Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger is an action role-playing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Creatures Inc. and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released in Japan, North America, and Australia in 2006 before releasing in Europe in 2007.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
Action AdventureRole-PlayingAction RPG
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- Released
- 2006
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 23 March 2006 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Action Adventure, Role-Playing, Action RPG |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1330234, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon Ranger? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon Ranger is about 22.8 hours to do everything, and around 10.9 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.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 10.9h | 150 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 14.1h | 71 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 22.8h | 40 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon Ranger 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 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 69ahead of 21% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 32ahead of 74% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon Ranger
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Pokémon Ranger
What platforms is Pokémon Ranger on?
Pokémon Ranger is available on Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2006.
Who made Pokémon Ranger?
Pokémon Ranger was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon Ranger?
about 10.9 hours for the main story, 14.1 hours with the main extras, 22.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.