Buck

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Buck
バク Baku
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Art from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Gender Male
Hometown Survival Area
Region Sinnoh
Relatives Older brother Flint Grandfather
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer
Generation IV
Games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Buck (Japanese: バク Baku) is a Pokémon Trainer from Sinnoh. He is one of five Trainers who can join with the main character during an event in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Buck is a strong trainer from Survival Area which is close to Stark Mountain volcano, where he loves to train. Later, he can join the player in competition at Sinnoh's Battle Tower. He appears at Stark Mountain and is part of the event required to catch Heatran. Mention is that Buck's older brother is an Elite Four member, but who it is exactly remains unknown. Many fans speculate that it may be Flint. His grandfather runs and cooks at the Battleground.

Pokémon

Stark Mountain

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Battle Tower

In the Battle Tower, Buck uses a variety of Pokémon, most of which have high Defensive stats.

Regirock

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Regice

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Registeel

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Cresselia

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Bastiodon

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Dusclops

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Dusknoir

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Umbreon

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Cloyster

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Forretress

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Skarmory

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Shuckle

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Steelix

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Probopass

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Battleground

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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.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Buck's Training - - Uncommon Legends Awakened 130/146
(H) Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release) -

Quotes

When met on the way to Stark Mountain: 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!

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese バク
Baku
From 麦 baku, wheat.
English Buck From buckwheat. Is also similar to Baku.
French Cornil A possible reference to corn.
German Avenaro From avena, the scientific name of oat.
Italian Chicco Literally means grain.
Spanish Bulgur From bulgur, a cereal food.
Korean Maek maek means wheat (same as Japanese).

His name could be derived from the Japanese word for explosion (爆破 bakuha) which possibly refers to his training place, a blazing volcano.

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