Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage

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Pokémon Ranger: Battonage

Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date JP March 20, 2008[1]
NA TBA
AUS TBA
Genre(s) Action RPG
Mode(s) Single player
Input methods Nintendo DS stylus

Pokémon Ranger: Battonage is an action/role-playing video game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo DS video game console. It is the sequel to the Pokémon Ranger video game, also for the DS. It was announced in the January 2008 issue of CoroCoro and was released in Japan on March 20, 2008. It features Pokémon from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game utilizes the Nintendo WiFi Connection.

The game takes place in the land of Almia and you start out the game as a rookie ranger who has just graduated from Ranger School. Like in the previous game one can choose to be male or female. There are also 270 confirmed pokemon, many from Diamond and Pearl.

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[edit] Partners

This game also allows one to choose one's partner, unlike in the previous game, where one's partner was decided by one's gender (Minun for male, Plusle for female). Players start with either Pachirisu, Munchlax, or Starly, and the other 14 partners are obtainable either through sub-quests or in-game events, and once captured, can be switched to be the player's partner at any time. Also the other two partners that were not chosen can be caught later on. There are 17 possible partners (one for every type). The possible partners are:

[edit] Setting

This game takes place in a new region - Almia (アルミア地方 Arumia-chihō?), far from Hoenn, Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh and Orre. It is apparently mountainous.

  • Chikore Village: A village located in the southern area of Almia.
  • Vien Town: A town in central Almia. The Ranger Base is located here, and the Ranger School, a Beach, and a Forest surround the town. Plus, just North of the town, is your rock type partner, Cranidos, being chased by a Wartortle.
  • Vien Forest: The forest to the north Vien Town. A wide variety of Pokemon can be seen here.
  • Pueru Town: A town in Almia. It is referred to as the "heart" of Almia. A harbor is located at the eastern edge of the town. The harbor leads to more areas, such as Boil Land and the Haruba Desert. Another thing is east of Pueru town, you find your fire type partner, Chimchar, being chased by 2 Beedrill, which you must save. And, west of the town, there is a Sheildon stuck on the side of the cliff, which you must save and have join your Team. The same goes for Chimchar.
  • Boil Land: Located near a volcano. Where the unusual Ice type partner pokemon, Snover, appears.
  • Haruba Desert: A desert in Almia. Which has a giant statue of a hippowdon's head. Where on top the head, you find your ground type partner, the peculiar Hippopotas.

[edit] New gameplay features

[edit] Guards

In this game, players can do some sub-missions, also known as side-quests, which increases the chance of the player receiving a Guard, which upgrades the player's capture styler by increasing its damage or helping to reduce damage from certain types of attacks etc.

[edit] HP Bar

Ranger Battonage offers a new way to capture Pokémon. Instead of circling a Pokémon a certain number of times (as in Pokemon Ranger), whenever your character circles a Pokémon, its HP bar drops. This effect can be enhanced by the game's various Capture Cards(depending on the Pokémon's type), making this even easier.

[edit] References

  1. ^ IGN: Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage

[edit] External links

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