Solana
| Solana ヒナタ Hinata | |
 Art from Pokémon Ranger | |
| Age | 16* |
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| Gender | Female |
| Birthday | September 16* |
| Blood type | O* |
| Eye color | Red |
| Hair color | Teal |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Fiore |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Ranger, Player character |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Pokémon Ranger |
| Anime debut | The Green Guardian |
| English voice actor | Rhonda Krempa |
| Japanese voice actor | Atsuko Enomoto |
Solana (Japanese: ヒナタ Hinata) is a Pokémon Ranger. She is a main character in the game of that name and has also made several appearances in the anime.
In the games
Solana is the playable female character of Pokémon Ranger. However, she also has an involvement in the story if the player chooses to play as the male character.
In the anime
Solana has made a few appearances in the anime.
Solana first appeared in The Green Guardian. She accompanied Ash and his friends when they tried to help an injured Celebi. She later appeared in the episodes Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis! Part 1 and Part 2 where she met up with Ash and friends again and got involved in an incident involving Deoxys.
She was also showcased in the intro Spurt! starting from All That Glitters is Not Golden and made a brief appearance in the opening of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
In her first two appearances, she was a Rank 3 Ranger. In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts One and Two, Solana appeared with a new uniform, and did not have her Plusle with her.
Pokémon
Status unknown
| Debut | The Green Guardian |
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Plusle was Solana's main Pokémon during the last season of Advanced Generation series. During Solana's mission to protect Celebi, Plusle has been relied on mostly for its Helping Hand technique to power up the Pokémon caught by Solana using the Capture Styler. When Team Rocket came, Solana commanded Plusle to use Thunder Wave to destroy their mecha. In its next appearance, Plusle, along with Ash's Pikachu, was affected by the geomagnetic disturbance caused by Deoxys. For some unknown reason, it was not seen in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Parts 1 and 2.
Plusle's known moves are Thunder Wave and Helping Hand.
Pokémon controlled via the Capture Styler
| Debut | The Green Guardian |
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Solana caught these Linoone so they can remove the vines blocking the group's way and to free Team Rocket.
Linoone's only known move is Slash.
| Debut | The Green Guardian |
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Diglett and Dugtrio were caught to build a tunnel underground so Ash and his friends could bypass the vines and get to Celebi.
None of their moves are known.
Deoxys crashed onto the planet and started causing disturbances in the area, due to it feeling weak. Solana wanted to catch it so she can restore its strength. However, the only way to catch it was to have it in Normal Forme. With the help of Ash and his friends, Solana was able to catch it and everything went back to normal.
Deoxys's known moves are Psycho Boost, Safeguard, Psychic and Recover.
Trapinch was caught by Solana to battle the Pokémon belonging to J's client's henchmen.
Trapinch's only known move is Rock Tomb.
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In the manga
In the W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga
Solana appears in the W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga as the co-worker of Lunick. She first appears to contact Lunick after one of his missions to inform him that the Ranger Leaders, Spenser, Joel, and Elita have failed in their mission to capture a Deoxys and have been defeated.
After the Ranger Leaders were taken back to be healed, Solana and Lunick review the battle from Joel's Capture Styler. Soon after, Professor Hastings arrives and gives the two Rangers the mission to finish what the Ranger Leaders had started and capture Deoxys.
Solana and Lunick capture several Pokémon to prepare for their fight against Deoxys and go to Lyra Forest to confront it. Soon after, they are attacked by Deoxys who quickly changes form and runs into Krokka Tunnel. Fearing what would happen if Deoxys gets to Fall City, Solana attempts to capture it, only for it to change form to dodge her Styler.
They are quickly surrounded by the Go-Rock Quads, Tiffany, Garret, Clyde, and Billy who have defeated the final Ranger Leader, Cameron, and taken the Manaphy Pokémon Egg he had found. The two release themselves from Deoxys's grip and Solana goes after Tiffany, who had been sent to take the Egg to the Quads' secret hideout, leaving Lunick to face the other three alone.
Solana follows Tiffany to the Sekra Range and combats her for possession of the Manaphy Egg. Due to Tiffany having a Super Styler, an upgraded Capture Styler that had its designs stolen from Professor Hastings, she has the advantage in the fight. However, Joel sends Solana a message about how to capture Deoxys, which she relays to Lunick by using Poké Assists. The message is revealed to be "Normal", which gives Lunick the idea to destroy the other Super Stylers to force Deoxys back into its Normal Forme, allowing him to capture and free it.
Solana then has Minun break Tiffany's Super Styler, defeating her and winning back the Manaphy Egg in the process. After the Quads retreat, Solana and Lunick take Cameron and the Egg back to Professor Hastings's lab. Due to Fiore not having Trainers, everyone decides to send the Manaphy Egg to the Sinnoh Region to find a proper Trainer to take care of it. Soon after, Solana and Lunick leave on another mission to stop a Grimer outbreak in the Fall City Waterworks.
Pokémon
Plusle is Solana's Partner Pokémon and the counterpart to Lunick's Minun. She was used to battle Tiffany and broke her Super Styler and defeated her.
None of Plusle's moves are known.
Solana captured a Wurmple, Phanpy, Swellow, Ekans, Gengar, Houndoom, and Graveler so that they can battle the Go-Rock Quads and their Deoxys. Solana cleverly used their Poké Assist's in order to relay a message to Lunick about the secret to capturing Deoxys.
They can use various Poké Assists.
Artwork
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| Alternate art | Using a Capture Styler | Alternate art with Lunick |
Sprites
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| Front sprite | Back sprite |
Merchandise
Solana appears on the boxart for the "Pocket Monster Advance Generation Game of Life" board game.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| Japanese | ヒナタ Hinata | From 日 (hi), sun. Also means "sunny place". A common Japanese surname. |
| English, French, German, Italian | Solana | From words derivative of sol, Latin for "sun". |
| Spanish | Selena | From Selene, a Greek lunar deity. |
| Korean | 희정 Hyijeong | From 剏 chang, "Begin". |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 日向 Rìxiàng | From Japanese 日向 hinata, Literally "Sun direction". |
Trivia
- Solana's Spanish name is a reference to the moon, rather than the sun like all her other names. This is most likely due to the fact that the deity after which she is named sounds similar to her English name. Lunick's Spanish name is likewise a reference to the sun.
- The Pokémon Ranger 4 Piece Collector Pin Set at PokemonCenter.com calls Solana Hiromi, possibly indicating a name from before "Hinata" was finalized.
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