Let's Make Pokemon Ranger for the Switch!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The Pokémon ranger franchise is my favourite of the Pokémon spin offs. it is criminal that this series has not received a port/remake/sequel for the Nintendo switch! But how would that work? Well get ready for how I'd make this stunning Pokémon game for the switch.
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Videos Mentioned at the end:
Jaiden Animations Pokemon ranger:
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Retro and Chill's Series Retrospectives:
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JelloApocolypse let's make a pokemon game:
• Let's Make a Pokemon G...
Thank you to @Peebiie for the help on this video!
I have a tried and true tradition prior to every pokemon direct for the last 4-5 years saying, itll be a ranger game this time. I really hope one day I can guess it into existence
I loved the semi-open world of Legends, where you are locked to a certain location but can traverse wherever so long as you have the right ride pokemon or a strong enough pokemon. I do agree though that the "return to base" mechanic for traveling from location to location is not ideal.
I love Pokemon Ranger it wildly was one of the things that inspired my irl job as an actual Ranger !
For poke assists I really loved in the first two games where the Pokémon move was channelled through the styler, it felt like you were some sort of Pokémon mage conducting their power, and for the world traversal Pokémon please let them be summoned with a ranger sign the glyphs just lean more into that feeling of uniqueness the rangers have over regular trainers, makes the styler more powerful and unique in comparison to a pokeball
I HAVE AN IDEAA since this hypothetical game would probably release on the switch, which has two controllers, maybe you could also unlock yoyo tricks as you progress! The tricks could involve moving the controllers in specific ways, which have different movements in game like swinging the pulser 360 degrees around you, or shooting the pulser to the side instead of in front! You could map tricks to different buttons as well so you could still use them in handheld mode. And maybe to incorporate rumble, there could be a metronome pulse that you could to follow to get a combo/rhythm streak!
YES, THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING, A RANGER GAME WITH THE LEGENDS GAMEPLAY WOULD BE GREAT, although the only thing that would worry me is that they wouldnt bring characters from the previous game and i dont know if they would keep the sheer style the ranger games had
As someone who modded their 3ds specifically to play the ranger games again I absolutley would love a new one for switch
By "Modding for Pokémon Ranger" you mean installing a bulletproof, anti-scratch, self-healing touch screen. 😅
My friend lended me guardian signs, it's the only one I haven't played yet. This video is *really* making me want to play it.
NINTENDO, GIVE ME ANYTHING RANGER RELATED AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this video came at such aperfect time cause I literally just got back into my ranger phase - wrote a whole spin off story about rangers - AND im replaying the games right now. amazing video!
Same, somehow. Something's bringing it back into our consciousness around this time.
@@deluxeloyit's weird right? me too
I love this! Shadows of Almia is to this day one of the best Pokémon games I’ve ever played. Would love to see more Ranger acknowledgment from GF.
Also let’s not forget the most important feature in the Ranger games: save points with that cute sound effect when you use them :) my little brother would save repeatedly to hear it more :)
!!!!!!! Pokemon Ranger!!!!!! I haven't watched the video yet but I'm so excited to see something about one of my favorite games!!
More lovely than I had imagined! Yay! A bit sad to see the circles go, (cuz these games forced me to love them circles!) but you right, you probably can't return them when adapting it. Though you know when I saw that Sonic Frontiers game where you can use sonic to run in a circle to solve puzzles, I thought that maybe you can do that for a 3d ranger game?? Idk. It's a difference between the player character doing the circles (Sonic) and a deployable tool doing the circles (rangers styler), so idk if they would merge cleanly...
I really want to celebrate the things you expertly described here!! They really make me hyped for a hypothetical new entry in the ranger series! Lovely stuff!
This is super neat, although I would worry that the use of the yo-yo might feel like you're trying to physically hit the pokemon and subdue them rather than convince them to be friends. Maybe a minimum distance the yoyo has to be from a pokemon might work, or honestly the lassoo mechanic you mentioned could maybe work in a 3d environment (albeit yeah, kinda tricky).
