

Gimmighoul's Chest Form was named by Jacq, while its Roaming Form was named by Professor Willow. Jacq contacted Professor Willow again soon after to discuss the ecology of Gimmighoul. On November 5, 2022, following the Dratini Community Day Classic event, Professor Willow was contacted by Jacq when Trainers discovered a ? Coin from the Paldea region upon spinning a golden PokéStop. On August 27, 2022, Rhi and the player managed to rescue Professor Willow from Ultra Space in time for the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Finale event, though his outfit was changed for a few months. It was later revealed that Professor Willow had entered an Ultra Wormhole and ended up in Ultra Space. On June 5, 2022, during the second day of the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event, Professor Willow suddenly disappeared, and in his stead appeared Rhi, of the GO Ultra Recon Squad.

With the help of his assistants, the three team leaders, he was able to build an early Rocket Radar prototype to locate the Team GO Rocket Leaders and later the Super Rocket Radar to locate Giovanni himself. He later found out that Team GO Rocket Grunts were dropping Mysterious Components behind them when defeated at invaded PokéStops. While investigating Team GO Rocket take-overs, Professor Willow recovered some corrupted files from his computer, uncovering data about Team GO Rocket Leaders Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo.

It was revealed during later Special Researches that Professor Willow has a Meltan as his Pokémon buddy. Upon discovery of many Meltan-disguised Ditto by his assistants at the conclusion of the Chikorita Community Day, Professor Willow contacted Professor Oak to discuss the matter. His dream is to explore uncharted lands and to examine and document new Pokémon species yet to be discovered in their natural habitat. He always wears his lab coat to help himself focus on his research. In addition to Professor Oak in Kanto, Professor Sycamore in Kalos, Professor Magnolia in Galar, and Jacq in Paldea are also colleagues of his.ĭespite his confident presentation, Professor Willow confesses to a shy side and values spending time alone outdoors for his research. Before setting out on his own exploration, he worked in a lab studying Pokémon under Professor Oak, whom he still looks up to today. His mother researched Pokémon ecology and his father was fascinated by the outdoors. Professor Willow was an only child who learned his love of Pokémon and exploring from his parents. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
