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Revision as of 19:52, 30 December 2009 by Spotman234(talk | contribs)(Trivia fact: Ticking can be heard in the background of Temporal Pinnacle in Explorers of the Sky.)
Temporal Tower (Japanese: じげんのとうDimension Tower) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness. It is the home of Dialga and has, in total, 24 floors (13 being of Temporal Tower, 10 of Temporal Spire, and the Temporal Pinnacle). In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the Temporal Tower can be revisited in the special episode Into the Future of Darkness starring Grovyle. In the special episode, Temporal Tower is shown to have collapsed in the future.
The only way to access it is by talking to Lapras on the beach. Additionally, the only Pokémon allowed to enter are the main player and his or her partner. Pokémon are not recruitable. Lapras will bring the player to Hidden Land, a dungeon that must be completed before entering Temporal Tower. Even upon returning to Treasure Town after Grovyle's demise, the player must first complete the Hidden Land.
Temporal Tower has a relay point after 13F. In the first visit the player will have to defeat Primal Dialga. After that, the player can recruit a regular Dialga.
Like in the previous game, a tower is the final dungeon of the story mode. However, friend Pokémon cannot be taken to Temporal Tower, unlike Sky Tower.
The only recruitable Pokémon in Temporal Tower is Dialga. It is impossible to recruit any other Pokémon.
At the relay point, Temporal Spire, and when at Temporal Pinnacle, one can hear a clock faintly ticking in the background, this and the location's name are likely due to the fact that Temporal Tower is the structure of time.
The Temporal Pinnacle, where Dialga is found, bears a striking resemblance to Spear Pillar (where Dialga is also found).
The 24 floors of this dungeon may be a reference to the 24 hours of the day.
This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky, on Temporal Pinnacle, you can hear ticking in the backround. Temporal Tower does command time, after all, so it's not a surprising effect. It is interesting though.
