Pokemon Trainer
A Pokémon Trainer is a person who catches, trains, cares for, and battles with Pokémon. The majority of people within the known Pokémon world are Trainers. Pokémon Trainer is a broad term for any person who owns Pokémon, including Coordinators and Breeders. However, the term is more often used to refer to people on a journey to collect Gym Badges and enter the Pokémon League.
Many Trainers leave home, sometimes accompanied with a starter Pokémon obtained from a Pokémon Professor, to travel around one or more regions, doing such things as gathering information for a Pokédex, perfecting their technique, collecting Gym Badges, and working to become a Pokémon Master.
Career
Qualifications
Most Regions have the age requirement of 10 years old minimum.
Career Progression
Pokémon Trainers come in all sorts of classes: Youngsters tend to stay close to home, and Bug Catchers swarm about the Bug-filled forests; Hikers traverse mountains and caves, Fishermen are rarely far from water, and Ace Trainers aspire to compete in the Pokémon League. A Trainer's class may reflect their favorite type, the areas they prefer, their technique, and their level of skill; however, even within each class, Trainers may vary greatly.
Payment & Reimbursement
While the viability of Pokémon training as a lifestyle is never outright stated, it is implied that it does not guarantee a sufficient income. Several Eevee users are seen having to take up part-time jobs in order to obtain the finances needed to support themselves, with the latter being unable to go into retirement using just the funds from Pokémon training.
Other Benefits
Adventure, Growth, Fame, Power
Perception
History
Historically, Pokémon Trainers used to be known as Pokémon Wielders. These Pokémon wielders apparently used sacred stakes to seal four treasures of ruin in shrines in Paldean myth. There is a separate shrine for each of the four Pokémon, and eight stakes driven into the ground in the areas surrounding each shrine keep the power of ruin at bay.
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