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Expedition Society
The Expedition Society (Japanese: Investigation Team) is an organization in . Members go on missions with the aim of completing the Pokémon Nexus, while investigating incidents and helping other Pokémon. The Expedition Society consists of the , their partner, , , , , , , , and . The Society has a base in Lively Town.
==History==
The hero and partner first meet the Expedition Society in Chapter 11, where they are chasing down Swirlix for eating all their food. They end up trampling the hero and Krokorok several times, unintentionally "saving" them from him by destroying his motivation to rob them. 
Later, when the hero and partner walk into the Expedition Society building, they find it completely empty. When they go upstairs, they see the Pokémon Nexus glowing mystically. Just then, the members of the Expedition Society come running in, still chasing Swirlix. Dedenne launches an electric attack, accidentally destroying the Pokémon Nexus. The Expedition Society members all collapse from hunger, and they have to beg the hero and partner to get them some food. Afterwards, the partner tells them how they came all the way to Lively Town to join the Expedition Society. Everyone is shocked by this, as there is a rule that kids aren't allowed in the Society. Ampharos suddenly comes in, to the surprise of the hero and partner, having met him in Serene Village before. Ampharos reveals that he is the chief of the Expedition Society. He then spontaneously overrules the rule, and accepts them as members.
A while later, the hero and partner go on an expedition with Archen to the Air Continent. There, they see two mysterious objects crash land in Mystical Forest, and head there to investigate. When they get to the end, they discover Latios and Latias, two Legendary Pokémon, turned to stone. Entei suddenly appears, asking if this is their handiwork. He soon leaves, however, stating that if Celebi is not there, he has no purpose to be there.
Eventually, the Expedition Society mounts a field trip to Fire Island, with the ultimate goal of investigating whether Entei is the one turning Pokémon to stone. Ampharos assigns Buizel to accompany the hero and partner, as he is a Water type Pokémon. Close to the summit, they are attacked by a group of Magmar, led by Magmortar. After defeating them, Magmortar mentions that they won't stand a chance against the master of Fire Island. Reaching the summit, that master turns out to be Entei. Buizel challenges him but is quickly defeated. The hero and partner then fight Entei, but get defeated. Just as Entei is about to finish them off, their Harmony Scarves start glowing. With a mysterious power, they evolve into their final evolutionary stages and defeat Entei with their newfound power. Ampharos and Mawile then arrive. Ampharos says that their suspicions have proven unfounded. The rest of the Society members then also arrive. Everyone collapses from hunger. Ampharos requests that Entei allow them to eat their lunch before they leave.
Some time later, a warning letter stating that Entei is the next target of whoever is turning Pokémon to stone arrives. It states to come to Showdown Mountain. The Expedition Society goes to Showdown Mountain, splitting into groups. The hero and partner go with Mawile and Bunnelby. Along the way, they spot that Krookodile has been following them. He runs off in a hurry, dropping an ancient stone tablet, which Mawile picks up. When they reach the summit, they find Entei already turned to stone and the culprit gone. When they return to Lively Town, Ampharos assigns Buizel and Archen to search for Krookodile. They find no sign of him, but they find a half-written warning letter at his place. Because of this, they are now suspicious that Krookodile has something to do with the incidents.
Mawile deciphers the ancient tablet and discovers that it says there is information about the turning to stone incidents in the Prehistoric Ruins, including a possible way to turn them to normal. The Society prepares to mount an expedition to the Prehistoric Ruins. At first, Ampharos refuses to let the hero and partner come, but the partner begs him to go, saying that they wish to put a stop to the culprit for the sake of all Pokémon.
