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Professor Araragi アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi
File:Araragi.png Art by Ken Sugimori
Gender	Female
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Isshu
Trainer class	Pokémon Professor
Generation	V
Games	Black and White
Anime debut	BW001
English voice actor	N/A
Japanese voice actor	Naomi Shindō

Professor Araragi (Japanese: アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi) is the resident Pokémon professor of the Isshu region. She is the first main series Pokémon professor who is female.

In the games

Professor Araragi will debut in Pokémon Black and White, where, like the other professors, she will give the player a Pokédex in her lab; however, she leaves a present containing the starter Pokémon at the player's house for the player, Bel and Cheren.

In the anime

Professor Araragi makes her first appearance in BW001 and is an old friend of Professor Oak. She gives Ash, Delia and Oak a ride in her jeep to her lab so she can study Ash's Pikachu. She then shows Ash the new Starter Pokémon with Shooti, and gives Shooti his first Poké Balls.

Ash later returns to Professor Araragi's lab after finding out that Ash's Pikachu has lost his electricity from Zekrom. Later the storm arrives again but this time it gives Pikachu's electric powers back. And the next day Ash departs.

She reappeared in BW003 where she sent Mijumaru's Pokéball to Ash, so he could capture it.

Pokémon

This listing is of Professor Araragi's known Pokémon: She also has these Pokémon to give to new Trainers:

Tsutarja

Araragi's Tsutarja

Debut	BW001

Tsutarja is a Pokémon that Professor Araragi gives to new Trainers. One appeared in BW001, where it appeared to Ash and Shooti. It was chosen by Shooti to be his starter Pokémon.

Pokabu

Araragi's Pokabu

Debut	BW001

Pokabu is a Pokémon that Professor Araragi gives to new Trainers. One appeared in BW001, where it appeared to Ash and Shooti. It blew fire out of its nose, but it was not picked.

Mijumaru

Araragi's Mijumaru

Debut	BW001

Mijumaru is a Pokémon that Professor Araragi gives to new Trainers. One appeared in BW001, where it appeared to Ash and Shooti. While it tried to use its cuteness, Shooti still chose Tsutarja. It gained feelings for Ash after he called it cute, and it also watched the battle between Ash and Shooti before returning. It later decided to follow Ash.

Known Trainers with her starter Pokémon

File:Shooti Tsutarja.png Shooti's Tsutarja

File:Ash Mijumaru.png Ash's Mijumaru

Trivia

• While Araragi is the first female professor in the games, she will not be the first female professor in the anime, being beaten by Professor Ivy of the Orange Archipelago by more than ten years.

Name

Language	Name	Reference to
Japanese	アララギ博士 Dr. Araragi	アララギ Araragi, Japanese yew, or wild rocambole (old name).

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Professor Juniper • Mom (BW) • Mom (B2W2) • Cheren • Bianca • Bianca's father • Hugh • Hugh's sister • Cedric Juniper • Fennel • Amanita
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