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{{CharInfobox|

color={{kanto color}} |

corecolor={{kanto color light}} |

bordercolor={{kanto color dark}} |

|jname=オーキド•ユキナリ博士

|tmname=Dr. Yukinari Okido

|image=FireRed LeafGreen Professor Oak.png

|caption=Art from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

|years=50

|eyes=Black{{tt|*|currently}}, blue{{tt|*|child}}

|hair=Gray{{tt|*|currently}}, brown{{tt|*|child}}

|relatives={{ga|Blue}},&nbsp;[[Daisy Oak|Daisy]]&nbsp;(games)<br>[[Gary Oak|Gary&nbsp;Oak]]&nbsp;(anime, manga)<br>[[May Oak|May]]&nbsp;(manga&nbsp;adaptation)

|trainerclass=former {{pkmn|Trainer}}, [[Pokémon Professor]]

|generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}

|games=[[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red, Blue]], {{v2|Yellow}}, [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold, Silver]], {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, [[Pokémon Snap]], [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]], {{pkmn|Stadium 2}}

|anime=yes

|enva=[[Stan Hart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]])<br>[[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]] ({{PUSA}})<br>[[Tara Jayne]] (child)

|java=[[Unshō Ishizuka]]<br>Keiko Toda (child)

|}}

==In the games==

===In Generation I and Generation III===

[[File:Red Green Prof Oak.png|thumb|160px|left|Oak artwork from [[Generation I]]]]

Professor Oak works in [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|his Laboratory]] in [[Pallet Town]] with his aides. He gave {{ga|Red}}, {{ga|Blue}} and {{ga|Leaf}} their first Starter Pokémon in {{game3|Red and Blue|Pokémon Red, Blue|s}}, {{game3|Red and Green|Green|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. He is an idol to many Trainers and researchers, including [[Professor Elm]], and always plays an important supporting role in the many games that he appears in.

He was a childhood friend of [[Agatha]]. They remained good friends and top-class Pokémon Trainers until Oak stopped battling and became interested in Pokémon research. Agatha said that he became soft and started to regard him as a fool. However, Oak still affiliates with the [[Pokémon League]] as an adviser.

[[File:Wild_Prof_Oak.jpg|thumb|right|The unused trainer class for Professor Oak. However, in this case the game has not changed the battle mode data to a Trainer battle, so if "captured" he would be read as the last normal Pokémon encountered.]]

In the [[Generation I]] games there is [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|unused]] Trainer data for Prof. Oak. This implies that Oak was originally going to be able to be battled. In the data, Oak has Level 66 {{p|Tauros}}, Level 67 {{p|Exeggutor}}, Level 68 {{p|Arcanine}}, Level 70 {{p|Gyarados}} and one of the Kanto {{pkmn2|starter}}s at Level 69. This places his strength on-par with the player's rival and the Pokémon League champion. As well, four of his Pokémon are identical to the ones used by the champion, only higher level, so originally Oak may have been intended to be in the game as the champion, or at least another high-ranking Trainer. This is supported by an email on the PC in Oak's lab, from the Pokémon League issuing a challenge to all Trainers, then specifically requesting Oak to come visit them. The only known ways to battle Oak are by performing the [[Mew glitch]] with a special stat of 226 or by performing the [[old man glitch]] with ^M_N as the character in the 3rd, 5th or 7th slot of the player's name.

{{Party

|color={{kanto color}}

|class=Pokémon Prof.

|name={{color2|000000|Professor Oak|Oak}}

|class=Pokémon Prof.

;Pallet Town - sign

*What does this person do?

*What is this person like?

;Pallet Town Research Lab - aide

*What is this person like?

;[[Viridian City]] - [[Pokémon magazines#Pokémon Journal|Pokémon Journal]]

*Family and friends?

;[[Pokémon League]] - [[Agatha]]

*Family and friends?

;Pallet Town Research Lab - aide

*What does this person do?

