Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Logo used for most games in the series
Genres	Role-playing, roguelike
Developers	Spike Chunsoft
Publishers	The Pokémon Company, Nintendo

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Japanese: ポケモン不思議のダンジョン, Hepburn: Pokemon Fushigi no Danjon^?) is a video game series spin off from the main Pokémon series developed by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Chunsoft). The games features the fictional creatures called Pokémon navigating through a randomly generated dungeon using turn-based moves, indicative of Mystery Dungeon games. As of September 2015^[update], there have been ten games across four platforms, as well as two manga adaptations and several animated specials. These games are based in dungeons, where a floor map is randomly generated. In the dungeons, players fight other Pokémon while obtaining items and finding steps to the next floor.

Although there are different features in each of the titles, the major gameplay in each title are the same. The player assumes the role of a Pokémon that was transformed from a human, found by the player's Pokémon partner in the start of the game. Before the game starts, the player will need to go through a personality test; this will decide which Pokémon the player is in the game (with the exception of the WiiWare games, Gates to Infinity, and Super Mystery Dungeon, where the player may choose their starter). Gameplay is based on a classic roguelike game, with the player navigating the randomly generated dungeon with their Pokémon team. Movement and actions are turn-based; the player can use basic attacks, Pokémon moves, and items. The game starts with one partner Pokémon, but the player can recruit other Pokémon that they meet in the dungeon into their team soon after the first mission.