Professor Oak
Professor Samuel Oak (Japanese: オーキド・ユキナリ博士 Dr. Yukinari Ōkido, Ookido and Orchid are also seen) is a Pokémon Professor and has a home and research lab located in Pallet Town.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オーキド・ユキナリ博士 Dr. Yukinari Ōkido | Unknown |
| English | Professor Samuel Oak - Sammy in the younger version | First name: Unknown - last name: Probably is the translation of the japanese last name. |
| Brazilian | Professor Samuel Carvalho - Sam in the younger version | Adaptation of his english name |
Background Information
Oak gives his invention, the Pokédex, to all beginning trainers in the Generation I games, and makes a cameo appearance in the Generation II games to give the player a Pokédex.
He is Gary's grandfather, and in the games has a granddaughter known as Daisy or May, depending on the version.
Prof. Oak lives up the road from Ash's mother and the two often appear together. They are good friends, although there is much speculation regarding the intensity of their relationship.
In the Anime
In the anime, Oak is most notable for his often-forgetful attitude and other antics. His Japanese voice actor is 石塚運昇 Ishizuka Unshō, and his dub voice actor is Stan Hart, with Jimmy Zoppi replacing him for the special The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon. As Yukinari he is voiced by 戸田恵子 Keiko Toda, and as Sammy he is voiced by Tara Jayne in the english dub and by Rodrigo Andreatto in the brazilian dub.
Pokémon
When Sammy was on his Pokémon Journey, he caught many Pokémon. However, these are the only ones that are known:
He also has these Pokémon to give to new trainers:
The exception to this is, of course, the Pikachu he gave to Ash Ketchum.
In the Games
Artwork
- Professor Oak GenII Sugimori.png
Oak from Generation II
- Professor Oak GenIII Sugimori.png
Oak from Generation III
In the TCG
Professor Oak appears on a self-named card in the TCG which when played allows the player to discard their hand and draw seven cards. This card appears in the Base Set.
He is also on the card Prof. Oak's Research, which lets the player shuffle their hand into their deck and draw five cards. This card appears in the Expedition set.
In addition, there is an imposter version which requires the opponent to shuffle their hand into his deck and draw seven cards, which also appears on a card called "Imposter Oak's revenge" in the Team Rocket set, a card which makes one's opponent do the same with only drawing four cards, but requires one of the player's own cards to be discarded.
