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Pokemon Ranger (DS)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 2D RPG

RELEASE DATE

31/OCT/06

ESRB RATING

EVERYONE, Cartoon Violence

DEVELOPER

HAL Laboratory Inc.

PUBLISHER

Nintendo of America, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

http://www.gamerdna.com/game/pok--mon-ranger-nintendo-ds

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Pokemon Universe 52
Fiore 1

PLAYING AS #USES

Pokemon ranger 38
Lucille MacKaelan 1

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Pokemon 31
addictive 12

DESCRIPTION

Pokémon Ranger is a spin-off of Nintendo's lucrative monster-collecting RPG series, which began in 1998 on the original Game Boy. Cast in the role of a novice Pokémon Ranger, you vow to protect nature and defend the Pokémon species populating the rustic Fiore Region. To ensure each monster's safety, you must first capture Pokémon and then release them into the wild. Ensnaring the crafty critters is accomplished by using the stylus in a circular motion. If you quickly encircle the monster enough times, you'll successfully trap it. Yet each time the stylus touches the screen, it leaves behind a trail. If a scuttling Pokémon touches said trail, the trap resets and players must try again.

Each failed attempt also diminishes the stylus' damage meter, sapping its power until there is none, at which point the game ends. Once a Pokémon is captured, players can use its distinct powers to overcome puzzles and obstacles within the main world, which is viewed from the classic overhead perspective of previous Pokémon games. Inherent affinities such as grass, fire, and water can also be used in future rescue attempts on stronger Pokémon, as players "borrow" attributes from caught monsters to transform the stylus into a more powerful capturing tool. The game challenges players to track, ensnare, and free more than 200 species of Pokémon roaming the land. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Pokemon Ranger (DS)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 2D RPG
RELEASE DATE:

31/OCT/06
TOP TRAITS:

Pokemon Universe, Pokemon ranger, Pokemon
DESCRIPTION:

Pokémon Ranger is a spin-off of Nintendo's lucrative monster-collecting RPG series, which began in 1998 on the origin... more

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KatrinaTheLamia played Pokemon Ranger on 21/AUG/10

“Today must be the day that I revisit games I hardly ever play. Defeated the boss, Camerupt easily and handily. I just grabbed a Hariyama and used that for an assist... taking down the...”

created 24/AUG/2010

Pokemon! by: rawkr

“I found this via Joystiq at awkwardzombie.com ”

created 12/APR/2010

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“LOL so true!”

CrazyPhish was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“ha, hilarious.”

Fenrir085 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“this reminds me of me when I stilled played pokemon. hell who am I kidding I would probably play pokemon even now if I had a nintendo DS. lol”

Fenrir085 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“they were great RPG's.”

HighSimSim was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I would've bought all the Pokemon games for the DS if I had one :/”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I'm pissed at myself for trading in Pokemon Pearl toward... wait for it... Guitar Hero 5. Worst trade ever!”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Or was it Diamond, I forget.
”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“HA! Awesome pic. I'm guilty of concealing that 'Pokewalker' in my purse so that I get the step-count/watts from walking around... but I'm proud to say that I don't wear it on my belt or hat XD ...lol I'm sure I'd never live it down at work if I did.
@rawkr oh noes! Not a good trade... maybe you should treat yourself to HeartGold or SoulSilver version? :)”

SnowWolf75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Daena I've seen a picture of someone that attached the walker to their dog's collar. O_o”

RickyTicki was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Pokewalkers... a way to encourage kids to go out and get some exercise. I want one.”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Daena I am already hearing rumblings about a Pokemon Black and White, so I might wait for that. How many are there now? Two, three million?”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Pokemon must die. And I hope it's by suicide.

Ahh: "Come on Pikachu it's time for your bath"
Pikachu: "Pika..pika?"
Ash: "hop on in..."
Pikachu "..p.....pika?"
Ash: "get in damnit...."

-cut to outside shot of house....Electrical flare, all lights within a 10 square block go out-

Ash: "Nooooo!!!"

-cut back to dimly lit bathroom, Pikachu floating in the water face down-

End scene.”

RickyTicki was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Charizard Jumps into a pool and drowns. :(”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@wastelander75 Feel better?”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“oh no, I still have Squirtle being left in the middle of the Mojave Desert, Bulbasaur "accidentally" drinking Weed B Gone, Spearow being shot by Dick Cheney, and just for the hell of it MewTew (or whatever the hell the name is) being shanked in a prison shower scene.....

