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[[File:Ranger 3 Ranger Sign artwork.png|thumb|250px|Summoning {{p|Entei}}]]
'''Ranger Signs''' (Japanese: '''レンジャーサイン''' ''Ranger Sign''), also known as '''Involiths''' (Japanese: '''コルフォーマ''' ''Callforma'') or '''Emblems''' (Japanese: '''もんしょう''' ''Crest'') are only featured in {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}. They allow players to draw symbols on the ground with their [[Capture Styler]] to summon Pokémon, such as the [[Legendary beasts]] and the [[Eon duo]].

==In the games==
Ranger Signs can be obtained by capturing Legendary Pokémon, completing quests, or [[#Others|manually entering special signs]] into the Styler via the Sign List. The player can only start to use them when [[Nema]] 'illegally' modifies the player's [[Capture Styler]].

===Storyline===
These Ranger Signs are obtained as players continue through the story. They are needed in order to complete the game. Only the [[Legendary beasts]] and the [[Eon duo]] can be ridden. They also have additional capabilities only shown when the Capture Styler is charged when summoning them. Latias is only obtained if the player has chosen to play as the {{ra|Summer|female character}}. Latios is present if the {{ra|Ben|male character}} is chosen. The Involiths of Raikou, Entei, and Suicune are stolen by the [[Pokémon Pinchers]] to gain access to Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. The hero regains the stolen part of the Involiths later in a side quest for Weber, and reattaches the stolen parts to the Involiths.

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! rowspan="2" style="background:#2cb8e9; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|17607b|Ranger Sign}}
! rowspan="2" style="background:#2cb8e9" | {{color2|17607b|Pokémon|Pokémon Summoned}}
! style="background:#2cb8e9" | {{color|17607b|Location Obtained}}
! rowspan="2" style="background:#2cb8e9; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color|17607b|When Charged}}
|-
! style="background:#2cb8e9" | {{color|17607b|Uses}}
|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Raikou Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Raikou Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Raikou}}
| [[Wireless Tower]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Raikou Ranger Sign summon charge.png|200px]]<br>Scare Pokémon, causing them to stop moving on the field
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Jump over large gaps
* Force Pokémon to come out of hiding

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Entei Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Entei Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Entei}}
| [[Daybreak Ruins]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Entei Ranger Sign summon charge.png|200px]]<br>Scare Pokémon, causing them to stop moving on the field
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Break boulders blocking paths
* Force Pokémon to come out of hiding

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Suicune Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Suicune Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Suicune}}
| [[Canal Ruins]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Suicune Ranger Sign summon charge.png|200px]]<br>Scare Pokémon, causing them to stop moving on the field
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Run on water
* Force Pokémon to come out of hiding

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latias Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latias Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Latias}}
| [[Tilikule Island]]<br>(when the player is female)
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latias Ranger Sign summon charge.png|200px]]<br>Faster flight
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Fly in the sky
* [[Poké Assist]] in the sky

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latios Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latios Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Latios}}
| [[Tilikule Island]]<br>(when the player is male)
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Latios Ranger Sign summon charge.png|200px]]<br>Faster flight
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Fly in the sky
* [[Poké Assist]] in the sky

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ho-Oh Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ho-Oh Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>{{p|Ho-Oh}}
| [[Rainbow Dais]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ho-Oh Ranger Sign summon.png|200px]]<br>None
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Complete storyline
* Battle Ho-Oh again on Rainbow Dais

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Articuno Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | <br>{{p|Articuno}}
| [[Mt. Sorbet]]
| rowspan="2" | <br>None
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Battle Articuno again at the peak of [[Mt. Sorbet]]{{tt|*|Only works on the peak of Mt. Sorbet}}

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Zapdos Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | <br>{{p|Zapdos}}
| [[Mt. Layuda]]
| rowspan="2" | <br>None
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Battle Zapdos again at the peak of [[Mt. Layuda]]{{tt|*|Only works on the peak of Mt. Layuda}}

