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[[File:Legends Arceus Base camp.png|thumb|300px|{{ga|Akari}} and {{ga|Rei}} are assistants to [[Professor Laventon]], who research Pokémon Ecology]]

A '''Professor's assistant''' is a helper or scientist that works alongside a [[region]]'s {{pkmn|Professor}}. These assistants often help the professors in either their research or performing small chores. They may specialize in many things from office work to field work as they work alongside the professor's field of study. These characters often provide information or help the player in many ways as they progress through the game.

 

 

Many professor assistants are shown throughout the core series, first debuting in [[Generation I]]. In [[Generation]]s I and [[Generation II|II]] many of the professor's assistants appear throughout the game, providing the player with items and feed back on progress on their [[Pokédex]] on behalf of the professor. These assistants went without names and were simply just researchers who helped the professor. While these types of professors remained throughout the core series, starting in {{g|Ruby and Sapphire}}, many assistants became notable characters that the player will interact with more frequently.

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! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Games

! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Location

! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" colspan="2" | Reward

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| style="font-weight:bold" | {{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}} || [[Pewter City]] near the exit<br>to {{rt|3|Kanto}} || [[File:Boulder Badge.png|20px]]<br>Boulder Badge || {{bag|Running Shoes}} || [[Running Shoes]]

| style="font-weight:bold" | {{GameIcon|R}}{{GameIcon|B}}{{GameIcon|Y}}{{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}} || First floor of the [[gate]]<br>on {{rt|2|Kanto}} || rowspan="2"| [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 10 || {{bag|HM Normal|HM05}} || {{HM|05|Flash}}

| style="font-weight:bold" | {{GameIcon|LGP}}{{GameIcon|LGE}} || <!--no sprite--> || [[Stats judge|Judge function]]

| style="font-weight:bold" | {{GameIcon|FR}}{{GameIcon|LG}} || rowspan=2 | Second floor of the [[gate]]<br>on {{rt|16|Kanto}} ||rowspan=2| [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 40 ||{{bag|Amulet Coin III}} || [[Amulet Coin]]

| style="font-weight:bold" | {{GameIcon|LGP}}{{GameIcon|LGE}} || {{bag|Ultra Ball}} || 30× [[Ultra Ball]]

In [[Generation IV]], [[Professor Rowan]]'s assistant will always be the character not chosen by the {{player}}. That is, if the player chose {{ga|Lucas}}, {{ga|Dawn}} will be the assistant, and vice versa. They live in [[Sandgem Town]] with their little sister, grandfather, and father—who also works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. They are already the Professor's assistant at the beginning of the game. They will also demonstrates to the player how to capture Pokémon by capturing a wild {{p|Bidoof}}, before giving the player five {{i|Poké Ball}}s. On {{rt|207|Sinnoh}}, the assistant will give the player a [[Pokétch]] app {{DL|Pokétch|Dowsing Machine}}, and the [[Vs. Seeker]]. In [[Veilstone City]], they have their [[Pokédex]] stolen by a {{tc|Team Galactic Grunt}}, but gets it back with the help of the player, as well as [[Looker]] in Platinum. The assistant can be seen at different stages of the game, usually following Professor Rowan around. At the end of the game, they can always be found outside Professor Rowan's lab in Sandgem Town, usually giving out pieces of advice. If the player speaks to the assistant when it is their [[birthday]] on the [[Nintendo DS]] calendar, the assistant will ask if it is the player's birthday. In {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, the assistant can be battled in Sandgem Town after the player has beaten the game.

In addition, their father will also appear in various parts of the game. He will first be seen in {{rt|206|Sinnoh}}, giving the player an [[Exp. Share]] if 35 or more Pokémon have been registered as seen in the Pokédex. He will also appear on {{rt|218|Sinnoh}}, upgrading the [[Pokédex]] and allowing the player to view [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender]] and [[form]] differences.

In {{2v2|Black|White}}, [[Bianca]] becomes [[Professor Juniper]]'s assistant after beating [[Alder]] for the first time. In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, she delivers the [[first partner Pokémon]] to the player on the professor's behalf.

