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Changes From Time & Darkness

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This is a sub-page of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.

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  • The personality quiz in Sky used colored ribbons, while the previous game would use a colored background for when after the player would hold the touch screen to determine their aura. The bottom screen for when they touch to determine the aura in the previous game would have a green screen while in Sky it's a blue screen with a white ribbon.
  • Additionally the personality quiz in Sky would add a question asking the player if they played the previous game.
  • Explorers of Time and Darkness had a different opening intro with unique graphics, which was replaced with a different opening intro in Explorers of Sky.

Music#

Crystal Cave#

Explorers of Sky changed one of the instruments from a sawtooth wave to a sine wave. This can first be heard 8 seconds into the track.

Time/Darkness

Sky

Memories Returned#

Sky added a 9-second section starting at 00:13. This appears to have been done to accommodate the addition of three lines of dialogue spoken by the partner while keeping the music roughly in synchronization with the accompanying ending cutscene.

Time/Darkness

Sky

Portraits#

To do:
Add a text list for the many portraits with nigh-invisible palette differences.

Many portraits received revisions for Explorers of Sky, most being very minor palette modifications. This list showcases the more significant changes that are visible with the naked eye. Apart from a handful of portraits with misplaced transparency, only portraits for Pokémon with some kind of expanded role in Sky exhibit any (minor) differences.

Pokémon

Int. Name

T/D

Sky

Differences

Notes

Vulpix

NORMAL

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}} |Vulpix received adjustments to the eyes and the palette. The portrait used in Time/Darkness appears to be based on Vulpix's sprites used in the Generation III mainline games, while the portraits used in Sky are a closer match to the sprites used in the Generation IV mainline games and official art. |- |Graveler |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_075Graveler-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_075Graveler-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Graveler gained a visible pupil. |- |rowspan=4|Magnemite |rowspan=2|NORMAL |PMDEoTD_081Magnemite-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_081Magnemite-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |The thread on Magnemite's screw has been redrawn and flipped; this was done because the key art used as the source faces to the left, which caused an error when flipped to the default right-facing position. |- |align=center|(Identical) |PMDEoS_081Magnemite-NORMAL-Flip.png |align=center|— |Rescue Team and Time/Darkness simply flip the original portrait, which actually results in the correct image. This was copied and implemented as a unique flipped portrait in Sky to keep the thread consistent. |- |rowspan=2|GLADNESS |PMDEoTD_081Magnemite-GLADNESS.png |PMDEoS_081Magnemite-GLADNESS.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |The thread on the screw was flipped again, and the shading on the screw was redone. |- |PMDEoTD_081Magnemite-GLADNESS-Mirrored.png |PMDEoS_081Magnemite-GLADNESS-Flip.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |As with the "NORMAL" portrait, Rescue Team simply flips the original image. Another unique flip was added for Sky. |- |Haunter |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_093Haunter-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_093Haunter-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Haunter's right eye was slightly tweaked, alongside a minor adjustment to the anti-aliasing and the palette. |- |rowspan=4|Eevee |THINK |PMDEoTD_133Eevee-THINK.png |PMDEoS_133Eevee-THINK.png |align=center|— |This portrait was entirely redrawn from a mildly annoyed look to a frown. The same change was made to most other "THINK" portraits between Rescue Team and Explorers.
Notably, all of Eevee's hero/partner portraits already received a palette overhaul in Time/Darkness, despite being unused. |- |SHOUT |PMDEoTD_133Eevee-SHOUT.png |PMDEoS_133Eevee-SHOUT.png |align=center|— |Another entirely redrawn portrait, replacing the sneeze with an actual shout. The internal name for the former portrait in naphj10_debug.srl (くしゃみ sneeze)) confirms sneezing is what it was originally intended for, although Rescue Team does also use it as a shout. All "SHOUT" portraits were tweaked between Rescue Team and Time/Darkness to remove the saliva droplets, but Eevee's is the only one to be redrawn completely. |- |DECIDE |PMDEoTD_133Eevee-DECIDE.png |PMDEoS_133Eevee-DECIDE.png |align=center|— |The "やさしい" (kind/gentle) emotion from Rescue Team was replaced with the "DECIDE" emotion in Explorers. |- |GLADNESS |PMDEoTD_133Eevee-GLADNESS.png |PMDEoS_133Eevee-GLADNESS.png |align=center|— |Another entirely redrawn portrait. "GLADNESS" portraits for other hero/partner candidates were similarly adjusted to remove the droplets, but Eevee's is the only one to be redrawn completely between games. |- |rowspan=2|Igglybuff |rowspan=2|NORMAL |PMDEoTD_174Igglybuff-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_174Igglybuff-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |rowspan=2|Igglybuff lost the blank expression, gained a smile, and the eyes were moved further apart. |- |PMDEoTD_174Igglybuff-NORMAL-Flip.png |PMDEoS_174Igglybuff-NORMAL-Flip.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |- |Smoochum |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_238Smoochum-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_238Smoochum-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Smoochum's hair color and shading on the collar was adjusted. |- |rowspan=2|Celebi (Shiny) |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_251CelebiShiny-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_251CelebiShiny-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Some adjustments were made to the eyes.
None of the changes made to Shiny Celebi's portraits carry over to the regular Celebi's, including the used "NORMAL" portrait. |- |HAPPY |PMDEoTD_251CelebiShiny-HAPPY.png |PMDEoS_251CelebiShiny-HAPPY.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |More adjustments to the eyes, making the right pupil more visible. Minor polish was also applied to the anti-aliasing. |- |Grovyle |PAIN |PMDEoTD_253Grovyle-PAIN.png |PMDEoS_253Grovyle-PAIN.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Minor shading adjustments were made, and the sweat droplet was tweaked. |- |rowspan=3|Loudred |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_294Loudred-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_294Loudred-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |The nose area was adjusted. |- |ANGRY |PMDEoTD_294Loudred-ANGRY.png |PMDEoS_294Loudred-ANGRY.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |More changes to the nose. |- |ACTION1 |PMDEoTD_294Loudred-ACTION1.png |PMDEoS_294Loudred-ACTION1.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |This portrait received a very minor palette adjustment, inadvertently introducing a stray red pixel in the process. |- |Jirachi |HAPPY |PMDEoTD_385Jirachi-HAPPY.png |PMDEoS_385Jirachi-HAPPY.png |align=center|— |This leftover portrait from Rescue Team has been entirely redrawn for use in "Bidoof's Wish". Curiously, it still occupies the "HAPPY" slot. |- |Bidoof |TEARS |PMDEoTD_399Bidoof-TEARS.png |PMDEoS_399Bidoof-TEARS.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Some anti-aliasing on Bidoof's back was polished up. |- |Shinx |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_403Shinx-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_403Shinx-NORMAL.png |align=center|— |The face color was darkened slightly. |- |Magmortar |NORMAL |PMDEoTD_467Magmortar-NORMAL.png |PMDEoS_467Magmortar-NORMAL.png |{{#if: y |

