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Professor Samuel Oak
オーキド•ユキナリ博士 Dr. Yukinari Okido
Professor Oak XY.png
Art from the XY series
Age 50 (as of M04)
Gender Male
Eye color Black*, blue*
Hair color Gray*, brown*
Hometown Pallet Town
Region Kanto
Relatives Gary Oak (grandson)
Samson Oak (cousin)
May Oak (granddaughter; EToP only)
father (EToP)
Trainer class Former Trainer, Watcher, Professor
Game counterpart Professor Oak
Anime debut Pokémon - I Choose You!
English voice actor Stan Hart (EP001-AG133)
Carter Cathcart (AG176-present) (MoMP)
Tara Jayne (child; M04)
Japanese voice actor Unshō Ishizuka
Keiko Toda (child; M04)

Professor Samuel Oak (Japanese: オーキド•ユキナリ博士 Dr. Yukinari Okido) is a Pokémon Professor and a major supporting character of the Pokémon anime who lives and works at his research lab in Pallet Town. He appears semi-regularly to give Ash Ketchum advice to help him achieve his goal of becoming the greatest Pokémon Master.

History

Original series

Professor Oak made his debut in Pokémon, I Choose You!, appearing on a late night television show explaining the three starter Pokémon that Pokémon Trainers would receive. The next day, three Trainers from Pallet Town, including his grandson, Gary Oak, came to his lab, ready to become Pokémon Trainers. Oak gave them each a Starter Pokémon, including giving Gary his Squirtle, though this wasn't revealed until much later in the series. Later that same day, Ash came to him as he was also starting his Pokémon journey and needed his first Pokémon as well. But because he was so late, the only Pokémon Oak had left was a rebellious Pikachu.

He appeared again in Pokémon Emergency where he called the Viridian City Pokémon Center after hearing that Ash had already made it there from his mother. He stated how he was surprised that he had made it that far, and expressed doubts he had when Ash first left. Mentioning making a bet of a million dollars with Gary that Ash hadn't captured any new Pokémon, he was disappointed to hear that this was indeed true and he had lost the bet with his grandson. When Ash told him that he had seen an unknown Pokémon, which resembled the stone carving above him, he waved it away as nonsense, saying that Trainers have searched their whole lives for that Pokémon, and none have succeeded.

Over the course of Ash and Gary's journeys, Professor Oak took care of the Pokémon they captured that were sent to his lab. He would often gloat about how much farther ahead his grandson was to Ash, which often caused him to be extra competitive. During the Indigo Plateau Conference, Oak became greatly disappointed when he discovered that Gary had lost in the third round, but decided to look on the bright side, telling Misty and Brock that it would do Gary good to learn that "every road, no matter how smooth, has its bumps along the way". He had arrived with Ash's mother with the goal of cheering Ash on in mind.

After the end of the Indigo Plateau Conference, Professor Oak asked Ash to pick up a mysterious Poké Ball from his friend, Professor Ivy, who lived on Valencia Island in the Orange Archipelago. He wasn't at all surprised when Ash called him asking if he could compete in the Orange League. Though he wanted to study the GS Ball, he also wanted Ash to compete in the league so that he can get more training. During Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, he befriended a Pokémon watcher by the name of Tracey Sketchit who was a great admirer of Professor Oak. When they arrived back in Pallet Town, Tracey asked if he could become his assistant which he graciously accepted.

Not being able to discover the mystery behind the GS Ball, Professor Oak called for Ash's assistance once more and asked him to travel to the Johto region and give the Ball to his friend Kurt. He also explained that there were many new Pokémon out west which made Ash all the more eager to go and catch up with his rival, Gary.

Professor Oak traveled to Johto on a couple of occasions for conferences, most notably during Ash and Gary's battles in the Pokemon League Silver Conference.

Advanced Generation series

Professor Oak made a few appearances during the Advanced Generation as well and was in a few episodes of the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station's side story episodes.

In Gonna Rule the School, he was lecturing the students of Rustboro's Pokémon Trainers' School via satellite. Oak traveled to Hoenn in A Six Pack Attack! to meet with his friend, Professor Birch and brought along the Kanto starters as they interacted with the Hoenn starters.

In The Right Place and The Right Mime, Professor Oak noticed that one of his Squirtle felt most comfortable being with May. That was when he suggested that May keep the Squirtle and raise it into a strong Pokémon. He also said he would watch after her Bulbasaur.

