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Flint (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| 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) Zisu (fanon ancestor) |
| 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]
Relationships
- Flint is most commonly paired up with Volkner, forming IgnitionShipping[1], which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called デンオ (Den'o), meaning Volkner the seme and Flint is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as オデン (Oden).
- Flint is also shipped with Dawn, forming HotshotShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called オバヒカ (Obahika).
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
- DareShipping - Flint & Venus
- DistillShipping - Flint & Hilbert
- DiurnalShipping - Flint & Whitney
- DragonbreathShipping - Drake (Hoenn) & Flint
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]
Ronald McDonald
Big red afros typically remind people of the McDonalds mascot. This is joked about both by Japanese and English-speaking PKMN fandom.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- pokemon-flint [Unable to archive], a club on Fanpop.
Fan Videos
- Flint: Ran Ran Ruu by Emily Davison, Archived version, poking fun at him looking like Ronald McDonald, though it is worth noting that this video includes uncredited fanart.
Fan Art
- pokemon - flint and volkner by spoonybards, Archived version (2007), Flint & Volkner fan art.
Fan Fic
- How Not to Make a Fire-Type Team by Anonymous, Archived version (2022), one-shot which pokes fun at how little fire types are on Flint's, "fire type," Elite Four team. Rated Gen.
Wikis
- Flint on Bulbapedia
- オーバ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Flint on Shipping Wiki