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'''Professor Sada''' (Japanese: '''オーリム''' ''Olim'') is a [[Pokémon Professor]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]].
'''Professor Sada''' (Japanese: '''オーリム''' ''Olim'') is a [[Pokémon Professor]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Scarlet]]. Her counterpart in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Pokémon Violet]] is [[Professor Turo]].


==In the core series games==
==In the core series games==
Before the events of Pokémon Scarlet, Professor Sada and her husband were part of the team that explored the [[Paldea|Great Crater of Paldea]], setting up the [[Zero Lab]] in Area Zero. There, Sada discovered and named the [[Terastal phenomenon]]. Sada was able to develop a prototype for the [[Tera Orb]], earning her corporate backing for her projects and allowing her to set up a second laboratory in a lighthouse near Cabo Poco. Furthermore, she was able to harness more of the unstable energy, despite concern from her funders, and moved the majority of her research back to the Zero Lab. Sada, fascinated with the idea of Pokémon from other ages, succeeded in developing a [[Time travel|time machine]] that would allow her to reach out to [[Paradox Pokémon]], Pokémon from the ancient past, by transporting Poké Balls to different points on the timeline to catch them and bring them into modern time. These included [[Koraidon]], an ancient descendant of [[Cyclizar]]. Additionally, she had begun expecting a child.
Ten years before the events of Pokémon Scarlet, Professor Sada was part of the team that explored the [[Paldea|Great Crater of Paldea]], setting up four [[Area Zero#Research Stations|Research Stations]] and the [[Zero Lab]] in [[Area Zero]]. One day she ended up finding herself in [[Crystal Pool|an unfamiliar place]], where [[player|a child]] gave her [[Briar's Book|a white volume]], which would help her during her research. Sada was able to develop a prototype for the [[Tera Orb]], earning her corporate backing for her projects and allowing her to set up a second laboratory in a lighthouse near Cabo Poco. Furthermore, she was able to harness more of the [[Terastal energy|unstable energy]], despite concern from her funders, and moved the majority of her research back to the Zero Lab. Sada, fascinated with the idea of Pokémon from other ages, succeeded in developing a [[time machine]] that would allow her to reach out to [[Paradox Pokémon]], Pokémon from either ancient points in the timeline, or from different timelines, by transporting [[Poké Ball]]s there and then bringing them back to her. These included {{p|Koraidon}}, a Pokémon extremely similar to {{p|Cyclizar}}. Additionally, a former associate of Sada had begun expecting her child.


However, Sada began to become obsessed with her research, continuing the influx of Paradox Pokémon into the modern day in her pursuit of a paradise for her family. Despite the child - [[Arven]] - being born, Sada's husband left her shortly after, driving her deeper into her work and ironically causing her to begin neglecting the very people she had made plans for. Arven ended up growing up in the lighthouse laboratory on his own, never seeing or connecting with Sada due to the latter's newfound devotion to the Tera Project. This estrangement was intensified by Sada's search for a more suitable assistant, leading to her creating an {{wp|artificial intelligence}} copy of herself using the Zero Lab's crystals to double productivity. Together, they were able to transport a second, more aggressive Koraidon to the present day, in hopes that the two Koraidon could survive and thrive in their new surroundings. At some point, Sada also developed the [[Poké Ball]] Lock System, an ID-based defense mechanism for her lab.
However, Sada began to become obsessed with her research, continuing the influx of Paradox Pokémon into the modern day in her pursuit of a paradise for her family. Not long after [[Arven]] was born, Arven's father abandoned Sada, driving her deeper into her work and ironically causing her to begin neglecting the very family she had sought to build her paradise for. Arven ended up growing up in the lighthouse laboratory on [[Poco Path]] on his own, never seeing or connecting with Sada due to the latter's newfound devotion to the Tera Project. This estrangement was intensified by Sada's search for a more suitable assistant, leading to her creating an {{wp|artificial intelligence}} copy of herself using the Zero Lab's crystals to double productivity, as humanity does not possess the knowledge to develop a sophisticated AI in the time period the game takes place in, which is why the AI cannot leave Area Zero. Together, they were able to transport a second, more aggressive Koraidon to the present day, in hopes that the two Koraidon could survive and thrive in their new surroundings. At some point, Sada also developed the [[Poké Ball]] Lock System, an ID-based defense mechanism for her lab.


