Rescue Team:Kecleon Shops (dungeons)

This Kecleon Shops (dungeons) page is about shops found in dungeons. For the town shops, see Rescue Team:Kecleon Shop (town). For Nintendo Switch release, see Rescue Team DX:Kecleon Shop.

For the lore lage, see Pkmn:Kecleon Shops (dungeons).

Kecleon Shop in a dungeon

Kecleon Shops (Japanese: カクレオンのおみせ) are shops that appear in dungeons in / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team. They do not have a set floor to appear on, instead randomly appearing throughout the dungeon (however, they seemingly appear more frequently in dungeons that have the requirement of Pokémon being level 1 upon entering)^{[Citation needed]}. It functions somewhat similar to the Kecleon Shops in Pokémon Square, being that the player can sell and buy Items there. However, instead of being in front of a counter, it is sold on a mat.

Unlike the Kecleon Shop in Pokémon Square, however, the player cannot exchange other dialogue like that in Pokémon Square (such as learning about the shop), as talking to the Kecleon will only result in "I'm looking forward to serving you again!" The Kecleon running the shop is represented by a red dot, which is a key factor in what's further down.

Mechanics

Buying

In order to buy an item, a player must step over one of the items present on the floor. Once that happens, an options menu will open for the menu. The price of the item will be highlighted in green.

If the player wishes to purchase the item, then they must register "Get". By either stepping off the mat or talking to the Kecleon, it will then confirm the purchase and the player will have the option to pay or not. The player will then register "Yes" if they wish to purchase the item, and if they have enough money, the item will be purchased.

If the player is on the mat and registers "No", then the Kecleon will state that it's very disappointing and ask to place the items onto the mat. If the player is outside the mat and presses "No" then the Thief sequence will play out.

Selling

In order to sell an item, the player must walk onto an empty tile on the mat, open their inventory, select the item they want to place, and register "Place". Similar to before, by either walking off the map or talking to the Kecleon, it will confirm the price it has to pay for the items and the player has the option to accept the pay or not. The player will then register "Yes" and the Kecleon will pay the amount needed.

If the option "No" is registered, Kecleon will not do anything about it. However, the item will not be registered as a selling item either and the player is free to reclaim the item whenever it desires just by stepping onto the tile where their placed item is located.

When stepping onto the mat again after selling the item, it will now function like any of the other items on the mat, with its price highlighted in green.

Theft

In dungeons, when a player steals an item from Kecleon shops, it'll count as theft. This occurs by using a Trawl Orb on a floor where Kecleon shop merchandise is present or stepping off the mat after collecting items on it and refusing to pay (or trying to pay without enough money). Triggering the theft scenario will have the following conditions occur:

• Background music changes immediately to "Stop! Thief!"
• Escape Orbs will have no effect if used.
• If there are rescues to do on the floor, the rescue will fail.
• Kecleon shop tiles cease to be functional, and the items that were not sold become normal items and can be picked up without payment.
  • This means that placing items, stolen or otherwise, on a Kecleon shop tile will have no effect.
• The Kecleon will turn hostile at the player's team will begin to attack them. More Kecleon will rapidly begin to appear to aid the original. They have high stats, at level 90, and are always at double speed.

The effects will end when the player reaches the next floor. This will be reflected in the Adventure Log. If the player faints on the floor trying to steal items from Kecleon, the player's items in the Toolbox that have not been lost will be transformed into Plain Seeds. Before leaving the shop with the items without paying and being recognized as a thief, it is still possible to use an Escape Orb to leave the dungeon, but the items won't be in the inventory.

Despite theft being one of the toughest things to experience in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, it's, funnily enough, the only way to directly recruit a Kecleon into the rescue team. However, the player must be level 90 - 100 and holding a Friend Bow in order to make them recruitable (at a mere 0.01%)

Development Oversights

There are several glitches involving Kecleon Shops. Such bugs can allow the player to have Kecleon follow the party and attack enemies, or to infinitely sell Kecleon the same item over and over for infinite money. See Development Oversights for further information.

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Kecleon Shop
Japanese		カクレオンのおみせ

References

• Part of this page history was imported from the PMD Rescue Team Wiki on Fandom as part of the Fandom-Gamepedia unification project while the MDFW was still on Gamepedia.