Lucas (game)

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Lucas
コウキ Kouki
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Lucas.png
Art from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Gender Male
Eye color Slate gray (grayish-blue)
Hair color Slate gray (grayish-blue)
Hometown Twinleaf Town (as player)
Sandgem Town (as NPC)
Region Sinnoh
Relatives Johanna, unnamed father (as player)
Unnamed father, younger sister, grandfather (as NPC)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation IV, VIII
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum,Battle Revolution,
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl,
Masters EX
Game animation cameos GOTCHA!
English voice actor Griffin Puatu[1] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Shun Horie (Masters EX)
Animation cameos Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Manga counterpart(s) Diamond, Hareta, Dia

Lucas (Japanese: コウキ Kouki) is the male player character of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and their Generation VIII remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. His female counterpart is Dawn.

Terminology

Lucas (Japanese: コウキ Kouki) is his name when he appears as a non-player character in the core series games, and is also the name of his counterpart in Pokémon Masters EX.

Some screenshots of Pokémon Platinum on the Japanese Nintendo website refer to Lucas as プラット (Plat).[2] A trailer for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl refers to Lucas in English as "Koki", his Japanese official name.

In the core series games

As the protagonist

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Lucas lives in Twinleaf Town with his mother. Lucas and Barry both see a television program about a red Gyarados, so the two head to the nearby Lake Verity in search of a similar Pokémon. As the enter the lake area, Professor Rowan and his assistant Dawn are leaving, but have inadvertently left a briefcase behind. Lucas and Barry wander into the tall grass, but are suddenly attacked by wild Starly; as a last resort, they each use one of the Pokémon in the briefcase the Professor has forgotten. The two take their Pokémon to Sandgem Town to return them to Professor Rowan, but Rowan decides to let the two keep their Pokémon, and also gives them each a Pokédex.

Lucas goes on to gather the eight Gym Badges of Sinnoh, defeat Team Galactic, and conquer the Pokémon League. He has to stop Team Galactic from trying to use either DialgaDBD or PalkiaPSP to destroy the entire universe in order to create a new one.

Pokémon Platinum

Lucas lives in Twinleaf Town with his mother. Lucas and Barry both see a television program about Professor Rowan, so the two head to Sandgem Town to visit Professor Rowan at his lab to get some Pokémon of their own. They receive their Pokémon on Route 201 when Professor Rowan realizes that they are so dedicated to Pokémon that they would attempt to travel from Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town through the tall grass without any Pokémon of their own.

Lucas goes on to gather the eight Gym Badges of Sinnoh, defeat Team Galactic, and conquer the Pokémon League. He has to go to the Distortion World and face Giratina, in order to stop both worlds from destroying each other.

Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2

In Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, the player character from Diamond, Pearl and Platinum and their exploits are referenced by Cynthia, who remembers a young Trainer who had defeated her.

As a non-playable character

If the player chooses Dawn, Lucas appears in the game as an NPC. He serves as Professor Rowan's assistant. He lives in Sandgem Town with his little sister, grandfather, and father—who also works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. He received his first partner Pokémon before the player, having either a Turtwig, Chimchar or Piplup—the Pokémon he has is always the one that has a type disadvantage against the player's first partner Pokémon.

He demonstrates how to catch Pokémon to the player by catching a wild Bidoof.

Pokémon

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Capture tutorial

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Caught in tutorial
Spr 4d 399 m.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Simple or Unaware
Held item:
None
Bidoof/ Lv.2
Tackle
Normal Physical
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   


First Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Second Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Pokémon Platinum
Capture tutorial

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Caught in tutorial
Spr 4p 399 m.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Simple or Unaware
Held item:
None
Bidoof/ Lv.2
Tackle
Normal Physical
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   


First Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Second Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Capture tutorial

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Caught in tutorial
399Bidoof.png
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
Simple or Unaware
Held item:
None
Bidoof/ Lv.2
Growl
Normal Status
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
First Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Second Multi Battle partner

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:



Weekend battles

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:

Before Version 1.1.0, Empoleon had the Ability Defiant instead of Torrent.



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:

Before Version 1.1.0, Torterra had the Ability Shell Armor instead of Overgrow.



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Stone Edge and Grass Knot instead of Earthquake, Flare Blitz and Acrobatics. It also held a Choice Scarf instead of a White Herb.



Weekend battles (after entering the Hall of Fame 10 times)

Turtwig If the player chose Turtwig:

Before Version 1.1.0, Empoleon had the Ability Defiant instead of Torrent.



Chimchar If the player chose Chimchar:

Before Version 1.1.0, Torterra had the Ability Shell Armor instead of Overgrow.



Piplup If the player chose Piplup:

Before Version 1.1.0, Infernape knew Overheat, Stone Edge and Grass Knot instead of Earthquake, Flare Blitz and Acrobatics. It also held a Choice Scarf instead of a White Herb.



In the side series games

Pokémon Battle Revolution

Lucas may appear in DS Battle multiplayer if a Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver cartridge containing a game where the player character is male is connected to the Wii console. He can compete in both free fights and tournaments in a Colosseum.