Sada was determined to maintain her dream of past and present Pokémon existing in harmony. Unfortunately, Sada's research was cut short when she attempted to stop a territorial battle between the two Koraidon, defending the passive one and taking a mortal blow from the aggressive one. This also led to the destruction of Research Station No. 4, and Sada eventually passed away, leaving her AI to manage the remnants of her work in her place. However, the AI did not agree with accepting the ecological consequences of Sada's dream, and began impersonating her, reaching out to Sada's associates in hopes of finding a way to end the Tera Project once and for all.
Sada was determined to maintain her dream of past and present Pokémon existing in harmony. Unfortunately, Sada's research was cut short when she attempted to stop a territorial battle between the two Koraidon, defending the passive one and taking a mortal blow from the aggressive one. This also led to the destruction of Research Station No. 4, and Sada eventually passed away, leaving her AI to manage the remnants of her work in her place. However, the AI did not agree with accepting the ecological consequences of Sada's dream, and began impersonating her, reaching out to Sada's associates in hopes of finding a way to end the Tera Project once and for all.


The AI first contacts the {{player}} when they enter the [[Uva Academy]] for the first time, impersonating Sada and asking them to take care of the {{p|Koraidon}} that was once under her possession. Throughout the game, the AI frequently contacts the player as Koraidon gradually regains the powers it once lost. Once Koraidon is fully powered, the AI asks the player to travel to Sada's laboratory at the Great Crater of Paldea. As the player, [[Nemona]], [[Arven]], and [[Penny]] traverse the area to reach Sada's laboratory, they discover the history of the two Koraidon and Sada's time machine in notebooks left behind in each research station.
===Path of Legends===
The AI first contacts the {{player}} when they enter the [[Naranja Academy]] for the first time, impersonating Sada and asking them to take care of the {{ga|Koraidon}} that was once under her possession. Throughout the game, the AI frequently contacts the player as Koraidon gradually regains the powers it once lost. Once Koraidon is fully powered, the AI asks the player to travel to Sada's laboratory at the Great Crater of Paldea.
 
===The Way Home===
As the player, [[Nemona]], [[Arven]], and [[Penny]] traverse the area to reach Sada's laboratory, they discover the history of the two Koraidon and Sada's time machine in [[Area Zero journals|notebooks]] left behind in each research station.


At the [[Zero Lab]], the AI reveals its nature to the player and the fate that befell its creator. While Sada wished to let Pokémon of the past keep entering the modern day through the time machine, the AI refuses to let the [[Paldea]] region's ecosystem be ruined by these time-displaced Pokémon and asks for the player's help in shutting down the time machine. The AI is, however, programmed to protect the time machine, so the player is forced to battle it and the Paradox Pokémon it wields against the AI's will.
At the [[Zero Lab]], the AI reveals its nature to the player and the fate that befell its creator. While Sada wished to let Pokémon of the past keep entering the modern day through the time machine, the AI refuses to let the [[Paldea]] region's ecosystem be ruined by these time-displaced Pokémon and asks for the player's help in shutting down the time machine. The AI is, however, programmed to protect the time machine, so the player is forced to battle it and the Paradox Pokémon it wields against the AI's will.


After the AI is defeated, the security system initiates the Paradise Protection Protocol, which sends out the AI's Koraidon, and activates the Poké Ball Lock System, preventing the player from using any of their Pokémon due to lacking Sada's ID. Thus, the player uses their Koraidon, whose Poké Ball has Sada's ID associated, to battle against the AI's Koraidon. Once the Paradise Protection Protocol has been defeated, the AI understands that the time machine cannot be shut down as long as it remains present to reboot the system, so it chooses to travel to the ancient past its creator had hoped to see, bidding farewell to the player and their friends as it disappears into the time machine.
After the AI is defeated, the security system initiates the '''Paradise Protection Protocol''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|楽園防衛|らくえんぼうえい}}プログラム''' ''Paradise Defense Program''), which sends out the AI's Koraidon, and activates the Poké Ball Lock System, preventing the player from using any of their Pokémon due to lacking Sada's ID. Thus, the player uses their Koraidon, whose [[Koraidon's Poké Ball|Poké Ball]] has Sada's ID associated, to battle against the AI's Koraidon. Once the Paradise Protection Protocol has been defeated, the AI understands that the time machine cannot be shut down as long as it remains present to reboot the system, so it chooses to travel to the ancient past its creator had hoped to see, bidding farewell to the player and their friends as it disappears into the time machine.
 
