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This article is about the Professors specializing in Pokémon. For the TCG tournament term, see Professor Program (TCG).

From left to right: the Professors of Kalos, Kanto, and Alola

A Pokémon Professor (Japanese: ポケモン博士 Pokémon Expert) is considered an expert on Pokémon in their respective region. Pokémon Professors are often researchers as well, and many times they are the ones responsible for distributing Pokédexes and giving Trainers their first partner Pokémon.

Several known Pokémon Professors have had reports published in Pokémon Researchers Monthly. Pokémon Professor is also a Trainer class used by Augustine Sycamore in Pokémon X and Y and Kukui in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. Many professors are accompanied by laboratory assistants, these aides often provide help with tasks, or perform small chores and field work.

List of Pokémon Professors

Core series

Kanto	Johto	Hoenn	Sinnoh	Unova	Kalos
RGBYGSCFRLG DPPtHGSSPEBDSP	GSCHGSS	RSEORAS	DPPtBDSP	BWB2W2	XY
Professor Oak	Professor Elm	Professor Birch	Professor Rowan	Professor Juniper	Professor Sycamore
Pokémon ecology[1]	Pokémon breeding	Pokémon habitats	Pokémon Evolution and form changes	Origin of Pokémon	Evolution, Mega Evolution, and change
Alola	Galar		Hisui	Paldea
SMUSUM	SwSh		LA	S	V
Professor Kukui	Professor Magnolia	Professor Sonia*	Professor Laventon	Professor Sada	Professor Turo
Pokémon moves	Dynamax	Galar's history	Pokémon ecology	Terastal phenomenon and time travel

Taking into account that Pokémon are living beings and that the science that studies living beings is biology, it is implicit that the vast majority of Pokémon Professors would be considered as biologists (not all since in Sonia's case, her field of study is the history of Galar, so she would be a historian).

Professor's assistants

Professor Rowan and his assistants at work

Main article: Professor's assistant

Many professors are helped by assistants. These characters often have similar works of studies to the professor they are working for. Many of these characters take part in the main story of a game and provide helpful insight on behalf of the professor.

• Professor Birch's child, who is either Brendan or May depending on the player chosen, will assist him in doing field work around Hoenn.
• Lucas or Dawn from Sandgem Town work for Professor Rowan.
• In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Bianca, a previous rival and friend from Pokémon Black and White becomes an assistant to Professor Juniper.
• Dexio and Sina are Professor Sycamore's assistants who are found in the Kalos and Alola regions.
• Lillie is an assistant of Professor Kukui at the Pokémon Research Lab on Alola's Route 1.
• Hop, a rival character and friend of the protagonist becomes an assistant to Sonia during Pokémon Sword and Shield's postgame.
• Both the player and Rei/Akari help Professor Laventon with research tasks in the Hisui region.

Other individuals who study Pokémon

Professor Cozmo is a meteoriticist from Fallarbor Town
illustrated by Ken Sugimori

Aside from the main professors that the player may come across, there are other known professors and researchers they may visit. They may be a part of a game's story, related to another character, or provide context and lore of a game or a setting's background and history.

Other known professors

• Professor Cozmo, a meteoriticist of Fallarbor Town.
• Professor Silktree, mentioned in a note on the PC in the Ruins of Alph in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, is the founder of the local Research Center.
• Professor Andrew Park, who runs the Poké Transfer Lab.
• Professor Burnet from the Dimensional Research Lab, studies the relationship between Pokémon and other dimensions.
• Samson Oak, Professor Oak's cousin of the Alola region, studies regional forms and Totem Pokémon.

Known researchers

Cynthia is a known researcher of myths. Her house is usually covered in paperwork!
Illustrated by Atsushi Furusawa

• Bill, a Pokémon Researcher and expert in many fields, as well as the inventor of the Pokémon Storage System and the Time Capsule.
• Mr. Fuji, previously known as Dr. Fuji, founded the Cinnabar Lab in order to research Pokémon. He had originally lived in Pokémon Mansion, and is implied to have wrote its journals about Mew and Mewtwo.
• Blaine, the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Gym is also a Pokémon researcher, who was good friends with Mr. Fuji.
• Kurt, an Apricorn Poké Ball maker who also studies Poké Ball mechanics.
• Bugsy, the Gym Leader of the Azalea Gym, is not only a Bug-type specialist, but also a researcher of Bug-type Pokémon.
• Captain Stern, a leading oceanographer from Hoenn's Slateport City.
• Cynthia, the Champion of the Sinnoh region, is an avid researcher and archeologist who studies myths and legends.
• Fennel of Striaton City, Unova, Professor Juniper's friend who specializes in studying Pokémon Trainers, as well as studying Pokémon dreams.
• Lenora, an archaeologist who is also the Gym Leader of Nacrene City and the director of Nacrene Museum.
• Cedric Juniper of the Unova region and Professor Juniper's father, used to be a Pokémon researcher. He studies Pokémon distribution and biology.
• Colress, a researcher who studies how to bring out the power of Pokémon.
• Clemont, an inventor from Lumiose City in the Kalos region is the creator of Alola's Rotom Pokédex.
• Cara Liss of the Galar region is a researcher of Galar's unique fossils.

