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|epcode=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
|colorscheme=Hoso
|title_en=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness
|title_ja=ポケモン不思議のダンジョン　時の探検隊・闇の探検隊
|title_ja_trans=Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness
|screen=yes
|screenshot=PMD Explorers of Time Darkness.png
|broadcast_jp=September 9, 2007
|broadcast_us=August 17, 2008{{tt|*|DVD}}<br>September 1, 2008{{tt|*|Cartoon Network}}
|en_series=Special
|en_op=[[Sky Jukebox|Craggy Coast]]<br>Pokémon Exploration Team Theme
|en_ed=Treasure Town<br>Pokémon Exploration Team Theme
|ja_op=[[Sky Jukebox|Craggy Coast]]<br>Pokémon Exploration Team Theme
|ja_ed=Treasure Town<br>Pokémon Exploration Team Theme
|olmteam=Team Ota
|scenario=松井亜弥
|storyboardn=1
|storyboard1=湯山邦彦
|directorn=1
|director1=浅田裕二
|artn=1
|art1=玉川明洋
|footnotes=<!--* [[filb-eppics-sp:dungeon2|Screenshots on Filb.de]]-->
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0PlwsTLoM0 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness]'' (English) on [[YouTube]]
* This is one of the few episodes storyboarded by executive producer [[Kunihiko Yuyama]].}}
'''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン不思議のダンジョン　時の探検隊・闇の探検隊''' ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness'') is an {{pkmn|animation|animated}} adaptation of the spin-off games {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}}.

It was first broadcast in Japan on September 9, 2007, as part of [[Pokémon Sunday]]. It was also streamed online in Japanese on September 13, 2007.

It was released in North America on DVD on August 17, 2008 as part of a limited edition Pokémon pack which included the DVD, a {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} Onyx [[Nintendo DS Lite]], a carrying case, and a mini-poster of {{p|Grovyle}}. It was later aired on {{wp|Cartoon Network}} on September 1, 2008, as a part of a ''[[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]]'' marathon. In the United Kingdom, it was released on DVD as part of a goodie bag with an event. It was also available in the United Kingdom at {{wp|Woolworths}} stores, coming free with a purchase of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.

This episode was released on the Japanese and English ''Pokémon'' [[YouTube]] channels on July 3, 2015 and October 22, 2015, respectively, for the release of [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]. This episode was also made available on [[Pokémon TV]].

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==Blurb==
<!--http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-originals/original-pokemon-mystery-dungeon-explorers-of-time-and-darkness-111815-->
<i>Welcome to a world...where Pokémon, and ONLY Pokémon, live. A world where Pokémon can talk -- just like we do. Meet a boy who has mysteriously turned into a Piplup!

This Piplup soon meets a Chimchar, who dreams of joining a brave Exploration Team. And at that magical moment, an exciting new adventure begins!

Join us... After all, a whole new world of mystery and exploration awaits! Life is full of adventure, so get ready to explore!</i>

==Plot==
{{p|Grovyle}} steals a [[Time Gear]], and as he makes off with it, time freezes/stand still in that area. Meanwhile, {{p|Chimchar}}, who is anxious to start an Exploration Team by joining [[Wigglytuff's Guild]]. As he walks toward the entrance, Team Razor Wind is blasted out by {{mdc|Wigglytuff|2}}'s {{m|Hyper Voice}} (because of arguing about the reward for their mission), and members of the Wigglytuff Guild notice Chimchar's footprints, thinking he's an intruder. This scares Chimchar into running away from the beach, where he meets an unconscious {{p|Piplup}}. After he wakes up, Piplup, claiming to be a human, is scared to find out that he has turned into a Pokémon. Chimchar thus convinces Piplup to go with him to meet Wigglytuff and start an Exploration Team, in the hopes that he'll find out what has happened to him.

They then enter the Wigglytuff Guild, and after causing a slight ruckus (the guild thought that they were intruders), they are able to talk to Wigglytuff himself. After {{mdc|Chatot|2}}, Wigglytuff's right-hand man, explains the strangeness going on in their world with the Time Gears being stolen, Piplup and Chimchar receive an Exploration Team Starter Kit as well as Rescue Team Badges, officially joining the guild as [[Team Poképals]]. That night, Piplup and Chimchar rest in the guild. When Chimchar accidentally rolls on top of Piplup, Piplup receives a [[Dimensional Scream|vision of the future]]: in this case exactly what the third member of his rescue team will buy at [[Treasure Town]].