[[Dexio]] and [[Sina]] act as [[Professor Sycamore]]'s two aides and play a pivotal role in the main plot. They are first met by the player in {{rt|4|Kalos}} describing the properties of the {{t|Fairy}} type, later appearing across [[Kalos]] at various points rallying out useful information, occasionally giving out [[Pokédex]] upgrades in the process. In the gate to [[Lumiose City]], Dexio tells the player about [[friendship]] and gives the player {{TM|27|Return}}, while Sina leads you to Professor Sycamore's lab after entering the main city. During activity that involves [[Team Flare]]'s nefarious schemes, the twosome appear to assist the player while disguised as the self-proclaimed defenders of Kalos beginning at the [[Kalos Power Plant]]. After the player has become {{pkmn|Champion}}, the duo are seen together in the parade Professor Sycamore made for the player and their [[friend]]s.

After [[Lillie]] had escaped [[Aether Paradise]] with [[Nebby]], [[Professor Kukui]] took her in as an aide and let her stay at the loft in the [[Alola Route 1|Pokémon Research Lab]]. Lillie helps Professor Kukui with a series of chores, such as cleaning and fixing up his lab coat. During this time, this has allowed Professor Kukui and [[Professor Burnet]] to conduct research on {{p|Cosmog}}. She helps provide information on locations such as [[Pokémon Center]]s and items like the player's new [[Rotom Pokédex]] at the start of the game. Throughout the story, Lillie helps provides the player with items and sometimes a full healing of their party. By the end of {{g|Sun and Moon}}, Lillie leaves [[Alola]] to help care for her sick [[Lusamine|mother]], leaving her position as an assistant to Kukui (however, he says she's always welcome back at the lab). In {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, Lillie remains in Alola, continuing to help Professor Kukui at the Pokémon Research Lab, where she asks the player if she provide battle help at the [[Battle Tree]].

Dexio and Sina also appear in Alola, researching {{p|Zygarde}}'s presence in the region on [[Professor Sycamore|Sycamore]]'s behalf. In {{g|Sun and Moon}}, they give the player a [[Zygarde Cube]] to gather [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Zygarde|Zygarde Cells and Cores]] in order to make their own Zygarde. In {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}, the player instead obtains the Zygarde Cube after becoming {{pkmn|Champion}} and battling Dexio in the [[Aether Foundation|Aether]] Base Lab on {{rt|16|Alola}}. In all four games, Dexio will also give the player a [[Key Stone]] after defeating him in battle at [[Ancient Poni Path]]{{sup/7|SM}} or [[Poni Plains]]{{sup/7|USUM}} after becoming Champion.

[[Professor Cerise]] has two assistants, [[Chrysa]] and [[Ren]]. From ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'' to ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]'', {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] served as his research fellows, before they left the laboratory and their role was taken over by [[Chloe]].

{{adv|Blue}}'s sister [[Daisy Oak]] served as {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s assistant starting from the {{MangaArc|Yellow}}. {{adv|Crystal}} took over as Professor Oak's assistant at the end of the {{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}.

 

 

 

[[Dexio]] and [[Sina]] appear as [[Professor Sycamore]]'s assistants in the [[X & Y arc (Adventures)|twelfth chapter]]. They reappear in [[Alola]] as part of the fourteenth chapter. At the end of the X and Y chapter, {{adv|Trevor}} also becomes an assistant to Professor Sycamore, help his studies as Dexio and Sina were in Alola.

Like their core series counterparts, [[Lillie]] works as [[Professor Kukui]]'s assistant in exchange for allowing her to live with him and [[Professor Burnet]] after Lillie's escape from [[Aether Paradise]].

[[Professor Magnolia]] has three assistants, including [[Henry Sword]], [[Casey Shield]] and [[Marvin]]. [[Sonia]] appears similarly to how she does in the core series games, where she is tasked to research [[Galar]]'s history and the [[Darkest Day]].