Flint (Pokémon)
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Name: | Japanese: オーバ (Ōba) English: Flint Italian: Vulcano Korean: 대엽 (Daeyeop) Chinese (Mandarin): 大葉 / 大叶 (Dàyè) (more on Bulbapedia) |
Occupation: | Pokémon Elite Four Member |
Relationships: | Buck (Pokémon) (younger brother) Volkner (friend) |
Fandom: | Pokémon |
Other: | n/a |
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Flint is a member of Sinnoh's Elite Four 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 Pokémon Masters, PokéAni and Pokéspe.
Flint shares his name with Brock's father, a minor character.
The Pokémon Flint is most associated with are Infernape, Magmortar and Steelix.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
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Relationships
- Flint is most commonly paired up with Volkner, forming IgnitionShipping[1], which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called デンオ, meaning Volkner attacks and Flint receives in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as オデン.
Less Popular Relationships
- CalabriaShipping - Flint & Looker
- CalciferShipping - Flint & Valerie
- CalicoCornShipping - Cress & Flint
- CallShipping - Flint, Roark, Volkner, Dawn & Gardenia
- CarnelianShipping - Flint & Gameverse!Red
- ClinkerShipping - Flint & Cynthia
- CoalfireShipping - Flint & Roark
- CollarShipping - Clyde & Flint
- CrispyShipping - Flint & Erika
...And these are just the C's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
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Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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He Looks Like Ronald McDonald
Big red afros typically remind people of the McDonalds mascot. This is joked about both by Japanese and English-speaking PKMN fandom.
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Video
- Flint: Ran Ran Ruu by Emily Davison, poking fun at him looking like Ronald McDonald, though it is worth noting that this video includes uncredited fanart.
References/Further Reading
- Flint on Bulbapedia