Professor Elm

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Professor Elm
Professor Elm as seen in Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Japanese Name	ウツギ博士 Dr. Utsugi
Voice Actors	Nathan Price (USA) Kazuhiko Inoue (JAP)
Video Game Appearances	Gold, Silver, Crystal
First Anime Episode	Don't Touch That 'Dile!
Occupation	Pokémon Professor
Region	Johto
Hometown	New Bark Town

Professor Elm is a Pokémon Professor who lives in his home in New Bark Town and has his lab there. He is the Professor for the Johto region. His Pokémon specialty in unusual Pokémon abilities. Elm is the one who gives out the Pokédexes in Johto and lets trainers choose between one of the three Starter Pokémon: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile.