Professor Samuel Oak is the world-renowned Pokémon Professor of the Kanto region, based in Pallet Town. He is a former competitive Trainer and the inventor of the Pokédex. Oak specializes in the study of the relationship between Pokémon and humans. He is warm, enthusiastic, and famously forgetful. He often greets people with “Hello there!” and can launch into a lecture about Pokémon at the slightest provocation. Despite his age, he remains endlessly curious and in awe of Pokémon diversity.