Professor Oak's Laboratory (Japanese: オーキド研究所, Hepburn: Ookido Kenkyuujo, trans. Ookido Research Institute), also called Oak Pokémon Research Lab (Japanese: オーキド博士のポケモン研究所, Hepburn: Ookido Hakase no Pokemon Kenkyuujo, trans. Dr. Ōkido's Pokémon Research Institute), is a location introduced in Generation I.
Description[]
Located in Pallet Town, Professor Oak's Laboratory is the first Pokémon Lab. It is where Professor Oak lives and studies Pokémon with his assistants, such as by observing Pokémon in their natural habitat. There are many different machines in the lab that are used by Oak, who even creates some of his own, supposedly in the laboratory.
Games[]
In Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, Professor Oak's Laboratory consists of Oak, three of his assistants, a table near the top right with Poké Balls (containing Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle each), a PC on a desk at the top left, a table placed right against the computer desk with two unused Pokédexes (before they are obtained), and two readable tips on the wall, to the right of both tables. There are some bookshelves at the top right of the lab, and some are also lined horizontally through the center, with a gap in between so that one can walk to the northern area within the lab.
In Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition, the layout is retained, except there is only one Poké Ball on the table, as well as a trash can next to the table. This layout is retained in the Generation II games, albeit in color, and the table next to the computer was removed, with two windows added on the wall in its place.
In Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, besides a graphical update, a plant was added at the bottom left and bottom right each, a round machine with no apparent purpose, some books on the floor, two machines at the top left, shifting the table with the PC and the table next to it slightly to the right, and a window between the two tips on the wall and the two bookcases.
In Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Professor Oak's Laboratory retains its design from Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, but with some differences. It has light green carpet placed under the table and covering most of the top center and top right area. Some more minor details include a red chair being added in front of the PC, which itself is colored blue; the northern wall being colored blue; no books on the floor, making the interior slightly tidier; no plants near the entrance; and a different looking short bookcase at the top left corner, shifting the two machines as well as the two desks further right.
Manga[]
In Pokémon Adventures, "Oak Laboratory," as the location is titled on sign outside of the building, is a two-story building featuring a mess of books, papers, a water container, various equipment, and an area with Poké Balls inhabited by a Pokémon each.
First partner Pokémon[]
Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green / Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version[]
Pokémon | Games | Level | Rate | |
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Bulbasaur | RG/Blue (Japan)/RB | 5 | None | |
Charmander | RG/Blue (Japan)/RB | 5 | None | |
Squirtle | RG/Blue (Japan)/RB | 5 | None |
Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition[]
Pokémon | Games | Level | Rate | |
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Pikachu | Yl | 5 | None |
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version[]
Pokémon | Games | Level | Rate | |
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Bulbasaur | FRLG | 5 | None | |
Charmander | FRLG | 5 | None | |
Squirtle | FRLG | 5 | None |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee![]
Pokémon | Games | Level | Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pikachu | LGP | 5 | None | |
Eevee | LGE | 5 | None |
Appearances[]
Core series[]
In the Kanto games, the player can visit Professor Oak's Lab to choose their first partner Pokémon from a table in the top right corner, with the rival always choosing the Pokémon with a type advantage. Just as the player is about to leave, their rival challenges them to their first Pokémon battle. Later, after the player delivers the Parcel to Oak, he also gives them the Kanto Pokédex and five Poké Balls.
In Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition, the single Poké Ball on the table contains an Eevee, which was intended for the player before their rival took it instead. In the remakes Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, the Pokémon chosen by the player's rival, Trace, depends on the version: In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, he chooses Eevee, while in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, he chooses Pikachu.
In the Generation II, the player can go to Professor Oak's Laboratory to check the status of their Pokédex. In the Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version remakes, the player can also receive HM08 (Rock Climb) from Oak once they have all sixteen Gym Badges, as well as the Jade Orb if they have both a Groudon and a Kyogre in their party that they caught at the Embedded Tower.
In Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version, after the player defeats the Elite Four, they can arrive at Professor Oak's Laboratory to have their Pokédex upgraded to the National Pokédex.
Anime[]
Pokémon the Series[]
The laboratory debuted in the first episode, "Pokémon - I Choose You!", when Ash received his Pikachu after the Kanto starters where chosen by other young trainers. Since then, it has been seen in many episodes, mostly in the start and ending of a region adventure, but also in Pokémon Chronicles and in the movies. The building stands out in Pallet Town because of its wind turbine, the three windows of the inner balcony, and the four windows of the second floor. Every time Ash captures a Pokémon when he has six already with him, the new Pokémon is automatically transported here. Before leaving to explore a new region, Ash has a habit of leaving all of his Pokémon except Pikachu behind at Oak's Laboratory, and he does this starting with Hoenn.
Manga[]
Pokémon Adventures[]
Professor Oak's Laboratory first appears in "RGB001: A Glimpse of the Glow," where Red goes to see Professor Oak, only to discover that nobody is presently inside of the building. One of the doors is opened, so Red enters it to go into the laboratory.
In the following chapter, "RGB002: Bulbasaur, Come Home!," the interior is shown for the first time. When Oak discovers Red in the laboratory, he mistakenly believes that Red is a thief, so Oak tries to kick Red out. Red accidentally releases the Pokémon contained within their Poké Balls, with some of the Pokémon even escaping from the laboratory, so Red and Oak try and recover the Pokémon.
Professor Oak's Laboratory appears in "RGB027: Kalling Kadabra," where Sabrina's Kadabra rampages through the area while disguised as Professor Oak before disappearing. An illusion of Sabrina appears, advising Red to go to Saffron City if he wishes to save the residents of Pallet Town. Blue then arrives to show a photograph of Silph Co., where Team Rocket's headquarters are.
In the Gold & Silver Chapter, it is shown that Oak has a second laboratory on Route 30.
In the FireRed & LeafGreen Chapter, Professor Oak's Lab appears in "FRLG002: Return to Pallet Town," where Red and Blue are told to return their old Pokédexes, although this was later revealed to be a trap set by Team Rocket to receive their own modified Pokédexes to capture Deoxys.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters[]
Professor Oak's Laboratory is first seen in "Introducing the Pokémon Clefairy!!," where Oak calls upon Red and Blue to assign them each the task of filling in a Pokédex. The lab is also where Red chooses Clefairy as his first partner Pokémon, inconsistent with the core series of games, while Blue chooses a Charmander.
Pocket Monsters Zensho[]
Professor Oak's Laboratory first appears in the first chapter. It is directly based on Pocket Monsters Red and Pocket Monsters Green, as Red and Blue each choose their first Pokémon, Charmander and Squirtle respectively, before engaging in a Pokémon battle that Red manages to win.
Spinoffs[]
Pokémon Stadium[]
A different iteration of Professor Oak's Lab, the Pokémon Lab, exists in the first few entries of the Pokémon Stadium series. The player can go here to view various data from the Game Pak of a Generation I game connected to the Transfer Pak, or a Generation II game in Pokémon Stadium 2.
Pokémon Snap[]
In Pokémon Snap, Professor Oak's Laboratory is displayed in the background during the dialogue scenes with Professor Oak. As such, Todd Snap returns here to show any photos he has taken to Oak. Professor Oak's Laboratory is based on its appearance in Pokémon the Series, like Oak himself.
Pokémon Puzzle League[]
In Pokémon Puzzle League, the location is where Professor Oak teaches gameplay basics to the player.
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