068 - Dialga's Fight to the Finish! - (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Sky)

[@gosiathewerehog1595]

1:23 *Breakdance of Time*

[@ThunderMouse1999]

In a randomizer this played right after I rescued “Azurill” I’m dying

[@ACE44-404]

That must of had you rolling on the floor

Must have

[@sweetwheatsy]

@@ACE44-404 breakdancing on the floor, even...!

[@bruhchannel1216]

"good job on rescuing a baby mouse. now... your job is to fight GOD"

[@glasspencil]

The first time you hear this thing…there isn’t any other moment in the game with a greater sense of “It just got real.”

[@glitchdragon370]

-even though there are plenty of times where it already got real

[@ImNotReal574]

Elden Ring when HUGE SPOILERS ________________ Maliketh literally summons death and uses it as his sword.

[@RalphThePyro]

This is especially true when you play Special Episode 5 and time starts flowing again.

[@DkKobaADV]

every non gates to infinity PMD game has done very well with its final boss themes, all convey the right amount of urgency and intensity

[@_z200]

​@@ImNotReal574wrong comment section dude

[@mythicmai5813]

This song almost doesn't sound right without the sound of Dialga's Roar of Time completely decimating your whole team xD

[@honigdaemon]

Mythic Mai *woosh* *zing* (partner fucking dies) *zing* (Pc dies as well) *crash* (Me throwing my ds at the wall)

[@lancermafia1982]

I picked a eevee as my partner, never do that. You are basically asking the game for the "Impossible" difficulty option.

[@lancermafia1982]

@Christopher Hoener im not really sure I just know that eevee sucked as a partner because after it takes a certian amount of damage it gets scared and doesn't fight. Which means if something faint it while its scared and doing nothing to help, you lose.

[@markomcdowell2297]

Christopher Hoener chikorita

[@user-rg4wl4ex3h]

@@markomcdowell2297 I discontinued playing EoS once, and in that run, I picked Chikorita as main Pokemon and Riolu as the partner. I'm gonna replay it with the same Pokemon choices for my own amusement.

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

If I had a penny for every time Dialga went insane, gained a new form, nearly destroyed the world and wrecked my shit several times atop an ancient ruin while kickass music played in the background, I'd have two pennies. Which isn't much, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@davepanpa5787]

I was going to say the insanity part wasn't true for Legends Arceus, but yeah, it would make sense why a literal wormhole that disrupts space-time would ruin the psyche of Pokémon's local God of Time, seeing as its happened before.

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

@davepanpa5787 I mean, that's the explicitly stated reason why the second one you fight goes Origin Forme and has to be fought with the balms; the Space-Time Rift had gotten bad enough to send it into the same Frenzied state as the Nobles.

[@davepanpa5787]

@@splitjawjanitor5369 My fault then for forgetting that.

[@maxrichards3881]

It was Palkia who I fought the origin form of in Legends Arceus. Mostly because I wanted to spend more time with Adaman after the majority of the time with the clan leaders was basically just Irina's story arc. Also, I love Dialga more than Palkia.

[@featherglacier6822]

Don’t forget the part where we’re sent through space-time and once we start getting comfortable/people start trusting us is when shit goes downhill and leads to this

[@sandjgaez257]

You know, it’s interesting how this song doesn’t exactly sound like a “traditional” final boss theme, and I think it actually works in the game’s favor in this case. The stakes of the game’s main story are high, very high, and this is the moment that decides whether or not you save the entire world and have to defeat the maddened Deity and Creator of Time itself to do so; it is very grandiose. Yet the theme for the final boss of the main story is not really the what you’d expect to emphasize the grand stakes and situation. Similarly, there is not an “even more epic” second phase that is a part of most final bosses. Instead, I feel that the theme and boss fight are more so meant to emphasize you and your partner’s journey and sacrifices-what is being conveyed and emphasized is less about the saving of the world itself, and more about the characters who stood up to do so.

[@ducklordbrawlstars6968]

That's cool and all. But stun seed

[@Blablablarandomguy]

Less is more. The theme conveys everything that needs to be conveyed

[@zote8106]

@@ducklordbrawlstars6968 x eye seed 😍

[@joshcoy6748]

It still feels like a climax to me.

