Youngster (Trainer class)

A Youngster (Japanese: / Shorts Youngster, shortened in Generation I to たんパン Shorts) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I games. They are depicted as average young boys usually wearing caps and short pants.
They use a variety of Pokémon, but they tend to use common ones that are caught early in their respective games. In Unova and Kalos, a significant amount of Youngsters specialize in Pokémon, likely due to the absence of the class in those regions. Some will give out Ultra Balls when defeated. In the Battle Maison, they specialize in Bug- and Pokémon.
Youngsters appear to be the male counterparts of es.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Youngsters will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated, except for Master Trainers.
In Pokémon Stadium, they are referred to as Lads.
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Youngster
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Youngster
====Special Trainers====
Youngster Lionel may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the . Here, players may customize his team and can eventually either team up with or battle against him.
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
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:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Youngster
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Youngster
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon Black and White===
:See more: List of Battle Subway Trainers/Youngster
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
===Pokémon X and Y===
:See more: List of Battle Maison Trainers/Youngster
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
===Pokémon Sun and Moon===
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::List of Battle Royal Dome Trainers/Youngster
::List of Battle Tree Trainers/Youngster
===Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
===Pokémon Sword and Shield===
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See also: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Sword and Shield/Youngster
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Youngster
===Pokémon Scarlet and Violet===
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, Nicholai's appearance is based on the Youngster class.
, one of 's Unova rivals, who debuted in Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, is based on the Youngster class, and is even represented as a Youngster in the Download Tournament "You Challenge the Unova League Too!".
A Youngster briefly appeared in 's flashback in There's a New Gym Leader in Town!.
A Youngster briefly appeared in Till We Compete Again!, preparing to choose a first partner Pokémon from .
A Youngster briefly appeared in Getting Down to The Ire!, where he observed the Manalo Conference alongside a and a .
====Pokémon====
===Pokémon Origins===
A Youngster appeared in File 1: Red, using an outfit based on the sprite. He challenged to a battle, but it was quickly defeated by Red's Charmander. As Red didn't know that other Trainers' Pokémon couldn't be caught, he tried to catch the Youngster's , but his bounced off of it, after which the Youngster recalled his Pokémon. For Red's request, he agreed to show him where he caught his Nidoran♀, so that Red could catch one of his own.
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===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer===
A Youngster appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where he battled 's using .
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===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
A Youngster briefly appeared in Buddy, where he was among the people Hop approached while searching for his runaway .
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===Pokémon Evolutions===
Youngster Timmy appeared in The Discovery as a Trainer on the , challenging and being quickly defeated by .
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Joey is Professor Elm's assistant and his errand boy. His partner is . In Chuang Yi's translations of the manga, he was known as Grant. However, VIZ Media's translations properly identify him as Joey.
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In Epilogue, Joey makes a cameo appearance in one of the ships heading to the .
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A Youngster is seen amongst the many people visiting the in Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down.
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A Youngster appears in A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, where he serves as 's first opponent at the Oreburgh Gym.
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A Youngster appears in Softening Up Kakuna as a challenger of the . In the battle shown, he rents a , , and Trash Cloak , later trading the Wormadam for a . Another Youngster appeared in Clobbering Claydol, wandering around the .
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A Youngster with a appeared in An Odd Speech, listening to Ghetsis's speech but ultimately disregarding what he said about releasing his Pokémon.
A Youngster with a is seen in Dream a Little Dream amongst the many Trainers entering .
Leo, a boy wearing a combination of Youngster and clothes, appears as a recurring character in both Black & White and .
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In An X-cuse to Come Out and Play, a Youngster was seen fleeing from a battle between and .
In Sylveon Enchants, a Youngster was seen in the Mini-game Corner with his .
A Youngster appeared in Trevenant Pokes with his younger brother, a , at the Tower of Mastery before deciding to go home.
A Youngster appeared in Diantha's flashback in Pinsir Glares.
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In Truth and the Mastermind Behind Team Skull, someone was heard calling for Youngster Tyler at Hokulani Observatory.
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A Youngster with a appeared in Henry Sword's fantasy in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light, where he explained to Casey Shield that they would need a nickname for Marvin's Sobble to avoid confusion in case another Trainer had the same Pokémon.
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===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Joey (Japanese: ゴロウ Gorō) appears in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.
==In the TCG==
Youngster was introduced as a in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese and the English expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. It lets the player shuffle their hand into their deck, and draw five cards.
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon GO, "Youngster" is the name of an achievement awarded for catching at least 3 tiny .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Origins characters
Category:Pokémon: Twilight Wings characters
Category:Trainers with Z-Rings
Category:Trainers with Dynamax Bands
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