{"id":127680,"date":"2022-08-30T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-136883"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T18:30:00","slug":"pokemon-gos-professor-willow-returns-with-a-brand-new-look-thats-dividing-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/30\/pokemon-gos-professor-willow-returns-with-a-brand-new-look-thats-dividing-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO’s Professor Willow Returns With A Brand New Look That’s Dividing Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Way back in June when the Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a> Fest 2022 first began, everyone’s favourite Pok\u00e9 Ball guy (no, not the one from<\/a> Sword and Shield<\/a><\/strong>), Professor Willow, was sucked into an ultra-wormhole and swiftly replaced by the robot distributor, Rhi. Over the course of the celebrations, Pok\u00e9mon GO had a clear Willow-shaped hole at its core, keeping us worrying about the professor’s absence throughout the Ultra Beast events<\/a>. However, at the festival’s conclusion, Professor Willow returned and it seems that the Wormhole has worked wonders on his appearance.<\/p>\n

Recognisable by his rolled-up lab coat, PE teacher-style zip-up and wire-framed glasses, the new (and dare we say, improved<\/em>) Willow has re-emerged as a younger model. No longer looking like a default Pixar father figure, Willow now sports a black coach jacket and biker goggles. Hey, do we even spy a little bit of stubble going on there?! How very down with the kids.<\/p>\n

The now not-so-smiley professor has, predictably, caused an outcry on Twitter, with fans’ responses quickly descending into a game of ‘hot or not’ with regard to Willow’s transformation. Spare a thought for our retinas as we scrolled through the responses \u2014 not all were as family-friendly as those you will find below:<\/p>\n