Nintendo Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (3DS) manual

1 Important Information Getting Started 2 Game Introduction 3 Beginning Your Adventure 4 Stopping Your Adventure 5 Controls 6 When inside a Dungeon Dungeons 7 Exploring Dungeons 8 Game Screen in a Dungeon 9 Dungeon Map 10 Battling Enemies 11 Tiles, Traps , and Items 12 Game Screen in Town 13 Post Town 14 Paradise 15 Job Requests[...]

The Menu 16 The Menu Screen 17 Items 18 Status 19 Moves 20 Other Dungeon Menu Options 21 Other Menu Options Communication Functio ns 22 Local Wireless Play 23 StreetPass 24 SpotPass 25 DLC (Paid Add-On Content) Others 26 Discover a Magnaga te! 27 Wonder Mail Support Information 28 How to Contact Us[...]

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2 Game Introduction Explore Dungeons In this game, y ou w i l l e x p l o r e a variety of Mystery Dungeons (p. 7). Form a party of up to four Pokémon and make your way through the dungeons while battling enemies and using a wide range of items. Take On Job Requests Y o u r P o k é m o n Paradise (p. 14) serves as the base f o r y o u r adventure[...]

Expand Your Paradise W h e n y o u f i r s t e n c o u n t e r P a r a d i s e , y o u ' l l notice there's not a whole lot in it. However, as y ou progress through the story, you'll gain the ability to prepare land. Then, y ou can build new facilities to help make Paradise bigger and better (p. 14)! After progressing in the story t [...]

3 Beginning Your Adv enture At the title screen, tap the Touch Screen or press to go to the main menu. New Game T h i s o p t i o n w i l l appear when you d o n ' t h a v e a n y saved data. Select it to begin a new adventure. Continue T h i s o p t i o n w i l l appear when you save your progress while in Post Town or Paradise before quittin[...]

G i v e U p o n Rescue T h i s o p t i o n w i l l a p p e a r a f t e r y o u ' v e b e e n defeated inside a dungeon (p. 10) and are waiting for a rescue. Select it t o g i v e u p o n w a i t i n g f o r a rescue and return to Paradise. Revive T h i s o p t i o n w i l l a p p e a r w h e n a player rescues you a f t e r y o u a r e d e f e[...]

♦ S o m e o p t i o n s w i l l b e c o m e available as you pro gress in the game. Change Team Name Change your team's name. Delete Save (p. 4) Delete the saved data of your adventure.[...]

4 Stopping Your Adventure Saving Your Progress Be sure to save your progress before quitting the game. Saving outside Dungeons Select SAVE from the menu (p. 21). You will also be able to save your progress whenever you rest at home, after certain events, and when y ou switch modes (p. 21). Saving i nside a Du ngeon While in a dungeon, you will have[...]

● Do not turn the power off, reset the system or remove Game Cards/SD Cards while saving. Make sure not to get dirt in the terminals. These actions could result in permanent data loss. ● Do not use external accessories or software to modify your save data, as this can lead to an inability to progress or loss of save data. Any modification is pe[...]

5 Controls Move cursor / Confirm Universal Controls The game is played primarily by using the buttons, but in some situations, the Touch Screen can a l s o b e u s e d t o m a k e m e n u selections. ♦ While playing in Local Wireless o r when browsing download able content, closing the system will not put it into Sleep Mode. Advance text Cancel A[...]

Move cursor to END These are the controls available while in Post Town, Paradise, or on a gridless area in a dungeon (p. 7). Walk / Run + / + I n s p e c t / T a l k t o Pokémon Display the menu Change Touch Screen view W h e n o u t s i d e a Dungeon[...]

6 When inside a Dungeon Move / Run + / + These are the controls available while inside a dungeon. Move diagonally + / + Take an action / Regular attack / Inspect Pass turns without moving Hold + D i s p l a y I t e m s i n Bag D i s p l a y t h e Message Log + Display the menu F a c e a d j a c e n t Pokémon Display grid and line of sight Hold Ski[...]

Change direction without moving + / + Use a move + / + / + / + Use team attack + tap the T o u c h Screen Throw item (p. 17) + C h a n g e T o u c h Screen view[...]

7 Exploring Dungeons Go to a Dungeon You can go to a dungeon using the following methods. From the Crossroads Mystery Dungeons are mysterious places that appear inside caves, mountains, and other areas. Each time you enter one, the lay out will be different. Once you're inside, you can leave a Mys tery Dungeon only by finding your way to the v[...]

Each dungeon consists of multiple floors, where you'll find stairs leading to the next floor. Walk over the stairs, and a message will appear. If you choose YES, you will advance to the next floor. You won't be able to return to previous floors once you've moved on. Turns Inside a dungeon, you will take turns in the following order: [...]

