Poké Assist

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Poké Assist (Japanese: ポケアシスト Poké Assist) is a feature in the games Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, and Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.

They are abilities that, when used, give the Capture Styler extra power from a Pokémon. They may cause things like an increase in power or a special effect to happen. This feature is not available in the School Stylers.

In Guardian Signs, the Pokémon using the assist appears on the field and is susceptible to the attacks of the Pokémon being captured. When the assisting Pokémon is attacked, the Pokémon will stop assisting and flee, and the player will be unable to assist with that certain Pokémon. The assists are quick and their direction depends on where the Pokémon is placed. When the effect is dealt, the Pokémon will leave the field and must rest for a few moments before their assists can be used again.

Poké Assists

Grass
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Grass sprouts from the Capture Line	Immobilized
SoA	Sprout grass from the Capture Line	Slowed
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Flying
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Form or flick twisters to make Pokémon levitate	Immobilized
SoA	Form twister from the middle of the Capture Line loop	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Normal
	Description	Effect
Ranger	--	--
SoA	Increase the power and length of the Capture Line	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Discharge
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Stun the Pokémon	None
SoA	--	--
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Recharge
	Description	Effect
Ranger	--	--
SoA	Restore the Capture Styler's energy	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Water
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Form a bubble at the Capture Disc and flick	Immobilized
SoA	Form a bubble at the Capture Disc and flick	Slowed
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Rock
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Flick gravel	Immobilized
SoA	Flick gravel	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Electric
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Recharge the styler	None
SoA	A thunderbolt hits the spot where the Capture Disc was	Stopped
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Bug
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Form and flick a sticky blob	Immobilized
SoA	Form, stretch and catapult a gooey blob to hit the Pokémon	Slowed
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Fire
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Fire blazes from the Capture Line or form a large blaze from loops	Immobilize
SoA	Wraps the Capture Line to increase its power	Tired
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Fighting
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Each Capture Line loop is counted as two	None
SoA	Increase the power of the Capture Line	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Ground
	Description	Effect
Ranger	The Capture Line churns the earth	Immobilized
SoA	Slide the Capture Disc from side to side to generate a tremor	Paused
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Steel
	Description	Effect
Ranger	--	--
SoA	Form and flick an orb from the Capture Disc	Paused
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Poison
	Description	Effect
Ranger	A poisonous mist rises from the Capture Line	Immobilized
SoA	Form a poisonous puddle from the Capture Disc	Tired
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Ghost
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Capture Line loops form ghosts	Immobilized
SoA	Make ghosts appear from inside the Capture Line loops	Tired
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Psychic
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Elevate a Pokémon in mid-air	Immobilized
SoA	Form a ring of psychic energy inside the Capture Line loop and flick	Stopped
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Dark
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Double the length of the Capture Line while energy is reduced	None
SoA	Draw a loop around damage-causing substances to clear them	None
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Ice
	Description	Effect
Ranger	Loops form patches of ice	Frozen
SoA	Form a snowball at the Capture Disc and flick	Stopped
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Dragon
	Description	Effect
Ranger	--	--
SoA	Make a meteor fall on where the Capture Disc was	Tired
GS	Unknown	Unknown

Special Effects

Special Effects are caused by certain Assists.

Pokémon Ranger

Name	Effect
Immobilized	The Pokémon is incapable of movement

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Name	Effect
Pause	The Pokémon is incapable of using moves
Tired	Prevents the Friendship Gauge from draining
Slowed	The Pokémon's movements become sluggish
Stopped	The Pokémon is incapable of movement and attacking

In other languages

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