Buck
バク Baku
File:Buck.png
Art from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Gender Male
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 is one of the five Trainers who can join with the main character during an event in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

In the games

Buck 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. Later, he can join the player in competition at Sinnoh's Battle Tower. His grandfather runs and cooks at the Battleground while his older brother is Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

Stark Mountain



Battle Tower

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

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl


Regirock
 
Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Leftovers
Regirock Lv.50
Sandstorm
Rock Status
Brick Break
Fighting Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
 
Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Regirock Lv.50
Explosion
Normal Physical
Brick Break
Fighting Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
 
Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Passho Berry
Regirock Lv.50
Superpower
Fighting Physical
Strength
Normal Physical
AncientPower
Rock Special
Secret Power
Normal Physical
 
Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Smooth Rock
Regirock Lv.50
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Iron Defense
Steel Status
Sandstorm
Rock Status
Regice
 
Types:
Ice Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Leftovers
Regice Lv.50
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Thunderbolt
Electric Special
Protect
Normal Status
Toxic
Poison Status
 
Types:
Ice Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Ganlon Berry
Regice Lv.50
Focus Blast
Fighting Special
Natural Gift
Normal Physical
Giga Impact
Normal Physical
Rock Polish
Rock Status
 
Types:
Ice Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Shell Bell
Regice Lv.50
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Thunderbolt
Electric Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
 
Types:
Ice Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Chesto Berry
Regice Lv.50
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
AncientPower
Rock Special
Rest
Psychic Status
Registeel
 
Types:
Steel Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Damp Rock
Registeel Lv.50
Rain Dance
Water Status
Thunder
Electric Special
Protect
Normal Status
Stealth Rock
Rock Status
 
Types:
Steel Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Chesto Berry
Registeel Lv.50
Curse
??? Status
Rest
Psychic Status
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
Metal Claw
Steel Physical
 
Types:
Steel Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Registeel Lv.50
Iron Defense
Steel Status
Toxic
Poison Status
Substitute
Normal Status
Earthquake
Ground Physical
 
Types:
Steel Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Registeel Lv.50
Explosion
Normal Physical
Double Team
Normal Status
Swagger
Normal Status
Substitute
Normal Status
Cresselia
 
Types:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Wise Glasses
Cresselia Lv.50
Psychic
Psychic Special
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Shadow Ball
Ghost Special
Energy Ball
Grass Special
 
Types:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Leftovers
Cresselia Lv.50
Calm Mind
Psychic Status
Psychic
Psychic Special
Moonlight
Normal Status
Shadow Ball
Ghost Special
 
Types:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Focus Band
Cresselia Lv.50
Lunar Dance
Psychic Status
Safeguard
Normal Status
Future Sight
Psychic Special
Psychic
Psychic Special
 
Types:
Psychic Unknown
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Lum Berry
Cresselia Lv.50
Double Team
Normal Status
Moonlight
Normal Status
Toxic
Poison Status
Psychic
Psychic Special
Bastiodon
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Muscle Band
Bastiodon Lv.50
Iron Head
Steel Physical
Iron Tail
Steel Physical
Metal Burst
Steel Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Shuca Berry
Bastiodon Lv.50
Iron Tail
Steel Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Giga Impact
Normal Physical
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Shuca Berry
Bastiodon Lv.50
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Giga Impact
Normal Physical
Iron Tail
Steel Physical
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Bastiodon Lv.50
Sandstorm
Rock Status
Thunder
Electric Special
Blizzard
Ice Special
Fire Blast
Fire Special
Dusclops
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Leftovers
Dusclops Lv.50
Toxic
Poison Status
Confuse Ray
Ghost Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Protect
Normal Status
Dusknoir
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Ganlon Berry
Dusknoir Lv.50
Curse
??? Status
Pain Split
Normal Status
Substitute
Normal Status
Protect
Normal Status
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Muscle Band
Dusknoir Lv.50
Earthquake
Ground Physical
ThunderPunch
Electric Physical
Shadow Punch
Ghost Physical
Fire Punch
Fire Physical
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Spell Tag
Dusknoir Lv.50
Trick Room
Psychic Status
Shadow Punch
Ghost Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Ice Punch
Ice Physical
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  BrightPowder
Dusknoir Lv.50
Double Team
Normal Status
Rest
Psychic Status
Sleep Talk
Normal Status
Payback
Dark Physical
Umbreon
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  BrightPowder
Umbreon Lv.50
Attract
Normal Status
Pursuit
Dark Physical
Protect
Normal Status
Toxic
Poison Status
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  Leftovers
Umbreon Lv.50
Moonlight
Normal Status
Screech
Normal Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Last Resort
Normal Physical
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  Leftovers
Umbreon Lv.50
Swagger
Normal Status
Mean Look
Normal Status
Screech
Normal Status
Moonlight
Normal Status
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  Scope Lens
Umbreon Lv.50
Confuse Ray
Ghost Status
Assurance
Dark Physical
Last Resort
Normal Physical
Shadow Ball
Ghost Special
Cloyster
 
Types:
Water Ice
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Leftovers
Cloyster Lv.50
Whirlpool
Water Special
Toxic
Poison Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Protect
Normal Status
Forretress
 
