Talk Group
Talk Groups (officially known as 口調 tone) are used to determine the dialogue an allied Pokémon will use within dungeons and Spinda's Café. ,
List of Talk Groups
See the following list for a description of all the talk groups in the game. The group used by each Pokémon ID can be seen in their General tabs.
In the base game's context, many Pokémon species are assigned to multiple groups based on gender and form. This is particularly noticeable for Castform, which uses a total of 6 different groups across all of its Pokémon IDs. A searchable Pokémon list can be found on the Bulbapedia page on the subject.
Groups which already existed in Explorers of Time and Darkness received official names in Japanese only, through the games' Official Extra Guide published by Chunsoft in Japan.
Keep in mind the notes only reflect how the groups are used in the base game.
| Group | Official Name (JP) |
Translation (Unofficial) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 素直口調 | Docile tone | |
| 1 | ていねい口調 | Polite tone | |
| 2 | 怖がり口調 | Timid tone | |
| 3 | 慎重口調 | Cautious tone | Male, Entei, Mewtwo and Deoxys only |
| 4 | ベテラン口調 | Veteran tone | Male only |
| 5 | 誇り高い口調 | Proud tone | |
| 6 | カタコト口調 | Broken Speech tone | Gender unknown, Kabuto and Silcoon only |
| 7 | ワイルド口調 | Wild tone | Male and Voltorb only |
| 8 | なまいき口調 | Brash tone | Male only |
| 9 | むじゃき口調 | Innocent tone | Female and Phione only |
| 10 | 強気口調 | Confident tone | Male only |
| 11 | のんき口調 | Carefree tone | Male and Bronzor only |
| 12 | ド根性口調 | Gritty tone | Male, Electrode and Bronzong only |
| 13 | 肝っ玉口調 | Gutsy tone | Female only |
| 14 | あねご口調 | Big Sister tone | Female only |
| 15 | 冷静口調 | Calm tone | Female and Moltres only |
| 16 | ちゃっかり口調 | Shrewd tone | Male and Shedinja only |
| 17 | - | - | Unknown; only contains "I can't talk now!"/"Can't talk now!" dialogue. The "Wait here" tactic or Terrified status does not seem to use this group. |
| 18 | パートナー （元気な男の子） |
Partner (Lively Boy) | Used by type 1 male partners (Squirtle, Meowth, Totodile, Chimchar and Munchlax). Assigned using the PARTNER_TALK_KIND_TABLE. |
| 19 | パートナー （やさしい男の子） |
Partner (Kind Boy) | Used by type 2 male partners (all other male candidates/default) |
| 20 | パートナー （女の子） |
Partner (Girl) | Used by type 3 female partners (Vulpix, Eevee, Chikorita, Torchic and Skitty). Assigned using the PARTNER_TALK_KIND_TABLE. |
| 21 | ジョプトル （同行しているとき） |
Grovyle (when accompanying) | Used only by Grovyle as a guest. |
| 22 | ペラップ （同行しているとき） |
Chatot (when accompanying) | Used only by Chatot as a guest. |
| 23 | ビッパ （同行しているとき） |
Bidoof (when accompanying) | Used only by Bidoof as a guest. |
| 24 | マナフィ | Manaphy | |
| 25 | セレビィ （同行しているとき） |
Celebi (when accompanying) | Used by Shiny Celebi both as a main story guest and after (illegitimate) recruitment. As mentioned below she will only use the top 2 lines of the three main categories in Deep Dusk Forest, meaning 11 lines + unreferenced line ID 664 go completely unused in regular gameplay. |
| 26 | クレセリア （同行しているとき） |
Cresselia (when accompanying) | The official name reflects how the group is used in the Japanese versions of Time and Darkness. Cresselia keeps using this group after recruitment in all versions of Sky. |
| 27 | - | - | Unused? |
| 28 | - | - | Unused? |
| 29 | ユクシー | Uxie | |
| 30 | エムリット | Mesprit | |
| 31 | アグノム | Azelf | |
| 32 | ヂィアルガ | Dialga | |
| 33 | パルキア | Palkia | |
| 34 | レジギガス | Regigigas | |
| 35 | ダークライ | Darkrai | |
| 36 | カクレオン | Kecleon | |
| 37 | 依頼主 | Client | Used by clients during escort jobs. |
| 38 | - | - | Unknown; uses "Can't talk now!" and Partner 1's Ground Wait dialogue. |
| 39 | - | - | Unknown; uses "Can't talk now!" and Partner 2's Ground Wait dialogue. |