[@HaxeRain]

What the theme conveys, is the full on grim determination of the protagonist to stop dialga, it goes to such lenght as you know this IS the final battle, or so it would've been, as at this point, you know that if you stop him, you will dissapear, but if you dont, it would be just a repeat and would not change the future, and decide along grovyle and celebi who came before you, to sacrifice yourself to give the world its next sunrise, its not an epic confrontation (in the sense of the theme) but a climax and last push to the goal you've been fighting for, an explosion of emotions and willpower

[@clairenime]

Here beacuse of that one animation with Dialga paralyzed while Riolu and Evee breakdance

[@ShaneBarton2005]

same =w=

[@lushirisvn2859]

Same

[@tagaduy]

BRO

[@lacertusunknown7258]

Yooooo

[@asperguez]

@@tagaduy i literally thought you were one of my friend having the exactly same pfp as you on discord and being a huge fan of PMD Explorers of sky

[@anonymousxiii4780]

Fricking hell I wish I could erase all the memories I have with this game and play it again like if it was my first time. Damn this game was certainly a true masterpiece.

[@dinustar1020]

so true

[@kaidesmond1541]

Yeah, i played this for three times already and still cry after watching the ending

[@sanctifiedsuccubus2562]

If a genie gave me three wishes, this comment would be my first.

[@URGLsRealm]

Right, I still get goosebumps when I hear this song.

[@aetimes2]

I wish I could play it again also forgetting the memories with rescue team... dx

[@ixac_]

it's been 8 years, this song is still one of the most memorable in the entire series :') for grovyle!!

[@ixac_]

i would definitely agree with that :')

[@UltimateLifeFormACYP]

+Lord Hidan / Zura Ja Nai Katsura Da! Amen to that Bro!

[@bernatllopisvaldellou8244]

+flametakuya totally agree!!!!!

[@alevel20warbear37]

The final boss in SMD had so many awesome instruments, and all around I felt was a better song than this... But. BUT! I CAN'T GET OVER HOW NOSTALGIC THIS SONG IS FOR ME.

[@andrewzheng4038]

A song worthy of the God of Time!!!

[@pannadulce96]

they're are no more revival seeds left in the pokemon world after this

[@beeftastesliketoenails94]

Other than the ones that I didn't even need to use

[@JCDragon2819]

Try after Cresselia wastes them at Dark Crater. Grovyle was actually pretty strong to take on the Hidden Land alongside you.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

there

[@Fectoelfilis27]

Im currently playing through the game and im at the part where you learn that dusknoir is a dirty little traitor and your partner was essentially a hobo living in a cave, is the fight really gonna be that hard?

[@StarVexa-X]

Cressalia: Are you sure about that?

[@freshgandalf8946]

The theme of Riolu's Focus Punch nailing over 700 damage on Dialga and subsequently shattering at least 4 timelines with it.

[@dragonmage372]

That boy got max rage ...(Smash reference)

[@one-wingedoreo]

@@dragonmage372 haha I got it

[@chrispyynugget1537]

The battle that determines the fate of the world. It is "time"

[@andrewzheng4038]

ba-dum tsssss

[@ducklordbrawlstars6968]

UNFORGIVABLE. 5 YEARS LATER

[@victiniproductions8146]

It’s time, to save the world from impending “darkness”

[@Johnheartbreaking]

You said it, ralsei smoking a fat one

[@emery-gaming]

it is time to save the world from darkness on this tower in the sky

[@strohkoenig]

This is the peak. Pokemon will never get higher.

[@dioulomichael4110]

TRUE

[@eagleflies9515]

SO real

[@DragaliaIsLost]

stroh jumpscare

[@billcipher147]

100% agreed. Explorers of sky was the best thing to ever come out of this franchise, and it's not even close. Well, maybe except for gen 5.

[@strohkoenig]

@@billcipher147 This will go so hard when the remake comes as a release title for the switch successor (I know they won't do it, let me cope!) Also hi Dragalia!

[@orretrainerjosh2319]

A spin off series with one of the most underrated soundtracks I’ve ever heard. All the legendaries I’ve fought and captured over the years… my gosh did they do an outstanding job with this theme.

[@01Herooftime]

Riolu stores energy. Dialga moves forward. Riolu uses focus punch. It's super effective! Dialga takes 583 Damage. Dialga uses Time Roar. Riolu takes 136 Damage. Eevee takes 113 Damage. Your partner has fainted.

[@mouselord4167]

Shadowthewolf mood

[@lmeriya384]

No revive seed ? Sad

[@Eli-tq2xe]

Nuuuu Well once I had the Revive Seed... but it wasn't the right one. My partner died of laughter IN FRONT OF DIALGA

[@Phyramar]

Elisa Nintendo Land I remember.... The REVISOR seed (Krystal laughs so hard she fainted) Laughed and cried at the same time.