*From: <sc>Prof. Oak</sc>

*To: [Player]

===In Generation II and IV===

====Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver====

Professor Oak was always well-known in [[Kanto]] but in [[Generation II]] and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} he became more of a celebrity, a "star Pokémon Researcher". He started to be famous in [[Johto]] because of his Radio Show with [[DJ Mary]]. He was going to turn down the show at first but Mary's energy and persistence wore him down. {{ga|Ethan}}/{{ga|Kris}}/{{ga|Lyra}} first met him visiting the home of [[Mr. Pokémon]], another of Oak's childhood friends. Later he grants the young Trainer access to [[Mt. Silver]], a place which only finest Pokémon Trainers may enter, after the player has earned all the badges in Johto and later Kanto. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, he will give the player one of either {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} for obtaining all sixteen [[badge]]s and defeating {{ga|Red}}. He also gives the player {{HM|08|Rock Climb}} to assist them in navigation through [[Mt. Silver]]. In [[Generation IV]], he will also give the player the National Pokédex before boarding the [[S.S. Aqua]]. Finally, if both {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}} from HeartGold and SoulSilver are traded into the same game, he will give the player a [[List of key items in Generation IV#Jade Orb|Jade Orb]] so that {{p|Rayquaza}} may be caught at the [[Embedded Tower]].

Professor Oak has many old friends. One of them is [[Kurt]], a [[Poké Ball]] smith from [[Azalea Town]] and another is [[Professor Elm]] who used to be Oak's assistant. In fact, there is a picture on Kurt's wall saying "...a young Prof Oak?" and an email addressed to him from Professor Elm can be found is his lab:

[[File:Gold Silver Professor Oak.png|thumb|200px|right|Oak artwork from [[Generation II]]]]

[[File:Mr. Pokemon's House.png|thumb|left|Oak with {{ga|Ethan}} and Mr. Pokémon in [[Generation IV]]]]

:"''...

:''<sc>Prof. Oak</sc>, how is your research

:''coming along? I'm still plugging

:''away. I heard rumors

:''that {{player|<name>}} is

:''getting quite a reputation.

:''I'm delighted to hear that.

:''<sc>Elm</sc> in <sc>[[New Bark Town]]</sc> 8-)''"

It should be noted that this is the first time that an {{wp|emoticon}} is used in a Pokémon game.

Professor Oak has gained many fans and admirers. One of them is [[School Kid|Schoolboy]] Chad, who frequently calls the player to share trivia about Oak.

Professor Oak is also a good friend of [[Professor Rowan]]. He visits [[Sinnoh]] often, has a home in [[Eterna City]], introduces Trainers to [[Pal Park]], and gives them the [[National Pokédex]], as well as the [[Up-Grade]], [[Poké Radar]] and the function {{DL|Pokétch|Trainer Counter}} of the [[Pokétch]]. [[Oak's Letter|A letter]] that he sends to the player in a special event allows the player to find {{p|Shaymin}}. An aide in Rowan's laboratory mentions that Oak is Rowan's junior in terms of seniority. In Platinum, after providing the {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Up-Grade}}, Professor Oak will talk about the [[legendary birds]] and say that they have been sighted in [[Sinnoh]]. From this point {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} will be visible roaming on the map.

==In the anime==

[[File:Professor Oak anime.png|250px|thumb|right|Professor Oak in the anime]]

In the anime, Oak is most notable for his [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|vast research facility]], where he cares for and studies hundreds of Pokémon, including those owned by, but not currently traveling with, Trainers from [[Pallet Town]]. His often-forgetful attitude and other antics are also notorious. He also has a hobby of composing [[Pokémon senryū|haiku-like poems]] about Pokémon or Pokémon-related themes.