The next day, after the guild oath recital, Piplup and Chimchar receive their first rescue mission: they must go into [[Labyrinth Cave]] and retrieve a [[Gabite Scale]] in order to cure a young {{p|Shinx}}'s sister's sickness. To help them on this presumably dangerous mission is guild veteran {{p|Sunflora}}. They first go to {{p|Kecleon}}'s to stock up on items, and it is there that Piplup's vision is fulfilled: Sunflora buys a {{DL|Scarf (Mystery Dungeon)|Joy Ribbon}}, {{DL|Scarf (Mystery Dungeon)|Defense Scarf}}, and {{DL|Scarf (Mystery Dungeon)|Power Band}} for Piplup, Chimchar, and herself, respectively, exactly as it happened in Piplup's vision. Team Razor Wind spots them and secretly decides that they should go retrieve the Gabite Scale, since Team Poképals is too inexperienced. Team Poképals then enters the cave, but it's not long before Chimchar gets attacked by a wild {{p|Golbat}} swarm. After Sunflora attacks them with {{m|Razor Leaf}}, she explains the usefulness of the items; the Power Band made her attack stronger, and the Defense Scarf saved Chimchar from injury. As they proceed, Piplup almost falls into a pit, but Chimchar grabs his hand and saves him. This triggers another one of Piplup's visions of the future: a stone bridge collapses into a pit. When they come to the bridge, Chimchar insists on crossing it, but Piplup remembers his vision and stops Chimchar from crossing it. The bridge then collapses, and Chimchar is thankful.

A bit deeper into the cave, they find a beat-up Team Razor Wind, who explain that they had just been challenged and defeated by {{p|Gabite}} when they asked for his scale. Team Poképals then heads further in to find the Gabite. When they ask and beg for his scale, he refuses and insists that they {{pkmn|battle}} him for it, to which Piplup agrees.

Gabite starts by using {{m|Sand Tomb}}. Chimchar tries to use {{m|Ember}}, but the attack can't break through. Piplup then uses {{m|Bubble}}, which clears the storm. Gabite then uses {{m|Dragon Claw}} on Chimchar and Piplup, knocking them down. In response, Sunflora uses {{m|Razor Leaf}}, which due to the Power Band is very strong. She then prepares to use {{m|Petal Dance}}, but before she can execute the attack, Gabite uses {{m|Attract}}, leaving Sunflora [[Infatuation|heartstruck]] and unable to fight. Noticing Sunflora cannot battle, Piplup uses {{m|Peck}}. Gabite laughs at the attack's puny power and knocks Piplup down again with Dragon Claw. Seeing Piplup go down, Chimchar uses {{m|Fury Swipes}} on Gabite and Piplup uses what he thinks is Bubble. However, Chimchar comments that the attack is actually {{m|Bubble Beam}}, which Piplup learned through [[experience]] from the Joy Ribbon. Piplup then uses BubbleBeam one more time on Gabite, knocking Gabite out. Sunflora is freed from her love trance, and the team then regroups and recuperates. However, Gabite slowly gets back up. The team prepares for battle once again when Gabite tells them not to worry: he had a worthy and exciting battle with them. He then presents them with one of his scales as their reward, thus completing their mission.

Back at the guild, Shinx is overwhelmed that his sister has gotten better, and thus thanks Team Poképals with a [[Exclusive item|Luxray Fang]] as their reward. Chatot, however, swipes the fang, stating that it is a guild rule that all rewards go to Wigglytuff, to which Chimchar and Piplup are dismayed. {{p|Loudred}}, another member of the guild, then barges in and claims big news: Grovyle the Thief has stolen another Time Gear. Piplup then tells Chimchar that he would like to stay on Team Poképals, calling Chimchar his partner, in hopes that he will find out more about what has happened to him. Chimchar then excitedly approves and the two partners shake hands.

==Major events==
* A [[human]] boy finds out he has turned into a {{p|Piplup}}.
* Piplup forms [[Team Poképals]] along with a {{p|Chimchar}}.
* Piplup learns {{m|Bubble Beam}}.

