Lucas (game)

Lucas コウキ Kōki
Art from Platinum
Gender	Male
Hometown	Twinleaf Town (as player), Sandgem Town (as partner)
Region	Sinnoh
Relatives	Johanna, unnamed father (as player), unnamed sister, grandfather, father (as partner)
Trainer class	Trainer
Generation	IV
Games	Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Anime cameos	Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Manga counterpart(s)	Diamond

Lucas (Japanese: コウキ Kōki) is the male player character of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. His female counterpart is Dawn. If the player chooses Dawn, he will become Rowan's assistant for the game. Lucas lives in Sandgem Town with his little sister, grandfather, and father - who works as an assistant of Professor Rowan. He is already the Professor's assistant at the beginning of the game. He also demonstrates to the player how to capture Pokémon by capturing a wild Bidoof.

The character Diamond from the Pokémon Adventures manga is based off of the design of Lucas.

His English name is derived from "lux-lucis", the Latin root word for light, while his Japanese name is a reference to the Japanese word for "brightness" (光輝 kōki), much like Hikari means light (光). It is also similar to 金剛石 kongōseki, a Japanese word for diamond.

In the games

Story

Lucas lives in Twinleaf Town with his mother and dreams big, so he and his best friend (and soon-to-be rival) have high hopes of catching the legendary Pokémon of their nearby Lake. After meeting Professor Rowan and his assistant Dawn, they are attacked by wild Pokémon and as a last resort, use the Pokémon in the briefcase the Professor has forgotten. After bringing the Pokémon back Lucas receives the Pokémon he used as well as a Pokédex and goes on to gather the eight badges of Sinnoh, defeat Team Galactic and conquer the Pokémon League all before taking on the Battle Frontier.

In the events of Platinum, Lucas and Barry instead go to visit Professor Rowan at his lab rather than go to the lake in search of a Pokémon of the same rarity as a Red Gyarados, and receive their Pokémon on Route 201 when Professor Rowan realises that they are so dedicated to Pokémon as to attempt to travel from Twinleaf Town to Sandgem Town through the tall grass without any Pokémon of their own.

Lucas is given the biggest task, much larger than previous heroes. He has to stop Team Galactic from trying to use either Dialga or Palkia to destroy the entire universe in order to create a new one. In the events of Platinum, he attempts to use both plus Giratina.

Pokémon

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Lucas's sprite from Diamond and Pearl	Lucas's sprite from Platinum	Lucas's Challenge sprite from Platinum

This listing is for Lucas's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

First battle (capture tutorial)

If the player chose Turtwig:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Piplup:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Route 202|Route 202]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Second battle (as partner)

If the player chose Turtwig:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup Lv.13 Bubble Water Special   --       Pound Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig Lv.13 Absorb Grass Special   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

If the player chose Piplup:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Jubilife City|Jubilife City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None
Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar Lv.13 Ember Fire Special   --       Scratch Normal Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Third battle (as partner)

If the player chose Turtwig:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy Lv.25 Metronome Normal Status   --       Sing Normal Status   --       Gravity Psychic Status   --       Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra Lv.25 Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Prinplup Lv.28 BubbleBeam Water Special   --       Peck Flying Physical   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Metal Claw Steel Physical   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy Lv.25 Metronome Normal Status   --       Sing Normal Status   --       Gravity Psychic Status   --       Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra Lv.25 Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grotle Lv.28 Razor Leaf Grass Physical   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Curse ??? Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

[[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] Lucas [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum [[PKMN Trainer (Trainer class)|PKMN Trainer]] and Professor Lucas Oak [[Veilstone City|Veilstone City]] Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Reward: None

Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Cute Charm Held item: None Clefairy Lv.25 Metronome Normal Status   --       Sing Normal Status   --       Gravity Psychic Status   --       Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Kadabra Lv.25 Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Monferno Lv.28 Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --       Ember Fire Special   --       Mach Punch Fighting Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --

Optional names for Lucas (as player character)

Art from Diamond and Pearl

In the anime

Lucas has a cameo appearance at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, in a battle against Brendan.

Pokémon

This is a listing of Lucas' known Pokémon in the anime:

Magmortar

Trivia

Anime artwork

• Like Barry having one of his default Japanese names being Shigeru, one of Lucas's default names is Satoshi. In English translations "Ash" is one of default names for Lucas, but there is no "Gary" among Barry's names. However, this was apparently recognized in German and Korean translations, which also have Ash's and Gary's name as one of Lucas's and Barry's names.
• One of Lucas's optional names include Todd in English translation and トオル Tōru (Todd's Japanese name) in Japanese translations. Other language versions do not catch this. Another name from the show is Jimmy. This one, however, is probably coincidental.
  • Another of Lucas's optional names is Mark, the name of the male protagonist from the Game Boy TCG games.
• The majority of his Japanese default names are shared with Red from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Gold from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Unlike most game characters with anime counterparts, the clothes of Lucas's anime counterpart are of different colors to his.
• Lucas is 4'7" (145 cm) tall and weighs 83.8 lbs (38 kg).
• Lucas and Dawn are asked if they are a couple by Mars during the Lake Acuity battle: "So what is it? Are you some lovey-dovey couple to the rescue?"
• After the player defeats the Sinnoh Elite Four and becomes the Champion, Lucas will stay at the front side of Professor Rowan's laboratory in Sandgem Town (if the player chose Dawn). If the player has set the birth date on the DS Settings, he'll say the following in conversation when talked to on that day:

"Hey,<player's name>? Is it maybe your birthday today?"

If "Yes":

"I thought so! Congratulations, <player's name>! You know, I'm glad we're friends!"

If "No":

"Huh? It isn't? Now, what made me think it was your birthday? Freaky weird."

• Dawn and Lucas were shown to be holding Repeat Ball in their Platinum artwork, much like May and Brendan are holding a Premier Ball in their Emerald artwork.
• The position of his Platinum sprite looks similar to the position of Kris's Sugimori artwork in Crystal.

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