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Partner Pokémon in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

A Partner Pokémon (Japanese: パートナーのポケモン or パートナーポケモン Partner Pokémon) is a Pokémon who accompanies the player on their adventure. Partner Pokémon play major roles in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series and the Pokémon Ranger series.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

After the Pokémon that the player plays as is chosen, the player's partner is then chosen. The partner Pokémon cannot be of the same species or type as the player.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

At the begining of the game, the player is presented with a quiz that decides which Pokémon he or she will play as, and then the partner is chosen (see below). The player and partner are the only playable Pokémon until the first mission is completed and a Friend Area is purchased. After the player has completed the main story, what Pokémon may be used as the main character is now an option, and the partner is not required for subsequent missions. If the partner Pokémon was knocked out during missions prior to finishing the main storyline, it counts as a failure of the mission.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness

The game starts with a quiz to decide what Pokémon the player starts as, and then the player chooses a partner. The partner has to tag along and the player will automatically lose should the partner Pokémon be knocked out until the main story is completed. However, the player and partner will still walk around in Treasure Town.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

As in Explorers of Time and Darkness, the game starts with a quiz to decide what Pokémon the player starts as, and then the player chooses a partner. The partner has to tag along and the player will automatically lose should the partner Pokémon be knocked out until the main story is completed. However, the player and partner will still walk around in Treasure Town.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)

The partner is chosen by a selection screen.

Version	Pokémon
Blazing
	Charmander	Vulpix	Growlithe
	Eevee	Cyndaquil	Teddiursa
	Torchic	Chimchar	Buneary
Stormy
	Squirtle	Totodile	Wooper
	Phanpy	Mudkip	Azurill
	Wynaut	Piplup	Riolu
Light
	Pikachu	Meowth	Psyduck
	Pichu	Togepi	Mareep
	Elekid	Shinx	Pachirisu

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

The player can choose between the Unova starters, Pikachu, and Axew.

Pikachu	Snivy	Tepig	Oshawott	Axew
Electric	Grass	Fire	Water	Dragon

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

Every core series starter as of Generation VI, as well as Pikachu and Riolu, can be chosen as the player or partner. They can either be selected by quiz or selected by the player.

Bulbasaur		Charmander		Squirtle		Pikachu		Chikorita
Grass	Poison	Fire		Water		Electric		Grass
Cyndaquil		Totodile		Treecko		Torchic		Mudkip
Fire		Water		Grass		Fire		Water
Turtwig		Chimchar		Piplup		Riolu		Snivy
Grass		Fire		Water		Fighting		Grass
Tepig		Oshawott		Chespin		Fennekin		Froakie
Fire		Water		Grass		Fire		Water

In the Pokémon Ranger series

Partner Pokémon are the only Pokémon allowed to always accompany a Pokémon Ranger and do not leave after using a Poké Assist like other Pokémon. Combined, there are more than 20 Partner Pokémon in the three Pokémon Ranger games.

Pokémon Ranger

There are only two Partner Pokémon in this game; they are Plusle and Minun. The one which the player gets depends on their chosen gender, with males receiving Minun and females receiving Plusle.

Females		Males
Electric
	Plusle		Minun

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

The number of possible Partner Pokémon was greatly increased, now up to 17, one for each type, so the player would have access to a Partner Pokémon with every type of Poké Assist. The player encounters their first at Nabiki Beach, either Pachirisu, Starly or Munchlax. The two not chosen are obtainable later on in the game. Also, throughout the game, the player can obtain different Partner Pokémon by completing certain quests involving the Pokémon. However, Kricketot, Croagunk and Mime Jr. are obtained during the main storyline. The player is only allowed to take one partner at a time. The rest remain at Partner Farm.

Starter partners

Electric		Flying		Normal
	Pachirisu		Starly		Munchlax

Additional partners

Grass

Fire

Water

Bug

Rock

Steel

Psychic

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Kricketot

Cranidos

Shieldon

Mime Jr.

Dragon

Ground

Poison

Ice

Fighting

Dark

Ghost

Gible

Hippopotas

Croagunk

Snover

Machop

Sneasel

Misdreavus

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Ukulele Pichu

In the main storyline, players get to befriend a ukulele-playing Pichu on Dolce Island. The Assist of Ukulele Pichu gets several upgrades as players progress through the game. When playing in the past, due to the fact that the Ukulele Pichu stays in the present, players may choose as their partner any Pokémon whose heart slate they have obtained from a temple. When first arriving in the past, players have a Piplup as their partner.

Electric
	Pichu

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