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This article is about the woman who gives the player their starter Pokémon in Unova. For this character's father, see Cedric Juniper.
Professor Aurea Juniper
アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi
File:Juniper.png
Art by Ken Sugimori
Gender Female
Eye color Green/Cyan
Hair color Light Brown
Hometown Nuvema Town
Region Unova
Relatives Cedric Juniper (father)
Trainer class Pokémon Professor
Generation V
Games Black and White
Anime debut In The Shadow of Zekrom!
English voice actor Khristine Hvam
Japanese voice actor Naomi Shindō

Professor Aurea Juniper (Japanese: アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi) is the resident Pokémon Professor of Nuvema Town in the Unova region. She specializes in the origins of Pokémon, and is the first main series Pokémon professor who is female.

In the games

Professor Juniper debuted in Pokémon Black and White, where, like the other professors, she will give the player a Pokédex in her lab; however, she leaves a present containing the starter Pokémon at the player's house for the player, Bianca, and Cheren.

She also demonstrates to the player how to capture their first Pokémon, a level 2 Patrat, with her level 7 Minccino.

Over the course of the game, if the player visited her in her lab, Professor Juniper will hand out up to three TMs depending on the total number of Pokémon the player has seen. They are TM54 (False Swipe) (at 25 seen), TM17 (Protect), and TM10 (Hidden Power).

Pokémon



Caught in tutorial

Spr 5b 504.png
Types:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
Noimage.png None Noimage.png
Patrat Lv.2
Leer
Normal Status
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Sprites

Juniper BW Intro.png BW Juniper Back.png Juniper Xtransceiver.png File:Juniperstanddown.png
Sprite from
Black and White's introduction.
Back sprite from
Black and White
Xtranceiver sprite from
Black and White
Overworld sprite from
Black and White

In the anime

Professor Juniper in the anime

Professor Juniper made her first appearance in In The Shadow of Zekrom! and is an old friend of Professor Oak. She gives Ash, Delia and Oak a ride in her jeep to her lab so she can study Ash's Pikachu. She then shows Ash the new Starter Pokémon, and then gives Trip his first Pokémon.

Ash later returns to Professor Juniper's lab after finding out that Ash's Pikachu has lost his electricity from Zekrom. Later the storm arrives again but this time it gives Pikachu's electric powers back, and Ash departs from her lab the next day.

She reappeared in A Sandile Gusher of Change! where she sent Oshawott's Poké Ball to Ash. In Minccino-Neat and Tidy! it was shown that she sent Bianca to give Ash his badge case. She then spoke to Ash via Bianca's Xtransceiver. Ash sent his Pidove to her in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! to make room for his newly captured Sewaddle. He switched them in The Lost World of Gothitelle!.

In BW022 she thinks the problem of the Venipede swarm in Castelia City is something to do with the underground. Ash, Iris and Cilan meet up with Professor Juniper and leave to investigate the unusual activity caused by Team Rocket in the Desert Resort. She will appear in the Team Rocket arc.

She is set to reappear in BW039.

Pokémon

This listing is of Professor Juniper's known Pokémon:

Gives to new Trainers

Juniper Snivy.png
Snivy
Juniper Tepig.png
Tepig
Juniper Oshawott.png
Oshawott

Pokémon she gave away to Trainers

Trip's Snivy
Snivy
Main article: Trip's Servine

He was chosen by Trip to be his starter Pokémon.

Debut In The Shadow of Zekrom!
Ash's Oshawott
Oshawott
Main article: Ash's Oshawott

He tried to use his cuteness to win Trip over. However, Trip chose Snivy. He gained feelings for Ash after he called him cute, and he also watched the battle between Ash and Trip before returning. He later joined Ash's party.

Debut In The Shadow of Zekrom!

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Professor Juniper in the manga

Although just starting, Professor Juniper has already appeared in the first chapter of the Black & White arc of Pokémon Adventures, where she was seen with the three starters, and mentioning to Fennel on the phone that tomorrow three children from Nuvema Town would be coming by to pick up the starters. She also commented that she hoped their trainers would be able to handle them, after they destroyed her office in a fight with each other. Of the three, Tepig ended up in Black's hands, while Cheren and Bianca received Snivy and Oshawott, respectively. She also issued them three individual copies of the Unova Pokédex, but an accident left two of them broken, and as of yet Black's is the only one still functional.

Pokémon

Juniper's Minccino
Minccino
Minccino was used as a demonstration for catching Pokémon during Black's, Bianca's and Cheren's first day of their journey.
Debut Unknown
Given away
Black's Tepig
Tepig
Black chose this Tepig as his starter Pokémon in Nuvema Town. He nicknamed it Poka (Japanese: ポカ Poka).

Poka's known moves are Ember and Flame Charge.

Debut Unknown
Cheren's Snivy
Snivy
Bianca gave Snivy to Cheren after retrieving the three Unova starters.

Snivy's only known move is Tackle.

Debut Unknown
Bianca's Oshawott
Oshawott
Bianca chose Oshawott after Black chose his Tepig and before she gave Snivy to Cheren.

Oshawott's known moves are Razor Shell and Tackle.

