Ben (Ranger)
| Ben ナツヤNatsuya | |
 Art fromPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Oblivia |
| Relatives | Grandfather(Series) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Ranger,Player character |
| Generation | IV |
| Games | Ranger: Guardian Signs |
| Animated series | Pokémon the Series |
| Debut | Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 1) |
| English voice actor | Wayne Grayson |
| Japanese voice actor | Tatsuya Hasome |
Ben (Japanese:ナツヤNatsuya) is the maleplayer character inPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. His female counterpart isSummer.
Appearance
Ben is a young boy with a fair skin tone, gray eyes, and brown hair. His attire features a ranger uniform where both the shirt and shorts are royal blue. Additional equipment include a yellow scarf surrounding his neck, a red sleeveless jacket with yellow trim linings, and royal blue gloves on both hands. His footwear consist of red, white, and blue casual shoes with short yellow socks.
In the games
Ben is aPokémon Ranger that is sent toOblivia in order to investigate thePokémon Pinchers. Hisfriend and partner isSummer, with whom he teams up with in most of his missions. If chosen by the player, he will bepartnered with aukulele-wielding Pichu. If the player chooses Summer, however, his partner will be aStaraptor.
Pokémon
As player
 Ukulele Pichu |
As an NPC
 Staraptor |
Gallery
Sprites
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| Front sprite | Back sprite |
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (animated special)
Ben debuted inPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 1), where he attempted to stop thePokémon Pinchers from gaining control of aLatios. However, he was eventually attacked during his mission byRed Eyes, and he crash-landed onDolce Island where he captured aUkulele Pichu.
InPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 2), Ben flew over toRasp Cavern onRenbow Island to disrupt the Pinchers' attempts to steal aRanger Sign. While Red Eyes and his crew escaped with the Sign, Ben managed to free aCranidos in the process. He chased after the fleeing Pokémon Pinchers, and they were all confronted by a more daunting opponent,Raikou.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Ben made hisanimated series debut inPokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!, where he was assigned to bring a rareHeatran that knowsEruption to the National Park for its own safety. His first attempt was interrupted byTeam Rocket'sRoboDiglett, and he lost hisCapture Styler as a result. The Rocket trio later found the device and plotted to use it capture the Heatran for themselves.
Meanwhile, Ben encounteredAsh andhis friends after falling into a river, and he enlisted their help with his mission. Using the increase in ground temperature as a guide, Ben lead them up a mountain and through a cave system, where they soon encountered the special Heatran. Team Rocket appeared again, but the nabbed Capture Styler failed to operate as it was synchronized with Ben. The trio resorted to their RoboDiglett, but the unfolding battle caused the cave system to begin collapsing. Eventually, with the help of Ash's group, he managed to capture Heatran via his Capture Styler and helped it escape to safety.
Character
Ben is remarkably optimistic even in the most difficult of situations. He attributes his positive outlook to his grandfather, who encouraged him to give everything a go. Ben is also highly knowledgeable and uses his field experience, such as feeling the ground for increasing heat to locateHeatran inPokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!.
Pokémon
 | This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information. |
Pokémon controlled via theCapture Styler
| Debut | Pokémon Ranger: Guardians Signs (Part 1) |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Sarah Natochenny |
Staraptor was flying nearby theRanger Union when Ben captured it. Along with Ben, it was attacked by thePokémon Pinchers, causing them to crash-land onDolce Island. It is unknown what happened to Staraptor afterwards.
None of Staraptor's moves are known.
| Debut | Pokémon Ranger: Guardians Signs (Part 1) |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kei Shindō |
- Main article:Ukulele Pichu
Pichu first appeared after Ben came crashing down onDolce Island. It attacked him several times before he attempted to capture it.
| Debut | Pokémon Ranger: Guardians Signs (Part 2) |
|---|---|
| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | |
| English | Bill Rogers |
Ben and Pichu witnessed the Pinchers stealing a piece of a monument fromRasp Cavern with aRanger Sign on it.Ukulele Pichu tried to fight against the Pinchers, but when the Pinchers'Cranidos fought back, Pichu was hurled into a wall, breaking its ukulele. The Pinchers successfully escaped with the Sign, leaving Ben and Pichu to fight Cranidos. Ben successfully captured Cranidos, releasing it back into the wild.
None of Cranidos's moves are known.
Ben captured thisHeatran, namely because it knew themove Eruption. Afterwards, Ben planned to take Heatran to the National Park to prevent it from being harmed by others.
Heatran's known moves areEruption andMagma Storm, and itsAbility isFlash Fire.
Pokémon summoned using theRanger Sign
Feraligatr was summoned twice by Ben. The first time was to rescue him from falling. Feraligatr was able to carry him across a river, where they metAsh andhis friends. Ben called on Feraligatr's help once again, this time to freeze over the boiling magma in order to rescueHeatran from harm.
Feraligatr's only known move isIce Beam.
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 羽染達也Tatsuya Hasome | |
| English | Wayne Grayson | |
| Czech | Vojtěch Hájek | |
| Finnish | Petrus Kähkönen | |
| Italian | Davide Albano | |
| Polish | Janusz Wituch | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Alex Minei | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Alfredo Leal |
| Spain | Jorge Saudinós | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs manga
Ben appeared in the manga adaptation of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.
Pokémon
 Staraptor |  Ukulele Pichu |
Trivia
- An alternate coloration of Ben was featured in an official artwork that featured multiplayer mode. The Ranger has dark brown hair, orange goggles, and an orange-and-green Ranger uniform. The artwork is featured on the back of the Guardian Signs game case.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナツヤNatsuya | From 夏natsu, summer. |
| English | Ben | Short for Benjamin, meaning "son of the south". |
| French | Sully | Possibly fromsud, south |
| German | Julian | FromJuli (July), a month in summer |
| Italian | Martino | Frommarino, marine |
| Portuguese* | Bruno | |
| Spanish | Verán | Fromverano, summer. |
| Korean | 하눌Hanul | From 하 (夏)ha, summer |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 夏也Xiàyě | From the name 夏也Natsuya. Contains 夏xià, summer. |
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 | This game character article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games. |