In The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!, when Ash was still recovering from his defeat at the Battle Pyramid, Professor Oak brought him a special package meant to cheer him up, containing a poster with the prints of his Pokémon, a fishing lure from Misty, and food from his mother. He also handed Ash a postcard from Gary and told him that his grandson was doing research in the Sinnoh region and that many Pokémon who live there cannot be found anywhere else. Later, he was asked to judge the impromptu Contest Battle between May and Drew. Along with Scott, he judged their battle, which ended in a victory for Drew after his Roselia and Butterfree knocked out May's Combusken and Skitty.

Diamond & Pearl series

Professor Oak in the Diamond & Pearl series

Ash spoke to Professor Oak regularly over the phone while he traveled through the Sinnoh region. Dawn was able to recognize him from television, but it was because of his Pokémon poetry and not his research.

In Get Your Rotom Running!, Oak suggested that Ash and his friends should visit the Old Chateau to sample its famous delicacy, the Old Gateau.

Professor Oak in the Twinleaf Festival

In Strategy Begins at Home!, Ash called Professor Oak while staying at Johanna's house and said he would be training in Twinleaf Town for a while. Oak told him to use this opportunity to learn from Johanna, as her experience as a Top Coordinator could be helpful to him. Oak also announced that he would be attending the Twinleaf Festival as a special guest.

In A Faux Oak Finish!, he traveled to Sinnoh to give a lecture on "the interrelation of Pokémon and Evolutionary stones" on the first day of the Twinleaf Festival. However, on his way to Twinleaf Town, his car got a flat tire and forced him to make a stop near a marshland. While the driver was replacing the tire, Oak decided to explore the area. He found a group of wild Pokémon who led him to a cave where a depressed Lombre was hiding. Oak found out why Lombre was so sad and gave it a Water Stone, allowing it to evolve into Ludicolo and immediately taking it out of its depressed state.

Meanwhile in Twinleaf, James was in the town's auditorium disguised as Oak plotting to steal all of the attendees' Pokémon. When Oak arrived there, everyone in the auditorium looked confused as James insisted he was the real Professor Oak. Seeing this, a Trainer in the audience sent out his Tyranitar and asked for help, saying he was having trouble with the Armor Pokémon. James failed to figure out what was the cause of the problem and was sent blasting off by Tyranitar, but Oak was able to help the Pokémon by removing a thorn from its foot. After that, Professor Oak proceeded to give his lecture.

Best Wishes series

Professor Oak in the Best Wishes series

Professor Oak was given a major redesign in the Best Wishes series, using a different shirt collar style and wearing his labcoat above it. His hairstyle also changed, becoming more boxy. These changes make his look closely resemble his most recent game counterpart artwork.

Oak made plans to travel to the Unova region to meet with his friend, Professor Juniper, in In The Shadow of Zekrom! and invited Delia and Ash to go with him. He has since returned to Kanto as seen in Crisis from the Underground Up! where Ash calls his laboratory from Nimbasa City.

In New Places... Familiar Faces!, Ash called Professor Oak to inform about his loss at the Vertress Conference. In The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!, the Professor appeared again in a video lecture about the Kanto starter Pokémon that was presented at the Kanto Fair, accompanied by Tracey. Later, Ash's Charizard came to his lab from the Charicific Valley so Ash would switch him for his Unfezant. Oak liked the idea of Unfezant being with him, as she could make good friends with Ash's Noctowl and Staraptor.

In To Catch a Rotom!, he appeared in the Decolore Islands, having traveled to Torom Island. Professor Oak wished to capture a Rotom to study, and eventually succeeded after helping Ash and his friends defeat Team Rocket.

As seen in Butterfree and Me!, Professor Juniper sent Ash's Pokémon caught in Unova to Oak's laboratory; Ash contacted Oak to get Leavanny sent to him to help a Caterpie evolve.

In The Dream Continues! Professor Oak was interviewed by Alexa, a reporter from the Kalos region which gave him a chance to see Pokémon from there much to his delight. He was later present when Ash announced his intention to return with Alexa to Kalos to challenge its league. As usual, Professor Oak was entrusted with the care of the Pokémon Ash had caught in Unova, as well as Charizard who would be remaining at the lab permanently from then on.

XY series

Professor Oak appeared briefly in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!, where he was introduced to Froakie before being shocked by Rotom.

He was later mentioned in Battling on Thin Ice!, where it was revealed that Ash and Serena both attended his Pokémon Summer Camp during their childhood.

In Till We Compete Again!, he joined in on a video call with Delia to Ash and his friends, where he learned Ash was going to return to Pallet Town later that day.

Professor Oak with his cousin Samson in the Sun & Moon series

Sun & Moon series

After winning a trip to the Alola region, Delia and Ash headed to Professor Oak's lab, where he received Ash's on-hand Pokémon and took the opportunity to entrust Delia with a Pokémon Egg. He asked her to deliver the egg to his cousin Samson Oak, at the Pokémon School on Melemele Island.

