wiki:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (ポケモン不思議&# 2398;ダンジョン 時の探検隊, Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Toki no Tankentai?, lit. "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time Exploration Team") and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (ポケモン不思議&# 2398;ダンジョン 闇の探検隊, Pokémon Fushigi no Danjon Yami no Tankentai?, lit. "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness Exploration Team") are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS. The two games were released in Japan on September 13, 2007, and is set to be released in North America on April 20, 2008.[1]

A 21-minute TV special based on the game aired in Japan on September 9, 2007

Known information There is a guild for beginners. It includes multiple rooms with new Pokémon on every floor. The town remains the same from the original Mystery Dungeon with some changes to the shop owners. Two examples of owner changes are Duskull replacing Persian at the Poké Bank, and Marowak replacing Makuhita with the Poké Gym.

More than 490 Pokémon will be included to be obtainable;[2] although, some will require special Nintendo Wondermail to unlock the event. Shaymin and Arceus have not been officially revealed by Nintendo yet, so they have not been included in the game. This game will also have more exploring in dungeons rather than rescuing. Most starting Pokémon from the first game will be reappearing in this game, though a few of them will be replaced by the current fourth generation starters (Piplup, Turtwig, and Chimchar). Despite rumors that have spread early on, Riolu is not one of the available starters: the only fourth-generation Pokémon available as starters are Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup,and Munchlax. Most legendary Pokémon can be recruited like the first game but for some, a special item which is known as the Enigma Part or the ancient Stone Plate is required, or a wonder mail code will be required. Also each version will have its own exclusives which are Pokémon that are only available in that specific version, for example Celebi will only be in Explorers of Time and Mewtwo will only be in Explorers of Darkness. All exclusive Pokémon from both versions can be unlocked in only one version by using Wonder Mail codes. However, both Celebi and Mewtwo can only be unlocked in only one version by using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

The story is promised to be even more developed than its predecessor, and the issue of the thinning of the relationship between the player and his or her partner will be taken into consideration. There are also species related items which only affect certain Pokémon

Plot One night, after taking a personality test, a player Pokémon falls into the ocean and washes up on a sandy beach, eventually falling unconscious. The partner is an aspiring Pokémon who wishes to become a famous explorer, but cannot join the Wigglytuff Guild, the official exploration club, without another member. After helping the partner defeat two Pokémon criminals, a Koffing and a Zubat, your partner suggest that you form an exploration team, and you accept.

You are quickly admitted into the Wigglytuff Guild by the kindhearted Wigglytuff, and her hot-tempered yet well-meaning right hand man Chatot. You get to go on explorations and help Pokemon. However, 90% of your money is given to the Guild to pay off its expenses.

Over the course of the game, with the help of some new and unexpected friends, you try to uncover the mysteries of your coming to this world, as well as thwarting an evil plot to control time by a mysterious Pokémon villain, Darkrai.

Sales

As of January 13, 2008, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness combined have sold 1,313,103 copies in Japan

also the american relese is april 20th