Hero Pokémon

This article is about the the protagonist in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. For the Legendary Pokémon of Galar often referred to as heroes, see Hero duo.

The hero Pokémon or hero is the protagonist and starting player character of the games in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. It is accompanied by the partner Pokémon.

Terminology

Hero Pokémon

This is known as "hero Pokémon" in the manuals of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. For instance:

"You can see how to control the hero Pokémon by reading this section."
"When you touch the hero Pokémon, it takes one step in the direction it's facing."

Hero

This has been shortened to "hero" in the manuals of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky. For instance:

"Meowth and Munchlax are only candidates for the partner. They are not available as candidates for the hero."
"The hero moves by taking the shortest route and stops on reaching that spot."
"If the hero's Belly is empty, the hero loses 1 HP on every turn."

Other terms

The "leader" is the character currently being controlled by the player. Therefore, the hero Pokémon may or may not be the leader at a given point in time.

In the games

In the main storyline from the Rescue Team and Explorers titles, the hero is the only Pokémon that the player can control while the partner an other Pokémon (if any) follow the hero. In the post-game, the player is no longer required to play specifically as the hero, and can choose to play as any other Pokémon in the team, with the option to switch leaders while exploring the dungeon.

Available Pokémon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, the player cannot directly choose their hero Pokémon. Instead, they have to complete a personality quiz, which then uses their gender and answers to determine which Pokémon they should be.

In the Adventure Squad games and Gates to Infinity, the hero Pokémon is chosen manually.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, the player can choose the hero Pokémon directly or via a personality quiz.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team and Rescue Team DX

Bulbasaur		Charmander	Squirtle	Pikachu
Grass	Poison	Fire	Water	Electric
Meowth		Psyduck	Machop	Cubone
Normal		Water	Fighting	Ground
Eevee		Chikorita	Cyndaquil	Totodile
Normal		Grass	Fire	Water
Treecko		Torchic	Mudkip	Skitty
Grass		Fire	Water	Normal

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness

Bulbasaur		Charmander	Squirtle	Pikachu	Meowth	Chikorita	Cyndaquil	Totodile
Grass	Poison	Fire	Water	Electric	Normal	Grass	Fire	Water
Treecko		Torchic	Mudkip	Skitty	Turtwig	Chimchar	Piplup	Munchlax
Grass		Fire	Water	Normal	Grass	Fire	Water	Normal

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

Bulbasaur		Charmander	Squirtle	Pikachu	Vulpix	Eevee	Chikorita
Grass	Poison	Fire	Water	Electric	Fire	Normal	Grass
Cyndaquil		Totodile	Phanpy	Treecko	Torchic	Mudkip	Skitty
Fire		Water	Ground	Grass	Fire	Water	Normal
		Turtwig	Chimchar	Piplup	Shinx	Riolu
		Grass	Fire	Water	Electric	Fighting

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!

Charmander	Vulpix	Growlithe	Eevee	Cyndaquil
Fire	Fire	Fire	Normal	Fire
Teddiursa	Torchic	Chimchar	Buneary
Normal	Fire	Fire	Normal

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!

Squirtle	Totodile	Wooper		Phanpy	Mudkip
Water	Water	Water	Ground	Ground	Water
Azurill	Wynaut	Piplup		Riolu
Normal	Psychic	Water		Fighting

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!

Pikachu	Meowth	Psyduck	Pichu	Togepi
Electric	Normal	Water	Electric	Normal
Mareep	Elekid	Shinx	Pachirisu
Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Pikachu	Snivy	Tepig	Oshawott	Axew
Electric	Grass	Fire	Water	Dragon

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Bulbasaur		Charmander	Squirtle	Pikachu	Chikorita
Grass	Poison	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass
Cyndaquil		Totodile	Treecko	Torchic	Mudkip
Fire		Water	Grass	Fire	Water
Turtwig		Chimchar	Piplup	Riolu	Snivy
Grass		Fire	Water	Fighting	Grass
Tepig		Oshawott	Chespin	Fennekin	Froakie
Fire		Water	Grass	Fire	Water