After meeting with Delia in Alola to New Adventure!, Samson made a video call to Professor Oak and notified him the egg arrived safely. Professor Oak did not tell Ash what Pokémon it was, so only after hatching in Getting to Know You! was it revealed to be a Vulpix, which Samson kept.

Professor Oak reappeared again in Alola, Kanto!, where Ash, his classmates, Samson, and Professor Kukui, who were all visiting Kanto, arrived at his lab.

Professor Oak appeared on television in Night of a Thousand Poses!.

Character

Professor Oak lives up the road from Delia Ketchum and her son, and he and Delia often appear together as they are good friends. His known relatives are his grandson Gary and his cousin Samson. He is also good friends with Professor Birch and Professor Juniper.

His often-forgetful attitude and other antics are notorious. He also has a hobby of composing senryū, haiku-like poems about Pokémon or Pokémon-related themes.

In the novelizations written by Takeshi Shudō, Professor Oak comes from a prestigious family. He has two brothers, one of whom is the mayor of Pallet Town while the other is its postmaster, and his grandfather was the first Trainer from Pallet Town to receive widespread recognition, while Samuel himself gained prominence after he published a research paper on Pokémon at the age of 20. It is also stated that he became a professor at Celadon University at the age of 25. According to Professor Elm, Professor Oak's studies and research mostly focus on how humans and Pokémon interact with each other.

Pokémon

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

On hand

Pidgey
Professor Oak's Pidgey

Professor Oak caught this Pidgey off-screen during Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?, where he used it to get back the food that Team Rocket had stolen and then send them blasting off.

Pidgey's known moves are Quick Attack and Gust.

Dragonite
Professor Oak's Dragonite

Professor Oak used his Dragonite to battle against the Mirage Mewtwo created by Dr. Yung along with Misty's Gyarados, May's Combusken, and Ash's Pikachu, but like the other Pokémon, it was defeated.

Dragonite's known moves are Twister, Hyper Beam and Dragon Rage.

Rotom
Professor Oak's Rotom
Debut To Catch a Rotom!
Voice actors
Japanese Kiyotaka Furushima
English Kiyotaka Furushima
Main article: Professor Oak's Rotom

Professor Oak caught a Rotom in To Catch a Rotom! at Torom Island. It regularly accompanies him in Professor Oak's Pokémon Holo Caster.

Temporary

Bulbasaur
Ash's Bulbasaur
Main article: Ash's Bulbasaur

In Showdown at the Oak Corral Professor Oak used Bulbasaur to help defeat Butch and Cassidy from stealing the Pokémon at Oak's lab.

Cyndaquil
Ash's Cyndaquil
Debut Good 'Quil Hunting
Voice actors
Japanese Yūji Ueda
English Kayzie Rogers
Main article: Ash's Cyndaquil

In Showdown at the Oak Corral Professor Oak used Cyndaquil to help defeat Butch and Cassidy from stealing the Pokémon at Oak's lab.

Totodile
Ash's Totodile
Debut The Totodile Duel
Voice actors
Japanese Chinami Nishimura
English Kayzie Rogers
Main article: Ash's Totodile

In Showdown at the Oak Corral Professor Oak used Totodile to help defeat Butch and Cassidy from stealing the Pokémon at Oak's lab.

Rotom
Wild's Rotom

In To Catch a Rotom! Professor Oak used a wild Rotom in its Frost Form to help defeat the Team Rocket Trio.

Rotom's known moves are Thunderbolt and Blizzard*.

Dub only

Seaking
Professor Oak's Seaking

In the dubbed version of Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!, Professor Oak told Tracey that when he was a young Trainer, he owned a Seaking, which he met in a creek near Vermilion City.

None of Seaking's moves are known.

  • Various Pokémon are used in his lectures, which may belong to him or to Trainers whose Pokémon he cares for.

Gives to new Trainers

Bulbasaur
Professor Oak's Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur is a Pokémon that Professor Oak gives to new Trainers. Bulbasaur was mentioned in the first episode of the anime, as one of the three Starter Pokémon new Trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his second choice of a starter, after Squirtle. However, when he arrived at Professor Oak's Laboratory, it was too late, as an unnamed Trainer who started the same day had already taken it.

In Journey to the Starting Line! a new Trainer called Gilbert claimed a Bulbasaur. Another one appears in A Six Pack Attack! where Prof. Oak shows them to Max. Suddenly Team Rocket capture them along with the other Kanto and Hoenn starters. Max finds them and makes Bulbasaur and Treecko Tackle and Pound the bars away. It then helps send Team Rocket blasting off. Another one appears in The Right Place at the Right Mime! along with the other starters.

