<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
are	O
a	O
matched	O
pair	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
Pokémon	B-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
versions	O
are	O
mostly	O
identical	O
,	O
with	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
dual-screen	O
features	O
and	O
increased	O
graphical	O
and	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
exclusive	O
to	O
each	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
roguelike	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
randomly	O
changing	O
dungeons	O
which	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
explored	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
partner	O
Pokémon	B-Application
using	O
turn-based	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
has	O
developed	O
amnesia	O
who	O
later	O
joins	O
a	O
rescue	O
team	O
with	O
a	O
partner	O
Pokémon	B-Application
while	O
finding	O
out	O
who	O
they	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
3.08	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	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
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
featured	O
Generation	O
IV	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
improved	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
features	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
touchscreen	B-Device
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
titled	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
DX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
has	O
mechanics	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Language
Mystery	I-Language
Dungeon	I-Language
:	I-Language
Gates	I-Language
To	I-Language
Infinity	I-Language
such	O
as	O
moves	O
leveling	O
up	O
by	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
sixteen	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
Bulbasaur	O
,	O
Charmander	O
,	O
Squirtle	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
Meowth	O
,	O
Psyduck	O
,	O
Machop	O
,	O
Cubone	O
,	O
Eevee	O
,	O
Chikorita	O
,	O
Cyndaquil	O
,	O
Totodile	O
,	O
Treecko	O
,	O
Torchic	O
,	O
Mudkip	O
and	O
Skitty	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
a	O
personality	O
quiz	O
taken	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
partner	O
Pokémon	B-Application
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
which	O
excludes	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
stated	O
above	O
and	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
mission-based	O
with	O
many	O
jobs	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
bulletin	O
board	O
,	O
requested	O
by	O
mail	O
,	O
or	O
initiated	O
through	O
story	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
rescuing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
delivering	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
escorting	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
dungeon	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
fight	O
using	O
the	O
four	O
moves	O
they	O
know	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
"	O
A	O
button	O
"	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
projectiles	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
wakes	O
up	O
one	O
day	O
finding	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
without	O
any	O
memory	O
of	O
their	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
makes	O
enemies	O
unwittingly	O
with	O
another	O
rescue	O
team	O
,	O
Team	B-Application
Meanies	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Gengar	O
,	O
Ekans	O
,	O
and	O
Medicham	O
,	O
who	O
seek	O
world	O
domination	O
under	O
the	O
disguise	O
of	O
a	O
rescue	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninetales	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
human	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
reborn	O
as	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
natural	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
would	O
be	O
upset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
quest	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
lost	O
memory	O
and	O
purpose	O
as	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
journeys	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
fortune-teller	O
Xatu	O
resides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xatu	O
is	O
quick	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
human	O
and	O
tells	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
human-to-Pokémon	O
transformation	O
is	O
tied	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
natural	O
disasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
conversation	O
is	O
eavesdropped	O
upon	O
by	O
Team	B-Application
Meanies	I-Application
 '	O
Gengar	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
secret	O
to	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
and	O
says	O
that	O
eliminating	O
the	O
human-turned-Pokémon	O
in	O
the	O
legend	O
would	O
return	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
confronted	O
by	O
Alakazam	O
,	O
who	O
says	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
held	O
a	O
town	O
meeting	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
must	O
do	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
:	O
they	O
must	O
find	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
anyone	O
who	O
sides	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
give	O
the	O
team	O
one	O
night	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
leave	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Square	O
as	O
fugitives	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
northeasternmost	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
elude	O
the	O
teams	O
that	O
are	O
now	O
hunting	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
ACT	O
proceeds	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
stop	O
Groudon	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
team	O
heads	O
home	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
remaining	O
suspicion	O
at	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asking	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
missing	O
Team	O
ACT	O
,	O
Lombre	O
refuses	O
to	O
let	O
them	O
go	O
,	O
saying	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
tougher	O
Pokémon	B-Application
than	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiftry	O
convinces	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Blastoise	O
,	O
Octillery	O
,	O
and	O
Golem	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
special	O
rescue	O
team	O
and	O
rescue	O
Team	O
ACT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
return	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
human	O
and	O
leave	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
world	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
rescue	O
team	O
base	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
form	O
and	O
surprises	O
everybody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
version	O
involving	O
its	O
connectivity	O
with	O
its	O
GBA	B-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
completely	O
erase	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
any	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
besides	O
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
that	O
was	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
quickly	O
patched	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
upon	O
discovering	O
it	O
and	O
issued	O
a	O
new	O
shipment	O
of	O
replacement	O
DS	B-Device
cards	I-Device
with	O
the	O
patch	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
Passable	O
"	O
6.5	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
if	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
improve	O
graphically	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
5.2	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
how	O
much	O
you	O
claim	O
to	O
love	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
you	O
should	O
probably	O
skip	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
"	O
,	O
further	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
dungeon	O
hack	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
that	O
good	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
injection	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
elements	O
has	O
n't	O
done	O
a	O
thing	O
to	O
change	O
that	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
80/100	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
is	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
robust	O
and	O
original	O
aspects	O
form	O
a	O
game	O
more	O
solid	O
than	O
many	O
expected	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
761,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
just	O
over	O
715,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
3.08	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
while	O
Red	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
Team	I-Application
sold	O
2.20	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
March	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
are	O
a	O
matched	O
pair	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Generation	O
IV	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
improved	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
features	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
touchscreen	B-Device
options	O
.	O
</s>
