Professor Burnet バーネット博士Dr. Burnet
Professor Burnet in thePokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Gender	Female
Eye color	Yellow
Hair color	White
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Alola
Relatives	Professor Kukui (husband; as ofSM055),Lei (son with Kukui; sometime betweenSM146 andJN037)
Trainer class	Pokémon Professor
Game counterpart	Professor Burnet
Animated debut	A Dream Encounter!
English voice actor	Melissa Hope
Japanese voice actor	Sachi Kokuryū

Professor Burnet (Japanese:バーネット博士Dr. Burnet) is a recurring character inPokémon the Series.

History

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Professor Burnet debuted inA Dream Encounter!. She first appeared on television, having won the "Alola Woman of the Year" award and being noted as the first active researcher to win. She was later seen investigating theAltar of the Sunne alongsideLusamine,Wicke, andFaba, due to Ultra Aura being detected from that location. After returning empty-handed toAether Paradise, another Ultra Aura signature was detected onMelemele Island, the source beingNebby. As a result, Professor Burnet and the others headed over toProfessor Kukui's house. There, she was introduced toAsh and told him about the legend of theUltra Beasts and the possibility of Nebby being one.

InDeceiving Appearances!, Burnet was seen conducting her research at Aether Paradise and met Ash's other classmates for the first time. Burnet stayed at Professor Kukui's house for a sleepover inNight of a Thousand Poses!. While spending time together, she started bonding with Kukui. She later had a talk withLillie about Lusamine, telling her Lusamine does care about her.

Following Lusamine's abduction at the hands ofNihilego, she helped the group in their quest to save her. InRevealing the Stuff of Legend!, as she was on her way to the others at the Altar of the Sunne, she got attacked by a group ofwildJangmo-o andHakamo-o, but was saved by Professor Kukui. This, however, caused the two to not make it in time to enterUltra Space with Ash and the others. Although, she had to stay behind, Burnet still helped out by leaving a marker using a machine, which later allowed Ash and his friends to return to their own world.

InThe Professors' New Adventure!, she and Kukui got married after the latter had proposed to her. Since their marriage, Burnet has moved in with Kukui and Ash and has made more frequent appearances inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon ever since.

Starting inA Mission of Ultra Urgency!, Burnet, along with Lusamine and Wicke, would brief Ash and his classmates whenever they embark on a mission asUltra Guardians. She also often accompanies them when thecaught Ultra Beast getsreleased back intoUltra Space.

InFilling the Light with Darkness!, mysterious dark clouds appeared overAlola, leaving all of the adults tired and without motivation. Burnet was first seen lying on the floor, unmotivated to perform her usual field work. She was later seen at Aether Paradise with Lusamine, Wicke, and Faba. After doing some research, they found out that the cause of the incident was a small Ultra Wormhole that was slowly draining Alola's Ultra Aura. Later, at the Altar of the Sunne, she and the others informed the Ultra Guardians of their findings and had them use theirZ-Moves to fuel a machine that could disperse the clouds to find out the Ultra Wormhole's location. Inthe next episode, Burnet and the others witnessedLunala andNecrozma emerging from the Ultra Wormhole. She was later seen arriving at Melemele Island, along with Lusamine, Wicke, and Faba, after Necrozma had fused with Nebby and had left. She and the others then oversawLunala recover in the Ultra Guardians base.

Later, after the Ultra Guardians left for Ultra Space with a fully recovered Lunala, Burnet stayed behind at the Ultra Guardians base with Lusamine and Wicke to gather information on "UB Black" and its connection to "the Blinding One". She later discovered that UB Black was in fact the Blinding One, who lost its light. She also found out that in order to restore it back to its former self, the light fromSolgaleo and Lunala, as well as from the people of Alola and their Pokémon, had to be shared with it through prayer. After Wicke managed regain contact with the Ultra Guardians inthe next episode, Burnet was able to share her findings with them. She then joined the rest of Alola in sharing their light with Necrozma so it could return to itstrue form. After Necrozma returned to its Ultra form, Burnet watched as the Ultra Guardians, Nebby, and Lunala returned to Alola, alongside Lusamine, Wicke, Faba, and Kukui.

InTurning the Other Mask!, Burnet was extremely excited to see the Masked Royal in person at theHau'oli City Shopping Mall. Accompanied by Ash andMolayne, she attended the meet-and-greet and became incredibly flustered in the Masked Royal's presence, unaware of the fact he was actually her husband in disguise. She finally learned that Kukui was the Masked Royal inExhibition Unmasked! after it was announced during theManalo Conference.

During the Manalo Conference, Burnet watched the battles alongside Lusamine, Wicke, and later Faba. During Ash and Kukui's exhibition match, she sat withDelia andProfessor Oak to watch the battle. She was happy to see how much fun Kukui had battling.

InThank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, Burnet bade farewell to Lusamine, Gladion, and Lillie, and Ash as they left Alola for their respective travels. Ash left his Alola Pokémon with her and her husband. Burnet was later revealed to be pregnant.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InThat New Old Gang of Mine!, Burnet greeted Ash upon his arrival in Alola and meetGoh, and introduced them to her newborn sonLei.

InHelping the Hometown Hero!, Burent with her family attended a party to celebrate the return of Lusamine and her family to Alola after they found Mohn. Burnet also reunited with Ash and Goh, and met their friendChloe. The next day, Burnet and Lei watched aBattle Royal match between Professor Kukui, Ash, Kiawe, and Gladion.

InParing Pokémon While Parrying! andPartners in Time!, Burnet was seen watching Ash'sMasters Eight Tournament match againstLeon at thePokémon School.

Character

Professor Burnet is a well-respected research scientist who specializes inUltra Wormholes. Her intelligence and technical knowledge is impressive, while her approachable and positive attitude makes her instantly likable. Much like Faba, Burnet is a huge fan of the Masked Royal, though she was unaware of his true identity for a significant amount of time. Even after learning of his true identity, Burnet did not hold any remorse towards him for hiding it.

After moving in with her new husbandKukui, fromThe Professors' New Adventure! onward, Burnet became a motherly figure for the household. Burnet supportedAsh during his time inAlola, offering him advice like inNo Stone Unturned! where she suggested Ash teachRowlet a newmove to defeatHau. She also filled this role when Ash wasset to depart from Alola, Burnet cried and hugged the young Trainer, saying that she, and Kukui, would always be there for him should he ever need their help.

Pokémon

On hand

This listing is of Professor Burnet's only knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

Munchlax

Debut	A Dream Encounter!
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Carter Cathcart

Munchlax is Professor Burnet's only known Pokémon and is often seen alongside her. It first appeared inA Dream Encounter!, alongside its Trainer onProfessor Kukui's TV screen, whenAnna mentioned that Professor Burnet was the winner of the 15th annual Alola Lady award.

Following Burnet and Kukui's wedding, Burnet and Munchlax moved in with Kukui.

Munchlax enjoys lying around and playing with the other Pokémon. It has a large appetite forPokémon food, and becomes instantly aggressively if someone takes an interest in its meal.

None of Munchlax's moves are known.

Caring for

Ash left the remainder of hisAlolan party with Burnet and Kukui inThank You, Alola! The Journey Continues! as he set out to travel theworld.

Rowlet

Lycanroc

Incineroar

Melmetal

Achievements

• 15th annual "Alola Woman of the Year" award (A Dream Encounter!)

Voice actors

Trivia

• Professor Burnet is the first character in thePokémon animated series to display any physical signs of pregnancy.
  • She is also the first human character to have given birth during the course ofPokémon the Series.

Names

Main article:Professor Burnet → Names

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