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Pokémon Ranger was one of the first Pokémon titles to be developed for the Nintendo DS.
It was well-received upon release, but was criticized for the unexpected difficulty curve. It was successful enough to get two sequels.
Development Timeline#
2005
- Jul. 15 - Pokémon Ranger was revealed in an issue of Corocoro for a 2006 release, then carrying the subtitle of The Road to Diamond and Pearl (ダイヤモンド・パールへの道)1
- Jul. 16 - The eighth Pokémon Movie, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is released in Japan, containing a teaser of the next Pokémon movie to do with Pokémon Ranger.
- Oct. 15 - the first images of Pokémon Ranger were revealed in Corocoro.
- Dec. 8 - The Pokémon anime series episode Pokémon Ranger Appears! Celebi Rescue Mission!! (ポケモンレンジャー登場！セレビィ救出作戦！！), known in the English dub as The Green Guardian airs in Japan.
2006
- Jan. 15 - Pokémon Ranger gets a release date slated for March 23, 2006. On the same day, demos for the game are playable at the World Hobby Fair Winter '06 in Japan.
- Mar. 23 - Pokémon Ranger was released in Japan.
- Oct. 30 - Pokémon Ranger was released in North America.
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Revelation#
Pokémon Ranger was listed as an upcoming title on the August 2005 issue of Corocoro Comics in an interview, then called Pokémon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl (ポケモンレンジャー ダイヤモンド・パールへの道).2, slated for a 2006 release. This was revealed alongside the namedropping of the core series Generation IV games.
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Corocoro October Issue#
Pokemon Ranger was listed as the readers' most wanted games, albeit without the subtitle implying that it was dropped at this point.3
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The first two images were revealed.
- The HUD was different, such as the Capture Styler health.
- The HUD on the top screen was orange instead of gray.
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Corocoro December Issue#
Pokémon Ranger was shown off more in Corocoro, released on November 15, 2005.4 Alongside the episode that would air later on, images of the Capture sequence were posted alongside the revelation of the protagonists. At that time, it was still slated for a 2006 release.
December#
Corocoro January 2006#
More information was revealed about Pokémon Ranger in Corocoro, showing demonstration of the Field Moves. It was also revealed that a demo of the game would be playable at the World Hobby Fair Winter 06'.
2006#
January#
Corocoro February 2006#
Lots of new info about Pokemon Ranger was revealed in the February 2006 issue of Corocoro. Also, the release date of March 22, 2006 was revealed.
Some of the images below would be available online, in higher quality.
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Images that were released on the internet at that time, but not in scans.
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World Hobby Fair Winter 06#
February#
Corocoro March 2006#
More info about Pokemon Ranger was revealed in the March 2006 issue of Corocoro, looking closer to the final.