Also your description of capture moves made it seem like the pokemon were coming out of nowhere, which also seems a bit at odds with the 'not being stored anywhere' conceit of the ranger games, but that's easily fixed by having them follow around in-world, hang back in capture battles, and then run in, sorta thing. Also probably an upgrade/badge could allow for using the yoyo to signal where you want one to move to, too.
also since am writing out my thoughs, maybe one of the five islands could be a peninsula, connecting to and implying a larger world. The islands very much work for that sort of conservation/sanctuary vibe, but few of the game regions have been entirely islands (Oblivia, Alola, the two snap islands, and some of the spinoff places like pasio. and while technically galar, hoenn, and sinnoh are also island-y, those tend to still imply some connection to certain degrees, like a peninsula would)
ride pokemon are neat, could do a throwback to oblivia's signs as to how to summon them too, tho idk how that'd be done exactly (yoyo tricks?)
Also, if it's just a name similarity, I'd be tempted to use the snaggers from orre (collo games). That's 90% just me liking references though, so.
But yeah, super neat video, ranger games neat. dunno if any of my thoughts are viable or not, but hey.
I think the yoyo idea is a lot of fun, and im totally not biased whatsoever since i also came up with a ranger gimmick with a yoyo like gameplay upgrade lol.
Mine wouldnt be for the switch, rather, itd be for PC with the 2d battles. Click down on the mouse like your hand, where as your styler would be a yoyo, and you could do a "richochet trickshot" if you swung it fast enough with your mouse.
Of course, the idea has kinks to work out, i particularly love the styler pulse idea since that's really cool!
Also, you are absolutely correct in having Goomy be the weird little dragon guy as your region's partner pokemon selection. He is my son and deserves all the love.
we NEED desperately more dungeon mystery dungeons, and rangers! they were actually my favourite games quite frankly. And you could totally use the joysticks with the movement to do the spinny spinny around pokemon!
Ugh, literally loved these two spinoff series than OG pokemon games
AAA YIPPEE!!! Thank you for having me on board!! This was an amazing watch!
Omg I love this sooo much! The ranger games were my favorite Pokémon game as a kid (and the only one I actually finished😅) I love the concepts you’re adding in, especially with all the buildings being fully fleshed out and traversable. It would be amazing if they could add a building map similar to fire emblem 3hs!
I will be personally demanding Nintendo releases a ranger game to the switch 2
Haven't played a Ranger game either (mostly to not agitate *my* old wrist injury 😓), but this was really in-depth and fun where you basically made your own region.
Glad you had fun despite your injury and I loved all of the art!
This video just makes me feel so giddy I loved Pokemon ranger and this just sounds like a dream id kill for this... as long as the graphics are not like more reccent games that is. Love the vid! ❤
Bro. Are you good? Do you relize that all graphics are going to be the same. Art style different wise. Are you sure your good
You do a great job thinking critically about game design! I'd love to play this game :)
I loved the pokemon ranger games, this concept sounds so cool!
I've never played a Pokemon Ranger game, but I really enjoyed this video! Super interesting concept :D
i would love a new pokemon ranger serious omg. it was my fav as a kid
Super fun ideas! I've always loved the Ranger games, and have been casually brainstorming ideas for a hypothetical new Ranger game on and off for the last year or so (as well as some Ranger uniform designs I made around 2018 haha). It's so interesting seeing how you approach it, and what ideas we had in common, and whats different. Thanks for being another video link to add to my inspiration folder!
Couldn't get into the original ranger games, but I would love a reboot in this style
fun concept!! loved the video :D
Glad I'm not the only one who thought PLA should've been a Ranger game! My own idea for a Switch-compatible Styler involved rotating the right stick while locked on to the Pokemon you want to catch, but your idea is a lot simpler, and also just better since it allows for capturing multiple mons at once! Pokemon Ranger is still one of my favorite Pokemon spinoffs, probably second only to Mystery Dungeon, and I'd love to see it revisited!
I feel like a ranger game would use a battle system akin to astral chain, where the player uses one analog stick to move the player and the other to move capture top.
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I LOVED catching Doduo in Almia, I loved the feeling that I was going out of my way to have a faster travel speed. I didn't unlock it, I just knew where I could catch Doduo and that made my playing easier. It was always sad when I had to let them go, but then I went straight back to finding another Doduo, they were like a second partner.
You need to play Monster Sanctuary. Very similar vibes / design philosophy. It's a Monster Catcher Metroidvania.
I'd love to see non-Pokemon stuff in the future. I'd advise doing that earlier than later so your channel doesn't get pidgeon-holed. Either way, great points. Love the yoyo idea, especially for moving that repetetive action into hardware that lacks a stylus and has to be able to be played with a controller.
