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Buck (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: バク (Baku) English: Buck French: Cornil Korean: 맥 (Maek) Chinese (Mandarin): 麥可 / 麦可 (Màikě) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer |
| Relationships: | Flint (Pokémon) (older brother) Zisu (ancestor, fanon) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Buck is a Pokémon trainer from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In the game, he assists the player through Stark Mountain. He is well-liked by fans, though not too many fanworks focus on him compared to other Pokémon characters. He also makes appearances in the PokéAni and in Pokéspe.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
- Buck is most commonly paired up with Dawn, forming TsuyaShipping[1], which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called バクヒカ (Bakuhika).
- Buck also has a somewhat popular gen relationship (combi in Japanese) with his brother Flint, simply called Buck & Flint in English.
Less Popular Relationships
- KindlingShipping - Buck & Malva
- LavaShipping - Buck & Chili
- LongLostBrotherShipping - Benga & Buck
- MacedoniaShipping - Buck & Sina
- ManchesterShipping - Buck & Lysandre
- ManchesterUnitedShipping - Buck & Pyroar
- McDonaldsShipping - Buck, Flint (elite) & Volkner
- MegiddoShipping - Buck & Jupiter
- MesaShipping - Buck & Byron
- MinionShipping - Buck, Lance, Paul & Pokespe!Silver
- MohawkShipping - Buck & Cameron (Unova)
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Art
- バクくん by 雪希, Archived version (2010) Buck with a Baltoy.
- きょうだい by 二ワ, Archived version (2010) Buck with Flint being amused by a Shuckle.
- Reimagined Buck 🔥 by arttypeomochao, Archived version (2023) Redesign of Buck.
- Red Bitey Boys club by shrimposaurus, Archived version (2020), comparing Buck, Benga and Ryuki.