A Scientist is a man in a lab coat and glasses. They debuted in Generation I, making this one of the oldest classes. They are often aligned with evil teams if discovered in their hideout. They use Pokemon with no gender. They also use inorganic Pokemon. They are very similar to Collectors and Super Nerds.
Trivia
- Scientists usually cooperate with evil teams.
- In HGSS, scientists use a different sprite from the Scientists in the Battle Frontier.
- The Scientists in Battle Frontier(HGSS) use the same sprite in Diamond and Pearl/Platinum.
- There are no Scientists to challenge the player in Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald.
- Female Scientists were introduced in Black and White.
- The HGSS sprite is the only one showing the Scientist holding a vial besides the one in Firered and Leafgreen.
- In some games, they were called Researchers and Lab Men.
- The Female Scientist looks like Makomo.