The story of Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness spans twenty chapters, from the beach where the hero is found to the top of the Temporal Tower. It is identical in Explorers of Sky: our detailed walkthrough, published in the Explorers of Sky guide, therefore applies to all three versions. This page is the table of contents, with the dungeons and bosses of each chapter.
The twenty chapters
| Chapter | Dungeons and locations | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stormy Seas | Beach Cave | Koffing and Zubat |
| 2. The Guild’s New Recruits | Drenched Bluff | — |
| 3. The Cry | Mt. Bristle | Drowzee |
| 4. The Guardians of the Entrance | Sentry Duty (minigame) | — |
| 5. First Official Exploration | Waterfall Cave | — |
| 6. Team Skull | Apple Woods | Team Skull |
| 7. The Guild’s Great Expedition | Craggy Coast, Mt. Horn | — |
| 8. Heart of Groudon | Foggy Forest | — |
| 9. The Mysteries of Fogbound Lake | Steam Cave | Groudon (Uxie’s illusion) |
| 10. Dusknoir | Amp Plains | Luxray and eight Luxio |
| 11. Grovyle the Thief | Northern Desert, Quicksand Cave | Mesprit |
| 12. The Only Solution | Crystal Cave | Grovyle |
| 13. Dusknoir’s Secret | Treasure Town | — |
| 14. A Journey to the Future | Chasm Cave, Dark Hill, Sealed Ruin | Spiritomb |
| 15. The Secret of the Planet’s Paralysis | Dusk Forest | — |
| 16. A New Dawn | Treeshroud Forest | — |
| 17. The Guild Members | Wigglytuff’s Guild | — |
| 18. Lapras | Brine Cave | Kabutops and two Omastar |
| 19. To the Hidden Land | Hidden Land | Dusknoir and the Sableye |
| 20. The Final Adventure (Final Chapter) | Temporal Tower, Temporal Spire | Primal Dialga |
The main stages
Guild life (chapters 1 to 10)
The duo learns the explorer’s trade: rescue missions, the first outlaw, Team Skull, then the great expedition to Fogbound Lake. Recruiting opens up in chapter 5. The battle at Amp Plains, in chapter 10, is the first real wall: a Ground-type Pokémon is precious there.
Grovyle and the future (chapters 11 to 15)
The hunt for the thief of the Time Gears leads to the Underground Lake and Crystal Lake, then to a revelation that changes everything. The duo is swept away to a future where time has stopped.
The race against time (chapters 16 to 20)
Back in the present, the duo searches for the Temporal Tower with the help of the guild. Brine Cave and Lapras open the way to the Hidden Land, before the final ascent against Primal Dialga.
What’s next?
The story continues after the credits, with Darkrai, Palkia and the post-game: see After the End of the Story.