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Gabite}}

==Characters==
* [[Team Poképals]]
** {{p|Piplup}}
** {{p|Chimchar}}
* [[Wigglytuff's Guild]]
** {{p|Wigglytuff}} ({{mdc|Wigglytuff|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Chatot}} ({{mdc|Chatot|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Corphish}}
** {{p|Diglett}}
** {{p|Dugtrio}}
** {{p|Loudred}} ({{mdc|Loudred|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Bidoof}} ({{mdc|Bidoof|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Chimecho}}
** {{p|Croagunk}}
** {{p|Sunflora}} ({{mdc|Sunflora|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
* Team Razor Wind
** {{p|Zangoose}}
** {{p|Scyther}}
** {{p|Sandslash}}
* [[Treasure Town]]
** {{p|Shinx}} (brother)
** Shinx (sister)
** {{p|Kecleon}} brothers
** {{p|Duskull}}
* {{p|Gabite}}
* Thieves
** {{p|Grovyle}} ({{mdc|Grovyle|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Drowzee}} ({{mdc|Drowzee|2|Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky}})
** {{p|Sharpedo}}
** {{p|Weavile}}
** {{p|Gyarados}}
* Others
** {{p|Pelipper}}
** {{p|Lapras}}
** {{p|Krabby}}
** {{p|Golbat}} (multiple)

==Comparison with the game==
* The [[Time Gear]] that {{mdc|Grovyle|2}} steals is actually the second one he steals in the game.
* The opening scenes at the beach and at the guild are very similar to the game.
** However, the part where {{p|Chimchar}}'s stone gets stolen by {{p|Koffing}} and {{p|Zubat}} is omitted.
* The visions triggered by the Dimensional Scream do not start so early in the game.
* The guild does not take items given as payment, though it does take 90% of money received.
* The Japanese Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2 website revealed a code that allows players to obtain a mission that is similar to the special, with {{p|Gabite}} being the boss of the dungeon. 
* The music used in the special, like the previous special, is similar to the game's.
* Sunflora does not join the player's team in the games.
* The "Morning Words of Encouragement" are said inside the guild, not out.
* Sunflora does not say "oh my gosh!" that much in the game.
* {{p|Grovyle}}'s identity is not known until after {{p|Uxie}}'s [[Time Gear]] is stolen, not the one shown.

==Cast==
{| class="credits-table roundy" style="width: 100%; background: #{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}};"
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" | English
! style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Japanese
| style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" lang="ja" | 出演
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! width="12%" | {{p|Piplup}}
| width="22%" | [[Erica Schroeder|Bella Hudson]]
! width="12%" | Pochama
| width="21%" | Kurumi Mamiya
! width="12%" lang="ja" | ポッチャマ
| width="21%" lang="ja" | 間宮くるみ
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Chimchar}}
| [[Bill Rogers]]
! Hikozaru
| [[Kappei Yamaguchi]]
! lang="ja" | ヒコザル
| lang="ja" | 山口勝平
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
| colspan="6" | 
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Sunflora|2}}
| [[Rachael Lillis]]
! Kimawari
| Hiroko Emori
! lang="ja" | キマワリ
| lang="ja" | 江森浩子
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{DL|List of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky characters|Corphish}}
| [[Carter Cathcart|Billy Beach]]
! Heigani
| [[Nobutoshi Canna]]
! lang="ja" | ヘイガニ
| lang="ja" | 神奈延年
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Chatot|2}}
| [[Maddie Blaustein]]
! Perap
| [[Daisuke Sakaguchi]]
! lang="ja" | ぺラップ
| lang="ja" | 阪口大助
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Diglett|2}}
|
! Digda
| Akio Suyama
! lang="ja" | ディグダ
| lang="ja" | 陶山章央
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Chimecho|2}}
| [[Kether Donahue]]
! Chirean
| Kimiko Koyama
! lang="ja" | チリーン
| lang="ja" | こやま　きみこ
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Loudred|2}}
| [[Marc Thompson]]
! Dogohmb
| 
! lang="ja" | ドゴーム
| lang="ja" | 
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Wigglytuff|2}}
| [[Sarah Natochenny]]
! Pukurin
| Yū Kobayashi
! lang="ja" | プクリン
| lang="ja" | 小林ゆう
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
| colspan="6" | 
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{mdc|Grovyle|2}}
| [[Dan Green]]
! Juptile
| Masaki Terasoma
! lang="ja" | ジュプトル
| lang="ja" | てらそま　まさき
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Gabite}}
| [[Carter Cathcart|Billy Beach]]
! Gabite
| [[Kenta Miyake]]
! lang="ja" | ガバイト
| lang="ja" | 三宅健太
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Kecleon}} brothers
| Chad Kessler
! Kecleon brothers
| [[Kiyotaka Furushima]]
! lang="ja" | カクレオン兄弟
| lang="ja" | 古島清孝
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Zangoose}}
| [[Dan Green]]
! Zangoose
| Tsutomu Densaka
! lang="ja" | ザングース
| lang="ja" | 伝坂　勉
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Scyther}}
| [[Bill Rogers]]
! Strike
| Yōhei Nishina
! lang="ja" | ストライク
| lang="ja" | 仁科洋平
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Sandslash}}
| [[Tom Wayland]]
! Sandpan
| Chikara Ōsaka
! lang="ja" | サンドパン
| lang="ja" | 逢坂　力
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! {{p|Shinx}} (brother)
| [[Rachael Lillis]]
! Kolink (brother)
| [[Yuka Nishigaki]]
! lang="ja" | コリンク（兄）
| lang="ja" | 西墻由香
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Shinx (sister)
| [[Kether Donahue]]
! Kolink (sister)
| Hinako Sasaki
! lang="ja" | コリンク（妹）
| lang="ja" | 佐々木日菜子
|}

