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Professor Birch

Professor Birch character artwork
Field researcher and starter provider · Littleroot Town

Birch studies Pokémon in their natural habitats. The player rescues him from a Poochyena on Route 101 using one of the three Pokémon in his bag.

  • Story: After the rescue he gives the chosen starter to the player. The early meeting with his child leads into the Pokédex and regional research journey.
  • In the game: Choose Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip for the opening rescue. Ruby and Sapphire use Poochyena in this scene; Emerald’s Zigzagoon encounter belongs to a different release.

Story spoilers.

Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire · Game Boy Advance · 2002 · Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. · Picture: Character artwork; appearance may reflect a different release.

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