Pokémon Professor

A Pokémon Professor is a Pokémon researcher that is highly proficient in Pokémon of their respective regions. There are many Professor's, however, most of the ones mentioned are extremely important and known by all Pokémon Trainers in many different regions. In the series, the Pokémon Professors are normally named after trees except for Professor Raigeki of the Aneso region.

List of Pokémon Professors

 * Professor Pine of the Kanto region, who studies the relationships between Pokémon and humans
 * Professor Elm of the Johto region, who studies Pokémon breeding patterns
 * Professor Krane of the Orre region, who specializes in the purification of Shadow Pokémon
 * Professor Birch of the Hoenn region, who studies Pokémon habitats
 * Professor Rowan of the Sinnoh region, who studies Pokémon evolution
 * Professor Juniper of the Unova region, who studies the origins of Pokémon