Poké Assist

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Poké Assist (Japanese: ポケアシスト Poké Assist) is a feature in the games Pokémon Ranger, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, and Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs.

They are abilities that, when used, give the Capture Styler extra power from a Pokémon. They may cause things like an increase in power or a special effect to happen. This feature is not available in the School Stylers.

In Guardian Signs, the Pokémon using the assist appears on the field and is susceptible to the attacks of the Pokémon being captured. When the assisting Pokémon is attacked, the Pokémon will stop assisting and flee, and the player will be unable to assist with that certain Pokémon. The assists are quick and their direction depends on where the Pokémon is placed. When the effect is dealt, the Pokémon will leave the field and must rest for a few moments before their assists can be used again.

Poké Assists

Pokémon Ranger

Assist	Description	Effect
Grass	Grass sprouts from the Capture Line	Immobilized
Flying	Form or flick twisters to make Pokémon levitate	Immobilized
Discharge	Stun the Pokémon	N/A
Water	Form a bubble at the Capture Disc and flick	Immobilized
Rock	Flick gravel	Immobilized
Electric	Recharge the styler	N/A
Bug	Form and flick a sticky blob	Immobilized
Fire	Fire blazes from the Capture Line or form a large blaze from loops	Immobilized
Fighting	Each Capture Line loop is counted as two	N/A
Ground	The Capture Line churns the earth	Immobilized
Poison	A poisonous mist rises from the Capture Line	Immobilized
Ghost	Capture Line loops form ghosts	Immobilized
Psychic	Elevate a Pokémon in mid-air	Immobilized
Dark	Double the length of the Capture Line while energy is reduced	N/A
Ice	Loops form patches of ice	Frozen

Shadows of Almia

Assist	Description	Effect
Grass	Sprout grass from the Capture Line	Slowed
Flying	Form twister from the middle of the Capture Line loop	N/A
Normal	Increase the power and length of the Capture Line	N/A
Recharge	Restore the Capture Styler's energy	N/A
Water	Form a bubble at the Capture Disc and flick	Slowed
Rock	Flick gravel	N/A
Electric	A thunderbolt hits the spot where the Capture Disc was	Stopped
Bug	Form, stretch, and catapult a gooey blob to hit the Pokémon	Slowed
Fire	Wraps the Capture Line to increase its power	Tired
Fighting	Increase the power of the Capture Line	N/A
Ground	Slide the Capture Disc from side to side to generate a tremor	Paused
Steel	Form and flick an orb from the Capture Disc	Paused
Poison	Form a poisonous puddle from the Capture Disc	Tired
Ghost	Make ghosts appear from inside the Capture Line loops	Tired
Psychic	Form a ring of psychic energy inside the Capture Line loop and flick	Stopped
Dark	Draw a loop around damage-causing substances to clear them	N/A
Ice	Form a snowball at the Capture Disc and flick	Stopped
Dragon	Make a meteor fall on where the Capture Disc was	Tired

Guardian Signs (Present)