Various Bulbasaur's moves are Tackle and Vine Whip.

Charmander
Professor Oak's Charmander

Charmander is a Pokémon that Professor Oak gives to new Trainers. Charmander was mentioned in the first episode of the anime, as one of the three Starter Pokémon new Trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, although it was his last choice of a starter coming after Squirtle and Bulbasaur. However, when he arrived at Professor Oak's Laboratory, he found out it was too late, as another Trainer who started the same day had already taken it.

In Journey to the Starting Line!, Gilbert was intended to start his journey as a Pokémon Trainer, but the trio of Kanto Starter Pokémon were scared off when Ash's Tauros stampeded through Professor Oak's house. Professor Oak, Tracey, Delia and Gilbert split up in order to find the three missing Pokémon. The Charmander was the first one to be found.

Another one appears in A Six Pack Attack! where Prof. Oak shows them to Max. Suddenly Team Rocket capture them along with the other Kanto and Hoenn starters. Max is able to find them and then has Torchic and Charmander heat the cage with Ember until finally they are free. It then helps send Team Rocket blasting off. Another one appears in The Right Place at the Right Mime! along with the other starters.

Various Charmander's known moves are Ember.

Squirtle
Professor Oak's Squirtle

Squirtle is a Pokémon that Professor Oak gives to new Trainers. Squirtle was mentioned in the first episode of the anime, as one of the three Starter Pokémon new Trainers in Pallet Town can choose from. Ash dreamed of owning one, and it was his first choice of a starter. However, when he arrived at Professor Oak's Laboratory, he found out it was too late, as another Trainer who started the same day had already taken it.

In Journey to the Starting Line!, a set of the three Kanto starter Pokémon in which a boy named Gilbert was supposed to choose from as his starting Pokémon were scared off by Ash's Tauros. Professor Oak, Tracey, Delia, and Gilbert had to split up and find the three missing Pokémon. Squirtle was the second one found. The Tiny Turtle Pokémon was stuck in a tree that was hanging over a cliff. Ash's Bulbasaur managed to catch the Squirtle before it could fall off the cliff.

Another one appears in A Six Pack Attack! where Prof. Oak shows them to Max. Suddenly Team Rocket capture them along with the other Kanto and Hoenn starters. Max finds them and asks Mudkip and Squirtle to cool the bars with Water Gun which eventually frees them. It then helps send Team Rocket blasting off. Another one appears in The Right Place at the Right Mime! along with the other starters, in the end May claims Squirtle.

Various Squirtle's known moves are Tackle and Water Gun.

Gave away to Trainers

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Gary's Squirtle
Ash Pikachu.png
Ash's Pikachu
Gilbert Bulbasaur.png
Gilbert's Bulbasaur
May Squirtle.png
May's Squirtle

Given away

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Egg

Residing at his Lab

Gary Krabby.png
Krabby
Ash Kingler.png
Krabby → Kingler
Ash Muk.png
Muk
Ash Tauros.png
Tauros (x30)
Gary Dodrio.png
Doduo → Dodrio
Ash Snorlax.png
Snorlax
Ash Heracross.png
Heracross
Ash Noctowl.png
Noctowl ShinyVIIStar.png
Ash Bayleef.png
Bayleef
Ash Bulbasaur.png
Bulbasaur
Ash Quilava.png
Cyndaquil → Quilava
Ash Totodile.png
Totodile
Ash Donphan.png
Phanpy → Donphan
Gary Nidoking.png
Nidoking
Gary Arcanine.png
Arcanine
Gary Nidoqueen.png
Nidoqueen
Gary Magmar.png
Magmar
Gary Scizor.png
Scizor
Gary Golem.png
Golem
Gary Unseen Silver Conference Pokémon.png
Pinsir
Gary Unseen Silver Conference Pokémon.png
Houndoom
Gary Unseen Silver Conference Pokémon.png
Fearow
Gary Unseen Silver Conference Pokémon.png
Alakazam
Gary Johto Pokémon.png
Skarmory
Gary Johto Pokémon.png
Kingdra
Ash Torkoal.png
Torkoal
Ash Glalie.png
Glalie
Ash Swellow.png
Swellow
Ash Sceptile.png
Sceptile
Ash Corphish.png
Corphish
Ash Staraptor.png
Staraptor
Ash Torterra.png
Torterra
Ash Infernape.png
Infernape
Ash Buizel.png
Buizel
Ash Gible.png
Gible
Ash Gliscor.png
Gliscor
Ash Unfezant.png
Unfezant
Ash Leavanny.png
Leavanny
Ash Palpitoad.png
Palpitoad
Ash Boldore.png
Boldore
Ash Krookodile.png
Krookodile
Ash Charizard.png
Charizard
Ash Oshawott.png
Oshawott
Ash Pignite.png
Pignite
Ash Snivy.png
Snivy
Ash Scraggy.png
Scraggy
Ash Talonflame.png
Talonflame
Ash Hawlucha.png
Hawlucha
Ash Noivern.png
Noivern

