Summary: When the egg of a legendary Pokémon, Manaphy, with ties to an ancient water-based civilization, falls into the hands of a pirate, a Pokémon Ranger entrusts the egg to Ash and his friends-specifically May. The Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy Eventually, the player confronts the villainous team and foils their plans. The player goes on Ranger Missions, tasks assigned to them from a Ranger Base or the Ranger Union itself, encountering people who abuse Pokémon along the way. In all three games, the player, a Pokémon Ranger under the command of the Ranger Union, uses a Capture Styler to befriend Pokémon and use them to help capture other Pokémon or clear obstacles. An episode featuring the game's male protagonist titled Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue! aired as part of the main series. A two-part anime special was aired to promote the game. Released in 2010, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs is the third and final game in the series. Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic is a manga adaptation based upon the game. A two-part anime special consisting of Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2 featuring the game's male protagonist aired near the game's release as part of the main anime series. The game primarily features Pokémon from Generation IV. Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is the second game in the Pokémon Ranger series, and was released in 2008. In addition, a Pokémon Ranger was featured in the sixty-second chapter of the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga. The manga Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission, set in the canon of Pokémon Adventures, was also based off the game.
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The movie Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea was released a few months later to promote the game.
As the last game released during Generation III, it primarily features Pokémon available in that generation, but like the other Ranger games, it can communicate with the Generation IV core series games to transfer over the Manaphy Egg. The first game in the series, Pokémon Ranger, was released in 2006.