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|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|colors=yes | |colors=yes | ||
|eyes=Black | |eyes=Black | ||
|hair=Gray | |hair=Gray | ||
|hometown=[[Pallet Town]] | |hometown=[[Pallet Town]] | ||
|region=[[Kanto]] | |region=[[Kanto]] | ||
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===In Generation IV=== | ===In Generation IV=== | ||
====Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum==== | ====Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum==== | ||
Professor Oak is also a good friend of [[Professor Rowan]]. He visits [[Sinnoh]] often, has a home in [[Eterna City]], introduces Trainers to [[Pal Park]], and gives them the [[National Pokédex]], as well as the [[Up-Grade]], [[Poké Radar]] and the function {{DL|Pokétch|Trainer Counter}} of the [[Pokétch]]. [[Oak's Letter|A letter]] that he sends to the player in a special event allows the player to find {{p|Shaymin}}. An aide in Rowan's laboratory mentions that Oak is Rowan's junior in terms of seniority. In Platinum, after providing the | Professor Oak is also a good friend of [[Professor Rowan]]. He visits [[Sinnoh]] often, has a home in [[Eterna City]], introduces Trainers to [[Pal Park]], and gives them the [[National Pokédex]], as well as the [[Up-Grade]], [[Poké Radar]] and the function {{DL|Pokétch|Trainer Counter}} of the [[Pokétch]]. [[Oak's Letter|A letter]] that he sends to the player in a special event allows the player to find {{p|Shaymin}}. An aide in Rowan's laboratory mentions that Oak is Rowan's junior in terms of seniority. In Platinum, after providing the Up-Grade, Professor Oak will talk about the [[Legendary birds]] and say that they have been sighted in [[Sinnoh]]. From this point {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} will be visible roaming on the map. | ||
====HeartGold and SoulSilver==== | ====HeartGold and SoulSilver==== | ||
[[File:HGSS Prerelease Mr Pokemon House.png|thumb|right|Oak with {{ga|Ethan}} and Mr. Pokémon in [[Generation IV]]]] | [[File:HGSS Prerelease Mr Pokemon House.png|thumb|right|Oak with {{ga|Ethan}} and Mr. Pokémon in [[Generation IV]]]] | ||
Professor Oak returns in the Johto remakes to fulfill a similar role as he did in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, albeit expanded. | Professor Oak returns in the Johto remakes to fulfill a similar role as he did in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, albeit expanded. He will give the player the National Pokédex before boarding the [[S.S. Aqua]] bound for Kanto. He also gives the player {{HM|08|Rock Climb}} to assist them in navigation through [[Mt. Silver]] after they have earned all eight Kanto Badges. After the player defeats {{ga|Red}} on top of Mt. Silver, he will give the player one of either {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}}. Finally, if both {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} from HeartGold and SoulSilver are traded into the same game, he will give the player a [[Colored orbs|Jade Orb]] so that {{p|Rayquaza}} may be caught at the [[Embedded Tower]]. | ||
=====Pokémon===== | =====Pokémon===== | ||
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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[File:Professor Oak | [[File:Professor Oak SM anime.png|250px|thumb|Professor Oak in the {{series|Sun & Moon}}]] | ||
===In the main series=== | ===In the main series=== | ||
{{main|Professor Oak (anime)}} | {{main|Professor Oak (anime)}} | ||
Professor Oak appears semi-regularly in the [[Pokémon anime]] and gives [[Ash Ketchum]] useful information. | Professor Oak appears semi-regularly in the [[Pokémon anime]] and gives [[Ash Ketchum]] useful information. | ||
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[[File:Professor Oak Origins.png|250px|thumb|Professor in Pokémon Origins]] | [[File:Professor Oak Origins.png|250px|thumb|Professor in Pokémon Origins]] | ||
===In Pokémon Origins=== | ===In Pokémon Origins=== | ||
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| {{InactivePoké|Red|Charmander|Red Charmander PO.png|Fire|nick=Red's Charmander}} | | {{InactivePoké|Red|Charmander|Red Charmander PO.png|Fire|nick=Red's Charmander}} | ||
