Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Developer: Chunsoft Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Game Boy Advance Released in JP: November 17, 2005 Released in US: September 18, 2006 Released in EU: November 10, 2006 Released in AU: September 28, 2006 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has unused abilities. This game has unused music. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is the only entry in the Mystery Dungeon sub-series on the Game Boy Advance, with which a DS version was released as Blue Rescue Team. These were the first two releases of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.

Subpages

Debug Room Hidden area reserved for game testing.

82px	Unused Moves All the unused moves within the game code.

Debug Menu

Besides the debug room, there is also a debug menu that can be accessed using the GameShark code:

E5199391 437FC95F
5483DD13 B5A5B62A

You can then access it selecting the "Delete Save Data" option.

The first five options make the menu to disappear and the game to freeze, except for the music. The "Storage" option makes the game to freeze without the menu disappearing. The "h-open" option makes to return to the main menu.

Unused Graphics

Item sprites

These three sprites appears in the VRAM respectively at 0x6013780, 0x6013880 and 0x6013F80 after entering a dungeon, along with all the others item sprites. In the image above, these are represented using all the 13 sprite palettes used by the game. The note sprite will be used for various items in the sequels Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness & Time and Explorers of Sky.

"FOR HP" indicator

This sprite appears in the VRAM at 0x60142C0 after entering a dungeon. During the play is replaced by the hp damage/cure amount or the "MISS" notice. It was probabily intended to indicate the placeholder during developement.

Shadow on water animations

These animations appears in the VRAM at 0x6014400 after entering a dungeon, along with all the other Pokémon shadows. There are 3 size of shadow in the game, but when standing on water, only the big one is used, regardless the size of the respective shadow when on ground. Also, these seems to be early design if compared to the used one.

Unused Items

These items are also found in Blue Rescue Team. These can be found in the Kangaskhan Storage using the GameShark code:

420389FA 0001
000000EF 0002

Ring D, Ring E, Ring F

A group of hold items wich the descriptions match their names. Their function is unknown.

Alert Specs

Item that functions as its description reads: "A hold item that prevents the Pokémon from having its held item snatched away or swatted down.".

Excavate

A TM with the description "Teaches the move Excavate. It digs through the wall the user is facing.". No Pokémon can learn it.

Spin Slash

A TM with the description "Teaches the move Spin Slash. It inflicts damage on all foes surronding the user.". No Pokémon can learn it.

Observer Orb

Item that functions as its description reads: "Changes the status of the target to Paused, making it incapable of action.".

Possess Orb

Item that functions as its description reads: "A leader's hold item that enables the leader to possess a friend and survive. It only works for the team leader.". In practice, it makes an ally faint in place of the leader.

Reviver Orb

Item that functions as its description reads: "A hold item that revives the Pokémon if it faints. It does not work if the holder faints from an explosion.".

Toss Orb

Item with the description "Enables the Pokémon to throw items.". If used in a dungeon, it makes its user show the item throw animation, however without actually thorowing anything.

Beatup Orb

Item with the description "Synthesis item". It has the same effect as Beatup move.

G Machine 6, G Machine 7, G Machine 8

Items with the description "Synthesis item". If used in a dungeon, executes the same function as Link Box.

Weavile Fig

An item with the description "Weavile event item." This item is used in the descriptions for missions which offer the Weavile Statue as a reward. However, the player never obtains it in their inventory since the statue is displayed outside the base instead. This item also funtions as Link Box.

Switch Box

Item that functions as its description reads: "A curious box that enables the user to switch the rescue team's leader. Only official team members may become the team leader.". However, it doesn't work until the main story is finished.

Mime Jr. Fig

Same as the Weavile Fig, but its description is "Mime Jr. event item.".

Unused Music

There are two unused tracks in the game. Where they would have gone is currently unknown. These tracks are also unused in Blue Rescue Team.

Build Dates

The following ASCII strings are found in the specified versions at the specified addresses.

Japan 0xB6D10	pkd ver 1.0 [Oct 7 2005] 21:59:14
USA, Australia 0xB69BC	PKDi ver 1.0 [Apr 28 2006] 16:37:54
Europe 0xBCEF8	PKDi ver 1.0 [Sep 13 2006] 14:17:17

Regional Differences

Title Screen

• The logo in the Japanese version has a different style compared to the other versions;
• As in several other games, "Push Start" in the Japanese version is changed to "Press Start" in the English language versions;
• The sky in the US and Australian version's does not shade into red to the top and has different clouds graphic;
• The subtitle in the European version has a different and smaller font than the US and Australian version;
• The logo is slightly redone in the European version to make the trademark sign more noticeable and make it easier to change it for the different languages available.

Japan

USA, Australia

Europe (English)

Europe (German)

Europe (French)

Europe (Spanish)

Europe (Italian)