Pokémon Ranger

Prerelease Info Notes Unused Pokémon DataGotta Clone 'Em All! Unused Shiny PalettesWho even bothered to make all of them?! Unused ObjectsLost hiding places for Pokémon. Unused NPCsThe connection to the main series games were once more elaborate. Unused GraphicsAlmost done! Unused TextDummy, dummy, dummy! Must be funny!

Removed Pokémon#

There are several references to cut Pokémon in the files. These Pokémon are Onix, Eevee, Igglybuff, Sudowoodo, Jumpluff, Sunflora, Unown, Wailord, Cacnea, Cacturne, and Castform. A single reference to a disabled capture sequence where the player would have battled an Eevee can be found in trial_csv.dat.

All of these Pokémon except Onix, Unown, and Castform appeared with similar graphics in game's sequels. Notably, while Rhyhorn appeared in prerelease material for the game, it does not have any leftovers in the files.

Removed Maps#

desert_m ($A9) (Kalakka Desert)#

The temperature here swings far between
day and night, and an arid wind blows.

Some dummied-out data and leftover text exists for a location called Kalakka Desert which was scrapped. All that is left is an unused entry in the map header table; the map file desert_m has been removed. As the filename is suffixed, it is very likely that Kalakka Desert was a rather large cut area. The unused music track SEQ_FIELD01 was likely supposed to play there.

mountain_j ($86) (Sekra Range)#

An unknown area from Sekra Range. The two small caves found near Sekra Range are internally named mountain_j1 and mountain_j2, implying that this unused entry could belong to a scrapped cave.

Capture Maps#

All the backgrounds for capture sequences are defined as actual maps. The following are the names of removed backgrounds that can be found in the map data::

• crock ($04)
• csand ($05)
• ctile2 ($98)
• cana ($D2)

Unused Music#

To do: Is SEQ_FINALCAPTURE_01 in the game as an unfinished sequence? If not, it should be moved to the Oddities section.

Unused Field Moves#

To do: Investigate this.

There are some unused field moves, but it's not known if they are functional.

ID	Icon
$08
$09
$0B
$0C
$0D
$0E
$0F
$10
$12

Regional Differences#

Fall City and Summerland Flags#

Original	European

In the Japanese and American versions of the game, the flags in Fall City and Summerland feature the location name's initial letter. This was removed in the European version, as the locations use different names depending on the selected European language and supporting individual graphics for every language would have required changes to the object data structures. Later games in the series don't use textual graphics at all.

References#