Related groups

The Aether Foundation is known to care for troubled Pokémon, which in turn helps research them as living things

• Many villainous organizations are known to study and research Pokémon for malicious deeds. They are often accompanied by lower ranking members and scientists.
• The Aether Foundation, an organization known for caring and researching Pokémon and Ultra Beasts, is known to hold many scientists and researchers.
  • President Lusamine directs research projects, provide assets and is known to help with research on certain Pokémon.
  • Mohn, a former professor, first confirmed the existence of Ultra Wormholes and Ultra Beasts.
  • Faba helped develop the Beast Ball and the mask used to control Type: Full.
• The Galaxy Team's Survey Corps is tasked in researching Pokémon and learning about what type of creatures they are.
  • The Survey Corp is captained by Cyllene.
  • As noted above, Professor Laventon is the one tasked in creating Hisui's Pokédex. He is assisted by the player and Rei or Akari.
• The faculty of the Naranja^S and Uva Academies^V in Paldea contain multiple teachers and professors who study Pokémon.
  • Jacq, the biology instructor, studies Pokémon biology, and developed the Pokédex app for the Rotom Phone.
  • Raifort, the history instructor, studies the history of Paldea, especially the treasures of ruin.
  • Dendra, the battle studies instructor, studies Pokémon battling.
• The faculty of Blueberry Academy in Unova also contains multiple teachers and professors who study Pokémon.
  • Briar, one of the teachers at the school, is researching Terapagos and Area Zero.
  • Synclaire is the developer of the Synchro Machine.

Side games

• Professor Krane of the Orre region, who specializes in the purification of Shadow Pokémon.
• Dr. Kaminko of the Orre region, who specializes in the creation of Robo-Pokémon.

Spin-off games

• Dr. Mason of the Trading Card Game Islands, who researches Pokémon cards.
• Professor P in Pokémon Trozei!, the head of SOL and creator of the Trozei Beamer.
• Professor Hastings of the Oblivia region, the creator of the Capture Styler used by Pokémon Rangers.
• Professor Holly in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, who teaches the player the basics of how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
• Professor Willow in Pokémon GO, who studies the regional distribution of Pokémon.
• Professor Bellis of Pasio in Pokémon Masters EX, who studies the relationship between Pokémon and sync stones.
• Professor Mirror of the Lental region in New Pokémon Snap, who studies the Illumina phenomenon.
• Professor Phorus of Aeos Island in Pokémon UNITE, who studies Aeos energy.
• Professor Fir in Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, who teaches the player the basics of how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
• Professor Neroli in Pokémon Sleep, who studies the sleeping habits of Pokémon.

Other fields of study

• Dr. Astropoff, a scientist and astrologer.
• Professor Quentin Werty in Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure.
• Professor Andy in Pokémon Art Academy.
• Professor Tetra in Pokémon Picross.
• Leanne of the Oblivia region, an archaeologist who is studying the connection between the ruins and fairy tales of Oblivia.

In the anime

Other professors, scientists, and researchers introduced in the anime include:

Pokémon specialists

• Dr. Fuji, creator of Mewtwo.
• Professor Westwood V of Seafoam Island, Kanto, a Pokédex programmer.
• Professor Ivy of the Orange Archipelago, who studies the regional differences between Pokémon.
• Gary Oak of Pallet Town, Kanto, a Pokémon researcher known to have researched Fossil Pokémon, successfully resurrecting a living Aerodactyl and researching the habitat of supposedly extinct Shieldon. He has also shown interest in the Legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh.
• Dr. Gordon of Saffron City, Kanto, Pokémon inventions specialist.
• Professor Jacuzzi, Gulpin specialist.
• Professor Lund of LaRousse City, Hoenn, the leading authority on Deoxys.
• Professor Kodama, inventor of the "Affinity enabler".
• Dr. Namba, a Team Rocket scientist.
• Dr. Wiseman, a researcher of Shiny Pokémon.
• Isaiah, studies Clamperl and its pearls.
• Marie and Pierre, currently co-writing a research paper on whether Sudowoodo is a Rock type or a Grass type.
• Naomi, studies communication between Water-type Pokémon, specifically Lapras.
• Luna Carson, studies Pokémon habitats from her home in Purity Canyon.
• Professor Cerise of the Cerise Laboratory in Vermilion City, studies Pokémon and their ways of living.
• Professor Amaranth, a researcher of Mew, and founder of Project Mew.
• Professor Friede, the leader of the Rising Volt Tacklers, studies the unexplored mysteries of the Pokémon world.
• Professor Willow.

