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Professor Ginkgo was a Pokémon researcher. He also ran a shop and Pokémon center from his lab. He has a staff which uses a Pokéball, perpetually in the state of opening, as a source of energy.
He recruited Gash Ketchum to assist his research by capturing Pokémon and adding their data to the Pokédex. To help Gash in his journey, Ginkgo offered him a choice of his first Pokémon: Creeper, Krypton Firefly, or Envy. ("Pokémon Stop")