Professor Birch

Physical Appearance
Professor Robert J. Birch is 42 years old, and he is notably a bit overweight. Most of his weight is centered in his stomach, which combined with his mere average height gives him an odd, round apperancee. He has chocolate brown hair and eyes and a distinctive beard covering his chin.

General Information
Professor Birch was born in Littleroot Town, where he still lives with his wife Lisa Birch and his sons Brendan and Noah. He has known Norman Maple since his school days (They both attended the training school in Petalburg), although he was more of a nerd while Norman stayed more with the athletic crowd.

After trainer school, he never showed any interest in being a trainer. Instead, he traveled to Kanto for a few years to study under Professor Oak to follow his dream of becoming a pokemon professor. He returned to Littleroot and opened up his own lab, where he has become the most prestigious professor in the Hoenn region (And one of the youngest to accomplish so much). He specializes in pokemon habitats and distribution

Instead of slaying in the lab like other professors, Professor Birch much prefers to go out and experience the world firsthand. He is very disorganized, messy, and sometimes absentminded, which often leads him to get into sticky situations.