Pokémon Ranger (2006)

Developer: HAL Laboratory, Creatures Inc.
Publisher: Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating: 3.5 of 5, 99 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

Capture Pokemon with your stylus in fast-paced ranger missions, linking with the main series games for special rewards.

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About

Pokémon Ranger is an action role-playing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Creatures Inc. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released at various dates, varying between continents. The game was first released in Japan on March 22, 2006 and was later released in North America and Australia during the remainder of 2006. The game's final release date was in Europe in April 2007. Pokémon Ranger is compatible with Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver allowing players to transfer the egg of the legendary Pokémon Manaphy to those games. This game is set in the Fiore region.

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