Other

There are various Pokémon that live on the Oak Corral. Only a handful have been seen but there are various kinds of different Pokémon. People like Professor Oak and Tracey care for them. Other Trainers' Pokémon reside here such as Gary's.

Professor Oak Laboratory Squirtle Horsea Goldeen Seadra.png
Squirtle
Professor Oak Laboratory Caterpie.png
Caterpie
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Butterfree
Professor Oak Laboratory Kakuna.png
Kakuna
Professor Oak Laboratory Beedrill.png
Beedrill
Professor Oak Laboratory Pidgey.png
Pidgey
Professor Oak Laboratory Pidgeotto Spearow.png
Pidgeotto
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Rattata
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Raticate
Professor Oak Laboratory Pidgeotto Spearow.png
Spearow
Professor Oak Laboratory Raichu.png
Raichu
File:Professor Oak Laboratory Sandshrew Fury Swipes.png
Sandshrew
Professor Oak Laboratory Sandslash.png
Sandslash
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Nidoran♀
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Nidoran♂
Ninetales SM042.png
Ninetales
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Oddish Exeggcute Tangela.png
Oddish
Professor Oak Laboratory Gloom Vileplume.png
Gloom
Professor Oak Laboratory Gloom Vileplume.png
Vileplume
Professor Oak Laboratory Various SM042.png
Paras
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Parasect
Dugtrio anime.png
Dugtrio
Dugtrio anime.png
Alolan Dugtrio
Professor Oak Laboratory Seel Magikarp Goldeen Psyduck.png
Psyduck
Mankey Primeape banana.png
Mankey
Mankey Primeape banana.png
Primeape
Professor Oak Laboratory various 1.png
Growlithe
Professor Oak Laboratory Poliwag Poliwhirl Goldeen Magikarp.png
Poliwag
Professor Oak Laboratory Poliwag Poliwhirl Goldeen Magikarp.png
Poliwhirl
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Oddish Exeggcute Tangela.png
Bellsprout
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel.png
Weepinbell
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel.png
Victreebel
Professor Oak Laboratory Slowpoke Magikarp Corsola Tentacool Seaking.png
Tentacool
Professor Oak Laboratory Slowpoke Magikarp Corsola Tentacool Seaking.png
Tentacruel
Professor Oak Laboratory Geodude.png
Geodude
Geodude anime.png
Alolan Geodude
Professor Oak Laboratory Ponyta Rapidash.png
Ponyta
Rapidash anime.png
Rapidash
Professor Oak Laboratory Slowpoke Magikarp Corsola Tentacool Seaking.png
Slowpoke
Professor Oak Laboratory Dodrio.png
Dodrio
Professor Oak Laboratory Seel Magikarp Goldeen Psyduck.png
Seel
Dewgong anime.png
Dewgong
Muk and Alolan Muk anime.png
Alolan Muk
Professor Oak Laboratory Onix.png
Onix
Professor Oak Laboratory Krabby Staryu Corsola.png
Krabby
Professor Oak Laboratory Voltorb Electrode.png
Voltorb
Professor Oak Laboratory Voltorb Electrode.png
Electrode
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Oddish Exeggcute Tangela.png
Exeggcute
Exeggutor anime.png
Exeggutor
Exeggutor anime.png
Alolan Exeggutor
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Marowak
Professor Oak Laboratory Onix Exeggute Rhyhorn Rhydon.png
Rhyhorn
Professor Oak Laboratory Onix Exeggute Rhyhorn Rhydon.png
Rhydon
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellsprout Oddish Exeggcute Tangela.png
Tangela
Professor Oak Laboratory Horsea.png
Horsea
Professor Oak Laboratory Squirtle Horsea Goldeen Seadra.png
Seadra
Professor Oak Laboratory Poliwag Poliwhirl Goldeen Magikarp.png
Goldeen
Professor Oak Laboratory Slowpoke Magikarp Corsola Tentacool Seaking.png
Seaking
Professor Oak Laboratory Krabby Staryu Corsola.png
Staryu
Professor Oak Laboratory Starmie.png
Starmie
Professor Oak Laboratory Poliwag Poliwhirl Goldeen Magikarp.png
Magikarp
Professor Oak Laboratory Gyarados.png
Gyarados
Professor Oak Laboratory Snorlax.png
Snorlax
Professor Oak Laboratory Hoothoot.png
Hoothoot
Professor Oak Laboratory various 3.png
Quagsire
Professor Oak Laboratory various 3.png
Hoppip
Professor Oak Laboratory various 3.png
Skiploom
Professor Oak Laboratory various 3.png
Jumpluff
Professor Oak Laboratory Bellossom.png
Bellossom
Professor Oak Laboratory Slowpoke Magikarp Corsola Tentacool Seaking.png
Corsola
Professor Oak Laboratory Taillow.png
Taillow
Professor Oak Laboratory Starly.png
Starly
Professor Oak Laboratory Pidove.png
Pidove