[@Eli-tq2xe]

@@Phyramar yeah, that one, I'm italian and I didn't know the name 😂

[@bend7726]

After the hardships of getting through the hidden land and climbing temporal tower, you finally reach the peak to be confronted by the enraged and corrupted God of time, dialga. The stakes are so high that if you fall here, the planet will be paralysed and covered in darkness. This music for me really helps to capture that point in the story. It doesn't just represent a fight to the finish, but also for the characters last adventure with their partner. There's no other words to describe it but this game and its music was a complete masterpiece

[@sandjgaez257]

People: This fight was so hard! I used so many revival seeds! Me to Dialga after immediately putting him to sleep and paralyzing him: *I AM YOUR SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON!*

[@KingCosmosYT]

Tbh just throw a stun seed and eat a violent seed and it's gg

[@burntpiiecrust]

@@KingCosmosYT all i did was spam focus punch and copycat as riolu

[@KingCosmosYT]

@@burntpiiecrust tbh i took 0 damage i went stun violent seed and focus blast until it got close enough to me and i force palmed it

[@BottledPoe]

Being able to stack status effects in this game was deadly

[@gavros9636]

I just used an X-eye seed. Does the job fine.

[@nikosquared4123]

>comes back after main story as level 70. "Ah, so you've returned, face my roar of-" DISCHARGE AGILITY DISCHARGE AGILITY DISCHARGE **950 Damage total!** "Understandable, have a nice day"

[@CheezandCrakas]

Niko Novak thats what i did lmao

[@theinternetshavecome1640]

An entirely reasonable reaction.

[@fr0zengh0ul98]

Lmao bro. Did you already have Palkia?

[@quizzle140]

Want another focus punch dialga?

[@Fan8099]

Did you just predict the "Understandable. Have a great day." Meme?

[@leonburgosmeneses8468]

Doesn't matters how many times I hear this, it allways gives me goosebumps... makes me feel same determination I do when fighting Asgore in Undertale

[@QuasarBuasarEeveeTheUziFan]

Fingers In

[@shadowstar1028]

Just rematched Dialga a few days ago, i used a sleep seed against him, then a violent seed for myself, walked up to him, charged focus punch, Dialga woke up and used Roar of Time, we both lived, and I one shot him doing 1,195 damage. It was so satisfying seeing such a high number after all of the years of pain and suffering he put me through.

[@MysticalHaloV2]

HOLY SH*T

[@llmkursk8254]

FUCKING BASED

[@Advy31]

Bro what level were you what item did you have how did you do all that damage

[@t-greenrock404]

How in the hell did you do that!? I thought the cap was -999!?

[@malick9549]

​@@t-greenrock404maybe in rescue team, in Explorers if you do more than 999 damage the text indicating the damage also turns red.

[@FireShadow199]

Four words: Spam all the seeds!

[@blindcharo8455]

X-eye seed go X-eye seed go X-eye seed go SLEEP SEED

[@ronanmurphy8336]

"Are we blind?! Deploy the X-eye seeds!"

[@ducklordbrawlstars6968]

@@ronanmurphy8336 Stun seed you fool. STUN SEED. SLEEP SEED. ARGHARGHAEGH

[@PenguinXD4]

Violent Seed!!

[@nikmcgarity]

Playing as cyndaquil always felt like cheating with the big boss fights like this. One smokescreen right in their face and they can't hit you at all.

[@nickwarner5954]

oh really? I might try that on my next playthrough

[@Feurigel1806]

Smokescreen was so op in MD XD

[@Bloodmoon_Daisho]

I chose Cyndaquil because hes my fav starter, and i thought smokescreen would be bad cuz of the mainline games, but holy hell, i was proved WRONG. that move came in *CLUTCH* with boss fights

[@Dynamic256-ORIGINAL]

Yes, Cyndaquil really OP and I'm lucky to choose it

[@Dynamic256-ORIGINAL]

​@@Bloodmoon_Daisho exactly

[@TacoCaracal]

"HEY DIALGA!!! WHATS STUN SEED BACKWARDS?!?!"

[@angrycinnabon2956]

GROHHHH! DEES NUTS.... *realization kicks in* GROH...? GROHHHHHH!

[@TacoCaracal]

@@angrycinnabon2956 *Throws stun seed at dialga*

[@YoudonknowwhoIam]

Hero: “HEY DIALGA, WHAT'S STUN SEED BACKWARDS?” Dialga: “DEEZ NUTS....” Hero: “QUICK, BEFORE DIALGA REALIZES WHAT I DID!” Partner: “Sure thing!” *Partner inserts the Time Gears into their slots* *Dialga regains reason” Dialga: “I HAVE REGAINED REASON. GOOD JOB YOU TWO!” *Dialga realizes what Hero did* Dialga: “HERO DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO THAT?” Hero: “Just battling you would've taken longer.” Partner: “Hero, why does that matter?” *Partner remembers why they came here* Partner “Oh yeah…” *cuts to the depressing scene*

[@spideymenz5738]

“Hey, Dialga” *cracks index finger with thumb* “What’s 1000-7?”

