Pokemon Education
Mind Skill
Pokémon Education is a Mind Skill that governs one’s knowledge about Pokémon. This ranges from simple practical knowledge such as the diets and caretaking needs of various species to more specialized scientific topics such as Pokémon Evolution and the biology of unusual Pokémon species.
In a world where many institutions are entirely built around the use of Pokémon, it makes sense that they are the focus of much academic research. Pokémon Education is immensely useful in the field when encountering wild Pokémon, of course, and it can be used to understand their behavior patterns, needs, and their means of attack and weaknesses. Being well-versed in Pokémon Education can mean the difference between recognizing the signs of an Ursaring’s marked territory and stumbling into the cave of an angry bear.
Dedicated Pokémon battlers also obviously have uses for Pokémon Education. While Type Effectiveness, a Pokémon’s Types, and basic information about how their Stats lean or what kinds of Moves they prefer is considered to be common knowledge for anyone without Pathetic Rank Pokémon Education, more detailed information that one would find in the Pokédex such as when specific Moves are learned will generally require higher Ranks in Pokémon Education to recall from memory.
When new Pokémon species are discovered, or variants of existing species come to light, Pokémon Education can be tested to learn about their traits or at least make educated guesses. In more everyday situations, it can be used to identify which Pokémon species are involved in a situation, such as discerning from claw marks left on a shed door what kinds of Pokémon have been breaking into a village’s food supply.
Breeders also make use of Pokémon Education to keep track of their work, as the Skill can be tested to identify the species of Pokémon eggs.
Prerequisites: Novice Pokémon Education
Effect: If you are able to give two Pokémon that are compatible for breeding at least 4 hours of time alone, you may make a Pokémon Education Check with a DC of 12. If you succeed, the Pokémon are guaranteed to produce an egg if you give them an additional 4 hours.
Paleontologist
Prerequisites: Novice Pokémon Education or Novice Survival
Effect: You can identify fossils with a DC 10 Pokémon Education or Survival Check. You know how to operate Reanimation Machine and can use them to revive Fossils. See the “Pokémon Fossils” section (page 216) for more.
Groomer
Prerequisites: Novice Pokémon Education or Novice General Education
Effect: You know how to effectively groom your Pokémon with access to a Groomer's Kit. You may groom up to 6 Pokémon in one hour. Grooming Pokémon may count as an hour of Training, and you may apply Experience Training, teach Poke-Edges, and apply any Features that could be applied during Training. If you apply Experience Training from Grooming, use your General Education or Pokémon Education Rank to determine Bonus Experience gained during Training. A Pokémon that has been Groomed also gains a +1d6 Bonus to the Introduction Roll of a Contest for the rest of the day.
PokePsychologist
Prerequisites: Novice Pokémon Education
Effect: You may use your Pokémon Education Skill instead of Charm, Guile, Intimidate, or Intuition when making general Skill checks to interact with Pokémon or to raise or lower disposition.