==Staff==
{| class="credits-table roundy" style="width: 100%; background: #{{colorschemelight|Hoso}}; border: 3px solid #{{colorschemedark|Hoso}};"
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Executive producers<br /><small><span lang="ja">エグゼクティブプロデューサー</span></small>
| 
* [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]
* Kōichi Nakamura
| lang="ja" |
* 石原恒和
* 中村光一
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Animation supervisor<br /><span lang="ja">アニメーション監修</span>
|
* Yōichi Kotabe
| lang="ja" |
* 小田部羊一
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Planning<br /><span lang="ja">企画</span>
| 
* Takaaki Kii
* Kenjirō Itō
| lang="ja" |
* 紀伊高明
* 伊藤憲二郎
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Producers<br /><span lang="ja">プロデューサー</span>
|
* Takemoto Mori
* Kunimi Kawamura
| lang="ja" |
* 盛　武源
* 川村久仁美
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Associate producer<br /><small><span lang="ja">アソシエイトプロデューサー</span></small>
|
* Masakazu Kubo
* Chōji Yoshikawa
| lang="ja" |
* 久保雅一
* 吉川兆二
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Animation producers<br /><small><span lang="ja">アニメーションプロデューサー</span></small>
|
* Toshiaki Okuno
* Shūkichi Kanda
| lang="ja" |
* 奥野敏聡
* 神田修吉
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Assistant producers<br /><small><span lang="ja">アシスタントプロデューサー</span></small>
|
* Yūko Shimamura
* Masami Tanaka
* Takeshi Nomoto
| lang="ja" |
* 島村優子
* 野本岳志
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Coordinators<br /><small><span lang="ja">コーディネーター</span></small>
|
* Hizuki Misono
* Aya Ozawa
| lang="ja" |
* 御園日月
* 小澤　綾
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Director<br /><span lang="ja">監督</span>
|
* Kunihiko Yuyama
| lang="ja" |
* 湯山邦彦
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Screenplay<br /><span lang="ja">脚本</span>
|
* Aya Matsui
| lang="ja" |
* 松井亜弥
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Storyboard<br /><span lang="ja">絵コンテ</span>
|
* Kunihiko Yuyama
| lang="ja" |
* 湯山邦彦
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Assistant director<br /><span lang="ja">演出</span>
|
* Yūji Asada
| lang="ja" |
* 浅田裕二
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Animation director<br /><span lang="ja">作画監督</span>
|
* Akihiro Tamagawa
| lang="ja" |
* 玉川明洋
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! width="24%" | ''Pokémon'' created by<br /><span lang="ja">「ポケットモンスター」原案</span>
| width="38%" |
* [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
* [[Jun'ichi Masuda]]
* [[Ken Sugimori]]
| width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 田尻　智
* 増田順一
* 杉森　建
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! <small>''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Time Expedition and Darkness Expedition'' original staging<br /><span lang="ja">「ポケモン不思議のダンジョン　時の探検隊・闇の探検隊」オリジナル設定</span></small>
| 
* Seiichirō Nagahata
* Shin'ichirō Tomie
* Hironori Ishigami
* Emiko Tanaka
* Fuyuhiko Koizumi
* Hisashi Nagai
* Misako Okibe
| width="38%" lang="ja" |
* 長畑成一郎
* 冨江慎一郎
* 石神宏紀
* 田中絵美子
* 小泉冬彦
* 永井　壽
* 沖邊美佐紀
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Staging assistance<br /><span lang="ja">設定協力</span>
|
* [[Game Freak]], inc.
* [[The Pokémon Company]]
* Chunsoft
| lang="ja" |
* GAME FREAK inc.
* The Pokémon Company
* 株式会社チュンソフト
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* TV Tokyo
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* 小田部羊一
* テレビ東京
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|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Colorist<br /><span lang="ja">色指定</span>
|
* Kayo Ōshima
| lang="ja" | 
* 大島嘉代
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Special effects<br /><span lang="ja">特殊効果</span>
|
* Yūji Asada
| lang="ja" |
* 浅田裕二
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Art director<br /><span lang="ja">美術監督／設定</span>
| 
* ?
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Director of photography<br /><span lang="ja">撮影監督</span>
| 
* ?
| lang="ja" |
* ?
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! CGI
| 
* OLM Digital
| lang="ja" | 
* OLM Digital
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! CGI director<br /><span lang="ja">CGI監督</span>
| 
* Minoru Tokushige
| lang="ja" |
* 徳重　実
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Editor<br /><span lang="ja">編集</span>
| 
* Toshio Henmi
| lang="ja" |
* 辺見俊夫
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Music<br /><span lang="ja">音楽</span>
| 
* Moririn Tada
| lang="ja" |
* モリリン多田
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Original score (partial)<br /><span lang="ja">一部原曲・作曲</span>
| 
* Arata Iiyoshi
* Hideki Sakamoto
* Keisuke Ito
* Ryoma Nakamura
* Ken-ichi Saito 
| lang="ja" |
* 飯吉　新
* 坂本英城
* 伊藤圭介
* 中村龍馬
* 斉藤健一
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Sound recording producer<br /><span lang="ja">音響プロデューサー</span>
| 
* Michiyoshi Minamisawa
* Takeshi Nishina
| lang="ja" |
* 南沢道義
* 西名　武
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Sound director<br /><span lang="ja">音響監督</span>
| 
* Masafumi Mima
| lang="ja" |
* 三間雅文
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Recording studio<br /><span lang="ja">録音スタジオ</span>
| 
* HALF H・P STUDIO
| lang="ja" |
* HALF H・P STUDIO
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Production manager<br /><span lang="ja">制作担当</span>
|
* Shōji Ōta
| lang="ja" |
* 大田昌二
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Animation production<br /><span lang="ja">アニメーション制作</span>
|
* OLM Team Ota
| 
* OLM Team Ota
|- style="vertical-align: middle; background:#f8f8f8"
! Production<br /><span lang="ja">制作</span>
|
* [[Shogakukan]] Production
| 
* 小学館プロダクション
|- style="background:#f8f8f8"
! Executive production & writing<br /><span lang="ja">製作・著作</span>
|
* Shogakukan Production
* Chunsoft
* The Pokémon Company
| 
* 小学館プロダクション
* 株式会社チュンソフト
* The Pokémon Company
|}

