History YMMV / PokemonMysteryDungeon

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Now with its [[Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeon own]] [[Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers page]].
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming:
** TheStinger for both games, plus the extended ending of ''Sky''.
** "Bidoof's Wish". [[spoiler:He asks Jirachi for a friend he could be a [[SempaiKohai sempai]]/mentor to. Some time later, enter the player characters.]] Awww...
*** Not to mention [[spoiler: when he's about to be mugged by Team Rogue, and the entire guild shows up to defend him. There's even a second (obviously, [[CurbStompBattle much easier]]) fight scene, with a remix of the Guild music playing through it.]]
** From "Igglybuff The Prodigy". [[spoiler: Igglybuff is screaming and crying over the arrest of his master, Armaldo, and is about to attack [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Magnezone and Nidoking]]. Armaldo himself stops him and calms him down, accepting his own arrest and giving Igglybuff the very first treasure they found together to remember him by. Also a TearJerker.]]
*** Don't forget what Wigglytuff says after that: [[spoiler: "Truly bad pokemon don't exist anywhere."]]
** After Chatot [[WhatAnIdiot makes a fool of himself over Perfect Apples]] and [[KickTheDog kicks your partner while they're down]], [[spoiler: you find out Bidoof and the other apprentices set aside part of their meals for you, and they spend some time encouraging you and bolstering the confidence Chatot just ripped to shreds.]]
** Chatot gets one of his own later during his [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice. That, and the ''entire'' Brine Cave cutscene with him and Wigglytuff. Awww.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYb5A1Yvhro Blizzard Island]] in the Explorers games, which is a medley of several dungeon themes from the first game(s), including Mt. Freeze, Sky Tower, and Thunderwave Cave. Pure awesomeness.

This is the page for PokemonMysteryDungeon subjectives.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel/PokemonMysteryDungeon Now with its own page.]]

* TheWoobie: The Partner in both endings.

** Any of the Legendary dungeons in the second game, i.e. Treacherous Waters, Giant Volcano, etc.

** Cresselia as well.

** Tracks #70 and #72, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlc7_hV65A8 "Don't Ever Forget..."]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7lyKuMIUx8 "Father Away..."]], could be the single most [[TearJerker emotional]] theme in the entire soundtrack, considering that it's heard ''only'' after defeating the FinalBoss, right as [[spoiler: the change in history erases the player from existence, leaving the partner to return home alone]].

* NightmareFuel: Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Now with its own page.

*** Though Riolu is only available as a starter in Sky. So good luck if you're playing Time or Darkness (or if you wanted on of the female-only starters).

** That being said, she at least has the Lava Evader IQ Skill, so she won't go onto the lava on her own.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming - TheStinger for both games, plus the extended ending of ''Sky''.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome - Created by Arata Iiyoshi (aka [[{{Beatmania}} S.D.D.]]) & Atsuhiro Ishizuna, each series has many memorable tracks reprising several distinct melodies and themes. ''Explorers of Sky'' eventually unlocks a SoundTest where the player can listen to the entire soundtrack (all 141 songs!) at their leisure. Among the picks:

** Track #61, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPrJaf3aWQ "Time Gear"]].
** Tracks #70 and #72, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlc7_hV65A8 "Don't Ever Forget..."]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7lyKuMIUx8 "Father Away..."]], could be the single most [[TearJerker emotional]] theme in the entire soundtrack, considering that it's heard ''only'' after defeating the FinalBoss, right as [[spoiler: the change in history erases the player from existence, leaving the partner to return home alone]].
** The music that plays in Crystal Cave (tracks [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_hx10qh1kM #43]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw3syFwI2pw #44]]). If crystals could be played like musical instruments, they'd sound like that.
** No one's mentioned the main theme? Shame on you!
** How about track #59, "Hidden Highland"? It makes a nice dungeon theme, but it is ''truly'' memorable for its use during the scenes [[spoiler: when Dusknoir warns about being erased from history, and again during Grovyle's special episode for Dusknoir's HannibalLecture, and Darkrai's MotiveRant at the end of the epilogue story.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: In the ending of the first game, you fall from the Sky Stairway and lose your consciousness. Gengar appears in your dream and starts to carry you around, until he gets lost and leaves. He intended to leave your physical body in a eternal coma and leave your soul in [[TheNothingAfterDeath hell]]]]
** Noooo, that's not what happened! [[spoiler: Gengar heard the real reason why you became a Pokémon and felt bad, so he helped make the item that sent you up to Sky Pillar. When you die, he purposely goes to rescue you and your partner, but not wanting to lose face, pretends to dump you and leave you for dead when he's really rescued you.]]

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/GameBreaker/Pokemon GameBreaker]]: Unlike the main Pokémon series, "movement speed" actually provides a Haste effect, giving the user multiple turns in a row. It wears off quickly, but a quickened Pokémon can inflict a ''lot'' of damage if they also know attacks capable of hitting an entire room. This goes double in Monster Houses, where an enemy Pokémon using "Agility" can increase ''all enemies'' to double/triple/quadruple turns.
** Due to the lack of genders in the original games, Attract could effectively disable anything in ''Red'' and ''Blue'' for several turns, even ''bosses''.
** Multi-Hit attacks (Bullet Seed, Fury Swipes/Attack, Pin Missile). Due to the damage calculation in the ''Mystery Dungeon'' games being much different than the mainstream titles, these moves now hit as hard as most other attacks ''each individual hit''. This is made worse for the fact that the [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Same-type_attack_bonus STAB bonus]] from the mainstream titles is also implemented in the Mystery Dungeon games, meaning with the right Pokémon (A Treecko with Bullet Seed and the Concentrator skill for instance), this can be quite lethal.

