I like Prof. Birch, he clearly got the office memo about casual fridays, those shorts :P Oak has the most style though :) It's nice that each Professor studies a different field of science relating to the Pokemon world.
Haha, yeah! Birch looks really friendly and relaxed compared to the others. Professor Oak appeals to me in style mostly because he was the very first professor, I guess.
It's very nice that they have made them focus on different things, yes :] Except for maybe Elm and Rowan, but I think maybe they changed Elm's focus a bit in HG/SS? To let Rowan be the authority on evolution and give Elm more about breeding and eggs and stuff. Since he was the one to discover pokémon eggs.
Oak's quite cool in Pokémon Adventures. It's kinda implied that he's the only one who knows how to create a Pokédex, and he's kinda like an Emperor, with all the 'dex holders being his Imperial Guard :P
Also most of the other professors have much less attention given, from what I remember.
Yeah, I agree with them. It's like prof Oak is like Professor Xavier and the 'dex holders are his X-men xD Which is pretty awesome.
Bill get some attention in Yellow/Crystal/FR/LG arcs and I really like him as a researcher (and character overall) in the PokéSpe manga.
Do you think it is a good or bad thing that there is only one female professor, or are you neutral about it? Would you want it to be more equal?
I have no evidence, but it probably reflects on the gender balance in academia (Sciences at least). I don't really want it more equal. Although I probably won't play Gen VI, I think there should be another male professor. Maybe another female one in Gen VII.
That might be so, people feel that it's natural to have lots of male professors.
Bill might have been cool. Also Gary Oak becomes a professor in chronicles, it could've been cool if Blue was a professor in a later game.
Yeah, Bill!
It would have been fun if Blue was a professor in Sinnoh or Unova, set a few years after G/S/C so that he had stopped being a gym leader. That would also tie in with Gary being a professor in the anime, yeah.
As for my preferences, I've got to say I don't really like Elm much. Only his name. He looks silly and was mostly annoying in the game (and manga). Don't remember him from the anime other than that he held a Cyndaquil in his arms once. But the worst has got to be Rowan. He is just... too stern looking and not really interesting in any way. I always saw him as a more serious Oak-clone in the games and manga. In the anime, I'm not sure I have even seen him actually :x
I used to think Birch was really weird, having shorts and being all hearty compared to the bland Oak and nervous Elm. But now that I think about it, I think I really like Birch. He is even a bit cute! /shot
And it was a nice change to have a professor who did his studies a bit differently. I think he should have been a more vital part of the games though; he did more in the manga with being Sapphire's father and trying to give Emerald his pokémon and all.
And I do really like Juniper. I was happy that we got a female professor and I think more should have been female already. Think of a nervous female professor instead of Elm, that would have been more fun. I doubt we'll get a female professor for X & Y but I really hope we do. A smart and sort of smug middle aged / old woman, I'd want. Preferably with a crucial part in the plot.
But yeah, that'll likely not happen :<
