Professor Birch

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Pokemon professor of Hoenn. Brendan or May's father. He lives in Littleroot Town. He is a Male Professor.

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In Ruby and Sapphire he is chased by a Poochyena and you choose a Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip and faint the Poochyena and he will have you keep the pokemon.

In Emerald all of that is the same except Prof. Birch is chased by a Zigzagoon. After completing the national Dex Prof. BIrch will have 3 other pokemons Chikorita, Torchic, and Totodile which are actually Johto starter pokemons.