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Revision as of 07:23, 3 September 2013
- Baku redirects here. If you were looking for the Pokémon based on the baku of Japanese mythology, see Drowzee and Hypno.
Buck バク Baku | |
Art from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Survival Area |
Region | Sinnoh |
Relatives | Flint (older brother), unnamed grandfather |
Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer |
Generation | IV |
Games | Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Anime debut | Bucking the Treasure Trend! |
English voice actor | Bryan Tyler |
Japanese voice actor | Akeno Watanabe |
Buck (Japanese: バク Baku) is a Pokémon Trainer from Sinnoh. He specializes in Pokémon with high Defense. He first appeared in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and made subsequent appearances in Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In the games
Buck is one of the five Trainers who can join with the player during an event in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. He is a strong Trainer from Survival Area which is close to Stark Mountain volcano, where he loves to train. He appears at Stark Mountain and is part of the event required to catch Heatran.
He can tag team with the player at Sinnoh and Johto's Battle Tower, and in Platinum, he can be battled at the Battleground.
His grandfather runs and cooks at the Battleground while his older brother is Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
Pokémon
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
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Pokémon Platinum
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Battle Tower
In the Battle Tower, Buck uses a variety of Pokémon, most of which have high Defensive stats.
Diamond and Pearl
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Umbreon |
Forretress |
Shuckle |
Torkoal |
Metagross |
Regirock |
Regice |
Bastiodon |
Hippowdon |
Leafeon |
Tangrowth |
Cresselia |
Probopass |
HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Quotes
This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- "Yo! If it isn't <player>! Don't tell me you're going to Stark Mountain, too? You're pretty wimpy... You're sure you're going to be OK? Heh, why am I asking you that? It's not like I care. Anyways, if we see each other on Stark Mountain, the race is on to see who gets the Magma Stone first!"
Pokémon Platinum
- "Yo! If it isn't <player>! Out training right away, are you? So, uh, since you're training anyway, can you do me a favor? I'd like you to patrol Stark Mountain for me."
- No: "I'll keep asking the same thing over and over until you say 'Yes!'"
- Yes: "Up past here, there's this volcano. It's Stark Mountain. Deep inside is this special rock called the Magma Stone. I can't explain it well, but it's really important. it keeps a Pokémon asleep. But lately, I've been hearing rumors about vandals in Stark Mountain. They say goons in space suits are causing trouble there. Huh? What, me? I was on my way to the Pokémon Center because my Pokémon's low on HP. So, if you could get up to Stark Mountain now, that'd be great. Thanks!"
- "Hey, <player>, wait up! So, what's going on? ...What?! Team Galactic's here? Gotcha! Let's team up and go together. You won't regret teaming up! I'll keep your Pokémon healthy!"
- "This is where I raised my Pokémon. I can't stand the though of anyone making a mess of this place. Especially not those weird Team Galactic goons! There's no law that says I have to be tough or anything, but losing isn't fair to my Pokémon. After all, they try so hard for me. I think it's my responsibility as a Trainer to recognize their hard work. My big brother's one of the Elite Four. So, of course it's only normal that I'd be better than ordinary folks. But that's not what I want. I want to be tough on my own terms. It wouldn't be fair to Pokémon that chose to be with me. It might be cool being a Gym Leader or one of the Elite Four... But, then again, it sounds like it'd be a lot of hard work!"
- "Whoa! Hold up! If you go back, you'll leave me all by my lonesome self here! Well, if you gotta go, you gotta go. I'll stick around here for you."
- "Here we are! Team Galactic's inside, right? This is it. No fooling around! Hey, you! Team Galactic! What's going on here?!"
- "Hey, don't sweat it, stranger. Give me that Magma Stone. I'll go put it back for you."
- "Hey, stranger! I put the Magma Stone where it belongs. It'll be OK now. Heatran won't wake up. Probably. But, hey, <player>! You're an amazing Trainer! Swing by my place later. It's in the Survival Area. Be seeing you, stranger, <player>! Bye-bye!"
- "Yo, if it isn't <player>! This! It's my place! Drop in, hey? My place is open only to the toughest Trainers--I'm serious. You're supposed to be introduced by a Gym Leader, but you're special. Well, I'm off to Battle Frontier. I feel like seeing how far I can go up the Tower."
The Battleground
- Before battle
- "Ehehehe! You're here at last! Let's not waste time! Let's do this!"
- No: "Huh, what? That takes the wind out of my sails. Well, since you're here, kick back, make yourself at home, and all that."
- "What? What?! So we are going to battle?"
- Yes: "...I'm telling you right now. I'm seriously tough. Act surprised!"
- During battle
- "Now this! This is a smoking-hot situation!"
