Professor Phorus

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Professor Phorus (Japanese: リン博士 Dr. Rin) is a Pokémon Professor who appears in Pokémon UNITE. As the head of the Aeos Research Institute, she studies Aeos energy, a powerful energy that permeates Aeos Island.Pokémon UNITE tutorial In fact, she was the one who discovered Aeos energy. Aeos Energy She has an assistant named Erbie. Together they created Unite Battles, the premier way of enhancing the power of Aeos energy.Summary for Aeos Energy
==In the games==
Professor Phorus is a scientist who conducts research on Aeos energy. She is assisted by a researcher named Erbie. Her partner Pokémon is .
She introduces the player to Aeos Island and Unite Battles along with a presentation of Remoat Stadium. But she defers most of the teaching to Erbie, who actually guides the player along in the tutorial battles. Phorus does appear in at Mer Stadium to explain certain game elements, alongside Erbie.
Phorus shows up again after the player reaches Trainer level 3 to introduce the , an event for new players. When the player reaches Trainer level 6, Professor Phorus allows the player to use the Energy Rewards menu. There, she explains that the Aeos Research Institute has created a machine that turns Aeos energy from Unite Battles into energy rewards, a number of items selected at random that range from clothing to Holowear to various currencies to Boost Emblems. She allows the player to use the machine at their leisure. Professor Phorus does not appear again after this point.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!===
Professor Phorus appeared in the first chapter Aeos Energy, reminiscing about her youth with her , where she played with many of the wild Pokémon on Aeos Island. In specific, she recounted an a time where she conducted a race for her Beldum and a wild . For some reason, the two Pokémon appeared to evolve as they ran. This encounter inspired Phorus to do research and ultimately discover Aeos energy. In the present, she and Erbie explained the power of Aeos energy to an audience at a Unite Battle Committee event. She was joined by , who evolved during the intervening years from her Beldum. Together, the two humans explained the creation and purpose of Unite Battles and hinted at plans for further events. Unite Battles were open for business after this point.
In the second chapter, Zirco's Holowear, Professor Phrous does not appear in person. However, Erbie attempted to convince Zirco to wait for him to get Professor Phorus's approval on adding Holowear to Unite Battles before selling any. Zirco ignored this and sold pre-orders for his holographic cosmetics.
Phorus reappeared in the fourth chapter, In Search of an Aeos Energy Spot. She and Erbie were searching for a new Aeos energy spot in a mountainous area alongside their partners Metagross and . Phorus kept an eye on the Aeos energy readings using a tablet, and made part of the climb on the back of her Metagross.
The two researchers came across a foggy area, but Erbie's used to clear the air. They found hidden ruins and high Aeos energy readings, indicating that the ruins were atop the Aeos energy spot. Phorus declared the area the future location of the Theia Sky Ruins stadium.
Phorus considers herself to be better at research than at logistics, deferring those tasks to Erbie.
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==Trivia==
* Professor Phorus was designed by Hitoshi Ariga.Hitoshi Ariga's tweet (Japanese)
* The swirling patterns on the professor's coat appears to be based on the traditional Chinese motif of auspicious clouds.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	リン Dr. Rin 	From 燐 rin ()
English 	Professor Phorus 	From phosphorus
German 	Professor Phos 	From Phosphor (phosphorus)
Spanish 	Profesora Ósfora 	From fósforo (phosphorus)
French 	Professeure Phora 	From phosphore (phosphorus)
Italian 	Professoressa Phos	From fosforo (phosphorus)
Korean 	인 Dr. In 	From 인 (燐) in (phosphorus) and the surname 인 (印)
Chinese () 	琳恩 Dr. Lín'ēn 	From the transcription of her Japanese name and a homophone of 磷 lín (phosphorus)
Chinese () 	琳恩 Dr. Làhmyān 	Mandarin-based transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	Professora Fórus 	From fósforo (phosphorus)
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