A Professor Called My Flabebe A Grass Pokemon, So I Proved An 18th Type And Became A Doctor At 15

Summary

Lin Jing wakes in Sinnoh after falling through a rift. He has no shoes or Pokémon and, despite being an adult in his old life, now has the body of a teenager. His first companion is a flowerless Flabébé, dangerously weak without a flower. Lin gives her the blue flower that landed in his hair, and she promptly adopts him as her moving perch.

Their first day nearly ends badly when a furious Pinsir chases Lin after he accidentally steals its breakfast. Flabébé saves him twice with Vine Whip, and Professor Rowan’s Staraptor arrives just in time to stop the final attack. Rowan identifies Flabébé as a Pokémon from faraway Kalos, then scans Lin and discovers that he came through a spatial rift. Lin hides his true origins by claiming amnesia.

The next morning, Rowan calls Flabébé a Grass type. Lin knows she is a Fairy type—but Sinnoh has no record of an eighteenth type. He proves it with Fairy Wind, then persuades Rowan to test her against Dragonair’s Dragon Rage. Flabébé emerges unharmed: Fairy is immune to Dragon.

Thrilled by the discovery, Rowan spends the next month working with Lin to test matchups and rewrite the type chart. Lin’s knowledge earns him official recognition as the League’s youngest Pokémon doctor, a home beside Rowan’s lab, and the affectionate nickname “Mother Hen” for taking over the scientists’ neglected kitchen.

A Doctor Heads Out on the Road

Lin’s research turns into a journey with two partners. He raises an Eevee who evolves into the newly discovered Fairy-type Sylveon, whose ability Pixelate turns Normal moves into stronger Fairy attacks. Meanwhile, Lin trains Flabébé in battle and performance moves—including a spinning “counter shield” he teaches years before Ash is meant to invent it.

At the Jubilife Contest, Lin debuts Flabébé with a spectacular flower tornado, transforming the stage into a garden and showering the crowd in glowing petals. He then proves she can fight as well as perform, defeating a Starly by turning its own momentum against it. His final opponent is Yako, a young Coordinator with a Piplup. Their close match ends with Lin winning—and Flabébé evolving into Floette onstage. Yako vows to beat him next time.

On a cruise to Kanto, Lin spots a limited-edition red-and-white hat that he recognizes as Ash’s future signature cap. He enters a tournament, deliberately settles for third place, and takes the hat as his prize. His partners are baffled by his sudden enthusiasm for a “commemorative league hat.”

In Kanto, Lin also leaves Ghost-type Pokéblocks at an abandoned house, hoping to help a Pokémon waiting there without interfering with the person destined to find it.

Meeting the People—and Pokémon—of the Future

At Professor Oak’s summer camp, Lin meets eight-year-old Ash and Serena. He watches Ash charm Serena, then takes far too many photos—an awkward moment he later tries to pass off as a habit. He also meets Mew, disguised as a Butterfree, playing with Ash. Mew touches Lin’s forehead, awakening his ability to sense aura. At first, the new power overwhelms him with the life around him; eventually, he learns to recognize the familiar presence of his own Pokémon.

Lin gives Ash lessons in type matchups and battle strategy, then teaches him the counter shield. Ash promptly falls asleep during the classroom explanation, so Lin takes the lesson outside and makes it practical. Oak also entrusts Lin with a Togepi egg. When Togepi hatches, it immediately calls Lin “Mom”—a misunderstanding Lin repeatedly fails to correct.

Gym Battles, Contests, and Unexpected Trouble

Back in Sinnoh, Lin expects to face Gym apprentices, but his discovery has made him famous among the Gym Leaders. They want to battle the person who knows Fairy types better than anyone.

At Oreburgh, Roark personally challenges him. Lin uses Sylveon’s Yawn to exploit the rule preventing Leaders from switching Pokémon, then wins the Coal Badge. He later defeats Roark’s father, Byron, at Canalave, but only after a difficult fight. Sylveon falls, and Togepi’s Metronome produces a crucial Earth Power against Byron’s Bastiodon. The victory is scrappy enough that Lin credits the team—not luck.

