Samuel Oak

Prof. **Samuel Oak** (サムエル・オーク, *Samueru Ōku*), or Dr. **Yukinari Ohkido** (オーキド・ユキナリ, *Ōkido Yukinari*) in Japan, is both a fictional character and tritagonist from the *Super Kingdom Bros.'s* *Pokémon* series created by Masahiro Sakurai and Satoshi Tajiri.

He is a Pokémon professor and researcher of Pallet Town in the Kanto region, as well as the grandfather of Daisy and Blue, and cousin of Samson. He was once a competitive Pokémon Trainer, and is generally considered to be the best in his field of research.

"*.*"

—Professor Oak.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Stan Hart (English), Kenyu Horiuchi (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Biography

This pioneering Pokémon Professor was an accomplished Trainer in his heyday and has since become an authority on Pokémon research. He is also Blue's grandfather.

### Appearance

Professor Oak is a middle aged Pokémon professor with gray hair and sports a light lilac polo shirt underneath his labcoat. He wears a brown belt supporting his beige pants along with matching brown loafers.

* Hair Color: Gray (originally Brown)
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Black
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Professor Elm
* Professor Birch
* Professor Rowan
* Professor Juniper

### Family

* Daisy Oak (granddaughter)
* Blue Oak (grandson)
* Gary Oak (grandson)
* Samson Oak (cousin)

## Pokémon

### On hand

* Pidgey → Pidgeotto → Pidgeot ↔ Mega Pidgeot ♂
* Kanga (♀)
* Dragonite
* Ledyba
* Rotom

### Currently in rotation

* Spearow → Fearow
* Professor Oak's

### Travel with

This section shows the Pokémon that Prof. Oak currently travels with, but has not caught.

### In training

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak still owns but are in the care of another Trainer. Some can be called upon at any time if needed.

### Status unknown

This section is for Prof. Oak's Pokémon whose current whereabouts are unknown.

### Released

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak formally released back into the wild.

### Traded away

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak traded away.

### Returned

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak gave back to another Trainer who were originally its trainer.

### Given Away

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak gave to another Trainer to keep for themselves.

* Squirtle
* Bulbasaur
* Charmander
* Eevee
* Pikachu

### Gives to new trainers

Pokémon that Prof. Oak would give to new trainers are the following:

* Bulbasaur
* Charmander
* Squirtle
* Pichu
* Eevee

### At Home

Pokémon that Prof. Oak resides at his house are the following:

### Befriended/Unofficial

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak had bonded with over the course of several episodes but never officially caught.

* Charmeleon
* Seaking

### Temporary

This section is for the Pokémon that Prof. Oak temporarily used. Many of which were rented and belong to another Trainer.

## History

### Past

#### Early Years

Samuel Oak is most notable for his vast research facility, where he cares for and studies hundreds of Pokémon, including those owned by, but not currently traveling with, Trainers from Pallet Town. He has confidence in his grandson, Gary Oak, but more often joins Ash's mother and friends in cheering on Ash in his competitions.

Professor Oak comes from a prestigious family. He has two brothers, one is the mayor of Pallet Town and the other is the Post Master, and his grandfather was the first Trainer from Pallet Town to receive widespread recognition. According to Professor Elm, Professor Oak's studies and research mostly focus on how humans and Pokémon interact with each other.

## External links

* Professor Oak *Bulbapedia*
* Professor Oak *Nintendo Wiki*
* Professor Oak *Pokémon Wiki*