Samson Oak

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Professor Samson Oak
ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ohkido
Samson Oak SM.png
Official artwork from Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Eye color Brown
Hair color White
Hometown Unknown
Region Alola
Relatives Professor Oak (cousin)
Blue (cousin-twice-removed)
Daisy (cousin-twice-removed)
Generation VII
Games Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Anime series Pokémon the Series
Debut Alola to New Adventure!
English voice actor Marc Thompson
Japanese voice actor Unshō Ishizuka (SM001-SM088)
Kenyu Horiuchi (SM093-present)
Manga series Pokémon Adventures
Debut The Decision and the Tournament of Six

Samson Oak (Japanese: ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ohkido) is a Pokémon Professor in Alola. He studies the regional forms and Totem Pokémon of the region. He is a cousin of Professor Oak, with whom he shares a striking resemblance.

In the core series games

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Samson Oak is first seen in Malie City on Ula'ula Island in Sun and Moon, when the player's Rotom Pokédex recognizes him. He tells the player about his research on regional forms, and asks them to come to meet him in the city's library. When the player meets him in the library, he talks about regional forms again, before requesting that the player show him the local variant Persian. Upon being shown an Alolan Persian, he explains why regional forms exist and explains his theory on why the Alolan Persian looks the way it does before giving the player a Love Ball. He also talks about his cousin in Kanto, who gave him a Kanto Pokédex which he uses to compare the Alolan variants of Pokémon native to Kanto to their regular form counterparts. Finally, he tells the player about how his cousin's grandson might come to visit Alola someday because of the Z-Crystals Samson has sent him.

Samson is later met behind the Malie City Recycling Plant, where he explains why the Alolan Grimer is the way it is and gives the player a Friend Ball before leaving for Malie Library. The player may also encounter Samson inside the Geothermal Power Plant on Blush Mountain, where he will be standing in front of a photo of the Kalos Power Plant. Here he will tell the player about the hair of Alolan Diglett before handing the player a Lure Ball. He is also met behind the Pokémon Center atop Mount Hokulani, where he talks about Minior's different forms. Before going back to Malie Library again, he gives the player a Moon Ball.

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player meets Samson earlier, namely before going to Big Wave Beach to Mantine Surf to Akala Island, this replacing the initial encounter in Malie City. In these games, Samson studies Totem Pokémon and will give the player Totem-like Pokémon at Heahea Beach after collecting a certain amount of Totem Stickers. He is also an expert Mantine Surfer, initially holding the third-highest scores at all four of Alola's surfing beaches. The player can also encounter him at Route 12 near Ula'ula Beach, where he contemplates how he never seems to be able to beat a certain "kimono-clad cad" when it comes to the ranking boards.