===The Indigo Disk===
If the player visits the [[Crystal Pool]] in [[Kitakami]] after catching {{p|Terapagos}} and obtaining [[Briar's Book]], a Professor Sada that hadn't built a time machine will appear before them from a cloud of mist, with Koraidon being happy to see her again. She theorizes that she has somehow wound up there through space and time, possibly even from an alternate timeline. Talking with Sada reveals that she is still in the process of trying to create the time machine and hasn't seen her son Arven for quite some time. Noticing the player's copy of Briar's Book, Sada becomes fascinated by the information it contains regarding the [[Area Zero Underdepths]] and offers to trade it for the [[Scarlet Book]] she had as a child, which the player agrees to, before the mist disappears and transports Sada back to where she came from.


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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====Second battle====
====Second battle====
Koraidon is given the title '''the Guardian of Paradise''' during the battle, and its HP is displayed similarly to a [[Starmobile]] or [[Titan Pokémon]].
As a scripted battle, the enemy Koraidon will always use {{m|Taunt}} on the first turn to prevent the player from using {{m|Endure}} during the first three turns. If the player's Pokémon receives an otherwise lethal attack, it will always survive with 1 HP, even if it has not used Endure on that turn. Damage is never varied by a random factor during calculation, and [[critical hit]]s cannot occur during this battle. {{m|Flamethrower}} never causes a {{status|burn}}. Once the [[harsh sunlight]] instigated by {{a|Orichalcum Pulse}} ends (which is eight turns due to the enemy Koraidon's held item), the player's Pokémon will be forced to [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallize]] (if it has not already) and use {{m|Tera Blast}} every turn until the enemy Koraidon is defeated.
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====Formerly owned====
====Formerly owned====
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===Quotes===
===Quotes===
{{main|Professor Sada/Quotes}}
{{main|Professor Sada/Quotes}}
;[[Naranja Academy]]
:''"Hello, <player>. It is nice to meet you."''
:''"My name is Professor Sada. I carry out Pokémon research within the Great Crater of Paldea—at a site known as [[Area Zero]]."''
:''"Well. Allow me to get straight to the point. <player>, student ID number 805C393... You are the student who travels with the unusual Pokémon Koraidon, is that correct?"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Thank you. I appreciate that you were honest in confirming the facts."''
::'''No''': ''"Why would you attempt to lie? You appear in any number of clips from security camera footage together with Koraidon."''
:''"Ah, not that I— I do not mean to offend you. In fact, I wish to ask for your assistance."''
:''"Oh. How good to see that you are well. It has been quite a while since we last met. Koraidon was once in my care, you see."''
:''"Its Poké Ball was also originally mine. I assume you received it from a young man called Arven. I am no longer in any position to be able to manage that Pokémon myself. This is what I would ask of you: Will you continue looking after Koraidon on my behalf?"''
::'''Yes''': ''"I do appreciate your agreement."''
::'''No''': ''"And yet, it is clear to see from the way Koraidon reacts to you that you must be a kind Trainer. Your bond seems quite undeniable."''
:''"Koraidon has been greatly weakened and is currently incapable of battle. It can, however, take on a form specialized for mobility. In all likelihood, it will require some time to fully regain the capabilities it once had."''
:''"I will provide you with my contact information. If you would please get out your phone?"''
:''"I will be in regular contact going forward to keep tabs on your status. Until then."''


;[[South Province (Area Three)]]
==Gallery==
*After defeating Klawf the Stony Cliff Titan
===Artwork===
:''"Hello, <player>. This is Sada."''
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{scarlet color dark}}; background:#{{scarlet color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px"
:''"I detect that Koraidon has regained some of its original power. It seems it will now be able to dash at high speeds while you're riding upon it."''
| style="border:2px solid #{{scarlet color light}}; background:#{{scarlet color light}}" | [[File:Professor Sada concept art.jpg|x200px]]
:''"I hope you will continue to explore Paldea with Koraidon, as you have done here. Your route is not fixed but open before you. Seek out your own path, using your map and the tools you have at hand. Whenever you find your curiosity piqued, you should go and explore as your heart desires. All that you experience will help you grow in some way, great or small."''
|- style="color:#fff"
:''"Go forth on your journey...and take good care of Koraidon for me."''
|Concept art from {{color2|fff|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|Scarlet and Violet}}
|}


