Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: All Adventures Collection

Welcome to the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: All Adventures Collection! We’re diving deep into the world of mystery dungeons where you, a human turned Pokémon, team up with quirky partners to save the world, one randomly generated floor at a time. This series is packed with emotional storytelling, tough gameplay and that signature PMD charm. Let’s break 'em all down.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Red Rescue Team

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red & Blue Rescue Team kicked everything off, and dude, did it leave an impression. You wake up as a Pokémon (no memory, classic amnesia trope) and team up with another mon to form a rescue squad. The gameplay's simple but addictive, dungeon crawling with turn based movement, type matchups matter and hunger’s always ticking down. But the real star? The story. It starts lighthearted, but that ending? Brutal. The emotional weight of the final act still hits hard today. The pixel art in the GBA Red version has its charm, but the DS Blue version smooths things out. Either way, this was just the beginning.  

Explorers of Time

Then came Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness & Sky, where the series peaked for a lot of fans. Sky especially is the definitive version, same core story as Time and Darkness but with extra content, new playable mons and the epic Shaymin side story. The plot? A time traveling masterpiece with twists, betrayals and a villain so good you’ll question everything. The gameplay refined the Rescue Team formula with better IQ skills, more moves and the brutal Zero Isle dungeons for masochists. And that soundtrack? Absolute fire. The emotional climax still has fans tearing up years later. If you only play one PMD game, make it Sky, it’s the full package.  

Gates to Infinity

Gates to Infinity tried something new, and… it’s divisive. The shift to 3D is neat and the story’s darker than expected. The new mechanics like team moves and the Paradise building were hit or miss, but the biggest gripe are that slow pacing and limited Pokémon selection. Still, it’s got heart, and the postgame’s got some solid challenges. Not the best, but not the worst Pokémon spinoff either.  

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Super Mystery Dungeon

Super Mystery Dungeon was a return to form. More Pokémon than ever, a globe trotting story and the brutal difficulty fans missed. The Connection Orb replaced recruiting, which is controversial, but it streamlined team building. The story starts slow but builds to an insane climax, more world ending stakes with emotional gut punches. The Looplet system added some strategy and the postgame is massive. It's the perfect sendoff for the series, at least until The Pokémon Company inevitably drags us back in for another emotional dungeon crawling rollercoaster.

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