Pokémon

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Gives away
20 Totem Stickers 40 Totem Stickers
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
735Gumshoos.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Adaptability
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Gumshoos/ Lv.20
Sand Attack
Ground Status
Odor Sleuth
Normal Status
Bide
Normal Physical
Bite
Dark Physical
020Raticate-Alola.png
Types:
Dark Normal
Ability:
Thick Fat
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Raticate/ Lv.20
Bite
Dark Physical
Pursuit
Dark Physical
Hyper Fang
Normal Physical
Assurance
Dark Physical
105Marowak-Alola.png
Types:
Fire Ghost
Ability:
Rock Head
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Marowak/ Lv.25
Leer
Normal Status
Hex
Ghost Special
Bonemerang
Ground Physical
Will-O-Wisp
Fire Status
752Araquanid.png
Types:
Bug Water
Ability:
Water Bubble
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Araquanid/ Lv.25
Spider Web
Bug Status
Bug Bite
Bug Physical
Bubble Beam
Water Special
Bite
Dark Physical
50 Totem Stickers 70 Totem Stickers
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
754Lurantis.png
Type:
Grass Unknown
Ability:
Leaf Guard
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Lurantis/ Lv.30
Growth
Normal Status
Ingrain
Grass Status
Leaf Blade
Grass Physical
Synthesis
Grass Status
758Salazzle.png
Types:
Poison Fire
Ability:
Corrosion
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Salazzle Lv.30
Smog
Poison Special
Double Slap
Normal Physical
Flame Burst
Fire Special
Toxic
Poison Status
738Vikavolt.png
Types:
Bug Electric
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Vikavolt/ Lv.35
Spark
Electric Physical
Acrobatics
Flying Physical
Guillotine
Normal Physical
Bug Buzz
Bug Special
777Togedemaru.png
Types:
Electric Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Togedemaru/ Lv.35
Nuzzle
Electric Physical
Magnet Rise
Electric Status
Discharge
Electric Special
Zing Zap
Electric Physical
80 Totem Stickers 100 Totem Stickers
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
778Mimikyu.png
Types:
Ghost Fairy
Ability:
Disguise
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Mimikyu/ Lv.40
Feint Attack
Dark Physical
Charm
Fairy Status
Slash
Normal Physical
Shadow Claw
Ghost Physical
743Ribombee.png
Types:
Bug Fairy
Ability:
Sweet Veil
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Ribombee/ Lv.50
Bug Buzz
Bug Special
Dazzling Gleam
Fairy Special
Aromatherapy
Grass Status
Quiver Dance
Bug Status
784Kommo-o.png
Types:
Dragon Fighting
Ability:
Overcoat
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Kommo-o/ Lv.50
Work Up
Normal Status
Screech
Normal Status
Iron Defense
Steel Status
Dragon Claw
Dragon Physical

Gallery

Samson Oak SM OD.png
Overworld model from
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun,
and Ultra Moon

Quotes

Main article: Samson Oak/Quotes

In the anime

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Samson Oak in the anime

Samson debuted in Alola to New Adventure!. He is the principal of the Pokémon School. His cousin Professor Oak had assigned Ash and Delia to deliver an Egg to him, which they did. While Delia returned home, Ash chose to stay behind after becoming a student at the school.

In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Samson assigned the students to look after one of two Eggs, one of them being the Egg that Delia and Ash had brought with them. They chose the white Egg and he looked after the other Egg, which hatched into a Vulpix in Getting to Know You!.

In Racing to a Big Event!, Samson entered the Pokémon Pancake Race with Komala and won.

To celebrate the Pokémon School's twentieth anniversary, Samson arranged a special field trip to Kanto to visit Professor Oak, along with Ash, his classmates, and Professor Kukui from Alola, Kanto! to When Regions Collide!.

In Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!, Samson told Ash and his classmates of how he met Komala. Later, he, along with Professor Kukui, Ash, and his classmates, helped Komala learn Sing, thus putting a stop to Jigglypuff's routine tantrums after noticing its audience sleeping through its songs.

In League Offenders and Defenders!, Samson surprised Ash and his classmates when he informed them that he would be entering the Manalo Conference. In Battle Royal 151!, Samson was among the 151 Trainers taking part in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. He entered with Komala and was ultimately among the 16 Trainers remaining at the end. The match-ups revealed that he would be battling Hau in the first round.

In Battling Besties!, Samson battled Hau in the first round of the Manalo Conference. He used his Alolan Exeggutor against Hau's Alolan Raichu, but it was defeated, thus eliminating Samson from the tournament.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In Helping the Hometown Hero!, Samson attended a party to celebrate the return of Lillie and her family to Alola after they found Mohn. The next day, Samson watched the Battle Royal match between Ash, Kiawe, Gladion, and Professor Kukui.

In Paring Pokémon While Parrying!, Samson was seen watching Ash's Masters Eight Tournament match against Leon at the Pokémon School.

Character

Samson is a cheerful and zany individual who enjoys making puns with the names of Pokémon while usually doing a visual impression, much to the embarrassment or confusion of those around him.