;[[East Province (Area Three)]]
==In the TCG==
*After defeating Orthworm the Lurking Steel Titan
[[File:ProfessorResearchScarletViolet240.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ultra rare print of Professor's Research <small>[Professor Sada]</small>]]
:''"Hello, <player>. This is Sada."''
[[File:ProfessorSadaVitalityParadoxRift239.jpg|200px|thumb|Ultra rare print of Professor Sada's Vitality]]
:''"I detect that Koraidon has regained some of its original power. While you're riding upon it, it seems it can now jump higher if you press and hold the B button."''
{{main|Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 189)}}
:''"I am relying on you to continue taking good care of Koraidon."''
{{main|Professor Sada's Vitality (Paradox Rift 170)}}
Professor Sada was introduced as a {{TCG|Supporter card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] as '''Professor's Research <small>[Professor Sada]</small>''' during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Scarlet ex}} set, before debuting in English in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion, as both a Regular card and an {{TCG|ultra rare}}. Both versions feature artwork by [[kirisAki]]. The card allows players to discard their hand, then draw seven cards; an identical effect to other Professors' cards.
 
The {{TCG|Paradox Rift}} expansion (the {{TCG|Ancient Roar}} expansion in Japan) saw the release of a second card featuring Professor Sada: '''{{TCG ID|Paradox Rift|Professor Sada's Vitality|170}}''', with artwork by [[Megumi Mizutani]]. This card allows players to attach a {{TCG|Basic Energy card}} from their discard pile to up to two of their Ancient Pokémon, as well as to draw three cards.
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Professor Sada was designed by [[James Turner]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/1601480836062117888 James Turner on Twitter]</ref>
*Professor Sada was designed by [[James Turner]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/1601480836062117888 James Turner on Twitter]</ref>
** She and [[Professor Turo]] are the first human characters designed by Turner for the [[core series]] games.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/1601664573374726144 James Turner on Twitter]</ref>
**She and [[Professor Turo]] are the first human characters designed by Turner for the [[core series]] games.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JamesTurner_42/status/1601664573374726144 James Turner on Twitter]</ref>
* She and Professor Turo are the first Pokémon Professors from the core series:
*She and Professor Turo both differ from the previous Pokémon Professors from the core series in many ways:
** To not have a name derived from flora.
**Neither of them have names derived from flora.
** To have been confirmed deceased.
***However, [[Arven]], their son, does.
*** They are also the first Trainers in the core series to be battled post-mortem, via an AI; as well as the only non-human antagonists in the core series not to be Pokémon.
**Both have been confirmed deceased before the game's events and are met after their death.
** To serve as the final main game opponent in a core series game.<!--Professor Kukui doesn't count: Tapu Koko was the final opponent in Sun and Moon.-->
***They are also the first Trainers in the core series to be battled post-mortem, via an AI.
**Both served as the main antagonist and as the final opponent before the [[credits]] in a core series game.<!--Professor Kukui doesn't count: Tapu Koko was the final opponent in Sun and Moon.-->
** Both are version-exclusive.
*She and Professor Turo both differ from the previous main antagonists from the core series in many ways:
**Both have been confirmed deceased before the game’s events and are met after their death.
**Both are not battled in person.
**Both are not backed by any sort of organization. <!--There is no link here because some are backed by organizations that are not villainous teams-->
* Unlike previous Trainer battles in which the opponent battles the player with more than six Pokémon, the player also uses a seventh Pokémon against AI Sada. This is also the case when battling her counterpart AI Turo.
* Unlike previous Trainer battles in which the opponent battles the player with more than six Pokémon, the player also uses a seventh Pokémon against AI Sada. This is also the case when battling her counterpart AI Turo.
* AI Sada's eye color changes from blue to brown after she is battled for the first time, and remains brown for the remainder of her appearance in Pokémon Scarlet.
* AI Sada's eye color changes from cyan to brown after she is battled for the first time, and remains brown for the remainder of her appearance in Pokémon Scarlet.


