Professor Rowan

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Professor Rowan

Prof. Rowan, from an illustration for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Japanese name Professor Nanakamado (ナナカマド博士 Nanakamado-hakase?)
Voice actor(s) Ieyumi Iemasa
First appearances
Game Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Anime episode Ep. 468, "Following a Maiden Voyage!"
In-Universe Information
Occupation Pokémon professor

Professor Rowan is the authority on Pokémon in the fictional Pokémon region of Sinnoh, the setting of the Pokémon video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. His laboratory is located in Sandgem Town. Specializing in the research of Pokémon evolution, Rowan is an expert on the Pokémon of Sinnoh. He gives the player a Pokédex and one of the three Sinnoh Starter Pokémon (Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup) when they are attacked by Starly while searching for a red Gyarados.

[edit] In the anime

Professor Rowan appears in the first episode of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, "Following a Maiden Voyage!" He meets Dawn and later gives her Piplup.