Previously resided at his Lab

Gary Umbreon.png
Umbreon
May Bulbasaur.png
Bulbasaur
Ash Aipom.png
Aipom

Past

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Sam
Main article: Sam

He appears as a young boy, Sam (Japanese: ユキナリ Yukinari) in the fourth film, Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. Ash Ketchum befriends the young Oak, who, because he time-traveled from 40 years in the past, is around the same age as Ash. The revelation that Sam is Oak, while inferable thanks to disclosure of Oak's first name in The Power of One, comes only at the end of the movie when Oak implicitly confirms the connection through his knowledge of Sam's name despite Ash having never told him of it. Additionally, Tracey finds the sketchbook in which young Sam drew Pikachu sleeping with Celebi in Oak's closet.

In the main anime series the now Professor Samuel Oak never reveals or discusses Charmeleon, though his past as a trainer is mentioned vaguely by Agatha in The Scheme Team.

Despite the fact that Sam sees many Generation II Pokémon throughout the movie (notably the Mythical Celebi and the Legendary Suicune), the Pokédex he gifts Ash in the Kanto arc only catalogs Generation I Pokémon, claiming that they are all the Pokémon that the world knows. This discrepancy is likely no longer canon, instead representing a silent retcon that occurred due to the ever-increasing number of Pokémon; indeed, Pokémon from Generation II, Generation III, and Generation IV are able to be trained in Kanto during the Generation I remakes FireRed and LeafGreen, as well as during the Generation II remakes HeartGold and SoulSilver. Perhaps to avoid a similar plothole, the number of Pokémon as of the current generation is no longer explicitly mentioned in anime-related media.

Pokémon

On hand


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Charmeleon
Professor Oak's Charmeleon
Debut Celebi: The Voice of the Forest
Voice actors
Japanese
English Eric Stuart

The younger Professor Oak, "Sam", used his Charmeleon in battle against the Iron-Masked Marauder's Sneasel, and won.

Charmeleon's known moves are Flamethrower and Headbutt.

Befriended

Celebi
Sam's Celebi
Main article: Celebi (M04)

Sam met this Celebi during his time. However, it bumped into him while on the pursuit of a Pokémon Hunter which accidentally transports him to the present time of Ash and company. This time, the Iron-Masked Marauder was after Celebi. After Ash and Sam defeated the Marauder by snapping Celebi out of its dark self and got revived by the other Celebi from the past, this Celebi that met Sam took him back to his own time.

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In I Choose You!

Professor Oak appeared in I Choose You!, which is set in a timeline separate from the main series. He welcomed Ash when he showed up late at his laboratory and informed him that Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander had already been chosen by other Trainers. Nonetheless, he had a fourth Pokémon to give to Ash, a stubborn Pikachu. Ash chose Pikachu, and as such, Professor Oak gave him its Poké Ball. Pikachu immediately proved to be quite the problem for Ash, as he shocked him and Professor Oak.

Pokémon

Gives to new Trainers

Squirtle
Professor Oak's Squirtle
Main article: Gary's Squirtle

Squirtle is one of the Pokémon Professor Oak gives away to new Trainers. It was chosen by his own grandson, Gary.

Bulbasaur
Professor Oak's Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur is one of the Pokémon Professor Oak gives away to new Trainers. It was chosen by Marina.

None of Bulbasaur's moves are known.

Charmander
Professor Oak's Charmander

Charmander is one of the Pokémon Professor Oak gives away to new Trainers. It was chosen by Tierno.

None of Charmander's moves are known.

Pikachu
Professor Oak's Pikachu
Main article: Ash's Pikachu (M20)

Pikachu is a fourth Pokémon that Professor Oak gives away to new Trainers. He is harder to control than the other Pokémon Oak gives away. He was the only Pokémon left, and as such he was given to Ash, who had slept late on the day he was supposed to get his first Pokémon.

