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Clay (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: ヤーコン (Yakon) English, Brazilian Portuguese: Clay French: Bardane Korean: 야콘 (Yakon) Chinese (Mandarin): 菊老大 (Jú Lǎodà) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader Miner Tycoon |
| Relationships: | Lacey (Pokémon) (daughter) Lian (Pokémon) (ancestor; fanon) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Clay is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. He is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe.
The Pokémon Clay is most associated with are Krokorok and Excadrill.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
- Clay is most commonly paired up with Elesa, forming SplitShipping[1], which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called カミヤコ (Kamiyako).
- Clay is also often with his daughter Lacey in fanworks, introduced in 2023 with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, 13 years after Clay was. The same can be said for his fanon ancestor in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Lian, but to a lesser extent.
Less Popular Relationships
- CBShipping - Clay & Bertha
- CountryRockShipping - Clay & Roxie
- CowboyShipping - Clay & Poncho (Orange Islands)
- DeputyShipping - Alder, Clay & Looker
- DoggedShipping - Clay & Hilbert
- DustyNickelShipping - Clay & Professor Cozmo
- EmployeeOfTheFieldShipping - Clay & Princess Salvia
- EntrepreneurShipping - Clay & Rosa
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]
Clay is Over Party
In 2021, YouTuber SaltyDKDan did a let's play Nuzlocke of Pokémon Black on YouTube. After losing to Clay the first time around in Driftveil City, his chat wanted to "cancel" Clay for beating Salty. When the hastag #clayisoverparty trended on Twitter, the hashtag confused some who thought it was referring to the Minecraft YouTuber DreamWasTaken, since his name is Clay. On the same day of the stream, Dream's private account had deactivated for an unrelated reason earlier. More information can be found on That time we cancelled Dream on accident (#ClayisOverParty).
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- pokemon-clay, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
Fan Art
- That’s my yeehaw dad!! by hollowsart, Archived version (2023)
- “You created such a stir, challenging my daddy to a battle right there in your fancy party dress!” by eggtempest, Archived version (2024), inspired by a line said by Clay's daughter Lacey about Nemona.
- 大ニュースの予感 by 犀トクアツ, Archived version (2024), Clay on the job.
- I had to implement this somehow by sequs-art-box, Archived version (2021), Clay with his fanon ancestor Lian from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
Wikis
- Clay on Bulbapedia