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{{samename|book|Pokémon Academy (book)}}
{{move|Trainers' School}}
[[File:Summer Academy students.png|thumb|300px|Students of the {{pkmn|Summer Academy}} in the anime]]
A '''Pokémon academy''' is a school where students and {{pkmn|Trainer}}s can learn more about {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Most beginning Trainers visit at least one of them, and common Trainers who study extensively at these locations are {{tc|Lass}}es, {{tc|School Kid}}s, and {{tc|Scientist}}s.

==In the games==
===In the core series games===
Pokémon academies are commonly found, quite conveniently, in a town or city very near to the {{player}}'s hometown. They are often referred to as a '''Trainers' School''' (Japanese: '''トレーナーズスクール''' ''Trainers' School'').

* [[Viridian City]] in [[Kanto]]
** A building in the center of Viridian City is dedicated to teaching the basics of Pokémon to inexperienced Trainers. In [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]], the building has been replaced by the [[Trainer House]]. It is named "Trainers' School" in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].
* {{rt|22|Kanto}} in Kanto
** [[Indigo Academy]] is located close to the Route 22 in Kanto in the anime.
* [[Violet City]] in [[Johto]]
** The Pokémon School, known in Generation II as Earl's Pokémon Academy, is a place where students and beginning Trainers can learn more about Pokémon. It is run by [[Earl Dervish]], who can first be seen outside the [[Violet Gym]] but will show the player the way to the school while twirling at every turn.
* [[Rustboro City]] in [[Hoenn]]
** The [[Pokémon Trainers' School]] is one of the bigger academies, of which [[Roxanne]] is a student.
* [[Jubilife City]] in [[Sinnoh]]
** The {{si|Trainers' School}} is notable for having two {{tc|School Kid}}s that can be battled inside.
* [[Striaton City]] in [[Unova]]
** A Trainers' School is located in Striaton City in the [[Generation V]] games [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black, White]], {{2v2|Black|White|2}}.
* [[Aspertia City]] in [[Unova]]
** A second Trainers' School is located in Aspertia City in {{B2W2}}, with the backyard serving as the [[Aspertia Gym]]. 
* Ocean in [[Unova]]
** [[Blueberry Academy]] is located in Unova, introduced in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}'s [[The Indigo Disk]] [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|expansion]]. The majority of the building is located underwater. Its curriculum puts a focus on Pokémon battles, especially [[Double Battle]]s.
* [[Santalune City]] in [[Kalos]]
** A Trainers' School is found in Santalune City in the [[Generation VI]] games {{g|X and Y}}.
* [[Alola Route 1|Route 1]] in [[Alola]]
** A {{al|Trainers' School}} is located on {{rt|1|Alola}}, just outside of [[Hau'oli City]], in the [[Generation VII]] games [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]].  It is a multi-story building where even {{tc|Teacher}}s may participate in battles. 
* [[Mesagoza]] in [[Paldea]]
** [[Naranja Academy]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Uva Academy]]{{sup/9|V}} is located in [[Mesagoza]] in [[Generation IX]] games {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}.

===In the side series games===
Another of Earl's academies is seen in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], in this case [[Earl's Pokémon Academy]] in [[White City]].

The [[Prestige Precept Center]] in [[Phenac City]], [[Orre]], contains a classroom.

===In the spin-off games===
In {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}, the [[Ranger School]] is where the player starts the game. It is located in the [[Almia]] region, and connected to [[Vientown]]. Some characters from {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}} graduated from there. Students of the school are given [[Capture Styler#School Styler|Capture Stylers]] that have limited capabilities, and there are some Pokémon roaming the grounds, and some in the main building.

===Appearance===
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Pokémon Academy RBY.png|Exterior of the building in [[Generation I]]
Pokémon Academy FRLG.png|Exterior of the building in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
Pokémon Academy interior RBY.png|Interior of the building in [[Generation I]]
Pokémon Academy interior FRLG.png|Interior of the building in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
Pokémon Academy GSC.png|Exterior of Earl's Pokémon Academy in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}
Pokémon School HGSS.png|Exterior of the Pokémon School in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
Pokémon Academy interior GSC.png|Interior of Earl's Pokémon Academy in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}
Pokémon School interior HGSS.png|Interior of the Pokémon School in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
Striaton Trainers School BWB2W2.png|Exterior of the Striaton Trainers' School in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]], {{2v2|Black|White|2}}
Striaton Trainers School interior BWB2W2.png|Interior of the Striaton Trainers' School in [[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Black, White]], {{2v2|Black|White|2}}
Aspertia Gym exterior B2W2.png|Exterior of the Aspertia Trainers' School in {{B2W2}}
Aspertia Trainers School interior B2W2.png|Interior of the Aspertia Trainers' School in {{B2W2}}
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==In the anime==
[[File:Pokémon School class.png|thumb|250px|A Pokémon academy in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Trainers' Schools and academies===
An elite [[Kanto]]-based school, [[Pokémon Tech]], appeared in ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''. Students are required to complete rigorous examinations and computer-simulated Pokémon {{pkmn|battles}}, and after graduation, they could compete in the [[Indigo League]].

In ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]'', {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} sent out their Pokémon to help a Kanto school celebrate [[Kids Day]].

In ''[[EP130|A Bout with Sprout]]'', [[Earl's Pokémon Academy]] was shown to have a campus in [[Violet City]].

[[Roxanne]] taught at [[Rustboro City]]'s [[Pokémon Trainers' School]] in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule the School!]]''.

Another Hoenn-based Trainers' School appeared in ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War]]'', located on Island A of the [[A-B-C Islands]], in a [[Pokémon Center]].

{{an|Dawn}}, {{si|Kenny}}, and [[Leona]] all attended the same Pokémon School somewhere in [[Sinnoh]]. Dawn reflected on her experiences in ''[[DP063|Hot Springing a Leak!]]'' and ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]''.

[[Snowpoint City]]'s Trainers' School appeared in ''[[DP126|Classroom Training!]]''. [[Candice]], the local [[Gym Leader]], teaches at the school for children to learn the basics of handling Pokémon until the age of 10. However, the school also runs a special, practical course for older people who have obtained Pokémon in the past but for some reason had interrupted their journey. It was also revealed that both [[Zoey]] and Candice had attended this school when they were younger. [[Mr. Honcho]] is the school's principal.

In ''[[BW101|Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!]]'', {{an|Iris}} was revealed to have attended the Opelucid Academy when she was younger. The school is led by [[Drayden]] and is one of the most famous schools of Pokémon knowledge in the [[Unova]] [[region]]. [[Martha]] is part of the school's staff.

The {{ci|Aspertia}} Trainers' School appeared in ''[[BW111|There's a New Gym Leader in Town!]]'', where it functions both as a [[Gym]] and a school. [[Cheren]] is the {{gy|Aspertia}} [[Gym Leader]] and also works as a teacher. The goal of the school is to prepare children to become fully fledged Trainers. Having the Gym on site allows the school to further nurture the children after they have grown up. The school is shown to have many classrooms and corridors in between, as well as a library, where students can learn about Pokémon from regions outside of [[Unova]] using the numerous books and computers. The school also has a swimming pool, a kitchen with dining tables, and a room where announcements can be broadcast all around the grounds. Outdoor field projects are held to study [[wild Pokémon]] so that students can become familiar with and eventually {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} their own Pokémon. The school also raises and keeps Pokémon in a Pokémon House, which allow students to interact with various Pokémon.

The [[Pokémon School]] on [[Melemele Island]] was one of the central settings of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', where Ash attended classes.

The [[Indigo Academy]], located near [[Indigo Plateau]], was introduced in ''[[HZ001|The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One)]]''. It is an academy currently attended by [[Liko]] and formerly attended by her parents, [[Lucca]] and [[Alex]]. This school provides new Trainers with their [[first partner Pokémon]] and [[Pokédex]]es.

The [[Naranja Academy]] first appeared in appeared in ''[[HZ009|Welcome to Paldea!]]'' in a cameo when [[Liko]] and [[Roy]] visited [[Mesagoza]]. In [[HZ046]], Liko, Roy, and [[Dot]] enrolled in Naranja Academy as exchange students in the school's [[Terastal Training]] course in order to learn more about {{Tera}}stallization.

===Summer camps===
From ''[[DP088|Camping It Up!]]'' to ''[[DP091|One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!]]'', [[Professor Rowan]] ran the week-long [[Pokémon Summer Academy]] on [[Mt. Coronet]]. Students participate in several activities to learn more about {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

[[Johanna]] teaches a traveling seminar for children, "My Very First Pokémon Coordinator Class", which focuses on the basics of being a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}, and also includes lessons on how to {{pkmn2|caught|catch a Pokémon}} and [[Pokémon breeding]]. In ''[[DP167|Teaching the Student Teacher!]]'', Dawn, Ash, and {{an|Brock}} filled in for her session at the [[Valor Lakefront]] while she served as a [[Contest Judge|judge]] in the [[Neighborly Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. [[Thomas]] is one of the children who attended the seminar. Johanna also teaches novice Coordinators at her house in [[Twinleaf Town]]. She has a battlefield in her backyard for instructing her students. [[Noelle]] is known to have trained under Johanna's guidance.

Ash and {{an|Serena}} attended {{an|Professor Oak}}'s [[Pallet Town]] Summer Camp when they were younger, as mentioned in ''[[XY007|Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!]]''.
 
{{an|Professor Sycamore}} runs a week-long [[Pokémon Summer Camp]], which Ash and his friends attended from ''[[XY039|Summer of Discovery!]]'' to ''[[XY042|Battling Into the Hall of Fame!]]''.

[[Goh]] and [[Chloe]] attended one of Professor Oak's Summer Camps as six-year-olds, as revealed in ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]''. Ash also meant to attend this camp, but he overslept.

