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INTEREST: Professor Oak Also Gets "Regional Form" in Pokemon Sun & Moon


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Gemnist



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:48 pm Reply with quote
Huh. Who would've thought Professor Oak was multiracial. Nice move, Game Freak!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:53 pm Reply with quote
Is this guy really Oak's cousin??? Confused
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Dextres



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:03 pm Reply with quote
Animechic420 wrote:
Is this guy really Oak's cousin??? Confused



That what it says. It wll be an interestinggggg conversation between Ash & Professor Oak back in pallet town(anime) going...WHY DIDN"T YOU TELL ME YOU HAD A COUSIN!

Professor Oak Reply: "You never ask".
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:10 pm Reply with quote
Or "Why didn't you tell me you met me even before I was born!?"
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Cyclone1993



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:11 pm Reply with quote
According to the official site the character's English name is Samson Oak, which you might want to add to the article. It's a nice play on names since Oak's first name is Samuel.
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AceLuffy4Ever



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:25 pm Reply with quote
I wonder will he have an Alolan Gary grandson lol
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Stuart Smith



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:28 pm Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
Huh. Who would've thought Professor Oak was multiracial. Nice move, Game Freak!


Since when is being tanned considered a different race? Osakans and Okinawans are usually depicted as having darker skin but they're still Japanese. Nariya is Japanese just like Yukinari is.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:28 pm Reply with quote
Cyclone1993 wrote:
According to the official site the character's English name is Samson Oak, which you might want to add to the article. It's a nice play on names since Oak's first name is Samuel.


Thanks for the head's up! I'll add it.
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Gemnist



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:03 pm Reply with quote
Stuart Smith wrote:
Gemnist wrote:
Huh. Who would've thought Professor Oak was multiracial. Nice move, Game Freak!


Since when is being tanned considered a different race? Osakans and Okinawans are usually depicted as having darker skin but they're still Japanese. Nariya is Japanese just like Yukinari is.


Oh okay, I just thought that this new guy was of Caribbean descent or something because of the skin. My bad.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:29 pm Reply with quote
I guess Satoshi's mind will be blown when he meets the other Prof. Okido.

So if Prof. Okido has a cousin(I assume Nariya was born in Alola and that they talk every now and then) in a place that has Mega Evolution, why didn't he bring up Mega Evolution in the beginning of the series?

spoiler[I am joking around]
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 3:22 pm Reply with quote
I'm bet Ash will be shocked to high heaven when he finds out about Professor Oak's cousin "that he never knew he had." Wink
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Haterater



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 3:31 pm Reply with quote
Stuart Smith wrote:
Gemnist wrote:
Huh. Who would've thought Professor Oak was multiracial. Nice move, Game Freak!


Since when is being tanned considered a different race? Osakans and Okinawans are usually depicted as having darker skin but they're still Japanese. Nariya is Japanese just like Yukinari is.


But it is possible that he is bi-racial, like Ms. Japan? Would be a nice twist to have for the series once in awhile.

Game is shaping up to be something unique, the theme especially.
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XerneasYveltal



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 4:40 pm Reply with quote
This is going to be pretty surprising enough for Ash to find out once the anime comes close to the Sun and Moon saga.
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Faiga_Raisa



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To honor Nariya Orchid, @george_10g, a cappuccino artist at Cafe Reissue in Harajuku, Tokyo, tweeted this "cappuccino art" of the professor.


Straight up savage.
lol

Hardest laugh I've had all week.
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AceLuffy4Ever wrote:
I wonder will he have an Alolan Gary grandson lol


Oh my god I want to see that Laughing
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