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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky did the definitive-version thing so well that it effectively replaced its own base pair.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky launched in 2009 on Nintendo DS. It did the definitive-version thing so well that it effectively replaced its own base pair. 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.
Example
The 2009 Nintendo DS 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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