Tera Training

Tera Training (Japanese: テラスタル研修 Terastal Training) is an animated series-exclusive special module taught at Naranja Academy for Trainers from all over the world who want to learn about the Terastal phenomenon. Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ann signed up for this course prior to Welcome to Naranja Academy! and concluded in Shine on, Terastallization! Liko vs. Roy!.

Overview

Disciplines present in Tera Training

Integration for new students

As part of the introduction, Clavell and Geeta explain what the Terastal phenomenon and Naranja Academy are and how the training works using a video presentation. Geeta also reveals that only approved Trainers are permitted to use Terastallization and gives each beginning Trainer a Tera Orb.

After this introduction, the current Student Council President gives a tour of Naranja Academy to the new students.

Introductory class

As part of the first class, Dendra explains the remaining concepts of the Training process and a physical class that seeks to exercise Trainers and see if they are worthy of the Tera Orb they have received.

Jacq also participates in the class and gives an additional exercise to each student, which consists of making reports and taking photos of wild Pokémon that each student interacts with.

Gym Leader challenge

As part of the Training, each Trainer is assigned to battle a Paldea League Gym Leader who matches their own aptitude. The allocated Gym Leaders are shown in the app that is installed by Jacq on the Rotom Phone of each participating Trainer.

Each Training session with a Gym Leader can be on two difficulties: basic aptitude and usage. After passing the challenge, the corresponding Gym Leader rewards them with a stamp on their Rotom Phone.

• Basic Aptitude: In battles in this module, students and Gym Leaders can only use one Pokémon. It is not necessary for the challenger to win the battle to be approved.
• Usage: In the next module of Tera Training, students have 2-on-2 battles against their respective Gym Leaders. In Roy's rematch with Ryme, a special exception was made as the match was changed into a 1-on-1 confrontation.

Gym Leader	Challenger(s)	Difficulty	Result
Katy	Liko	Basic Aptitude	Loss Approved
	"Cornbread"	Basic Aptitude	No battle Disqualified
Brassius	Roy	Basic Aptitude	Victory Approved
Iono	Dot	Basic Aptitude	Loss Approved
Kofu	"Cornbread"	Basic Aptitude	Unknown Approved
Tulip	"Seasoning"	Basic Aptitude	Unknown Approved
Larry	Dot	Usage	Loss Approved
Ryme	Roy	Usage	Loss Failed
			Victory Approved (rematch)
Grusha	Liko	Usage	Loss Failed
			Victory against Sidian Approved (reevaluation)
Unknown	Ann	Basic Aptitude	Unknown Approved
		Usage	Unknown Approved
All unknown	Rob, Niko, and Dash	Basic Aptitude	All unknown All approved
		Usage	All unknown Only Niko and Rob approved

Training Stamps

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  Katy's Tera Training Stamp
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  Brassius's Tera Training Stamp
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  Larry's Tera Training Stamp
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  Ryme's Tera Training Stamp

Field research

Once students complete the Tera Training basic aptitude module, they have the option of doing the research work. Which according to Clavell, is a "rewarding" task. This school assignment consists of analyzing the habitat and peculiarities of wild Pokémon and delivering a written report to Jacq.

Tera Training Student Battle Tournament

Main article: Tera Training Student Battle Tournament

After the usage tests are finished, students are able to participate in the Tera Training Student Battle Tournament, giving those who failed their Tera Training an opportunity to Terastallize for the last time.

Graduation ceremony

In Infiltrating the System! Naranja Academy in Danger!, Clavell revealed that after the aforementioned tournament, all those who managed to complete Tera Training are awarded the Tera Orb they used during the journey, and those who did not pass the Training eventually return the item back to Naranja Academy. Dash is one of the students who had to return her Tera Orb to the academy.

Extracurricular activities

As students at Tera Training, training participants can participate in any events held by Naranja Academy. These are some that were shown during Pokémon Horizons: The Series:

Institution	Description	Episode(s)
Artazon Art Festival	The Artazon Art Festival is an annual event that takes place in Artazon and is done in collaboration with the town's residents, members of Naranja Academy, and guests passing through the town	Sparkle! The Glow of Fire and Art!
Elite Four Tag Battle	The Elite Four Tag Battle is an event that takes place at Naranja Academy. It is a friendly competition created by Clavell and arranged by Geeta to determine the skills of Trainers.	Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End

Known participants

Trivia

• As explained by Clavell and Dendra, Tera Training has some socialization and discipline rules to be respected, such as:
  • Students must not Terastal battle other students during the training.
  • Students must maintain good relationships with each other, otherwise they will be disqualified from the training.
• In Liko vs. Rika! Towards the Battle's End, it was revealed that Penny is responsible for registering Tera Training students.
• Unlike in a regular Gym battle in the animated series, in Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!, it was revealed that a Gym Leader can recall their Pokémon during the battle. In addition, no referee is present during these battles.
• Roy was the only character shown during the Terastal Debut arc to defeat a Gym Leader in battle during his time in the Tera Training.

In other languages

Related articles

• Paldea League
• Naranja Academy

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