School Kid (Trainer class)

A School Kid (Japanese: 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 s.
They raise a variety of , but they are usually unevolved. 
In , older versions of School Kids appear as the and classes.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	
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===Sprites and models===
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====In other games====
Schoolboy portraits from
==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/School Kid
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/School Kid
====Special Trainers====
*School Kid Sonny or School Kid Macy may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the . Here, players may customize their team and can eventually either team up with or battle against them.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/School Kid
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/School Kid
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/School Kid
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/School Kid
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/School Kid
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/School Kid
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In Chikorita's Big Upset, had a against a Schoolboy and his , which he battled with his . However, the match was called off when the Schoolboy's mother called him back home.
Max, one of Ash's from and 's little brother, seems to be based on the School Kid Trainer class design from . 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 as she listened to Ghetsis's speech about the liberation of Pokémon.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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A male School Kid made a cameo appearance in Just a Spearow Carrier, waiting in line for the Indigo League.
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A male School Kid was seen walking to the Indigo Plateau in Oh, It's Ho-Oh!.
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In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, faced a virtual School Kid as his first battle at the , who used , , and .
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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.
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A male School Kid was shown entering the in Deprogramming Porygon-Z. In Softening Up Kakuna, a male School Kid was shown facing at the using a and .
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A female School Kid with a 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 .
A male and female School Kid were seen in Dream a Little Dream among the Trainers entering .
====Gallery====
File:Schoolkid I Adventures.png|A School Kid in Kanto
File:Schoolkid male III Adventures.png|A male School Kid in Hoenn
File:Schoolkid Adventures.png|A male School Kid in Sinnoh
File:Schoolkid male V Adventures.png|A male School Kid in Unova
====Pokémon====
=====Rented=====
===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!!, 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 , , and 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 named (Japanese: てつや Tetsuya) appeared in Pokémon Friendship Story.
====Pokémon====
==Trivia==
* Of the School Kids that can be battled in Hoenn, three of them are found in the player's second run through the Trick House, while the other two, both in and able to be re-battled, imply that they are Roxanne's students.
* Kōji Nishino from Game Freak stated that Schoolboys grow up to be s in a July 2000 interview with the Japanese Nintendo Online Magazine about .(July 2000). 『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページｄ)。 Nintendo Online Magazine (N.O.M). No.23. (archive of translation by TCRF admin GlitterBerri)
* In Pokémon GO, "Schoolkid" is the name of an achievement awarded for catching at least 10 Pokémon.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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