Pokémon


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This listing is of Samson's known Pokémon in the anime:

On hand

Samson Oak's Komala
Komala
Samson's Komala first appeared sleeping atop of a tree at the Pokémon School. It is usually seen ringing the Bronzong-themed bell at the School. Starting in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, Komala rings the bell frantically when the Ultra Guardians are needed.

Samson and Komala met when the former was taking a stroll. He came across Komala who was blocking the road for a few farmers and travelers because it had lost its log. Samson wanted to give Komala a pineapple to replace its log but instead, it clung to Samson's face. From then on, Komala held on to Samson at all times, even when he carved a new log for it. One day, as Samson prepared to ring the bell of the Pokémon School, Komala took over and clung to the log used to ring the bell. Samson decided to keep it and Komala would continue to ring the bell every day on time.

In Racing to a Big Event!, it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race with its Trainer and won. In Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!, because of its constant sleeping, it was able to avoid Jigglypuff's scribbling after its routine song, causing it to become furious. Samson, Professor Kukui, Ash, and his classmates were able to stop Jigglypuff by teaching Komala Sing and turning the situation around on it.

In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, Komala was questioned by Rotom about Ash's missing Electrium Z, but Komala slept through the questioning.

In Battle Royal 151!, Samson used Komala during the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Komala was among the 16 Pokémon still fighting at the end, securing its Trainer a place in the first round of the actual tournament.

Komala's known moves are Wood Hammer, Rapid Spin, and Sing.

Debut The Guardian's Challenge!
Voice actors
Japanese
English Mike Liscio
Samson's Egg

Samson's Vulpix
Egg → Vulpix
In Alola to New Adventure!, Samson Oak received this Vulpix Egg from his cousin, Professor Oak, under the care of Ash. In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Samson offered Ash and his classmates the opportunity to raise either this Egg or a white one. When the latter was chosen, Samson chose to raise the remaining Egg himself.

In Getting to Know You!, the Egg hatched into a Vulpix.

In Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!, Vulpix was with Samson Oak in the Pokémon School, where Samson revealed that he was training Vulpix to respond when it hears its name.

In The Professors' New Adventure!, Vulpix attended the wedding of Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet.

Vulpix reappeared in A Mission of Ultra Urgency! and Filling the Light with Darkness!.

Vulpix's only known move is Ember.

Debut Getting to Know You!
Voice actors
Japanese
English Suzy Myers
Samson's Alolan Exeggutor
Exeggutor
Samson Oak used an Alolan Exeggutor in his Manalo Conference battle against Hau and his Alolan Raichu, but it was defeated.

Exeggutor's only known move is Dragon Hammer.

Debut Battling Besties!

Given away

Lillie Egg.png
Egg

Achievements

Pokémon League

Samson has competed in the following Pokémon League Conferences:

Pokémon competitions

Samson has competed in the following Pokémon competitions:

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka (SM001-SM088)
堀内賢雄 Kenyu Horiuchi (SM093-present)
English Marc Thompson
Danish Christian Damsgaard
Finnish Aku Laitinen (SM001-SM024)
Markus Bäckman (SM028, SM031, SM056-present)
Unknown voice actor (SM041-SM055)
European French Daniel Nicodème
Greek Αργύρης Παυλίδης Argiris Pavlidis
Indonesian Rio Fitra (RTV dub)
Italian Claudio Moneta
Riccardo Rovatti (SM028, SM094)
Polish Krzysztof Cybiński
Brazilian Portuguese Júlio Chaves
Spanish Latin America Daniel Abundis
Spain David García Vázquez


In the manga

Samson Oak in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Samson Oak debuted in The Decision and the Tournament of Six. He served as a judge at a tournament held at an Iki Town festival. During Moon's battle against Gladion, Moon was confused as to why Gladion wouldn't have his Porygon attack her newly-caught Alolan Grimer with Psybeam. Samson stepped in to tell Moon, who had only just recently arrived in Alola, about how regional forms can also have different types as well as appearances.

