Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness/Unused Pokémon

This is a sub-page of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness.

Unsurprisingly, there are many placeholder and unused Pokemon hidden in the files of Time and Darkness.

Version-Exclusive Celebi and Mewtwo

Taking a page from the book of their mainline relatives, Time/Darkness have version-exclusive Pokemon that can only naturally spawn in one or the other. Since trading Pokemon isn't possible, the programmers were kind enough to offer a solution for players who want to collect them all: if a received Wonder Mail involves a version-exclusive Pokemon, they will begin appearing in their respective dungeon(s). One can easily obtain such mail by using a Wonder Mail code generator.

That is, unless you want the version-exclusive Mythical/Legendary duo Celebi and Mewtwo, which are exclusive to Time and Darkness respectively. The Wonder Mail system doesn't allow jobs to involve any Mythical/Legendary Pokemon, so a code cannot be generated for them. The Pokemon Company instead opted to release exclusive event Wonder Mail over Nintendo WFC during limited timeslots, which involved the two Pokemon and allowed them to appear. These mails did not have passwords, although they can be transferred to other saves via Local Communication.

As of May 2014, Nintendo WFC is no longer running. Since the jobs had no passwords, there is no way to obtain these Pokemon without cheating or using Local Communication with someone who happens to still have the jobs on their file. GameFAQs has an uploaded save file with these jobs present.

Unused Pokemon

There are a number of slots in the Pokemon ID list that have unused Pokemon data. Many of these appear to be used during the game's cutscenes internally, and many others appear to be placeholder data for Pokemon that would not appear in these games.

For the sake of completeness, several codes will be posted, which allows one to obtain these Pokemon in different ways. All codes are US only.

Chansey's Daycare

Time	Darkness
94000130 FFFB0000 0229C12C 00000??? 1229C130 00000000 D2000000 00000000	94000130 FFFB0000 0229C06C 00000??? 1229C070 00000000 D2000000 00000000

This spawns an egg containing the selected Pokemon in the daycare when Select is pressed. The egg will hatch immediately.

Hero Pokemon Modifier

Time	Darkness
122AD6E8 00000???	122AD628 00000???

This changes the ID of your Hero to the selected Pokemon. This maintains all of your original Hero's stats, moves, etc.

Partner Pokemon Modifier

Time	Darkness
122AD750 00000???	122AD690 00000???

This changes the ID of your Partner to the selected Pokemon. This maintains all of your original Partner's stats, moves, etc.

Hex. Value: 0x000	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: Totally blank; viewing it in Assembly shows a blank portrait. Adding it to the crossroads will either copy the other Pokemon on your party or show an invisible sprite. In-dungeon it appears as a jumble of sprites that can also affect Hero.
Name: ??????????	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Overgrow
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Has Hero's personality when talked to. EXP gain is erratic, may be based on other Pokemon in the dungeon. Appears to be a placeholder just meant to populate the 000 slot so the real Pokemon can start at ID 1. If a dungeon is entered while it's "masking" a party member in the Crossroads, the game will crash. Using the Chansey's Daycare code does not work for this Pokemon, since 000 will just be recognized as "no egg"; you can use any multiple of 600 (i.e. 0x258) to spawn this Pokemon in the Daycare instead.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 1 Attack: 0 Sp. Attack: 0 Defense: 0 Sp. Defense: 1	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

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  ?????????? in the Crossroads. Notice its larger shadow and misalignment.

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  ?????????? in a dungeon.

Hex. Value: 0x117	Type(s): Psychic/Grass	Sprites: Shiny Celebi portrait, sprites.
Name: Celebi	Category: Time Travel Pokemon
	Ability(s): Natural Cure
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Group 25 Talk Type. This type is unique to shiny Celebi, but it isn't completely finished, so it will say messages like "Pink Celebi, Standby 1" in the Crossroads. This is the shiny Celebi used in the story; although you can briefly have it as a guest Pokemon, you can never have it on your team permanently. Its stats and learnset are identical to the regular Celebi.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 40 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 5 Sp. Defense: 5	Learnset: Lvl. 1: Heal Bell Lvl. 1: Recover Lvl. 1: Confusion Lvl. 3: Leech Seed Lvl. 10: Safeguard Lvl. 19: Magical Leaf Lvl. 28: AncientPower Lvl. 37: Baton Pass Lvl. 46: Natural Gift Lvl. 55: Heal Block Lvl. 64: Future Sight Lvl. 73: Healing Wish Lvl. 82: Leaf Storm Lvl. 91: Perish Song

