Professor Oak's Laboratory

Professor Oak's Laboratory (Japanese: オーキド Okido Institute), also called the Oak Pokémon Research Lab (Japanese: オーキドのポケモン Professor Oak's Pokémon Research Lab), is a lab located in Pallet Town that is directed by Professor Samuel Oak.
Its functions are to research Pokémon, unravel the mysteries surrounding them, and study their characteristics and behavior in a natural environment. Another important job is to take care of the Pokémon that belong to Pallet Town's s.
The lab has many different environments for the correct development of all kinds of Pokémon. There are areas of grass, sand, rocks, and lakes to promote good interaction between the different types of Pokémon. The laboratory has the technology to keep Pokémon healthy and to make the largest scientific investigations in the region.
==In the core series games==
Professor Oak's Laboratory appears in , , , , and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In the Generation I games and their remakes, it is where Oak gives the their first partner Pokémon and a Pokédex.
===Appearance===
The lab is a small building near the player's house that has been slightly modified in every game.
In , the sign says "Oak Pokémon Research Lab" ("Here is the Institute of Dr. Okido." in Japanese). Inside are three of Professor Oak's aides, two men and one woman, a couple of shelves full of books, a table with three s, a computer, two blank Pokédexes, and two tips for the player.
In , the lab is the same as Red and Blue, except there is only one Poké Ball on the table, and next to the table stands a trash can.
In , the lab is almost unchanged except recoloring, only adding two windows, removing the table that had the Pokédexes on it in the previous games, and adding another shelf to bookshelves.
In , other than the significant graphical enhancements, the laboratory also has two plants in the entrance, a mysterious machine, books on the floor, two regular machines in the corner, and a window.
In , the building is modified to look 3D, but still has the overall design from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the laboratory also mostly retains its overall design from Generation III. However, in these games, the content of one of the Poké Balls on the table is never revealed.
===Items===
===Pokémon===
====Generation I====
====Generation III====
====Generation IV====
====Generation VII====
===Trainers===
In every game where the player gets their first partner Pokémon at Oak's, they will also have their first Trainer battle at the Laboratory against their rival.
====Generation I====
=====Pokémon Red and Blue=====
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====Generation III====
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====Generation VII====
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===Walking Pokémon effects===
When interacting with walking Pokémon in , the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.
Games	Pokémon	Area 	Quote
 	 	 	
 	, and 	Anywhere	<Pokémon's name> is positively beaming! Seems it feels very at ease.
===Appearance===
====Outside====
File:Professor Oak Lab RG.png|Red and Green (Japanese)
File:Professor Oak Lab RB.png|Red and Blue (International) and Blue (Japanese)
File:Professor Oak Lab Y.png|Yellow
File:Professor Oak Lab GSC.png|Gold, Silver and Crystal
File:Professor Oak Lab FRLG.png|FireRed and LeafGreen
File:Professor Oak Lab HGSS.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver
File:Oak's Lab Exterior LGPE.png|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
====Inside====
File:Professor Oak Lab inside RB.png|Red and Blue
File:Professor Oak Lab inside Y.png|Yellow
File:Professor Oak Lab inside GSC.png|Gold, Silver, and Crystal
File:Professor Oak Lab inside FRLG.png|FireRed and LeafGreen
File:Professor Oak Lab inside HGSS.png|HeartGold and SoulSilver
File:Oak's Lab Entrance LGPE.png|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium===
Professor Oak's Laboratory, known as the "Pokémon Lab", also appears in Pokémon Stadium. In it, the player can interact with a copy of , or inserted into the Transfer Pak, allowing them to view their , organize the items in their PC, access their Box, trade Pokémon, and send prize Pokémon received at the Gym Leader Castle into the inserted game.
Oak has another Lab in White City in Pokémon Stadium 2, which has the same basic functionality expanded to support .
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Puzzle League===
In Pokémon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64, an area called "Prof. Oak's Labs" acts as tutorial area. Professor Oak will teach the player how to play the game.
===Pokémon Snap===
Professor Oak's Laboratory also appears in Pokémon Snap, shown as the background of the main menu of the game. Todd Snap reports back here regularly to show his photos to Professor Oak. Presumably, the professor keeps information like the Pokémon Report, Pokémon Album, and all information on Pokémon signs in his laboratory. It appears the same way in this game that it does in .
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Artwork of various depictions of Professor Oak's Laboratory is seen in and 's mindscapes.
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===Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket===
In Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, the interior of Professor Oak's Laboratory as depicted in can be seen in the illustration of the card.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
The laboratory debuted in the first episode of , Pokémon - I Choose You!, when received his . Since then, it has been seen in many episodes, mostly in the start and ending of Ash's through a region, but also in Pokémon Chronicles and in the s. The building stands out in Pallet Town for its wind turbine.
Every time Ash a when he has already a full party, the new Pokémon is automatically transported here. Ash also has a habit of leaving besides Pikachu here each time he leaves for a new region, starting with Hoenn.
Since the last episode of the , The Rivalry Revival, has been working at the lab as an assistant to . In the last episode of the , The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!, Ash briefly filled in for Tracey while he traveled for a few days.
====Structure====
=====Infrastructure=====
The lab is composed of two floors. Inside the entrance door is a hallway with several doors, and to the left is a chest of drawers and the stairway to the second floor.
The living room is the space where hosts, eats, relaxes, and presumably studies. On a pink carpet (sometimes shown as green) are two couches and a table. To the side are a computer and bookshelves. This is where many scenes in the lab take place. There are also two science rooms full of various machines.
