Professor Elm
| Professor Elm ウツギ博士 Dr. Utsugi | |
 Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | New Bark Town |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Unnamed wife and child (games) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon Professor |
| Generation | II, IV |
| Games | Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver |
| Anime debut | Don't Touch That 'dile! |
| English voice actor | Paul Frank |
| Japanese voice actor | Kazuhiko Inoue |
Professor Elm (Japanese: ウツギ博士 Dr. Utsugi) is the resident Pokémon Professor of New Bark Town in the Johto region. Saying so himself, Professor Elm studies unusual Pokémon Abilities. He also specializes in Pokémon breeding, and is credited with the discovery of Pokémon Eggs. According to Professor Oak, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Professor Elm "is the best when it comes to the research of Pokémon evolution."
Elm gives one of the three starter Pokémon of Johto—Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile—to Ethan, KrisC, or LyraHGSS so that he or she will have an easier time getting to Mr. Pokémon's house.
In the games
Professor Elm works at his Laboratory in New Bark Town with his aide. He lives in a small house near his laboratory with his wife and son, who wants to grow up to be a Pokémon Professor like his dad. Elm is known for being a little scatter-brained and disorganized when he gets wrapped up with his research. He holds Professor Oak in high regards. At the start of Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver he gives the player his or her first starter Pokémon.
After successfully hatching the Egg containing Togepi, he gives the player an Everstone.
After obtaining all eight Johto Badges, Elm gives the player a Master Ball; after defeating the Elite Four, he gives the player a ticket to the S.S. Aqua.
Pokémon
In Generation II
In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Professor Elm will give out one of these Pokémon to Trainers.
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In Generation IV
As in Gold, Silver and Crystal, Elm will give out one of these Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
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Quotes
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Gold, Silver and Crystal
- After collecting 7th badge
- <player>, how are things going? I called because something weird is happening with the radio broadcasts. They were talking about Team Rocket. <player>, do you know anything about it? Maybe Team Rocket has returned. No, that just can't be true. Sorry to bug you. Take care!"
HeartGold and SoulSilver
- After beating Team Rocket
- Hello, is this <player>? Just one more Badge to go before you collect all the Johto Badges! Blackthorn's Gym Leader is said to be a pretty powerful Dragon Tamer! ...Click!...
In the anime
Elm was the top student of Professor Oak, and often argues with him over their research. Elm is also well known for his very long and unnecessary speeches. He is also absent-minded and Elm has a habit of getting incredibly wrapped up in his research that he is completely oblivious to his surroundings.
Ash, Misty, and Brock first met Professor Elm in the episode Don't Touch That 'dile. After a period of travel, they met up again while he was studying in the Whirl Islands with Captain Marius, and finally again when Ash returns to New Bark Town.
As the head of the Pokémon Preservation Council, he asked Ash to deliver an Egg that had been poached from Mt. Silver to him. This hatched into a Larvitar, which Professor Elm then asked Ash to deliver to its home.
His most recent appearance was a short cameo in The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.
Pokémon
This listing is of Professor Elm's known Pokémon in the anime:
On hand
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| Professor Elm's Corsola is his only known Pokémon that he actually owns, it is very fond of pools. This Corsola inspired Misty to try to catch her own Corsola. It first appeared when Ash, Misty and Brock where blasted off the boat by Team Rocket and into the water with raging whirlpools, Corsola found the trio and helped them.
Later when Team Rocket have captured all the Pokémon in the swimming pool, Corsola jumps into the water, it tries a Tackle but Weezing attacks which Corsola dodges and defeats Arbok. It then uses Spike Cannon and sends Team Rocket blasting off. Corsola's known moves are Tackle and Spike Cannon. | ||
| Debut | Around the Whirlpool | |
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Gives to new Trainers
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| Professor Elm's Chikorita is a Starter Pokémon that Professor Elm gives to new Trainers who want to start their Pokémon journey. Although it was not shown in his lab, Prof. Elm showed Ash and his friends a picture of one. | ||
| Debut | Don't Touch That 'dile | |
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| Professor Elm's Cyndaquil is a Starter Pokémon that Professor Elm gives to new Trainers who want to start their Pokémon journey. It first appeared when Prof. Elm was holding it when talking to Ash and his friends who were very interested about it. | ||
| Debut | Don't Touch That 'dile | |
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| Professor Elm's Totodile is a Starter Pokémon that Professor Elm gives to new Trainers who want to start their Pokémon journey. One appeared when Prof. Elm mistook Jessie for Nurse Joy and told her to check up on Totodile who started to bite TRMeowth ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])'s tail and spray James with water, but the trio stole Totodile. It later appeared when it would not let go of Jessie's hair but was taken off using Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and given back to Prof. Elm.