Hex. Value: 0x180	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: Purple Kecleon portrait, sprites.
Name: Kecleon	Category: Color Swap Pokemon
	Ability(s): Color Change
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Group 36 Talk type. This is the Purple Kecleon that is present at Kecleon Wares, but it cannot appear elsewhere, so it is unobtainable. Its stats and learnset are identical to the green Kecleon.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 1 Attack: 1 Sp. Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Sp. Defense: 1	Learnset: Lvl. 1: Astonish Lvl. 1: Lick Lvl. 1: Tail Whip Lvl. 2: Scratch Lvl. 3: Thief Lvl. 4: Bind Lvl. 7: Faint Attack Lvl. 10: Fury Swipes Lvl. 14: Feint Lvl. 18: Psybeam Lvl. 22: Shadow Sneak Lvl. 27: Slash Lvl. 32: Screech Lvl. 46: Sucker Punch Lvl. 49: Shadow Claw Lvl. 55: AncientPower Lvl. 57: Substitute

Hex. Value: 0x216	Type(s): Steel	Sprites: Bulbasaur's portrait, Decoy sprites.
Name: ??????????	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Pressure
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Group 1 Talk type. This is a placeholder entry for Shaymin's Land Forme, which would not appear in the series until Sky. Its learnset is identical to the one in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, while Sky uses Platinum's learnset. This also includes the dummied-out Seed Flare move.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: Lvl. 1: Defense Curl Lvl. 10: Magical Leaf Lvl. 19: Leech Seed Lvl. 28: Synthesis Lvl. 37: Sweet Scent Lvl. 46: Natural Gift Lvl. 55: Worry Seed Lvl. 64: Aromatherapy Lvl. 73: Energy Ball Lvl. 82: GrassWhistle Lvl. 91: Lucky Chant Lvl. 100: $$$ (Seed Flare)

Hex. Value: 0x217-0x227	Type(s): Steel	Sprites: Bulbasaur's portrait, Decoy sprites.
Name: ??????????	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Pressure
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Group 5 Talk type. These are 17 placeholder entries for every Arceus forme, who is not encounterable in any of the Explorers games. Its learnset is identical to the one in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, except Cosmic Power is learned at level 2; this is the same learnset from Sky's placeholders, and it also includes the dummied-out Judgement move. Because there are... a lot, and they're all identical, each form has been condensed into one entry here.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: Lvl. 1: Seismic Toss Lvl. 1: Natural Gift Lvl. 1: Punishment Lvl. 2: Cosmic Power Lvl. 10: Gravity Lvl. 20: Earth Power Lvl. 30: Hyper Voice Lvl. 40: ExtremeSpeed Lvl. 50: Refresh Lvl. 60: Future Sight Lvl. 70: Recover Lvl. 80: Hyper Beam Lvl. 90: Perish Song Lvl. 100: $$$ (Judgement)

Hex. Value:0x228	Type(s): Steel/Dragon	Sprites: Primal Dialga's sprites and portrait.
Name: Dialga	Category: Temporal Pokemon
	Ability(s): Pressure
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. This entry is technically used for the Primal Dialga in the story, but it is unrecruitable, leaving several of its details unable to be seen in regular gameplay. It has a unique learnset, similar to Dialga's except for some rearranged/deleted moves. Notably, Heal Block is learned at level 50, which can't be seen in regular gameplay as the Primal Dialga is level 48 in its boss fight. This is identical to the moveset seen in Sky's Primal Dialga.
	Size:⭐⭐⭐⭐
Base Stats: HP: 50 Attack: 20 Sp. Attack: 20 Defense: 20 Sp. Defense: 20	Learnset: Lvl. 1: Metal Claw Lvl. 10: AncientPower Lvl. 20: Dragon Claw Lvl. 40: Roar of Time Lvl. 50: Heal Block