At the Floroma Contest, Sylveon gets her turn in the spotlight, combining fire and star-shaped moves into a glowing meteor shower. She wins a second ribbon. Lin also meets young Dawn and her mother, Johanna, who warns him that balancing Contests and Gym battles will take care.

At Eterna, Gardenia is so eager to test Fairy battling that she comes out personally. Lin wins the Forest Badge after Floette—whom he nicknames Floatzel—uses Psychic to redirect Gardenia’s attacks, then fights blind by listening to Lin’s voice.

A crisis on Mount Coronet tests Lin outside the arena. Geodude are attacking people in a tunnel, and a group of trainers—including the boastful Fay—rushes in to confront them. Lin discovers that the apparent enemy, a powerful Golem, is actually trying to warn people away: falling snow threatens to bury the tunnel, and the Geodude have been trying to keep everyone out of danger. After Sylveon saves Lin from a collapsing rock with Hyper Voice, the misunderstanding is resolved. Officer Jenny rewards him with a Growlithe.

Growlithe initially treats his new trainer as a suspicious character to investigate. He watches Lin’s every move, wonders why Togepi calls him “Mom,” and remains unconvinced even by Lin’s excellent cooking. The joke becomes a running subplot: Growlithe keeps building a case against Lin while simultaneously looking forward to dinner. Eventually, Lin gains the ability to understand him through aura, and Growlithe accepts him—though his first clear request is simply, “Cook.”

Fantina’s Gym and a Contest Win with No Attacks

In Hearthome, Gym Leader Fantina returns from her travels specifically to challenge Lin. Togepi faces her Drifloon and uses Thunder Wave to paralyze it, while Sylveon exploits confusion and status effects to win the next bout. Sylveon then loses a punishing exchange with Fantina’s Mismagius, but holds on long enough for Floette to take the final battle. Floette blocks attacks with swirling Fairy Wind and ultimately beats Mismagius in a Psychic standoff. Fantina awards Lin the Relic Badge and invites him to enter the Hearth Contest.

Togepi gets his own stage debut there, and the performance becomes one of the video’s funniest and sweetest highlights. His Metronome randomly produces Aromatherapy, filling the hall with a comforting scent; his Sweet Kiss sends a shower of tiny, heart-shaped kisses over the audience.

In the battle rounds, Togepi wins without using a single attacking move. Against Chatot, he combines Attract and Sweet Kiss until the bird is too lovestruck and confused to compete. In the final, an Alolan Oricorio has prepared for Yawn, but Togepi uses Encore to trap it in moves it cannot use effectively, then reveals a carefully hidden Thunder Wave when it closes in.

After the win, Lin comforts Togepi—and the egg Pokémon evolves into Togetic. He still calls Lin “Mom,” while Growlithe is still “dog brother,” despite both of them pleading for more sensible names. Sylveon, meanwhile, makes it clear that she wants more affection too, and Lin realizes he has been neglecting her since her evolution.

The story closes with Lin holding four badges and three ribbons, a newly bonded Growlithe, an unexplained egg from Cynthia, and the next Gym challenge looming.

Personalities Featured

• Lin Jing — A knowledgeable young trainer, researcher, cook, and devoted Pokémon caretaker.
• Flabébé / Floette — Lin’s first partner, who evolves during the Jubilife Contest.
• Sylveon — Lin’s second partner and a formidable Contest performer and battler.
• Togepi / Togetic — Lin’s “baby,” whose affectionate “Mom” nickname becomes a recurring gag.
• Growlithe — A police-bred Pokémon who secretly investigates Lin before accepting him.
• Professor Rowan and Professor Oak — Researchers who help Lin establish the Fairy type and understand his unusual knowledge.
• Ash and Serena — Childhood versions of the future trainers Lin meets at Oak’s camp.
• Mew — Ash’s elusive companion, whose visit awakens Lin’s aura abilities.
• Yako, Dawn, and Johanna — Coordinators Lin encounters on the Contest circuit.
• Cynthia and Professor Carolina — Sinnoh’s Champion and a researcher who consult Lin about an ancient orb.
• Roark, Byron, Gardenia, and Fantina — Gym Leaders who personally challenge Lin.
• Officer Jenny, Hiro, Fay, Yuri, Kai, and the mountain ranger — Supporting figures in Lin’s investigations, encounters, and Contests.