<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
Creatures	O
Inc.	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
Platinum	B-Device
,	O
HeartGold	B-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
the	O
egg	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Manaphy	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Fiore	B-Application
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
in	O
a	O
format	O
radically	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
traditional	O
Pokémon	B-Application
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Fiore	B-Application
region	O
and	O
catches	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
temporarily	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
capture	O
styler	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
travels	O
permanently	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
Minun	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
the	O
male	O
hero	O
or	O
Plusle	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
the	O
female	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
loop	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
the	O
"	O
styler	O
"	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
to	O
capture	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
may	O
attempt	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
styler	O
or	O
attack	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
styler	O
has	O
an	O
energy	O
bar	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
HP	O
counter	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
energy	O
bar	O
of	O
the	O
styler	O
is	O
completely	O
depleted	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
save	O
terminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
styler	O
can	O
be	O
recharged	O
in	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
center	O
like	O
manner	O
at	O
a	O
ranger	O
base	O
,	O
save	O
points	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
bases	O
and	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temporarily	O
caught	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
to	O
accomplish	O
tasks	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
by	O
cutting	O
,	O
tackling	O
,	O
shooting	O
fire	O
,	O
blowing	O
water	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
water	O
Pokémon	B-Application
is	O
selected	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
capturing	O
a	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
styler	O
will	O
produce	O
a	O
temporary	O
bubble	O
that	O
immobilizes	O
the	O
target	O
,	O
preventing	O
it	O
from	O
attacking	O
or	O
fleeing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Fiore	B-Application
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiore	B-Application
itself	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
native	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
many	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
keep	O
them	O
outside	O
of	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
like	O
pets	O
,	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
never	O
trained	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiore	B-Application
is	O
located	O
quite	O
some	O
distance	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
world	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
major	O
settlements	O
in	O
Fiore	B-Application
,	O
each	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
season	O
it	O
constantly	O
experiences	O
—	O
Ringtown	O
(	O
spring	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
Fall	O
City	O
(	O
fall	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
east	O
,	O
Wintown	O
(	O
winter	O
)	O
at	O
foot	O
of	O
mountains	O
to	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
Summerland	O
(	O
summer	O
)	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
to	O
the	O
south	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
also	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
Panula	O
Cave	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
accessible	O
from	O
Summerland	O
's	O
harbor	O
via	O
water	O
vehicle	O
(	O
aka	O
the	O
AquaMole	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
coldest	O
spot	O
of	O
the	O
Fiore	B-Application
region	O
,	O
hence	O
ice	O
Pokémon	B-Application
appearing	O
there	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
legendary	O
Regice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sekra	O
Range	O
is	O
a	O
mountain	O
range	O
that	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
waterfall	O
that	O
can	O
"	O
fill	O
the	O
Capture	O
Arena	O
23	O
times	O
in	O
one	O
minute	O
"	O
;	O
housing	O
the	O
Go-Rock	O
Squad	O
's	O
base	O
;	O
a	O
house	O
high	O
up	O
where	O
the	O
residents	O
inside	O
will	O
recharge	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Styler	O
;	O
"	O
Shiftree	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
tree	O
where	O
five	O
Shiftry	O
live	O
in	O
and	O
will	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
all	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Fiore	B-Application
Temple	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
temple	O
mountain	O
currently	O
home	O
to	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
strange	O
door	O
that	O
will	O
only	O
open	O
when	O
you	O
capture	O
the	O
3	O
wanted	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
climax	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
summit	O
of	O
the	O
Sekra	O
Range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
Bug	O
-	O
and	O
Grass-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
live	O
here	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
is	O
a	O
ruin	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
symbols	O
on	O
Kyogre	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Jungle	O
Relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
Challenges	O
involving	O
Dragon	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
each	O
representing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
classical	O
elements	O
:	O
the	O
Challenge	O
of	O
Destruction	O
(	O
Earth	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Challenge	O
of	O
Wind	O
(	O
Air	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Challenge	O
of	O
Fire	O
and	O
the	O
Challenge	O
of	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
Flygon	O
,	O
Salamence	O
,	O
Charizard	O
,	O
and	O
Kingdra	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
should	O
all	O
four	O
be	O
cleared	O
,	O
a	O
catastrophe	O
will	O
befall	O
