Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is a video game series spin-off from the main Pokémon series developed by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Chunsoft). The games feature the fictional creatures called Pokémon who have the ability to speak human language navigating through a randomly generated dungeon using turn-based moves, indicative of Mystery Dungeon games. As of March 2020, there have been eleven games across five platforms, as well as two manga adaptations and several animated specials. These games are based in dungeons (“mystery dungeons”) where a floor map is randomly generated. In the dungeons, players fight other Pokémon while obtaining items and finding stairs to the next floor, exiting the dungeon after a fixed number of floors. Across all installments, the series has sold over 16.50 million copies.
Around the same time, there were some anime shorts based upon the games.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate![]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate! (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 出動！ポケモン救助隊ガンバルズ！ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Setting Out! Pokémon Rescue Team Ganbarus!) is an animated adaptation of the spin-off games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. It first aired in Japan on March 23, 2007, and in the United States on September 8, 2006 on Cartoon Network.
This episode was released on the Japanese and English Pokémon YouTube channels on July 3, 2015 and October 22, 2015, respectively, for the release of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. This episode was also made available on Pokémon TV.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Squirtle | Sanae Kobayashi | Kayzie Rogers |
| Charmander | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Emlyn Morinelli |
| Chikorita | Yukana Nogami | Michele Knotz |
| Gengar | Nobutoshi Canna | James Carter Cathcart |
| Medicham | Tarako | Sarah Natochenny |
| Ekans | Masato Amada | Bill Rogers |
| Pikachu | Tomoe Hanba | Craig Blair |
| Pichu | Mika Kikuchi | Hilary Thomas |
| Skarmory | Miki Narahashi | Michele Knotz |
| Whiscash | Kenta Miyake | Rodger Parsons |
| Snubbull | Akio Suyama | |
| Bellsprout | Kōzō Mito | Kayzie Rogers |
| Lombre | Kenjirō Tsuda | ¿? |
| Kecleon | Kiyotaka Furushima | |
| Pelipper | ¿? | |
| Auntie Kangaskhan | Ai Satō | |
| Baby Kangaskhan | Tomoe Hanba | Sarah Natochenny |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness[]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 時の探検隊・闇の探検隊 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness) is an animated adaptation of the spin-off games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
It was first broadcast in Japan on September 9, 2007, as part of Pokémon Sunday. It was also streamed online in Japanese on September 13, 2007.
It was released in North America on DVD on August 17, 2008 as part of a limited edition Pokémon pack which included the DVD, a Dialga and Palkia Onyx Nintendo DS Lite, a carrying case, and a mini-poster of Grovyle. It was later aired on Cartoon Network on September 1, 2008, as a part of a Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension marathon. In the United Kingdom, it was released on DVD as part of a goodie bag with an event. It was also available in the United Kingdom at Woolworths stores, coming free with a purchase of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
This episode was released on the Japanese and English Pokémon YouTube channels on July 3, 2015 and October 22, 2015, respectively, for the release of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. This episode was also made available on Pokémon TV.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Piplup | Kurumi Mamiya | Erica Schroeder |
| Chimchar | Kappei Yamaguchi | Bill Rogers |
| Sunflora | Hiroko Emori | Rachael Lillis |
| Corphish | Nobutoshi Canna | James Carter Cathcart |
| Chatot | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Maddie Blaustein |
| Diglett | Akio Suyama | ¿? |
| Chimeco | Kimiko Koyama | Kether Donohue |
| Loudred | ¿? | Marc Thompson |
| Wigglytuff | Miki Narahashi | Sarah Natochenny |
| Grovyle | Masaki Terasoma | Dan Green |
| Gabite | Kenta Miyake | James Carter Cathcart |
| Kecleon | Kiyotaka Furushima | Chad Kessler |
| Zangoose | Tsutomu Densaka | Dan Green |
| Scyther | Yōhei Nishina | Bill Rogers |
| Sandslash | Chikara Ōsaka | Tom Wayland |
| Shinx | Yuka Nishigaki | Rachael Lillis |
| Hinako Sasaki | Kether Donohue |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness[]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 空の探検隊 時と闇をめぐる 最後の冒険 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: The Final Adventure Crossing Time and Darkness) is an animated adaptation of the spin-off games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, continuing from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness. It first aired in Japan on April 12, 2009 and in the United States on October 9, 2009. A DVD of the English dub was given to those who pre-ordered Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky from GameStop.
This episode was released on the Japanese and English Pokémon YouTube channels on July 3, 2015 and October 22, 2015, respectively, for the release of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. This episode was also made available on Pokémon TV.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Piplup | Kurumi Mamiya | Erica Schroeder |
| Chimchar | Kappei Yamaguchi | Bill Rogers |
| Sunflora | Hiroko Emori | Emily Bauer |
| Lapras | ¿? | |
| Corphish | Nobutoshi Canna | James Carter Cathcart |
| Chatot | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Marc Thompson |
| Diglett | Akio Suyama | ¿? |
| Chimeco | Hinako Sasaki | Kether Donohue |
| Loudred | Kenta Miyake | Marc Thompson |
| Bidoof | Tsutomu Densaka | Bill Rogers |
| Wigglytuff | Miki Narahashi | Sarah Natochenny |
| Grovyle | Masaki Terasoma | Dan Green |
| Gabite | Kenta Miyake | James Carter Cathcart |
| Zangoose | Tsutomu Densaka | Dan Green |
| Scyther | Yōhei Nishina | Bill Rogers |
| Sableye | Kiyotaka Furushima | |
| Sandslash | Chikara Ōsaka | Tom Wayland |
| Dusknoir | Kenta Miyake | J. David Brimmer |
| Narrator | Kōichi Yamadera | Tom Wayland |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity[]
The Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Animated Shorts (Japanese: 『ポケモン不思議のダンジョン ～マグナゲートと∞迷宮～ 』PV Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth PVs) are two special trailers made to promote the release of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
The two animated shorts were uploaded to The Pokémon Company's Japanese YouTube Channel on November 1, 2012. The animated shorts were then dubbed and uploaded to the The Pokémon Company International's English YouTube Channel and Nintendo YouTube Channel on March 26, 2013.
Complete versions of the trailers incorporating additional footage were also made. The complete versions of The Adventure and The Magnagates were released on DVD at TSUTAYA in Japan on December 15, 2012. The complete version of The Adventure was later re-released on The Pokémon Company's Japanese YouTube channel on July 3, 2015. The English-dubbed version includes the additional footage in both shorts.
Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Oshawott | Ami Koshimizu | Erica Schroeder |
| Pikachu | Rie Kugimiya | Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
| Umbreon | Kōsuke Toriumi | Tom Wayland |
| Espeon | Ai Nonaka | Eileen Stevens |
| Virizion | Yuka Nishigaki | Sarah Natochenny |
| Dunsparce | Kiyotaka Furushima | ¿? |
| Azumarill | Kiyono Yasuno | Lisa Ortiz |
| Kyurem | Hiroki Maeda | ¿? |
| Munna | Megumi Satō | |
| Gothitelle | Mai Tōdō | |
| Narrator | Kenjirō Tsuda | Marc Thompson |
