Professor Alder is a Pokémon professor living in the Sinnoh region along lake Verity's western front. Alder's field of study is Pokémon psychology; he conducts research with the aid of his assistant Hypno, and helps abandoned and abused Pokémon overcome their troubles using hypno-therapy.
Trivia: Professor Alder is very technologically savvy, and can be seen on AIM instant messaging services quite frequently. He loves answering aspiring Pokémon trainer's questions, so feel free to send him a message on his Professor Alder screen name.
The Professor lives in relative seclusion, preferring the company of Pokémon to humans, although he has aided Professor Elm's research on Pokémon breeding behaviors in the past.
About: Professor Alder is an IM bot created by K. Higgins, with visual work done by A. E. Axt.