In Darkness!! The Mysterious Claws of Necrozma!, Sina and Dexio took Samson to the Aether Base on Route 16. They introduced him to the Reassembly Unit, which they planned on using to control Zygarde's forms. Later, Samson, Sina, Dexio, and Lillie set off to Mount Lanakila to investigate an Ultra Wormhole that appeared above the area. Before they could leave, a large swarm of Zygarde Cells and a Core converged into the Reassembly Unit and emerged as a Complete Forme Zygarde. Shortly afterward, Sun emerged from the wormhole and was rescued by Zygarde. Samson and the others traveled to Mount Lanakila, where they found an injured Lunala and Lusamine. After Lillie helped free her mother from the Nihilego she was fused with, Lusamine fainted. Sun tried getting Zygarde to take Lusamine to a hospital, only to notice that Necrozma had arrived.

Samson had Sina and Dexio take Lillie and Lusamine to a safe place while he and Sun faced Necrozma.

Pokémon

Samson Oak's Golem
Golem
This Alolan Golem is Samson's first known Pokémon. It was first used to fight Necrozma on Mount Lanakila alongside Sun.

None of Golem's moves are known.

Debut Tyrant!! The Fiendish Man!
Samson Oak's Graveler
Graveler
This Alolan Graveler is Samson's second known Pokémon. It was first used to fight Necrozma on Mount Lanakila alongside Sun.

None of Graveler's moves are known.

Debut Tyrant!! The Fiendish Man!

In the TCG

Samson Oak in the TCG
Main article: Samson Oak (Unbroken Bonds 185)

Samson Oak was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese SM Era). It was first released as one of the Japanese SM-P Promotional cards before debuting in English in the Unbroken Bonds expansion, with artwork by Masakazu Fukuda. It allows the player to draw two cards, and two more if both Active Pokémon are the same type.

Trivia

  • In the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions of the game, Samson's name is written in Western order (given name placed before family name), as opposed to his cousin, Professor Oak, whose name is written in East Asian order (family name before given name).
  • In Malie Library, Samson refers to Blue as his grandnephew. However, the term "grandnephew" refers to the grandson of one's sibling, not to the grandson of one's cousin. Blue is actually Samson's first cousin twice-removed. Although terms like "nephew" are often used for relations that are in the "removed" category for the sake of convenience.
  • Samson is 5'9" (175 cm) tall.
  • In the anime, Samson is the first Pokémon Professor to compete in a Pokémon League Conference.
    • In promotional material for the Manalo Conference, Samson was given the title of (Japanese: 千のポケ顔を持つ男 Man of a thousand Poké-faces).

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ohkido From 成屋蘭 Nariya-ran (bamboo orchid) and オーキド・ユキナリ Yukinari Ohkido (Samuel Oak)
English, Dutch,
European Portuguese
Samson Oak Similar to Samuel Oak
German Heinrich Eich From Eich (Oak)
Samson Eich (TCG) From his English name
Spanish Gabriel Oak Similar to Samuel Oak
French Raphaël Chen Similar to Samuel Chen (Samuel Oak)
Italian Manuel Oak Similar to Samuel Oak
Korean 송호 오 Songho O Similar to 오용호 O Yongho (Samuel Oak)
Chinese (Mandarin) 成也・大木 Chéngyě Dàmù From the Japanese name 成也 Nariya and 大木雪成 Dàmù Xuěchéng / Daaihmuhk Syutsìhng (Samuel Oak)
Chinese (Cantonese) 成也・大木 Sìhngyáh Daaihmuhk
Brazilian Portuguese Gabriel Carvalho Similar to Samuel Carvalho (Samuel Oak)
Russian Самсон Оук Samson Ouk Transcription of his English name
Vietnamese Naliya Okido Transcription of his Japanese name

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See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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