==Trivia==
* This episode aired between [[DP045]] and [[DP046]] in Japan.
* Daisuke Sakaguchi also played {{OBP|Ada|AG184}}'s {{p|Chatot}} in ''[[AG184|Strategy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight!]]''.
* Kiyotaka Furushima reprises his role as the {{p|Kecleon}} brothers from [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!|the previous special]].
* The episode is animated by Team Ota, which had not worked on the Pokémon anime since ''[[AG172|All That Glitters is Not Golden]]''.
* The episode is storyboarded by [[Kunihiko Yuyama]], who usually handles the movies.
* The episode has music producers, which are usually only found in the movies, both short and long.
* Most of the background music in the episode was taken from the game score, which was composed by Arata Iiyoshi and others. Unusually for the Pokémon anime, the music was not arranged by [[Miyazaki Shinji]].
* Also, when Team [[Poképals]] battles {{p|Gabite}}, the music from the battle with {{p|Palkia}} is used.
* As with the previous Mystery Dungeon special, the episode ends with ''To be continued''.  Unlike the previous special, however, this episode really did get a [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness|sequel]].
* This special appeared first in parts of Europe before the United States. The same thing happened with the [[Pokémon Chronicles]] series.
** The special aired in the US on Labor Day as part of a [[S11|Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension]] marathon.
* [[Maddie Blaustein]] and [[Rachael Lillis]] return to voice Chatot and Sunflora and Shinx, respectively.  
**This was Blaustein's last role in the Pokémon series before her death on December 11th, 2008.
**This was also Lillis's last role, as she did not reprise the role of Sunflora in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness|next special]].

=== Errors ===
* When Chatot is explaining about why bad Pokémon kept appearing, he said the Time Gears have been broken. But the Time Gears were not broken, instead they were stolen.
* Although the Shinx sister and Gabite were supposed to be female and male, respectively, they are stylised with the opposite [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences]]. Shinx's feet were not light blue and Gabite lacked a groove in his fin.
* After Piplup counters Gabite's {{m|Sand Tomb}}, Sunflora exclaims that Sand-types are weak against {{type|Water}} moves, meaning {{t|Ground}}. Also, Gabite is part {{type|Dragon}}, therefore, it would do normal damage.

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==In other languages==
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