The Psychiatric Ward

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General Walkthrough/FAQ
Version *Insert number here*
Symmetry, November 2010


Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction
1.1 General Dungeon info
1.2 Status Quo is...
1.3 The Turn-Based System and You
1.4 Are We THERE Yet!?
1.5 With a 20% Chance of...
1.6 Lern2Blitz
2.0 Walkthrough
3.0 A QUIZ WHERE!?
4.0 Not uncommon questions
5.0 Pokemon, their homes, and how likely it is they'll like you~
6.0 What ain't no item I ever heard of!





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1.0 Introduction
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Congratulations, you've stumbled upon my very first walkthrough.
Now that I have you as a captive audience, I'd like to introduce myself.

*Ahem*

Hello world! My username here is Symmetry, and my most common nickname is Gabby.
If you've not figured it out quite yet, I'm the author of this walkthrough and I would be delighted
if I was told that this walkthrough has been informative in any way, shape or form.

That's my goal, after all.

In any case, this is a walkthrough of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky.
If the website is not called www.supercheats.com, my walkthrough won't be on it. Right?

I hope so. :|

This walkthrough is for personal use only. Try selling it, and I will find you.
And when I find you, I will try my best to make you cry and ruin your day.

Now that we've gotten THAT out of the way, I can finally talk about this game or something. =/




This is a Pokemon game in which you are a Pokemon.

"Do you work for the Redundancy Department of Redundancy, Gabby!?"
"Yes. Let's move on."

You crawl through dungeons with a clingy partner and save a fictional world.
Typical day for the average RPG-gamer, but PMD, unlike the main series
is very much like a game of chess, except the player is a fire chicken
and is often followed around by a timid electric mouse. As such,
some strategy is involved in how you move, what items you use
and when, as well as what moves you use, among other things.

By the way, the next section might just be very long, so
you might want to use Ctrl+F to skip to the part you DO need.
Learn to LOVE Ctrl+F like your mother, perhaps more.

SO! In the following section, I will be discussing those things.
You will very much want to have a bathroom nearby, and also note
that I am, in fact, NOT a manual, so if you haven't figured out
the controls yet, I will patiently wait for you at the end of this
sentence.



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1.1 General Dungeon Info
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Because I very much feel like playing Captain Obvious,
I am going to tell you right now that if you accomplish
some sort of long-held goal, you will feel happy about it
and perhaps even brag about it to peers multiple times non-stop.

It's almost the same with PMD:EoS. If you are in a dungeon,
and you fulfill your goals, you, sir and/or ma'am, win. However,failing
is not that difficult sometimes, and this next couple of paragraphs
will help you prevent failure and further your goal-accomplishing
career.


The main way to fail is to have you, or at the first half
of the game, your partner, lose all of their HP and faint.



How to prevent this tragedy:

-Bring extra Reviver Seeds/Oran Berries/Sitrus Berries
-Know when to back off;use an Escape Orb
-Fight hunger, bring a good amount of Apples!

That's right, you get hungry in this game whilst
exploring. You can keep track of hunger while in a dungeon
via the dungeon's main menu. Hunger is indicated by the fabled
Belly stat. It goes down every couple of steps you take, and when
the Belly stat falls down to 19, you will be warned by a message saying,
"Getting hungry..."

If it falls to 9, a message will helpfully let you know
of your increasing hunger by telling you,
"Getting dizzy from hunger..."

If you are foolish and let it fall all the way to 0,
the menu boxes and message logs will flash yellow.
A message will come every floor saying,
"Oh no! Your Belly's empty! Hurry! You've got to eat something!"

And your HP will drop with almost every action you take. I do not
need to explain why losing is a negative thing, so hurry up and put
an Apple in that poor thing's tummy.


Of course, if you can't, you, sir, are, for lack of a better
term, screwed. Note that this applies to the females, as well.

Now that we know how to fail, let's move on to an unrelated
but still quite important, topic.


