Cedric Juniper

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Cedric Juniper (Japanese: アララギパパ Araragi-Papa) is Professor Juniper's father. He used to be a Pokémon researcher. According to Bianca, he specializes in Pokémon distribution and biology.
==In the core series games==
In , Cedric Juniper first meets the in Mistralton City with Skyla, who has just flown in from another region. Upon meeting the player, he upgrades their Pokédex. He is next seen in Icirrus City, where he gives the player the Old Gateau. He is then seen in Nacrene City with Lenora, Bianca, and some other NPCs. He is not seen again until after the player defeats N and Ghetsis. Once the player has met Looker and gone outside, he approaches the player and upgrades their Pokédex to the National mode.
In , he will upgrade the player's Pokédex to the National mode as he did in the previous games. He can be found at his daughter's laboratory in Nuvema Town, where he will provide a count of Pokémon caught in the National Pokédex. On the player's first visit, he will give the player a Super Rod.
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Cedric debuted at the end of Evolution Exchange Excitement!, where he stumbled out of Chargestone Cave and fainted out of hunger. In the next episode, his daughter gave him some food to eat and he regained his strength. She also returned his pen which she found lodged in a 's gears in the previous episode. Professor Juniper told and that her father studied the origins of legendary Pokémon like and . He then said that he believed he had discovered the cave where the Black Hero had met Zekrom. He was planning to go back and Ash begged if he and his friends could come along. He agreed and led the way to the ruins.
When the group came upon the "Golden Dark Stone", in the center of the ruins, Cedric told Ash that it must be kept in place. However, the excitement of the situation overcame the professor and he took the stone while the others weren't looking. Because of this, they were driven to the deepest part of the ruins by which was just what he had hoped for. He discovered that it was the bottom of the ruins where the Black Hero had communicated with Zekrom. Cedric later found the exit to the cave and put the Golden Dark Stone back in its place.
Cofagrigus and were still angry about the Golden Dark Stone being taken, however. As a result, Cofagrigus sent him, Ash, , and high in the air with before letting them go to plummet to the ground. The professor said that if they were able to link their hearts to the Pokémon, they would be saved and he was correct. He later discovered that all the paths they took in the ruins came out in the shape of a Zekrom, which confirmed that they were indeed the ruins of the Black Hero. After the group left the ruins, Cedric said that he would stay behind and continue to do his research in the area and the group said their goodbyes to him.
In New Places... Familiar Faces!, Cedric made a call to his daughter, who was visited by Ash, Iris and Cilan. He told them that he had made some interesting discoveries about the White Ruins near Icirrus City, to which Ash and his friends decided they would go and visit him and hear about his research.
In Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!, Cedric was seen excavating at the White Ruins, unaware that he was being watched by a couple of s.
In Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!, Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!, and What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, Cedric witnessed the climax of Team Plasma's plot to summon and take control of . He and his assistants spent most of the event captured by Team Plasma after Colress used a machine to take control of his assistants' Pokémon, but he was eventually freed by Cilan's Crustle.
Cedric made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
===Character===
Cedric has a tendency to pause in the middle of his sentences, which led to some miscommunication between him and the kids. For instance, when Ash asked to go with him to the ruins, he responded with "I never...", which led everyone into saying that he declined the offer. After that, he continued his sentence with: "...refuse bright young folks". This later caused problems avoiding the traps inside the ruins. He also enjoyed withholding information from the kids so that the experience could be more adventurous for them.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Cedric Juniper is a Pokémon researcher and the father of Professor Juniper. He first appeared in A Nickname for Tepig during a flashback of , , and 's childhood. The children watched an interview Cedric had with a reporter where they discussed the creation of a new Pokédex.
In At Liberty on Liberty Garden, Cedric arrived at Professor Juniper's lab to assist her in repairing two damaged Pokédexes meant for Cheren and Bianca. By A Lost Melody, the Pokédexes were fixed. Cedric was sent to Castelia City, where he met with Bianca. To Professor Juniper's surprise, Bianca revealed she had chosen to give up on her Pokémon journey and become her assistant instead. When asked about the Pokédex, Bianca decided to give it to .
