Pokémon Sideblog

emerald — canonically went to school!

sapphire — someone get this girl a dyslexia diagnosis PLEASE i am BEGGING you

green (m) — has canonically read a book (giovanni’s ground type tips & tricks). likely has some foundational skills & became a sight reader over time, because his prime reading development years (generally ages 5-7ish) were spent learning martial arts & pokemon training. his sister became a doctor, so it’s likely she and green by extension have had some sort of schooling at some point.

silver — i think he also has canonically read a book (giovanni’s ground type tips & tricks) which is the only reason he is higher than blue (f) on this list.

crystal — works at a school. also, you almost definitely can’t get a job in a research lab without knowing how to read.

blue (f) — she and silver learned “everything they needed to know” from the mask of ice. I cannot see a world where that didn’t include learning to read, and they were kidnapped young enough that they’d be ready to start learning foundational reading skills. however, pryce doesn’t have a teaching certification and therefore it makes me question the quality of their education

gold — does not consider himself a reader and wouldn’t read a book for fun, but often admits to doing “research” on his own time, implying that he does, in fact, read. also, has an arguably normal childhood and likely received whatever the pokemon world considers a “formal education.” definitely needs an adhd diagnosis but that is a separate conversation

ruby — likely knows how to read. is definitely the kid who never wears their glasses during reading group.

yellow — canonically can write, implying she knows how to decode. fluent reading? unclear

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