Professor Turo

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Professor Turo フトゥー Futu
Art from Pokémon Violet
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Light brown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Paldea
Relatives	Arven (son)
Trainer class	AI
Generation	IX
Games	Violet

Professor Turo (Japanese: フトゥー Futu) is a Pokémon Professor in Pokémon Violet. Along with Professor Sada, he is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class AI.

In the core series games

Professor Turo first contacts the player when they enter the Uva Academy for the first time, asking them to take care of the Miraidon that was once under his possession. Throughout the game, he frequently contacts the player as Miraidon gradually regains the powers it once lost. Once Miraidon is fully powered, Turo asks the player to travel to his laboratory at the Great Crater of Paldea. As the player, Nemona, Arven, and Penny traverse the area to reach Turo's laboratory, the Professor reveals that he succeeded in creating a time machine, which has brought Pokémon known as Paradox Pokémon from the distant future into modern time, including two specimens of Miraidon.

At the Zero Lab, the player discovers that the Professor Turo they've been talking with has actually been a robot the whole time, infused with an artificial intelligence copy of the real Professor, who was killed by one of the Paradox Pokémon. While the original Professor Turo wished to let Pokémon of the future 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 seals all Poké Balls not labeled with Turo's ID and initiates the Paradise Protection Protocol, forcing the player to confront the AI's Miraidon with the one they've spent the entire game with. Once the opposing Miraidon has been defeated, AI Turo 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 distant future its creator had hoped to see, bidding farewell to the player and their friends as it disappears into the time machine.

Pokémon

Turo's Pokémon are contained in Master Balls.

First battle

AI Turo Zero Lab Violet

Types: Fire Poison Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Moth Lv.66 Sludge Wave Poison Special   --       Fiery Dance Fire Special   --       Discharge Electric Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       File:992Iron Bundle.png Types: Ice Water Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Bundle Lv.66 Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Freeze-Dry Ice Special   --       Snowscape Ice Status   --       Types: Fighting Electric Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Hands Lv.66 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Jugulis Lv.66 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Types: Rock Electric Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: None Iron Thorns Lv.66 Thunder Punch Electric Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Fairy Fighting Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Quark Drive Held item: Booster Energy Iron Valiant Lv.67 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Spirit Break Fairy Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --

Second battle

Paradise Protection Protocol Zero Lab Violet
Types: Electric Dragon Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Hadron Engine Held item: Terrain Extender Miraidon Lv.72 Hyper Beam Normal Special   --       Charge Electric Status   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Power Gem Rock Special   --

Formerly owned

	Types: Electric Dragon Tera Type: Dragon  or  Unknown Ability: Hadron Engine Held item: None
Miraidon Lv.68
Power Gem Rock Special   --       Electro Drift Electric Special   --       Endure Normal Status   --       Tera Blast Dragon Special   --

Quotes

Main article: Professor Turo/Quotes

Trivia

• He and Professor Sada are the first Pokémon Professors from the core series:
  • To not have a name derived from flora.
  • To have been confirmed deceased.
    • They are also the first Trainers in the core series to be battled post-mortem, via an AI.
  • To serve as the final main game opponent in a core series game.
• AI Turo is one of five Trainers to battle the player with more than six Pokémon. The others are Greevil in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Ghetsis in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Volo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and his counterpart AI Sada in Pokémon Scarlet.
  • However, unlike in these battles (aside from AI Sada), the player also uses a seventh Pokémon against AI Turo.
• Turo's name may be in reference to Alan Turing, a pioneer mathematician and robotics theorist known for creating the Turing test, a metric used to test the sentience of AI programs.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	フトゥー Futu	From futūrum (Latin for future)
English, Spanish	Turo	From futuro (Spanish and Portuguese for future)
German	Futurus	From futūrus (Latin for "about to be")
French, Italian	Turum	From futūrum (Latin for future)
Korean	투로 Turo	Transcription of his English name
Chinese (Mandarin)	弗圖 / 弗图 Fútú	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	弗圖 Fāttòuh	Mandarin-based transcription of his Japanese name
European Portuguese	Professor Turo	Same as English name

