<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	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
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
sister	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
sometime	O
mentioned	O
as	O
the	O
definitive	O
edition	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Darkness	O
,	O
additional	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
missing	O
Generation	O
IV	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
further	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
side	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
options	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
premise	O
,	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
installments	O
are	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
human-turned-Pokémon	O
joins	O
an	O
exploration	O
team	O
and	O
explores	O
shifting	O
dungeons	O
,	O
fighting	O
hostile	O
Pokémon	B-Application
through	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
sister	O
game	O
to	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
many	O
new	O
content	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
is	O
mysteriously	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
determined	O
by	O
a	O
personality	O
test	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
location	O
to	O
make	O
drinks	O
,	O
recycle	O
items	O
,	O
find	O
new	O
optional	O
dungeons	O
,	O
obtain	O
rare	O
items	O
and	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
see	O
team	O
members	O
and	O
recurring	O
Pokémon	B-Application
hanging	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
Generation	O
IV	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
;	O
both	O
forms	O
of	O
Shaymin	O
,	O
the	O
Origin	O
form	O
of	O
Giratina	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
Arceus	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
statue	O
in	O
Destiny	O
Tower	O
,	O
have	O
returned	O
since	O
their	O
in-game	O
debut	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
recycled	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Shiren	B-Application
the	I-Application
Wanderer	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dice	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
then	O
for	O
its	O
smartphones	B-Application
port	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
is	O
the	O
event	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shaymin	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
called	O
Shaymin	O
Village	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
side	O
story	O
for	O
Shaymin	O
available	O
after	O
finishing	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
and	O
graduate	O
from	O
the	O
Guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
Shaymin	O
Village	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
dungeon	O
,	O
Sky	O
Peak	O
Mountain	O
Path	O
,	O
references	O
Mystery	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shiren	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wanderer	I-Application
and	O
its	O
main	O
dungeon	O
Table	O
Mountain	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
progress	O
from	O
a	O
village	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
,	O
checkpoints	O
spread	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
dungeon	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
mountain	O
's	O
peak	O
function	O
equally	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
completing	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
of	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
five	O
new	O
Special	O
Episodes	O
will	O
be	O
gradually	O
unlocked	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
add	O
unique	O
stories	O
expanding	O
on	O
side	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
sometimes	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
new	O
locations	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
and	O
its	O
special	O
episodes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
lookalike	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
items	O
who	O
were	O
available	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
or	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
now	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
had	O
noticeable	O
differences	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
Wonder	O
Mail	O
,	O
now	O
named	O
Wonder	O
Mail	O
S	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
cross	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
series	O
selling	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
sister	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
half	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shiren	B-Application
the	I-Application
Wanderer	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
4gamer	O
teased	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
with	O
a	O
pending	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
Spring	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
was	O
the	O
sister	O
game	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
as	O
the	O
sister	O
game	O
of	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
Pokémon	B-Application
available	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
side	O
stories	O
centered	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
side	O
characters	O
in	O
"	O
Special	O
Episodes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trimester	O
after	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
received	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
October	O
12	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
;	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.40	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
by	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
over	O
5.90	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
combined	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
Explorers	O
games	O
passed	O
over	O
6.37	O
million	O
copies	O
according	O
to	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Supplier	O
's	O
Association	O
;	O
4.88	O
million	O
for	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Explorers	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
1.49	O
million	O
for	O
Explorers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
currently	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
series	O
,	O
surpassing	O
their	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
series	O
in	O
general	O
;	O
surpassing	O
Squaresoft	O
's	O
Chocobo	O
's	O
Mysterious	O
Dungeon	O
and	O
Enix	O
's	O
Torneko	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Last	I-Device
Hope	I-Device
,	O
both	O
accumulating	O
1.34	O
million	O
and	O
759,000	O
copies	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
episode	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
broadcast	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
also	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sunday	O
.	O
</s>
