What name does the Tangrowth researcher use in Pokémon Pokopia?

The Tangrowth researcher in Pokémon Pokopia is called Professor Tangrowth. This character is a Tangrowth who has taken on the role of studying the damaged environment and investigating why humans and Pokémon disappeared.

Ditto meets Professor Tangrowth after finding an old Pokédex and assuming a human-like form. Together, they work to understand the abandoned world and restore habitats so Pokémon can return. The researcher therefore helps connect the game’s story mystery with its main environmental gameplay.

Professor Tangrowth is not Professor Oak, even though both characters are connected with Pokémon research. Oak belongs to the original Kanto games and is a human professor, while Professor Tangrowth is a Pokémon character created specifically for Pokopia.

The name also makes the character easy to identify: it combines the academic title “Professor” with the species name Tangrowth. This reflects Pokopia’s broader approach of giving Pokémon unusual social roles within its post-apocalyptic setting.