Fiore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
capture	O
3	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
not	O
seen	O
anywhere	O
else	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Deoxys	O
,	O
Celebi	O
,	O
and	O
Mew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
special	O
Manaphy	O
mission	O
is	O
unlocked	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Manaphy	O
Egg	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
later	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
,	O
Pearl	O
,	O
and	O
Platinum	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
single	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
—	O
Lunick	O
or	O
Solana	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
protagonist	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ranger	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
original	O
plot	O
is	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Super	O
Styler	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Styler	O
that	O
resembles	O
an	O
organ	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Entei	O
,	O
Suicune	O
,	O
and	O
Raikou	O
to	O
attack	O
citizens	O
of	O
Fiore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
afterwards	O
command	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
start	O
other	O
problems	O
and	O
charge	O
money	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
regarding	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
July	O
2005	O
issue	O
of	O
CoroCoro	O
Comic	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
came	O
as	O
a	O
short	O
teaser	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
8th	O
Pokémon	B-Application
film	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	O
Lucario	O
and	O
the	O
Mystery	O
of	O
Mew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
confused	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mystery	I-Device
Dungeon	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
animated	O
series	O
have	O
included	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
go	O
on	O
special	O
missions	O
to	O
help	O
preserve	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
human	O
relations	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
breeders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
temporarily	O
control	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
this	O
device	O
also	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
scan	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
check	O
how	O
healthy	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
being	O
interfered	O
with	O
by	O
outside	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solana	O
herself	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
three	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
anime	O
,	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
Solana	O
must	O
stop	O
a	O
disturbed	O
Deoxys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
battled	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
FireRed	B-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
,	O
Emerald	B-Device
,	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
,	O
Platinum	B-Device
,	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
and	O
are	O
depicted	O
as	O
protecting	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Rangers	O
own	O
Pokémon	B-Application
which	O
they	O
keep	O
in	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
true	O
rangers	O
but	O
still	O
have	O
similar	O
intentions	O
to	O
true	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct-to-DVD	O
animated	O
film	O
adaptation	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Sea	O
premièred	O
on	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
DVD	O
the	O
succeeding	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
watch	O
has	O
been	O
manufactured	O
in	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
watch	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rangers	I-Application
 '	O
Capture	O
Styler	O
used	O
for	O
capturing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
styler	O
by	O
making	O
bubbles	O
or	O
having	O
leaf	O
blades	O
shoot	O
out	O
or	O
having	O
it	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
sold	O
193,337	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
games	O
reviews	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
received	O
fairly	O
positive	O
reaction	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
70%	O
ratio	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
7.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
points	O
but	O
also	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
drawback	O
,	O
with	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	O
sounds	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Game	O
Boy	O
games	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
cries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
discussing	O
the	O
mixed	O
quality	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
spin-offs	O
,	O
Retronauts	O
podcaster	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
cited	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
,	O
with	O
Parish	O
later	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
crappy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cites	O
the	O
dialogue	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
while	O
Pokémon	B-Application
was	O
a	O
kiddy	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
writing	O
in	O
Ranger	O
is	O
worse	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
2.70	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Creatures	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
270	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
including	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
which	O
were	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
WiFi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
to	O
download	O
new	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
Signs	I-Application
( ポケモンレンジャー	O
光の軌跡	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Renjā	O
Hikari	O
no	O
Kiseki	O
,	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tracks	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Creatures	O
Inc.	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
its	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
capturing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Capture	O
Styler	O
by	O
drawing	O
circles	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
