Professor Oak

Professor Samuel Oak, also known as Professor Oak, is a Pokémon Professor and a supporting character of Pokémon Red/Pokémon Blue and their remakes. 
In the Japanese dub, he is voiced by the late , succeeded by as of Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon - Ultra Legends. In the English dub, 
==Biography==
===Pokémon: Red/Blue===
Professor Oak made his debut on Pokémon: Red and Blue. 
===Pokémon the Series===
Professor Oak is a supporting character of Pokémon the Series who lives and works at his research lab in Pallet Town. In the anime, He appears semi-regularly to give Ash Ketchum advice to help him achieve his goal of becoming the greatest Pokémon Master.
In the anime, when Ash reaches the Professors lab for his new Pokémon, he finds that the original 3 that were up for 'adoption' have gone. Because of this Professor Oak decides to entrust Ash with the Pokémon Pikachu. He also gave Ash his Pokédex. He borrowed Ash's Bulbasaur of needing a peacekeeper at his lab. He has issues with Ash's Muk and disgusted of it.
===Manga===
He also features in the RBY series of the Pokémon Manga. He owns every non-legendary Pokémon that lives in the Kanto region.
After accidentally releasing all of Oaks' Pokémon, Red sort out to help Oak. Hours later, Red and Oak re-captured all of the accidentally released Pokémon, except one, Bulbasaur. After saving Red from a wild Machoke, Oak decided to give Red Bulbasaur.
==Personality==
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.
His often-forgetful attitude and other antics are also 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==
===Anime===
====On hand====
* Pidgey
* Dragonite
* Rotom
====Status Unknown====
* Charmeleon
* Seaking
=== Ash's Pokemon ===
* Pidgeot
* Bulbasaur
* Charizard
* Muk
* Kingler
* 30x Tauros
* Snorlax
* Heracross
* Noctowl
* Bayleef
* Quilava
* Totodile
* Donphan
* Sceptile
* Swellow
* Corphish
* Glalie
* Torkoal
* Staraptor
* Torterra
* Infernape
* Buizel
* Gliscor
* Gible
* Unfezant
* Oshawott
* Pignite
* Snivy
* Boldore
* Leavanny
* Palpitoad
* Krookodile
* Talonflame
* Hawlucha
* Noivern
* Dragonite
* Gengar
* Lucario
* Sirfetch'd
* Dracovish
===Manga===
====Adventures====
* Spearow → Fearow
* Dodrio
* Pidgeot
* Kangaskhan ♀
* Stantler ♀
* Ledyba
====The Electric Tale of Pikachu====
* Sandshrew
* Charmander → Charmeleon → Charizard (Mentioned)
===Games===
====Red, Blue and Yellow (cut/glitch)====
* Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur (depends on the player's starter)
* Tauros
* Arcanine
* Gyarados
* Exeggutor
==Gallery==
Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Professor Oak.png|Professor Oak in the game Let’s Go Pikachu Eevee.
Professor Oak XY.png|Professor Oak in the XY series.
1152.jpg|Professor Oak reuniting with his cousin.
Pokemon 4ever 2001 Screenshot 1257.jpg|Sammy Oak/Professor Oak as a boy.
Pokemon_4ever_2001_Screenshot_1904.jpg|Sammy in tears.
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