Why couldn't he just be a Samuel Oak on a vacation instead of A completely new characters? He has the same personality as oak and is just Oak's cousin
>the same personality as Oak
what did he mean by this?
>>31583290
They wanted to add someone who studies the Alolan form. Samuel Oak studies the bond between human and Pokemon AKA Pokephillia.
>>31583290
Because Samson is dead.
You can even bought his memorial shirt ("icon" one).
They didn't want to ruin the original Oak with dark skin.
>>31583347
*Samuel.
>>31583290
It's a joke anon. Alolan forms are weird looking version of gen one mons. The professor who studies them is a weird looking version of the gen one professor.