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Talk:Professor Oak

Good articleProfessor Oak has been listed as one of the Video games good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 13, 2026Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 27, 2026.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that NBA commissioner Adam Silver appeared in a video for the Chicago Bulls as a parody of the character Professor Oak?

GA review

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Passed. Olliefant (she/her) 01:15, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Professor Oak/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Captain Galaxy (talk · contribs) 16:53, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Olliefant (talk · contribs) 18:26, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]


Lead

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  • "has a prominent re-occurring appearance" -> "has a prominent recurring role"
 Done
  • "with both fans" besides one line about a poll, fan reception isn't really mentioned
 Done Removed.

Concept and creation

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  • Can you explain Grand Oak's role?
 Done His role was better explained in the Appearances section, but I added a little bit of context in this section too.
  • Delink "Labcoat"
 Done
  • Delink "Labratory"
 Done

Appearances

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  • "the debut episode Pokémon, I Choose You!," -> "the debut episode, "Pokémon, I Choose You!","
 Done
Only partially done, the episode title is still improperly formatted
 Done Changed.
  • "different Pokémon novelisations" none of the examples are novelizations as they are not adapting anything
 Done Changed to "manga".
  • Italicize "Pokémon Adventures"
 Done
  • Cut the comma after "The Electric Tale of Pikachu"
 Done Removed.

Critical reception

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  • Link "TV special"
 Done
  • "Another particularly popular rumor suggested that Professor Oak could be battled, with one reward Prima Games writer Juno Stump remembers as being popular being that he would allow the player access to a new area in the game" this is very awkward to read
 Done Fixed.
  • The NBA stuff isn't really critical reception, maybe it would fit better under "Appearances"?
I disagree with this as it demonstrates Oak's cultural presences in the real world. That and also the parody wasn't official so I don't think it should go in the Appearances section.
  • "they released a schedule" Whose they?
 Done Added context
  • [NBA commissioner] [Adam Silver] is an MOS:SOB violation
 Done Delinked NBA commissioner

References

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  • Spot checks found nothing
  • Refs 7, 108 shouldn't use all caps per MOS:ALLCAPS
 Done
  • Why is "Anime Feminist" a reliable source?
Anime Feminist has been deemed reliable per WP:A&M/ORS and has been previously reviewed in other GA reviews without issues.
  • Why is "Legends of Localization" a reliable source?
Legends of Localization is considered reliable per WP:VG/S.
  • Several sources improperly use DMY dates
 Done Fixed.
  • Ref 108 is imporperly showing up as dead
 Done Fixed.
@Olliefant: Thanks again for another review. I have gone ahead and applied the recommended changes stated in this review. Please let me know if you have any more? CaptainGalaxy 17:19, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Olliefant: Applied the new changes. CaptainGalaxy 19:05, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 00:50, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Improved to Good Article status by Captain Galaxy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

CaptainGalaxy 23:18, 14 February 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. Maybe something could be mentioned in the hook that he is from the Pokemon universe? QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 04:41, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]