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[[File:ImposterProfessorOakBaseSet73.jpg|thumb|250px|Impostor Professor Oak's first TCG appearance using the modified spelling]]
'''Impostor Professor Oak''' (Japanese: '''にせオーキドはかせ''' ''False Doctor Ōkido'') is a villainous character disguised as [[Professor Oak]].

He first appeared on the TCG card {{TCG ID|Base Set|Impostor Professor Oak|73}} and has since made appearances on other cards. He also appears in {{aniseries|PTS}} and the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card]] and [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}} series. 

==Cards featuring Impostor Professor Oak==
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Darkness|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Base Set|Imposter Professor Oak|73}}|type=Trainer|enset=Base Set|enrarity=Rare|ennum=73/102|jpset=Expansion Pack|jprarity=Rare|enset2=Base Set 2|enrarity2=Rare|ennum2=102/130|enset3=Celebrations|enrarity3=Rare Classic|ennum3=73/102|jpset3=Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition|jpnum3=004/025}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Imposter Oak's Revenge|76}}|type=Trainer|enset=Team Rocket|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=76/82|jpset=Rocket Gang|jprarity=Uncommon}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Destiny|Impostor Professor Oak's Invention|94}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Destiny|enrarity=Rare|ennum=94/105|jpset=Darkness, and to Light...|jprarity=Rare}}
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Trading Card Game series===
In {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]], the {{OBP|Imposter Professor Oak|Base Set 73}} card is available. The latter game also includes the {{OBP|Imposter Oak's Revenge|Team Rocket 76}} card.

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| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; background: #{{Kanto color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:TCG1 D44 Impostor Professor Oak.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; background: #{{Kanto color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:TCG2 D52 Impostor Professor Oak.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Kanto color dark}}; background: #{{Kanto color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:TCG2 H42 Impostor Oak Revenge.png]]
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| {{color2|000|Imposter Professor Oak (Base Set 73)|Imposter Professor Oak}} sprite<br/>from the {{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game (video game)|Trading Card Game}}
| Imposter Professor Oak sprite<br/>from {{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}}
| {{color2|000|Imposter Oak's Revenge (Team Rocket 76)|Imposter Oak's Revenge}} sprite<br/>from {{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}}
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==In animation==
[[File:Imposters.png|thumb|250px|Impostor Professor Oak in {{aniseries|GS}}]]
===''Pokémon the Series''===
===={{aniseries|GS}}====
[[James]] disguised himself as {{an|Professor Oak}} in ''[[EP245|Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?]]'', along with [[Jessie]] disguising herself as [[DJ Mary]]. He was successful in imitating Professor Oak for a time, due to help from {{MTR}} as well as sheer luck. However, after many tests, including silhouette identification and writing poems, he was discovered.

===={{aniseries|DP}}====
James used the same disguise again in ''[[DP139|A Faux Oak Finish!]]'', where he took Professor Oak's place in a convention in order to help the [[Team Rocket trio]] steal Pokémon from the people attending the convention. However, the real Professor Oak soon showed up and was eventually proven to be the genuine article when he was able to determine the cause behind an audience member's {{p|Tyranitar}}'s odd behavior and fix it by removing a thorn stuck under its foot.
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==In the manga==
[[File:Sabrina Kadabra disguised Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Impostor Professor Oak in Pokémon Adventures]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
Impostor Professor Oak made an appearance in ''[[PS027|Kalling Kadabra]]'' as a disguise used by [[Sabrina]]'s {{TP|Sabrina|Kadabra}}. It was used to trick {{adv|Red}} into thinking that Kadabra was the real {{adv|Professor Oak}}, who had been kidnapped by [[Team Rocket]]. After witnessing the fake professor using {{t|Psychic}} abilities, Red saw through the ruse and exposed its true identity by draining its energy with [[Saur]]'s {{m|Leech Seed}}.
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