Residing at his lab

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Oddish
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Bellsprout

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka
戸田恵子 Keiko Toda (young)
English Stan Hart (EP001-AG133, M02-M04)
Carter Cathcart (AG186-present, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
Tara Jayne (young, M04)
Arabic مروان فرحات Marwan Farhat
Catalan Martí Pich
Czech Jiří Prager (season 1-4, movie 2)
Jan Maxián (DP001)
Zdeněk Hruška (the rest of season 10)
Michal Holán (season 11)
Milan Horský (movie 4 old)
Klára Sochorová (movie 4 young)
Danish Michael Elo
Torben Sekov
Peter Zhelder
Dutch Jon van Eerd (EP001 - AG092)
Tony Neef (AG093-present)
Filipino Jefferson Utanes
Finnish Arto Nieminen (EP001-EP050, movies 2 and 4)
Pauli Virta (EP065-EP079, EP127-AG017, movie 3)
Unknown voice actor (EP117)
Vesa Hämes (AG071-AG088)
Kari Tamminen (AG112-AG133)
Tommi Haapaniemi (The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon)
Pasi Ruohonen (AG186-AG192, DP092-XY003)
Aku Laitinen (DP001-DP052)
French Canada Alain Sauvage
Europe Jean-Marc Delhausse
German Achim Geisler
Greek Λουκάς Φραγκούλης Loukas Frangoulis (EP001 - XY003)
Αργύρης Παυλίδης Argiris Pavlidis (SM001-present)
Hebrew יהויכין פרידלנדר Yehoyachin Friedlander
עמי מנדלמן Ami Mendelman (EP113)
Hindi फिरोज चोधरी Firoz Chowdary (Cartoon Network dub)
ॐ झा Aum Jha (Hungama dub)
Hungarian Ákos Kőszegi
Gabor Vass (AG onward)
Icelandic Arnar Jónsson (M03)
Indonesian Dadan Sundana (Johto saga)
Frenddy J.H. Pangkey (DP series)
Turi Sandos (BW001-present)
Italian Riccardo Rovatti
Federico Danti (BW109, SS026)
Korean 구자형 Gu Jahyeong (original series)
장광 Jang Gwang (AG, DP series)
신용우 Shin Yongu (BW series onward)
Norwegian Even Rasmussen
Simen Sand
Trond Teigen
Polish Grzegorz Pawlak (seasons 1-4; all dubbed movies)
Jacek Kałucki (seasons 5-6)
Janusz Wituch (season 10-present)
Portuguese Brazil Wellington Lima (Seasons 1-8, 16-17)
Carlos Seidl (Movies 1-3 - TV version)
Alexandre Moreno (Movie 1 - DVD/VHS version)
Rodrigo Andreatto (young)
Dráusio de Oliveira (Pokémon Chronicles, Seasons 9-14)
Hélio Ribeiro (XY140)
Júlio Chaves (Season 20-present)
Portugal Rui Luís Brás (Kanto, movies 3 and 4)
Rui Quintas (Johto-Battle Frontier)
Paulo B. (movies 1 and 2)
Russian Анатолий Зиновенко Anatolii Zinovenko
Spanish Latin America Hugo Navarrete
Arturo Castañeda (young)
Spain Roberto Encinas
Chelo Vivares (young)
Swedish Bengt Järnblad (M20)
Hans Wahlgren
Turkish Tunç Ozdil


Artwork

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Official artwork from the
original series
Official artwork from the
Best Wishes series

In the manga

Professor Oak in Ash & Pikachu

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Professor Oak first appeared in Do Your Best Bulbasaur!! of the Ash & Pikachu manga.

Pokémon

Seen in his lab
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Gloom
Professor Oak Laboratory Vileplume AP.png
Vileplume
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Bellossom
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Poliwag
Professor Oak Laboratory Oddish Wooper AP.png
Wooper
Professor Oak Laboratory Jumpluff Skiploom AP.png
Skiploom
Professor Oak Laboratory Jumpluff Skiploom AP.png
Jumpluff
Professor Oak Laboratory Oddish Wooper AP.png
Oddish
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Poliwhirl
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Hoppip

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Professor Oak in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Professor Oak makes a few appearances in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. He is a role model to Ash and is Bill's mentor. Unlike in the anime, he does not give Ash his Pikachu; in fact, he does not meet Ash until after he has already begun his Pokémon journey.

Ash meets Professor Oak for the first time in Clefairy Tale. They meet at Mt. Moon after Ash has been wandering lost in the mountains for weeks, searching for a rare Clefairy. Oak, who has been living among the Clefairy, rescues Ash and introduces him to Bill and a tribe of wild Clefairy. The three attend the tribe's evolution ceremony, after which Oak gives Ash the latest upgrade to the Pokédex for free, months before it will be available to the public.

