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Lucas/Volkner
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: デンジ×コウキ (Denzi x Kouki) English: Volkner/Lucas |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: デンコウ (Denkou) English: StokeShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Lucas/Volkner, known mostly as StokeShipping and/or デンコウ (Denkou) is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Lucas (Kouki) and Volkner (Denzi), the male playable character and the Electric-type gym leader in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Lucas is shorter, Volkner is taller.
- Age Difference: Volkner is a generation older than Lucas. By how much (canonically) is unclear.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"StokeShipping" was coined by 04 September 2008 by Faerie on Serebii.net.[1] In their words: "'Stoke' as in to stoke a fire, inspired by Flint's comment when you challenge him: "You really lit a fire in that guy's heart!" (referring to Volkner). I was thinking TinderShipping, but that was already taken, so I went with this."
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Stokeshipping-FC, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
StokeShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
- Sweet Sweet by NNK, Archived version (2018), sold at チャレ!13 (Challenge! 13)
- 涙のオムニバス by もちこ, Archived version (2017), title machine translates to "Tears Omnibus." Sold at SCC関西23 (SCC Kansai 23)
- day by day by もちこ, Archived version (2012), digitally available in its entirety on Pixiv. Sold at CC福岡 (CC Fukuoka)
- Beautiful by ON THE RICE (2023), collection of three fics first available on Pixiv and five only in the doujinshi.
- 恋を教えてくれないか by NEI, Archived version (2025), title machine translates to "Can you teach me about love?" Sold at 花鳥風月168 (Flowers, birds, wind and moon 168)
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Same-gender Gym Leader/Protagonist
- Giovanni/Red
- Blue Oak/Red
- Ethan/Morty
- Blue Oak/Ethan
- Rosa/Roxie
- Bea/Gloria
- Piers/Victor
- Raihan/Victor
- Florian/Grusha
Notes
- ^ post by Faerie, Archived version (04 September 2008)