Other fields of Pokémon study

Pokémon computer scientists

• Dr. Akihabara of Matcha City, Kanto, anime-canon creator of the Pokémon Transfer System and Porygon.
• Dr. Yung, inventor of the Mirage Pokémon system.

Pokémon archaeology

• Eve, discoverer of the ancient lost city of Pokémopolis.
• Professor Telesu, who was doing research on hieroglyphics near a Slowpoke colony.
• Tierra, excavator of an ancient city that was ruled by a queen in Johto.
• Professor Hale of Greenfield, Johto, who researched rare and Legendary Pokémon including the Unown.
• Professor Alden of Oldale Town, Hoenn, who studied ancient ruins in Hoenn.
• Professor Carolina of Celestic Town, Sinnoh, head of the Celestic Town Historical Research Center.
• Ferris and Sierra, amateur archaeologists that study Unova's Twist Mountain.

Pokémon paleontology

• A Nurse Joy of the Orange Archipelago, who led the expedition to Fukuhara Island No. 4.
• Dora, who worked with Gary at the Sayda Lab.
• Professor Proctor of Wales Island, Hoenn.
• Dr. Kenzo of Oreburgh City, Sinnoh, in charge of Oreburgh Museum's Fossil-restoration program.
• Foster, discovered the Fossil Pokémon Omanyte and Omastar living at the Ruins of Alph.
• Bray Zenn, Cara Liss's assistant in Galar.

Miscellaneous

• Professor Serena of Bomba Island, Hoenn, who teaches at the Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute

Other fields of study

Astronomy

• Professor Icarus of Unova.

Botany

• Professor Malveaux, heads the Ferroseed Research Institute, which studies moss samples and their properties.

Healthcare

• Dr. Anna, operates a clinic and uses her Pokémon to help people's health.
• Dr. Proctor, runs a hospital for people.

Meteorology

• Bart and Millie, workers at Hoenn's Weather Institute.
• Mariah, uses several Hoppip to study wind patterns.

Pharmacology

• Cullen Calix, studies medicine and works at the Pokémon Institute.

Physicist

• Newton Graceland, interested in the Reverse World and invented several machines to reach the location.
• Tonio, studies how energy moves from his lab under Alamos Town's Space-Time Towers.

Roboticist

• Professor Brown

In the manga

Other professors, scientists, and researchers introduced in the various manga include:

Pokémon Adventures

Apart from the main Professors of each region, there are also two notable Pokémon researchers: Professor Yanase Berlitz of the Sinnoh region, who researched ways to control Legendary Pokémon such as Rayquaza; and Mr. Berlitz, her husband. Currently, both of them work as Professor Rowan's assistants.

In the TCG

Full Art print of Professor Magnolia

Main article: Professor's Research (Sword & Shield 178)

Professor's Research was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era), featuring different Professors in its artwork over time. It allows the player to discard their hand, then draw seven cards; an identical effect to previous Professor characters' cards.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 寶可夢博士 Pokémon Boksih * 小精靈博士 Síujīnglìhng Boksih * Mandarin 寶可夢博士 / 宝可梦博士 Pokémon Bóshì * 神奇寶貝博士 / 神奇宝贝博士 Shénqí-baǒbeì Bóshì * Danish Pokémon professor Dutch Pokémon Professor Finnish Pokémon-professori French Professeur Pokémon German Pokémon-Professor Hungarian Pokémon professzor Indonesian Profesor Pokémon Italian Professore Pokémon Korean 포켓몬 박사 Pokémon Baksa Norwegian Pokémon professor Polish Profesor Pokémonów Portuguese Brazil Professor de Pokémon Professor Pokémon Portugal Professor Pokémon Russian Профессор Покемонов Professor Pokémonov Spanish Profesor Pokémon Swedish Pokémon-professor Turkish Pokémon profesörü Vietnamese Giáo sư Pokémon

See also

• Pokémon Watcher
• Professors' aides

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

References