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1.2 Status Quo Is...
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You are eating up that TV Tropes reference,
I guarantee. You are eating it up like popcorn.

If you hate me for the reference, please leave. ):

Unlike in Chrono Trigger, you cannot avoid
status problems in this game. I'm even afraid
to tell you that there are just more and more
status problems you'll face as you progress
further into this rather fun game.

It is unfortunate, but this game has exactly
10,001 statuses.

Oh, but not really. There are an incredible amount,
though, so I'll just be covering the main ones you
have to worry about. Easier on the both of us this
way. You can heal all status problems via a Heal Seed,
except for when you're Frozen.

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Poison
**********

This status problem comes in two flavors.
Regular Poison, and Bad Poison.

Actually, both are pretty bad. This status
is seriously annoying.

"What's it do, Gabby?"
"I'll explain in a minute."

When you have been poisoned by a rather mean
Pokemon who hates you for disturbing him,
the first thing you'll notice is that you
have a glowing skull atop your head.

"BUT IT'S NOT HALLOWEEN!"

The second thing you'll notice is that you're
burning a small amount of HP every twenty
turns. While this by its self wouldn't
be too bad, this status also prevents you
from healing yourself naturally. Take as many
steps as you want, but you'll never regain
another HP while in this status, so you'll
want to cure it ASAP. Use a Pecha Berry
or the usual Heal Seed and you'll be in the
pink again.

When you are Badly Poisoned, it's a copypasta
of the same story, except that the glowing skull
is purple and you lose HP every eight turns.

Note that you cannot be Poisoned if you
are somehow a Poison type. While Steel types
are also immune to the Poison Type, they can still
be Poisoned by Twinneedle.

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Burn
**********

While having similar effects,
the Burn status comes in just
one flavor, and is not nearly as bad
as Poison. From my experiences, it's
rather rare, too.

Burn lowers your Attack stat, which
isn't too bad if you use mostly
special attacks anyway. It also gives
you a meager 6 HP of damage every 50 turns.

Honestly, being Burned is NOT much to worry about.
However, it's still not fun to have a random fire
floating above your head at all times. Believe me,
I've tried.

Burns can be cured by walking into water, using
a Rawst Berry, or using a Heal Seed.

Fire Type Pokemon cannot be Burned.

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Sleep
**********

Needless to say, sleeping is
NOT a good thing to be doing
if you are in a world where everything
is attacking you for no reason.

Sleep is also not a very common status problem,
but boy, can it be annoying anyway.

If you are Sleeping, you can't move or use
any move besides Snore or Sleep Talk. Stars
know why you would want those moves, because they're
entirely situational.

Basically, if you're Asleep, you are a sitting duck
with a broken leg in the middle of an open field.
The good news is that Sleep does not at all last long.

The bad news is that if you yourself are Asleep, you
can't wake yourself up.

If a partner is asleep, throw a Heal Seed at him
and hope he somehow eats it while sleeping.

You can prevent sleepiness by eating a Chesto Berry,
though the Berry won't cure it.

Pokemon with the Ability Insomnia, just like in
real life, will never fall asleep.

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Freeze
**********

Freeze is a very weird status condition, honestly.
I doubt it's even negative to begin with.

When you are Frozen, you will take no damage from
ANYTHING. Well, except for Fire-Type moves, anyway.

You can't move at all, but at the same time, you
are pretty much invincible. It's like Sleep in that sense,
except that it actually has that GOOD EFFECT.

You cannot heal the Freeze status on your own, but why
would you want to? You. Are. Invincible.
(To anything besides Fire-Type Attacks, which will
defrost you. But then again, if you are Frozen, the chances
of Fire-Types even BEING in that dungeon are pretty freaking slim.)

You will defrost on your own after a couple of turns.

Ice Types will never be Frozen.

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Paralysis
**********

This is a seriously bad status to be
stuck with. I'm not even kidding.

Paralysis, just like in the main games,
will lower your Speed, making the status last
longer. Not only that, but it will also stop you
from using your regular attack or even your moves.