However, tomorrow, something comes up that changes their plans. Dedenne comes rushing in, saying that Krookodile was sighted heading towards Serene Village. Ampharos then assigns a Krookodile pursuit squad consisting of the hero, partner, and Archen to chase after him. When they get to Serene Village, they find it completely peaceful. However, Nuzleaf soon comes running, saying that a "mean-looking, red, ornery as can be Pokémon that sure looked like a crook" came barging through the gate to Revelation Mountain when he was on guard duty. They follow him up the mountain. Along the way, they get a call from Dedenne, but it gets interrupted when they apparently get attacked by something.
When they reach the summit, they see a spring of water surrounded by a mystical barrier. The partner is somehow able to read ancient writings next to it that say the following: 
"Should you hope to overcome this crisis, summon a person. A person will have the power to break the barrier over the spring. You must summon a person from the world of humans." 
They then get a call from Dedenne, saying that a special water called Luminous Water can bring Pokemon back from being turned to stone, and that it's there at Revelation Mountain. Krookodile then shows up, along with Raikou and Suicune, who intend to avenge Entei. Krookodile ignores them and continues to advance towards the group. Nuzleaf tells the hero they need to get the barrier broken now, before it's too late. After breaking the barrier, Nuzleaf is revealed to be the true villain behind turning Pokemon to stone. He proceeds to turn Krookodile into stone with his dark power. Archen tells the hero to hurry and get the Luminous Water. However, Yveltal then shows up, stopping them in their tracks. Yveltal and Nuzleaf combine forces to turn everyone into stone. Meanwhile, the Beheeyem turn the other members of the Society into stone at the Prehistoric Ruins.
The hero and partner, several days later, wake up in the Voidlands, the world Pokemon's spirits are sent to after being turned to stone. As they make their way through the Voidlands, they learn that Dark Matter is behind Pokemon turning to stone, and absorbing their energy and the energy of the Tree of Life to become more powerful, so that it can eventually destroy the world. They eventually escape from the Voidlands, but Raikou, Entei, Suicune, and Mawile sacrifice themselves in the process. 
After returning to the real world, they find out that many Pokemon have been turned to stone at that point. They go to the Expedition Society headquarters, where they find Espurr.
She says that she witnessed Nuzleaf turn them to stone, and has been helping Ampharos ever since. They find a sneaking around. After defeating him in a boss battle, the partner shows up, and they proceed to beat him up in revenge for turning everyone to stone. The Beheeyem begs for mercy and says that he was being controlled by Dark Matter, and that he had no control over his actions. Espurr says that Dark Matter can control Pokemon with even a little amount of darkness in their hearts, and the Pokemon that it controls gain the power to turn other Pokemon to stone. This explains Nuzleaf's actions. 
The Beheeyem was told that the Tree of Life is in the Prehistoric Ruins, and they head there looking for it. However, when they reach the bottom of the ruins, they find out it was a trap. Nuzleaf had given the Beheeyem false information, knowing it had broken free from Dark Matter's control. Nuzleaf tells them the whole story: when the hero had first arrived in the Pokemon world, they had still had their memory. After taking a psychic attack from Beheeyem, the hero developed amnesia, and Nuzleaf plotted to use that to his advantage. He had the Beheeyem attack the hero, knowing they would run for help, and he showed up on the scene. He pretended to be kind and caring towards the player, while really plotting to use them to break the barrier over the spring and drain the Luminous Water so it would be impossible to bring Pokemon back from stone. Right when Nuzleaf is about to turn them to stone, Jirachi and Ampharos show up, along with Celebi. Celebi teleports them to Primeval Forest, close to the Tree of Life. They explain about how Dark Matter is made up of the negative feelings of all Pokemon, and how the Harmony Scarves were made from the Tree of Life to battle it. 
They reach the Tree of Life, nearly dead already, when they are attacked by Nuzleaf, Yveltal, and the Beheeyem, who have lost all sense of self due to Dark Matter's power growing very strong. The hero and partner evolve from the power of the Harmony Scarves again. After defeating them, Nuzleaf and the others get teleported to the top of the Tree of Life by Dark Matter. Dark Matter then starts lifting the Tree of Life out of the planet's atmosphere, and towards the sun. They desperately jump up to reach the Tree of Life, and get onto it. The Harmony Scarves help them to breathe so high up.