| {{InactivePoké|Blue|Squirtle|Blue Squirtle PO.png|Water|nick=Blue's Squirtle|link=no}} | | {{InactivePoké|Blue|Squirtle|Blue Squirtle PO.png|Water|nick=Blue's Squirtle|link=no}} | ||
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|en=Kyle Hebert | |en=Kyle Hebert | ||
|es_eu=José Padilla}} | |es_eu=José Padilla}} | ||
===In Pokémon Generations=== | |||
Professor Oak didn't make a physical appearance in [[Pokémon Generations]], but he was first mentioned by [[Agatha]] during her battle against {{ga|Blue}} in ''[[PG03|The Challenger]]''. | |||
==In side games== | ==In side games== | ||
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|epnum=PZ10 | |epnum=PZ10 | ||
|epname=Indigo Plateau | |epname=Indigo Plateau | ||
|desc=Professor Oak kept {{p|Bulbasaur}} after {{Zensho|Satoshi}} and {{Zensho|Shigeru}} got their Starter Pokémon as he would have been too lonely without it. It was revealed to have evolved into {{p|Ivysaur}} and then {{p|Venusaur}} sometime when Satoshi went to [[Indigo Plateau]]. Venusaur was then seen with Professor Oak around the end of the chapter when he was explaining to Satoshi and Shigeru about a [[Cerulean Cave|rare cave]] that contained the | |desc=Professor Oak kept {{p|Bulbasaur}} after {{Zensho|Satoshi}} and {{Zensho|Shigeru}} got their Starter Pokémon as he would have been too lonely without it. It was revealed to have evolved into {{p|Ivysaur}} and then {{p|Venusaur}} sometime when Satoshi went to [[Indigo Plateau]]. Venusaur was then seen with Professor Oak around the end of the chapter when he was explaining to Satoshi and Shigeru about a [[Cerulean Cave|rare cave]] that contained the [[Legendary Pokémon]], {{p|Mewtwo}}. | ||
None of Venusaur's moves are known.}} | None of Venusaur's moves are known.}} | ||
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|epnum=PZ01 | |epnum=PZ01 | ||
|epname=Pallet Town | |epname=Pallet Town | ||
|desc={{OBP|Shigeru|Zensho}} chose {{p|Squirtle}} as it had the type-advantage against {{OBP|Satoshi's Charmander|Zensho}}.}} | |desc={{OBP|Shigeru|Zensho}} chose {{p|Squirtle}} as it had the type-advantage against {{OBP|Satoshi's Charmander|Zensho}}. | ||
Squirtle's only known move is {{m|Water Gun}}.}} | |||
{{endspoilers}} | {{endspoilers}} | ||
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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Professor Oak's Visit|122}}|type=Supporter|enset=Secret Wonders|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=122/132|jpset=Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck|jpset2=Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck|jpset3=Unnumbered Promotional cards|jpsetlink4=Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit|jpset4=Magmortar Half Deck|jpsetlink5=Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit|jpset5=Electivire Half Deck|ensetlink6=Platinum: Arceus|enset6=Arceus|enrarity6=Uncommon|ennum6=90/99|jpsetlink6=Platinum: Arceus|jpset6=Advent of Arceus|jprarity6=Uncommon|jpnum6=087/090}} | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Professor Oak's Visit|122}}|type=Supporter|enset=Secret Wonders|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=122/132|jpset=Dialga LV.X Constructed Standard Deck|jpset2=Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck|jpset3=Unnumbered Promotional cards|jpsetlink4=Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit|jpset4=Magmortar Half Deck|jpsetlink5=Magmortar vs Electivire Deck Kit|jpset5=Electivire Half Deck|ensetlink6=Platinum: Arceus|enset6=Arceus|enrarity6=Uncommon|ennum6=90/99|jpsetlink6=Platinum: Arceus|jpset6=Advent of Arceus|jprarity6=Uncommon|jpnum6=087/090}} | ||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|HeartGold & SoulSilver|Professor Oak's New Theory|101}}|type=Supporter|enset=HeartGold & SoulSilver|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=101/123|jpset=HeartGold Collection|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=068/070|jpset2=Steelix Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum2=015/019|jpset3=Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum3=015/019|enset4=Call of Legends|enrarity4=Uncommon|ennum4=83/95}} | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|HeartGold & SoulSilver|Professor Oak's New Theory|101}}|type=Supporter|enset=HeartGold & SoulSilver|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=101/123|jpset=HeartGold Collection|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=068/070|jpset2=Steelix Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum2=015/019|jpset3=Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum3=015/019|enset4=Call of Legends|enrarity4=Uncommon|ennum4=83/95}} | ||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Evolutions|Professor Oak's Hint|84}}|type=Supporter|enset=Evolutions|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=84/108|jpset=Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary|jprarity=U|jpnum=084/087}} | |||