[@Mimikyu38]

1:24 this drop is insane can't stop replaying

[@deomanuel3495]

**X-eye seed effect wore off** Me: **Internal screaming**

[@pichutv6026]

One of the best gaming Songs all time

[@dudebladeX]

Very few boss themes encapsulate the feeling of "We're going up against impossible odds, but we're never going to give up." This theme captures that feeling perfectly. And when you finally surmount Primal Dialga… It is the most invigorating feeling ever. After all those times falling to Roar of Time, after climbing Temporal Tower, after pushing yourself to your limit… You win, and smile, because you saved the world. Then your face falls, because… You saved the world. The one you used to be a part of no longer exists. But you keep fighting. Because a world stuck in darkness… A world that is frozen in time… A world where the sun no longer rises in the sky… Is not a world worth living in.

[@GoodfellaZeta4873]

This never felt like Dialga's theme to me. No...it was always OURS! This is the defiance of fate we felt in that last moment, given a voice.

[@Missingno_Miner]

As I see it, it's not Dialga's theme so much as a theme for the thing that Dialga embodies: Time. You're fighting time in every sense of the word here. First, your time is limited, if you take too long, you'll be too late. Second, you're trying to prevent time from stopping. Third, the last obstacle in the way is the embodiment of time, who has very nearly regressed into a mindless beast and is lashing out at the only thing its decaying mind can process as the cause of its troubles. And of course, the main motif is one which is not inherently linked to Dialga, but, again, linked to the concept of time itself.

[@srikanthramprasad565]

@@Missingno_Miner I kinda see it as the Creation Trio theme. Which kinda represents the aspect of Time Space and Antimatter

[@excalibur493]

I like to think of it as accepting fate. You're damned if you fail and damned if you succeed... but your friends aren't. So you embrace the twilight of your existence and fight for the sunlight. For everyones' sakes.

[@realfishscience7842]

This fucking song hits so hard cus I didn’t defeat dialga in every timeline. Most of the time I couldn’t get through it or realized at the fight I didn’t think about dialga earlier. So this song would play endlessly that last turn as I sat there deciding what to do with this timeline. Good game

[@justg5018]

"Dialga is paralyzed! It can't attack!"

[@kryldon8146]

This is breaking my heart, aahhhhh. The first few seconds of this really just did me in. The satisfaction of beating him on your first playthrough... Now that was a memorable boss-beating. NOStALgiAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@thedude3796]

And it just gets harder every attempt cause you lose more and more resources

[@coldzoroark6440]

If you don't win, every moment that has led up to this will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

[@Pigismal]

thorn is that u

[@coldzoroark6440]

@@Pigismal It's a Blade Runner reference

[@hay403]

hands down my favorite boss theme ever

[@BeMoreBroadway]

CHAAAARGE! *Dialga uses Metal Claw, knocking out my partner* RUN AWAYYY!

[@TheKrazyguy75]

Metal Claw? Just partner? Nope. Roar of Time. You, and your partner.

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

CHARGE BACKWARDS!

[@The_D_ray]

This theme gives hope to us, when we fight Primal Dialga; and to Dialga, once we return to obbliterate him with our over-powered team.

[@faidou9954]

Be me as a Riolu: >Toss sleep seed >Use Sword Dance until your maxed out >Dark Dialga Awakens >charge Focus Punch >Dark Dialga moves 1 square towards me >Dark Dialga gets one shot the cheapest way possible >I proceed to bith laugh and cry in the corner

[@sparrow7410]

Exactly how I did it. Glad to know I wasn't the only one.

[@falconstriker87]

Faidou nice, my current playthrough is as this boi, I can’t wait to reach this point

[@peterparker1683]

Just use a violent seed

[@Mitzi-chan224]

I love how this song hypes you up to the final boss battle. It's seriously a fitting final boss theme, except the Primal Dialga boss fight was such a pain in the butt. XD

[@MasterDustik]

loved this song. Always reminded me of Chrono Trigger.

[@CeHee123]

The whole game's story reminds me of Chrono Trigger. -Journey starts with you meeting a new person who you quickly become friends with -Time travel is a big element -Story ramps up after you see and go to a future of ruin you know you have to stop -A plot twist where a villain was trying to protect the world -Your main character gets erased at one point, but is brought back -The final boss is against a giant all-powerful who is forcing things to go wrong for self-preservation

[@haveagoodday7021]

@@CeHee123Don't forget a human that is turned into an animal/creature after losing someone close to them

[@rainrose8916]

All my hours of dojo training and grinding for revival seeds has led me to this moment... *5 seconds later* F U C K

[@aetimes2]

I didn't train and I had no issues

[@aetimes2]

@MirrorYen well I didn't train specifically for it but my mind wasn't always on the main storyline. I guess it also depends on our pokemon selection

[@RIPDixie1865]

@@aetimes2 Yeah I don't remember having any trouble with Dialga. Didn't grind specifically to beat him the first time I played a year ago and I think I beat him before he even used Roar of Time lmao

[@somerandomguy-3102]

despite the fact that dialga resists grass, my violent seed level 35 bullet seed dealt 70 damage each time it made contact lol

[@Totasfunnynumber]

1:04 best part right here

[@DistractionsDaily]

This goat wrote Brothership's soundtrack.

