Professor Alden

Professor Alden (Japanese: ウメズ教授 Professor Umezu) is a character of the day who appeared in A Ruin with a View. He is an archaeologist who had his base in the Pokémon Center of Oldale Town as he studied the Oldale Ruins.

He showed and  the nearby Oldale Ruins and informed them about the Pokémon that resided there. Suddenly, Team Magma members arrived and blackmailed Alden so that he could give them access to the ruins. He was then kidnapped by Team Magma. Ultimately, he succumbed to their threats and opened up a secret chamber of the ruins with the help of four colored orbs for the grunts to enter. Team Magma inspected the room and eventually left, dissatisfied with what they found, leaving Alden unharmed.

Ash and May arrived on the scene just too late and saw Team Magma escaping in a helicopter. The Professor then took them to a deeper part of the ruins after ed  away. There, he showed them a lake filled with the prehistoric Pokémon.

He reappeared in Jessie's flashback in A Three Team Scheme!.

Trivia

 * His name in the English dub may come from, in keeping with the Pokémon tradition of naming professors after types of trees.
 * He is the first character of the day in the.

Names
Das Tor zur Vergangenheit Professeur Alden Professor Alden 梅茲博士