Pokemon conquest is criminally underappreciated as well
i used to play guardian signs over and over so i'd love this
I've been saying that Legends would've been a good base for a Rangers reboot I am so glad I'm not alone!
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The pulse yo-yo thing is going to be too easy, but if you add it with Pokémon GO’s excellent catch system, (maybe making it even deeper by requiring you to hit certain places on the Pokémon ) it might make it more of a challenge to play while still keeping it optional. For less coordinated players. Heck with each hit, you could unlock information about the Pokémon, and eventually reveal the weakness that allows you to capture it.
Yeah this video is great, the ideas are all original and refreshing
How are you this quality but so underappreciated? Ok I LOVE your avatar and the backgrounds and the other art things. Love the video- I would adore a ranger game on the switch. (I just hope it doesn’t require a joycon cause I use a procontroller). Also you’re so right using hk as an inspiration. (And your starter choice is so perfect. Plus showcasing newer gens is exactly what we need. Show some love to the others! It makes me so mad how they shove all the others to the side with gimmicks. Gmax from s/s especially. The only gmax pokemon are from gen 1 or gen 8-but wait! There’s one whole mon that’s not from either of those gens. Garbodor. One whole pokemon. Thanks game freak.)
Overall you’re based and I’m following for sure
Love this! Any chance of a video about those fakemon you mentioned? Or, dare I hope, a video about Pokemon Conquest on the switch?
I completely agree legends shouldve been a Ranger game, tho for the pulse styler id say you're trying to hit Adjacent to the pokemon rather than on it, i think the pokemon being able to attack it potentially is a fun way to do it, i like styler healthbars
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Omg, please do!!
I always hated that the partners didn’t evolve in shadows of almia I’d have loved if my munchlax evolved. Also I loved the video and it’d be awesome if you could make a video expanding on your idea!
I too would love a revival of the Ranger series. When I first watched this video, I was immediately reminded that I could replay og Ranger now (to heal from the pain of Skitties and Tangelas). However, after getting past the point I have war flashbacks about, I realize how challenging it would be to adapt what was a DS-exclusive mechanic to a Switch system. Not even the Pokémon anime knew how to propery adapt the action of the Ranger series into a third person perspective.
Which leads me to say, an Arceus-style world would fit the role of Rangers a lot, but to use a yoyo styler...I had hoped you could make a mockup screen capture of what the gameplay would be like (buttons, motion controls, gyro, R stick movement, touchscreen), since a pulsing yoyo-in just my opinion, as I couldn't grasp your explanation immediately-feels a bit unfair to use when the difficulty of capturing has been dependent on the struggle of the Pokémon, their attacks and movements interrupting the process. If it were a pulse that increased with each level, it would quickly engulf any large Pokémon by the time you reached level 3-4.
Sorry about the long-winded comment, and I mean no offence with the styler conceptualization. It's incredibly hard to imagine how to incorporate a stylus loop into-oh crap, I just remembered lassos exist.
im am a simple pikmin. all i ask is new pokemon ranger and new pokemon conquest. gamefreak please i beg of you (very good video!!! i like how you talked about what makes ranger unique and the little bits that it could have gotten! the way you adapted the styler for the switch is really neat!! the art through the video is also super cute and i love it!!! also i definitly agree now that i think about it, pla does really feel like a good foundation for a ranger game!! i love the way you handle partners, too! a combination of almia and guardian's systems definitly would be good. i also really like how you handle quests! they really felt sorta. ignorable. in almia and guardian signs. (especially gs, what with them only really affecting the mod system) i love how ride pokemon are here, its a great inbetween of the pla and ranger systems. i love how you bring the pinchers back!! gs is my favorite so its very nice to see them.)
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what!? how did I see this so early
so for my pokemon fan region based on australia, i have the player character's sibling (who is the gender that the player didn't pick) play the role of a pokémon ranger. i came up with an idea for a pokemon ranger style minigame in the post game region!
A NEW RANGER GAME WOULD BE AMAZING!
I'm still waiting for a new Pokemon Rumble game Or a Pokemon Rumble remake
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Misdrevus my beloved you deserved to be the ghost starter but oOOOO litwik and Vanlite and blipbug I'll let it slide
Ranger would work as a app game
very awesome
i need a new ranger game now 😭
I do like a lot of your suggestions but there’s I few things that feel to be missing, how would Pokémon damage the capture styler in this game?
At what point is customizing to much? Or does the evil team need to be a team?