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Moltres Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | <br>{{p|Moltres}}
| [[Faldera Volcano]]
| rowspan="2" | <br>None
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Battle Moltres again at the peak of [[Faldera Volcano]]{{tt|*|Only works on the peak of Faldera Volcano}}

|- style="background:#fff; text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Lugia Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | <br>{{p|Lugia}}
 | [[Eastern Sea]]
| rowspan="2" | <br>None
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Battle Lugia again on the [[Eastern Sea]]

|- style="text-align:center"
| rowspan="2" style="background:#fff; {{roundyleft|5px}}" |[[File:Celebi Ranger Sign.png|200px]]<br>&nbsp;
| rowspan="2" style="background:#fff" | <br>{{p|Celebi}}{{tt|*|Shown as player's partner Pokémon in the past}}
| style="background:#fff"| [[Cocona Village#Past Cocona Village|Cocona Village (past)]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#fff; {{roundyright|5px}}" | <br>Causes the Pokémon's Assist to be more powerful.
|- style="background:#fff"
|
* Summon the player's Partner Pokémon from the past.
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===Quests===
[[File:Ranger Sign summon.png|thumb|left|250px|When summoning these]]
[[File:Ranger Sign summon charge.png|thumb|250px|Summoning when charged]]
These Ranger Signs are obtained only after finishing certain quests. Once summoned, they will join the player's [[party]]. Only one friend Pokémon can join the player at any one time. While the [[Field Move]]s of the summoned Pokémon are the lowest possible, their [[Poké Assist]]s are more powerful than those of the Pokémon found in the wild.

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! style="background:#2cb8e9; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color|17607b|Ranger Sign}}
! style="background:#2cb8e9" | {{color2|17607b|Pokémon|Pokémon Summoned}}
! style="background:#2cb8e9" | {{color|17607b|Quest Completed}}

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Graveler Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Graveler}}
| Rolling Graveler

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jumpluff Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Jumpluff}}
| Cute, Cute Jumpluff

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Hitmontop Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Hitmontop}}
| Spin, Hitmontop, Spin!

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Bidoof Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Bidoof}}
| Save Bidoof!

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Buneary Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Buneary}}
| A Hot Meal for Buneary

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Vulpix Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Vulpix}}
| Vulpix's Ruins Exploration

|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Mankey Ranger Sign.png|150px]]
| {{p|Mankey}}
| The Mild Mankey
|}

===Others===
These Ranger Signs are not available in-game, with the exception of Mewtwo, whose Ranger Sign can be seen in the game intro. To unlock them, they need to be input into the Styler's sign list manually by selecting the question mark icon at the end of the list and drawing the sign when prompted. However, the player must have recorded the Pokémon's data on their browser before the sign can be registered. They are revealed through various means, such as by official sites and magazines. The Pokémon summoned are similar to those summoned from Ranger Signs obtained from quests. All Pokémon called by these signs have their Field Abilities reduced to level 1.

<gallery perrow="4">
File:Aipom Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Aipom}}
File:Aron Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Aron}}
File:Buizel Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Buizel}}
File:Croagunk Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Croagunk}}
File:Eevee Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Eevee}}
File:Feraligatr Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Feraligatr}}
File:Ivysaur Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Ivysaur}}
File:Meganium Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Meganium}}
File:Piplup Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Piplup}}
File:Typhlosion Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Typhlosion}}
File:Garchomp Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Garchomp}}
File:Metagross Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Metagross}}
File:Mewtwo Ranger Sign.png|{{p|Mewtwo}}
</gallery>

==In the anime==
[[File:Ranger Sign tablet anime.png|thumb|left|250px|A Ranger Sign in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[File:Feraligatr Ranger Sign anime.png|thumb|250px|A Ranger Sign being used in the anime]]
The Ranger Sign is a way to summon Pokémon the user captured in the past. The Ranger Sign first made a brief appearance in the anime in the [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (anime special)#Part 2|second]] Guardian Signs anime special, where it was sought after and acquired by the [[Pokémon Pinchers]].

In ''[[DP169|Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!]]'', {{ra|Ben}} used a Ranger Sign to summon a {{p|Feraligatr}} twice.
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==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn=保育家符號 ''{{tt|Bǎoyùjiā Fúhào|Ranger Sign}}''
|fr=Glyphe Ranger
|de=Ranger-Symbol
|it=Grafema del Ranger
|pl=Znak Rangera
|pt=Símbolo de Ranger
|es=Glifo Ranger
}}
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