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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is an action role-playing video game developed by Creatures Inc. and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

Action RPG

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Released
2008
Developer
Creatures
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
Download
Not stated
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The record

Catalogue facts
First released20 March 2008
DeveloperCreatures
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsNintendo DS
GenresAction RPG

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2456265, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia? How long to beat it

Total play time for Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is about 37 hours to do everything, and around 21.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path21.8h65
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do26.2h75
Completionist: everything: 100% the game37h43

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia sits on the grid

The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.

The whole catalogueRecent and quiet
Year
72ahead of 24% of the catalogue
Reach
32ahead of 74% of the catalogue

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Common questions about Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

What platforms is Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia on?

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2008.

Who made Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia?

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia was developed by Creatures and published by Nintendo.

How long does it take to beat Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia?

about 21.8 hours for the main story, 26.2 hours with the main extras, 37 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.