ReverseMole for Ampharos to keep him informed of Nuzleaf's moves]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** After completing the mission of going to Flareon's secret base, Flareon comments that Espeon and Umbreon love playing with each other, which they quickly deny:
-->'''Flareon''': By the way...Espeon over there and Umbreon mostly prefer to play with just each oth--
-->'''Espeon''': No, Flareon! What did you just say...?!
-->'''Umbreon''': T-that's preposterous!

* TheMaze: The final floors of Sandy Cave, Snowy Cave, and Holey Meadow are filled with [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MysteryDungeon/comments/3voeek
//cxpky0r twisty little passages]].

* TheMaze: The final floors of Sandy Cave, Snowy Cave, and Holey Meadow are filled with [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MysteryDungeon/comments/3voeek//cxpky0r twisty little passages]].