OK now I'm done :P”

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I'm currently back on the band wagon >___>

IT'S DAMN ADDICTIVE!”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“gotta kill em all. ”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@wastelander75 Come on, Cheney would shoot Ash for sure.”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“you're probably right.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@SnowWolf75 omg their dog's collar... O_< lol!!!
@rawkr yeah they're working on the next gen now, the only things leaked to the news so far that I know of is this new legendary evil fox: http://www.serebii.net/blackwhite/pokemon.shtml and just a few other pics. I'll buy that one too heh... these are damn addictive, and I'm relatively new to the games. I got into it a month or so before Diamond/Pearl were released (borrowed LeafGreen version from a friend).
@Mishy it IS!! haha which game are you playing now?”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@rawkr oh, and how many Pokemon are there? Something over 500 now. It's crazy but it offers so many strategies and ways to customize your team XD”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“There still aren't enough fire pokemon.
Some of my thoughts on pokemon(mainly the TV serise)are probely not allowd here and there not voilent...if you want to know(probely not)they involve Misty and Dawn :P”

HighSimSim was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yeahhhh lets not go down that route ;-)”

MussGuru was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Pokemon is fucking badass.”

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Daena I got HeartGold right now I'm playing the crap out of (Lance kicks my ass >__>)

I'm gonna get Platnium sometime so I can say I have played all of the decent pokemon games xD”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@MoogleNinja You clearly didn't read the @wastelander75 proposed pokemon exit strategy, did you?”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“now in it's second print! :P”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I did but it's realy unlikely so i'm not bothered”

Shogun-Sniper was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@MoogleNinja yeah considering in one episode pikachu blows up a pokecenter.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Mishy nice, I have HeartGold as well :)
I just beat the Elite Four but I have yet to go see if that gives me access to the Battle Frontier... I hope so! I really want to try that place out. Maybe I'll check it out now XD”

MussGuru was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I got Soulsilver and I pwned the elite four :)”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@MussGuru High five! XD What was your team?
btw, the Battle Factory is fun. (I have access to Battle Frontier now)”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I should get heatgold/soulsilver. It's no fun just listining to every one els. But i'm skint because of monster hunter tri.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“guys, read my dorky warstory please! lol
http://daena.gamerdna.com/game_activity/5jUvftL/daena-played-pokemon-heart-gold-ds-on-16-apr-10

I crave comments on this one :D”

MussGuru was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I used Hypno, Pidgeot, Lugia and Feraligatr, and they were all around lvl. 50, the other two Pokemon I just carried around for HM's.”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“AM I the only one that carries around 6 and makes all of them use HMs? Oh and Whirlpool, Waterfall, and Surf on 1 Pokemon is a total bitch.”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I normaly have 4 high Lv pokemon, 1 HM bitch and 1 that I carry around cause it looks cool/cute but can't be botherd to get it past Lv30 somthing.”

Bonemane was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I miss the days when pokemon was the shizzit.”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I swear it's got easyer every game I mean the elite 4 have pokemon around Lv50-60 but I'm sure I remember the eraly games where they had Lv70-80 pokemon.
Is that right or have i got it completly wrong?”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I think in Red and Blue the Elite Four was 50-mid 60s, and MewTwo was 70”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I'm waiting for the Anti-Pokemon to hit the states.

Pikat-chu, who simply sits there demoralizing you over the way you dress, your weight, your hair. Also known as "the overbearing Girlfriend (or boyfriend)" pokemon.

Pikat-chu: ......You're REALLY gonna go clubbing in THAT outfit? Really?.......REALLY?!

Pikat-chu: Yes. Yes you DO look fat in that dress....

Pikat-chu: ....Oh I'm sorry I couldn't hear, it's a little hard to listen the football game over all the bullshit that's being thrown my way.

Pikat-chu: .....Oh god here we go with the "clingy" shit again.....

