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About Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Rangers are a devoted organization of individuals committed to protecting nature, people, and Pokémon. The Pokémon Ranger games are designed especially for the touch-activated Nintendo DS, as you use your stylus as a Capture Styler to loop, capture, and befriend wild Pokémon right on the screen, as a ranger to calm Pokémon or to 'borrow' their unique abilities. Like all Pokémon games, the games in the Ranger series follow decisive stories with deep characters and observe a strong moral directive which is to always protect innocent creatures and preserve peace.
Pokémon Ranger (released October 30, 2006; Nintendo DS)
[Warning: contains spoilers]
As you begin this game, it's your lifelong dream to become a Pokémon Ranger, and you must work hard to prove yourself to your new colleagues. With your loyal partner Pokémon (Plusle or Minun), your mission is to uncover the true agenda behind rock star wannabes Team Go-Rock, and do whatever it takes to keep them from exploiting the most powerful Pokémon and leaving the region of Fiore at their mercy.
Official sites | Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (released November 10, 2008; Nintendo DS)
[Warning: contains spoilers]
Originally named "Batonnage", after the advanced capture styler ("Vatonage" in English), this sequel takes place in the Almia region where Pokémon are being controlled by mysterious machines. As a newly-appointed ranger, your investigation leads you to Team Dim Sun, who have a suspicious connection to both your Ranger school and the powerful Altru corporation. As you work to shut down their plans, you'll need to capture and befriend wild Pokémon and free those under Team Dim Sun's control, following the legend of "The Tears of Princes" in hopes to unlock the ultimate source of their power.
Official sites | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (released October 2010; Nintendo DS)
[Warning: contains spoilers]
Separated during a mission to the remote Oblivia region, you and your partner must find out how and why a group of poachers, known as Pokémon Pinchers, are controlling Pokémon and taking them from their Dolce Island home. With your new friend, Ukulele Pichu, you must calm and free these Pokémon and work your way up through the Pinchers' chain of command to find out who's at the top, what they ultimately want, and what their plans have to do with the ancient legends of Oblivia and the legendary Pokémon who are an important part of that history.
Official sites | Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokémon Rangers in the animé
Playable characters Solana (Pokémon Ranger), Kellyn (Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia), and Ben (Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs) occasionally have met up with Ash and his friends in the following episodes:
"Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue" (Pokémon DP Sinnoh League Victors [thirteenth season])
-Based on the special mission "Investigate the Odd Eruption!", Ash, Dawn, and Brock meet Pokémon Ranger Ben and help him transfer a special Heatran that knows Eruption from a dangerous volcano to a national park, and in which you can later transfer the same Heatran to your Diamond/Pearl/Platinum or HeartGold/SoulSilver to raise.
"Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs" (special; online only @ http://www.pokemonranger.com/guardiansigns/)
-Parallelling the start of the game "Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs", after being attacked by the Pokémon Pinchers, Pokémon Ranger Ben meets a Pichu with a ukulele, who becomes his partner; when the Pinchers corner the legendary Raikou, the story is to be continued as you play.
The Name
"On Guard for the Irreplaceable" is the credo of the Pokémon Ranger Union (as described in Shadows of Almia) and is a pledge to protect the world's most precious gifts: Pokémon, nature, and people.
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