[@Ultrasecond77]

this type of OST is such a lost art these days. making jams and grooves for a DS sound chip and having them sound THIS CRISP. i mean, dang. I have so many cherished memories from Explorers of Darkness, and there are so many parts of that game that made me legitimately cry my eyes out, even when I replayed them as an adult, and it's thanks to the amazing music and dialogue in these lovely masterpieces. we need classic PMD back, i sincerely hope Game Freak has a plan to remake those games.

[@JoeyBuckaroo]

Good memories of me accidentally doing a no-hit Dialga fight by having my force palm's paralysis go off immediately and my Treecko partner bringing me up to quadruple speed with agility, letting me steamroll him.

[@crashito1752]

I just spammed protect and won no-hit

[@QuasarBuasarEeveeTheUziFan]

Unrelated but I ALMOST no hitted the Megas in my 1st Super Mystery Dungeon playthrough

[@heeho5427]

You know I used to think this wasn't even that special of a final boss theme. Something about it really just didn't hit when listening to it. Flash forward to a month or so ago and I finally played Explorers of Sky, and after a long time playing I reached the top of Temporal Tower. When I heard this for the first time I just let the song play, because as soon as the first notes hit, I finally realized the impact everything beforehand had on me. I don't think anything is ever going to match this theme for a looooong time.

[@kylemitchell2052]

My first playthrough as a kid i never really heard much of this song, since i'd use something like a move or item, then get one shotted by Dialga's Roar of Time and that's it. I was a chimchar and had piplup as my partner, and oh boy was this boss fight not fun since the special defense for both of us were not great. As an adult, looking back on this specific scene, and how everything leads up to you have to fight the God of Time, and it puts on display what's at stake and how stacked the odds are and how you had to go all out to save the world. Finally being the Heroes the world truly needed, and how you stood by your partner facing off against a God knowing this was for everyone you knew over the course of the story, and for the future.

[@jacobmosovich]

You shouldve relied on mudkip and charmander instead. Quick change your entire personality to the opposite XD

[@foorfam]

yo I got chimchar and piplup too!!!

[@izu1525]

hearing this in special episode 5 hits different

[@MrGojira95]

If anyone dares to say Hideki Sakamoto is a mid composer, all because of Mario & Luigi: Brothership’s music not being up to par with Yoko Shimomura, remember, HE COMPOSED THIS!!!

[@jakoblinton2053]

All that does is make the weak ass final boss music in Brothership all the more disappointing and baffling.

[@SMCwasTaken]

​@@MrGojira95 probably not his fault, Nintendo has been known to rush things and streamline everything

[@lightlecreator]

Critics i sware, they'll never see the joy in sitting down, opening a soda or cold one, get some chips, and just play some games.

[@jaachip5668]

Hideki Sakamoto composed this too? That's awesome!

[@kedragy]

One of the best Pokemon songs, which means a lot because of how many bangers this series has.

[@fishyknight3956]

Fight to the finish makes my soul feel powerful.

[@mds_main]

This song is the perfect Dialga theme, it conveys both the past (via the tribal percussions) and the future (via the synth).

[@infinite6339]

Only the real boys got to experience Grovyle, Celebi and Dusknoir team up and fight Primal Dialga. DUSKNOIR WAS A GOD! Grovyle used Dig Dusknoir Used ShadowSneak Celebi used Heal Bell.

[@yeldarb300]

Celebi was such an amazing party member with healing bell. I remember the game constantly abusing me with all those status moves, only for celebi to say “haha bell go ding ding”

[@Dynamic256-ORIGINAL]

Yes

[@dragonmage372]

I WANT TO BE A REAL BOY TELL ME HOW

[@joshcoy6748]

​​@@dragonmage372, which version of pokemon mystery dungeon explorers do you own? Just to be clear, it is in a special episode that is exclusive to explorers of sky, if you have time or darkness, then it isn't possible, sorry.

[@dragonmage372]

@@joshcoy6748 I actually figured it out, now I know what you guys are referring to. Thanks for being so kind as to answer my question though!

[@hopper8514]

Easily one of the best final boss themes ever created

[@Kulkogo]

We somehow got not one but two fantastic takes on a Primal version of Dialga. I actively struggle to pick my favorite.

