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{{search|character|the TCG card named "Impostor Professor Oak"|Impostor Professor Oak (Base Set 73)}}
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[[File:ImposterProfessorOakBaseSet73.jpg|thumb|250px|Impostor Professor Oak's first TCG appearance using the modified spelling]]
 
[[File:ImposterProfessorOakBaseSet73.jpg|thumb|right|Impostor Professor Oak's first TCG appearance]]
 
'''Impostor Professor Oak''' (Japanese: '''にせオーキドはかせ''' ''False Doctor Ōkido'') is a villainous character disguised as [[Professor Oak]].
'''Impostor Professor Oak''' (Japanese: '''にせオーキドはかせ''' ''False Doctor Ōkido'') is a villainous character disguised as [[Professor Oak]].


He first appeared on the TCG card {{TCG ID|Base Set|Impostor Professor Oak|73}} and has since made appearances on other cards. He also appears in the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card]] and [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga series.  
He first appeared on the TCG card {{TCG ID|Base Set|Impostor Professor Oak|73}} and has since made appearances on other cards. He also appears in the {{pkmn|anime}} and the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card]] and [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}} series.  


==Cards featuring Impostor Professor Oak==
==Cards featuring Impostor Professor Oak==
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Base Set|Impostor Professor Oak|73}}|type=Trainer|enset=Base Set|enrarity=Rare|ennum=73/102|jpset=Expansion Pack|jprarity=Rare|enset2=Base Set 2|enrarity2=Rare|ennum2=102/130}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Base Set|Imposter Professor Oak|73}}|type=Trainer|enset=Base Set|enrarity=Rare|ennum=73/102|jpset=Expansion Pack|jprarity=Rare|enset2=Base Set 2|enrarity2=Rare|ennum2=102/130}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Imposter Oak's Revenge|76}}|type=Trainer|enset=Team Rocket|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=76/82|jpset=Rocket Gang|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Imposter Oak's Revenge|76}}|type=Trainer|enset=Team Rocket|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=76/82|jpset=Rocket Gang|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Impostor Professor Oak's Invention|94}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=94/105|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Impostor Professor Oak's Invention|94}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=94/105|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}
{{cardlist/footer|Darkness}}
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Trading Card Game series===
In {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]], the {{OBP|Imposter Professor Oak|Base Set 73}} card is available. The latter game also includes the {{OBP|Imposter Oak's Revenge|Team Rocket 76}} card.
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| {{color2|000|Imposter Professor Oak (Base Set 73)|Imposter Professor Oak}} sprite<br/>from the {{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Trading Card Game}}
| Imposter Professor Oak sprite<br/>from {{color2|000|Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}}
| {{color2|000|Imposter Oak's Revenge (Team Rocket 76)|Imposter Oak's Revenge}} sprite<br/>from {{color2|000|Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[James]] disguised himself as [[Professor Oak]] in ''[[EP245|Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?]]''. He was successful in imitating Professor Oak for a time, due to help from {{MTR}} as well as sheer luck. However, after many tests, including silhouette identification and writing poems, he was discovered. He did it again in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]''.
[[File:Imposters.png|thumb|250px|Impostor Professor Oak in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[James]] disguised himself as {{an|Professor Oak}} in ''[[EP245|Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?]]'', along with [[Jessie]] disguising herself as [[DJ Mary]]. He was successful in imitating Professor Oak for a time, due to help from {{MTR}} as well as sheer luck. However, after many tests, including silhouette identification and writing poems, he was discovered.
 
James used the same disguise again in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'', where he took Professor Oak's place in a convention in order to help the [[Team Rocket trio]] steal Pokémon from the people attending the convention. However, the real Professor Oak soon showed up and was eventually proven to be the genuine article when he was able to determine the cause behind an audience member's {{p|Tyranitar}}'s odd behavior and fix it by removing a thorn stuck under its foot.
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==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Sabrina Kadabra disguised Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Impostor Professor Oak in Pokémon Adventures]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[Sabrina]] had her {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}} disguise itself as Professor Oak. The resulting transformation was strikingly similar to Impostor Professor Oak. The disguise was uncovered rather quickly by {{adv|Red}}.
Impostor Professor Oak made an appearance in ''[[PS027|Kalling Kadabra]]'' as a disguise used by [[Sabrina]]'s {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}. It was used to trick {{adv|Red}} into thinking that Kadabra was the real {{adv|Professor Oak}}, who had been kidnapped by [[Team Rocket]]. After witnessing the fake professor using {{t|Psychic}} abilities, Red saw through the ruse and exposed its true identity by draining its energy with [[Saur]]'s {{m|Leech Seed}}.


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Revision as of 13:43, 15 April 2020

This article is about the character. For the TCG card named "Imposter Professor Oak", see Imposter Professor Oak (Base Set 73).
Impostor Professor Oak's first TCG appearance using the modified spelling

Impostor Professor Oak (Japanese: にせオーキドはかせ False Doctor Ōkido) is a villainous character disguised as Professor Oak.

He first appeared on the TCG card Impostor Professor Oak and has since made appearances on other cards. He also appears in the anime and the How I Became a Pokémon Card and Pokémon Adventures manga series.

Cards featuring Impostor Professor Oak

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Imposter Professor Oak T Base Set Rare 73/102 Expansion Pack Rare  
Base Set 2 Rare 102/130      
Imposter Oak's Revenge T Team Rocket Uncommon 76/82 Rocket Gang Uncommon  
Impostor Professor Oak's Invention T Neo Destiny Rare 94/105 Darkness, and to Light... Rare  
 


In the spin-off games

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

In Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!, the Imposter Professor Oak card is available. The latter game also includes the Imposter Oak's Revenge card.

TCG1 D44 Impostor Professor Oak.png TCG2 D52 Impostor Professor Oak.png TCG2 H42 Impostor Oak Revenge.png
Imposter Professor Oak sprite
from the Trading Card Game 		Imposter Professor Oak sprite
from Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! 		Imposter Oak's Revenge sprite
from Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!

In the anime

Impostor Professor Oak in the anime

James disguised himself as Professor Oak in Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?, along with Jessie disguising herself as DJ Mary. He was successful in imitating Professor Oak for a time, due to help from Meowth as well as sheer luck. However, after many tests, including silhouette identification and writing poems, he was discovered.

James used the same disguise again in A Faux Oak Finish!, where he took Professor Oak's place in a convention in order to help the Team Rocket trio steal Pokémon from the people attending the convention. However, the real Professor Oak soon showed up and was eventually proven to be the genuine article when he was able to determine the cause behind an audience member's Tyranitar's odd behavior and fix it by removing a thorn stuck under its foot.

In the manga

Impostor Professor Oak in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Impostor Professor Oak made an appearance in Kalling Kadabra as a disguise used by Sabrina's Kadabra. It was used to trick Red into thinking that Kadabra was the real Professor Oak, who had been kidnapped by Team Rocket. After witnessing the fake professor using Psychic abilities, Red saw through the ruse and exposed its true identity by draining its energy with Saur's Leech Seed.

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