Buck (Pokémon)

Character
Name:	Japanese: バク (Baku) English: Buck French: Cornil Korean: 맥 (Maek) Chinese (Mandarin): 麥可 / 麦可 (Màikě) (more on Bulbapedia)
Occupation:	Pokémon Trainer
Relationships:	Flint (Pokémon) (older brother) Zisu (ancestor, fanon)
Fandom:	Pokémon
Other:	n/a
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Buck is a Pokémon trainer from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. In the game, he assists the player through Stark Mountain. He is well-liked by fans, though not too many fanworks focus on him compared to other Pokémon characters. He also makes appearances in the PokéAni and in Pokéspe.

Flint, the Fire-type specialist Elite Four member, is his older brother.

Canon Overview

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

Popular Tropes & Fanon

[freeform tags, headcanons]

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

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

Relationships

• Buck is most commonly paired up with Dawn, forming TsuyaShipping | バクヒカ (Bakuhika), which is F/M | NL.

Less Popular Relationships

• KindlingShipping - Buck & Malva
• LavaShipping - Buck & Chili
• LongLostBrotherShipping - Benga & Buck
• MacedoniaShipping - Buck & Sina
• ManchesterShipping - Buck & Lysandre
• ManchesterUnitedShipping - Buck & Pyroar
• McDonaldsShipping - Buck, Flint (elite) & Volkner
• MegiddoShipping - Buck & Jupiter

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 Art

• バクくん by 雪希, ^{Archived version} (2010) Buck with a Baltoy.
• きょうだい by 二ワ, ^{Archived version} (2010) Buck with Flint being amused by a Shuckle.
• Reimagined Buck 🔥 by arttypeomochao, ^{Archived version} (2023) Redesign of Buck.
• Red Bitey Boys club by shrimposaurus, ^{Archived version} (2020), comparing Buck, Benga and Ryuki.

Wikis

• Buck on Bulbapedia
• バク(トレーナー) on PixivEncyclopedia
• Buck on Shipping Wiki