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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 赤の救助隊 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team) and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 青の救助隊 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team) are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. These games are the first two entries in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, an adaptation of the Mystery Dungeon games for Pokémon. These two games were developed by Chunsoft and were published by Nintendo. They were released in Japan on November 17, 2005, in the United States on September 18, 2006, in Europe on November 10, 2006, and in Australia on September 28, 2006.

In South Korea, Blue Rescue Team was released on August 30, 2007; Red Rescue Team was never released, because the Nintendo DS was the first console released by Nintendo of Korea. Nintendo of Korea also released a demo version of Blue Rescue Team for PC, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gold Rescue Team.

Both games were released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe on February 11, 2016, in Australia on February 12, 2016, in Japan on March 23, 2016, and in the United States on June 23, 2016. A remake of the games, titled Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, was released for the Nintendo Switch on March 6, 2020.

All Pokémon from Generations I, II, and III are available in this game; all may be encountered and recruited as the player ventures across the land and through various dungeons.

The games have received adaptations in other formats through the anime episode Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! and the manga series Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team.

Gameplay

Like the main Pokémon RPGs, it has two gameplay modes; unlike the main RPGs, battle mode and dungeon mode are not distinct. It is a semi-turn-based game, with each step, attack, or item use being counted as a single turn.

The size of a party is limited to four in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, compared to six in the main RPGs; furthermore, players are only able to directly control one Pokémon: their own character (or, later in the game, any other befriended Pokémon). The player's teammates are essentially autonomous, with player control being limited to general strategy such as avoiding Pokémon battles or not moving and staying in one place.

The games use level-up movesets from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Weather-inducing moves Double Team, Rock Tomb, and Snatch are not contained in TMs, instead having corresponding Wonder Orbs.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Main story

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon starts with the player as a human who is turned into a Pokémon. A series of questions at the start of the game determines what Pokémon the player becomes.

When the player first discovers that they are a Pokémon, they will first meet their partner who happens to be there. The journey begins with the player going out to find a lost Caterpie. Once this first quest is done, the journey begins in earnest.

Epilogue

Blurb

What if you woke up one day, and you were a Pokémon? What if all of a sudden you find yourself in a NEW world, where you can speak and interact with other Pokémon? The adventure begins when you and your partner Pokémon set out on rescue missions in a world ravaged by natural disasters. But what is your true purpose and destiny in this Pokémon world? That's the REAL mystery....

Characters

Playable characters

In the beginning of the game, the player takes a quiz. The answers to these questions determine a nature that decides which Pokémon the player starts with. Certain characters are only available to players of a certain gender.

Pokémon Nature Male Female Bulbasaur Docile Calm Charmander Hardy Brave Squirtle Jolly Relaxed Pikachu Impish Hardy Meowth Quirky — Psyduck Relaxed Lonely Machop Brave — Cubone Lonely Impish Eevee — Naive Chikorita — Docile Cyndaquil Timid — Totodile Naive Jolly Treecko Sassy Quirky Torchic Hasty Sassy Mudkip Calm Timid Skitty — Hasty

After the player's character is determined, they then choose their partner Pokémon. The partner can only be any of the Starter Pokémon from the first three Generations, including Pikachu. However, the partner cannot be the same type as the player (although Eevee can evolve into the same type with a Stone).

Non-player characters

Automatic recruits

Pokémon Square

Makuhita Dojo

Whiscash Pond

Pelipper Post Office

Pelipper Post Office Pelipper

Bellsprout

Diglett (son)

Dugtrio (father)

Rescue teams

Bosses

Game-exclusive Pokémon

Similar to the core series games, each version has its own game-exclusive Pokémon. They are:

Red 349 Feebas Water 226 Mantine Water Flying 315 Roselia Grass Poison 137 Porygon Normal 311 Plusle Electric Blue 129 Magikarp Water 131 Lapras Water Ice 190 Aipom Normal 233 Porygon2 Normal 312 Minun Electric

Wonder Mail codes

Codes, such as these, may unlock the Pokémon on the opposite version.

Connectivity

Unknown Dungeon

A player with Blue Rescue Team can go to an Unknown Dungeon (found as an option on the main screen) through wireless communication with another player. When both players have contacted each other, they should close their DS and wait till they automatically finish a random dungeon and return an item and sometimes recruit a Pokémon. The player can open their DS whenever they want even if the other player has already opened theirs. Items received are usually rare. The player can go to the Unknown Dungeon however many times they like as long as the player has another player to communicate with.