It, lyke in teh reel lyfez, lasts quite a while
sometimes, and you don't want it.

You.
DO NOT.
WANT.

You can heal it using the usual Heal Seed,
and also with the uncommon Cheri Berry.

While it is frequently caused by Eletric Type moves,
Ground Type Pokemon(because they are not at all
affected by electricity) are NOT immune to it.

They can really only be hit with Paralysis via
Body Slam or Secret Power, though, so they are
only immune to the garden variety electric paralysis.

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Confusion
**********

Of all the main status conditions,
Confusion is, BY FAR, the worst. It is,
BY FAR, the most annoying, and it is,
BY FAR, the hardest one to prevent.

Luckily for us nerds who are prone to
ragequit, it's also pretty rare.

Confusion makes atttacking very hard, because
your attacks will be more scrambled than the
eggs I had for breakfast. If you lack the proper
IQ skill, you can even attack teammates on accident.

"So what to do?"

Most times, you can afford to hold the B+A buttons
to speed up the procress, heal some HP, and makes certain you
don't atttack anyone you don't want to. However, if you're
in a hallway....

Well, good luck, hon.

It usually lasts longer than other stauses, so be prepared to
be annoyed.

Heal using Heal Seed.

Prevent this tragedy by having th rare Ability
Own Tempo, or by equipping the Persim Band.

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1.3 The Turn-Based System and You
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Earlier, I mentioned that PMD is like chess but
with colorful critters. And, lo and behold,
it even uses a turn-based system.

HEY WAIT ALL YOU TURN-BASED SYSTEM HATERS COME BACK

...Oh, well, they're probably gone by now anyway. For
those of you who are like me and don't mind it, read on. ;)

It goes like this is an interminable cycle.

+ The leader of the player's party moves
+ The leader's buddies move
+ The various angry enemy Pokemon move

One turn at a time. Inch by inch, all's a cinch.

However, NOT ALL ACTIONS USE UP YOUR TURN! It is
REALLY important to keep in mind which actions
do and don't. More than you'll ever know.

Why do I know? I just do~

THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL USE YOUR TURN:

+ Walking.
+ Attacking, whether with moves or no.
+ Throwing stuff
+ Equipping items
+ Eating off the ground.
(This goes for using or swapping items, too.)


THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL NOT:

+ Using the Y Buttton to turn around.
+ Recording a new item/move
+ Talking to party members
+ Checking a Pokemon's status
+ Looking at your magic map

Yeah, nobody will move if you don't, so
take your time.


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1.4 Are we THERE yet!?
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TERRAIN WOO!!

Depending on your Type, IQ Skills, and
Terrain ability,you can walk on
more than just ground.
Here I list the various types of terrain
your feet will maybe one day encounter.

If you are stuck in a spot of a certain
terrain and need to switch with a partner
to move on, keeping in mind that if your
partner can't walk on that terrain, s/he'll
be warped to a different tile on the same floor.


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Ground
**********

This is the most basic one. Nearly every dungeon
has this. Everyone can walk on it, and there's nothing
special about it. Move on, good friends.

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Water
**********

You can walk on this if you have the proper IQ Skill,
or if you have the Water, Air, or Pass-Through Terrain
Ability.

Walking on water is an idiom, but we're not here
for that.

Walking on water will heal your burns, and in underwater
dungeons, items are surrounded by a moat only those who can cross
it can get. That's it, I'm afraid.

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Lava
**********

You can walk on lava if you are a Fire-Type
and thus have the Lava Terrain Ability, if you
have the Water Terrain Ability, if you have the Air
Terrain Ability, if you have the Pass-Through Terrain
Ability, or if you have the proper IQ Skill.

It is foolish to walk on lava if you're not a
Fire Type, though, because it will burn you.

It will burn you bad.

Other than that, there's nothing super-interesting
about lava except that if items land in it, they
will also be burned. Just like you.

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Carpet
**********

Like Ground, every Pokemon can walk on this.

