Cerise Laboratory
| Cerise Laboratory サクラギ研究所 Sakuragi Institute | |
 Cerise Laboratory | |
| Region | Kanto |
| Debut | Legend? Go! Friends? Go! |
The Cerise Research Laboratory (Japanese: サクラギ研究所 Sakuragi Institute), or the Cerise Laboratory for short, is an anime-exclusive Pokémon research laboratory located in Vermilion City in the Kanto region. It is directed by Professor Cerise, who works there with his research assistants Chrysa and Ren. It also serves as Ash and Goh's base of operations during Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Structure
A domed area known as Cerise Park (Japanese: サクラギパーク Sakuragi Park) is located inside the lab. Ash and Goh keep their caught Pokémon there whenever they are not on a research mission.
In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, the Cerise Laboratory officially opened as a Pokémon research facility. However, the building itself is significantly older and was abandoned for a time, as revealed in A Chilling Curse!. Three years prior, a Gengar haunted the facility after it was abandoned by its former Trainer. Professor Cerise was well aware of the haunting rumors when he purchased the building but was unfazed by it. The occurrences soon subsided once the Gengar gave up trying to scare him. However, in Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!, the supernatural occurrences resumed, likely because of new arrivals like Ash and Goh taking residence there. Eventually, Ash caught the Gengar.
In Panic in the Park!, as stated by Professor Cerise, the Pokémon created their own unique habitats just like in the real world. So there is a group formed by the Water, Bug, Rock-type Pokémon and one formed by the small ones like Flying-type and first stage that live close to Golurk. Another group is formed by the most evolved Pokémon that usually use time to train, often this group is formed by the strongest Pokémon from Goh's team (like Darmanitan, Heracross and Scizor) and some from Ash's team. In some instances, a Pokémon from another habitat ends up invading the habitat of others, which ends up creating an imbalance and some problems to be solved by those responsible for taking care of the Pokémon in place.
Another important detail is that sometimes some Pokémon are responsible for taking care of certain tasks such as feeding the Pokémon (usually carried out by Raichu) and taking care of the order of the place, something done by Yamper.
Pokémon seen at the Cerise Laboratory
 Yamper ♂ |
 Bulbasaur |
Charmander |
| Squirtle |
 Boldore |
 Egg → Piplup (multiple) |
Pokémon previously seen at the Cerise Laboratory
 Morpeko |
Pokémon left at the Cerise Laboratory
Ash
 Mr. Mime |
 Dragonite |
 Gengar |
 Egg → Riolu → Lucario |
 Farfetch'd → Sirfetch'd |
 Dracovish |
Goh
 List of Goh's Pokémon |
Appearance
Exterior
Interior
Director's office
Bedroom
Cerise Park
In other languages
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