Prof. Oak lives up the road from {{Delia|Ash's mother}} and the two often appear together as they are good friends. Oak is sometimes the candidate speculated to be Ash's father, along with [[Giovanni]] and {{an|Silver}}. He currently lives with [[Tracey Sketchit]], who became his loyal assistant in ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]''. Tracey and Prof. Oak are very passionate about studying {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and are both artists. He has confidence in his grandson, [[Gary Oak]], but more often joins {{Ash}}'s mother and friends in cheering on Ash in his competitions. He appeared in [[BW001]], along with Delia Ketchum accompanying Ash to Isshu.

In the novelizations written by [[Takeshi Shudō]], Professor Oak comes from a prestigious family. He has two brothers, one is the mayor of Pallet Town and the other is the Post Master, and his grandfather was the first Trainer from Pallet Town to receive widespread recognition. According to Professor Elm, Professor Oak's studies and research mostly focus on how humans and Pokémon interact with each other.

He is an old friend of many other [[Pokémon Professor]]s, including {{prof|Ivy}}, {{prof|Elm}}, {{prof|Birch}}, {{prof|Rowan}}, and {{prof|Araragi}}.

[[File:Sammy Oak.png||250px|thumb|right|Sammy]]

He appears as a young boy, '''Sam''' (Japanese: '''ユキナリ''' ''Yukinari'') in the fourth [[Pokémon movie|film]], ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]''. [[Ash Ketchum]] befriends the young Oak, who, due to traveling from 40 years in the past, is around the same age as him. The revelation that Sam ''is'' Oak, while able to be speculated because Oak's first name was revealed in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', comes only at the end of the movie, when Oak knows that Ash's friend's name was Sam despite Ash never telling him so, and Tracey finding the sketchbook in which young Sam drew Pikachu sleeping with Celebi in Oak's closet.

In the movie, Sam saw many Generation II Pokémon, notably the legendary Pokémon {{p|Celebi}} and {{p|Suicune}}, though his Pokédex only catalogs the Generation I Pokémon, claiming that they are all the Pokémon that the world knows, in the Kanto arc. This discrepancy is likely due to the {{wp|retcon}} that occurred when the 100 new Pokémon were introduced to the series, and due to the ever-increasing number of Pokémon, with Pokémon from [[Generation II]], [[Generation III]], and [[Generation IV]] being able to be trained in Kanto during FireRed and LeafGreen and HeartGold and SoulSilver, this is likely the reason that the number of them as of the current generation of games is no longer mentioned in the anime.

===Pokémon===

This listing is of Professor Oak's known Pokémon:

|epname=The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon

|desc=Professor Oak used his {{p|Dragonite}} to battle against the {{pkmn2|Mirage}} {{p|Mewtwo}} created by [[Dr. Yung]] along with [[Misty's Gyarados]], [[May's Combusken]] and  [[Ash's Pikachu]], but like the other Pokémon, it was defeated.

Dragonite's known moves are {{m|Twister}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}} and {{m|Dragon Rage}}.}}

|pkmn=Pidgey

|type1=Normal

|type2=Flying

|img=Oak's Pidgey.png

|vajp=Katsuyuki Konishi

|vaen=Katsuyuki Konishi

|desc=Professor Oak caught this {{p|Pidgey}} off-screen during ''[[EP245|Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?]]'', where he used it to send [[Team Rocket]] blasting off.

Pidgey's known moves are {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Gust}}.}}

* Various Pokémon are used in his {{TP|Professor Oak|lecture}}s, which may belong to him or to Trainers whose Pokémon he cares for.

|trainer=Professor Oak

|epname=Celebi: Voice of the Forest

|desc=The younger Professor Oak, "[[Sam]]", used his {{p|Charmeleon}} in battle against the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]]'s {{p|Sneasel}}, and won.