Clearing a Dungeon Y o u c a n c l e a r a d u n g e o n b y reaching its final floor or by fulfilling the conditions of the job that sent you there. The re sults of your d u n g e o n e x p l o r a t i o n w i l l b e displayed, and you can press to leave the dungeon. Mysteriosity A s y o u r a d v e n t u r e p r o g r e s s e s , dungeons will b[...]

8 Game Screen in a Dungeon Information about battles and items you pick up wil l be displayed here. If you don't touch the controls for a while, some play information (p. 16) will appear. ❶ ❸ ❹ ❺ A ◎ will appear at ally Pokémon's feet, and a ◎ will appear at the feet of ene my Pokémon. ❶ Floor Number ❸ Messages ❹ Your [...]

Your name, lev el, and HP / Max HP a r e s h o w n h e r e . I f y o u r H P i s reduced to 0, you'll be defeated (p. 10). P r e s s t o c h a n g e t h e information that is displayed on the Touch Screen. In order, you can toggle among Map, Control Info, Status, and Notes (only when y ou have taken on a job). ❺ Touch Screen[...]

9 Dungeon Map More of the map wil l appear as y ou explore t h e d u n g e o n . Pokémon and items will also appear as icons on the map. Ally Pokémo n ♦ The icon for the Pokémon you control wil l flash. Enemy Pokémon Outlaw Pokémon Items on the ground Stairs Traps Obstacles and doors Wonder Tiles[...]

10 Battling Enemies Battle Rules You use moves to battle against enemies. Defeat enemies to gain Exp. Points. Once a Pokémon gains enough Exp. P oints, it will gain a level and become stronger. Use Moves While holding , press either , , , or to use a m o v e ( p . 1 9 ) . Defeat an ene my and you'll gain Exp. Points. Using m o v e s w i l l d[...]

♦ Y o u c a n ' t u s e a n o t h e r t e a m attack until your party is once again fully in sync with each other. When your party becomes fully in s y n c w i t h e a c h other while insi de a dungeon, you can hold down and tap the Touch Screen to unleash a team attack. Your party comes together to dish out a devast ating attack on all near[...]

Pokémon Evolution When a Pokémon reaches a certain level or use s a specific item, it might evolve. By evolving, a Pokémon becomes eve n stronger as its stats will rise, and it will be able to learn new moves. Watch out, though! Enemy Pokémon inside dungeons can evolve, too. ♦ You and your partner cannot evolve until after you complete the ma[...]

♦ If one of the ally Pokémon you aren't controlling is defeated, your adventure may fail, too. be defeated. If you are defeated and you have no Re viver Seeds in your Bag, your adventure will fail and you will be returned to Paradise. If you're particularly unlucky, some of your ite ms may be lost, too. Seek Help In some dungeons, you&[...]

11 Tiles, Traps, and Items Tiles and Traps Wonder Tiles Inside dungeons, you'll find tiles that produce a variety of effects when a Pokémon ste ps on them. There are also traps that aren't normally visible. If a Pokémon steps on a Wonder Tile, all of its stats will return to normal. T h i s a p p l i e s t o both stats that have been lo[...]

Shops ins ide Dungeons I n s o m e d u n g e o n s , you'll find that K e c l e o n h a s s e t u p s h o p ! You can pick up an item on the ground and talk to Kecle on to purchase it. You can also drop your own items on the ground and talk to K ecleon to sell them.[...]

12 Game Screen in Town A will appear for characters y ou can talk to, and a will appear for objects that can be inspected. The shows where on the map y ou currently are. By pressing , you can change what information is displayed on the Touch Screen. In order, you can toggle among Map, Control Info, and Status . ❶ ❷ ❶ Icons ❷ Touch Screen[...]

13 Post Town Facilities in Post Town You'll find lots of P okémon and useful facilities in Post Town. Kecleon Shop You can buy and s e l l i t e m s h e r e . W h e n s e l e c t i n g which items to buy o r s e l l , y o u c a n press to select multiple ite ms at once. The number of facilit ies you can vis it will increase as you advance the[...]

I f y o u f i n d G o l d B a r s o n y o u r adventure, you can exchange them here for items or . DLC Gui de Here you can choose to return to t h e m a i n m e n u a n d p u r c h a s e downloadable content (p. 25 ).[...]

14 Paradise Facilities in Paradise Paradise serves as the base for your adventures. Quagsire Assembly Select EDIT PARTY to display a list of y o u r t e a m members wh o can join your adventure party. In Companion Mode (p. 2), you can also change the P okémon you control. This Pokémon will lead the party. You can als o buy and sel l items here. P[...]

t h e u s e o f T M s , c a n n o t b e remembered once forgotten. V-Wave If you're lucky, you can change the V-Wave (p. 16) here. Spin the wheel, and if you win, choose which type you want the day's V-Wave to b e . ( I f y o u d o n ' t w i n , n o t h i n g happens.) You can spin the V-Wheel once per in-game day. Developing Pa radi[...]

