MAIN ABOUT RULES JOIN BUTTONS MEMBERS AFFILIATE SHADOWS OF ALMIA: GAME REVIEW WE ALL LIVE IN A POKÉMON WORLD... ______________________________________ 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 @ Pokémon.com Pokémon Ranger (Nintendo Japanese site) 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. Game Review by Kimberly Official sites | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Pokémon Ranger:Shadows of Almia @ Pokémon.com Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Japanese) 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 Ranger: Guardian Signs Pokémon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Japanese) 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: "The Green Guardian" (Pokémon Battle Frontier [ninth season]) -Pokémon Ranger Solana investigates why the legendary Celebi has blocked the forest with a wall of thorns "Pokémon Ranger: Deoxys Crisis" (Pokémon Battle Frontier [ninth season]) -When a meteorite crashes, Solana searches for a connection between it and a seemingly dangerous Deoxys; when Deoxys transports Max and Meowth to another dimension, she must calm the Pokémon and allow Deoxys to find its place in the world. Based on the special mission "Gain Deoxys' Trust?!" "Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea" (Pokémon Movie 9) -Features ranger Jackie, who tries to stop a pirate from capturing Manaphy and gaining access to the powerful Sea Crown. Though the film is not really based on them, the first two Pokémon Ranger games feature post-story missions involving a mysterious Manaphy egg for you to transfer, hatch, and raise in Diamond/Pearl/Platinum. "Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu" (Pokémon DP Battle Dimension [eleventh season]) -Kellyn is determined to return a powerful Riolu, who can use Aura Sphere and is being pursued by two separate factions - a laboratory that plans to exploit Riolu's powers for research and the ruthless Pokémon Hunter J who is hired by a collector - to its kingdom; meanwhile Ash's and Riolu's auras have bonded, and Ash is more determined than ever to help Riolu get home. This episode is partially based on the post-story mission in which the player rescues a Riolu that knows the move Aura Sphere, and can then be transferred and raised in Diamond/Pearl/Platinum "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. _______________________________________________ Pokémon © Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. This is a fan-made listing; no copyright infringement intended.