Charmeleon's known moves are {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Headbutt}}.}}

|trainer=Professor Oak

|pkmn=Seaking

|type1=Water

|epnum=SS015

|img=Seaking drawing.png

|epname=Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!

|desc=In the [[dub]]bed version of ''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!]]'', Professor Oak told {{Tracey}} that when he was a young {{pkmn|Trainer}}, he owned a {{p|Seaking}}, which he met in a creek near [[Vermilion City]].}}

====Befriended====

{| width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké||Celebi|Celebi 2.png|Psychic|Grass||size=190px|link=Celebi (movie 4)}}

|

{{endspoilers}}

 

====Gives to new Trainers====

{| width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké|Oak|Bulbasaur|Starter Pokémon poster.jpg|Grass|Poison|link=no}}

| {{InactivePoké|Oak|Charmander|Starter Pokémon poster.jpg|Fire|link=no}}

| {{InactivePoké|Oak|Squirtle|Starter Pokémon poster.jpg|Water|link=no}}

====Known Trainers with his starter Pokémon====

{| width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké|Gary|Blastoise|Gary Blastoise.png|Water|disp=Gary's Blastoise}}

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pikachu|First Meeting.png|Electric|disp=Ash's Pikachu}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Gilbert|Bulbasaur|SS014.png|Grass|Poison|link=no|disp=Gilbert's Bulbasaur}}

| {{InactivePoké|May|Wartortle|May Wartortle.png|Water|disp=May's Wartortle}} ♂

====Pokémon residing at Oak's Lab====

{| align="center" width="100%"

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Bulbasaur|Ash Bulbasaur.png|grass|poison}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Swellow|Ash Swellow.png|normal|flying|fir=Taillow}}

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Sceptile|Ash Sceptile.png|grass|fir=Treecko|mid=Grovyle}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Corphish|Ash Corphish.png|water|size=190px}}

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Glalie|Ash Glalie.png|ice|fir=Snorunt|size=190px}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Staraptor|Ash Staraptor.png|normal|flying|fir=Starly|mid=Staravia}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Torterra|Ash Torterra.png|grass|ground|fir=Turtwig|mid=Grotle}}

|-

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Infernape|Ash Infernape.png|fire|fighting|fir=Chimchar|mid=Monferno}}

| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Buizel|Ash Buizel.png|water}} ♂

| {{InactivePoké|Gary|Krabby|Garys Krabby.png|water}}

|trainer=Prof. Oak

|pkmn=Other Pokémon

|img=

|epnum=EP065

|epname=Showdown at the Po-ké Corral

|desc=There are various Pokémon that live on the Oak Corral only a handful have been seen but there are various kinds of different Pokémon. People like Prof. Oak and {{Tracey}} care for them. Others trainer's Pokémon reside here such as {{Gary}}'s.}}

====Pokémon that previously resided at Oak's Lab====

{| width="50%"

| {{{{InactivePoké|May|Venusaur|May Venusaur.png|grass|poison}} ♀

| {{{{InactivePoké|Dawn|Ambipom|Dawn Ambipom.png|normal}} ♀

===Voice actors===

|ja=石塚運昇 ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]'' <br> 戸田恵子 ''Keiko Toda'' (young)

|en=[[Stan Hart]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] dub)<br>[[Jimmy Zoppi|Billy Beach]] ({{PUSA}} dub)<br>[[Tara Jayne]] (young)

|pl=Grzegorz Pawlak (seasons 1-4; all dubbed movies)<br>Jacek Kałucki (seasons 5-6)<br>Janusz Wituch (seasons 10-11)

|es_eu=Roberto Encinas<br>Chelo Vivares (young)

|cs=Jiří Prager (season 1-4, [[M02|movie 2]])<br>Jan Maxián ([[DP001]])<br>Zdeněk Hruška (the rest of season 10)<br>Michal Holán (season 11)<br>Milan Horský ([[M04|movie 4]] old)<br>Klára Sochorová ([[M04|movie 4]] young)}}

==In side games==

Professor Oak also was one of the two human characters appearing in [[Pokémon Snap]]. He was working on a {{OBP|Pokémon Report|Pokémon Snap}} for the Pokémon species of [[Pokémon Island]], and hired [[Todd Snap|Todd]] to take pictures for the report. He provided Todd with the [[ZERO-ONE]] and its [[Dash Engine]] upgrade, [[Pokémon food]], [[Pester Ball]]s, and a [[Poké Flute]]. When Todd took a picture of each of the [[Pokémon Signs]], Professor Oak drew a connection between them and the {{pkmn|constellations}} to determine that {{p|Mew}} must be on [[Rainbow Cloud]].

