Jack Walker

Jack Walker (Japanese: ジャック・ウォーカー Jack Walker), also known as Jackie (Japanese: ジャッキー Jackie), is a major character who appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. He is a Rank 9 .
==In the movies==
===History===
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
Jack decided to become a after being saved from a blizzard by a group of wild Pokémon. As such, he takes his duties seriously.
Jack was first seen disguised as one of the Phantom's crew members, a role he had been in for months. When The Phantom originally secured the , Jack snatched it and brought the Egg out of submarine by capturing and swimming away on a .
He was later seen disguised as a clown traveling with the Marina Group. When stole the Egg, Jackie captured a and revealed his identity to and . He revealed to them his plan to safely hatch the Egg and deliver Manaphy to the Sea Temple, Samiya. As the crew headed towards Samiya, Jack was shown to be on the lookout for The Phantom, using his binoculars to search for him. He also showed concern about 's relationship with Manaphy, knowing they were getting too attached as it was Manaphy's destiny to leave them for the Sea Temple.
When they reached Samiya, Jack learned that they were being followed The Phantom. Jack swam down to Samiya on a , fearing for the safety of Manaphy who had already headed down to Samiya. By the time he reached Samiya, The Phantom had already removed several of the Sea Crown's crystals, causing the Sea Temple to sink. He fought the pirate captain and reattached two of the crystals, but he was unable to secure the last crystal. As the Temple continued to sink, Jack used Phantom's personal sub to get away from the sinking Temple. He later took May, , Max, and Lizabeth on the personal sub as they attempted to thwart The Phantom's plan.
In the ending credits, Jack captured and hitched a ride on a .
Jack briefly reappeared in a montage in The Rise of Darkrai, which chronicled the preceding nine movies.
===Character===
Jack is an athletic young man. While his role often puts him into unconventional and bad situations, he accepts that this is part of the job. As a , he is required to be quick on his feet and set on the mission at hand. However, Jack came into conflict, initially when and witnessed hatch, and later with after she became too attached to Manaphy. He was able to compromise his strong stance, inviting Ash and his friends along, and was able to fulfill the mission.
Jack has an affable personality and can often got caught up in his banter with his mission coordinator, Judy. The Marina Group also appreciated his assistance as a temporary member of their performers troupe.
===Pokémon===
====Controlled via the Capture Styler====
====Borrowed====
===Artwork===
Ken Sugimori's design of Jack Walker for the ninth movie
===Voice actors===
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
Before Jack became a Pokémon Ranger, he was a member of the Phantom's crew and learned of his plan to capture the Legendary Pokémon . Upon learning that was the way of obtaining Kyogre, Jack stole Manaphy's Egg and escaped from the ship, using a Mantine to escape.
====Pokémon====
	
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Jack in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Most Pokémon Rangers are portrayed as having a who is with them at all times. Jack Walker was the first Ranger ever shown without one, although it is implied that the Phantom's may have remained with him after Jack befriended it during the flooding of the temple.
* All of the Pokémon Jack is known to have captured are part .
* In All That Glitters is Not Golden!, the Japanese opening Spurt! was updated to include Walker and fellow Ranger Solana. This was the first time that a human character introduced in a movie appeared in the animated series arc, with the exception of Sammy, who appeared in the series to begin with.
* His surname, Walker, might be a reference to the popular television show .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ジャック・ウォーカー Jack Walker 	
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian	Jack Walker 	From his Japanese name
Korean 	잭 워커 Jack Walker 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	傑克‧渥卡 / 杰克·渥卡 Jiékè Wòkǎ 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	韋積基 Wàih Jīkgēi 	Transcription of his Japanese name
;Jackie
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ジャッキー Jackie 	
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian	Jackie 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Korean 	잭키 Jackie 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	阿傑 Ā Jié杰克 Jiékè 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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