Camper (Trainer class)

A Camper (Japanese: キャンプボーイ Camp Boy) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that debuted in the Generation I games. They are generally depicted as little boys in uniforms. Their female counterpart is.

They raise a variety of Pokémon, mainly those that would be found in the woods.

In Generation I, this class is called Jr. Trainer♂ (Japanese: ボーイスカウト Boy Scout). The Japanese name was presumably changed in later games for legal reasons, although the class's name remains unchanged in the Virtual Console releases of the Generation I games.

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Campers battled outside of Gyms will award two Great Balls along with prize money upon being defeated.

In the anime
Two Campers made a brief appearance at the end of Making Friends and Influencing Villains!.

Evan
Evan (Japanese: ジュンジ Junji), known as Phil in Chuang Yi's translations, is a young Camper that has helped the Pokédex holders occasionally. Evan first appears in a flashback after is seen capturing a wild. He tries to convince Blue to give him the Lapras because he has been trying to capture it for weeks. After Blue refuses to do so, Evan reveals that his went missing at the now-abandoned  and he wanted a strong Pokémon to get it back.

Blue agrees to help Evan and they go to the Power Plant where they are attacked by the Elite Four member, Agatha. As Blue battles Agatha, he is eventually trapped in a coffin that sucks his energy, leaving Evan alone and defenseless. With some encouragement from Blue, Evan manages to find his Haunter and faces Agatha long enough for Blue to recover and defeat her. Blue thanks Evan for helping him learn something new and releases the Lapras he had caught before so Evan can do whatever he wants with it.

Two years later, Evan appears on Cinnabar Island where he helps Blaine train with his. He is seen greeting after she arrives on the island and helps Blaine train by throwing rocks with his Haunter while Blaine has Mewtwo deflect them with its spoon. Afterwards, Blaine thanks Evan for his help and pays him for his efforts.

Later, he is seen taking care of the unconscious Miles after his defeat at the hands of Yellow in Celadon City. After feeding his Pokémon, Miles wakes up from his coma and reveals to Evan what happened to the missing. Soon after, Cinnabar Island is attacked by a group of Pokémon while Evan and Miles try to hide from the attack.

In the, Evan and Miles are seen having a quick battle which has Evan emerging the victor. They are revealed to be taking part in the next Pokémon Tournament and because they do not have Gym Badges, they have to take part in the preliminary tournament. However, because of the attack caused by Masked Man, the Pokémon League tournament was cancelled and they never got a chance to compete.

In the, Evan and Miles are seen visiting Blaine on Cinnabar Island.

Unnamed camper
Another Camper briefly appears in the with his  watching Looker on his jetpack.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
In Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys, a Camper named Yuki appears in Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament. He uses a.

In other languages
Camper Campista Fan de Camping Campeggiatore キャンプボーイ 露营少年