In A Week to Go and Old Wounds, Cedric encountered Black and Iris at . There, he told them about the Legendary Pokémon , , and and their distrust of humans. With the information he learned, Black was able to track down the and rescue a group of Pokémon they took from their Trainers.
In Will the Truth Come Out?, Cedric appeared to demand that reveal the whereabouts of the Gym Leaders Team Plasma had kidnapped. He, Black, and White teamed up to battle N. During the battle, Cedric revealed that a year ago, N broke into his lab and stole three first partner Pokémon he prepared for new Trainers. While the went with N and the was found by White, the chose to stay with him, eventually evolving into a . Though the battle ended in N's defeat, he managed to flee without revealing anything. As N left, his Pokémon forcibly took the third Pokédex meant for Cheren and destroyed it.
In Cold Hard Truth, Team Plasma launched their attack on the , surrounding the area with N's Castle. During Black's final battle against N he was assisted by Cedric, , and Leo, who attempted to attack N's . When their attacks failed, Cedric upgraded Black's Pokédex with information on Zekrom and . This allowed Black to figure out how Reshiram's powers worked, enabling him to defeat N.
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In Pink Slip, Cedric, Bianca, Professor Juniper, Fennel, and Amanita hid in Fennel's house in Striaton City, which had been frozen by Team Plasma's flying ship, the Plasma Frigate. Fennel revealed that she discovered another dimension known as the Pokémon Dream World and hypothesized that Black may have been sent there after being sealed into the Light Stone. Hearing this, Bianca immediately decided to go to the Entralink, but Fennel admitted she already sent White there to confirm her theory. The plan proved to be a success, as White managed to find and obtain the Light Stone.
In The Final Battle, Cedric and Bianca traveled to Undella Town, which had also been frozen by the Plasma Frigate. They attempted to break the ice covering the Marine Tube's entrance to free Cheren and his class, who had been using the place as shelter. With the combined might of , , and , Bianca, Cheren, Cedric, and Benga destroyed the ice and rescued everyone. After confirming the safety of Cheren's missing students, Bianca revealed to him that Black had been freed from the Light Stone. Cedric and the others were transported to the abandoned N's Castle. The area had been set ablaze when the Plasma Frigate crashed into it, putting the Pokémon Team Plasma left behind at risk. In order to put the flames out, Cedric, Black, White, Blake, Whitley, Hugh, Cheren, Bianca, and Benga combined the might of all three stages of the Unova first partner Pokémon and unleashed a triple Water, Grass, and Fire Pledge combination attack.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Cedric Juniper has appeared in the manga.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cedric Juniper in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Out of the known blood relatives of Pokémon Professors, Cedric is the only one that is older than his professor relative: and are younger than Professor Birch, and are younger than Professor Oak, Professor Elm's unnamed child is younger than him, and Sonia is younger than Professor Magnolia.
* When Cedric checks the 's Pokédex in Mistralton City during their first meeting, he tells the player the number of Pokémon they have seen in the National Pokédex rather than in just the Unova Pokédex.
* In , Cedric shares a voice actor with in both English and Japanese. He is voiced by Oak's former voice actor, Stuart Zagnit, in English, and voiced by Oak's current voice actor, Kenyu Horiuchi, in Japanese.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	アララギパパ Araragi-Papa 	From アララギ araragi ()
English 	Cedric Juniper 	From (Canary Islands juniper)
German 	Eberhard Esche 	From Esche () and Eberesche ()
Spanish 	Carrasco Encina 	From carrasco and encina (both are common names for the )
French 	Spruce Keteleeria 	From and
Italian 	Gasparago Aralia 	From and possibly asparago ()
Korean 	주누운 Dr. Ju Nu-un 	From 눈주목 nunjumok (dwarf Japanese yew)
Chinese ()	紅豆杉的父親Dr. Hóngdòushān-de fùqǐn 	From 紅豆杉 hóngdòushān / hùhngdáuchaam (yew)
Chinese ()	紅豆杉的父親Dr. Hùhngdáuchaam-dik fuhchān 	From 紅豆杉 hóngdòushān / hùhngdáuchaam (yew)
Vietnamese	Giáo sư Araragi 	Transcription of his Japanese name
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