He also no longer knows differences: who is right? What is holy? What is genuine? What is good? What is correct? He knows only one difference: the difference between above and below. He sees the tree of life, whose roots reach into Hell and whose top touches Heaven. However, this passage by famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung from the chapter "Tree of Life" of his Red Book sheds light on the roots of Professor Yung's twisted, amoral worldview: With regard to the general positivity of Pokémon Professors and their arboreal naming conventions, Professor Yung’s disregard for the value of life contrasts sharply with other Pokémon Professors. However, his beliefs and behavior quickly become disturbing: he denigrates Pokémon as “weak” or “flawed,” steals information to advance his research and eventually goes as far as to kill Pokémon and trainers who challenge his plans for world domination. In The Mastermind of Mirage, Professor Yung initially appears as another diligent and knowledgeable Professor. RELATED: Pokémon’s Darkest Gym Challenge Had an Underrated & Overpowered Pokémon Pokémon illustrates this troubling duality in the villain Professor Yung from the special The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon.
Yggdrasil in Norse mythology and the Biblical Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil are well-known examples of this in that the knowledge they offer might be good, bad or simply true. Trees are often symbols of the inherent danger knowledge presents. While tree symbolism is generally positive, this is not always the case.
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