hanecco
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Pokemon training and battling is taught in schools as a regular subject, kind of like biology or P.E./gym. Things covered in the course include:
You only need to get high marks if you want to go into a job which involves a lot of battling. However, you need to at least pass the course to legally battle with your Pokemon. You can still own a Pokemon as a pet if you fail, but you can't battle with it.
But lapi, what if you fail the test and you want to battle anyway?
Are you OK with battling illegally? The police let it slide more often than not.
You could also, you know, retake the test.
But lapi, the series shows ten-year-old kids battling all the time!
Canon? I don't care, this is the headcanon thread.
... just kidding. I guess kids could go and get a few gym badges early, if they've gotten good grades in their Pokemon Training class so far.
- How to take proper care of common/popular species (Rattata in Kanto, or Lillipup in Unova, for example). This might start out as a class pet kind of thing, then move on to field trips.
- How to communicate with Pokemon - through sign language, writing, or just speaking
- Pokemon behaviour - apart from species-specific things, general explanations such as "This Pokemon is very territorial. If it sees you trespassing, it will attack," or "This is what hibernation is, and here's the Pokemon which hibernate."
- How to catch Pokemon. This, again, would probably be a supervised field trip sort of thing, maybe with some practice on dummy targets. The kids wouldn't be allowed to keep the Pokemon they've caught.
- Type matchups, and things to consider when handling Pokemon of different types - ie. Ghost Pokemon can go through objects, so can't be stopped by physical barriers. Fire type Pokemon should be kept away from large amounts of water.
- Battle strategy - think of Smogon guides. This would be taught to the older kids, while something easy like type matchups are taught to younger kids
- Battle safety - How not to get you or your Pokemon killed while you're battling.
You only need to get high marks if you want to go into a job which involves a lot of battling. However, you need to at least pass the course to legally battle with your Pokemon. You can still own a Pokemon as a pet if you fail, but you can't battle with it.
But lapi, what if you fail the test and you want to battle anyway?
Are you OK with battling illegally? The police let it slide more often than not.
You could also, you know, retake the test.
But lapi, the series shows ten-year-old kids battling all the time!
Canon? I don't care, this is the headcanon thread.
... just kidding. I guess kids could go and get a few gym badges early, if they've gotten good grades in their Pokemon Training class so far.