Professor Oak (Masters)
Professor Oak オーキド Ohkido | |
Professor Oak's model | |
No. | 82 |
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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.
In the games
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Mew (Pre-Sync Move → Post-Sync Move)
Type | Psychic | ||||||
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 & Mew's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on February 14, 2020.
Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
HP +20 | HP +20 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
HP +20 | HP +20 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Defense +10 | Defense +10 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Sp. Def +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Swift: Power +5 | Swift: Power ↑ +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Swift: Power +5 | Swift: Power ↑ +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Swift: Power +5 | Swift: Power ↑ +5 | 6 | 72 | 1 |
Swift: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 5 | 60 | 2 |
Psychic: Power +4 | Psychic: Power ↑ +4 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
Psychic: Power +4 | Psychic: Power ↑ +4 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Psychic: Power +4 | Psychic: Power ↑ +4 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Psychic: Power +4 | Psychic: Power ↑ +4 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Fire Blast: Power +5 | Fire Blast: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Fire Blast: Power +5 | Fire Blast: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Fire Blast: Power +5 | Fire Blast: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Fire Blast: Accuracy +10 | Fire Blast: Accuracy ↑ +10 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
Thunder: Power +5 | Thunder: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Thunder: Power +5 | Thunder: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Thunder: Power +5 | Thunder: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Thunder: Accuracy +20 | Thunder: Accuracy ↑ +20 | 7 | 84 | 3 |
Blizzard: Power +5 | Blizzard: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Blizzard: Power +5 | Blizzard: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
Blizzard: Power +5 | Blizzard: Power ↑ +5 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
Blizzard: Accuracy +20 | Blizzard: Accuracy ↑ +20 | 7 | 84 | 2 |
X Speed: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
A World of Dreams!: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the user's move when that move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Weather Surge 3 | Powers up moves when weather conditions are in effect. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Dirty Fighting 3 | Powers up moves when the move's target or targets are affected by a status condition. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Natural Remedy | Once per battle, removes all status conditions from the user when the user is inflicted by any status condition. | 4 | 48 | 2 |
First Aid 4 | Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP the first time it is in a pinch each battle. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
Inertia | The more the user's Speed is raised, the more it powers up the user's sync moves. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Blind Spot | The more the user's evasiveness has been raised, the more it powers up the user's sync moves. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Agile Entry 2 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 2 stat ranks when the Pokémon enters a battle. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Shifty Striker 2 | Has a chance (30%) of raising the user's evasiveness by 1 stat rank when the user's Pokémon uses a move. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
Hostile Environment 1 | Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
Special Reserves 2 | Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2 stat ranks the first time it is in a pinch each battle. | 6 | 72 | 3 |
Pokémon Professor Psychic: Power +25 | Pokémon Professor Psychic: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
Pokémon Professor Psychic: Power +25 | Pokémon Professor Psychic: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
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:
- 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
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 & 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!
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Pokémon Professor Psychic
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References
Pokémon Professors | |
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Core series | Oak • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia • Laventon • Sada • Turo |
Masters EX | Oak • Sycamore • Kukui • Sonia |
Other spin-offs |
Krane • P • Hastings • Holly • Burnet • Tetra • Willow • Mirror • Phorus • Fir • Neroli |
Animated series | Oak • Ivy • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Carolina • Hastings • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Cerise • Magnolia • Sonia • Amaranth • Friede • Willow |
Adventures | Oak • Elm • Birch • Cozmo • Rowan • Berlitz • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore • Kukui • Burnet • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia • Turo |
Other manga | Oak (Pocket Monsters) |
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