>>53126487In the first game she's locked to female. I thought it was the same for explorers, but I had Vulpix on my mind.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Partner_Pok%C3%A9mon_(Mystery_Dungeon)Official media doesn't outright say it, but it's easy to gleam from VAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsaBWck7c4k&list=PLB1felDUUAXVtwM1btbQQCze8kAcyJwCdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HEILr-dZjk&list=PLB1felD [Embed]UUAXVtwM1btbQQCze8kAcyJwCd&index=3
On an unrelated note
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqmWPSmDk88 [Embed]
>Earliest promo I recalled showed this qt3.14 pikachu girl as your partner>Managed to cure my hatred for the shill rat and make me really invested in what seemed like a more intimate partner story this time>Get the game>Western release completely removed genders and the partner's the most static they've ever beenA dormant bitterness was awoken...