Professor Sylvan

Professor Sylvan
Professor Sylvan (Overworld)
Gender	Male
Hometown	Telnor Town
Trainer class	Pokémon Professor

Professor Sylvan is a Pokémon Professor who lives and works at his lab in Telnor Town of the Torren region. He appears to perform Pokémon studies using Eevee, which he is said to have thousands of on hand according to one of Telnor Town's inhabitants.

Background information

Under normal circumstances Sylvan distributes Pokédexes and an Eevee to aspiring Torren Trainers. However, in the player and Damian's case, he also offers them the choice of receiving Delta Bulbasaur, Delta Charmander, or Delta Squirtle as their starter Pokémon.

In the game

In Pokémon Insurgence, the player first meets Professor Sylvan as he discusses the fate of three Delta Pokémon with Reukra. When he notices the trainer and Damian's presence he is convinced by Reukra to give the two beginner trainers the option of using them as opposed to having them die in the wild. After Reukra leaves, Sylvan explains that Reukra is an old colleague of his from back before he became the leader of Perfection and responsible for the deaths of countless people. However, even though he takes the Pokémon from Reukra, he recognizes that trainers may feel uncomfortable with using such unnatural Pokémon and therefore he grants them a fourth option in the form of Eevee.

Once the trainers have their starter Pokémon and Damian runs off to investigate Telnor Cave, Sylvan offers the player one last word of advice by telling them not to trust the cultists. He then gives the player a Pokédex and sends them on their way.

Pokémon

These Pokémon are given to a Trainer at the beginning of their journey under normal circumstances:

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Run Away or Adaptability Held item: None Eevee♂/♀ Lv.7 Growl Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Sand-Attack Ground Status   --       HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 85 85 85 85 85 85

In addition to the above choice, the player is given the option of selecting one of these Pokémon for their starter Pokémon:

Types: Fairy Psychic Ability: Psycho Call Held item: None Delta Bulbasaur♂/♀ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status   --       Confusion Psychic Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 85 85 85 85 85 85

Types: Ghost Dragon Ability: Spirit Call Held item: None Delta Charmander♂/♀ Lv.7 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 85 85 85 85 85 85

Types: Dark Fighting Ability: Shadow Call Held item: None Delta Squirtle♂/♀ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 85 85 85 85 85 85

Sprites

Overworld sprite

Trivia

• Although Professor Sylvan gives the player a Pokédex, Damian runs out of the lab without receiving one. Therefore it is unknown if Damian is simply without a Pokédex or if he receives one at a different time than the player.
• Later in the game Reukra mentions that the only reason Damian and the player are still alive is because Sylvan asked him not to harm them. However, this was never said in their conversation in the lab at the beginning of the game, which would mean that Sylvan and Reukra spoke with one another again after the player left to go on their journey.