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Samson Oak
ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ōkido
Samson Oak SM.png
Art from Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Gender Male
Eye color Blue
Hair color White
Hometown Unknown
Region Alola
Relatives Professor Oak (cousin), Gary Oak (cousin-twice-removed)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, Principal
Game counterpart Samson Oak
Anime debut Alola to New Adventure!
English voice actor Marc Thompson
Japanese voice actor Unshō Ishizuka (SM001-SM088)
Kenyu Horiuchi (SM093-present)

Samson Oak (Japanese: ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ōkido) is a major supporting character of the Pokémon anime, who appeared in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon. Samson is the principal of the Pokémon School on Melemele Island and the cousin of Professor Oak.

History

Pre-series

When Samson taking a stroll, he came across a 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.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Samson competing in the Pokémon Pancake Race

Samson debuted in Alola to New Adventure!. 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.

Samson competing in the Manalo Conference

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, 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's love for puns

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. Despite rarely engaging in battling, Samson is a very talented Pokémon Trainer, having managed to advance through the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. Much like his cousin, Samson enjoys studying Pokémon and learning more about them, specializing in regional forms and Totem Pokémon of the Alola region.

Pokémon

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

On hand


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Samson Oak's Komala
Komala
In The Guardian's Challenge!, 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.

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 was revealed to have an Alolan Exeggutor in Battling Besties!. He used it 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)
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


Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ナリヤ・オーキド Nariya Ōkido From 成屋蘭 Nariya-ran (bamboo orchid) and オーキド・ユキナリ Yukinari Ōkido (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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