The Poké Ball Storage Room stores the extra Pokémon of every Trainer born in Pallet Town. This treasure of hundreds of Pokémon has been the target of attempted robberies by Team Rocket. In addition, the lab has a library, composed of two rooms. One is a study room with a large bookshelf and a pair of windows. The other, in the back, is a storage room full of books, including Oak's old sketchbook.
Upstairs is the research floor. Here are all the technological pieces, the heart of the laboratory. It includes several machines used for Pokémon testing and a table with various chemicals on it. Nearby is a blue chair. In front of it are the status screen, which shows the health and power of a Pokémon, and Professor Oak's computer, where he records his research. This computer doubles as a videophone, which he uses to communicate with other professors or Trainers. Beside the computer is the Poké Ball Transfer machine, for the transportation of Pokémon to their Trainers in a Pokémon Center. The room also includes a bookshelf, a desk with a lamp, a brown couch, and a drawing board. A few machines are connected to a glass container full of water, possibly to study aquatic Pokémon. Hanging from the ceiling is a large lamp.
The stairs lead up to an inner balcony, which has a door and the three large windows seen in most outside views of the lab.
=====Superstructure=====
The Oak Corral is a natural environment for Pokémon development. It is divided into regions according to type; there are areas that are perfect for Pokémon, desert areas for and types, grassy regions, and several lakes. Sometimes the Pokémon don't get along; for this reason, some Pokémon, such as Ash's Bulbasaur, act as mediators between quarreling Pokémon.
=====Trainer's Pokémon residing at the Lab=====
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=====Other=====
There are various Pokémon that live on the Oak Corral. Only a handful have been seen but there are various kinds of different Pokémon. People like Professor Oak and care for them. Other Trainers' Pokémon reside here such as 's.
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
=====Previously resided at the Lab=====
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===Pokémon Origins===
Professor Oak's Laboratory first appeared in File 1: Red, where and got their first Pokémon and Pokédexes from Professor Oak. In File 4: Charizard, Red returned to the lab after having all 149 known Pokémon. Later, after Red had successfully caught in Cerulean Cave, Professor Oak held a minor celebration at the laboratory to congratulate Red and Blue on completing of the Pokédex, although Red soon realized that still remained uncaught.
===I Choose You!===
Professor Oak's Laboratory appeared at the beginning of I Choose You!. It was where obtained .
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Professor Oak's Laboratory appeared in The Discovery. met Professor Oak there, apologizing for having failed to complete the Pokédex. Professor Oak, however, revealed that other Pallet Town Trainers had been taking on the same project as well, and thanks to them, the Pokédex was now complete. Just then, he received a call from a colleague of his, who informed him of . However, when Professor Oak turned around to share the news with Green, , and , he was surprised to see them having already left.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The laboratory first appeared in A Glimpse of the Glow, where went to see . The first view of the inside of the lab was seen in Bulbasaur, Come Home!, and was shown to have machines, tables, bookshelves, a glass container full of water and a Poké Ball storage area. Red accidentally let all the Pokémon in the laboratory out of their Poké Balls, with some even escaping the building altogether, forcing Red and Professor Oak to chase them.
In Kalling Kadabra, Sabrina's Kadabra disguised itself as Professor Oak, rampaging around the place in front of Red. Sabrina herself also briefly appeared, giving Red a message to come to Saffron City. then arrived with his , showing Red a picture of Saffron City, which had been taken over by Team Rocket and was where they kept the citizens of Pallet Town they had imprisoned.
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The laboratory was once again seen in Return to Pallet Town, when Red and Blue received messages from Professor Oak to return their Pokédexes. This was later revealed to be a trap set by Team Rocket, intending to force Professor Oak to create them their own version of the Pokédex in preparation to capture .
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 started working as Professor Oak's assistant at the lab. She was seen in the lab while she supplied with Pokémon for use in the challenge.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
's lab debuted in Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!. This was where chose and chose . Unlike other media, Professor Oak has different laboratories in various regions. Similar to many of the buildings in the series, they would often get destroyed or burnt by Clefairy's antics.
===Pokémon Zensho===
The lab appeared in Prologue: Pallet Town where chose his and chose . Satoshi had his first battle there with Shigeru and emerged victorious.
==Trivia==
* In Generation I, there is a moment when it is possible to stop the game. This happens if the holds the A button after choosing their first partner Pokémon, which will stop the from choosing his own first partner Pokémon until the player releases the button. This happens in all Generation I games, but is easier to perform in .""Freeze" the game in Oak's Lab", discovered and uploaded by LanceAndMissingNo.
* In all Western Generation I games, when Professor Oak gives the player five s, his dialogue contains some errors that do not exist in the original Japanese versions:
** In , and Yellow, part of the text overlaps the previous line as opposed to inserting a new line and scrolling the text box accordingly.
*** In English Yellow only, this was fixed. However, a word is now misspelled.
*** Specifically in the Italian versions, another error was made; one of the words is rendered on top of the textbox's right border instead of appearing in a new line.
* If the player's Pokémon takes damage in their first battle against their rival in , their Pokémon will be healed after the battle.
* Professor Oak's lab's iconic theme is not played in Generation IV, with the background music instead being Pallet Town's theme. The only way to hear the lab theme is to listen to the Pokégear radio.
* In Pokémon Yellow only, there is a trash can on the right side of the table that Oak places the first partner Pokémon on. This blocks the player from walking to the other side of the table to collect Eevee in a spot where the rival cannot push them.
* In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Sam's sketchbook from Celebi: The Voice of the Forest can be seen on the top of a bookshelf at the back of the laboratory.
** The same bookshelf also contains poems written by Professor Oak, referencing his habit of making senryūs in .
==In other languages==
Professor Oak's Laboratory	
Oak Pokémon Research Lab
==References==
==Related articles==
* Professor Oak
* Pallet Town
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