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The '''Professors' aides''' are assistants or scientists that work alongside the regional {{pkmn|Professor}}s. Aides specialize in many things from office work to field work.

==In the games==
===Kanto===
[[Professor Oak]]'s aide travels all over [[Kanto]], keeping tabs on how many Pokémon the {{player}} has caught, and giving out item rewards if the player has caught a sufficient amount of Pokémon. This aide usually appears on the second floor of [[gate]]s or in small buildings. The rewards are usually [[Key Item]]s. In addition to the stationed aide, many other aides work in [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], helping Professor Oak with day-to-day tasks. There is one aide who appears three times in the [[Kanto]] region.

In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, the aides are very similar to those in Generation I. They still keep tabs on how many Pokémon the {{player}} has caught and give out rewards if the player have caught a sufficient amount of Pokémon. In Generation III, there is a total of five items that can be obtained from the aides.

====Items====
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; background: #{{kanto color dark}}; border:3px solid #{{kanto color}}" cellpadding="2"
|-
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" |Location
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}" | Amount of<br>Pokémon required
! style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" colspan="2"|Item
|- style="background: #fff"
| First floor of the gate<br>on {{rt|2|Kanto}} || [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 10 || {{bag|HM Normal|HM05}} || {{HM|05|Flash}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| First floor of the Pokémon Center<br>on {{rt|10|Kanto}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} || [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 20 || {{bag|Everstone}} || [[Everstone]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| Second floor of the gate<br>on {{rt|11|Kanto}} || [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 30 || {{bag|Itemfinder}} || [[Dowsing Machine|Itemfinder]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| Second floor of the gate<br>on {{rt|16|Kanto}}{{sup/3|FRLG}} || [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 40 ||{{bag|Amulet Coin}} || [[Amulet Coin]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| Second floor of the gate<br>on {{rt|15|Kanto}} || [[File:Poké Ball summary IV.png]] 50 || {{bag|Exp. Share}} || [[Exp. Share|Exp. All]]{{sup/1|RGBY}}<br>[[Exp. Share]]{{sup/3|FRLG}}
|-
| style="background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="4" |
|}

===Johto===
There is only one aide helping out [[Professor Elm]] in the lab, and as a result of this, he and Elm are often very busy. The aide rarely goes out; when he does, it is for a very important reason. When the {{player}} enters the lab for the first time and obtains a Pokémon from Professor Elm, the aide will give the player a {{DL|Potion|Potion}} before the player leaves. After {{ga|Silver}} steals one of the Pokémon from the lab, he will also give the player five {{DL|Poké Ball|Poké Ball}}s. After the player reaches [[Violet City]] and defeats [[Falkner]], Professor Elm will send his aide off to the Violet City [[Pokémon Center]], where he will give the player the {{key|II|Mystery Egg}} that the Professor received earlier from the player.

Professor Elm's aide also appears in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}; however, rather than being in the [[Pokémon Center]] to give the player the Egg after Elm has inspected it, he is inside the [[Poké Mart]].

====Pokémon====
=====Given away=====
======{{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}======
{{Pokémon/2
|game=Crystal
|ndex=175
|pokemon=Togepi
|gender=both
|level={{tt|5|Egg}}
|type1=Normal
|move1=Growl|move1type=Normal
|move2=Charm|move2type=Normal}}

===Sinnoh===
In [[Generation IV]], [[Professor Rowan]]'s aide will always be the alternate [[gender]] player character from the player. That is, if the player chose {{ga|Lucas}}, {{ga|Dawn}} will be the aide, and vice versa. The aide will live in [[Sandgem Town]] with his/her little sister, grandfather, and father—who also works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. The aide is already the Professor's assistant at the beginning of the game. The aide will also demonstrates to the player how to capture Pokémon by capturing a wild {{p|Bidoof}}, before giving the player five {{DL|Poké Ball|Poké Ball}}s. On {{rt|207|Sinnoh}}, the aide will give the player a [[Pokétch]] app {{DL|Pokétch|Dowsing Machine}}, and the [[Vs. Seeker]]. In [[Veilstone City]], the aide will have their [[Pokédex]] stolen by a {{tc|Galactic Grunt}}, but gets it back with the help of the player, as well as [[Looker]] in Platinum. The aide can be seen at different stages of the game, usually following [[Professor Rowan]] around. At the end of the game, the aide can always be found outside Professor Rowan's lab in [[Sandgem Town]], usually giving out pieces of advice. If the {{player}} speaks to the aide when his/her [[birthday]] on the [[Nintendo DS]] calendar matches the current date, he/she will ask if it is the player's birthday.

