The Mystery Dungeon games on WiiWare feature several legendary Pokémon, either fought as bosses or distributed online, and something new for the series: shiny Pokémon to recruit. Here is how you got them.
The legendaries
Legendaries fought as bosses join the team automatically once defeated, if certain conditions are met: a rank to reach, a dungeon to complete or other Pokémon to recruit.
One legendary beast per version
Once the story is completed, a legendary beast appears near the village well. Just talk to it to recruit it.
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The WiiConnect24 distributions
Every month, a message in the Wii Message Board announced that a legendary would appear in certain dungeons, and Farfetch’d repeated it in the village. Mew, Jirachi, Palkia and Darkrai were distributed this way.
Wonder Mail W
Dialga, Giratina and Arceus could only be recruited by accepting three missions from the Wonder Mail W menu, which required an Internet connection. Each one involved facing the legendary on a specific floor of a dungeon.
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The Secret Slab and the Mystery Part
Other legendaries appear at random in certain dungeons if the player is carrying a Secret Slab or a Mystery Part and has the highest rank, the Slowking Certification.
Shiny Pokémon
Thirty-six species can appear in shiny form. Their special feature: a belly of 200 points instead of 100, which lets them go twice as long without eating. They include Caterpie, Magikarp, Mareep, Wooper, Zigzagoon, Roselia, Budew and Roserade.