==In the manga==

 

===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

Professor Oak makes a few appearances in the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga. He is a role model to {{Ash}} and is [[Bill]]'s mentor. Unlike in the anime, he does not give Ash his {{AP|Pikachu}}, in fact, he does not meet Ash until after he has already begun his Pokémon journey.

 

 

Ash later encounters Oak again in ''[[ET10|Clefairy in Space]]'', where he is investigating strange activity, which turned out to be caused by another group of Clefairy.

Ash encounters Oak one last time at the Pokémon Research Center in ''[[ET14|The Orange Islands]]'', shortly before he travels to the [[Orange Archipelago]]. Here, the Professor and Bill are researching a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Slowpoke}} that was found in the [[Pokémon storage system]].

 

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"

| align=center colspan=3 | [[File:004.png]] &rarr; [[File:005.png]] &rarr; [[File:006.png]]<br>{{p|Charizard|Charmander &rarr; Charmeleon &rarr; Charizard}}

|-

| align=center | [[File:027.png]]<br>{{p|Sandshrew}}

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

[[File:Professor Oak Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|Professor Oak in ''[[PS094|Buzzing Elekid]]'']]

Although Professor Oak's first mention was in ''[[PS001|A Glimpse of the Glow]]'' in a conversation between {{adv|Red}} and some Pallet Town children, he is described as being an expert on all things Pokémon, however he is also "just a mean old nut". His debut was in ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'', where Red had wandered into [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|his lab]] and was immediately accused of being a thief. In his haste, Red accidentally released all the Pokémon in the lab, including Bulbasaur, causing the two to track them down and re-capture them. After being saved by Red from a {{p|Machoke}} attack in [[Viridian City]], Oak gave Red the Bulbasaur and a Pokédex. The professor also makes appearances in ''[[PS003|The Secret of Kangaskhan]]'' and ''[[PS006|Gyarados Splashes In!]]'', talking about [[Team Rocket]]'s experiments. He was then kidnapped by Team Rocket to force him to help them with their experiments after [[Blaine]]'s defection, although he refused and they resorted to trying to use {{adv|Blue}} to convince him, who later saves him. Oak later appears in {{PAV|3|Volume 3}} to battle {{adv|Green}} under the alias "Doctor O" and reveals Green's phobia of Flying-type Pokémon and her theft of Squirtle. However, he shows compassion by giving her the last Pokédex. He then forfeits his right to enter the finals after telling her that he has already won a championship, thus ensuring that Red and Blue's tournament match would determine the champion.

In the {{chap|Yellow}}, he was talking with Misty about Red's mysterious disappearance when [[Pika]] wanders into the lab seriously injured. Yellow then barges into his lab uninvited. He then makes her battle him with his Spearow and is impressed how she defeats him without harming either Pokémon, giving Yellow his trust and as such he allows Yellow to take Pika and Red's Pokédex, which he made a few modifications on. Oak then sends letters to Blue on Blue's {{DL|Blue (Adventures)|Pidgeot}} instead of more advanced communication so nobody can track them. This was decided upon after Blue's encounter with [[Agatha]] of the Elite Four when she wanted to kill him after learning that he was Oak's grandson, although Blue was still unsure of how the two knew each other.

In the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}, Oak is now known as the leading authority on Pokémon in both [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] and has developed the three new Pokédexes. The first was stolen by {{adv|Silver}}, the second and third he gave to {{adv|Gold}} and {{adv|Crystal}}. During the battle with the [[Masked Man]], he gave out the titles to the six Pokédex holders and {{adv|Yellow}}. At the end, he employed Crystal as his assistant and thanks to her, the Pokédex had been filled and he owned all non-legendary Pokémon for his research (though little did he reveal, over a hundred new ones were discovered in [[Hoenn]], ready for Crystal to catch again). He then hurried off to the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] to attend Pokémon Talk and was inturrupted in the middle when {{adv|Emerald}} came to call, asking for a Pokédex. However, Oak didn't think he was ready and told him to come back when he was, and temporarily registered him.