O n c e a p i e c e o f l a n d h a s b e e n prepared, inspect o n e o f t h e s i g n b o a r d s y o u find there to build a facility. Select CALL GURDURR and then choose which facility you wish to build. Here are some of the facilities you can build in Paradise. Available Facilities Fields P l a n t a n d g r o w seeds and Berries. M o v e Dojo[...]

15 Job Requests C h e c k t h e R e q u e s t Board You can take on a variety of jobs from many different Pokémon who need your help. Open the Ga te ♦ Challenge Bo ard job requests can be played with other players via local wireless (p. 22). Check the Request B o a r d o r t h e Challenge Board to see what job requests are currently available. A[...]

The more Paradise Points you get, the higher y our Paradise Rank will rise. If y our Paradise Rank rises, you'll be able to build new facilities and carry more ite ms in your Bag. Get Paradise Points job requests taken from the Request Board, and the left-side gate will open for job requests taken from the Challenge Board. Complete Jobs You ca[...]

16 The Menu Screen Press to bring u p t h e m e n u (p. 17-21). Play i n f o r m a t i o n w i l l a p p e a r o n t h e upper scre en. Money T h e y o u a r e carrying. Get more money by finding it i n d u n g e o n s , completing jobs, or selling items. V-Wave The V-Wave for that day. Pokémon of the same ty pe as the V-Wave gain an advantage in [...]

Weather The current we ather c o n d i t i o n i n t h e dungeon. Weather c o n d i t i o n s h a v e various effects on s t a t s a n d m o v e strength. P a r a d i s e Rank Y o u r c u r r e n t Paradise Rank. T o N e x t Rank T h e n e c e s s a r y number of Paradise Points to reach the next Paradise Rank.[...]

17 Items Choose ITEMS ( ) from the menu to open your inventory. ❶ ❸ A number wil l appear next to items that are equipped by party members. A number wil l also appear to the right of throwable items, displaying how many you have left. If the item is registered, a mark will appear next to it. Pressing will re-sort your inventory by ite m type. S[...]

Select GIVE to give an i t e m t o a p a r t y m e m b e r . E a c h Pokémon in y our party can carry only one item, which it will use automatically or equip to raise its stats. Register a Throwable Item Spikes and stones can be regist ered as throwable items. Only one item can be registered at a time by choosing REGISTER after select ing an item.[...]

18 Status C h o o s e S T A T U S ( ) from the menu t o c h e c k o n a Pokémon's stats and to decide its tactics in battle. Each Pokémon under the effects of the day's V-Wave (p. 16 ) will have a symbol in the bottom- right corner of its portrait. C h e c k a P o k é m o n ' s Information Select a Pokémon and y o u c a n v i e w[...]

Lv. The Pokémon's level. HP T h e P o k é m o n ' s current and max HP. E x p . Points T h e P o k é m o n ' s c u r r e n t E x p . P o i n t total. T o n e x t level The amount of Exp. Points required for the next level. Attack R e p r e s e n t s t h e strength of physical moves. Defense R e p r e s e n t s t h e capacity to de[...]

Team Skills Team Skills are powers that can be learned by everyone on the team. They can be obtained from Treasure Boxes. Select the skill and choose SELECT to toggle which Team Skills will be use d. Team Skills that are toggled on will have a appear next to the m. Tactics Meeting You can decide how y our party m e m b e r s w i l l b e h a v e i n[...]

19 Moves ♦ MOVES can only be selected while inside a d ungeon. Rearrange Moves Select a move and choose ↑MOVE UP or ↓MOVE DOWN to change which slot it occupies. This affects which button you press to use a move for the Pokémon you are controlling. Toggle Move Use Select a party member's move and choose TURN ON/OFF to toggle the use of t[...]

Certain moves have a g r o w t h g a u g e next to the ir names. Use the move frequently to fill up the gauge. Once the gauge is filled, the move will grow, and its power, accuracy, and maximum PP value will rise. The growth progress of a move is shared across your entire team. If one Pokémon powers up a move, every Pokémon who knows that move wi[...]

20 Other Dungeon Menu Options Look Around Here are some of the other options that appear on the menu while inside a dungeon. Use or to move the camera and survey the area. Underfoot Select this to pick up or use an item at your feet. You can also exchange it for an ite m you have in your inventory. This option also allows you to ste p on any Wonder[...]

Options Change volume and s c r e e n s e t t i n g s here. S p o t P a s s Settings Set whether or not y o u w i l l r e c e i v e d a t a u s i n g SpotPass™ (p. 24). V-Wave You can check the d a y ' s V - W a v e ( p . 1 6 ) a n d i t s effects here . M e s s a g e Log R e v i e w t h e l a s t messages that have appeared. D u n g e o n S[...]

