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Professor Oak Challenge

A Professor Oak challenge is where you catch all available Pokémon before moving on to the next story event. I have not found a guide for this game, so this page may be the first. Please contact me if you know of an existing guide or know of inaccuracies in this guide.

A total of 270 Pokémon can be obtained in this game, including the three accessible in Ranger Net missions.

Ranger School Day 1

Ranger School

Total: 4 Pokémon

Ranger School Night 1

Ranger School

Total: 6 Pokémon

Ranger School Day 3

Ranger School

Total: 7 Pokémon

Ranger School Day 4

Ranger School

Total: 9 Pokémon

School Road

Total: 10 Pokémon

Chicole Path

Total: 11 Pokémon

Vientown (Nabiki Beach)

Total: 12 Pokémon

Ranger School Graduation

Ranger School

Total: 13 Pokémon

Mission 2: Investigate the Marine Cave!

Vientown (Nabiki Beach)

Total: 15 Pokémon

Marine Cave

Total: 19 Pokémon

Between Missions 2 and 3

Vientown

This catch is part of the Quest Calm Down Miltank.

Total: 20 Pokémon

Mission 3: Fight the Vien Forest Fire!

Vien Forest

Total: 31 Pokémon

Mission 4: Destroy the Strange Machines!

Vien Forest

Total: 32 Pokémon

Pueltown

Total: 43 Pokémon

Between Missions 4 and 5

Chicole Village (Farm)

Total: 44 Pokémon

Vien Forest

This catch is part of the Quest Please Save Cranidos.

Total: 45 Pokémon

Puel Sea

Total: 48 Pokémon

Mission 5: Recover a Key from Sharpedo!

Puel Sea

Total: 53 Pokémon

Between Missions 5 and 6

Union Road

Total: 60 Pokémon

Puel Sea

This catch is part of the Quest The Boy Who Cried Lumineon.

Total: 61 Pokémon

Pueltown

This catch is part of the Quest Eevee for Marital Bliss.

Total: 62 Pokémon

Mission 6: Seek the Origin of the Quake!

Peril Cliffs

Total: 72 Pokémon

Between Missions 6 and 7

Union Road

Total: 73 Pokémon

Vientown (Breeze Hill)

This catch is part of the Quest Please Save Turtwig.

Total: 74 Pokémon

Vien Forest

This catch is part of the Quest Who Ate My Lunch?!.

Total: 75 Pokémon

Mission 7: Teach at Ranger School!

School Road

Ranger School

Total: 77 Pokémon

Mission 8: Look for Missing Barlow!

Volcano Cave

Total: 90 Pokémon

Cargo Ship

Total: 103 Pokémon

Mission 9: Support Sven at the Ruins!

Ranger Union

Total: 104 Pokémon

Cargo Ship

Total: 105 Pokémon

Peril Cliffs

This catch is part of the Quest Please Save Shieldon.

Total: 106 Pokémon

Chroma Road

Total: 114 Pokémon

Chroma Highlands

Total: 121 Pokémon

Chroma Ruins

Total: 131 Pokémon

Between Missions 9 and 10

Chroma Road

This catch is part of the Quest Apologies to Vespiquen.

Total: 132 Pokémon

Chroma Highlands

This catch is part of the Quest Please Save Chimchar.

Total: 133 Pokémon

Mission 10: Get the Blue Gem!

Vien Forest

Except for Floatzel, these catches require traversing the river with Floatzel's River Flow x1 to access new parts of the forest.

Total: 137 Pokémon

Crysta Cave

Total: 145 Pokémon

Hia Valley

Total: 148 Pokémon

Ice Lake

Total: 152 Pokémon

Almia Castle

Total: 163 Pokémon

After catching Mismagius, you now have access to Psy Power x3, which is required to open a door in Chroma Ruins. Returning back there at this time gives access to:

Total: 164 Pokémon

After this, return to Almia Castle to complete the mission.

Total: 167 Pokémon

Hia Valley

This catch is part of the Quest Please Save Piplup.

Total: 168 Pokémon

Mission 11: Get the Red Gem!

Volcano Cave (eastern side)

Total: 177 Pokémon

After catching Aggron, you now have access to Tackle x4, which is required to awaken Torterra in Vien Forest. Returning back there at this time gives access to:

Total: 178 Pokémon

After this, return to Volcano Cave to complete the mission.

Total: 180 Pokémon

Volcano Cave

This catch is part of the Quest Snover's Mysterious Presence.

Total: 181 Pokémon