Pikat-chu: ....What would I do if you died?.....eh. Probably bang the hell out of your sister....she's hot. ”

MussGuru was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“the elite four increase in level when you face them again.”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Cher-izard: The fire pokemon with a severe identity crisis. Doesn't know whether to continue fighting or pursue its dreams as a dance club singing sensation with an addiction to plastic surgery.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@wastelander75 Pikat-chu, use Self-Destruct! :D
@MussGuru yeah it didn't take much to beat the E4 this round, I'm hoping that the second time I face them will be more of a challenge ;)”

MussGuru was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“After a while I was just regularly tearing the Elite 4 a new one just for the money.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Not a bad idea. In Diamond I regularly picked on an elderly lady and a Gentleman who seemed to be loaded and stand right next to eachother, and had tons of money because of it... but I don't think HeartGold has given me a VS Seeker yet. ”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Penusaur: The grass pokemon with leaves all around its stem. When it gets excited it sometimes fires solar beams from its pink flower.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“O_o hmm... perhaps now would be an appropriate time to post this: http://i.imgur.com/pk28G.jpg

Be Warned: It's a little rude in places...

The part with Blastoise is gold. ”

wastelander75 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I especially liked the

Condom used protect......but it failed!!!”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Yep! That's the part that I meant. It's hilarious :D”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Daena Oh wow that was awesome!! I lol'd in real life”

rawkr was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“#9, inappropriate and unnecessary.”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@rawkr I agree. I didn't make these. Some of them are damn funny though... but that's not one of them.
@bettadud I'm glad it gave you a laugh :)”

MoogleNinja was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Some good lolz”

urAnus8 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Funny I should find this while there's two guys annoying my by playing Pokemon with the sound on in a university library.”

HighSimSim was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1933763”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Pokemon tampons orly?”

Daena was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@HighSimSim lol that was awesome!”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“@wastelander75 I think you are confusing the 4Kids Cartoon for something actually relevant to the series.

You may enjoy this: http://community.livejournal.com/pokemon/1575631.html

Also a decent comic series:
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/pok_mon_adventures/

Oh, right, what really got me back into enjoying Pokemon were these LPs:
http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Pokemon%20Emerald/
http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Pokemon%20Crystal/
http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Pokemon%20Quartz/
http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Pokemon%20FireRed/

-=-

On the topic of original image: I completely and without a doubt agree.”

Oh Snap--Pokemon Gen 5 by: KatrinaTheLamia

“Right, and over this past February, Nintendo has started announcing Pokemon for the Gen 5 games. (Hopefully I can post some pictures in a bit--they will not be able to be associated with the games...”

created 11/FEB/2010

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“havn't cared about pokemon since like grade 6 lol”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“What I liked about Gold/Silver was teaming up with Lance to take out team rocket, then you end up facing against him at the end of the Elite Four. That was awesome, hope they can do something like that - and bring back the cell phone :)

I missed people calling me so I could whoop on them again.”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Actually scratch that - I want a Pokemon game where YOU CAN BE TEAM ROCKET”

xoaks was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@bettadud I prefer Team Galactic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgnxXtWMgsI”

xoaks was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“First pics
http://www.gamerdna.com/GuildThread.php?r=1&t=235385#post1”

bettadud was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Psh could Team Galactic ever....

Prepare for trouble?”

Mishy was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@bettadud oh no! NO TEAM ROCKET SONGS *starts shooting the palce up*”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@bettadud that has been a requested feature since people played the Nugget Bridge portion of the Gen 1 games.

And yes, it would be nice, if you could join one of the following teams:
* Team Rocket
* The Neo Rockets (Post Giovanni Team Rocket, lled by the Man in the Ice Mask)
* Team Magma
* Team Aqua
* Team Snag'em
* Team Galactic
* Team Ambar (actually, nobody wants to join those circus freaks)
* Cipher
* Team Helicopter (from the tv show)
* Team Airplace (from the Tv Show)
* Team Dim Sun
* The Rocket offshoot in Fiore
* Gen 5's Team Badguy

This is right up there with requests to be a gym leader in these games.

-=- @xoaks I would not want to be in Team Galactic.

In short they were a group of morons who were being misguided by their leader. Cyrus even flat out tells you that he was merely using Team Galactic to destroy this universe and create one for him and him only.

And considering most of their actions in Platinum (been too long since I went through Pearl) they generally seemed very--well, easily led. And easy to screw up where they are being led.”

xoaks was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@KatrinaTheLamia So? Awesome battle theme.”

Jackel585 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I think Pokemon could use a reboot. Make it an alternate dimension or something. Completely new roster of pokemon, and work from there”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@Jackel585 well--that was kind of what Gen 3 was starting off with--more or less,

I mean--this is part of why I say that Gen 1 and Gen 2 are from a "Pokemon Appearing" Timeline. Gen 3 and Gen 4 are from the "Celebi's Temporal Paradox" timeline. It may very well end up having it so that Gen 5, enters into a new time line.