Assist	Level	Description	Pokémon
Tackle	1	Fires a short range shockwave.
	2	Fires a short range shockwave.
	3	Fires a short range shockwave.	*
	4	Fires a short range shockwave.	**
	5	Fires a short range shockwave.
Charm [Surrounding]	1	Surrounds itself in 4 hearts that circle around itself.
	2	Surrounds itself in 6 hearts that circle around itself.
	3	Surrounds itself in 8 hearts that circle around itself.	*
	4	Surrounds itself in 12 hearts that circle around itself.	**
Charm [Eevee]	1	Surrounds itself in 16 hearts in a square pattern. If Eevee is placed near the edge of the screen, it will fire hearts forwards.
	2	Surrounds itself in 16 hearts in a square pattern. If Eevee is placed near the edge of the screen, it will fire hearts forwards.	*
	3	Surrounds itself in 16 hearts in a square pattern. If Eevee is placed near the edge of the screen, it will fire hearts forwards.	**
Explosion	2	Explodes 2 times in quick succession.
	3	Explodes 3 times in quick succession.
	4	Explodes 6 times in quick succession.
Fire Pillars [Forward]	2	Creates 2 pillars of fire in front of it, followed by 8 more pillars in a pattern in front of it.
	3	Creates 3 pillars of fire in front of it, followed by 10 more pillars in a pattern in front of it	*
	4	Creates 3 pillars of fire in front of it, followed by 10 more pillars in a pattern in front of it.
Typhlosion Impact	5	Creates a massive inferno of short lived flames in front of itself.	*
	6	Creates 3 lines of 6 fiery explosions in front of itself.	**
Spit Fire	2	Fires a short ranged burst of twice as many embers for a short time.
	3	Fires a medium ranged burst of flames in a thin arc for a short time.
	4	Fires a medium ranged burst of flames in a medium arc for a short time.
	5	Fires a medium ranged burst of flames in a wide arc for a short time.
Bubble Beam	1	Shoots 6 bubbles in front of itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
	2	Shoots 8 bubbles in front of itself, causing the target to become Slowed.	* *
	3	Shoots 10 bubbles in front of itself, causing the target to become Slowed.	**
	4	Shoots 12 bubbles in front of itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
	5	Shoots a constant stream of bubbles that continue off screen, causing the target to become Slowed.
Water Orb	1	Shoots an orb of water that continues off screen.
	2	Shoots an orb of water that continues off screen.
	3	Shoots an orb of water that continues off screen.
	4	Shoots an orb of water that continues off screen.
Bubbles [Surrounding]	1	Creates 5 clusters of bubbles that circle around itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
	2	Creates 7 clusters of bubbles that circle around itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
	3	Creates 7 clusters of bubbles that circle around itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
	4	Creates 8 clusters of bubbles that circle around itself, causing the target to become Slowed.
Feraligatr Impact	5	Creates a slowly expanding ring of short lived geysers around it.	*
	6	Creates a jet of water that sweeps across the screen until hitting its first target.	**
Thunder	1	Creates 3 lighting strikes in front of it, causing the target to become Paused.
	2	Creates 5 lighting strikes in front of it, causing the target to become Paused.
	3	Creates lighting strikes in all diagonal directions, striking 5 times and causing the target to become Paused.
	5	Creates 8 massive lighting strikes in a clockwise circle around it, causing the target to become Paused.
Discharge	1	Discharges small bolts of electricity in a tiny radius around it, causing the target to become Stopped.
	2	Discharges small bolts of electricity in a small radius around it, causing the target to become Stopped.
	3	Discharges small bolts of electricity in a medium radius around it, causing the target to become Stopped.
	5	Discharges small bolts of electricity in a massive radius around it, causing the target to become Stopped.
Ivy Pillars	1	Creates 6 ivy pillars in a circle around it, causing the target to become Slowed.
	2	Creates 10 ivy pillars in a circle around it, causing the target to become Slowed.
	3	Creates 10 ivy pillars in a circle around it, causing the target to become Slowed.
	4	Creates 16 ivy pillars in a circle around it, causing the target to become Slowed.	**
Bullet Seed	1	Shoots 4 seeds that continues off screen.
	2	Shoots 6 seeds that continues off screen.
	3	Shoots 9 seeds that continues off screen.
	4	Shoots 14 seeds that continues off screen.	*
	5	Shoots 20 seeds that continues off screen.	**
Razor Leaf	1	Creates 3 clusters of leaves that circle around it at a slow pace.
	2	Creates 6 clusters of leaves that circle around it at a slow pace.
	3	Creates 6 clusters of leaves that circle around it at a quick pace.
	4	Creates 6 clusters of leaves that circle around it at a fast pace.
	5	Creates 15 large clusters of leaves that circle around it at a quick pace.
Meganium Impact	5	Creates 4 lines of expanding ivy pillars, and repeats this move 3 times.	*
	6	Shoots 5 solar beams in quick succession, sweeping clockwise.	**
Ice Spikes	2	Creates a line of 5 ice spikes in front of it, causing the target to become Stopped.
	4	Drops 10 ice spikes in a star shape in front of it, causing the target to become Stopped.
Blizzard	2	Surrounds itself in a small blizzard, causing the target to become Stopped.
	4	Surrounds itself in a large blizzard, causing the target to become Stopped.
	5	Scatters a blizzard in 4 directions, causing the target to become Stopped.
Shockwave	1	Creates a tiny shockwave around itself, causing the target to become Paused.
	2	Creates a small shockwave around itself, causing the target to become Paused.
	3	Creates a medium shockwave around itself, causing the target to become Paused.	*
	4	Creates a large shockwave around itself, causing the target to become Paused.	**
Punch	2	Throws a large punch in front of itself.
	3	Throws 2 large punches in front of itself.	*
	4	Throws 2 large punches in front of itself.
Poison Blobs	1	Throws a poisonous blob that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Throws 2 poisonous blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Tired.	**
	3	Throws 2 poisonous blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Tired.
	4	Throws 3 poisonous blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Tired.