Non-player characters in the core series games

Paldea Professor Sada • Professor Turo • Mom • Nemona • Koraidon • Miraidon • Geeta • Arven • Penny • Heath Clavell • Jacq • Dendra • Miriam • Raifort • Saguaro • Salvatore • Tyme • Harrington Carmine • Kieran • Briar • Cyrano • Terapagos • Billy and O'Nare Team Star • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Pokémon League representatives See also: Kanto Professor Oak • Mom (Kanto) • Mom (LGPE) • Red • Blue • Green • Trace • Daisy • Old man • Bill • Celio • Mr. Fuji • Safari Zone Warden • Copycat • Primo • Koichi Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Erik and Sara • Teala • Mina • Cal • Steven Stone • Maylene • Cameron • Mr. Game • Morimoto Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Professor's aides • Magikarp salesman • Name Rater • Day-Care Person • Mr. Hyper Johto Professor Elm • Professor Oak • Mom • Ethan • Lyra • Silver • Mr. Pokémon • Eusine • Lance • Red • Kiyo • Baoba • Magnus • Earl • Kurt • Carrie • Dude Mary • Buena • Radio Director • Haircut brothers • Webster • Master • Li • Wilma • Primo • Maximo • Jet • Caitlin • Cynthia • Cameron • Mr. Game • Felicity • Teala Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Frontier Brains • Kimono Girls • Week Siblings • Name Rater • Poké Seer • Day-Care Couple • Professor's aides Hoenn Professor Birch • Mom • May • Brendan • Wally • Wanda • Steven Stone • Wallace • Scott • Mr. Briney • Mr. Stone • Gabby and Ty • Lanette Brigette • Professor Cozmo • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Rydel • Winstrate family • Captain Stern • Trick Master • Treasure Hunter • Dock Apprentice • Pokémon Center Ladies • Old guys • Mr. Bonding • Teala • Aarune • Lisia • Zinnia • Looker • Inver • Chaz • Fossil Maniac • Kiri • Memory Girl Team Aqua • Team Magma • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Battle Chatelaines • Gym guide • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Stats judge Sevii Celio • Bill • Lostelle • Lorelei • Selphy • Teala Team Rocket • Day-Care Couple Sinnoh Professor Rowan • Professor Oak • Johanna • Barry • Lucas • Dawn • Cynthia • Looker • Stat Trainers (Cheryl • Riley • Mira • Buck • Marley) Bebe • Teala • Felicity • Roseanne • Rad Rickshaw • Eldritch • Wilma • Jasmine • Caitlin • Julia • Jordan • Dexter • Keira • Mr. Backlot • Morimoto Underground Man • Mr. Goods • Mr. Fuego • Pokétch Co. President • Dr. Footstep • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Helena • Ketch Appy Team Galactic • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Professor's assistants • Stats judge Unova Professor Juniper • Mom (BW) • Mom (B2W2) • Cheren • Bianca • Bianca's father • Hugh • Hugh's sister • Cedric Juniper • Fennel • Amanita Cilan • Chili • Cress • Lenora • Hawes • Loblolly • Charles • Iris • Drayden • Alder • Benga • Curtis • Yancy • Brycen • Sabrina • Pop Roxie Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Ingo • Emmet • Cynthia • Looker • N • Colress • Morimoto • Nishino • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman Team Plasma • Clyde • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • PWT participants • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Judge • Magikarp salesman Kalos Professor Sycamore • Grace • Calem • Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Alexa • Cassius • Inver • Sina • Dexio • Gurkinn Bonnie • Diantha • AZ • Looker • Emma • Mr. Bonding • Phil the Photo Guy • Memory Girl • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman Team Flare • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Battle Chatelaines • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Judge Alola Professor Kukui • Mom • Lillie • Nebby • Hau • Rotom • Professor Burnet • Molayne • Samson Oak • Ryuki • Mohn Red • Blue • Wally • Cynthia • Grimsley • Colress • Sina • Dexio • Looker • Anabel • Necrozma • Morimoto • Iwao Team Skull • Aether Foundation • Ultra Recon Squad • Team Rainbow Rocket Trial Captains • Island kahunas • Elite Four • Name Rater • Judge • Mr. Hyper • Gester Galar Professor Magnolia • Mum • Hop • Bede • Marnie • Sonia • Leon Sordward • Shielbert • Mustard • Klara • Avery • Honey • Hyde • Peony • Peonia • Calyrex • Ball Guy Watt Traders • Ingredients Sellers • Digging Duo • Camping King Team Yell • Macro Cosmos • Dan • Gym Leaders • Morimoto • Cara Liss • Jack Hisui Cogita • Arceus • Choy • Anthe • Miss Fortunes (Charm • Clover • Coin) • Vessa Galaxy Team • Diamond Clan • Pearl Clan • Ginkgo Guild Kitakami Carmine • Kieran • Briar • Caretaker • Yukito and Hideko • Ogerpon • Pecharunt • Perrin • Billy and O'Nare Koraidon • Miraidon • Jacq • Nemona • Arven • Penny • Terapagos • Professor Sada • Professor Turo Blueberry Cyrano • Briar • Carmine • Kieran • Koraidon • Miraidon • Geeta • Rika • Clavell • Perrin • Snacksworth • Synclaire BB Elite Four • Special Coaches • Guidance counselors

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