==Names==
==Names==
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{scarlet color}}; border:3px solid #{{scarlet color dark}}"
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{scarlet color}}; border:3px solid #{{scarlet color dark}}"
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! Language
! Name
! Name
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| English, European Portuguese
| English, European Portuguese
| Sada
| Sada
| From ''pasada'' (Spanish for past)
| From ''pasada'' (Spanish for past) or ''passada'' (Portuguese for past)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| German
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| From ''albor'' (Spanish for beginning)
| From ''albor'' (Spanish for beginning)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French, Italian
| French, Italian, Indonesian
| Olim
| Olim
| From her Japanese name
| From her Japanese name
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==References==
==References==
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Professor Sada
オーリム Olim
Scarlet Sada.png
Artwork from Scarlet
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Cyan
Hair color Blonde
Hometown Unknown
Region Paldea
Relatives Arven (son)
Generation IX
Games Scarlet

Professor Sada (Japanese: オーリム Olim) is a Pokémon Professor in Pokémon Scarlet. Her counterpart in Pokémon Violet is Professor Turo.

In the core series games

Ten years before the events of Pokémon Scarlet, Professor Sada was part of the team that explored the Great Crater of Paldea, setting up four Research Stations and the Zero Lab in Area Zero. One day she ended up finding herself in an unfamiliar place, where a child gave her a white volume, which would help her during her research. Sada was able to develop a prototype for the Tera Orb, earning her corporate backing for her projects and allowing her to set up a second laboratory in a lighthouse near Cabo Poco. Furthermore, she was able to harness more of the unstable energy, despite concern from her funders, and moved the majority of her research back to the Zero Lab. Sada, fascinated with the idea of Pokémon from other ages, succeeded in developing a time machine that would allow her to reach out to Paradox Pokémon, Pokémon from either ancient points in the timeline, or from different timelines, by transporting Poké Balls there and then bringing them back to her. These included Koraidon, a Pokémon extremely similar to Cyclizar. Additionally, a former associate of Sada had begun expecting her child.

However, Sada began to become obsessed with her research, continuing the influx of Paradox Pokémon into the modern day in her pursuit of a paradise for her family. Not long after Arven was born, Arven's father abandoned Sada, driving her deeper into her work and ironically causing her to begin neglecting the very family she had sought to build her paradise for. Arven ended up growing up in the lighthouse laboratory on Poco Path on his own, never seeing or connecting with Sada due to the latter's newfound devotion to the Tera Project. This estrangement was intensified by Sada's search for a more suitable assistant, leading to her creating an artificial intelligence copy of herself using the Zero Lab's crystals to double productivity, as humanity does not possess the knowledge to develop a sophisticated AI in the time period the game takes place in, which is why the AI cannot leave Area Zero. Together, they were able to transport a second, more aggressive Koraidon to the present day, in hopes that the two Koraidon could survive and thrive in their new surroundings. At some point, Sada also developed the Poké Ball Lock System, an ID-based defense mechanism for her lab.

Sada was determined to maintain her dream of past and present Pokémon existing in harmony. Unfortunately, Sada's research was cut short when she attempted to stop a territorial battle between the two Koraidon, defending the passive one and taking a mortal blow from the aggressive one. This also led to the destruction of Research Station No. 4, and Sada eventually passed away, leaving her AI to manage the remnants of her work in her place. However, the AI did not agree with accepting the ecological consequences of Sada's dream, and began impersonating her, reaching out to Sada's associates in hopes of finding a way to end the Tera Project once and for all.

Path of Legends

The AI first contacts the player when they enter the Naranja Academy for the first time, impersonating Sada and asking them to take care of the Koraidon that was once under her possession. Throughout the game, the AI frequently contacts the player as Koraidon gradually regains the powers it once lost. Once Koraidon is fully powered, the AI asks the player to travel to Sada's laboratory at the Great Crater of Paldea.

The Way Home

As the player, Nemona, Arven, and Penny traverse the area to reach Sada's laboratory, they discover the history of the two Koraidon and Sada's time machine in notebooks left behind in each research station.

At the Zero Lab, the AI reveals its nature to the player and the fate that befell its creator. While Sada wished to let Pokémon of the past keep entering the modern day through the time machine, the AI refuses to let the Paldea region's ecosystem be ruined by these time-displaced Pokémon and asks for the player's help in shutting down the time machine. The AI is, however, programmed to protect the time machine, so the player is forced to battle it and the Paradox Pokémon it wields against the AI's will.

After the AI is defeated, the security system initiates the Paradise Protection Protocol (Japanese: 楽園防衛プログラム Paradise Defense Program), which sends out the AI's Koraidon, and activates the Poké Ball Lock System, preventing the player from using any of their Pokémon due to lacking Sada's ID. Thus, the player uses their Koraidon, whose Poké Ball has Sada's ID associated, to battle against the AI's Koraidon. Once the Paradise Protection Protocol has been defeated, the AI understands that the time machine cannot be shut down as long as it remains present to reboot the system, so it chooses to travel to the ancient past its creator had hoped to see, bidding farewell to the player and their friends as it disappears into the time machine.

