Professor Phorus

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Professor Phorus リン博士 Dr. Rin
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Aeos Island
Generation	VIII, IX
Games	UNITE
Manga series	Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!
Debut	Aeos Energy

Professor Phorus (Japanese: リン博士 Dr. Rin) is a Pokémon Professor who appears in Pokémon UNITE. As the head of the Aeos Research Institute, she studies Aeos energy, a powerful energy that permeates Aeos Island.

In the games

Professor Phorus is a scientist who discovered and implemented the use of Aeos energy. She is assisted by a researcher named Erbie.

Her partner Pokémon is Metagross.

She briefly appears in Tutorial (Basics 2) to explain certain game elements, alongside Eribie.

In the manga

Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!

Professor Phorus appeared in the first chapter Aeos Energy, reminiscing about her youth with her Metagross. She then announced the opening of Aeos Island for Unite Battle tournaments alongside Erbie.

Phorus reappeared in In Search of an Aeos Energy Spot. She and Erbie were searching for a new Aeos energy spot in a mountainous area, where they then discovered the location that is later named the Theia Sky Ruins.

Pokémon

		Beldum → Metang → Metagross
		Professor Phorus has had Metagross since she was a child, when it was a Beldum. It evolved as she grew up and now assists her by carrying equipment or Phorus herself. None of Metagross's moves are known.
Debut	Aeos Energy

Trivia

• Professor Phorus was designed by Hitoshi Ariga.
• The swirling patterns on the professor's coat appears to be based on the traditional Chinese motif of auspicious clouds.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リン博士 Dr. Rin	From 燐 rin (phosphorus)
English	Professor Phorus	From phosphorus
German	Professor Phos	From Phosphor (phosphorus)
Spanish	Profesora Ósfora	From fósforo (phosphorus)
French	Professeure Phora	From phosphore (phosphorus)
Italian	Professoressa Phos	From fosforo (phosphorus)
Korean	인박사 Dr. In	From 인 (燐) in (phosphorus) and the surname 인 (印) In
Chinese (Mandarin)	琳恩博士 Dr. Lín'ēn	From the transcription of her Japanese name and a homophone of 磷 lín (phosphorus)
Chinese (Cantonese)	琳恩博士 Dr. Làhmyān	Mandarin-based transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Professora Fórus	From fósforo (phosphorus)

References

Pokémon Professors Oak (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters • Masters) • Elm • Birch • Rowan • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore (anime • Masters) Kukui (anime • Masters) • Burnet (anime) • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia (Masters) • Laventon • Sada • Turo Ivy • Cerise • Amaranth • Friede • Krane • P • Hastings • Berlitz • Holly • Tetra • Willow • Bellis • Mirror • Phorus • Neroli

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