If you step on Carpets, some funky music plays and
you are greeted by one of many travelling Kecleon
sales(wo)men. That's it.

By the way, don't try to steal from the Kecleon,
it is almost always stronger than you and you honestly
don't stand much of a chance.

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1.5 With a 20% Chance of...
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Weather
(Weth-er)



–noun
1.
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
2.
a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively: "We've had some real weather this spring".
3.
a weathercast: "The radio announcer will read the weather right after the commercial".
4.
Usually, weathers. changes or vicissitudes in one's lot or fortunes: "She remained a good friend in all weathers".

(Thank you, Dictionary.com)


Weather will affect you n this game, too. Some types
even try to kill you. Just like everything else.

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Sunny
**********

When it is particularly sunny, the screen will brighten up.
Other than that, Water-type moves appropriately
deal 1/2 damage, while Fire Type moves are
boosted by the ever famous 1.5x.

Pokemon with Dry Skin will take damage. Pokemon
with Chyorophyll with speed up.

**********
Rain
**********

While raining, you will feel the odd sensation
of water falling on your skin. The screen also
gains a bluish tint.

Fire type moves suddenly suck, the damage being
cut by 1/2. Water Type moves are boosted by 1.5x

Pokemon with Dry Skin or Rain Dish will recover
HP.
Pokemon with Swift Swim will speed up.

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Fog
**********

This will benefit nobody. It will hinder
Electric Types by halving the damage by Electric
Type attacks.

**********
Cloudy
**********

All damage caused by moves other than Normal Type
moves are reduced by a quarter.

Plus, the screen's color dulls a bit.

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Hail
**********

If you are not an Ice Type, you are damaged
every ten turns. 3 HP of damage each time.

If you have Ice Body, you will recover
some HP.

**********
Snow
**********

Ice Types speed up. Unlike Hail,
snow is nice and will not damage you.

**********
Sandstorm
**********

It's a copypasta of Hail, except
that Ground, Rock, and Steel types aren't harmed.

If you are lucky and have Sand Veil, you become
quite evasive.


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1.6 Lern2Blitz
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Yeah, I know it's a FF VI reference.

SO WHAT!? ;_;

This section's about battling effectively.
Really. I'm not kidding.

There are several tips and tricks I'd like to share with you,
my dear reader.


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Attack First!
**********

If you attack the enemy first, you have
a better chance of avoiding any damage to
yourself. Get used to jumping the gun.

If your enemy is just one square in front of you, use a regular
attack. You'll attack nothing, but the enemy will move one step
closer if it doesn't have a long-range move. Most enemies don't,
so there's almost no worry.

If your enemy is two squares ahead of you, walk forward a square.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, DO YOUR WORST! 8D

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Use your lazy partner!
**********

Teamwork gets things done. Sometimes, it gets
it done faster. In PMD, this is almost always.

Let's go through a common situation~

You are facing an enemy, and your partner is right behind you.
What to do? Move diagonally! Go to the tile to the left and up.
Your enemy will follow you while letting your partner help you
fight it.

It's that easy, though of course, I'm not going through
EVERY situation in which you want your partner's help. That
would take too long and you still need to use brain power.

**********
Use long-range attacks!
**********

JUMP THE GUN DEAR PIKACHU~

If you have a long-range attack and an enemy is
within range of it, fire away. It is this simple,
though I have been mean and denying you knowledge
about attack's ranges thus far. Better late than never,
I suppose.


FRONT: Hits the square in front of you.

SELF: Hits yourself.

SPREAD: Hits the square in front of you,
PLUS the two squares adjacent to it.

STRAIGHT LINE: Goes in a straight line,
up to ten squares in front of you.

TWO SQUARES AHEAD: Exactly What it Says
on the Tin.

CUTS CORNERS: Hits a diagonal tile, even
if a wall's partially blocking it.

A SQUARE ALL AROUND: Hits all 8 squares adjacent
to you.

ENTIRE FLOOR: ...Duh.