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=====Diamond and Pearl=====

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:''"Hello there! It's so very nice to meet you! Welcome to the world of Pokémon!"''

:''"My name is Rowan. However, everyone just calls me the Pokémon Professor. Before I go any further, is this your first adventure? If you need advice, I'm certainly capable of giving it.

:''"Alright, <player>, the time has come. Your very own tale of grand adventure is about to unfold. On your journey, you will meet countless Pokémon and people. I'm sure that along the way you will discover many things, perhaps even something about yourself. Now, go on, leap into the world of Pokémon!"''

:''"Hmm... I may have been mistaken... Something appears to be different than it was before, but... Fine! It's enough that we have seen the lake. Dawn/Lucas, we're leaving."''

:''"...Hm. There is one thing I can say. There are many rare kinds of Pokémon in Sinnoh. The region should serve us very well in regard to our studies."''

:''"Excuse me. Let us pass, please."''

*After beating Cynthia

:''"<player>! Your last battle was splendid!"''

:''Hm! A child I enlisted for my Pokédex project has come this far... It's only natural that I come and witness the child's crowning glory. <player>! I shouldn't call you a child anymore. You've grown into a real Champion!"''

:''"It's been a long while since I last entered this room..."''

:''"Ah! There it is! {{ga|Dawn}}/{{ga|Lucas}}, nice work. What I was about to do was to entrust these two with their own Pokémon."''

:''"Hm! We exist side by side with Pokémon. There comes a time when people should meet Pokémon. There is a world that should be explored together. For them, today is that time. The place, right here. Go on! Open the briefcase and choose a Pokémon!"''

;[[Sandgem Town]]

*At the first arrival, inside the lab:

::'''If the player's Pokémon evolved:''' ''"Well well! You've made your Pokémon evolve already?!"''

:''"Hm! Entrusting you with that {{p|Turtwig}}/{{p|Chimchar}}/{{p|Piplup}} was no mistake, it seems! Well, would you like to give it a nickname?"''

::'''Yes:''' ''"Hmm, OK, I see... And you're happy with that nickname?"''

::'''No''': ''"... ... ... ... I can stand here without speaking for hours. I'm a very patient man. Let me ask you again, <player>."''

:''"Go on! <player>, your grand adventure awaits you!"''

*Outside the lab:

:''"You kids, give these thugs a lesson in civility, please."''

;Basement of the [[Veilstone Department Store]]

:''"Hm! Everyone's here finally. <player>, everyone, listen. You may forgotten it already, but I study the evolution of Pokémon. But the more I study, the more mysteries appear and multiply. Pokémon that evolve, and those that don't... What makes them different from each other? Do those that are immature as living beings evolve to once more mature? If so, what do we make of the legendary Pokémon that don't evolve? Are we to assume that the legendary Pokémon are complete as creatures? This is where you three come in. In the tree lakes of Sinnoh, there are said to be mirage Pokémon. If we can obtain data on them, it may shed some light on how the process of Pokémon evolution works. I need help from each one of you on this grand undertaking. Help me find these Pokémon that are considered to be mirages."''

:''"Hm! I would have made all of you go regardless... Anyway. Now, there are three lakes. Fortuitously, there are three of you. You should therefore split up and investigate the lakes individually. Dawn/Lucas, you go to Lake Verity."''

==Artwork==

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| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}''

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====Given away====

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| {{InactivePoké|Professor Rowan|Turtwig|Rowan Turtwig PDPV.png|Grass|link=no}}

==Trivia==

* Rowan's studies declaring that 90% of all Pokémon are related through [[Evolution]] are only true as of [[Generation IV]], and even then only if {{pkmn2|Legendary}} and [[Mythical Pokémon]] are not included.

* He is the only [[core series]] {{pkmn|Professor}} who doesn't wear a lab coat in his official art.

==Names==

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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language

! Name

! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin

| Japanese

| ナナカマド博士 ''Dr. Nanakamado''

| From 七竈 ''nanakamado'' ({{wp|Sorbus commixta|Japanese rowan}})

| English, Italian

| Professor Rowan

| From ''{{wp|rowan}}''

| Spanish

| Profesor Serbal

| From ''serbal'' (generic name for trees belonging to the ''{{wp|Sorbus}}'' genus)

| German

| Professor Eibe

| From ''Eibe'' ({{wp|Taxus|yew}})

| French

| Professeur Sorbier

| From ''sorbier'' (generic name for trees belonging to the ''Sorbus'' genus)

| Korean

| 마박사 ''Dr. Ma''

| From 마가목 ''magamok'' (Japanese rowan)

| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})

| 山梨博士 ''Dr. Shānlí''

| rowspan="2" | From 山梨 ''shānlí / sāanlèih'' (rowan, sorb)

| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})

| 山梨博士 ''Dr. Sāanlèih''

| Finnish

| Professori Rowan

| Same as English name

| Polish

| Profesor Rowan

| Same as English name

| Brazilian Portuguese

| Professor Rowan (anime)<br>Professor Sorveira (TCG)

| Same as English name<br>From ''sorveira'' (generic name for trees belonging to the ''Sorbus'' genus)

| Russian

| Профессор Рован ''Professor Rovan''

| Transcription of his English name

| Vietnamese

| Giáo sư Nanakamado

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