Pokémon Professor

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

A Pokémon Professor (Japanese: ポケモン博士 Pokémon Expert) is considered an expert on Pokémon in his or her 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 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.

List of Pokémon Professors

Core series

Others in the core series

Side games

Spin-off games

Other fields of study

In the anime

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

Pokémon specialists

Other fields of Pokémon study

Pokémon computer scientists

Pokémon archaeologists

Pokémon paleontologists

Miscellaneous

Other fields of study

Healthcare professional/Doctor

Astronomer/Ufologist

Roboticist

In the manga

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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.

Trivia

  • All core series Professors and Professor Willow are named after a type of tree.

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 *
Denmark Flag.png Danish Pokémon professor
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Pokémon Professor
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-professori
France Flag.png French Professeur Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Professor
Hungary Flag.png Hungarian Pokémon professzor
Italy Flag.png Italian Professore Pokémon
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓몬 박사 Pokémon Baksa
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Pokémon professor
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Professor Pokémon
Russia Flag.png Russian Профессор Покемонов Professor Pokémonov
Spain Flag.png Spanish Profesor Pokémon
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Pokémon-professor
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Giáo sư Pokémon

See also

Oak (animeAdventuresPocket MonstersMasters) • ElmBirchRowanAurea JuniperCedric JuniperSycamore (animeMasters)
Kukui (animeMasters) • Burnet (anime) • SamsonMohnMagnoliaSonia (Masters) • LaventonSadaTuro
IvyCeriseAmaranthFriedeKranePHastingsBerlitzHollyTetraWillowBellisMirrorPhorusNeroli


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