Pokemon Ranger Battonage

[Pokemaster]

I noticed that, despite this game not having been officially released in the United States, there is no discussion thread for the game. So, here we go!

What are some of your expectations for this game?
What do you think the main storyline will be like this time?


Personally, I find this game quite entertaining! I've been playing it via emulator, and, despite it being in Japanese, have found it to be very fun!

[sal-sudairy]

It's renamed I think. It's new name is Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. I'm not sure though. I'm expecting it to have a longer storyline than the original Pokemon Ranger. I'm also expecting another D/P Pokemon transfer. I heard there will be three more. I also heard that you can choose a partner pokemon. There are 17 to choose from. Each representing a type. The choices are:

Pachirisu (Electric)
Munchlax (Normal)
Starly (Flying)
Turtwig (Grass)
Chimchar (Fire)
Piplup (Water)
Misdreavus (Ghost)
Snover (Ice)
Mime Jr (Psychic)
Gible (Dragon)
Croagunk (Poison)
Kricketot (Bug)
Sneasel (Darkness)
Cranidos (Rock)
Shieldon (Steel)
Machop (Fighting)
Hippopotas (Ground)

I'm thinking that the region will be called Almia for an obvious reason.

I did some research and found out more info. Here are some of the places in the game:

Chikore Village
Vien Town: The Ranger School is located here so this might be the starting point
Vien Forest
Pueru Town
Boil Land
Haruba Desert

There are side quests, too. There will also be a HP Bar for Pokemon. Instead of a counter for how many loops you need to make to capture the Pokemon, it shows a HP Bar. You can lift the stylus and take a breather without messing up your game. The thing is that the Pokemon are going to take more loops to capture. There's also going to be Multiplayer. It's going to be released November 10th, 2008 in the US. You can also ride Pokemon like Dodrio, Mantine, and Empoleon. There are a few downloadable missions. Also, there are three pokemon that you can, like Manaphy, send to Diamond or Pearl. There are still lot's of stuff in the game that haven't been revealed yet. If I get any news, I'll post it here. Also, here are some pictures:


The cover.


The heroes.


The heroes with a new look.


The hero on a Mantine.


They're in a cave.


Empoleon.


Doduo.


They're in a forest.


This is what it would look like when you're capturing a pokemon. You can see the HP Bar under the Glameow.

[Akai]

Ooh! I am so getting Shieldon! PokeMaster, stop being stingy and post some screenshots! lol

[sal-sudairy]

I have some screenshots, a picture of the cover, and the characters in two different outfits. Now I just need help with posting pictures because idk how to.

[Akai]

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I suggest uploading them on PhotoBucket (account required) or TinyPic (no accout required)

[sal-sudairy]

Thanks for the help.

[Kaboom]

You cannot choose your starter. You will always get Pachirisu. However, throughout the course of the story you can obtain more partner Pokémon, of which you choose one at a time to accompany and assist you. This can be useful in choosing a strategy, but I always kept Pachi.

I managed to complete the game in Japanese without understanding a word that was said. It's a very good game nonetheless. The Go-Rock Quads make an appearence, playing their music late in the story. Also, the capture system is much improved because each Pokémon has a bar you must fill up, and you can take the stylus off the screen, pause, and carry on capturing. This is useful against bosses who tend to use spread attacks, or Dark Pokémon who cause danger spots to appear randomly on the floor for a bit.

All in all, it's a very good game and is strongly recommended.
There are special missions you can download from the Wi-Fi, which allow you to capture Dialga, Palkia and Shaymin (who are released immediately afterwards). I have yet to find out about the possibility of obtaining Shaymin's Skye form, Manaphy and the other one for transfer to D/P.

[Pokemaster]

You can choose your starter, but only out of the first 3.

Pachirisu, Munchlax, and Starly are the original starters. As the game progresses, you unlock missions to get all of the others.

In this game, the "New Look" is what you start out with. You begin in the trainer school and later graduate into another form.

[Akai]

Aww... that sucks. I really want Shieldon. v_v;;

[Charmander99]

I want to get this game... I didn't get the original one and now I don't want it because this one is.sounds far better!