* MemeticMolester: Drowzee was this in the main series thanks to its Pokédex entrees; the mission where you have to rescue a child from him doesn't help.

* NeverLiveItDown - "Perfect Apple Incident" anyone?
* NightmareFuel - Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then I dare you to eat the X-Eye Seed. I DARE YOU.
* NintendoHard - Especially the bonus dungeons, some of which totally empty your inventory and level you down to 1.
** Those are designed to imitate traditional roguelikes. Zero Isle South is many players' favorite dungeon.
* ParanoiaFuel - In Time/Darkness/Sky, a conversation with your partner about [[spoiler: killing yourselves]] ends abruptly as the two of you go to sleep. When you wake up, [[spoiler:your partner's bed is ''empty''.]]
* PlayerPunch: The ending of special episode 2 in ''Sky''- ''Igglybuff the Prodigy''. Igglybuff has befriended his loyal, trustworthy master (a retired explorer), they've explored and found heaps of treasure. Then, after they beat a remote dungeon, Igglybuff's friends and parents turn up to reveal that [[spoiler: Igglybuff's mentor, Armaldo, is actually a B-rank outlaw. You can practically see Igglybuff's world ending as Armaldo's taken into police custody.]]
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap - Most of Chatot's detractors (especially over the Perfect Apple incident) were rather impressed by his actions in the Brine Cave.
* TheScrappy - [=PMD2's=] Chatot by FAR.
** Of course. In a way, he's [[CrossesTheLineTwice irritating to the point of actually being humorous]].

* ThatOneBoss: The first game presents us Articuno. Sure, Zapdos and Moltres were already fairly strong, but Articuno is the first boss Pokémon to wield a move that strikes your whole party (Powder Snow) -- be prepared to lose a few Reviver Seeds here, especially if one of your starters is Grass- or Ground-type.

* ThatOneLevel: Any of the Legendary dungeons in the second game, i.e. Treacherous Waters, Giant Volcano, etc.

* WakeUpCallBoss - Drowzee in ''Explorers'' is the first Outlaw Pokémon you fight; his Psychic-type "Confusion" move hits relatively hard, and his "Forewarn" ability enables him to dodge roughly every other attack you throw at him. Be prepared for a little grinding....
* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis - The first game is rife with this trope, the conflicts involving Skarmory/Zapdos abducting Diglett/Shiftry are some known examples.
* WhatAnIdiot - Yet again, the 'Perfect Apple' incident. Thanks Chatot, [[SarcasmMode your insight and actions on the whole incident was really appreciated]]...

* [[Ghttp://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/GameBreaker/Pokemon GameBreaker]]: Unlike the main Pokémon series, "movement speed" actually provides a Haste effect, giving the user multiple turns in a row. It wears off quickly, but a quickened Pokémon can inflict a ''lot'' of damage if they also know attacks capable of hitting an entire room. This goes double in Monster Houses, where an enemy Pokémon using "Agility" can increase ''all enemies'' to double/triple/quadruple turns.

* [[GameBreaker/Pokemon GameBreaker]]: Unlike the main Pokémon series, "movement speed" actually provides a Haste effect, giving the user multiple turns in a row. It wears off quickly, but a quickened Pokémon can inflict a ''lot'' of damage if they also know attacks capable of hitting an entire room. This goes double in Monster Houses, where an enemy Pokémon using "Agility" can increase ''all enemies'' to double/triple/quadruple turns.

* GameBreaker: Unlike the main Pokémon series, "movement speed" actually provides a Haste effect, giving the user multiple turns in a row. It wears off quickly, but a quickened Pokémon can inflict a ''lot'' of damage if they also know attacks capable of hitting an entire room. This goes double in Monster Houses, where an enemy Pokémon using "Agility" can increase ''all enemies'' to double/triple/quadruple turns.
* Attract could immobilize anything in ''Red'' and ''Blue''

* TearJerker: The ending of ''Red/Blue Rescue Team'' had its sad notes, but keep a box of tissues handy when you near the final chapters of ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky''.
** Specifically, [[spoiler: The player was really sent back from the future to change the past, knowing full well that saving the world would cause him to [[RetGone vanish from existence]]. You only learn of this right before Grovyle throws Dusknoir and himself back into the future to prevent Dusknoir from interfering with your task of saving the world. You progress through TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon knowing that the player can't reveal his ultimate fate to his most trusted partner, and after saving the world, has only enough time to give his final goodbyes before [[DisappearsIntoLight disappearing into the light]] and leaving his partner crying from the shock. Out of three Pokémon who left for the Hidden Land, only one returned to tell everyone about it, and it wasn't you. And that's not counting the ReallyDeadMontage when the partner recalls his memories of their adventures, and breaks down crying ''again''.]]
** The end of Special Episode 2, "Igglybuff The Prodigy". [[spoiler:Poor little guy has to watch his exploring master get arrested, not knowing until now Armaldo was a criminal.]]
** After returning from the Miracle Sea, [[spoiler: Chatot makes you give up baby Manaphy for its own health and safety, leading to a painful separation.]]
** The end of Special Episode 5, "In The Future of Darkness". When the flow of time in the future is finally starting to resume, the eternal darkness is finally [[CueTheSun giving way to a sunrise]] ... but this also means that [[spoiler: since the past is changed, this future will cease to exist any moment. Grovyle, Celebi, and Dusknoir have to fight to stop Primal Dialga from escaping the future, even though they will all soon be erased. Dialga first, Dusknoir second, Grovyle embraces Celebi as they watch the sun rise, with Celebi describing just how beautiful it is to finally see the sun again as the two of them (and everything else) vanishes.]]
** The ''beginning'' of Bidoof's Special Episode, with him saying goodbye to his family while sad music plays.
--> '''Bidoof's Mama:''' If you need us, you can always come home.

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