Professor Phorus リン博士Dr. Rin
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Aeos Island
Generation	VIII,IX
Games	UNITE
Manga series	Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!
Debut	Aeos Energy

Professor Phorus (Japanese:リン博士Dr. Rin) is aPokémon Professor who appears inPokémon UNITE. As the head of theAeos Research Institute, she studiesAeos energy, a powerful energy that permeatesAeos Island.^[1] In fact, she was the one who discovered Aeos energy.^[2] She has an assistant namedErbie. Together they createdUnite Battles, the premier way of enhancing the power of Aeos energy.^[2][3]

In the games

Professor Phorus is a scientist who conducts research on Aeos energy. She is assisted by a researcher namedErbie. Her partner Pokémon isMetagross.

She introduces the player to Aeos Island andUnite Battles along with a presentation ofRemoat Stadium. But she defers most of the teaching to Erbie, who actually guides the player along in the tutorial battles. Phorus does appear inTutorial (Basics 2) atMer Stadium to explain certain game elements, alongside Erbie.

Phorus shows up again after the player reaches Trainer level 3 to introduce theBeginner Challenge, an event for new players. When the player reaches Trainer level 6, Professor Phorus allows the player to use the Energy Rewards menu. There, she explains that the Aeos Research Institute has created amachine that turnsAeos energy from Unite Battles into energy rewards, a number of items selected at random that range from clothing toHolowear to various currencies toBoost Emblems. She allows the player to use the machine at their leisure. Professor Phorus does not appear again after this point.

In the manga

Pokémon UNITE Manga - Come On Over to Aeos Island!

Professor Phorus appeared in the first chapterAeos Energy, reminiscing about her youth with herBeldum, where she played with many of thewild Pokémon onAeos Island. In specific, she recounted a time when she conducted a race for her Beldum and a wildScorbunny. For some reason, the two Pokémon appeared toevolve as they ran. This encounter inspired Phorus to do research and ultimately discover Aeos energy. In the present, she andErbie explained the power of Aeos energy to an audience at aUnite Battle Committee event. She was joined byMetagross, who evolved during the intervening years from her Beldum. Together, the two humans explained the creation and purpose of Unite Battles and hinted at plans for further events. Unite Battles were open for business after this point.

In the second chapter,Zirco's Holowear, Professor Phrous does not appear in person. However, Erbie attempted to convinceZirco to wait for him to get Professor Phorus's approval on addingHolowear to Unite Battles before selling any. Zirco ignored this and sold pre-orders for his holographic cosmetics.

Phorus reappeared in the fourth chapter,In Search of an Aeos Energy Spot. She and Erbie were searching for a newAeos energy spot in a mountainous area alongside their partners Metagross andElekid. Phorus kept an eye on theAeos energy readings using a tablet, and made part of the climb on the back of her Metagross.

The two researchers came across a foggy area, but Erbie'sRufflet usedDefog to clear the air. They found hidden ruins and high Aeos energy readings, indicating that the ruins were atop the Aeos energy spot. Phorus declared the area the future location of theTheia Sky Ruins stadium.

Phorus considers herself to be better at research than at logistics, deferring those tasks to Erbie.

Pokémon

On hand

Befriended

Trivia

• Professor Phorus was designed byHitoshi Ariga.^[4]
• The swirling patterns on the professor's coat appears to be based on the traditional Chinese motif of auspicious clouds.

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