{{cardlist/footer|Supporter}} | {{cardlist/footer|Supporter}} | ||
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* Professor Oak has appeared in the most generations of any Pokémon Professor, appearing in Generation I and their Generation III remakes as the regional professor and making cameo appearances in Generation II and Generation IV. | * Professor Oak has appeared in the most generations of any Pokémon Professor, appearing in Generation I and their Generation III remakes as the regional professor and making cameo appearances in Generation II and Generation IV. | ||
* If the player speaks to Professor Oak in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and has their Pokédex evaluated with at least 484 of the 493 Pokémon caught, he will say "Meeting you is something '''l''' will cherish all my life long.", using a lowercase L instead of an I. | * If the player speaks to Professor Oak in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and has their Pokédex evaluated with at least 484 of the 493 Pokémon caught, he will say "Meeting you is something '''l''' will cherish all my life long.", using a lowercase L instead of an I. | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
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|- style="background:#FFF;" | |- style="background:#FFF;" | ||
|English, Italian | |English, Italian | ||
|Professor Samuel | |Professor Samuel Oak | ||
|{{wp|Oak}} tree, perhaps derived from Japanese ''Okido''. His given name could possibly be derived from the Salem Oak, a long-lived tree of Salem, New Jersey. | |{{wp|Oak}} tree, perhaps derived from Japanese ''Okido''. His given name could possibly be derived from the Salem Oak, a long-lived tree of Salem, New Jersey. | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
|French | |Canadian French{{tt|*|Blue manual}} | ||
|Professeur Oak | |||
|From his English name. | |||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
|European French | |||
|Professeur Chen | |Professeur Chen | ||
|From ''chêne'', Oak. | |From ''chêne'', Oak. | ||
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|Profesor Oak | |Profesor Oak | ||
|From his English name. | |From his English name. | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
|Korean | |Korean | ||
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|Professori Samuel Oak | |Professori Samuel Oak | ||
|From English name. | |From English name. | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
|Indonesian | |||
|Profesor Okido (Kanto saga)<br>Profesor Orchid<br>Profesor Oak (Sinnoh-present) | |||
|Same as Japanese and English name. | |||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
|Brazilian Portuguese | |||
|Professor Samuel (Sam) Carvalho{{tt|*|anime, TCG (Secret Wonders, Evolutions-present), The Official Pokémon Handbook, Pokémon Characters Guidebook, manga}}<br>Professor Oak{{tt|*|TCG (HeartGold & SoulSilver-Call of Legends)}} | |||
|From ''carvalho'', Oak.<br>Same as his English name | |||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
|Thai | |Thai | ||
|ดร.ออคิด ''Dr. Orkid'' | |ดร.ออคิด ''Dr. Orkid'' | ||
|Similar to the Japanese name. | |Similar to the Japanese name. | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
|Vietnamese | |Vietnamese | ||
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|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==Related articles== | |||
* [[Professor Oak (anime)]] | |||
* [[Professor Oak (Adventures)]] | |||
* [[a:Category:Professor Oak|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]] | |||
{{NPC|kanto|kanto=yes|johto=yes|sinnoh=yes}} | {{NPC|kanto|kanto=yes|johto=yes|sinnoh=yes}} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} |