Totodile's only known move is Water Gun. | ||
| Debut | Don't Touch That 'dile | |
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Gave away to new Trainers
 Casey's Chikorita |
 Vincent's Chikorita |
Jimmy's Cyndaquil |
Wani-Wani |
Given away
 Egg |
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Pokémon Adventures, he was initially to be brought several Pokémon by Joey from Professor Oak, but before that happened, the Totodile that he was studying was stolen, and he was knocked unconscious before he could do anything. Gold then arrived and took Cyndaquil as well to catch the thief.
After Gold first battled with the Masked Man at the Ilex Forest and lost, Elm was able to get a sample of his clothing and found particles on them, but he did not know what they were. Elm then contacted Gold when he was battling the Masked Man for a second time, informing him that the particles on the clothes are the same substance used for Gym Badges, and that the Masked Man must be a Gym Leader. He tells Gold that he shouldn't try to fight him, but Gold simply replies with "It's too late".
A while beforehand, he decided that Gold was trustworthy enough to try to hatch an Egg for him, saying that it hadn't moved an inch while it was in the lab. While the Egg did hatch into a Togepi, due to Gold's habits of visiting arcades while it was an Egg, it learned how to play dice, pool, and poker, making Elm furious about how Gold had turned it into a delinquent. Little did he know, with Togepi's aggression came Gold's innate talent for bringing the fullest potential of baby Pokémon, allowing it to easily defeat the wild Gligar that tried to eat it right before it hatched (and the Tyranitar that Silver borrowed from Lance).
Joey stays behind with him to help Elm with chores and research.
Afterwards, both Joey and Elm make a cameo in the DP saga, talking with Professor Rowan via videophone.
Pokémon
On hand
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| Sentret is the only known Pokémon of Professor Elm's. It is usually with him when he was in his lab. | ||
| Debut | Murkrow Row | |
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Given to Pokédex holders
| Megaree | ||
Megaree (Japanese: メガぴょん Megapyon) ran away from Professor Elm's lab as it wanted to go out on an adventure when it was a Chikorita. Crystal found the Chikorita and was able to catch it along with a Victreebel. Crystal was reluctant to keep Chikorita on her team. But after noticing some strength it had, she decides to keep it on her team. | ||
| Debut | Murkrow Row | |
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Gold was loaned a Cyndaquil to get back the Totodile Silver stole in the lab. However, as Gold went out on his journey, he kept the Cyndaquil and nicknamed it . | ||
| Debut | Murkrow Row | |
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Totodile was stolen by Silver in the lab in the beginning of the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc. | ||
| Debut | Murkrow Row | |
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In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Professor Elm appears in the Johto saga of Pokémon Pocket Monsters. Unlike other media, he was not seen giving away the Johto starters to new trainers yet. Professor Elm makes a cameo in Pocket Monsters BW along with the other professors.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Professor Elm in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Trivia
- Professor Elm is the only professor in the main series that doesn't welcome the player to the world of Pokémon at the start of the game. Professor Oak takes his place instead.
- As such, he is also the only Professor without a large in-game sprite, having only the overworld sprite.
- Professor Elm is also the only Professor to give the player character a starter Pokémon that does not also give them a Pokédex.
- In the anime, Professor Elm is the only professor that didn't give one of his starter Pokémon to a main character.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
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| Japanese | ウツギ博士 Dr. Utsugi | ウツギ Utsugi, Deutzia. |
| English, Spanish | Professor Elm | Elm tree, following the naming of Professor Oak. |
| French | Professeur Orme | Orme means elm in French. |
| German | Professor Lind | Linde means lime tree in German. |
| Korean | 공박사 Dr. Gong | 공 is from 空 which is taken from 空木 Utsugi, Deutzia. |
| Chinese | 空木博士 Dr. Kōngmù | 空木 is from 空木 Utsugi. Can mean "hollow wood" or "sky tree". |