| 40 | - | - | Unknown; uses "Can't talk now!" and Partner 3's Ground Wait dialogue. The partner does not appear to use any of these 3 groups, but this might need more testing. |
| 41 | - | - | Unused |
| 42 | - | - | Used by Shaymin as a guest, during the first climb of Sky Peak only. |
| 43 | - | - | Used by Snover during Special Episode 1. |
| 44 | - | - | Used by Armaldo during Special Episode 2. |
| 45 | - | - | Used by Banette during Special Episode 2. |
| 46 | - | - | Used by Skorupi during Special Episode 2. |
| 47 | - | - | Used by Gardevoir during Special Episode 4. |
| 48 | - | - | Used by Medicham during Special Episode 4. |
| 49 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir during the Barren Valley boss fight in Special Episode 5. |
| 50 | - | - | Used by Shiny Celebi during Special Episode 5. |
| 51 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Dark Wasteland in Special Episode 5. |
| 52 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Temporal Tower in Special Episode 5. |
| 53 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Dusk Forest in Special Episode 5. |
| 54 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Spacial Cliffs in Special Episode 5. |
| 55 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Dark Ice Mountain in Special Episode 5. |
| 56 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Icicle Forest in Special Episode 5. |
| 57 | - | - | Used by Dusknoir within Vast Ice Mountain in Special Episode 5. |
| 58 | - | - | Used by Bidoof during Special Episode 1. Only used for leveling up. |
| 59 | - | - | Used by Igglybuff during Special Episode 2. Only used for leveling up. |
| 60 | - | - | Used by Lopunny during Special Episode 4. Only used for leveling up. |
| 61 | - | - | Used by Grovyle during Special Episode 5. Only used for leveling up. |
| 62 | - | - | Used by Sunflora during Special Episode 3. Only used for leveling up. |
| 63 | - | - | Used by Loudred during the fight against the three Haunter in Special Episode 3. |
| 64 | - | - | Used by Magnemite and Magnezone guests during outlaw jobs. |
| 65 | - | - | Used by both Shaymin forms after recruitment. |
| 255 | 主人公 | Hero | "..." dialogue used by the hero. Also assigned to certain unused/unrecruitable Pokémon, including Primal Dialga. Dialogue strings cannot be changed using SkyTemple. |
Talk Message Types
See the following list for a description of all the line types. All the dialogue strings can be seen by double clicking on the main Pokémon drop-down and selecting the Personality Groups tab.
Note that the game uses (hardcoded?) special behavior for certain areas; in boss floors and final treasure floors, the speaking Pokémon always uses their third line in the "Healthy", "Half Life" and "Pinch" categories. In Future World dungeons (Chasm Cave to Deep Dusk Forest), they will instead only use the first and second lines in the three main categories, which most notably prevents the partner from mentioning the hero's name for story purposes.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Healthy | Used at 81% HP and above. |
| Half Life | Despite the name, these are actually used between 26%-80% HP. |
| Pinch | Used at 25% HP and below. |
| Level Up | Used while an AI-controlled team member levels up. This is with the exception of Special Episode protagonists, which will use their Level Up lines while being directly controlled. |
| Wait | Used by team members while waiting in Spinda's Café or the Crossroads. These lines are usually missing for special talk groups. |
| Wait Ground | Used by team members while waiting in dungeon waypoints. Most commonly uses a copy of the first 2 Healthy lines, but some are actually unique. |