Scientist (Trainer class)

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Scientist
けんきゅういん Researcher
XY Scientist M.pngXY Scientist F.png
Art from X and Y
Other names Lab Man (Stadium)
Researcher (Colo, XD)
Cipher R&D (XD; working for Cipher)
はぐれけんきゅういん Researcher Gone Astray (Generations I, II, and HeartGold and SoulSilver)
Introduced in Generation I
Appears in Red, Blue, and Yellow
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
FireRed and LeafGreen
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver
Black, White, Black 2, and White 2
X and Y
Sun and Moon
Stadium, Stadium 2
Colosseum, XD
Gender Both
Counterpart {{{counterpart}}}
Notable members Gideon
Anime debut DP071|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)
TCG debut [[(TCG)|]]
TCG card {{{card}}}
Manga debut Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune I (Adventures)

A Scientist (Japanese: はぐれけんきゅういん Researcher Gone Astray in Generations I, II, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver; けんきゅういん Researcher in Generations III, V, VI, and Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are men in lab coats and glasses, with the ones in FireRed and LeafGreen as well as HeartGold and SoulSilver holding beakers as well. They are often aligned with Team Rocket, as shown throughout the first three generations, and with Team Galactic, as shown in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. In Black and White, female Scientists, who were depicted as women with dark hair and glasses wearing lab coats, were introduced.

They generally use inorganic or artificial Pokémon such as Porygon, Muk, Voltorb, and Magnemite, but also Psychic-type Pokémon in Sinnoh- and Unova-based games. Scientists of the Sinnoh and Unova regions start the battle by using Battle items such as X Attack. In the Battle Maison in Generation VI, they only use Poison-type, Electric-type, and fossil Pokémon.

In Pokémon Stadium, Scientists are known as Lab Men. In the English version of Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Scientists are known as Researchers, while Scientists working for Cipher are called Cipher R&D (Japanese: シャドー研究員 Shadow Researcher) in XD.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Scientists appearing outside of the Battle Frontier have a sprite unique to themselves with clothes consisting of a tattered lab coat, unkempt hair, and black pants, while Scientists within the Battle Frontier use the Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum sprite, which has them wearing a normal-looking lab coat and white pants. This may be a reference to mad scientists; also, the only Scientists outside of the Battle Frontier in these games are either members of Team Rocket or inhabit a cave, so it may reference their lifestyles.

Appearance

           
Sprite from
Red and Blue
Sprite from
Yellow
Sprite from
Generation II
Portraits from
Stadium and Stadium 2
Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
       
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite from
Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
         
Sprite from
Generation IV*
Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Sprites from
Black and White
Sprites from
Black 2 and White 2
     
Overworld sprites from
Generation IV
Overworld sprites from
Generation V
      
VS sprites from
X and Y
Researcher model from
Colosseum
Researcher and Cipher R&D
headshot from Pokémon XD
 
VS portrait from
Sun and Moon

Trainer list

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow


Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal


Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen


Pokémon Diamond and Pearl


Pokémon Platinum


Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver


Pokémon Black and White


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2


Pokémon X and Y


Pokémon Stadium


Pokémon Stadium 2


Pokémon Colosseum

Story Mode


Battle Mode


Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness


In the anime

 
A Scientist in the anime

In the main series

A Scientist appears in a flashback of Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1) before Riolu was taken away from J's client's henchmen.

A Scientist competed in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament with his Alakazam in To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!. He was Dawn and Ambipom's first opponent, and wound up getting defeated.

Thaddeus, who was seen working as a researcher at the Ambrette Fossil Lab in Coming Back into the Cold!, had his appearance based on that of Scientists in Pokémon X and Y.

Various scientists appeared in The Tiny Caretaker!.

Pokémon


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DP071 Scientist
Scientist's Drowzee
Drowzee
Drowzee was used by a Scientist in an attempt to capture the Aura Sphere Riolu.

Drowzee's only known move is Psychic.

Debut Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1)
DP124 Scientist
 
Alakazam
Alakazam was used by a Scientist who participated in the Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament. He used it while facing Dawn and Ambipom, but lost.

None of Alakazam's moves are known.

Debut To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!
XY087 Scientists
 

 
Tyrunt → Tyrantrum
This particular Tyrantrum was one of the few fossil Pokémon the scientists were studying on. It debuted as a Tyrunt which was stolen by Team Rocket and was taken care of by Bonnie.

It appeared again in XY140, during a flashback.

Tyrantrum's known moves are Fire Fang and Crunch.

Debut The Tiny Caretaker!
Voice actors
Japanese
English H.D. Quinn
 
Tyrunt and Tyrantrum
Multiple Tyrunt and Tyranitrum were few of the fossil Pokémon the scientists were studying on.
Debut The Tiny Caretaker!
Voice actors
Japanese
English H.D. Quinn
Aerodactyl (×2)
Aerodactyl were few of the fossil Pokémon the scientists were studying on.
Debut The Tiny Caretaker!
Voice actors
Japanese
English Justin Anselmi
Kabuto (×2)
Kabuto were few of the fossil Pokémon the scientists were studying on.
Debut The Tiny Caretaker!
 
