Professor Laventon

Professor Laventon ラベン博士 Dr. Laven
Artwork from Legends: Arceus by Ken Sugimori
Age	Unknown
Gender	Male
Eye color	Lavender
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Jubilife Village
Region	Hisui (Implied to be originally from Galar)
Generation	VIII
Games	Legends: Arceus
Member of	Galaxy Team
Rank	Member, Survey Corps
Animated series	Pokémon: Hisuian Snow
Debut	Two Hues
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	N/A

Professor Laventon (Japanese: ラベン博士 Dr. Laven) is a travelling Pokémon Professor who studies in the Hisui region. He is a member of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps and specializes in Pokémon's modes of life.

In the core series games

Professor Laventon finds the player on Prelude Beach after they have fallen through the space-time rift. The appearance of the player has attracted the interest of the Professor's three starter Pokémon. After the player awakens, the Pokémon run away and the Professor tasks the player with recapturing them. Impressed by their skill he takes the player to Jubilife Village to recruit them into the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps.

For most of the game, Professor Laventon can be found at all base camps or his laboratory in Galaxy Hall. The player can report their latest survey results by speaking to Laventon, which entails any Pokémon caught and research tasks completed since the last report. He will then reward the player with money and research points based on these results.

The Pokédex entries in Pokémon Legends: Arceus are written by Laventon. Incidentally, he coined the term "scalchop" for Oshawott's signature seashell and the term "aura" for Lucario's signature energy wave control power. Laventon also observed that Unown resemble human writing from other lands, though no one takes him seriously.

Pokémon

Gives to the player

Professor Laventon gives the player their choice of starter Pokémon from Pokémon he collected while traveling the world. After the player has beaten the main story of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, he will give the player the remaining two starter Pokémon once spoken to at his lab.

Types: Grass Flying Mega Stone: None Rowlet♂/♀ Lv.5 Gust Flying Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Type: Fire Unknown Mega Stone: None Cyndaquil♂/♀ Lv.5 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Type: Water Unknown Mega Stone: None Oshawott♂/♀ Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Legends: Arceus	Illustration from Two Hues

Quotes

Main article: Professor Laventon/Quotes

In the TCG

Professor Laventon in the TCG

Main article: Professor Laventon (Silver Tempest 162)

Professor Laventon was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese S-P Promotional cards and the English Silver Tempest expansion, with artwork by Ken Sugimori. It allows the player to put up to three Pokémon that have "Hisuian" in their names from their discard pile into their hand.

Trivia

• There are several hints in the game that Professor Laventon may be from the Galar region:
  • In the Pokédex entry for Raichu he mentions Copperajah that live in his homeland, with Galar being the only region where they can be encountered that had been revealed as of the release of the game.
  • The writing on the blackboard in his office uses the alphabet from Pokémon Sword and Shield instead of the style of writing used elsewhere in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
  • He often uses stock British phrases such as "jolly good". In other translations of the game such as German, he will sometimes speak in English instead.
• As the Galaxy Expedition Team is comprised of foreigners to Hisui, Laventon is the only known Pokémon Professor in the core series not to be from the region he resides in.
• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a picture of Laventon appears on the classroom board during Raifort's history classes.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ラベン博士 Dr. Laven	From lavender
English	Professor Laventon	From lavender
German, Italian	Professor Laven	From his Japanese name
Spanish	Profesor Lavender	From lavender
French	Professeur Lavande	From lavande (lavender)
Korean	라벤박사 Raben-baksa	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	拉苯博士 Dr. Lāběn	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	拉苯博士 Dr. Lāaibún	Transcription of his Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Professor Alfazema	From alfazema (lavender)
Russian	Профессор Лавентон Professor Laventon	Transcription of his English name

References

Galaxy Team Commander: Kamado Captains: Cyllene • Zisu • Pesselle • Tao Hua • Sanqua • Colza Members: Professor Laventon • Rei (Masters) • Akari (Masters) Beni • Ress • Rye Former members: Charm • Clover • Coin Locations: Jubilife Village • Galaxy Hall • Base camps See also: Pearl Clan • Diamond Clan

Capture tutors Old man • Primo • Professor Oak • Dude • Ethan/Lyra • Wally • Lucas/Dawn • Professor Juniper Bianca • Calem/Serena • Professor Kukui • Leon • Professor Laventon • Nemona

Pokémon Professors Oak (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters • Masters) • Elm • Birch • Rowan • Aurea Juniper • Cedric Juniper • Sycamore (anime • Masters) Kukui (anime • Masters) • Burnet (anime) • Samson • Mohn • Magnolia • Sonia (Masters) • Laventon • Sada • Turo Ivy • Cerise • Amaranth • Friede • Krane • P • Hastings • Berlitz • Holly • Tetra • Willow • Bellis • Mirror • Phorus • Fir • Neroli

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