Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game that Chunsoft developed and Nintendo published for the Nintendo DS. Chunsoft first launched the title in Japan in 2009, then brought it to players worldwide. The game builds on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness by adding fresh content, new playable characters, and five exclusive special episodes absent from those earlier releases. The story follows a human who wakes up as a Pokemon with no memory of their past life. They meet a partner Pokemon, form an exploration team, and together the two set out to investigate a dangerous distortion tearing apart the flow of time. Players battle through randomly generated dungeons, collect items, and solve the growing mystery floor by floor. The game earns its reputation through storytelling that tackles friendship, sacrifice, and time travel with a level of emotional depth that few handheld games of the era matched.
Updated: Jun 22, 2026
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128 MB · NDS ROMs
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Specifications
| Platform | NDS ROMs |
|---|---|
| Genre | RPG |
| File Size | 128 MB |
| Release Year | 2009 |
| Developer | Chunsoft |
| Updated | Jun 22, 2026 |
Overview
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game that Chunsoft developed and Nintendo published for the Nintendo DS. Chunsoft first launched the title in Japan in 2009, then brought it to players worldwide. The game builds on Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness by adding fresh content, new playable characters, and five exclusive special episodes absent from those earlier releases. The story follows a human who wakes up as a Pokemon with no memory of their past life. They meet a partner Pokemon, form an exploration team, and together the two set out to investigate a dangerous distortion tearing apart the flow of time. Players battle through randomly generated dungeons, collect items, and solve the growing mystery floor by floor. The game earns its reputation through storytelling that tackles friendship, sacrifice, and time travel with a level of emotional depth that few handheld games of the era matched.
The game offers multiple ways to play after completing the main story. Players work through over twenty distinct dungeons spanning environments like icy mountain passes, volcanic craters, murky caves, and dense jungle paths. The five special episodes unique to Explorers of Sky let players step into the roles of different Pokemon, including Riolu, Wigglytuff, and Team Charm, each running through their own standalone storyline with fresh dialogue and context. Progression in the dungeons comes from gaining experience, learning new moves, and picking up consumable items like seeds, orbs, and gummies that boost stats or alter battles. A Wonder Mail system generates optional missions that players can share with others locally, adding replayability outside the main campaign. While the game does not include full online multiplayer, local wireless support lets two players trade items and tackle special dungeon missions side by side. Overall, Explorers of Sky stands as a complete package, blending tactical combat, rich world-building, and genuine emotional weight into one of the most satisfying RPG experiences on the Nintendo DS.