This article is about the characters from the Nintendo DS games. For other uses, seePokémon Ranger.

APokémon Ranger (Japanese:ポケモンレンジャーPokémon Ranger) is a class of character featured in theNintendo DS gamesPokémon Ranger,Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, andPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.

They are notPokémon Trainers, as their goals and methods for interacting withPokémon are very different. They harness the power of certain Pokémon and utilize them to help defend nature.

In the games

Most Pokémon Rangers begin asStudent Rangers (Japanese:がくせいレンジャーStudent Ranger) of theRanger School, and after graduation, they becomeArea 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 asSpenser deputizing theplayer character of thefirst Pokémon Ranger game). Area Rangers primarily operate out ofRanger Bases inFiore andAlmia, and report directly to theRanger Union inOblivia, all regions where nature is held in higher regard than in otherregions. However, a rare promotion can be gained where they becomeTop Ranger, earning many new privileges. Pokémon Rangers useCapture Stylers to calm and controlwild Pokémon to help them solve ecological problems, defeat criminals using Pokémon to commit crimes, and arrestPokémon 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 asPoké 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'sType.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Solana,Kellyn,Ben, andJack Walker are Pokémon Rangers that have appeared inPokémon 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 frompoachers. However, as these RangerstrainPokémon normally, they may be more closely based on theTrainer class than theFiore andAlmia Rangers.

Solana, the female protagonist fromPokémon Ranger, first appeared inThe Green Guardian. She helpsAsh andhis friends rescue an injured Celebi which had blocked theCycling Road with its protective vines. She later reappears inPokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! Part One andPart Two, where she is involved in the incident withDeoxys, and again together with Kellyn inPokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One andPart Two.

Ben, the male protagonist fromGuardian Signs, appeared in the animated specialPokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs and the episodePokémon Ranger! Heatran Rescue Mission!!.

Jack Walker is the central character ofPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

In the manga

Pokémon Rangers appear inPokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission manga, which is based on the W-Mission ofPokémon Ranger. The main characters of the game,Lunick andSolana, are the protagonists here as well.

Another comic,Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia features characters fromPokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

Pokémon Rangers also feature in:

• Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger
• Pokémon Battle: Pikachu's Big Exciting Adventure
• Pokémon Ranger Vatonage: The Road to Top Ranger
• Pokémon Ranger -The 1st Mission-
• Pokémon Ranger: The Road to a "Capture" Master
• Pokémon Ranger Vatonage: Mission Clear
• Pokémon Ranger: Hero of Oblivia

Notable Rangers

See also:List of Pokémon Rangers

• Ben
• Jackie
• Kellyn
• Solana

Trivia

• ForPokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1),Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Pokémon Rangers. He writes thissenryū 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

Related articles

• Pokémon Ranger (Trainer class)

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