Debut Unknown

Trivia

  • While Juniper is the first female professor in the games, she is not the first female professor in the anime. Professor Ivy of the Orange Archipelago takes this honor, having been introduced more than ten years prior to Juniper.
  • Excluding Pokémon seen through hacking, Professor Juniper is the only regional Professor in the main series to own a Pokémon which is never given to either a protagonist or rival.
    • However, Professor Oak had a whole team of Pokémon in secret coding for the Generation I games which was never used in the final copy.
  • She is the only regional Professor shown to actually own the Pokémon presented in the game's introduction.
  • She is the only NPC who demonstrates catching Pokémon who is seen to still possess the Pokémon after the demonstration.
  • After Juniper catches the Patrat, it can be seen wandering about her laboratory.
  • Like the professors before her, Professor Juniper is named after a tree.
  • According to an NPC, Professor Juniper and her father were formerly Backpackers.

Names

Language Name Reference to
Japanese アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi アララギ Araragi, Japanese yew, or wild rocambole (old name).
English Prof. Aurea Juniper From Juniper. Her given name might be derived from Juniperus chinensis Aurea, the Austrocedrus genus, or the Aurea butterfly genus, akin to the Araragi genus.
French Prof. Keteleeria From Keteleeria.
German Prof. Esche From Esche, German word for Ash.
Italian Prof.ssa Aralia From Aralia.
Spanish Prof.ª Encina From encina, Spanish word for Holm Oak.
Korean 주박사 Ju-baksa From 주목 (朱木) jumok, Korean word for Japanese yew.
Chinese (Mandarin) 紅豆杉博士 Dr. Hóngdòushān May be derived from 東北紅豆杉 Dōngběi hóngdòushān (Japanese yew). By itself, 紅豆杉 Hóngdòushān refers to the Chinese yew.


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


Non-player characters in the core series games
Unova Professor JuniperMom (BW)Mom (B2W2)CherenBiancaBianca's fatherHughHugh's sisterCedric JuniperFennelAmanita
CilanChiliCressLenoraHawesLoblollyCharlesIrisDraydenAlderBengaCurtisYancyBrycenSabrinaPop Roxie
HilbertHildaNateRosaIngoEmmetCynthiaLookerNColressMorimotoNishinoPokémon Fan Club Chairman
CyranoBriarCarmineKieranKoraidonMiraidonGeetaRikaClavellPerrinSnacksworthSynclaire
Team PlasmaClydeGym Leaders • Elite Four (Unova · BB) • PWT participantsName RaterDay-Care CoupleJudgeMagikarp salesmanSpecial CoachesGuidance counselors


Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • BrockTracey SketchitMayMaxDawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • CilanSerenaClemontBonnie (Dedenne) • LanaKiaweLillieSophoclesMallowRotom PokédexGoh (Grookey)
Rivals GaryRitchieHarrisonDrewHarleyMorrisonTysonSolidadPaulNandoZoeyKennyConwayBarryUrsulaTripBiancaBurgundyStephanGeorgiaCameronAriaAlainMietteTiernoShaunaTrevorNiniSawyerGladionHoracioHauLeonRaihanHoraceBeaLeague Conference participantsCoordinatorsPerformersWorld Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • JamesMeowthGiovanniButchCassidyDr. NambaMatoriPierceDr. ZagerGozuTabithaMaxieShellyArchieHunter JSaturnCyrusMarsJupiterCharonColressAldithGhetsisBarretMalamarLysandreMableCelosiaAlianaXerosicBryonyTuppZippRappPlumeriaGuzmaVirenRoseOleana
Professors Professor OakProfessor IvyProfessor ElmProfessor BirchProfessor RowanProfessor CarolinaProfessor JuniperDr. FennelCedric JuniperProfessor SycamoreProfessor KukuiProfessor BurnetProfessor CeriseProfessor MagnoliaSoniaProfessor Amaranth
Relatives Delia KetchumDaisyVioletLilyJames's parentsFlintLolaForrestBrock's siblingsNormanCarolineJohannaChiliCressGraceMeyerLana's fatherLana's motherHarper and SarahRangoSimaMimoKiawe's grandfatherMohnLusamineGladionSophocles's parentsMolayneAbeMallow's motherUluWalkerCamilleHalta
Supporting Officer JennyNurse JoyMagikarp salesmanTodd SnapCharles GoodshowCaseyLizaSakuraLanceClairRaoul ContestaMr. SukizoSteven StoneVivian MeridianRobertScottLilian MeridianSolanaBrandonMarianYuzoRhondaCynthiaReggieAngieLookerIzzy and CaraLyraKhouryTobiasDon GeorgeElderAlderLukeFreddy O'MartianIngoEmmetJervisVirgilNAnthea and ConcordiaPorterAlexaSophieCosetteClembotSanpeiMairinAstridDianthaKorrinaGurkinnMonsieur PierrePalermoKeananMalvaSamson OakAnelaHobbesNinaAnnaLakiDanaYansuWickeFabaIlimaAcerolaDiaChloeChrysaRenParkerTaliaLeiDanikaQuillonHopGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsIsland kahunasMany temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon FearowHo-OhSquirtle SquadPink ButterfreeHaunterJigglypuffMewtwoMimeyLapras herdGranbullPichu BrothersLugiaSilverDelibirdWynautLarvitarKyogre and GroudonArticunoDeoxysLake guardiansForces of NatureMeloettaReshiramSuper-ancient PokémonWooperFlorgesSquishyZ2Guardian deitiesBewearToucannon's flockStoutlandOranguruNebbyStuffulUltra BeastsGrandpa ForestNecrozmaLunalaShayminMewRotom PhonesPelipperThievul trioEternatusDrone RotomLegendary heroesLatiasRecurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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