The Indigo Disk

If the player visits the Crystal Pool in Kitakami after catching Terapagos and obtaining Briar's Book, a Professor Sada that hadn't built a time machine will appear before them from a cloud of mist, with Koraidon being happy to see her again. She theorizes that she has somehow wound up there through space and time, possibly even from an alternate timeline. Talking with Sada reveals that she is still in the process of trying to create the time machine and hasn't seen her son Arven for quite some time. Noticing the player's copy of Briar's Book, Sada becomes fascinated by the information it contains regarding the Area Zero Underdepths and offers to trade it for the Scarlet Book she had as a child, which the player agrees to, before the mist disappears and transports Sada back to where she came from.

Pokémon

AI Sada's Pokémon are contained in Master Balls.

First battle



Second battle

Koraidon is given the title the Guardian of Paradise during the battle, and its HP is displayed similarly to a Starmobile or Titan Pokémon.

As a scripted battle, the enemy Koraidon will always use Taunt on the first turn to prevent the player from using Endure during the first three turns. If the player's Pokémon receives an otherwise lethal attack, it will always survive with 1 HP, even if it has not used Endure on that turn. Damage is never varied by a random factor during calculation, and critical hits cannot occur during this battle. Flamethrower never causes a burn. Once the harsh sunlight instigated by Orichalcum Pulse ends (which is eight turns due to the enemy Koraidon's held item), the player's Pokémon will be forced to Terastallize (if it has not already) and use Tera Blast every turn until the enemy Koraidon is defeated.



Formerly owned

Main article: Koraidon (game)
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Koraidon Lv.68
Flamethrower
Fire Special
Collision Course
Fighting Physical
Endure
Normal Status
Tera Blast
Normal Special

Quotes

Main article: Professor Sada/Quotes

Gallery

Artwork

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Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Professor's Research [Professor Sada]
Ultra rare print of Professor Sada's Vitality
Main article: Professor's Research (Scarlet & Violet 189)
Main article: Professor Sada's Vitality (Paradox Rift 170)

Professor Sada was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as Professor's Research [Professor Sada] during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Scarlet ex set, before debuting in English in the Scarlet & Violet expansion, as both a Regular card and an ultra rare. Both versions feature artwork by kirisAki. The card allows players to discard their hand, then draw seven cards; an identical effect to other Professors' cards.

The Paradox Rift expansion (the Ancient Roar expansion in Japan) saw the release of a second card featuring Professor Sada: Professor Sada's Vitality, with artwork by Megumi Mizutani. This card allows players to attach a Basic Energy card from their discard pile to up to two of their Ancient Pokémon, as well as to draw three cards.

Trivia

  • Professor Sada was designed by James Turner.[1]
  • She and Professor Turo both differ from the previous Pokémon Professors from the core series in many ways:
    • Neither of them have names derived from flora.
      • However, Arven, their son, does.
    • Both have been confirmed deceased before the game's events and are met after their death.
      • They are also the first Trainers in the core series to be battled post-mortem, via an AI.
    • Both served as the main antagonist and as the final opponent before the credits in a core series game.
    • Both are version-exclusive.
  • She and Professor Turo both differ from the previous main antagonists from the core series in many ways:
    • Both have been confirmed deceased before the game’s events and are met after their death.
    • Both are not battled in person.
    • Both are not backed by any sort of organization.
  • Unlike previous Trainer battles in which the opponent battles the player with more than six Pokémon, the player also uses a seventh Pokémon against AI Sada. This is also the case when battling her counterpart AI Turo.
  • AI Sada's eye color changes from cyan to brown after she is battled for the first time, and remains brown for the remainder of her appearance in Pokémon Scarlet.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese オーリム Olim From olim (Latin for "once upon a time")
English, European Portuguese Sada From pasada (Spanish for past) or passada (Portuguese for past)
German Antiqua From antiqua (Latin for ancient)
Spanish Albora From albor (Spanish for beginning)
French, Italian, Indonesian Olim From her Japanese name
Korean 올림 Olim Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 奧琳 / 奥琳 Àolín Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 奧琳 Oulàhm Mandarin-based transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese Arka From arcaico (archaic)

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