[@KasmaruKai]

This Is one of my favorite tracks so far. Thanks so much for the upload!

[@anthonijn6769]

just saying. before sans theme. This was the theme were you having a hard time

[@beeftastesliketoenails94]

I only died once tho, and then won right after with a stun seed

[@cehroaza7952]

Too bad with Sans You CANT SPAMM

[@beeftastesliketoenails94]

Just gonna note: the theme of me having a hard time was the one that plays in northern desert ;-;

[@cehroaza7952]

Oh

[@cehroaza7952]

Oof

[@CRAFTKEV]

The fight against *Dialga Primal* his attacks scared me and especially *Roar of Time* scared me quite a bit, and it took me a while to beat him because I had *Mudkip* and *Totodile* and for the *Totodile* I didn't put *Focus Punch* so it was hard for me.

[@nickabbenhaus3980]

Am I tripping or is stuff bolded

[@nikey2110]

@@nickabbenhaus3980 it is bolded

[@PikaFleetsYolo]

i don't think it's possible to have two pokemon of the same type as partners in pmd

[@Snow_Skitter]

I'm assuming you mean Riolu due to the Focus Punch thing?

[@malick9549]

​@@Snow_Skittertotodile can learn focus punch too, but It's not possible to have the starter and the partner be the same type.

[@thatonesupra2624]

I remember using an action replay on this game as a kid, went back years later as an adult with no cheats. My god, this song hit so much harder, seriously cant understand why IGN gave this a fucking 4 out of 10

[@RandomBebop]

fuck Ign, stupid bastards

[@coronadesert]

Its because they stopped playing at APPLE WOODS. Like, how can you rate a game that you havent event finished? They are so braindead istg

[@YoudonknowwhoIam]

the reviewer quit at apple woods

[@SeventhSilhouette]

even though i haven’t played it in forever, just hearing a single song from this game reminds me of why it is constantly in my top 5 games OAT

[@cjkellner]

All of the build up to this moment when you fight Dialga... Makes it so much more powerful, and it doesn't get old even though it's your 20th time through the Temporal Spire to fight Dialga. Still remember this after completing explorers of time ten years ago.

[@luckyiscrazy9560]

I can never really get over the complexity of this games musical themes and how they essentially cause the game to have vast amounts of emotion in a format of game where it is hard to achieve this result. The build up of the music as the game progresses is amazing, it very gradually shifts from being careless adventures to something a lot more grand. Throughout the whole game the rudimentary progression for dialgas fight to the finish is presented to us, evolving, shifting toward the grandiose composition that dialgas fight to the finish is. Notably think themes like "Through the sea of time", "Temporal tower", "Temporal spire." The build up to a battle against an actual god to save the world from going completely apocalyptic. Then the conclusion of the fight as you and your partner walk out of Temporal tower. "Don't ever forget" truly a theme that I could never forget, to this day. If I hear the song, this bittersweet feeling washes over me and a tear or two will well up. The team behind the game truly made something special out of a spin off game about silly little creatures. A true work of art that still holds the title of my favorite game to this very day.

[@NanachiKirby]

Possibly one of the best tracks in ANY pokemon game. If one has to be remade, its this. The dramatic sounds of a climactic battle, and the whistle signifying the wind flowing past, it truly is. A fight to the finish.

[@Octobeann]

best final boss theme in any pokemon game ever tbh

[@lucarioinfamous]

I played the Explorers games when they were new and still, to this day, Dialga’s Fight to the Finish gets me raring to go every time I hear it

[@Ber-1972]

First time I heard this I was the most unprepared ever and died almost instantly. I don't think I got very far past the intro! After such a terrible defeat, I just went back to treasure town for a couple weeks to recover... saving the world can wait! I gotta get stronger so I can defeat this literal god of our world. Lapras I know, I'll go back once I level up a few more times. Came back after a while and got destroyed a few more times, but I never gave up. Such a memorable theme, and so awesome finally defeating Dialga :D

[@yeldarb300]

I beat dialga not too long ago. I remember everybody saying how unforgiving it was. Prepared like I was going to war for the end of the game. Tons of reviver seeds, oran berries, stun seeds, totter seeds. It was overkill, but the start of this song still sends chills up my spine. I almost though I might loose, since its attacks could essentially oneshot.

[@somerandomguy-3102]

i didn't know you could go back so i was forced to beat dialga at level 35, with no reviver seeds cause i had used up all of them in temporal tower, as a turtwig which doesn't learn supereffective moves against dialga. luckily violent seed + bullet seed is op

[@Xanderanium]

This brings back so many memories of my Torchic and Mudkip getting swamped in this fight

[@aceslycer]

Still one of the best tracks in the entire pokemon franchise. the way this track started before the battle even begins in the special episode really gave me chills as a kid.

