Pokémon Ranger (Ranger series)
- This article is about the characters from the Nintendo DS games. For other uses, see Pokémon Ranger.
A Pokémon Ranger (Japanese: ポケモンレンジャー Pokémon Ranger) is a class of character featured in the Nintendo DS games Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, and Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
They are not Pokémon Trainers, as their goals and methods for interacting with Pokémon are very different. They harness the power of certain Pokémon and utilize them to help defend nature.
In the games
Most Pokémon Rangers begin as Student Rangers (Japanese: がくせいレンジャー Student Ranger) of the Ranger School, and after graduation, they become Area Rangers (Japanese: エリアレンジャー Area Ranger). In some cases however, higher-ranking Rangers appear to be trusted enough to promote even an ordinary citizen directly to Area Ranger status (such as Spenser deputizing the player character of the first Pokémon Ranger game). Area Rangers primarily operate out of Ranger Bases in Fiore and Almia, and report directly to the Ranger Union in Oblivia, all regions where nature is held in higher regard than in other regions. However, a rare promotion can be gained where they become Top Ranger, earning many new privileges. Pokémon Rangers use Capture Stylers to calm and control wild Pokémon to help them solve ecological problems, defeat criminals using Pokémon to commit crimes, and arrest Pokémon poachers, acting as a sort of cross between a police officer and park ranger.
Pokémon Rangers usually have only one Pokémon—known as their "Partner"—that is with them at all times, and has been trained to a high level. Pokémon Rangers do not usually send Pokémon to battle each other directly, but generally use the Pokémon with them to power up the energies and extra settings on their Capture Stylers or to distract wild or enemy Pokémon with attacks that are not directly offensive. These powers are known as Poké Assist and are activated by having the Pokémon Ranger absorb a wild Pokémon's power into their Capture Styler, where upon their Styler gains extra abilities depending on the Pokémon's Type.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Solana, Kellyn, Ben, and Jack Walker are Pokémon Rangers that have appeared in Pokémon the Series and related media.
Many episodes have featured other Rangers. They generally keep an eye on an area and look after the Pokémon there. Some of these areas are restricted and have to be protected from poachers. However, as these Rangers train Pokémon normally, they may be more closely based on the Trainer class than the Fiore and Almia Rangers.
Solana, the female protagonist from Pokémon Ranger, first appeared in The Green Guardian. She helps Ash and his friends rescue an injured Celebi which had blocked the Cycling Road with its protective vines. She later reappears in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! Part One and Part Two, where she is involved in the incident with Deoxys, and again together with Kellyn in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One and Part Two.
Ben, the male protagonist from Guardian Signs, appeared in the animated special Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs and the episode Pokémon Ranger! Heatran Rescue Mission!!.
Jack Walker is the central character of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
In the manga
Pokémon Rangers appear in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission manga, which is based on the W-Mission of Pokémon Ranger. The main characters of the game, Lunick and Solana, are the protagonists here as well.
Another comic, Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia features characters from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
Pokémon Rangers also feature in:
Notable Rangers
- See also: List of Pokémon Rangers
Trivia
- For Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Pokémon Rangers. He writes this senryū about them: 「ポケモンと いっしょにしれんじゃ レンジャーよ」 "Going through ordeals together with Pokémon; that is a Ranger."
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 寵物小精靈保育家 Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng Bóuyuhkgā |
| Mandarin | 神奇寶貝保育家 Shénqí Bǎobèi Bǎoyùjiā * 宝可梦保育家 Pokémon Bǎoyùjiā * | |
| Danish | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Dutch | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Finnish | Pokémon Ranger | |
| French | Pokémon Ranger | |
| German | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Hindi | पोकेमॉन रेंजर Pokémon Ranger | |
| Italian | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Korean | 포켓몬레인저 Pokémon Ranger | |
| Norwegian | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Polish | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Pokémon Ranger Guarda Pokémon* |
| Portugal | Pokemon Ranger | |
| Russian | Рейнджер Покемонов Reyndzher Pokémonov Покемон Рейнджер Pokémon Reyndzher Покерейнджер Pokéreyndzher* | |
| Spanish | Pokémon Ranger | |
| Swedish | Pokémonskogvaktare | |
| Thai | โปเกมอนเรนเจอร์ Pokémon Ranger | |
| Vietnamese | Vệ binh Pokémon | |
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Student Ranger
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Area Ranger
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