Solana

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Solana (Japanese: ヒナタ Hinata) is a , and one of the player characters in the game of the same name. She has also made several appearances in .
==In the games==
Solana is the female player character in . However, she also has an involvement in the story if the player chooses to play as the male character. She will have as her partner Pokémon, whether Solana is the main character or not.
She is usually seen working alongside the male character, and some of the other characters in the game suggest there is a romantic connection between them.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	 	 	 	
From	From	From	With	With a	concept art
===Sprites and models===
 	 	
Intro sprite	Back sprite	Overworld sprite
==Quotes==
;Ringtown
* Upon Spencer and the player arriving
: "Welcome back, Leader!"
: "Oh, hi! Are you the hot rookie prospect? I'm Solana. Glad to meet you! What's your name?"
: "<Player>, <player>… OK, I've memorized it! Welcome to our team! We'll be working together from now on. Let's do our best! Oh, and this is my partner Pokémon. Plusle! Come on, say hello!"
: "This building is Ringtown's Ranger Base. Come on, let's go in!"
* Ringtown Ranger Base
: "<Player>, pay it no mind! Larry can say some rotten things, but he doesn't really mean what he says. Anyway, that's not important. I'll give you a few simple tips about the Capture Styler. Besides capturing, your Styler has many convenient function. Oh? <Player>, your Styler… It's not turned on. See, you take this part like this…"
: "First, this is how you open the menu. Just touch the at the upper left of the Touch Screen. That displays a ring of icons around you. Give it a try."
: "OK, good. Your Capture Styler really is an amazing tool. It can show you your present location and give you information of Pokémon, for instance. See? That kind of data is shown on the upper screen. Oh. It also allows you to quick save your game if you want to take a rest! You should check it out for yourself."
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Solana first appeared in The Green Guardian as a Rank 3 Ranger. and encountered her when they detoured through a forest after discovering the Cycling Road was closed. When ran off after hearing something, Solana ordered the group to go back, but she agreed to assist find Pikachu after receiving approval from the Ranger Union. Deeper in the forest, Solana called on three with her Capture Styler to away the vines blocking their way, freeing in the process. The group found Pikachu and an injured . After the group gained Celebi's trust and helped it recover, Team Rocket arrived with their mecha. Solana helped rescue Celebi from the mecha while commanding her to use on it.
In Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1), Solana received reports of a large geomagnetic disturbance in a mountainous area. She was preparing to go to a meteor crash site by herself when she came across Ash's group again, and she reluctantly allowed them to join her. Solana then found at the end of the cave. Deoxys became a challenge for Solana to capture as it needed to be in its Normal Forme. and then revealed Deoxys was in pain and were later transported to by Deoxys.
In Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2), Solana contacted the Ranger Union, where she learned more about the geomagnetic disturbance. She and the others returned to the cave to rescue Max and Meowth, as well as heal Deoxys. With 's help, Solana was able to capture Deoxys with her Styler and heal it. The resulting drop in atmospheric pressure caused the meteorite to explode, though Deoxys defended everyone from the blast. Solana declared the mission to be complete after Deoxys left its dimension behind to explore the .
Solana appeared in the opening Spurt!, starting in All That Glitters is Not Golden. She also briefly appeared in the opening sequence of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, where she rescued several forest Pokémon and then put out a forest fire with the help of an , , and .
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In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), she appeared with a new uniform, and did not have her Plusle with her. She called Kellyn on his Styler while he was with Ash, , and . Solana notified him that she and Officer Jenny were on a motorcycle finding the location of J's hideout.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), Solana informed Kellyn that one of J's clients had escaped. After the group found J and her client's henchmen, Solana and Officer Jenny arrived to deal with the client's henchmen while Ash and Kellyn went after the client himself. Solana caught a nearby with her Capture Styler and trapped the client's henchmen and Pokémon with .
===Character===
Solana is athletic and quick-thinking. She initially disliked getting civilians to help her on her missions, as seen when she refused to allow and to assist in her first appearances. However, in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2, she recommended that Kellyn work alongside Ash and the others to save the Aura Sphere Riolu.
===Pokémon===
====Status unknown====
====Pokémon controlled via the Capture Styler====
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Solana is a major character in Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission as the co-worker of Lunick.
====Pokémon Ranger the Comic: Double Mission====
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 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 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 outbreak in the Fall City Waterworks.
====Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia====
Solona appears in a photo in PRV1.
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Solana, together with Lunick and Iyori, is seen in a flashback in Alternate Dimension Showdown XI while gives the to .
====Pokémon====
====Pokémon controlled via the Capture Styler====
===Ash & Pikachu===
Solana appeared in A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time.
====Pokémon====
====Pokémon controlled via the Capture Styler====
====Befriended====
==Merchandise==
Solana appears on the boxart for the "Pocket Monster Advance Generation Game of Life" board game.
==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.PokémonCenter.com | Pokemon Ranger: 4 Piece Collector Pin Set It is also the Japanese name of Lizabeth from Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ヒナタ Hinata 	From 日 hi (sun) and 日向 hinata (sunny place)
English, French, German, Italian	Solana 	From sol, Latin for sun
Spanish 	Selena 	From , a Greek lunar deity
Korean 	희정 Huijeong 	Possibly from 희 (曦) hi, sunlight
Chinese () 	日向 Rìxiàng 	From the Japanese name 日向 Hinata. Contains 日 rì, sun.
Vietnamese 	Hinata 	Transliteration of Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Ranger characters
Category:Pokémon Rangers
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Ash & Pikachu characters
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