[@ninjakirby777]

A strange light starts to glow. The Time gears shine atop the tower. It seems your journey is finally over. You’re filled with Determination.

[@duck_man1048]

That was a good laugh lol

[@leyoshivenere350]

Best final boss theme ever: 1. Dialga's Fight to the Finish ⏳ 2. In the Final ⚫ 3. Dancing Mad 🃏 4. The Ultimate Show 🃏 5. Adventure's End 🐢 6. Castlevania IV (Intro theme) 🧛🏻‍♂️ 7. Wizpig Race 🐖 8. Final Boss Phase 2 (M&L Paper Jam Bros) 🐢 9. One Winged Angel 🪽 10. My Innermost Apocalypse 🎸

[@YoudonknowwhoIam]

how is the castlevania four intro music a final boss theme, let alone a boss theme

[@leyoshivenere350]

@@YoudonknowwhoIam The intro theme is also the final boss theme

[@YoudonknowwhoIam]

bruh

[@dunsparcetv9036]

In terms of Mystery Dungeon endbosses this still the most memorable to me. The music is such a gem to the ear and in my opinion fits perfectly. It’s a mix between epic, intense and kinda emotional, because what happens after the fight and how high the stakes are. Dialga also is now due to this game more memorable to me and others because he put up a great and challenging fight against you in the final. In my original playthrough I wasn’t able to get passed Dialga. But in my second playthrough where I had Riolu I just paralyzed him and used Power Punch with maximum attack stat, because of Sword Dance and took Dialga down with two Power Punches.

[@gengarzilla1685]

I'm getting myself into Sky Temple romhacking and have thought of some ways to make this battle even more hellish. Key amongst them being Dialga's movepool: Roar of Time is joined by Flash Cannon, Magnet Rise, and Safeguard. Oh, and it gets Clear Body too.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

This is the main reason why I want Explorers DX to be a thing, one day.

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

To this day. This is still the best final boss theme in the series hands down.

[@datboi6981]

Focus punch, violent seed and that one who drops defense made this fight the easiest one in the entire game

[@paillanos]

even with just the seeds it's stupidly easy

[@keifujitora6587]

Stun Seed (Dialga stops moving) Eat a Violent Seed Focus Punch Instant win

[@somerandomguy-3102]

if you can't learn them then you can also just spam a multi-hit move like bullet seed it made me beat dialga at level 35 with no reviver seeds lol

[@nickaa827]

this theme makes you feel like its just you and your buddy, winds blowing strong against you, with two corrupted eyes staring you down from darkness above. its the final showdown, and this song portrays it so well

[@syntaxRaffa]

*vibing* Dialga used Roar of Time FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

[@helios_is_my_name]

Recently replayed this game and for some reason dialga never used roar of time once, so I didn't even die once lol. That was lucky

[@giulyblaziken268]

One of my favorite OSTs.

[@ccloud95_]

This OST is beautiful, it hits even harder when this was my comfort game while I was loosing my Nan to lung cancer, I just remember sitting in the back of the car, driving up to the hospice, headphones in, listening to the music player they gave you after you completed the game :(( it’s such a bitter sweet sound for me..

[@ccloud95_]

A year later and I’m back, I lost my Grandad also this year, but it gives me comfort knowing he’s back with my Nan again.. I miss them both so much

[@JoeVO24]

There will never be another game like sky and it's base versions.

[@haunted_pixel]

... So. I'm finally replaying this game after at least 7-8 years (well, Time anyway, I never owned Sky). I reused my childhood Pokémon, Team Radar featuring me (Pikachu) and my partner (Cyndaquil). ... Maybe it's my many, many, MANY hours as a kid of playing this franchise ingrained into my head, but revisiting it, I only ever failed at a dungeon once(excluding the training mazes), and that was during the Hidden Land. I never even knew this deadly combo existed as a kid, but Smokescreen plus Thunder Wave plus Agility, yeah it's stupidly OP. The only times I ever had extreme difficulty were with the Luxray boss battle and the aforementioned Hidden Land. Everything else has been surprisingly cruisy, compared to me spending days at a time on some parts as a kid. Currently just finished the graduation part of the post-game, my memory of post-game stuff and beyond is a little more hazy since I only ever reached this point once in all my playthroughs as a kid, which was with team Radar. (Also side note, during the Drowzee pre-fight dialogue, my partner says the line "We're team Radar! Nobody can hide from us!" and that goes so unbelievably hard)

[@milkmangreg871]

Alright Water Pulse... just need to confuse him 4 more times to win this...

