Preschooler (Trainer class)/Anime

In The Purr-fect Hero, and  stopped by at a school to entertain the Preschoolers who were excited about meeting Pokémon Trainers. One boy,, was ridiculed by his classmates because the only Pokémon he wanted to meet is a. He later explained that a Meowth had saved him when he was attacked by a wild  once, but none of his classmates believed his story. Meanwhile, Jessie and James found out about the preschool and used it to their advantage in another scheme to steal. Timmy believed that was the Meowth that had saved him. However, their plans were foiled, and in the end, the real Meowth came to the rescue, with Timmy's peers no longer doubting him.

In A Bout With Sprout, Brock volunteered himself and his friends to assist Miss Priscilla with teaching the preschoolers at. One preschooler, Zackie, became determined to catch Ash's Pikachu. As a result, he stole one of Ash's s and ended up chasing Pikachu into the surrounding forest. Zackie ended up catching a instead, but he grew to love his new Pokémon after it defeated Team Rocket during the students' field trip to the Sprout Tower.

A group of preschoolers appeared in Doin' What Comes Natu-rally, after 's balloon crashed in the middle of the schoolyard. They cheered for McKenzie as he and his, nicknamed "Naughty", faced off against Team Rocket and defeated the trio alongside Ash. Afterwards, at their teacher's request, the students enjoyed a fortune-telling performance from McKenzie.

In Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!, a group of Preschoolers befriended a. Their kindergarten teacher Daniela was opposed to the idea of letting Trubbish stay at the school because of its smell, but the children wanted to keep it. In the end, the conflict was resolved when Trubbish saved everyone from potential danger, and Daniela realized that Trubbish will stop releasing bad odors when it becomes friendly towards a person. They reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.

In Kindergarten Chaos!, Ash and his friends went with to the kindergarten class she taught at, and allowed the kids to play with their Pokémon. One of Penelope's students, a young boy named Randall, was shy and too afraid to interact with anyone, however. also wouldn't interact with the kids at first, but by the end of the episode, both Randall and Froakie overcame their issues and became great friends. Ash then promised Randall that when Randall was old enough to become a Trainer, they would have a battle.