They begin to climb up the Tree of Life, and towards Dark Matter. They eventually find Nuzleaf and the others being imprisoned and tortured by Dark Matter's power, and they free them. They escape, while the hero and partner continue to the top to fight Dark Matter. They attempt to fight Dark Matter, but it regenerates itself. At this point, the Tree of Life runs out of power, and they lose their evolutions. Dark Matter then turns most of the remaining Pokemon left to stone. Nuzleaf, the Beheeyem, and Yveltal then show up and help out by attacking Dark Matter. They are inevitably turned to stone too. The hero and partner are about to give up, when the spirits of every Pokemon in the world begin to encourage them and give them strength. The final fight against Dark Matter then begins. When they are about to destroy Dark Matter, it asks them if they really want to do it, saying that its pieces will scatter across the world and it will come back one day, stronger than ever. The partner then reasons with Dark Matter that it's a part of everyone, and says they accept it. Dark Matter is then smashed, and the destruction of the world is stopped, and everyone turned back to normal. They return to Serene Village, and everyone is there except Nuzleaf, who couldn't bear to face the hero after everything he had done. The hero believes they are going to disappear and return to the human world now that the world has been saved. The next day, they meet up with the partner on the hill. The partner says that Xerneas made them remember everything, and that they were actually Mew in their previous life. The partner says they're the one that has to disappear, not the hero. They say goodbye, and the hero is left there crying after they disappear.
Later, presumably several months later, the hero is standing outside, pondering everything that happened. They still haven't gotten over the partner disappearing. Ampharos comes up to them, and asks them whether they are thinking about their partner. Ampharos says that Xatu may know a way to bring them back, and that he resides at the Sand Dune of Spirits. When the hero reaches Xatu, he tells them that he saw a vision of Mew, the partner's previous self, in the Mystery Jungle.
The hero goes to the Mystery Jungle, and finds Mew there. However, after meeting this Mew, the hero concludes that it is a different Mew, and not their partner. Despite this, however, there are a few moments where Mew looks and acts just like their partner did.
A few days later, the hero wakes up in Serene Village on the hill with the tree. At first, they don't know what's going on. After a while, they start remembering what had happened: Mew had fallen ill suddenly, and Xatu had come to the Expedition Society, claiming that he sensed a piece of Dark Matter still within Mew. The hero had taken Mew to Serene Village to show them the view from the hill, in hopes of making Mew feel better. However, the hero was suddenly attacked, and Mew kidnapped.
The hero heads back to the Expedition Society, whereupon they find out the attacker had left a note behind. The note states that they intend to sacrifice Mew in Purifying Cave to eliminate Dark Matter once and for all.
The hero heads to Purifying Cave to save Mew. When they reach the bottom, they discover it was Nuzleaf and the Beheeyem behind the kidnapping of Mew. Nuzleaf says that he's truly sorry, but that Dark Matter has to be destroyed. Mew begins to fade away. The hero wonders whether this is really the right thing to do. Remembering the pain they felt when they had to say goodbye to their partner, the hero realizes that they never want to have to say goodbye again. Their strong feelings start resonating with their Harmony Scarf, and it begins to glow. The light from the two Harmony Scarves combines, restoring the partner, but making the scarves disappear. Ampharos shows up, and he reveals that this was all arranged to lead the hero here. Xatu had not seen a piece of Dark Matter inside Mew, but in fact the partner's spirit. Nuzleaf and the Beheeyem, sincerely wishing to atone for their actions, agreed to help by kidnapping Mew and leading the hero to Purifying Cave. If the hero's feelings were strong enough, the partner could come back. 
