Professor Willow

Professor Willow ウィロー博士 Dr. Willow
Art from Pokémon GO
Gender	Male
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Unknown
Trainer class	Pokémon Professor
Generation	VI
Games	Pokémon GO

Professor Willow (Japanese: ウィロー博士 Dr. Willow) is a Pokémon Professor, who appears in the Pokémon GO mobile game. Similar to Professor Birch, he specializes in Pokémon habitats and distribution. Unlike other Professors who directly give Trainers their first Pokémon, Professor Willow gives Trainers their first Poké Balls to capture their first Pokémon.

Assistants

Spark, Blanche, and Candela

Professor Willow has three assistants who each are head of a team, that research Pokémon in different ways. They perform this research inside Gyms owned by their respective teams, with each team's mascot being one of the Legendary birds.

His assistants are:

Spark

Team Instinct

Spark is researching Pokémon breeding, and Team Instinct Trainers believe a Pokémon's intuition is linked to how they are hatched. They are represented by Zapdos.

Blanche

Team Mystic

Blanche is researching Pokémon Evolution, and Team Mystic Trainers believe that by staying calm and analysing every situation, they can't lose. They are represented by Articuno.

Candela

Team Valor

Candela is researching Pokémon strength, and Team Valor Trainers believe that their Pokémon are the strongest because they train to naturally enhancing a Pokémon's power in search of true strength. They are represented by Moltres.

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

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.