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{{BossNPC|Theme=Hoenn|Boss=Professor Birch|Date=2016—present|Location=[[Verdanturf Town]] House 2|Cooldown=12 days|Requirements=Having defeated the [[Hoenn League]]|Rewards=Pokémon (subsumptive of [[Hoenn|Hoenns's]] subset of [[starter Pokémon]]}}
{{Quote|I haven't battled in a while, but would you mind?|Professor Birch}}
The '''Professor Birch''' boss is the [[Boss NPCs|boss-NPC]] incarnation of Professor Birch—the preeminent Pokémon professor of the [[Hoenn]] region. He homologizes to  [[Professor Oak (boss)|Professor Oak]], [[Professor Elm (boss)|Professor Elm]] and [[Professor Rowan (boss)|Professor Rowan]] of the [[Kanto]], [[Johto]] and [[Sinnoh]] regions, respectively, as Hoenn's professorial boss NPC.

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==Challenging Professor Birch==
Professor Birch can be found in the in House 2 of [[Verdanturf Town]]. 

Interacting with him will automatically initiate a battle contingent that you have completed the [[Hoenn League]]. If you have previously battled him, it will be a 12-day cooldown time to rechallenge him. In case you should have a playing time under 100 hours, Birch will give you a warning if you are really sure to fight him.

==Lineup==
===Easy===
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{{BossPokemon|Name=Mightyena|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Medicham|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Swellow|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Pelipper|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Flygon|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Form=Mega|Name=Sceptile|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
}}

===Medium===
{{BossNPCLineup|Boss=Birch|Lineup=
{{BossPokemon|Name=Medicham|Nature=|Ability=|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|High Jump Kick}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Slaking|Nature=|Ability=Truant|Item=Leftovers|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Rock Slide}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|Giga Impact}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Swellow|Nature=|Ability=Guts|Item=Flame Orb|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Thief}}{{NPCMove|Brave Bird}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Pelipper|Nature=|Ability=Drizzle|Item=|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Knock Off}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Flygon|Nature=|Ability=Levitate|Item=Life Orb|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Outrage}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Form=Mega|Name=Swampert|Nature=|Ability=Swift Swim|Item=Swampertite|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Earthquake}}{{NPCMove|Waterfall}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
}}

===Hard===
{{BossNPCLineup|Boss=Birch|Lineup=
{{BossPokemon|Name=Medicham|Nature=|Ability=Pure Power|Item=Choice Band|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Zen Headbutt}}{{NPCMove|Fire Punch}}{{NPCMove|High Jump Kick}}{{NPCMove|Ice Punch}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Slaking|Nature=|Ability=Truant|Item=Choice Band|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Rock Slide}}{{NPCMove|Fire Punch}}{{NPCMove|Hammer Arm}}{{NPCMove|Giga Impact}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Swellow|Nature=|Ability=Guts|Item=Flame Orb|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Thief}}{{NPCMove|Brave Bird}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Torkoal|Nature=|Ability=Drought|Item=Leftovers|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Lava Plume}}{{NPCMove|Solar Beam}}{{NPCMove|Earthquake}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Name=Flygon|Nature=|Ability=Levitate|Item=Life Orb|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Outrage}}{{NPCMove|Fire Blast}}{{NPCMove|}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
{{BossPokemon|Form=Mega|Name=Blaziken|Nature=|Ability=Speed Boost|Item=Blazikenite|Moveset=
{{NPCMove|Brave Bird}}{{NPCMove|Flare Blitz}}{{NPCMove|High Jump Kick}}{{NPCMove|}}
}}
}}

==Rewards==
The standard subsets of rewards will be randomized and rewarded each time; however, upon defeating him three-consecutive times, you will get a extra reward on the difficulty level Medium and Hard while Hard gives slightly better rewards.

There is no [[Pokémon Counterparts#Shiny Pokémon|shiny]] counterpart of Pokémon rewarded from the randomized prizeset; only the selectable prizes have one, which is 1/4,096 in fractional notation (0.0244%, in percental notation).

All rewarded Pokémon are initialized at level 20.

Reworked bosses such as '''Professor Birch''' have rewards depending on the difficulty level you beat them. As harder the difficulty as more valuable is the reward normally. The exact reward is random generated based on a list of possible rewards and contains at least a money reward. There are three difficulty level: '''Easy''', '''Medium''' and '''Hard'''.

For extra rewards, the Medium and Hard level have a three-time win streak.

{{BossModes|Contents=
{{BossModesRow|Mode=Easy|Tier1=85|Tier2=10|Tier3=5|Pokemoney={{Pdollar}}5,000-{{Pdollar}}10,000}}
{{BossModesRow|Mode=Medium|Tier1=80|Tier2=10|Tier3=10|Pokemoney={{Pdollar}}12,000-{{Pdollar}}30,000|PvECoins=2}}
{{BossModesRow|Mode=Hard|Tier1=60|Tier2=25|Tier3=15|Pokemoney={{Pdollar}}25,000-{{Pdollar}}35,000|PvECoins=5}}
}}

===Pokémon===
{{NBossRewardTable|Contents=
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Poochyena|Reward Tier=1}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Taillow|Reward Tier=1}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Trapinch|Reward Tier=2}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Slakoth|Reward Tier=2}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Mudkip|Reward Tier=3}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Torchic|Reward Tier=3}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Treecko|Reward Tier=3}}
}}

====Items====
{{BossItem|Contents=
{{BossItemRow|Item=Rare Candy|Quantity=3-8|Reward Tier=2}}
{{BossItemRow|Item=Air Balloon|Quantity=3-8|Reward Tier=2}}
}}

===Three-consecutive wins===
After being rewarded some of the abovementioned items, you will also be prompted to select one of these Pokémon as an additional reward.
{{NBossRewardTable|Contents=
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Trapinch|Reward Tier=}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Slakoth|Reward Tier=}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Torchic|Reward Tier=}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Mudkip|Reward Tier=}}
{{RewardRow|Pokemon=Treecko|Reward Tier=}}
}}