Ash later encounters Oak again in Clefairy in Space, where he is investigating strange activity, which turned out to be caused by another group of Clefairy.

Ash encounters Oak one last time at the Pokémon Research Center in The Orange Islands, shortly before he travels to the Orange Archipelago. Here, the Professor and Bill are researching a giant Slowpoke that was found in the Pokémon Storage System.

In this canon, Oak first began his Pokémon journey when he was six years old, in which he traveled with his father (who was also a Professor) on research expeditions. During his first journey, he caught a Charmander which eventually evolved into a Charmeleon and then a Charizard.

Pokémon

This listing is for Professor Oak's known Pokémon in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga.

On hand
Sandshrew
Professor Oak's Sandshrew

Professor Oak sent out Sandshrew to find out the shadowy figure that was lurking in Apple City.

Sandshrew's only known move is Fissure.

Mentioned
Char

Professor Oak mentions that when he was a beginning Trainer, he caught a Charmander that he named Char (Japanese: ヒーくん Hi-kun). Char would later evolve into a Charmeleon and Charizard.

None of Char's moves are known.

In the movie adaptations

In the Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! manga

Professor Oak in I Choose You!

Professor Oak appeared in the manga adaptation of the 20th movie. Similar to the movie, he welcomed Ash to his lab when Ash came in late. When Ash offered to have a Squirtle, Bulbasaur, or Charmander, Professor Oak informed him that those Pokémon were already given to other Trainers. Ash saw that a Charmander was there but Cross came by and took the Charmander as he was the Trainer who picked Charmander. With no other choice, Ash was given a Pikachu from Professor Oak. Pikachu did not become fond of Ash at first as he shocked him and Professor Oak.

Pokémon
Gives to new Trainers
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Bulbasaur
Oak Charmander M20 manga.png
Charmander
Oak Squirtle M20 manga.png
Squirtle
Gave away to new Trainers
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Cross's Charmander
Ash Pikachu M20 manga.png
Ash's Pikachu


In the Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix manga

Professor Oak appeared in ICYR1. When Ash arrived late to his lab, Professor Oak welcomed him. He then informed Ash that the three Pokémon that he wanted were not available. As such, Ash had to choose Pikachu. Professor Oak then explained to Ash about Pikachu. However, both Ash and Pikachu got off on a rocky start since Pikachu used an Electric-type move on Ash.

Pokémon
Gives to new Trainers
Oak Bulbasaur ICYR.png
Bulbasaur
Oak Charmander ICYR.png
Charmander
Oak Squirtle ICYR.png
Squirtle
Gave away to new Trainers
Ash Pikachu ICYR.png
Ash's Pikachu

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese オーキド ユキナリ博士 Dr. Yukinari Okido オーキッド Ōkiddo, orchid. 大木戸 Ōkido is a Japanese family name and placename. Literally, big-tree family.
English, Spanish, Italian Professor Samuel (Sammy) Oak Oak tree, perhaps derived from Japanese Ōkido. His given name could possibly be derived from the Salem Oak, a long-lived tree of Salem, New Jersey.
French Professeur Chen From chêne, oak
Québec French Professeur Oak Same as English name
German Professor Samuel (Sam) Eich From Eiche, oak
Korean 오용호 박사 Dr. O Yongho 오 (伍) O is a Korean family name, probably chosen because of its similarity to the first syllable in Ōkido.
Chinese 大木博士 Dr. Dàmù
雪成・大木 Xuěchéng Dàmù (full name)
大木 (big tree) is from 大木 Ōki
雪成 is from Japanese 雪成り yuki nari, "to become snow"
Indonesian Profesor Okido (Kanto saga)
Profesor Orchid
Profesor Oak (Sinnoh-present)
Same as Japanese and English name
Brazilian Portuguese Professor Samuel (Sam) Carvalho From carvalho, oak
Russian Профессор Семуель (Сэм) Оук
Professor Semuyel' (Sem) Ouk
From English name
Thai ดร.ออคิด Dr. Orkid
ยูกินาริ Yukinari
Similar to the Japanese name
Same as Japanese name


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Rivals
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WhitneyClairRoxanneNormanNolandGretaLucy
Other
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OliverRobertShellySolanaSusieTabithaTeam Rocket ScientistTimmy
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Gym Leaders
BrockMistyKogaSabrinaGiovanniRudyDrake
Other
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Lara LaramieMahriMelanieMikeyMimiProfessor OrvillePotterFlorinda ShowersRubySamuraiTommy


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