In the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen|FRLG saga}}, Oak was captured by the [[The Three Beasts]] to lure Red, Blue, and Green to the Sevii Islands; but not before he recalled their three Pokédexes. After he was freed at {{ga|Trainer Tower}}, Oak revealed the three new Pokédexes that had the National Pokédex capability, though two of the old models were destroyed in the ensuing battle in the Trainer Tower, and the unscathed one given to Yellow (like the other two, however, it had its pages transferred to Red's).

One of Professor Oak's projects was a full analysis of a report holding all information on the last awakening of {{p|Jirachi}}, which [[Kimberly]] earlier stole from the Rockets for him. From this, he worked out that it would appear where the {{ho|Battle Frontier}} was being built during its opening week. He immediately contacted [[Scott]] and, while he would not move the opening, Professor Oak managed to convince Scott to allow a Pokédex holder to protect Jirachi. This was Emerald. However, [[Guile Hideout|someone]] stole the disc with all the data from Professor Oak's lab and badly defeated his Pokémon in the process.

His relationship with Agatha was also revealed when the two were younger. Oak defeated Agatha in the finals for the first Pokémon League Championship and Agatha met him after the battle and asked why he quit their "research group." He explained that he wanted to create the Pokédex, which she thought was a stupid idea that would never be complete (to which Oak replies that if it isn't complete in his generation, his children and grandchildren would take over for him), and a battle ensued. Oak barely won after a battle that lasted several hours, with Agatha swearing a personal vendetta over him and anyone who associates with him.

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=700px cellspacing="0"

| align=center | [[Image:021.png]] &rarr; [[Image:022.png]]<br>{{p|Spearow}} &rarr; {{p|Fearow}}

| align=center | [[Image:084.png]]<br>{{p|Doduo}}

| align=center | [[Image:018.png]]<br>{{p|Pidgeot}}

| align=center | [[Image:115.png]]<br>''{{p|Kangaskhan|Garu-tchi}}''

| align=center | [[Image:234.png]]<br>''{{p|Stantler|Odo-tchi}}''

| align=center | [[Image:165.png]]<br>''{{p|Ledyba|Redi-tchi}}''

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"

|-

| align=center | [[Image:113.png]]<br>''{{p|Chansey|Lucky-tchi}}'' (Given to [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]])

| align=center | [[Image:001.png]]<br>[[Saur]] (Given to {{adv|Red}} in ''[[PS002|Bulbasaur, Come Home!]]'')

| align=center | [[Image:004.png]]<br>{{TP|Blue|Charmander|Charizard}} (Given to {{adv|Blue}} before ''[[PS001|A Glimpse of the Glow]]'')

| align=center | [[Image:007.png]]<br>[[Blasty]] (Stolen by {{adv|Green}} prior to ''[[PS015|Wartortle Wars]]'')

|}

{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"

| align=center | [[Image:014.png]]<br>{{p|Kakuna}}

| align=center | [[Image:052.png]]<br>{{p|Meowth}}

|}

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===

Professor Oak appears in the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga series. He gives [[Kai Midorikawa]] his [[starter Pokémon]], {{p|Charmander}}. He offers a starter Pokémon to [[Isamu Akai]] as well, however, Isamu decides to choose a {{TP|Isamu Akai|Clefairy}} that he had befriended earlier that day instead.

