Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

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Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light
[[File:|250px]] Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light logo
Basic info
Platform:	{{{platform}}}
Category:	Action RPG
Players:	1-4
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	HAL Laboratory, Inc./Creatures, Inc.
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	{{{gen_series}}}
Ratings
CERO:	N/A
ESRB:
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	February 28, 2010
North America:	2010
Australia:	TBA
Europe:	2010
South Korea:	TBA
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/ranger3/index.html
English:

(ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡 Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light) is an action-adventure game for the Nintendo DS and the sequel to Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

Basic information

• The game takes place on the archipelago known as Oblivia (Japanese: オブリビア).
• The antagonists are a group of Pokémon kidnappers known as the Pokémon Nappers.
• Non-player characters from the first two games, Professor Hastings and Murph, will make appearances once again.
• Players will be partnered with a ukulele-carrying Pichu.
• The legendary beasts, the legendary birds, Celebi, and Latios and Latias, will play an important role in the game. They are only available in the past (accessible by Celebi's time travel) or by using Ranger Signs.
• Special downloadable missions will allow players to receive a Deoxys, whose form is determined by how fast it's captured (multiplayer only), a Manaphy egg, a Shaymin met in a fateful encounter, and a Heatran with Eruption to their Generation IV games.

New features

• The feature Ranger Sign (Japanese: レンジャーサイン) allows players to draw runes on the ground to summon Pokémon, such as the three Legendary Beasts and the two Eons.
• Pokémon now also appear on the field for Poké Assists, and they maintain the Assist until they take damage.
• Players may combine the Field Moves of several Pokémon to clear a target.
• Up to four players may tackle missions together via a multiplayer mode.
• The Fly Field Move now has the player avoid obstacles in the air as they get to their destination.
• The legendaries can utilize field moves, some new to the Ranger series. The currently known moves are that Celebi can teleport the player back through time, Raikou can carry the player over gaps, Suicune can carry the player over bodies of water, and Latios can fly the player to their destinations.

Gallery

• ToL boy.png

  Natsuya, the Male character

• ToL girl.png

  Minami, the Female character

• Pokémon Nappers.png

  Pokémon Nappers members

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  Murph

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  Pichu with a ukulele

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  New Capture Styler

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  Oblivia region

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  Artwork seen on the box

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  Ranger Sign artwork

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  Multiplayer mode artwork

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  Heatran mission artwork

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  Deoxys mission artwork

External links

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Third Ranger game out March 6

• Official Japanese site

This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.