21 Other Menu Options Here are some of the other options that appear on the menu while outside a dungeon. Job List ( ) Y o u c a n v i e w j o b r e q u e s t s t h a t y o u chose to save for later here. You can delete a n y j o b s y o u n o longer want, too. You can also view the job you've just accepted (but you cannot delete it). ♦ Jobs[...]

Materials ( ) You can check on the materials you h a v e a n d t h e o n e s t h a t a r e necessary to prepare land and build new facilities in Paradise. Save ( ) Select this to save your progress. When you're done playing, save your progress and return to the main menu. Others ( ) Modify game s ettings and view information about the game her[...]

22 Local Wireless Play M u l t i p l a y e r (Local Play) This software supports multiplayer games via wireless communication. Each player must have a copy of the software. ● When comm unicating with others, the information you enter may be v i e w e d b y m a n y p e o p l e , s o p l e a s e d o n o t u s e p e r s o n a l informatio n that cou[...]

W h e n y o u ' r e i n P a r a d i s e w h i l e i n C o m p a n i o n M o d e (p. 2), select LOCAL WIRELESS from the menu. To invite a friend to your Paradise, choose CALL A FRIEND. If you want to visit a friend's Paradise, choose PAY A VISIT. Play i n Paradise While playing with a friend via local wireless, you can visit only some of t[...]

23 StreetPass P l a y e r A s s i s t a n c e (StreetPass) This software uses StreetPass for the exchange of team information. You can als o help and be helped by other players w hen one of you is defeated in a dungeon. To communicate using this feature, all players must activate Stre etPass f o r t h i s s o f t w a r e o n t h e i r Nintendo 3DS [...]

Place Reviver Seeds Inspect the P asserby Post and select P LACE REVIVER SEEDS. Once you've put Reviver Seeds into the post, you'll be able to revive players you pass by when they are waiting for help after being defeated in a dungeon. Reviving a player wil l use up one Revive r Seed. Help other players out, and you'll find rewards i[...]

24 SpotPass Receive Notifications (SpotPass) This software supports the automatic receiving of notifications about n e w l y a v a i l a b l e d o w n l o a d a b l e content (p. 25) via an internet connection. - Accept the Nintendo 3DS S ervice User Agreement and Privacy Policy - Set up an internet connection To use SpotPass, y ou must first: This[...]

- Set up an internet connection - I n s e r t a n S D C a r d i n t o t h e Nintendo 3DS system When you first start up the game, you'll be able to configure your SpotPass settings. Select YES if you'd like to enable it. If you don't set up SpotPass at this time, you'll be able to adjust the settings at any t i m e b y s e l e c[...]

25 DLC (Paid Add-On Content) You can purchase and do wnload additional dungeons. This software supports online play through an internet connection. ♦ For information about connecting your Nintendo 3DS system to the internet, refer to the Operations Manual. You can restrict the ability to purchase downloadable content via Parental Controls. ♦ Fo[...]

Adding Funds To purchase downloadable content, you must have the re quired funds in y o u r N i n t e n d o e S h o p a c c o u n t balance. If you do not have the required funds, you will be prompted to add funds. Select ADD FUNDS to proceed. One of the following is required to add funds: - Nintendo eS hop Card ● You can check your purchased con[...]

- Nintendo eS hop Card - Nintendo eS hop activation number - Credit card ♦ You can save your credit card details on your system. If y ou do this, you will not need to enter your details every time y ou add funds. ♦ You can re move your saved credit card details at any time through SETTINGS / OTHER in Nintendo eShop.[...]

26 Discover a Magnagate! Select DISCOVER A MAGNAGATE! to use the outer camera (R) of the Nintendo 3DS system to search for the entrance to a dungeon, known as a Magnagate. ♦ The "Discover a Magnagate!" option will become available on the main menu after you reach a certain point in the game. Searching for Dungeons H o l d t h e Nintendo[...]

This software involves moving t h e N i n t e n d o 3 D S s y s t e m around to scan round objects with the camera. Ensure that you have adequate space around y ou and that y ou hold the syste m firmly in bo th hands while playing. Failing to do so could result in injury and/ o r d a m a g e t o s u r r o u n d i n g objects. Entering Dungeons ♦ [...]

27 Wonder Mail Select WONDER MAIL from the main menu to p r o c e e d t o t h e p a s s w o r d e n t r y s c r e e n . E n t e r t h e eight-character password and select END. E n t e r t h e c o r r e c t p a s s w o r d t o receive a variet y of items. ♦ The "Wo nder Mail" option will become available after you reach a certain point [...]

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