In addition, the aforementioned aide's father will also appear in various parts of the game. He will first be seen in {{rt|206|Sinnoh}}, giving the player an [[Exp. Share]] if 35 or more Pokémon have been registered as seen in the Pokedex. He will also appear on {{rt|218|Sinnoh}}, upgrading the [[Pokédex]] and allowing the player to view [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender]] and [[List of Pokémon with form differences|form differences]].

===Unova===
In {{2v2|Black|White}}, [[Bianca]] becomes [[Professor Juniper]]'s assistant after beating [[Alder]] for the first time. In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, she delivers the [[starter Pokémon]] to the player on the professor's behalf.

===Kalos===
[[Dexio]] and [[Sina]] act as [[Professor Sycamore]]'s two aides and play a pivotal role in the main plot. They are first met by the player in {{rt|4|Kalos}} describing the properties of the {{t|Fairy}} type, later appearing across [[Kalos]] at various points rallying out useful information, occasionally giving out Pokédex upgrades in the process. In the gate to [[Lumiose City]], Dexio tells the player about [[friendship]] and gives the player {{TM|27|Return}}, while Sina leads you to Professor Sycamore's lab after entering the main city. During activity that involves Team Flare's nefarious schemes, the twosome appear to assist the player while disguised as the self-proclaimed defenders of Kalos beginning at the [[Kalos Power Plant]]. After the player has become Champion, the duo are seen together in the parade Professor Sycamore made for the player and their friends.

===Alola===
After [[Lillie]] escaped [[Aether Paradise]], [[Professor Kukui]] took her in as an aide and let her stay at his house.

Dexio and Sina also appear in Alola, researching {{p|Zygarde}}'s presence in the region on Sycamore's behalf. They give the player a [[Zygarde Cube]] to gather [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Zygarde|Zygarde Cells and Cores]] in order to make their own Zygarde. After becoming Champion, Dexio will also give the player a [[Key Stone]] after defeating him in battle.

==In the anime==

===In the main series===
[[File:Professor Rowan aides.png|thumb|280px|Professor Rowan's assistants]]
Professors' aides, or '''assistants''', have been prominent in the anime as well. The first ones seen were [[Professor Ivy]]'s assistants [[Professor Ivy's assistants|Hope, Faith, and Charity]]. After the events of ''[[EP083|Poké Ball Peril]]'', {{an|Brock}} decided to stay behind and become Ivy's assistant as well. However, in ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'', it was revealed that Brock stopped working for her under unknown circumstances.

In ''[[EP116|A Rivalry Revival]]'', [[Tracey Sketchit]] asked {{an|Professor Oak}} if he could be his laboratory assistant. He agreed and has been working at the [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]] ever since. His job can be from either feeding the Pokémon to sweeping up around the lab.

[[Professor Birch]] has an assistant by the name of {{OBP|Joshua|assistant}}. He will often look after his laboratory when ever Birch studies outdoors.

[[Professor Rowan]] has multiple assistants at his lab, the most prominent one being [[Yuzo]]. He acted as a counselor during the [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] along with the other assistants.

Like the other Pokémon Professors, [[Professor Juniper]] also has her own set of assistants.

[[Professor Sycamore]] works with two assistants, [[Sophie]] and [[Cosette]]. The protagonist of the [[Mega Evolution Specials]], [[Alain]], is a former assistant of the Professor. He cut ties with him after allying with [[Lysandre]], believing that he can protect the Professor's reputation. After the [[Team Flare]] crisis, Alain became Sycamore's assistant again.

In ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]'', [[Professor Lund]] works with an assistant named [[Yuko]] at his laboratory in [[LaRousse City]].

===In Pokémon Origins===
[[Professor Oak]]'s aides first appeared in ''[[PO01|File 1: Red]]''. One also appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]''.

==In the manga==
===In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga===
{{adv|Blue}}'s sister [[Daisy Oak]] served as {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s assistant starting from the {{chap|Yellow}}. {{adv|Crystal}} took over as Professor Oak's assistant at the end of the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}.

[[Professor Elm]] has two assistants. The first, {{tc|Youngster}} [[Joey]], met {{adv|Gold}} at the start of his journey. The second, [[Mr. Pokémon]], delivered an {{pkmn|Egg}} to Gold.

[[Professor Rowan]] has two assistants. The first is {{adv|Platinum}}'s father Mr. Berlitz, who accompanied Rowan to the [[Canalave City]] academic conference. The other is [[Roseanne]], who looked after Rowan's research lab when he was away.

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