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human
[original Pokemon games] So, I went around and caught a bunch of Pokemon. 151 unique ones, to be exact. I filled up my Pokedex. But did I catch any that Professor Oak hadn't seen or was unable to catch? Am I actually aiding in his scientific research, or is there something else happening?
gpt
Yes you are helping! See we are aware of a lot of these species and see them around however without actually catching them we are oblivious to height, weight,  and their sounds. Even some basic characteristics elude our understanding unless we get up close and personal. Furthermore Professor Oak lives in the tiny town of Pallet where there's not a lot of trainers around so he can't exactly ask to examine their team. Cue you and the amazing pokedex, by sending you out with his highly advanced encyclopedia that immediately records basic information as well as cultural and scientific data we are able to put together a comprehensive database of Pokemon.