Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness is a turn-based dungeon-crawling adventure developed by Chunsoft for the Nintendo DS, released in 2007. The game centers on a human protagonist who has been transformed into a Pokémon under mysterious circumstances, losing both their memories and contact with a former partner they were working alongside on a world-saving mission. Players choose a new Pokémon companion and form an exploration team together, progressing through procedurally structured dungeons in a roguelite framework. Combat and movement proceed in turns, with the narrative gradually revealing details of the protagonist's past and the broader stakes of their forgotten mission. The game is one of two paired versions released alongside Explorers of Time, sharing the same core story and mechanics while featuring different available Pokémon and dungeons.