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[[File:Professor Oak's Laboratory.png|200px|right|Entrance of Oak's Laboratory in the anime]]
[[File:Red Special.png|130px|right|Red and Pika]]
'''[[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]''', also called the '''Oak Pokémon Research Laboratory''', is a [[Pokémon]] lab located in [[Pallet Town]] that is directed by [[Professor Oak|Professor Samuel Oak]] and, in the {{pkmn|anime}}, his assistant [[Tracey Sketchit]]. Its functions are to research Pokémon, unravel the mysteries of these creatures, and study their characteristics and behavior in a natural environment. Another important job is to take care of the Pokémon that belong to [[Pallet Town]]'s [[Pokémon Trainer|trainers]].
'''{{Adv|Red}}''' is the first main character of the manga series [[Pokémon Adventures]]. His first [[Pokémon]] was a [[Poli]]wag, which [[evolution|evolved]] into a {{p|Poliwhirl}} when saving him from drowning prior to the beginning of the story.


The lab has many different environments for the correct development of all kinds of Pokémon. They are areas of grass, sand, rocks and lakes to promote good interaction between the different [[elemental types|types]] of creatures. The laboratory has the technology to keep Pokémon healthy, and to make the largest scientific investigations in the country.
Red is eleven years old at the beginning of the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}. He is first seen in ''[[PS001|Glimpse of the Glow]]'', when he shows a group of children the proper way to catch a Pokémon. He demonstrates by using his Poliwhirl to {{pkmn|battle}} a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Nidorino}}. Red is very sentimental, as shown in the battle versus {{adv|Blue}} in the ninth annual [[Pokémon League]] tournament. He believes that defeating an opponent is no fun if they are at a disadvantage, as seen in both ''[[PS003|The Secret of Kangaskhan]]'' and ''[[PS023|Make Way for Magmar!]]''. At the beginning of the series, he is quite cocky, as shown in ''[[PS008|Suddenly Starmie]]''. However, this cockiness has subsided by the end of the RGB saga.


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Red's special skill, as described by [[Professor Oak]], is Pokémon battling. As such, he is called the '''"Fighter"''' (戦う者 ''Fighter''). In later adventures, Red has been viewed as a leader amongst the [[Pokédex]] holders, second only to [[Professor Oak]].
 
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Revision as of 00:00, 1 December 2009

Red is the first main character of the manga series Pokémon Adventures. His first Pokémon was a Poliwag, which evolved into a Poliwhirl when saving him from drowning prior to the beginning of the story.

Red is eleven years old at the beginning of the Red, Green & Blue arc. He is first seen in Glimpse of the Glow, when he shows a group of children the proper way to catch a Pokémon. He demonstrates by using his Poliwhirl to battle a wild Nidorino. Red is very sentimental, as shown in the battle versus Blue in the ninth annual Pokémon League tournament. He believes that defeating an opponent is no fun if they are at a disadvantage, as seen in both The Secret of Kangaskhan and Make Way for Magmar!. At the beginning of the series, he is quite cocky, as shown in Suddenly Starmie. However, this cockiness has subsided by the end of the RGB saga.

Red's special skill, as described by Professor Oak, is Pokémon battling. As such, he is called the "Fighter" (戦う者 Fighter). In later adventures, Red has been viewed as a leader amongst the Pokédex holders, second only to Professor Oak.

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