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- This article is about the Trainer class known as Schoolboy in Generation II. For the Trainer class that debuted in Generation VI, see Schoolboy (Trainer class).
| School Kid 塾がえり Coming Home from Cram School | |
  Vs models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| Other names | Schoolboy (Generation II), Schoolkid (Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire) |
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| Introduced in | Generation II |
| Appears in | Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium 2 |
| Gender | Both |
| Counterpart | Schoolboy, Schoolgirl |
| Anime debut | Chikorita's Big Upset (Series) The Plan (Evolutions) |
| Manga debut | Just a Spearow Carrier (Adventures) Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier! (Battle Frontier) Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!! (The Golden Boys) Pokémon Friendship Story (Pocket Monsters series) |
A School Kid (Japanese: 塾がえり Coming Home from Cram School), or Schoolkid, is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation II games as Schoolboys. In Generation III, female variations were introduced and the class gained a gender-neutral name. They are presented as young children carrying school bags, with the boys then growing up to become Super Nerds.[1]
They raise a variety of Pokémon, but they are usually unevolved.
In X and Y, older versions of School Kids appear as the Schoolboy and Schoolgirl classes.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites and models
In the core series
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| Schoolboy prototype sprite from the 1997 Nintendo Space World demo | Schoolboy sprite from Generation II | Sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Prototype sprites from Diamond and Pearl March 26 build | Sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
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| Schoolboy overworld sprite from Generation II | Overworld sprites from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Overworld sprites from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver | ||
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| Sprites from Black and White | Sprites from Black 2 and White 2 | VS portraits from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | VS models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | ||
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| Overworld sprites from Generation V | Overworld models from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Icons on the PSS from Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, and PGL | Overworld models from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | ||
In other games
Trainer list
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Emerald
Special Trainers
- School Kid♂ Sonny or School Kid♀ Macy may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the Battle Tower. Here, players may customize their team and can eventually either team up with or battle against them.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Black and White
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon Stadium 2
In the anime
Main series
In Chikorita's Big Upset, Ash had a battle against a Schoolboy and his Raticate, which he battled with his Chikorita. However, the match was called off when the Schoolboy's mother called him back home.
Max, one of Ash's traveling companions from Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire and May's little brother, seems to be based on the School Kid Trainer class design from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. He debuted in There's no Place Like Hoenn, and when he first appeared, he was even seen standing in the pose of a School Kid as seen in the Generation III games.
Pokémon
Pokémon Evolutions
A female School Kid briefly appeared in The Plan. She was shown in Accumula Town, holding her Minccino as she listened to Ghetsis's speech about the liberation of Pokémon.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
A male School Kid made a cameo appearance in Just a Spearow Carrier, waiting in line for the Indigo League.
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
A male School Kid was seen walking to the Indigo Plateau in Oh, It's Ho-Oh!.
Emerald arc
In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, Emerald faced a virtual School Kid as his first battle at the Battle Factory, who used rental Illumise, Nidoqueen, and Dusclops.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, a male School Kid was shown checking out the Southwest stall at the Safari Zone Gate.
Platinum arc
A male School Kid was shown entering the Battle Frontier in Deprogramming Porygon-Z. In Softening Up Kakuna, a male School Kid was shown facing Platinum at the Battle Factory using a rental Kakuna and Gastly.
Black & White arc
A female School Kid with a Minccino appeared in An Odd Speech, listening to Ghetsis's speech to the people of Accumula Town.
A male and female School Kid appeared in Unraveling Mysteries as a part of the crowd on Route 5.
A male and female School Kid were seen in Dream a Little Dream among the Trainers entering Victory Road.
Gallery
A School Kid in Kanto
A male School Kid in Hoenn
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A male School Kid in Sinnoh
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A male School Kid in Unova
Pokémon
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| Yanma was seen with its Trainer as he headed to Indigo Plateau. None of Yanma's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Oh, It's Ho-Oh! | |
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| Minccino was briefly seen with its Trainer in Accumula Town. None of Minccino's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | An Odd Speech | |
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Rented
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| This Kakuna was used by a male School Kid at the Battle Factory, but was defeated by Platinum. None of Kakuna's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Softening Up Kakuna | |
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| This Gastly was used by a male School Kid at the Battle Factory, but was defeated by Platinum. None of Gastly's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Softening Up Kakuna | |
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Pokémon Battle Frontier
A School Kid appeared in Enta Arrives at the Battle Frontier!.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
In Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!, Gold battled a Trainer named Tatsuya during a Pokémon tournament. Tatsuya was introduced by DJ Mary as having just returned from cram school, an obvious reference to the Japanese name of the School Kid Trainer class. Additionally, his design is visually similar to the School Kids as they appear in the games.
Pokémon
None of Tatsuya's own Pokémon are known, though he used a rental Marill, Dunsparce, and Yanma in his battle with Gold during the tournament taking place. As Gold defeated him easily, none of their moves were seen.
Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire
A School Kid in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A School Kid named (Japanese: てつや Tetsuya) appeared in Pokémon Friendship Story.
