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Riley (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: ゲン (Gen) English, Brazilian Portuguese: Riley Spanish: Quinoa Korean: 현이 (Hyeon'i) Chinese (Mandarin): 亞玄 / 亚玄(Yǎxuán / Yàxuán) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer |
| Relationships: | Byron and Roark (he has ties to them) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Riley is a Pokémon trainer from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In the game, he assists the player through Iron Island. He is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, the PokéAni and in Pokéspe.
The Pokémon Riley is most associated with by far is Lucario and Riolu, its pre-evolution.
In the anime, him and Lucario share a deep bond called Aura, which Ash Ketchum can also feel.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
- Riley is most commonly paired up with Steven Stone, forming SteelFedoraShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi.
- While the pairing doesn't appear to be shipped in Japanese-speaking PKMN fandom, it has a loyal following in English-speaking PKMN fandom.
- Riley is also shipped with Byron, forming IronShipping, 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.
- Riley is also shipped with Ash Ketchum, forming AuraProtectShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ゲンサト (Gensato), meaning Riley is the seme and Ash is the uke in the coupling.
- Riley, Steven Stone and Volkner make up The Big Three NEETs in the Japanese side of the fandom, typically labelled as ニート御三家.
Less Popular Relationships
- CableShipping - Riley & Volkner
- Can'tGetADollarOutOfMeShipping - Riley & GSC Mom
- CeleryShipping - Riley, Michelle & Luxray
- CharlemagneShipping - Riley & Dahlia
- ChelseaShipping - Riley & Luxray
- ChemistryShipping - Riley & Robert (Hoenn)
- ChenilleShipping - Riley & Blue (female)
- ChivalryShipping - Rafe & Riley
- ColdIronShipping - Riley & Lorelei
- CompassionateAuraShipping - N (BW) & Riley
- CoyoteShipping - Riley & Jolteon
- CrasisShipping - Reggie & Riley
- CrystalminesShipping - Riley & Marina (Johto)
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
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- pokemon-riley, Archived version, a club on Fanpop
- Gen-Riley-FC, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
Awards
- Riley won a favorite Sinnoh Stat Trainers poll in 2023 on Tumblr, conducted by pkmn-go-to-the-polls, receiving 48% of the vote.[1]
Fan Art
- リク絵 by サコ@企画用サブ垢, Archived version (2010) Riley with Lucario as well as Volkner with his Raichu.
- 瓜親子とタマゴくれる人 by ミツキ, Archived version (2008) Riley with Byron and Roark.