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Byron (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: トウガン (Tougan) English: Byron French: Charles Korean: 동관 (Donggwan) Chinese (Cantonese): 東瓜 (Dūnggwā) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader |
| Relationships: | Roark (Pokémon) (son) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Byron is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. He is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him. He also makes appearances in the PokéAni and in Pokéspe.
The Pokémon Byron is most associated with are Bronzor, Steelix and Bastiodon.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
- Byron is most commonly paired up with Riley, forming IronShipping[1], which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ゲントウ (Gentou), meaning Riley is the seme and Byron is the uke in the coupling.
- Byron also has a popular gen relationship (combi in Japanese) with his son Roark, simply called Byron & Roark in English and 瓜親子, meaning Melon Parent and Child, in Japanese. The latter name is also used for Melony & Gordie, another parent and child gym leader in duo with melon-themed names in Japanese.
Less Popular Relationships
- DesertSteelShipping - Alder & Byron
- DiamondBreakerShipping - Byron, Steven Stone, Wikstrom, Jasmine, Carbink & all future Steel-type specialists
- DisparityShipping - Byron & Caitlin
- DoubleSteelWingShipping - Byron & Winona
- EchelonShipping - Byron & Dahlia
- ElinvarShipping - Sir Aaron, Byron & Riley
- FamilyPlaybookShipping - Byron, Roark, Onix & Steelix (Roark's & Byron's)
- FancyBeardShipping - Byron & Princess Salvia
- FatalFourwayShipping - Bruno, Byron, Crasher Wake & Marshal
- FatherOfMineShipping - Byron, Giovanni, Koga, Norman & Palmer
- FetterShipping - Byron & Walker
- FortifyShipping - Byron & Maylene
- FossilAppreciationShipping - Byron, Roark & Lenora
- FossilShipping - Byron, Dr. Kenzo (Sinnoh) & Roark
- FoundryShipping - Byron & Wikstrom
- FourFathersShipping - Byron, Koga, Norman & Palmer
- FoxhoundShipping - Byron & Lt. Surge
- FrostBehemothShipping - Byron & Wulfric
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
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Fan Art
- トウガン Byron Sigh by tetrahomoerotic, Archived version (2022)
- とうさんだいすき！ by そーす, Archived version (2009) Byron with baby Roark.
Fan Fic
- Cobblestone by judojudo (2021), eventual Byron/Riley with single father Byron. (...)Kind of a character study of Byron as he learns how to be a dad and the best version of himself.
Wikis
- Byron on Bulbapedia
- トウガン on PixivEncyclopedia
- Byron on Shipping Wiki