Part 5 :: Ranger Walkthrough

Upon entering the Ranger Base after capturing the rogue Grimer and Muk, Joel promotes to Ranger Rank 4, commenting those captures would have challenged veterans. Rank 4 allows you to use Bug Poke Assists, Ground Poke Assists, and the cap on the party capacity is removed, allowing you to capture 5 Pokemon at a time, which will be a useful addition. You receive a message from Spenser saying that Summerland is under threat from the Go-Rock Squad, so you need to travel there. The ferry is not running, and you are not capable of using the Dragonite Bus, so you must go to the harbour and ask the Lapras Guy to take you. Once you get to the harbour, head to the south and hear the screams of the Lapras Guy, who is calling for help as his Lapras is under attack by some Krabby. Capture them and the Lapras Guy will let you ride Lapras to Summerland. Also, you are allowed to ride on Lapras whenever you like, making it a useful ferrying tool.

Hop onto Lapras and you will be taken to Summerland. Summerland is like Pacifidlog City in Hoenn, as the houses are built on the sea. To the north, you can find the Ranger Base, which is where you need to go. Once you enter, you will meet two of the Summerland Rangers; Leilani and Percy. They have no idea who you are, or the Go-Rock Squad. Percy mentions that Cameron has gone to the Capture Challenge, but Percy and his Politoed offers to go fetch him for you. Talk to Leilani and Cameron will enter, and he will mention that he has never seen the Go-Rock Squad either. He also mentions he did not see Percy, who then dashes in saying his Politoed was captured by "weird-looking Rangers", and they escaped into the Olive Jungle, found in the north. Cameron asks you to go recapture Politoed for Percy, feeling you would be better for the job than the other Rangers. Cameron also says he will get Spenser to make this an official mission for him, so you don't need to worry about it. Save if you need to and proceed to look for Politoed. Upon leaving, Spenser messages you saying this is an official mission, and that he was in the same team as Joel and Cameron many years ago, so he cannot refuse. Enter the Olive Jungle to begin the mission.

After entering, Percy will appear and wait for you at the entrance. Climb the vines and you will meet a group of people called the "Go-Rock Quads", budding musicians working for the Go-Rock Squad. They are also siblings consisting of three brothers, Garret, Clyde and Billy, and a sister, Tiffany. They mention wanting to capture Legendary Pokemon, and an ultimate Styler that can be used to capture them. Before leaving, Billy says that they are aiming to end all Rangers when they catch the Legendary Pokemon. Follow them to find a Go-Rock member blocking the next area with an army of Wurmple. They are easy to capture, but they attack with Poison Sting, so be careful. Continue onwards to see Politoed being led away by a Go-Rock member. In the next area, there is another Go-Rock member blocking the path; this time with 2 Ekans. The Ekans summon sludge and dash around, but aren't much of a challenge.

Move onwards to the next area and go to the right to see Politoed across a river with a Go-Rock member on the opposite side, unable to cross or control the Politoed. Politoed will run away, so you will need to find a way across. Go to the north, across the vines, and capture a Heracross. It's likely you will need to use Minun, as it's charges as strong and fast. Go to the north to find a large cliff which you need to climb. Once you reach the top, go up to find a Grovyle hopping around; capture it, you will need it later. Go back and knock down the tree, and the Grunt will go across, so you need to follow. In the next area, some Mankey and a Primeape will jump down and attack the Grunt, who escapes and takes Politoed while you capture them. Wait until they get tired before trying to circle them, as they attack often otherwise. Go back and climb the vines to see the Grunt and Politoed, so follow quickly. They put up a metal fence, but the Grovyle you captured earlier should sort that. Follow to find another Grunt, with some Paras and a Beautifly. Beautifly will release a Stun Spore, damaging the Styler. Use Minun to stop it moving and capture it easily.

Climb the vines to reach the Grunt, who is stood outside some ruins. You see them enter, so quickly follow. They will have reached a dead end, so this is your chance! The Grunt makes you capture Politoed, who jumps around and uses Water Gun. Circle it when it finishes it's Water Gun and follow it's jumping and you should capture it; if not, use Minun to stop it moving and it's yours! Politoed is released when captured, and the Grunt runs away in disbelief. Leave the ruins to see Billy, who comments on their capture styler and it's problems before leaving. Follow the path to see Percy and Politoed approach, ending the mission.