Name: Professor Cypress
Gender: Male
Age: 28

Personality: Being on the younger side of things, Cypress is known as the 'Explorer Professor' by his colleagues. While content to sit in a lab and work all day, his real passion is getting out in the field and doing hands on research. Climbing mountains and crossing rivers are all in a day's work for this professor. Due to hailing from Blackthorn City, he has a fitting obsession with dragon-type Pokémon. This obsession fuels his desire to study the Kaida region and unlock the secrets of this peculiar breed of Pokémon. Thanks to his former background as a trainer, he's no slouch when it comes to battle either!

Appearance: Unlike other professors, Cypress tends to dress more casually. His regular attire consists of a Blackthorn Gym t-shirt, a pair of convertible (zip-off) pants, hiking boots, his (slightly dirty) lab coat, and a pair of go-goggles which he typically wears up in his mousy brown hair. In addition, Cypress has long-ish hair which he usually keeps in a short ponytail, and a Tony Stark-style goatee.

Background: Shortly after losing his bid for the Indigo Plateau, a chance meeting with Professors Oak and Elm helped Cypress find his calling as a Pokémon professor. Turning his obsession into a career, he now dedicates his life to the diligent study of Pokémon. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of most Pokémon species, and can identify them at a glance. When he discovered the Kaida region, Cypress knew exactly where he wanted to go. Thanks to a grant secured from the Professor's Association, Cypress received the funding to build his lab. He chose Mercer town due to it being out of the way and allowing for him to travel for periods of time without bother. A few months into his stay, Prof. Cypress met Rory Bennett, a young man working on his parents' Milktank farm with his partner Buizel. Seeing a passion in the boy's eyes, Cypress recruited him as an assistant for his work. Recently however, he has realized there might be a need for bringing some new members onto the team. He began looking for candidates among the people of Mercer Town and discovered three youths who would make excellent recruits. 


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Kingdra
Goodra
Turtonator
Gible

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