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'''Professor Oak's Laboratory''' (Japanese: '''オーキド{{tt|研究所|けんきゅうしょ}}''' ''Okido Institute''), also called the '''Oak Pokémon Research Lab''' (Japanese: '''オーキド{{tt|博士|はかせ}}のポケモン{{tt|研究所|けんきゅうしょ}}''' ''Professor Oak's Pokémon Research Lab''), is a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} lab located in [[Pallet Town]] that is directed by [[Professor Oak|Professor Samuel Oak]]. Its functions are to research Pokémon, unravel the mysteries surrounding them, and study their characteristics and behavior in a natural environment. Another important job is to take care of the Pokémon that belong to [[Pallet Town]]'s {{pkmn|Trainer}}s.

==In the games==

Professor Oak's Laboratory appears in {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]. In the [[Generation I]] games and their [[remake]]s, it is where Oak gives the {{player}} their [[starter Pokémon]] and a [[Pokédex]].

In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the lab is almost unchanged except recoloring, only adding two windows, removing a table and adding another shelf to bookshelves.

{{itemlist|None|Obtained from [[Professor Oak]] after obtaining the {{ga|partner Pokémon}}|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Pokédex]]}}

{{itemlist|Razz Berry|Obtained from Professor Oak after delivering him his Parcel|LP=yes|LE=yes|display=[[Razz Berry|Razz Berry]] ×20}}

{{itemlist|Poké Ball|Obtained from Professor Oak after defeating {{ga|Blue}} on {{rt|22|Kanto}}, if the {{player}} has no {{i|Poké Ball}}s in their [[Bag]] and has added no caught data to the [[Pokédex]]|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}} ×5}}

{{itemlist|Jade Orb|Obtained from Professor Oak after shown the {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} from the [[Embedded Tower]]|HG=yes|SS=yes}}

{{Catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon}}

{{Catch/entry1|001|Bulbasaur|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|One|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entry1|004|Charmander|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|One|type1=Fire}}

{{Catch/entry1|007|Squirtle|yes|yes|no|Starter|5|One|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry1|025|Pikachu|no|no|yes|Starter|5|One|type1=Electric|form=Starter}}

{{Catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon}}

{{Catch/entryfl|001|Bulbasaur|yes|yes|Starter|5|One|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryfl|004|Charmander|yes|yes|Starter|5|One|type1=Fire}}

{{Catch/entryfl|007|Squirtle|yes|yes|Starter|5|One|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon}}

{{Catch/entryhs|001|Bulbasaur|yes|yes|Gift|5|all={{tt|One|Obtainable after defeating Red}}|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryhs|004|Charmander|yes|yes|Gift|5|all={{tt|One|Obtainable after defeating Red}}|type1=Fire}}

{{Catch/entryhs|007|Squirtle|yes|yes|Gift|5|all={{tt|One|Obtainable after defeating Red}}|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/div|building|Gift Pokémon}}

{{Catch/entrype|025Pa|Pikachu|yes|no|Starter|5|One|type1=Electric|form=Partner}}

{{Catch/entrype|133Pa|Eevee|no|yes|Starter|5|One|form=Partner}}

In every game where the player gets their starter at Oak's, they will also have their first Trainer battle at the Laboratory against their [[rival]].

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==In spin-off games==

Professor Oak's Laboratory also appears in [[Pokémon Snap]], shown as the background of the main menu of the game. [[Todd Snap]] reports back here regularly to show his photos to Professor Oak. Presumably, the professor keeps information like the {{OBP|Pokémon Report|Pokémon Snap}}, [[Pokémon Album]], and all information on [[Pokémon sign]]s in his laboratory. It appears the same way in this game that it does in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

===Pokémon Stadium===

Professor Oak's Laboratory, known as the "Pokémon Lab", also appears in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}. In it, the player can interact with a copy of {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Red, Blue}}, or {{v2|Yellow}} inserted into the [[Transfer Pak]], allowing them to view their [[Pokédex]], organize the [[item]]s in their [[PC]], access their [[Pokémon Storage System|Box]], [[trade]] Pokémon, and send prize Pokémon received at the [[Gym Leader Castle]] into the inserted game.

 

Oak has another Lab in [[White City]] in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], which has the same basic functionality expanded to support {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.

===In the main series===

[[File:Oak Lobby.png‎|thumb|250px|Ash and his friends talking in the lobby]]

Since ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]'', [[Pokémon watcher]] {{Tracey}} has been working at the lab as an [[Professors' aides|assistant]] to {{an|Professor Oak}}.

[[File:Oak storage room.png‎|thumb|left|250px|[[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] find the storage room]]

===In Pokémon Origins===

===In ''I Choose You!''===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

In Pokémon Adventures, {{adv|Crystal}} works as Professor Oak's assistant at the lab.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===

* In [[Generation I]], there is a moment when it is possible to stop the game. This happens if the {{player}} holds the A button after choosing their starter, which will stop the {{ga|Blue|rival}} from choosing his own starter until the player releases the button. This happens in all Generation I games, but is easier to perform in {{v2|Yellow}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dYWCKeTDXM ""Freeze" the game in Oak's Lab", discovered and uploaded by LanceAndMissingNo.]</ref>

* In Yellow only, there is a trash can on the right side of the table with the starter Pokémon on it. This effectively blocks the player from walking to the other side of the table to collect Eevee where the rival can't push them.

** The same bookshelf also contains poems written by Professor Oak, referencing his habit of [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture|making senryūs]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}.

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