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'''Primal Dialga''' (Japanese: '''やみのディアルガ''' ''Dark Dialga'') is the main antagonist of {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}} and {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky}}. It is located at the pinnacle of [[Temporal Tower]], and is the final boss of the game's main storyline.

Like all Dialga, this one is treated as gender unknown for gameplay purposes; however, it is addressed with masculine pronouns in dialogue.

Primal Dialga has the body shape of a normal {{p|Dialga}}, but the color scheme is different. The blue color in its body is changed to dark navy blue, the "streamers" are recolored to orange, and the diamond in the chest is altered from blue to a cherry shade red, which is a sign of its berserk and savage state. This is caused by a collapsing [[Temporal Tower]], which represents the collapsing structure of time itself, resulting in complete loss of self-control. The subsequent violent and unrestrained behavior combined with its strength earns it the name of "Primal Dialga".

The Primal Dialga battled at Temporal Tower has some differences to the one from the future Grovyle comes from; when battled, Dialga still has a shred of its self left, and thus is not completely "primal" yet. This is shown by the future Primal Dialga only being able to communicate with growls and roars (which Dusknoir apparently understands), while not-quite-Primal Dialga is able to directly speak to the player and their partner using broken words interwoven with these growls and roars. This present day Dialga also attacks the player's team with the intention of protecting the tower and the structure of time, a contrast to the Primal Dialga who opposed these goals through a desire for self-preservation.