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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Squad Series split the formula across three WiiWare releases because late-2000s Pokemon experimentation had no brakes.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Adventure Squad Series launched in 2009 on Wii. It split the formula across three WiiWare releases because late-2000s Pokemon experimentation had no brakes. By turning the player into a Pokemon and swapping badges for rescue work, it gives the franchise a much softer, sadder, and often more emotional point of view.
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The 2009 Wii release swapped gym badges for rescue jobs and turned Pokemon themselves into the emotional point of view.
Why it matters
Mystery Dungeon is the clearest proof that Pokemon works even when the core formula disappears. For a lot of fans, this subseries is where the writing hit hardest.
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