Hex. Value:0x229	Type(s): Steel	Sprites: Munchlax's portraits, Decoy sprites.
Name: Decoy	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Pressure
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22A	Type(s): Water	Sprites: Munchlax's portraits, Kangaskhan Statue sprites.
Name: Statue	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Drizzle
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Does not move when brought in-dungeon.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22B	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: No portrait. Uses a silhouette of Wigglytuff for its sprites.
Name: Wigglytuff	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Cute Charm
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. This ID is exclusively used for a few story cutscenes, which seems to be the fate of many of the rest of the unused slots. (Seems like an inefficient way to do it, but I'm not a programmer...) Its stats are identical to the real Wigglytuff.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 22 Attack: 17 Sp. Attack: 18 Defense: 6 Sp. Defense: 6	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22C	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: No portrait. Uses a Regigigas Statue sprite.
Name: Regigigas	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Slow Start
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22D	Type(s): Steel/Psychic	Sprites: No portrait. Uses a Bronzong Statue sprite.
Name: Bronzong	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Levitate, Heatproof
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Uses the real Bronzong's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 42 Attack: 8 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 5 Sp. Defense: 7	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22E	Type(s): Fighting	Sprites: No portrait. Uses a Hitmonlee Statue sprite.
Name: Hitmonlee	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Limber, Reckless
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 44 Attack: 17 Sp. Attack: 17 Defense: 12 Sp. Defense: 12	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x22F	Type(s): Psychic	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Chimecho sprite.
Name: Chimecho	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Levitate
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique. Oddly, this Pokemon is Male Only, even though Chimecho is canonically female.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 58 Attack: 16 Sp. Attack: 16 Defense: 4 Sp. Defense: 4	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x230	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Wigglytuff sprite.
Name: Wigglytuff	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Cute Charm
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Copies Wigglytuff's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 22 Attack: 17 Sp. Attack: 18 Defense: 6 Sp. Defense: 6	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x231	Type(s): Psychic	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Uxie sprite.
Name: Uxie	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Levitate
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x232	Type(s): Psychic	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Azelf sprite.
Name: Azelf	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Levitate
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x233	Type(s): Psychic	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Mesprit sprite.
Name: Mesprit	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Levitate
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x234	Type(s): Grass	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Sunflora sprite.
Name: Sunflora	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Chlorophyll, Solar Power
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique. Oddly, this Pokemon is Male Only, even though Sunflora is canonically female.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 28 Attack: 16 Sp. Attack: 16 Defense: 8 Sp. Defense: 8	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x235	Type(s): Ground	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Diglett sprite.
Name: Diglett	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Sand Veil, Arena Trap
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Uses Diglett's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 10 Attack: 7 Sp. Attack: 7 Defense: 7 Sp. Defense: 8	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x236	Type(s): Ground	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Dugtrio sprite.
Name: Dugtrio	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Sand Veil, Arena Trap
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 33 Attack: 23 Sp. Attack: 22 Defense: 14 Sp. Defense: 15	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x237	Type(s): Water	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Corphish sprite.
Name: Corphish	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Hyper Cutter, Shell Armor
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Uses Corphish's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 35 Attack: 20 Sp. Attack: 20 Defense: 15 Sp. Defense: 15	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x238	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Loudred sprite.
Name: Loudred	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Soundproof
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Uses Loudred's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 15 Attack: 8 Sp. Attack: 2 Defense: 9 Sp. Defense: 3	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x239	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Bidoof sprite.
Name: Bidoof	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Simple, Unaware
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Uses Bidoof's stats.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 9 Sp. Attack: 9 Defense: 9 Sp. Defense: 9	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x23A	Type(s): Normal/Flying	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Chatot sprite.
Name: Chatot	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Keen Eye, Tangled Feet
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x23B	Type(s): Grass	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Grovyle sprite, but it's walking constantly.
Name: Grovyle	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Overgrow
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 3 Sp. Attack: 3 Defense: 7 Sp. Defense: 7	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x23C	Type(s): Ghost	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Dusknoir sprite, but it's walking constantly.
Name: Dusknoir	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Pressure
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 80 Attack: 40 Sp. Attack: 40 Defense: 35 Sp. Defense: 35	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x23D	Type(s): Dark/Ghost	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the Sableye sprite, but it's walking constantly.
Name: Sableye	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Keen Eye, Stall
	Genders: Male Only	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique, but they are extremely similar to the regular Sableye's.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 20 Attack: 8 Sp. Attack: 8 Defense: 8 Sp. Defense: 8	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value:0x23E	Type(s): Dark	Sprites: No portrait. Uses the silhouette Darkrai sprite.
Name: Darkrai	Category: ?????????? Pokemon
	Ability(s): Bad Dreams
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: Uses Hero's Talk Type. Used for cutscenes. Its stats are unique. It can phase through walls.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 50 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 11 Defense: 11 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

Hex. Value: 0x23F-0x257	Type(s): Normal	Sprites: Totally blank; viewing it in Assembly shows a blank portrait. Adding it to the crossroads will either copy the other Pokemon on your party or show an invisible sprite. In-dungeon it appears as a jumble of sprites that can also affect Hero.
Name: reserve_21 through reserve_45	Category: reserve_[xx] Pokemon
	Ability(s): Overgrow
	Genders: Genderless	Notes: These are 25 placeholder slots. A few things to note: it starts at 21, reserve_1 would've been in the same slot as the first "cutscene-only" ID, and Sky would later overwrite 21-26 with other cutscene-only characters. This indicates that these were probably slots reserved for more cutscene-only characters that were just not needed. They're all identical, so theyve been condensed into one spot here. Uses Hero's Talk Type. Its category is the same as its name. If a dungeon is entered while it's "masking" a party member in the Crossroads, the game will crash. Interestingly, reserve_22 can be seen in a few areas in the Top Debug Menu in retail versions, most notably when loading the T00P0X debug rooms.
	Size:⭐
Base Stats: HP: 30 Attack: 10 Sp. Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Sp. Defense: 10	Learnset: This Pokemon learns no moves.

All IDs after 0x257 are repeated copies of the IDs in 0x000 through 0x257, being completely identical besides their ID. This appears to be a failsafe put in by the programmers to ensure that the data beyond the valid IDs are still stable. However, when the hexadecimal becomes negative (after 0x8000), this failsafe seems to break down, leaving the rest of the IDs as glitch Pokemon.