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'''Professor Willow''' (Japanese: '''ウィロー博士''' ''Dr. Willow'') is a [[Pokémon Professor]] who appears in the [[Pokémon GO]] mobile game. Similar to [[Professor Birch]], he specializes in Pokémon habitats and distribution. Unlike other Professors who directly give {{pkmn|Trainer}}s their first Pokémon, Professor Willow gives Trainers their first {{i|Poké Ball}}s to capture their first Pokémon.  

On March 4, 2021, Niantic announced that they had reached an agreement with The Pokémon Trading Card Game and that Professor Willow would appear in the TCG starting summer 2021.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/pcg-professor-willow/ A collaboration has been finalized between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game!]</ref> Professor Willow's TCG card art and availability were revealed on June 15, 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1404944246344409089 Twitter announcement]</ref><ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/post/pcg-professor-willow-details/?hl=en Professor Willow's TCG Debut!]</ref> Each card comes with a unique 16 digit code that can be redeemed in Pokémon GO from July 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. UTC to August 1, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. UTC to unlock a [[Special_Research#Professor's Research|Special Research]] as well as a [[List of medals (GO)|medal]].