==Personalities and characteristics==
* Ampharos is the chief of the Expedition Society, and also refers to himself as the "Dashing Wanderer". With an extremely bad sense of direction, he is very careless and prone to getting lost when traveling on his own. Ampharos is also laid-back, and will even overwrite his own rules on a whim. However, he is capable of taking things seriously, and is a powerful Pokémon.
* Mawile is the Expedition Society's resident archaeologist. She spends her time studying the history of the world. She is also one of the most powerful members of the Society, as noted by Archen.
* Jirachi was born in Star Cave. He is the astronomer, and a self-proclaimed genius capable of fixing the Pokémon Nexus. He sleeps most of the time and is not easily awakened.
* Buizel is the marine explorer. He is brave, but also reckless, willing to challenge powerful opponents such as Entei even when instructed not to.
* Archen is the aerial explorer, despite his inability to fly. He is also shown to be often the straight man of the expedition society as he usually tries to think situations through first.
* Dedenne is the communications operator. She transmits signals between the Exploration Society members.
* Bunnelby is the on-foot and underground explorer.
* Swirlix is the steward who prepares dinner for the Society every night. However, she is a glutton with an extremely ravenous hunger, so she eats much of the food she makes. She also thinks of almost nothing but food, even in the most inappropriate times.
===Connections===
* Ampharos is connected to Mawile and Dedenne.
* Mawile is connected to Ampharos and Jirachi.
* Jirachi is connected to Mawile and Buizel.
* Buizel is connected to Jirachi and Archen.
* Archen is connected to and Bunnelby.
* Bunnelby is connected to Archen and Swirlix.
* Dedenne is connected to Ampharos and Swirlix.
* Swirlix is connected to Bunnelby and Dedenne.
==Moves used==
===Ampharos===
Road to Primeval ForestPost-Epilogue
===Mawile===
At Showdown Mountain	In the VoidlandsPost-Epilogue
 	
===Jirachi===
Boss BattleBoosts: +150	Road to Primeval ForestPost-Epilogue
 	
===Buizel===
At Fire Island Volcano	In the VoidlandsPost-Epilogue
 	
===Archen===
At Mystical Forest	At Revelation MountainIn the VoidlandsPost-Epilogue
 	
===Dedenne===
In the VoidlandsPost-Epilogue
===Bunnelby===
At Showdown Mountain	In the VoidlandsPost-Epilogue
 	
==Quotes==
===Ampharos===
* If spoken to while en route to the harbor with Archen:
:"Oh? You managed to rope Archen into your adventures today, hm?"
*When spoken to on the day after the player says that there a human:
:"My,my! That was quite the surprise! So our little <player's name> is a human! I know we all seemed to accept it quite quickly last night at dinner... And I of course never lose my impeccable calm and composure... But I was truly shocked!"
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"No, I fear he will go. Entei was after the culprit behind these turning to stone incidents. Perhaps that is also why he was on the Air Continent. As long as he doesn't believe it's a prank, Entei will go."
===Mawile===
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"Dedenne? Were these warnings only scattered over Lively Town?"
* Close to Showdown Mountain's summit:
:"Let's pick up the pace. ...? Who's there?!"
* After Cave of the Deep:
:"It would be faster to just have <partner's name> read it. Could you?"
:"If what's written here is correct... then this Dark Matter is responsible for all the turning to stone incidents."
:"I don't know... It's the first I've heard of it, too."
:"Maybe something happened to them as they were writing..."
:"Well, it does say to look out for them."
===Jirachi===
* When the player and partner go to wake him:
:"Yeah...you got me...ugh..."
:"I’m Jirachi… *mumble mumble*"
:"Yeah? OK… but I’m still far too sleepy to deal with all that right now. Sorry… *snore*"
:"One more thing… I apparently toss and turn a lot while I’m sleeping… So if you two are standing right there… I might just up and attack you… If I do, sorry… *snore*"
:"Here I go. *snore*"
* After the player and partner wake him up:
:"Whoa-a-a-a! Hey now! My eyes are wide open! I woke up from that dream so suddenly!"
