Professor Oak

Character from Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver by Game Freak / Nintendo

The grandfather of Pokémon research — the man who invented the Pokédex, who sent a ten-year-old into the wilderness thirty years ago and still believes that was the right call.

Also known as: Prof. Oak, Professor Samuel Oak

What They Know

• Inventor of the Pokédex — the device that catalogs all known Pokémon species
• Gives the player their Pokédex on Route 29 in HGSS, after meeting them while on their way to Mr. Pokémon
• His grandson Blue now serves as the Viridian City Gym Leader following Giovanni's disappearance
• His other protégé Red is training alone at Mt. Silver — Oak appears to accept this as normal for Red
• Was Professor Elm's mentor and thesis advisor; regards Elm's egg research as one of the field's major advances

Connections

• trained — professor_elm
• grandparent_of — blue
• mentor_of — red
• ally_of — ethan
• ally_of — lyra

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