Pokémon Professors are people too, and like them, they can be popular or not so popular. The latter seems to be the case for the next Pokémon Professor I'm about to discuss as part of this month's "four fours" on the topic, and it concerns the next one in line, as Professor Elm of Johto fame. The professor can be considered "understated" as he is encountered at the start of the journey in the region but scarcely after, and this situation would also similarly apply to some of the professors that come afterwards. Still, considering the title, there is something to be said about this (and those other professors) being "comrades" of sorts.
The journey role of the professor - and the others like him - is still crucial, being there to start out the journey of Trainers in the region with the "first partner" (here Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile). While the role might be minimal, there is a sense that the professor defines the region maximally (again here, Johto) in that it is not possible to distance him from the region. His English name - Elm, of course - seems to be a "chip" off of the tree name of his predecessor and slightly more eastern colleague, also suggesting that distance is not a matter.
What seems to matter most is the "comrade" status, whether for Trainers who originally hail from this region (Ethan/Hibiki comes to mind) or other Trainers (Ash, of course, as the prominent example). Handily starting off their excursions in the region is at the very least indicative of that "comrade" status even if later showings are scarce. While it could also be argued that this is a result of being distant from them, the initial showing may be considered sufficient.
Similar states of affairs may be considered to apply to some of the later Pokémon Professors, so Professor Elm can be considered to be initially indicative (and representative) of them. Yet that's not something to be discounted, and as "understated" as they may be, Professor Elm and the others are still comrades for each other, any Pokémon Trainer, and certainly faithful fans.
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