:"Huh? Who are you two? I just saw you in my dream! In my dream you two were… engaged in a heroic battle. At least I think so."
:"Whoa! That’s so strange… The Pokémon I just saw in my dream are standing here right in front of me."
:"Wait a minute. Are you two… fairies?"
:"The Expedition Society…?"
:"Oh! Are you saying you’re new recruits?"
:"I see! You should’ve said something sooner!"
:"Very well, as is my custom, allow me to introduce myself! Here I go!"
* Introducing himself:
:"I was born in Star Cave! Here I observe the movements of the stars and the sun! And while I’m at it, I make everyone’s dreams come true...maybe. ♪ I’m the Expedition Society’s astronomer, Jirachi—the genius!"
===Buizel===
* When Krokorok tries to mug the player for the second time:
:"What do you think you're doing, Krokorok!"
:"You wouldn't be trying to extort our newest members, now would you? Not that I would expect anything else from you."
:"Somehow, I doubt that. Regardless... If I do find you picking on these two... You will live to regret it!"
:"!"
:"..."
:"I could hardly leave you alone in that situation. Those two are serious trouble. Krokorok's not much of a threat on his own, but Krookodile... He's the worst thing that ever happened to Lively Town. And he's strong, to boot. You'll want to be careful around him."
* Afterwards:
:"That Krookodile is a real villain. You kids should be careful out there."
* After clearing Fire Island Volcano:
:"Oh, hey, <partner's name>! Looks like it opens up a bit over there."
:"Who's there?!"
:"<player's name>! <partner's name>! Here he comes!"
* After defeating and the four :
:"Heh, well... I couldn't have done it without you... or maybe I could have. Heh..."
:"N-no! Trust me, I know nothing! Nothing! Hahahahaha! I mean, I don't really know what's going on... But I'm sure the chief knows what he's doing. We'll probably figure it out if we just go a little farther. Anyhow, let's get moving!"
* At Fire Island Volcano's summit:
:"Yes... It appears it is."
:"So you're , huh?"
:"Buizel, from the Expedition Society! Depending on what you say next... I'm ready to take you down, Entei!"
:"Is that your answer, Entei?! All right, if that's how it is! All that remains is for us to take you out! Get ready!"
:"Ughh..."
:"<partner's name>...<player's name>...don't try it. There's absolutely no way you can beat him."
* After the player and their partner are defeated by Entei:
:"Uhhnn..."
:"<player's name>!"
*When spoken to on the day after the player says that they are a human:
:"I know there's concern right now about someone targeting <player's name> ...But don't you worry. The Expedition Society will protect you if need be. "
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"THAT Entei?!"
:"Were you even listening to what Dedenne was reading?! You'll be solid stone with your face full of snacks!"
* After Cave of the Deep:
:"It's really you!"
:"Hey! Jackpot! The gang's all here!"
===Archen===
* At dinner the day the player first meets Krookodile:
:"You two sure have some good appetites on you! ♪ I like to see that! Eat up so that you have plenty of energy to take on some grand adventures!"
:"Oh, across the sea."
:"That's right. But I can't actually fly myself, so I have to ride on Lapras to get there."
:"The Lapras Travel Liner, of course. It leaves from the port here. What, you guys haven't been? Do you want to come with me?"
:"If you're really going to fill out that World Map of yours, I think you've got to. Shouldn't you get it out of the way?"
:"All right. If that's what you want, come along with me tomorrow. And eat up well tonight! You're going to need your energy!"
* The next morning:
:"All righty. Shall we make for the harbor?"
* If spoken to while en route to the harbor:
:"We should get to the harbor."
* At the harbor:
:"Hmm. I'd rather it was just for fun. But I'm afraid it's just another day of work."
:"Don't ask me why, but the boss approved it this time."
