Chunsoft developed Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, a dungeon-crawling role-playing game that Nintendo published for the Nintendo DS in 2007 in Japan and 2008 across North America and other regions. It is the second entry in the Explorers series and came out alongside its companion title, Explorers of Time. The game puts players in the role of a human who turned into a Pokémon and woke up on a beach with no memory of their past. You team up with a partner Pokémon and join the Wigglytuff Guild, an exploration organization dedicated to solving the mysteries of the world. What sets this game apart from standard Pokémon titles is its strong focus on story-driven dungeon exploration and a deeply emotional narrative that earned the series a dedicated following. Players move through randomly generated dungeons in a turn-based grid system, battling wild Pokémon, collecting items, and uncovering the truth behind a growing temporal crisis that threatens to stop time forever.
Updated: Jun 22, 2026
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128 MB · NDS ROMs
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Specifications
| Platform | NDS ROMs |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| File Size | 128 MB |
| Release Year | 2007 |
| Developer | Chunsoft |
| Updated | Jun 22, 2026 |
Overview
Chunsoft developed Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, a dungeon-crawling role-playing game that Nintendo published for the Nintendo DS in 2007 in Japan and 2008 across North America and other regions. It is the second entry in the Explorers series and came out alongside its companion title, Explorers of Time. The game puts players in the role of a human who turned into a Pokémon and woke up on a beach with no memory of their past. You team up with a partner Pokémon and join the Wigglytuff Guild, an exploration organization dedicated to solving the mysteries of the world. What sets this game apart from standard Pokémon titles is its strong focus on story-driven dungeon exploration and a deeply emotional narrative that earned the series a dedicated following. Players move through randomly generated dungeons in a turn-based grid system, battling wild Pokémon, collecting items, and uncovering the truth behind a growing temporal crisis that threatens to stop time forever.
The game offers a rich set of features beyond the main story. After completing the core campaign, a lengthy post-game chapter opens up with new dungeons and storylines. The Wigglytuff Guild serves as a hub where players take on missions from notice boards, rescuing Pokémon, delivering items, and defeating outlaws across a wide range of dungeons. Players build a team of up to four Pokémon that fight together in combat. Each Pokémon levels up, learns new moves, and can hold items or use Wonder Mail codes to open additional missions. The game includes over 490 Pokémon to recruit from the wild and add to your team roster. Local wireless play allows two players to connect their DS systems for limited cooperative features. The dungeon variety spans icy caves, lava-filled depths, cloud-top paths, and ancient ruins, keeping each run visually distinct. Explorers of Darkness delivers a satisfying blend of strategy, storytelling, and replayable dungeon content that stands as one of the most memorable titles on the Nintendo DS.