Professor Oak (Masters)

Professor Oak オーキド Ohkido
Professor Oak's model
No.	82
English voice actor	Joe J. Thomas[1]
Japanese voice actor	Ken'ichi Ogata[2]
Description	This pioneering Pokémon Professor was an accomplished Trainer in his heyday and has since become an authority on Pokémon research. He is also Blue's grandfather.

Professor Oak (Japanese: オーキド Ohkido) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Mew. This sync pair was first made available on February 14, 2020.

Mew (Pre-Sync Move → Post-Sync Move)

			Type			Psychic
			Move types			Psychic / Normal / Fire / Electric / Ice
			Role			Tech
			Base Potential			★★★
Mew		Weakness			Bug
Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		368	268	268	268	268	268
Lv. 140, Max Potential		488	328	328	328	328	328
Mega Mew
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Professor Oak could be teamed up with during the Professor Oak & Mew Special Missions Rally (February 14 to March 16, 2020). Starting August 28, 2020, Professor Oak can be teamed up with by completing Chapter 2 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Professor Oak's Mew uses Swift and Psychic as its two damage-dealing moves. After using its sync move, Mew replaces Swift and its Trainer moves for Fire Blast, Thunder, and Blizzard.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Swift	Normal	Special	2	57	68	—	All opponents	Never misses. (Only prior to using sync move)
X Speed	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Speed by 2 stat ranks. (Only prior to using sync move)
Psychic	Psychic	Special	3	99	118	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by 1 stat rank.
A World of Dreams!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks. Raises one of the user's following stats by 3 stat ranks at random: Attack, Defense, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness. (Only prior to using sync move)
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	3	116	139	85%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target burned. (Only after using sync move)
Thunder	Electric	Special	3	124	148	70%	An opponent	Never misses when the weather is rainy. Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target paralyzed. (Only after using sync move)
Blizzard	Ice	Special	3	126	151	70%	All opponents	Never misses during a hailstorm. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen. (Only after using sync move)
Sync moves
Pokémon Professor Psychic	Psychic	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	No additional effect.

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Oak's Research	Replaces some of the user's moves with different moves after using a sync move.
Superduper Effective 1	Powers up moves that are super effective.
Unfortuitous 9	Lowers one of the target's following stats by one stat rank at random when the user's attack move against it is successful: Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, accuracy, or evasiveness.
Theme Skills
Psychic Tech	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Psychic-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12.
Kanto Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1.
Researcher Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Old-Timer Tech	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Expedition Skills
Soothing ↑ 2	Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Professor Oak and Mew's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on February 14, 2020.

Other Pokémon

On hand

Before forming a sync pair with Mew, Professor Oak's partner Pokémon was his Nidorino. Professor Oak uses Chatot as an example of talking Pokémon in the story event Let's Go in Search of Wonder, and Tauros as an example of regional variants in the story event The Electrifying Influencer.

Nidorino ♂

Chatot

Tauros ♂

Appearances

Story appearances

Professor Oak appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• PML Arc: Chapter 2: New Friends, New Foes
• Villain Arc: Final Chapter: Where Ideals Cross Paths
• Story events:
  • Family Ties
  • A Golden Future
  • Threads of Strength
  • Let's Go in Search of Wonder
  • Focus on the Shining Shot!
  • The Electrifying Influencer
  • Researcher and Seeker
• Eevee Day Celebration!: Eevee Tales
• Trainer Files: Kanto Elite Four (Part 2) (flashback)
• Neo Champions: Three Trainers, Three Minds

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Professor Oak

Quotes

Main article: Professor Oak/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

In the anime

Professor Oak (center) in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Professor Oak briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer as part of a team with Professors Sycamore and Kukui.

Gallery

VS model from Pokémon Masters EX	Professor Oak and Mew on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker		Professor Oak's sync move mindscape (Professor Oak's Laboratory)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Professor Oak's sync pair story references the game intro of Pokémon Red, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen when his Nidorino battles against Agatha's Gengar.
• Professor Oak was the first character in Pokémon Masters EX to form a sync pair with a Mythical Pokémon.
• After using their sync move, Professor Oak & Mew become the only sync pair to have four attack moves at the same time.
• Professor Oak & Mew are the first sync pair with a passive skill that is named after the Trainer.

Origin

Professor Oak's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. While Professor Oak is not shown owning a Mew outside this game, it is a Mythical Pokémon that was introduced in Generation I, as Professor Oak himself was. Mew's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

In other languages

A World of Dreams! Language Title Japanese レッツ　ゴー！ Rettsu Gō! Mandarin Chinese Let's Go! French Let's Go ! German Let's go! Italian Let's go! Korean 레츠고! Recheu Go! Spanish Let's go!

Pokémon Professor Psychic Language Title Japanese 偉大なポケモン博士の サイコキネシス Idai-na Pokemon Hakase no Saiko Kinesisu Mandarin Chinese 偉大的寶可夢博士之 精神強念 Wěidà-de Bǎokěmèng Bóshì-zhī Jīngshén Qiángniàn French Étudions les Pokémon ! Psyko ! German Psychokinese des Pokémon-Professors Italian Psichico del luminare Pokémon Korean 위대한 포켓몬 박사의 사이코키네시스 Widaehan Pokenmon Baksa-ui Saikokinesiseu Spanish Psíquico del Profesor Renombrado

References

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.