:"But I'll go along with you this first time, just in case. First we'll have to get you some passes, and then..."
:"Huh? Me?! Guess I have to say yes here..."
* At the Kecleon Shop:
:"And that's all there is to it. I don't care where we go. Just give us the cheapest passes you've got."
:"Ha...ha ha..."
* When woken up by Lapras:
:"Huh? What?"
:"I feel like I've been sleeping for hours... Where did we end up, anyway?"
:"*yawn* I guess my brain is still sleeping, because I've got no idea where we are... I'm completely lost. Why don't we fire up the Expedition Gadget's map and have a look? What in the— Th-the Air Continent?! Wait... What? We...we came all the way to the Air Continent?!"
:"All you had to do was take us to some little island near the town! How could you dump me here, Lapras?!"
:"Urk! I did? I never even looked at the passes that I bought... Sorry, kids. And this is your first trip overseas and everything... Look at me, ruining your first big trip because I wasn't paying attention..."
:"Erm... Just for a little bit then. Well, this is Baram Town, anyway. It's got a café and shops and all, just like back in Lively Town. You can go exploring dungeons from here, too. All the dungeons from the Air Continent can be reached from right here, in fact. But we're not going to any of them today. You got that? We'll have a quick look around the town and then get you two back home safe."
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"How are they gonna turn HIM to stone?!"
:"This warning was in the plaza... I can't imagine Entei losing..."
* After Cave of the Deep:
:"Mawile! Dedenne!"
===Dedenne===
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"Turned to Stone Warning The next target has been decided! The volcanic Entei, one of three Legendary Pokémon! Consider yourselves warned: I will turn Entei to stone!"
:"The place will be Showdown Mountain, on the Water Continent! All are welcome to bear witness... as long as they, too, are prepared to be turned to stone! That is all!"
* After Cave of the Deep:
:"Oh, there are ancient writings over there, too!"
:"Dark Matter?"
:"What does it mean?"
:"There's something written over there, too!"
:"It looks like whoever wrote that was in a big rush..."
:"What in the world are Void Shadows?"
:"It's not all bad."
:"...Yeah... Yup! Right nearby! What a relief!"
:"Yeah, that sounds right! That way!"
===Bunnelby===
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"What?!"
:"That warning could just be a prank. Maybe Entei won't show up. That's a possibility, too, right?"
* Close to Showdown Mountain's summit:
:"I think we're finally getting close to the summit..."
:"That's it. Let's go. Yup. No doubt about it. Once we get through here, we'll be at the summit."
:"Hey! Wait right there! Was that...Krookodile?"
:"Yeah."
===Swirlix===
* If spoken to while en route to the harbor with Archen:
:"Oh, you're adventuring with Archen today? I know Archen is the suspicious type, so I'm just going to go ahead and say it... I wasn't stealing any food to eat! R-really... I wasn't!"
* The morning of the first day in Chapter 15:
:"I wanna take some snacks and go watch!"
==Gallery==
Expedition Society Base.png|In game view of the Expedition Society base
Expedition Society logo.png|The Expedition Society logo
Expedition Society badge.png|The Expedition Society badge
===Members===
181Ampharos PSMD.png|
303Mawile PSMD.png|
385Jirachi PSMD.png|
418Buizel PSMD.png|
566Archen PSMD.png|
702Dedenne PSMD.png|
659Bunnelby PSMD.png|
684Swirlix PSMD.png|
==Trivia==
* Jirachi mentions being born in Star Cave, the location in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky where Jirachi is found.
** Jirachi's behavior while asleep further parallels the Jirachi encountered in Star Cave; it groggily warns the player and apologizes before attacking in its sleep, and it causes the surrounding area to tremble as it emits a burst of light before it finally springs awake, though with no recollection of any interactions it had while asleep.
*** It is unknown if they are the same individual or not.
* Swirlix is the only member of the expedition society the player never visit a story dungeon with.
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