	5	Throws 6 poisonous blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Tired.
Poison Gas	1	Creates 6 clouds of toxic gas that circle around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Creates 10 clouds of toxic gas that circle around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	3	Creates 8 large clouds of toxic gas that circle around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
Fissure [Forward]	2	Creates a line of fissures that stops just before going off screen.
	3	Creates a line of fissures that continues off screen.
	4	Creates 2 lines of fissures that continues off screen.
	5	Creates 3 lines of fissures that continues off screen.
Fissure [Surrounding]	2	Creates 4 fissures in 3 different lines that circles around itself counter clockwise.
	3	Creates 5 fissures in 2 different lines that circles around itself counter clockwise.
Tornado [Forward]	1	Shoots a tornado in front of itself.
	2	Shoots 2 tornados in front of itself.
	3	Creates 3 tornados in front of itself that spin in a small circle.
	5	Creates 6 large tornados in front of itself that spin in a small circle.
Tornado [Surrounding]	1	Creates 3 tornados that circle around itself.
	2	Creates 4 tornados that circle around itself.
Air Cutter	5	Shoots 16 air cutters in a wide arc in front of itself.
Strange Orbs	2	Shoots 5 strange orbs in a wide arc in front of itself, causing the target to become Paused.
	3	Shoots 3 strange orbs in a small arc in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
	4	Shoots 5 strange orbs in a wide arc in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
Strange Rings	1	Creates 2 strange rings in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
	2	Creates 3 strange rings in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
	3	Creates 4 strange rings in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
Mewtwo Impact	5	Creates several laser strike in front of itself in a straight line, causing the target to become Paused.	*
	6	Creates 4 massive laser strikes in front of itself that spin in a small circle, causing the target to become Paused.	**
Sticky Blobs	1	Throws 4 sticky blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Slowed.
	2	Throws 6 sticky blobs that sticks to the ground and lingers, causing the target to become Slowed.
Twin Needle	1	Shoots 4 needles that continues off screen, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Shoots 8 needles that continues off screen, causing the target to become Tired.
	4	Shoots 12 needles that continues off screen, causing the target to become Tired.
Rock Slide [Forward Scattered]	1	Drops 6 rocks in a random area front of itself.
	3	Drops 12 rocks in a random area front of itself.
	4	Drops 14 rocks in a random area front of itself.	*
	5	Drops 16 rocks in a random area front of itself.	**
Rock Slide [Forward Line]	1	Drops 4 rocks in front of itself in a line.	*
Rock Slide [Surrounding]	1	Drops 9 rocks around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Drops 9 rocks around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	3	Drops 20 rocks around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	5	Drops 30 large boulders around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
Rock Throw	1	Throws 6 small rocks forwards.
	2	Throws 8 small rocks forwards.
Malice Spheres [Surrounding]	2	Creates 3 malice spheres that swirls around itself, causing the target to become Paused.
	3	Creates 3 malice spheres that swirls around itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
	4	Creates 3 malice spheres that swirls around itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
	5	Creates 5 malice spheres that swirls around itself twice, causing the target to become Paused.
Malice Spheres [Forward]	1	Shoots a malice spheres that travels in a circle in front of itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Shoots 3 malice spheres that travels in a circle in front of itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	5	Shoots 12 malice spheres that travels in a circle in front of itself twice, causing the target to become Tired.
Dragon Breath	2	Shoots a constant stream of blue flames that continue off screen.
	3	Shoots a constant stream of blue flames that continue off screen.
Garchomp Impact	5	Creates 5 shockwaves around itself in quick succession.	*
	6	Creates 3 massive triangular cuts along the ground in front of itself.	**
Blue Fire Ball	2	Shoots a small short ranged blue fireball.
	3	Shoots a medium blue fireball that continues off screen.
	5	Shoots a massive blue fireball that continues off screen.
Dark Pulse	1	Creates a wave of darkness around itself, causing the target to become Tired.
	2	Creates 3 waves of darkness around itself in quick succession., causing the target to become Tired.
	3	Creates 4 waves of darkness around itself in quick succession., causing the target to become Tired.
	4	Creates 5 waves of darkness around itself in quick succession., causing the target to become Tired.
Dark Wind	1	Shoots 4 dark winds in a crossing pattern in front of itself.
	2	Shoots 6 dark winds in a crossing pattern in front of itself.
	3	Shoots 6 dark winds in a crossing pattern in front of itself.
	5	Shoots 15 dark winds that group together before scattering.
Steel Spheres	1	Fires a slow traveling steel sphere that continues off screen.
	2	Fires a slow traveling steel sphere that continues off screen.
	3	Fires a slow traveling steel sphere that continues off screen.
	4	Fires a large slow traveling steel sphere that continues off screen.
	5	Fires 3 large slow traveling steel sphere that continues off screen.
Iron Spheres	2	Drops 5 iron spheres in a line in front of itself.
	5	Drops 14 iron spheres in a random pattern front of itself.
Metagross Impact	5	Fires a beam of energy that crosses the entire screen.	*
	6	Fires 3 parallel beam of energy that crosses the entire screen.	**
Recharge	1	Recharges the Styler's Energy Level by 1 in 3 bursts.
	2	Recharges the Styler's Energy Level by 2 in 3 bursts.
	3	Recharges the Styler's Energy Level by 3 in 5 bursts.
	4	Recharges the Styler's Energy Level by 4 in 5 bursts.
	5	Recharges the Styler's Energy Level by 5 in 7 bursts.
Pokémon with an asterisk (*) are summoned with a Ranger Sign. Pokémon with a double asterisk (**) are summoned with a charged Ranger Sign.

