Brock (Pokémon)

Character
Name:	Japanese: タケシ (Takeshi) English, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish: Brock French: Pierre Korean: 웅 (Ung) (more on Bulbapedia)
Occupation:	Pokémon Gym Leader and Pokémon Breeder
Relationships:	Flint (father, not to be confused with Flint from DPP) Lola (mother) Forrest (brother)
Fandom:	Pokémon
Other:	n/a
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Brock is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Red and Blue. While this was his first appearance, his big splash in Pokémon fandom was by being one of Ash Ketchum's two companions in the Pokémon Anime, the other being Misty. Because of his major role in that series, this article will be only discussing PokéAni!Brock and not his appearances in the games or manga.

Although Brock is the least popular of the Original Trio, he is a favorite to many and is the focus of many fanworks. He is an icon of popular culture.

The Pokémon he is most associated with are Onix, Croagunk and Vulpix.

Canon Overview

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

Popular Tropes & Fanon

• High School AU - common because of his age.
• Pining - Brock having unrequited crushes on girls, being in line with his canon behavior.
• Futurefic - Brock as an adult, sometimes in a romantic relationship.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]

Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Brock is shipped with many of the other characters. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

With...	Type	Full ENG Label	-shipping Name	Other Ship Name(s)	Bulbapedia Article
Misty	F/M | NL	Brock/Misty	GymShipping	タケカス (Takekasu)	GymShipping, Archived version
Ash Ketchum	M/M | BL	Ash Ketchum/Brock	BoulderShipping	サトタケ (Satotake)	BoulderShipping, Archived version
Ash Ketchum and Misty	Poly	Ash Ketchum/Brock/Misty	SakataShipping	(n/a)	(n/a)
Ash Ketchum and Misty	Gen | Combi	Original Trio	(n/a)	無印組 (Unnamed Group)	(n/a)
Dawn	F/M | NL	Brock/Dawn	LightrockShipping	タケヒカ (Takehika)	LightrockShipping, Archived version
James or Jessie	M/M | BL or F/M | NL	Brock/James or Brock/Jessie	BrocketShipping (both)	コジタケ(Kojitake) or タケムサ (Takemusa)	BrocketShipping, Archived version
Max	M/M | BL	Brock/Max	NavigatorShipping	(n/a)	NavigatorShipping, Archived version
May	F/M | NL	Brock/May	ShoppingShipping	タケハル (Takeharu)	ShoppingShipping, Archived version
Paul	M/M | BL	Brock/Paul	HollowShipping	シンタケ (Shintake)	HollowShipping, Archived version
Tracey Sketchit	M/M | BL	Brock/Tracey Sketchit	ThirdWheelShipping	ケンタケ (Kentake)	ThirdWheelShipping, Archived version
Sabrina	F/M | NL	Brock/Sabrina	MangaShipping	タケナツ (Takenatsu)	MangaShipping, Archived version
Erika	F/M | NL	Brock/Erika	PerfumeShipping	タケエリ (Takeeri)	(n/a)

Common Relationships with Minor Characters

• Brock x Autumn - KitchenMaidShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Holly - TeenCareShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Lizabeth - UltramarineShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Marilyn - MonroeShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Natalie - SitrusShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Pike Queen Lucy - LuckShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Professor Ivy - TraumaShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Suzy - BreederShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Temacu - AmorousShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x his Croagunk - JabShipping - (Bulbapedia Article, ^{Archived version})
• Brock x Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy - LustShipping

Less Popular Relationships

• AdvancedDreamTeamShipping - Ash, Brock & May
• AgerasiaShipping - Brock & Dr. Yung
• AlcoveShipping - Brock & Diana
• AlolanBreederShipping - Brock & Lillie
• AlongsideShipping - Brock & Drew
• AltitudeShipping - Brock & Moria
• AncientPowerShipping - Brock & Olympia
• AndromedaShipping - Brock & Shelly

More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan Communities/Fan Events

• BrockNeedsLove, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt
• BrockFanClub, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt
• brock, ^{Archived version}, a community on Fanpop

Fan Fic

• Sunset- Brock's Tale ^{[Unable to archive]} by Mister 49 (2001), a short character study.
• The Operation ^{[Unable to archive]} by Wild Growlithe (2001), a one-shot.
• Left Behind, ^{Archived version} by LeDiz (2016), Because Ash hasn't been calling home lately, the family sends Brock to make sure Ash hasn't done something particularly Ash-like in Kalos. Instead, he gets swept up in some typical Ash-shenanigans and has to come to terms with a few things.
• What Good is Winning When You Lose Your Heart?, ^{Archived version} by LuckyLadybug (2017), Classic Era. A fight against Team Rocket goes horribly wrong when Brock is hurt.

Fan Art

• Brock Chilling Out, ^{Archived version} by GothicMew (2007)
• Brock, ^{Archived version} by Ry-Spirit (2017)
• Brock, ^{Archived version} by crumblygumbly (2008)
• Pokemon Years Later - Brock, ^{Archived version} by MajinLu (2009)
• Brock, ^{Archived version} by Khaliqa (2014)
• Kanto Leaders - Brock, ^{Archived version} by thegreyzen, with his Onyx (2016)

Wikis

• Brock (anime) on Bulbapedia
• タケシ(アニポケ) on PixivEncyclopedia
• Brock on Shipping Wiki
• Brock (Pokémon) on Wikipedia
• Brock Obama on Know Your Meme
• Brock's Jelly Doughnuts on Know Your Meme
• I'll Use My Trusty Frying Pan As A Drying Pan! on Know Your Meme