In the spin-off games

The male Pokémon Trainer's Lucas-based alternate palette in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

While Lucas himself does not appear directly, a palette swap color scheme based on Lucas's design appears for the male Pokémon Trainer, who is an incarnation of Red.

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

For the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Lucas's outfit was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Lucas (Masters)

Lucas, who is based on Professor Rowan's assistant, in his Pokémon Diamond and Pearl design, forms a sync pair with Dialga and Flareon in Pokémon Masters EX. Lucas became a playable sync pair on January 13, 2022.

Lucas has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc.

Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role EX role Base potential Availability
#145 VSLucas Masters.png Lucas #0483 MastersIcon0483.png Dialga
Dragon
DragonIC Masters.png
Fighting
FightingIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png Masters Support.png ★★★★★☆EX Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout
#145 VSLucas Masters.png Lucas #0136 MastersIcon0136.png Flareon
Fire
FireIC Masters.png
Rock
RockIC Masters.png
Masters Tech.png ★★★★★☆EX Variety Sync Pair Scout

Gallery

Artwork

Standard

Diamond Pearl Lucas.png Platinum Lucas.png PBR Lucas.png
Artwork from
Diamond and Pearl
Artwork from
Platinum
Artwork from
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Lucas.png BDSP Lucas Platinum Style.png Pt Wifi Plaza.png
Official artwork from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Official artwork of "Platinum Style" from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Wi-Fi Plaza artwork
in Platinum
Distortion World.png Sinnoh Battle Frontier Brain artwork.png Seabreak path.png
In the Distortion World with Cynthia
in Platinum
Battle Frontier artwork
in Platinum
Discovering Shaymin with Dawn and Professor Oak
in Platinum
Sinnoh Underground.png Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Key Art.png Grand Underground BDSP.png
In the Underground with Dawn
in Platinum
Key art from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Grand Underground artwork in
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Amity Square BDSP.png Super Contest Show BDSP.png Tomohiro Kitakaze Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Release Art.png
Amity Square artwork
in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Super Contest Show artwork in
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond
and Shining Pearl
Release Celebration art by
Tomohiro Kitakaze[3]

Concept art

Dawn and Lucas Art Concept Art DP.png Lucas Concept Art Platinum.png Concept Art Lucas Pikachu Hoodie Style BDSP.jpg
Concept art with Dawn from Diamond and Pearl Concept art from Platinum Concept art of Lucas' Pikachu Hoodie Style from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Concept Art Lucas Platinum Style BDSP.jpg Concept Art Lucas Contest Style BDSP.jpg Concept Art Lucas Cycling Style BDSP.jpg
Concept art of Lucas's Platinum Style from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Concept art of Lucas's Contest Style from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Concept art of Lucas's Cycling Style from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Merchandise

BDSP Artbook Cover Diamond.png BDSP Artbook Cover Pearl.png Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure Lucas Chimchar.png
Artwork from the Brilliant Diamond art book Artwork from the Shining Pearl art book Artwork by Hitoshi Ariga for the
Lucas & Chimchar Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure

Raw TCG artwork

For all images and products relating to this character in the TCG, see their In the TCG section

Art Life 20230928 Friends in Sinnoh.jpg
Full Artwork print of Friends in Sinnoh from Crown Zenith, illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa

Sprites and models

Spr DP Lucas Proto.png Spr DP Lucas.png Spr Pt Lucas.png Lucaswalkdown.png LucasPtwalkdown.png LucasContestwalkdown.png LucasChallenge.png DP Lucas Back.png Pt Lucas Back.png DP Lucas Intro.png Pt Lucas Intro.png
Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl March 12 prototype build
Sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Sprite from
Platinum
Overworld sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Overworld sprite from
Platinum
Overworld Super Contest sprite from
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
VS sprite from
Platinum
Back sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Back sprite from
Platinum
Intro sprite from
Diamond and Pearl
Intro sprite from
Platinum
Lucas Select 1.png Lucas Select 2.png Lucas Select 3.png Lucas Select 4.png LucasChallenge Everyday 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Platinum 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Pikachu Hoodie 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Overalls 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Eevee Jacket 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Gengar Jacket 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Cyber 1 BDSP.png
Sprites of Lucas from the player select screen of
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Platinum Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Pikachu Hoodie Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Overalls Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Eevee Jacket Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Gengar Jacket Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Cyber Style)
LucasChallenge Summer 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Spring 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Winter 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Casual 1 BDSP.png LucasChallenge Leather Jacket 1 BDSP.png Lucas BDSP OD.png Lucas Platinum BDSP OD.png Lucas Contest BDSP OD.png Lucas Bike BDSP OD.png
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Summer Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Spring Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Winter Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Casual Style)
VS sprite from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Leather Jacket Style)
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Platinum Style)
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Contest Style)
Overworld model from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
(Cycling Style)

