Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (ポケモンレンジャー　バトナージ Pokemon Renjā Batonāji, lit. Pokémon Ranger: Vatonage) is an action role-playing video game developed by Creatures Inc. for the Nintendo DS video game console. It is the prequel to the Pokémon Ranger video game, also for the DS. The game features 270 Pokémon, including new Pokémon which were not featured in the original Pokémon Ranger, from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game utilizes the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to download new missions.