Rescuing

The player can also go rescue another player who has fainted in a dungeon and prefers to await a rescue. The player can rescue from the title screen, or through Pelipper Post Office. The player should receive an SOS Mail from the other player through Wireless Mode or through a Password. When the player has received the SOS Mail, they can go rescue anytime they want. The player can go rescue by talking with Pelipper in the Post Office. The player who's awaiting rescue can cancel the wait, but the player who has already gotten the SOS Mail can rescue the other player and get a reward from Pelipper instead.

Being rescued

When the player faints in a certain dungeon, they can choose to send an SOS Mail to another player. While awaiting rescue, the player can explore on their current unlocked dungeons and can store items and Poké after completing the dungeon. The player can also organize their team members. The player is rescued when they receive an A-OK Mail. The player then may continue their exploration from the spot where they fainted. All items and Poké are restored. After the player completes or escapes from the dungeon, they may optionally (but are recommended to) go to Pelipper Post Office or the title screen to send a Thank-You Mail in thanks for the rescue. The player may also choose whether or not to reward the rescuer with one of their items.

Pokémon Trozei!

The wireless communications function can be used to communicate with Pokémon Trozei! along with other copies of Blue Rescue Team. Prize coins are awarded to the copy of Trozei! while an item is awarded to the copy of Blue Rescue Team.[8][9][10]

Reception

Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team a score of 35 out of 40. IGN rated the games an "Okay" 6.5/10.[11] Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team hold a rating of 70.82%[12] and 64.01%,[13] respectively, on GameRankings.

Sales

As of March 31, 2007, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team have sold 5.23 million copies worldwide, being 2.20 million from Red Rescue Team and 3.03 million from Blue Rescue Team.[14]

Japanese sales

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team sold 236,454 units on their first week on the Japanese market, being 112,898 from Red Rescue Team and 123,556 from Blue Rescue Team, with a sell-through of 51.38% and 48.99% respectively. By December 31, 2006, the end of their 59th week, they had sold 1,458,314 copies, being 714,324 from Red Rescue Team and 743,990 from Blue Rescue Team.

Red Rescue Team Week Week ending Ranking Units sold Total units sold 1 November 20, 2005 3rd 112,898 112,898 2 November 27, 2005 7th 57,143 170,041 3 December 4, 2005 5th 39,267 209,307 4 December 11, 2005 9th 61,648 270,955 5 December 18, 2005 6th 84,669 355,624 6 December 25, 2005 6th 156,430 512,054 7 January 1, 2006 12th - 558,456 8 January 8, 2006 10th 48,729 607,185 9 January 15, 2006 15th - - 10 January 22, 2006 15th - - 11 January 29, 2006 23rd - - 12 February 5, 2006 22nd - - 13 February 12, 2006 24th - - 14 February 19, 2006 27th - - 15 February 26, 2006 43rd - - 16 March 5, 2006 41st - - 17 March 12, 2006 34th - - 18 March 19, 2006 37th - - 19 March 26, 2006 43rd - - 59 December 31, 2006 - - 714,324 Blue Rescue Team Week Week ending Ranking Units sold Total units sold 1 November 20, 2005 2nd 123,556 123,556 2 November 27, 2005 9th 50,309 173,865 3 December 4, 2005 7th 35,093 208,959 4 December 11, 2005 6th 64,475 273,434 5 December 18, 2005 7th 80,484 353,918 6 December 25, 2005 5th 157,786 511,704 7 January 1, 2006 10th 61,154 572,858 8 January 8, 2006 9th 57,065 629,923 9 January 15, 2006 14th - - 10 January 22, 2006 14th - - 11 January 29, 2006 22nd - - 12 February 5, 2006 21st - - 13 February 12, 2006 23rd - - 14 February 19, 2006 24th - - 15 February 26, 2006 40th - - 16 March 5, 2006 38th - - 17 March 12, 2006 30th - - 18 March 19, 2006 31st - - 19 March 26, 2006 44th - - 59 December 31, 2006 - - 743,990

Staff

Gallery

Japanese Red Rescue Team logo

Japanese Blue Rescue Team logo

English Red Rescue Team logo

English Blue Rescue Team logo

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 赤の救助隊

ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 青の救助隊 French Pokémon Donjon Mystère: Équipe De Secours Rouge

Pokémon Donjon Mystère: Équipe De Secours Bleue German Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Rot

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Blau Italian Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Squadra Rossa

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Squadra Blu Korean 포켓몬 불가사의 던전: 파랑 구조대 Spanish Pokémon Mundo misterioso: Equipo de rescate rojo

Pokémon Mundo misterioso: Equipo de rescate azul

See also

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