Quotes

Main article: Lucas (game)/Quotes

Optional names

Japanese English French German Italian Spanish Korean
ダイヤ DiaD
パール PearlP
プラチナ PlatinumPt
サトシ Satoshi
ケン Ken
シゲキ Shigeki
ジャック Jack
ジャン Jean
ジョン John
カモン Kamon
タカシ Takashi
テツオ Tetsuo
トオル Tōru
ヒロキ Hiroki
マサオ Masao
タカオ Takao
タケヒロ Takehiro
ケイ Kay
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
DiamondD
PearlP
PlatoPt
Ash
Nic
Jimmy
Duncan
Todd
Ross
Steven
Darrell
Reed
Chris
Brad
Dwight
Randy
Andy
Joey
Eric
Mark
DiamantD
PerloP
PlatinePt
Dilan
Gurvan
Gabriel
PoloDP / AllanePt
Zack
Marc
Loris
Max
Damien
Tom
Greg
Kamel
Franck
Ralph
Seb
Daniel
Thomas
DiamantD
PerlP
PlatiPt
Karsten
Gerd
Hans
Jack
Jan
John
Daniel
Helge
Uli
Tobi
Udo
Bert
Jon
Ralf
Boris
Thomas
Silvio
DiamanD
PerlP
PlatinPt
Ash
Dimitri
Attilio
Mattia
Silvano
Rossano
Kamon
Karl
Gabry
Oscar
Dino
Daniel
Manuele
Ralph
Lucio
Paolo
Marco
DiamantD
PerlaP
PlatinoPt
Ash
Llamin
Candel
Juno
Sergi
Juanma
Javi
Ral
Marino
Toilo
Ner
Max
Morel
Rafa
RudyDPt / RosendoP
Eric
Quimi
다이아몬드 DiamondD
PearlP
플래티넘 PlatinumPt
지우 Jiwoo
Ken
호진 Ho'jin
상우 Sang'u
Jyang
재범 Jaebeom
청운 Cheong'un
강산 Gangsan
인철 Incheol
지겸 Ji'gyeom
수호 Suho
찬호 Chanho
지훈 Jihun
윤호 Yunho
케이 Kay
다인 Da'in
상현 Sanghyeon

Counterparts

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Lucas made a cameo appearance at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, where he participated in a battle against Brendan.

Pokémon

This listing is of Lucas's known Pokémon in Pokémon the Series:

Magmortar
Lucas's Magmortar
Debut Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Voice actors
Japanese Yūji Ueda
English Bill Rogers

Not much is known about Lucas's Magmortar, as it has only been seen briefly at the beginning of the eleventh movie, battling against Brendan's Rhyperior.

Magmortar's known moves are Fire Blast and Fire Punch.

GOTCHA!

Lucas briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

Lucas appeared in The Rival. In flashbacks, he was shown choosing Chimchar as his first partner Pokémon at Lake Verity and using it to defeat a wild Starly alongside Barry, before later helping Barry battle Team Galactic at the Spear Pillar.

Pokémon
Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape
Lucas's Chimchar
Lucas's Infernape
Debut The Rival

Infernape is Lucas's first partner Pokémon, evolved from the Chimchar that he found from a briefcase at Lake Verity and used to fend off a pair of wild Starly. At the Spear Pillar, it battled against and defeated Mars's Purugly.

Infernape's only known move is Close Combat.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lucas's Pokémon Adventures counterpart, Diamond
Main article: Diamond (Adventures)

Diamond from Pokémon Adventures is modeled after Lucas. Together with his friend Pearl, they form an aspiring manzai comedy duo. He is a big glutton with a love for the Proteam Omega TV show.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Main article: Hareta

Hareta from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! is based on Lucas. He's a dimwitted, headstrong boy who was partially raised in the wild after his father left him in Professor Rowan's care as a small child, causing him to constantly misunderstand how some everyday things, like Poké Balls or bikes, are supposed to be used.

Pocket Monsters DP

Main article: Dia (Pocket Monsters DP)

Dia from Pocket Monsters DP is based on Lucas's design.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Main article: Kenta (PDPV)

Kenta from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl is based on Lucas.

Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!!

Main article: Kaito (RMCO)

Kaito from Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl: Regigigas Major Capture Operation!! is based on Lucas.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Lucas or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Other 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.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Friends in Sinnoh Su Crown Zenith Uncommon 131/159 VSTAR Universe   154/172
Crown Zenith Rare Ultra 149/159 VSTAR Universe SR 247/172
 


Trivia

Anime concept art

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese コウキ Kouki From 光輝 kōki (radiance)
English, Italian Lucas From lux (Latin for light) or λευκός leukós (Ancient Greek for bright)
German Lucius From lux (Latin for light)
Spanish León Similar to his English name
French Louka From λευκός leukós (Ancient Greek for bright)
Korean 광휘 Gwanghwi From 광휘 (光輝) gwanghwi (radiance)
Chinese (Mandarin) 明輝 / 明辉 Mínghuī From 明 míng / mìhng (bright) and 光輝 / 光辉 guānghuī / gwōngfāi (radiance)
Chinese (Cantonese) 明輝 Mìhngfāi


References

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