Starter Pokémon Analysis

Discover the best starter Pokémon for your adventure in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team. Learn about the Personality Quiz and partner choices to begin your rescue team journey.

The player starts out as a human who is turned into a Pokémon, which can be one of sixteen Pokémon player characters and is determined by a Personality Quiz taken at the beginning of the game. The player chooses a partner Pokémon which is one of ten Pokémon. The game is mission-based with many jobs, which can be found on the bulletin board, requested by mail, or initiated through story events, and include rescuing Pokémon, delivering items, or escorting clients. If the player successfully completes a job, they receive a reward and Rescue Points, which increase a team's rank.

These jobs take part in dungeons, of which the layout is randomized. The objective is to either finish a job, or go through all the floors to find the exit. In the dungeon, there are wild Pokémon that battle with the player's team. These battles are turn-based, and take place in the dungeon map. Pokémon fight using the four moves they know, by using a standard 'A' button attack, or throwing rocks and other items. While going through the dungeon, the player gets hungry, and has to eat.