Scientists in Pokémon Origins

In Pokémon Origins

Several Scientists appeared at the Silph Co. in the Pokémon Origins episode File 3: Giovanni. Some first appeared in a couple of flashbacks when Silph Co.'s president's secretary told Red and Blue how Team Rocket was forcing them to experiment on Pokémon in order to complete the Master Ball. A group of Scientists was later freed from a locked room by Red, and one of them gave him a Lapras as a thanks for saving them.

Pokémon

Given away

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Lapras
Lapras was given to Red by one of the Silph Co. Scientists as a thanks for saving them from Team Rocket's custody.

Lapras's known moves are Surf and Ice Beam.

Debut File 3: Giovanni

In the manga

In the How I Become a Pokémon Card manga

 
Scientist

A Scientist appeared in Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!? of the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga where he was in his laboratory with a woman where they get into an argument with each other about discovering Pokémon. While the Scientist was tired, Team Rocket barged in and demand him to give them the Old Amber. The Scientist accidentally tripped on a table leg, causing the stuff to fall after crashing and the machine holding the Old Amber to rapidly regenerate into an Aerodactyl. When Team Rocket went after Aerodactyl, the Scientist pulled out a Poké Ball and caught Aerodactyl.

In an attempt to get away from Team Rocket, the Scientist retreated on his Dodrio. After stalling the villainous team with Jolteon and Exeggutor, he encountered a waterfall and sent out Lapras to cross the ocean nearby. Their getaway on the ocean was stalled after Team Rocket's Gyarados appeared from underwater. With no other option, the Scientist sent out Aerodactyl and blasted away Team Rocket. This caused the tides to get out of control which knocked the Scientist into the river. Aerodactyl rode down and saved Scientist after seeing its own kind. After saving him, the Scientist waved Aerodactyl goodbye as it flew off with the other Aerodactyl. The Scientist returned to the lab after being saved.

Pokémon

On hand
 
Dodrio
The Scientist sent out Dodrio to prevent Team Rocket from catching up with him.
Debut Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?
 
Jolteon
The Scientist sent out Jolteon to stall Team Rocket.
Debut Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?
 
Exeggutor
The Scientist sent out Exeggutor to stall Team Rocket.
Debut Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?
 
Lapras
Lapras was sent out in order for the Scientist to travel across water.
Debut Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?
Released
 

 
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl was fossilized in an Old Amber. After Team Rocket barged in the lab, the fossil regenerated into Aerodactyl. Later, the scientist sent it out to take on Team Rocket's Gyarados and defeated it. Afterwards, Aerodactyl saw its own kind and left after saving Scientist from drowning.

Aerodactyl's only known move is Hyper Beam.

Debut Fossil + Pokémon = Aerodactyl!?

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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A Scientist appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas of the Diamond & Pearl arc.

Two other Scientists appear in Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune I and the next chapter where they guard Lake Valor on behalf of Cyrus's orders.

A Scientist briefly appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z.

Pokémon

 
Staravia
A Scientist was shown to have a Staravia.

None of Staravia's moves are known.

Debut Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas
 
Drapion
One of the Scientists owns a Drapion. It was used to take on Diamond's Tru and Lax. Showing its ability to turn its head into a 180 degree angle, it easily finds Lax behind some rocks. Drapion along with Kricketune give chase to Diamond and Platinum with Diamond on her Ponyta. When Ponyta trips on a rock causing them to fall down, Drapion was about to finish them off until a bright light from an island blinds them, leaving Lax to finish Drapion and Kricketune off.

Drapion's only known move is Cross Poison.

Debut Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune I
 
Kricketune
One of the Scientists owns a Kricketune. It was used to take on Diamond's Tru and Lax. Kricketune showed with its knife-like hands a display of cutting by slashing a stone Lax was holding and playing a lullaby, putting Tru in its slumber, leaving Lax on its own. Kricketune along with Drapion give chase to Diamond and Platinum with Diamond on her Ponyta. When Ponyta trips on a rock causing them to fall down, Kricketune was about to finish them off until a bright light from an island blinds them, leaving Lax to finish Kricketune and Drapion off.

Kricketune's known moves are Sing and X-Scissor.

Debut Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune I
 
Electabuzz
Electabuzz was briefly shown with the Scientist in the Platinum arc.

None of Electabuzz's moves are known.

Debut Deprogramming Porygon-Z

Trivia

In other languages

Scientist/Researcher

Language Title
  Finnish Tiedemies
  French Scientifique
  German Forscher ()
Forscherin ()
  Italian Scienziato ()
Scienziata ()
RicercatoreColoXD
  Korean 괴짜 연구원 Goejja Yeonguwon (II)
연구원 Yeonguwon (IV, V, VI)
  Brazilian Portuguese Cientista
  Spanish Científico ()
Científica ()
InvestigadorColoXD

Cipher R&D

Language Title
  French R&D Ombre
  German Crypto-F&E
  Italian Cripsapiens
  Spanish Doctor Cífer



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Rich BoyRoughneckRuin ManiacSocialiteTuberVeteranWaiterWaitressWorker
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BeautyB2W2Boss TrainerB2W2GuitaristB2W2
Pokéstar Studios only:B2W2
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Blueberry Academy only:SV
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