Professor Kukui
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| Name: | Japanese: ククイ博士 (Dr. Kukui) English, German, Italian: Professor Kukui Brazilian Portuguese: Professor Nogueira Korean: 쿠쿠이박사 (Dr. Kukui) Chinese (Cantonese): 庫庫伊博士 (Dr. Fufuyī) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Professor Professional Wrestler |
| Relationships: | Professor Burnet (wife) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Professor Kukui is a Pokémon Professor from Pokémon Sun and Moon. He is the player's guide in the beginning of the games as well as a professional wrestler under the name Masked Royal.
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.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
- Kukui is most commonly paired up with Professor Burnet, his canonical wife, forming EternalHoneymoonShipping[1], which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ククバネ (Kukubane).
- Kukui is also shipped with Guzma, forming DarkParadiseShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ククグズ (Kukuguzu), meaning Kukui is the seme and Guzma is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as グズクク (Guzukuku).
- Kukui is also shipped with Ash Ketchum,[Notes 1] which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ククサト (Kukusato), meaning Kukui is the seme and Ash is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as サトクク (Satokuku).
- Kukui is also shipped with Molayne, forming SteelTreeShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called マレクク (Marekuku), meaning Molayne is the seme and Kukui is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ククマレ (Kukumare).
- Professor Burnet/Guzma/Professor Kukui is also popular, called or DarkDreamParadiseShipping by English-speaking PKMN fandom.
Less Popular Relationships
- GrandSlamShipping - Kahili & Kukui
- GreyparadiseShipping - Faba, Guzma & Kukui
- HoahanauShipping - Elio & Kukui
- HoneymoonDelightShipping - Kukui, Delia & Burnet
- HotMovesShipping - Kukui & Flannery
- IslandStudyShipping - Kukui & Westwood V
- KausiniShipping - Kukui & Selene
- LabSafetyShipping - Colress & Kukui
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
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Fan Art
- ククイ博士 by ポリ, Archived version (2017), Kukui with his Rockruff.
- ロイヤルマスク！by オカモトゴム太郎, Archived version (2016), as the Masked Royal.
Wikis
Notes
- ^ no name for them has been coined in Neverending Romance as of February 2025