- When defeated
- "Heeheehee! So hot, you!"
- After being defeated
- "Fweh! Too much! I guess I'll better my team at the Battle Tower."
The Battleground (variant)
- Before battle
- "One, there are no shortcuts in the way of Pokémon! Two... Nevermind that, let's do this!"
- No: "Hey! This place! It's named the Battleground for a reason!"
- "So? Do you feel like battling now?"
- Yes: "I can feel my Pokémon shivering inside their Poké balls! It's out of anticipation, not fear!"
- During battle
- "Now this! This is a smoking-hot situation!"
- When defeated
- "Heeheehee! So hot, you!"
- After being defeated
- "Fweh! Too much! I guess I'll better my team on Stark Mountain!"
In the anime
Buck made his anime appearance in Bucking the Treasure Trend! when Ash and his friends were on the ferry bound for Lily of the Valley Island. Unlike the other passengers who were headed for the Sinnoh League, Buck was actually traveling to a nearby island looking for treasures alongside his partner Baltoy.
Buck was a treasure hunter who was searching for rarities with the help of Baltoy's senses. With the help of Ash and the others, Buck was able to find the island's treasure, ancient pottery, and also managed to capture a powerful Claydol. He also revealed that he wanted to become an archaeology professor.
Pokémon
This listing is of Buck's Pokémon in the anime.
Buck's main Pokémon and his partner in treasure hunting is a Baltoy, which has the ability to sense when treasure is near and would indicate this to Buck by spinning. Baltoy is also a very powerful battler, as it was able to defeat the Claydol that was guarding the treasure hidden near Lily of the Valley Island.
Baltoy's known moves are Shadow Ball, Gyro Ball and SolarBeam. | ||
Debut | Bucking the Treasure Trend! |
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Claydol was originally the last guardian of the treasure located near Lily of the Valley Island and was extremely powerful as it was easily able to stand out the attacks of Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Torterra. However, it was unable to defeat Buck's Baltoy in battle and was captured by Buck.
Claydol's known moves are Rapid Spin, Light Screen, Ice Beam and Psybeam. | ||
Debut | Bucking the Treasure Trend! |
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Status unknown
Mantine was seen in a flashback as Buck was explaining his Baltoy's power. In the flashback, Buck was shown swimming underwater holding onto Mantine. It is unknown if this Mantine belongs to Buck. | ||
Debut | Bucking the Treasure Trend! |
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Buck first makes an appearance in the Battleground battling with Marley. The battle goes without a conclusion as Buck notices Looker spying on them and chases after him while the officer escapes. Later, after Platinum defeats Darach at the Battle Castle, Buck makes his appearace, where he introduces himself to Platinum and Looker and takes off with Looker's photo of the Galactic Grunts convening on Stark Mountain.
He states that he has always admired Heatran, and will not stand for them tarnishing its home. However, in the process of climbing the mountain, the Grunts had begun to follow him. Buck battles the Grunts, but finds them hard to defeat due to the fact that every time he knocks them down, they just rise up again as if nothing had happened. Eventually, he opts for running and manages to lose the Grunts while finding the room with the Magma Stone.
Buck takes the Magma Stone from its resting place and successfully awakens Heatran, only for Charon to take it for his own. Buck tries to escape Charon's wrath, but Heatran is too powerful for him to escape. Eventually, Looker comes to his rescue, but finds Charon too powerful to defeat as well. Despite their best efforts, Charon defeats them, but they manage to escape and are badly wounded. With Platnum's Pokémon's help, Buck is put into the hospital, where his friends distress over his current condition, leading them to decide to take revenge on Charon.
After Charon is defeated, a now-healed Buck arrives to greet his friends at Sunyshore City. With Heatran free from Charon's control, Buck and his friends decide to take it back to its home on Stark Mountain.
Pokémon
Claydol is Buck's main Pokémon, and likewise the only one he has been seen using as of yet.
Claydol's known moves are Calm Mind, Sandstorm, and Teleport. | ||
Debut | VS. Lopunny |
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Buck or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Buck's Training | Su | Legends Awakened | 130/146 | Cry from the Mysterious | |||
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Names
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | バク Baku | From 麦 baku, wheat. Could be derived from the 爆破 bakuha (explosion) which possibly refers to his training place, a blazing volcano. |
English | Buck | From buckwheat. Also similar to Baku. |
French | Cornil | Possibly from corn. |
German | Avenaro | From avena, the scientific name of oat. |
Italian | Chicco | Literally means grain. |
Spanish | Bulgur | From bulgur, a cereal food. |
Korean | 맥 Maek | 麦 maek means wheat (same as Japanese). |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 麥可 Màikě | Similar to his Japanese name. Contains 麥 mài, wheat. |
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