<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
(	O
formerly	O
Chunsoft	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
feature	O
the	O
fictional	O
creatures	O
called	O
Pokémon	B-Application
who	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
speak	O
human	O
language	O
navigating	O
through	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
dungeon	O
using	O
turn-based	O
moves	O
,	O
indicative	O
of	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
dungeons	O
,	O
players	O
fight	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
while	O
obtaining	O
items	O
and	O
finding	O
stairs	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
floor	O
,	O
exiting	O
the	O
dungeon	O
after	O
a	O
fixed	O
number	O
of	O
floors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
was	O
transformed	O
from	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
partner	O
in	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
personality	O
test	O
;	O
this	O
will	O
decide	O
which	O
Pokémon	B-Application
the	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Language
Mystery	I-Language
Dungeon	I-Language
:	I-Language
Gates	I-Language
to	I-Language
Infinity	I-Language
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
their	O
starter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
one	O
can	O
choose	O
a	O
Pokemon	O
to	O
be	O
after	O
the	O
personality	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
classic	O
roguelike	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
navigating	O
the	O
randomly	O
generated	O
dungeon	O
with	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
and	O
actions	O
are	O
turn-based	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
basic	O
attacks	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
moves	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
one	O
partner	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
they	O
meet	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon	O
into	O
their	O
team	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
Ishihara	O
has	O
played	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
series	O
,	O
namely	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
started	O
after	O
Seiichiro	O
Nagahata	O
and	O
Shin-ichiro	O
Tomie	O
approached	O
Ishihara	O
and	O
agreed	O
with	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
easier	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
mainline	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Red	O
and	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
Kouji	O
Maruta	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmer	O
for	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
contributed	O
previously	O
on	O
EarthBound	B-Application
and	O
Shiren	B-Device
the	I-Device
Wanderer	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Oni	O
Invasion	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
developed	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
formerly	O
Chunsoft	O
before	O
the	O
merging	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
then	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
two	O
separate	O
platforms	O
;	O
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
then	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
sister	O
game	O
and	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Darkness	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
production	O
shortage	O
,	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
had	O
limited	O
circulation	O
throughout	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
:	I-Device
Adventure	I-Device
Squad	I-Device
titles	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
games	O
to	O
never	O
be	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
utilize	O
the	O
3D	O
models	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
and	O
My	B-Device
Pokémon	I-Device
Ranch	I-Device
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
models	O
instead	O
of	O
2D	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
different	O
versions	O
have	O
various	O
differences	O
,	O
like	O
starting	O
points	O
and	O
initial	O
Pokémon	B-Application
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
,	O
new	O
missions	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
Wii	O
is	O
asleep	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
share	O
save	O
data	O
throughout	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Language
Mystery	I-Language
Dungeon	I-Language
:	I-Language
Gates	I-Language
to	I-Language
Infinity	I-Language
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
latest	O
non-remake	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
in	O
2016	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
DX	I-Application
is	O
the	O
latest	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rescue	O
Team	O
games	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
united	O
as	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
complete	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
reworked	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
:	O
Ginji	O
's	O
Rescue	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
:	O
Blazing	O
Exploration	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
and	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	O
Go	O
For	O
It	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Novice	O
Investigation	O
Team	O
!,	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