What happens are in Gen 1, pokemon are new to the world. They largely are unknown. Generally with 151 that they are fully aware of. With Pokemon existing Kanto and surrounding areas. As well, as some special preserves (like where Todd Snap was sent to).

Gen 2 comes, and more appear. They even start appearing to show some signs of reproduction--which needs to be studied. Also the "Steel" and "Dark" types appear. Which were unknown before to anybody. Enough that Magnemite and Magneton get reclassified as Steel types. The world is almost completely discovered--when number 251 appears... Celebi.

The games in that go with RYGB happening, followed by GSC.

Gen 3 comes along. We are greeted with Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Except, this series of events takes place at the same time as RYGB. Along side it. Eggs are known about in RSE and appear in the Gen 1 remakes, FR and LG. The Steel and Dark types are not thought of or considered new in any meaningful way.

Gen 4 comes out with Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, which happens just slightly before the events of GSC. With another important member added to the cast--Dialga. A Pantheon of the flow of time.

With Heart Gold and Soul Silver occurring shortly after.

Which kind of has me suspecting that Gen 5, will result in another temporal loop occurring, with the events of Gen 5, occuring at the same time as Gen 1 and Gen 3. Followed by Gen 6 occuring along with Gen 2 and Gen 4. With yet another time travel Pokemon appearing in Gen 6.

So.. yeah--just my crazy conspiracy theory of Celebi, Dialga and whatever the Gen 6 time Pokemon is resetting a fair amount of continuity each time.

As per the new Pokemon Roster: not going to work. People have too many favourites from Gens 1 through 4. And there would inevitably be bitching no matter what got cut (as I can guarantee that Pikachu would appear after the reset. Beating Clefairy as the series mascot).”

DeathorGlory9 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“who cares its pokemon bitches ”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“@DeathorGlory9 but but but! IT IS JUST A SHOW! ERIS DAMN IT! HOW CAN I POSSIBLY RELAX?!?”

SilverJacketMan was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I think the next setting should be after a great pokemon war! All of the nations are toppled and only wasteland remains. Mutated pokemon, raiders, zombies, and radiation (magical pokemon radiation!) make the world a dangerous place to live. You emerge from a vault, sent to go find water and/or train pokemon or something. Before you leave, a wise professor stops you and gives you one of his last remaining pokemon to protect you on your journey. Without your new companion, you would perish in the wastes. You battle for survival and to gain the respect of the Gym leaders, the leaders of the final bastions of humanity that dot the landscape. Can you unite them? Can you save your people? Can you CATCH EM ALL!?

War... war never changes...”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Heh--funny you mention that, @SilverJacketMan . There was a comic somewhere that suggested that Pokemon actually resulted from a nuclear war occurring. Having issues finding it >.>'”

SilverJacketMan was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Oh! Another good one!

It turns out Pokemon are actually digital data that has come alive and breached into our reality from the digital world! These digital monsters then...wait...”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Hah! Shows what you know. Confusing Monster Rancher with Pokemon! I mean, only a noob mixes up Monster Hunter with Persona--er...

What was I saying again?”

SilverJacketMan was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I think we were talking about tamagatchis or something. Maybe Neopets? Psh, whatever, all I know is that I like semi-sentient monsters that may or may not fit in my pocket!”

Fallout2Forever was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Persona is a billion times better in so many ways, but yeah, pokemon can be a nice little diversion.”

Jwallwalrus was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I think a great pokemon game is when the pokemon realize that they are being used to fight people stupid petty battles and ALL the pokemon turn on their trainers and finally fight for their freedom!
So it will be like left for dead style where you are surviving hordes of pokemon and trying to make it to the top of the pokemon center to be helicoptered to an island where no pokemon exist!”

KatrinaTheLamia was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“@Jwallwalrus Yeah--if Pokemon were to turn on the humans.. humans would be dead... here is some of the more horrible Pokemon facts.

This is without taking into account facts brought about in Gen 4.”

Pokemon Ranger (DS) by: DXRANT

“This game is very fun, but also slightly boring. I did not really like this game as much as others, but being a pokemon fan, I played through it and had to enjoy the better aspects. Very original and creative, but really could have used some fine...”

created 29/SEP/2009

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