Pokémon Ranger
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This article is about the Nintendo DS game. For other uses, see Pokémon Ranger (disambiguation).
| Pokemon Ranger | |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Developer: | HAL Laboratories |
| Platform: | Nintendo DS |
| Genre: | Action RPG |
| Release Date: |  March 23, 2006 October 30, 2006 April 13, 2007 |
Pokémon Ranger is a Nintendo DS video game released in 2006. It was developed by HAL and pubilshed by Nintendo. It is a RPG game, but is way different from the classic Pokemon games. In order to 'capture' Pokemon, the player must use their stylus to constantly spin without lifting their stylus. The Stylus sends the Ranger's feelings to the Pokemon each time you spin. Each Pokemon has their own number of times to spin; usually bosses have over 10, while weaker Pokemon like Pichu require you to spin once. Pokemon that have a large # to spin include Metagross and Meganium, both requiring 20 or more. Over time, you will gain EXP. Points, which will help level up your Styler. You will have to do many missions, and for most missions, they will level up your Ranger Rank. Higher Ranger Ranks means that you can use more Poke Assists from Pokemon. This game includes a Browser, and is similar to a PokeDex.
[edit] Story
Pokemon Ranger starts out in Fall City. The player will start out as a rookie Ranger. After a little bit, you'll find a Minun or a Plusle in a box, depending on your gender that you chose. The Minun/Plusle will run off ahead, and suddenly Spencer, the Ringtown leader will appear. All of a sudden, you will hear a Houndoom cry, and you will see that the Minun/Plusle has been bugging the Houndoom. Spencer will entrust you with a Styler, the device that allows you to catch Pokemon. He will go on to teach you how to catch a Pokemon, and then you must catch the Minun/Plusle you encountered. After that, both of you will release the captured Pokemon, and Spencer will give you a certificate that you are a full-fledged Ranger. This is when you enter your name. Then, Spencer will call his Fearow and will take both of you back. At the last second Minun/Plusle will come back and grab your leg, and will come with you back to Ringtown.
After arriving at Ringtown, the Minun/Plusle will run off, probably intimidated by unfamiliar environments. From the Ranger Base you will see a girl named Solana or a boy named Lunick come out, with their respective partner. Solana gets Plusle and Lunick gets Minun. They will greet you and both of you will go into the Ranger Base. Here, a man named Larry will call for help, and that's your first mission: catching Larry's Pokemon. You will eventually encounter Larry's Pokemon: a Taillow, because on the bottom it says It's Larry's Taillow!. After catching it, and giving it back to Larry, you will see that a young boy accidentally cause a tree fire. Spencer will go get a Mudkip and put out the fire, and its your job to find another Mudkip to put out the other trees fire. After finishing that, you will be upgraded to Ranger Rank 2! After going outside, you will notice that the Plusle/Minun is bugging Taillow. You have to capture both of them, but once it starts, Plusle/Minun will shock Taillow, allowing you to catch it with ease. Plusle/Minun will become your partner Pokemon, and Solana/Lunick will teach you about Plusle/Minun's Poke Assists.
Professor Hastings will arrive at the Ranger Base. He will began a conversation will Spencer about something, and when Spencer notices you, he will ask you to check up on his Fearow. After that, Spencer will explain about the Super Styler, a enhanced version that can capture a Pokemon with ease. Your mission is to take Professor Hastings back to Fall City. You will have to go through many obstacles, like a Hay Bundle and a Fallen Log. Soon you will enter cave. In the cave, Hastings will see a rare Dugtrio, but it would flee immediately. But then a Rockfall would appear out of nowhere, dividing you and the Professor. After you get to him, you will find that the two grunts are robbing him. They steal his Super Styler and then run off. Both of you follow the grunts, and one grunts attempts to block you again with Rockfalls, but fails. You exit the cave, and there is a Rhydon rampaging around. The Professor asks you to capture the Rhydon. The Rhydon is fairly easy, because after attacking once, it won't attack for a while, meaning that you have just enough time to do 7 loops. After arriving at the Ranger Base, your mission is complete, and you will be upgraded to Ranger Rank 3.