|- style="background: #{{kanto color}};"

| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Base Set|Professor Oak|88}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Base Set}} || 88/102

| rowspan=3 | {{TCG ID|Expedition|Professor Oak's Research|149}} || rowspan=3 | T || rowspan=3 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} || 149/165

| {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} || 98/112

|-

| {{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}} || 88/101

| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Professor Oak's Visit|122}} || rowspan=2 | Su || rowspan=1 | {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} || 122/132

| (H) || {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} (no English release || -

|-

| {{TCG ID|HeartGold Collection|Professor Oak's New Theory|68}} || Su || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|HeartGold Collection}} || 068/070

There also exists a "dark counterpart" of Professor Oak, called '''[[Impostor Professor Oak]]''', who has also appeared in other Pokémon media. Apart from his first incarnation, expansions in which he has been featured also include {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}}. The following list is of cards mentioning or featuring Impostor Professor Oak or his Pokémon.

{| {{bluetable}}  

|- style="background: #{{dark color}};"

| rowspan=2 | {{TCG ID|Base Set|Impostor Professor Oak|73}} || rowspan=2 | T || rowspan=2 | {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Base Set}} || 73/102

|-

| {{TCG|Base Set 2}} || 102/130

|-

| {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Impostor Oak's Revenge|76}} || T || {{rar|Uncommon}} || {{TCG|Team Rocket}} || 76/82

| {{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Impostor Professor Oak's Invention|94}} || T || {{rar|Rare}} || {{TCG|Neo Destiny}} || 94/105

|}

The leading expert on the study of Pokémon. It seems there are always new and mysterious species of Pokémon being brought to light, and Professor Oak is at the heart of it all with his insightful research. The Pokédex is one of his inventions: new Trainers receive one, and a Pokémon to boot, when they start out.

 

| Professor Oak's sprite from<br>{{Colorlink|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|000|Red and Blue}}

| Professor Oak's sprite from<br>{{Colorlink|Pokémon Yellow Version|000|Yellow}}

*Professor Oak is the only Pokémon Professor to have appeared in all released generations so far, appearing in Generation I and their Generation III remakes as the regional professor and making occasional appearances in Generation II and Generation IV.

*It has been speculated that Professor Oak became Champion of the Elite Four in his younger years. Agatha states that he was once tough and handsome, and then Oak himself, upon taking the player into the Hall of Fame in Generations I and III, states that only those who have become Champion are allowed into the Hall of Fame. Thus, it is possible that he was once a Champion, because he is allowed to enter the Hall of Fame.

**This can also be supported by the fact that the default rosters for the unused Professor Oak [[Trainer class]] in Generation I have Pokémon whose levels are around that of the Champion's Pokémon.

*If the player speaks to Professor Oak in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and has their Pokédex evaluated with at least 484 of the 493 Pokémon caught, he will say "Meeting you is something '''l''' will cherish all my life long.", using a lowercase L instead of an I.

*Professor Oak is commonly the subject of fan jokes. Most of these stem from the option to choose your gender, and to name your rival.

{|{{bluetable|background: white; width: 100%}}

|-style="background: #{{kanto color}};"

!Language

!Name

!Reference to

|-

|Japanese

|オーキド ユキナリ博士 ''Dr. Yukinari Ōkido''

|オーキッド ''Ōkiddo'', Orchid. 大木戸 ''Ōkido'' is a Japanese family name and placename. Literally, big-tree family.

|-

|English, Spanish, Italian

|Professor Samuel (Sammy) Oak

|{{wp|Oak}} tree, perhaps derived from Japanese ''Ōkido''.

|-

|French

|Professeur Chen

|Chêne means Oak in French.

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|German

|Professor Eich

|Eiche means Oak in German.

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|Brazilian Portuguese

|Professor Samuel (Sam) Carvalho

|Carvalho means Oak in Portuguese.

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|Korean

|오용호 박사 ''Dr. O Yongho''

|오 (伍) ''O'' is a [[wp:List of Korean family names|Korean family name]], probably chosen because of its similarity to the first syllable in Ōkido.

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|Chinese

|大木博士 ''Dr. Dàmù''<br>雪成・大木 ''Xuěchéng Dàmù'' (full name)