Since the capture styler is being thrown how about you have to time it between Pokémon attacks so your styler doesn’t get hit.
When it comes to customizing I think it would be better to limit it since the whole point is that you should be able to recognize a ranger at a glance, I would propose something similar to sv where you’re limited to 4 set of clothes on the main outfit but lots of customizing on things like hair, scarves, earrings or even shoes.
When it comes to the evil team I actually would like something like rose where he’s got people helping him but it’s not a full blown evil team, hopefully they do a better job at hiding his being the bad guy kinda like volo where it’s ambiguous until the reveal. You can also work in similar groups to team star who cause trouble so you have something problematic that can be reoccurring while also not actually needing to disband them. As much as team star get on my nerves at times I do think they work pretty well in this context.
I also really hope they keep the Pokédex still fairly small since after the 3 hundred mark it can feel kinda obnoxious added more unless most of them just appear in that games capture arena
Can you reimagine another Conquest style Pokemon game? Pleasee...? 😢
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The pulse styler sounds interesting, but how does the player recall or reposition it when the pokemon being captured uses an attack? I'd also return just the recharge assist to the way it was before Guardian Signs, because it's _absolutely useless_ during battle in that game - putting one of your friend pokemon on the field for an assist often causes your opponent to turn and target it, and a mon sitting there s l o w l y charging your styler will almost always get hit and run away before it can actually get anything done.
The thumbnail makes it look like they’re twerking in jeans ngl
This is such an amazing concept, and sadly with TCPi's track record, it will likely join the ranks of Jello's videos on the "amazing concepts that the pokemon franchise are too incompetent to create" shelf.
Jaiden animations would be proud
yippee. i love pkmn ranger
give me THE POKEMON CONQUEST REMAKE GAME FREAKKKKK
Gamefreak doesn't make any of the spin-off game titles. New pokemon snap was Bandai Namco, and Rescue Team DX is still spike chunsoft. 1st Ranger game was developed by creatures Inc and Hal Laboratory. 2nd and 3rd Ranger games developed just by Creatures Inc.
Gamefreak doesn't even come close to touching these games development so saying Gamefreak gave us new entries at the beginning of the video is strange.
Im so desperate i would be content with ranger characters in pokemon masters
Ok, I have to point this out...Game Freak has nothing to do with spin-off games, they are not involved, at best they concede the usage of the IP for how much it concerns them (since it is owned between different companies)
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I feel the circle mechanic should stay ,we could use the controllers like how people play the mii sportgames
Can you do pokemon Conquest for the switch
The only way to do tjis without destroyibg the yoy stocks of the joy cons is quicktime event so the cir le animatio ones outomaticly when u bumb into a pokemon but u need to press a at ertain times
And b to doge an attack hitting the circle ir thomething i imagine this pretty boring over time
When’s the next gym leader video coming out 🤔
No. I like my joycons working and in one piece.
You keep saying Game Freak but Creatures Inc and HAL made Ranger.
God if they put Hayley in a Ranger game it would be amazing
Glide, "instead of something like Braviary"... isn't gliding what it does, since it gets no lift and can't go upwards?
A spinoff already had a unique pokémon--Meltan and Melmetal come from Go. So hey they could do that again!
Would you have Murph, Hastings, and the Go-Rock Quads return? They were in all three games.
I mainly say game freak in the video cause I think they’re the folks that would have to initiate the production of a new ranger game, I also don’t know if HAL would be involved with a new ranger game if it was to be made.
With the braviary comment I made its because the Sc&Vi lizards and Braviary’s glides are infinitely where as BOTW isn’t (technically speaking)
@@March_Club Infinitely? Braviary starts with a downward slope and doesn't go back upwards, and the dragons you need to beat the entire game already to unlock the power to do anything but glide for a short distance
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3:47 You mean those around you. 4:01, 6:12, 7:37, 7:43 to 7:51, ect You or yours, because one person is not a group. Also 11:35 The devil is pain and torment, not comfort
You good dude? 11:38 is referencing the home bases in hollow knight (by team cherry) and Hades (by SuperGiant game)
Ik I’ve got some grammar issues, I’ve got bad dyslexia and need to hire a proof reader lol 😂 but I’m trying my best
But also they, them and theirs can be used for singular people of indeterminate gender
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@@March_Clubignore him, boss. you didn't say anything incorrectly.
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1:13 need strong Pokémon to tackle stuff shows a sunkern chopping a log in half using there 0 arms or legs