Special Effects

Special Effects are caused by certain Assists.

Pokémon Ranger

Name	Effect
Immobilized	The Pokémon is incapable of movement

Shadows of Almia and Guardian Signs

Name	Effect
Paused	The Pokémon is incapable of using moves
Tired	Prevents the Friendship Gauge from draining
Slowed	The Pokémon's movements become sluggish
Stopped	The Pokémon is incapable of movement and attacking

In the manga

Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission

Minun (Discharge) Treecko (Grass) Glalie (Ice) Gengar (Ghost)
The user manipulates the abilities of the Capture Stylus.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Treecko gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a wall of grass to stop opponents.
Lunick's Treecko	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Two		Debut Grass Poké Assist
	Glalie gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a wall of ice to stop opponents.
Lunick's Glalie	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Three		Ice Poké Assist
	Quilava gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a ring of fire to trap opponents.
Lunick's Quilava	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Three		Fire Poké Assist
	Swellow gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a whirlwind.
Solana's Swellow	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Three		Flying Poké Assist
	Wurmple gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create sticky threads to trap opponents.
Solana's Wurmple	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Three		Bug Poké Assist
	Phanpy gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a small earthquake.
Solana's Phanpy	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four		Ground Poké Assist
	Graveler gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to hurls rocks at the opponent.
Solana's Graveler	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four		Rock Poké Assist
	Gengar gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create small ghost-like forms along its line.
Solana's Gengar	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four		Ghost Poké Assist
	Ekans gives its energy to a Capture Stylus, allowing it to create a poisonous mist along its line.
Solana's Ekans	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Four		Poison Poké Assist
	Minun charges the Capture Stylus.
Lunick's Minun	Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission Episode Five		Discharge Poké Assist

In other languages

Language Title French Poké Aide German Poké-Stärke Italian Poké Tattiche Portuguese Poké Ajuda Spanish Poké Ayuda

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