===Universities and colleges===
The [[Pokémon Nurse School]] is a nursing institution intended for {{p|Chansey}}; it was featured in ''[[EP129|Ignorance is Blissey]]''. [[Jessie]] also did her nurse's training there, though she failed to graduate as she was not able to perform some tasks.

[[Celadon University]] was only mentioned in the anime, specifically in ''[[EP136|Chikorita's Big Upset]]'' and ''[[EP163|Fossil Fools]]''.

===Specialist training institutions===
Many [[Gym Leader]]s and [[Frontier Brain]]s offer prospective {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s apprenticeships, where they work as [[battle judge]]s and {{cat|Gym assistants}}, such as [[Olivine Gym]], which took on [[Janina]], and {{ho|Shauna}} who trains at the [[Dewford Gym]].
 
Fighting dojos are family owned institutions that specialize in the training of {{type|Fighting}} Pokémon, like the facility run by {{OBP|Kenzo|EP166}}, which appeared in ''[[EP166|Two Hits and a Miss]]'', and the Kanto [[Fighting Dojo]] featured in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]''.

[[Lake Slowpoke]]'s [[Slowpoke Temple]] appeared in ''[[EP244|Enlighten Up!]]''. The religious school teaches students like {{OBP|Madeleine|EP244}} the principles of meditation and focus alongside their Pokémon.

[[Bomba Island]]'s Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute, featured in ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]'' is a leading education facility that teaches people to become official League referees.

Jujitsu schools also exist, such as Kanto's [[Pokémon Ninja School]] and Johto's [[Pokémon Jujitsu Academy]], which appeared in ''[[AG151|From Cradle to Save]]'' and ''[[EP176|Ariados, Amigos]]'', respectively.

{{OBP|Cal|DP042}}'s [[Pokémon Training Center]] appeared in ''[[DP042|The Electrike Company!]]''. The Sinnoh-based school specializes in teaching students how to handle {{type|Electric}} Pokémon. A student raises a Pokémon during the course, with the main aim being to teach the Pokémon to control its electricity so it could be used for power generation.

In [[Unova]], the Pokémon Connoisseur Association operates a school where graduates earn themselves [[Pokémon Connoisseur]]s or Connaisseuse accreditation.

It was revealed in ''[[XY048|A Campus Reunion!]]'' that Clemont studied at an academy near [[Coumarine City]], which specializes in Electric-type Pokémon.

==In the manga==
[[File:Pokémon academy Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Earl's Pokémon academy in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
Earl Dervish owns the Pokémon Academy in Violet City. It first appeared when {{adv|Professor Oak}} went to meet {{adv|Crystal}} and give her a [[Pokédex]]. Crystal was a helper at the academy, which was in very poor shape and low on money. It is later revealed during the {{MangaArc|Emerald}} that {{adv|Emerald}} arrived at the academy on that same day, after the [[Trick Master]] sent him there. Emerald admired Crystal and decided to stay, not knowing that Oak hired Crystal to complete the Pokédex for him, and the next day she left the academy.

===={{MangaArc|Emerald}}====
It was revealed that Emerald spent a large part of his childhood in Earl's academy, and Earl even told Professor Oak about him. Not long after Crystal left, she started using the money she received for her work to completely renovate the academy, earning even further resort from Emerald.

===={{MangaArc|Black 2 & White 2}}====
[[File:Aspertia Trainers' School Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Aspertia Trainers' School in Pokémon Adventures]]
The Aspertia Trainers' School is a school recognized by the [[Pokémon Association]] and has over 151 students from across the Unova region, including {{adv|Blake}}, {{adv|Whitley}}, [[Hugh]], [[Leo]], {{adv|Yuki}}, {{adv|Yuko}}, and {{adv|Maya}}. The school is much larger than in the games and even contains a dormitory for the students to stay in. Leo dorms with Hugh, who has a room despite being from Aspertia City himself, while Blake has a room all to himself. {{adv|Cheren}} becomes a teacher at the school during the beginning of the arc. By the end of the arc, Cheren's class graduates from the school, while {{adv|Black}} enrolls in the school in preparation for rechallenging [[Gym]]s.
[[File:Striaton Trainers School BWGP.png|thumb|left|200px|Striaton City Trainers' School in [[Pocket Monsters BW Good Partners]]]]

===Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners===
A Trainers' School in Striaton City appeared in [[BWGP03]].

===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
In ''[[PM069|Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!]]'', {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} went to a Pokémon Academy in Violet City where he battled a {{p|Sentret}} which evolved into {{p|Furret}}.

===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
In {{strip|1|the first strip}} of the [[Pokémon Newspaper Strip]], {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|Pokémon Newspaper Strip|Ash}} mentioned that at some point he had gone to the "Pokémon training academy". It was not explained exactly what he did there, which may simply be a reference to the events of the anime episode ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''. However, Ash remarked that a regular school should be easy after the Pokémon training academy.

==Trivia==
* [[Galar]] is the first [[core series]] [[region]] to not have a Pokémon academy.

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