Wolfy TDA

SURFERVERSE PROF. OAK

When 39 POKéMON's names disappeared in the middle of creating the POKéDEX, OAK gave the missing POKéMON the name "MISSINGNO.". Found proof of their existence when he received one in a trade from BILL three years in the future. Has been fearful of it ever since, but has kept it for studies so he could secretly add preventative measures into the POKéDEX to "fix" MISSINGNO. and turn it into a normal POKéMON. It was programmed to permanently transform a caught MISSINGNO. into a RHYDON, but he was never able to test this error trap for himself, so he didn't know that the trap would only work once. He was surprised to see NaN, who was living proof that THE SURFER had somehow bypassed the RHYDON error trap.

He built a specialized PC to process and stabilize glitchmon data, but the closest he got was temporarily turning his MISSINGNO. into a SUBSTITUTE doll. He plans to revise the PC to transform his MISSINGNO. into a DITTO permanently.

He recognizes THE SURFER's attachment to NaN, knowing they would be disgusted with his multiple experimental attempts to correct MISSINGNO., so he'd never admit to doing it.

He pities THE SURFER's passion for studying every glitch POKéMON - If they held this same passion for real POKéMON, they would have had the potential to be a great professor…

SURFERVERSE BLUE

Now an adult, BLUE struggles to find a place for himself after his loss to THE SURFER at the POKéMON LEAGUE when they were kids. He's sent multiple applications to become the VIRIDIAN GYM LEADER, but he's received no reply. He's applied for a passport to study abroad, but got no respond to that, either. So now he loiters around the POKéMON LEAGUE, filling in as CHAMPION on behalf of the lazy SURFER. THE SURFER still pops by to have friendly spars with BLUE. BLUE still considers THE SURFER his friend, but he secretly feels bitter and frustrated with them. He's become convinced that THE SURFER's obsession with glitch POKéMON (especially NaN) is unhealthy and has changed THE SURFER for the worse. In a way, it feels like he's lost his best friend due to how different they are from each other now. It's like they don't care about anything anymore unless it relates to glitch POKéMON - which BLUE can't understand or wrap his head around.