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|} }} |Magmortar gained a visible pupil, and the mouth was adjusted. The portrait used in Time/Darkness appears to be based on Magmortar's sprites used in the Generation IV mainline games, while the portraits used in Sky are a closer match to the official artwork. |}

Weather#

To do:
Add images.

In Sky, Sandstorm and fog apply a different, animated filter to the gameplay screen, unlike in Time/Darkness, where it's simply a color filter like every other weather. Additionally, when the weather is changed, instead of just stating its name, the message now briefly explains what the weather actually does.

While it does not affect gameplay like regular weather, certain appropriate dungeons such as Steam Cave, Dark Crater and Giant Volcano also received an animated steam filter in Sky.

Dialogue#

Amp Plains#

To do:
Amp Plains has more (minor) differences in dialogue, within cutscene m12a1001.

Since Explorers of Sky replaced the Luxio tribe with Manectric's group, dialogue was changed within the m12a0801 cutscene in D12P41A, to remove mentions of Luxray's enhanced vision.

Time/Darkness

Sky

Ha! Hiding is pointless!
My vision pierces the dark to see all!
I spot prey that seek refuge in shadow...
Then... I strike!

Hee hee hee. So you're going to hide
like that? That's kind of cute...
All right. We'd actually be grateful
if you kept doing that.
We'll sneak quietly to get as close
as we can...
All right... Let's take them out!

This is followed by a line by the partner, which uses one of three different scripts depending on Talk Type, which is decided by gender and species. (MaleA, MaleB and Female respectively)

Time/Darkness

Sky

It's no good! We can't hide!
It's no good! We'll be cornered
even if we hide!
It's no good! We'll get caught no
matter how we try to hide!

Argh! No way!
We'll get taken out if we stay here!
Ugh... Not like this!
If we stay here, it's over!
Oh...this is not good!
We'll surely be defeated if we stay here!

Stockade#

Within the m17a0302 cutscene in P05P03, one of Grovyle's lines was changed slightly.

Time/Darkness

Sky

If that happens...we're done for.

If that happens...don't even think
about it.