Professor Hastings

Professor Hastings (Japanese: シンバラ教授 Shinbara-hakase) is a Pokémon Professor who lives in Fall City in the Fiore region.

He is the creator of the Capture Styler and is an important figure for the Ranger federation. It is one of the hero's first missions to escort him from Ringtown back to Fall City, however along the way they are attacked by the Go-Rock Squad and Hastings' new prototype "Super Styler" is stolen.

Near the end of the game, it is revealed that Hastings and Gordor used to work together.

In the third Ranger Net mission, you are sent to Capture a Mew so that Hastings may do research on it.