[@M_Topia_Goddess]

Happy 15 years to peak

[@Cyberpunkninja92]

Even though i have not played this game, ive watched enough videos on it to understand. Throughout the game, you hear this letmotif. And the main melody is this letmotif. This signals that your journey has come far from where you began, as just a ragtag group of a pokemon found unconscious on the beach and a pokemon who could not find the nerve to join an adventuring guild. But now here you are, fighting off against a god of time, with this tune signaling how far youve come from your roots. This tune also has a somber tone in parts, as you know this is your final battle and changing the future would erase you from time. You know this will be your last time fighting alongside your partners, no, your best friends. But, you must keep on pushing foward as to prevent a bad future and to make your best friends and everyone and everything else live in harmony for the rest of time. And so you fight the frenzied god of time on top of a crumbling tower in a land hidden from the rest of the world. Or at least, thats what i interpret.

[@heyyou8714]

This always gave me such a Zelda vibe. So cool.

[@MidKnightBlue]

Ooh! Just got chills from the opening!

[@slyfox7452]

I will slay anyone who says this isn’t one of the best video game songs of all time

[@viviillon]

YESS! I have been looking forward to this since I started the playlist. I remember listening to it once on a flight and literally had a dream about Pokemon*^* I need that dream again!

[@AWildKittyScoot]

I randomly had this song stuck in my head so here I am

[@RutoGamesHD]

That fight was soooooooo difficult. It was 1 month to won it for me lmao

[@NaamahTheia]

It took me two tries on my first playthrough, but I think that's more because I'm a hoarder who had six sleep seeds stored up, and I choose vulpix every time. Type advantage for the win! Amazing fight though...felt like a proper boss battle with some great music

[@davidoltra6077]

In my second playthrough i one shot him with focus punch riolu. Dealt around 1000 damage xD. I was so excited because i remembered it so hard on my first pt, so I felt so bad because I couldn't enjoy the song...

[@ignis9216]

The smoke screen, fire blast and fire fang combo was so good agaisnt dialga i only used one revive seed

[@KeinNiemand]

Why didnt you jsut go back and do some level grinding?

[@genericname2593]

In my opinion explorer of darkness is the best though they have the same thing

[@Ty2000.]

This song says something without actually saying anything

[@penned_dragon]

This fight with normalize Skitty was so painful :,)

[@lbc493]

I'll definitively try that with chikorita or eevee in the explorers remake when it comes. Worst types for dialga.

[@remi_ctr5248]

I had never played a Mystery dungeon game before and this was my first one and woah I had an amazing time playing it I regret not trying it before

[@sylusvegeta]

Something I've noticed, vaguely. All the 'Time' themes have a general sorta tune they all try to adhere to, like a theme or leitmotif. If you listen close and slow it down, the start of the track actually weirdly sounds reminiscent to Through the Sea of Time. I dont know if thats really a reach kr not, but its something I cant help but seem to think is there, no idea about anyone else. The hardest part is probably that swift escalation (Or fast-forwarded, even) right at the start of the boss tune, but I think if you find the right speed you can really pick it out. Maybe im just crazy, but that'd be an amazing touch for all the 'time' related themes to really tie together like that.

[@talavb9301]

Yeah no they're all almost entirely same, it's not a reach

[@mediokay508]

They often recycle themes to use in different contexts.

[@saphir7897]

@@mediokay508it's not recycling, it's a leitmotif! (/s, it is recycling but adds a LOT of flavor and emotions to the music and the identity of the game in general to keep and reuse leitmotifs)

[@mysticalkappa4127]

You can hear the Time Gear theme in a lot of different tracks, they do this a lot with these games!

[@PokeMasrerJ]

1: Don't think this song will ever get *old* ;p and 2: This song give anyone else straight up *goosebumps*

[@Sunnybluekiwi]

You came back to fight Dialga and stood there for an entire minute just listening to the music. Don't lie.

[@vibrasvibras4505]

I will never be as thankful for anything as I am for protect lasting multiple turns in this game

[@emblemwarrior11]

Never thought about trying that one...

[@yeldarb300]

It got nerfed to 2 turns, with only a chance of working. Still was a fantastic move to have.

[@grimphantom99insaneenderma85]

This gives me toon link series vibes for some reason 😊💙

[@RedWithACamera]

It feels amazing knowing that this moment in history was shared by so many of us, as a core memory and an important landmark moment in our lives! Best game of the franchise! 11/10! Playing it the first time opened my mind to the possibilities of media and storytelling... And even though I've played it through about five times now, this entire battle and the lead up to it NEVER loses its impact! It always hits hard and feels completely deserved. Plus, nice little touch in Legends Arceus letting us fight Dialga again (the only reason I sided with the pearl clan)

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

God, this game still murders my emotions with that damn Time Gear Leitmotif, and then they turned it into the final boss theme. God.

[@gloam2428]

This sounds so much like Wild Arms 3 music its blowing my mind