Types:
Bug Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Forretress Lv.50
Explosion
Normal Physical
Double-Edge
Normal Physical
Rock Slide
Rock Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
 
Types:
Bug Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Forretress Lv.50
Gyro Ball
Steel Physical
Counter
Fighting Physical
Spikes
Ground Status
Mirror Shot
Steel Special
 
Types:
Bug Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Forretress Lv.50
Double-Edge
Normal Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Toxic
Poison Status
Double Team
Normal Status
 
Types:
Bug Steel
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Sitrus Berry
Forretress Lv.50
Payback
Dark Physical
Toxic Spikes
Poison Status
Stealth Rock
Rock Status
Spikes
Ground Status
Skarmory
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Skarmory Lv.50
Spikes
Ground Status
Roar
Normal Status
Drill Peck
Flying Physical
Double Team
Normal Status
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Skarmory Lv.50
Night Slash
Dark Physical
Air Slash
Flying Special
X-Scissor
Bug Physical
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Skarmory Lv.50
Swift
Normal Special
Metal Sound
Steel Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Sand-Attack
Ground Status
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Keen Eye
Held item:
  Life Orb
Skarmory Lv.50
Air Cutter
Flying Special
Steel Wing
Steel Physical
Roost
Flying Status
Pluck
Flying Physical
Shuckle
 
Types:
Bug Rock
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  BrightPowder
Shuckle Lv.50
Power Trick
Psychic Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
 
Types:
Bug Rock
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Leftovers
Shuckle Lv.50
Double Team
Normal Status
Substitute
Normal Status
Toxic
Poison Status
Sandstorm
Rock Status
 
Types:
Bug Rock
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Chesto Berry
Shuckle Lv.50
Withdraw
Water Status
Protect
Normal Status
Swagger
Normal Status
Rest
Psychic Status
 
Types:
Bug Rock
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Razor Fang
Shuckle Lv.50
Power Trick
Psychic Status
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Gyro Ball
Steel Physical
Steelix
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Steelix Lv.50
Thunder Fang
Electric Physical
Fire Fang
Fire Physical
Ice Fang
Ice Physical
Crunch
Dark Physical
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Passho Berry
Steelix Lv.50
Sandstorm
Rock Status
Rock Tomb
Rock Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Rock Slide
Rock Physical
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Rock Head
Held item:
  Metal Coat
Steelix Lv.50
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
Gyro Ball
Steel Physical
Iron Tail
Steel Physical
Stealth Rock
Rock Physical
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Quick Claw
Steelix Lv.50
Gyro Ball
Steel Physical
Explosion
Normal Physical
Screech
Normal Status
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Probopass
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Chople Berry
Probopass Lv.50
Magnet Rise
Steel Status
Flash Cannon
Steel Special
Discharge
Electric Special
Stealth Rock
Rock Status
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Rock Incense
Probopass Lv.50
Rock Polish
Rock Status
Stealth Rock
Rock Status
Lock-On
Normal Status
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  King's Rock
Probopass Lv.50
Rock Polish
Rock Status
Magnet Bomb
Steel Physical
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Explosion
Normal Physical
 
Types:
Rock Steel
Ability:
Unknown
Held item:
  Hard Stone
Probopass Lv.50
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Rock Tomb
Rock Physical
Rock Slide
Rock Physical
Rollout
Rock Physical

Pokémon Platinum


Registeel
 
Types:
Steel Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Razor Claw
Registeel Lv.50
Shadow Claw
Ghost Physical
Aerial Ace
Flying Physical
Thunder Punch
Electric Physical
Ice Punch
Ice Physical
Steelix
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Rock Head
Held item:
  Shuca Berry
Steelix Lv.50
Thunder Fang
Electric Physical
Fire Fang
Fire Physical
Ice Fang
Ice Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Suicune
 
Types:
Water Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  King's Rock
Suicune Lv.50
Ice Fang
Ice Physical
Waterfall
Water Physical
Bite
Dark Physical
Iron Head
Steel Physical
Claydol
 
Types:
Ground Psychic
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Wise Glasses
Claydol Lv.50
Psychic
Psychic Special
Earth Power
Ground Special
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Charge Beam
Electric Special
Umbreon
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  Lax Incense
Umbreon Lv.50
Faint Attack
Dark Physical
Swagger
Normal Status
Psych Up
Normal Status
Screech
Normal Status
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  BrightPowder
Umbreon Lv.50
Payback
Dark Physical
Trump Card
Normal Special
Curse
??? Status
Moonlight
Normal Status
Dusknoir
 
Types:
Ghost Unknown
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Muscle Band
Dusknoir Lv.50
Shadow Punch
Ghost Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Brick Break
Fighting Physical
Rock Slide
Rock Physical
Skarmory
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Occa Berry
Skarmory Lv.50
Drill Peck
Flying Physical
Steel Wing
Steel Physical
Spikes
Ground Status
Roar
Normal Status
 
Types:
Steel Flying
Ability:
Sturdy
Held item:
  Leftovers
Skarmory Lv.50
Fly
Flying Physical
Toxic
Poison Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Roost
Flying Status
Regice
 
Types:
Ice Unknown
Ability:
Clear Body
Held item:
  Shell Bell
Regice Lv.50
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Thunderbolt
Electric Special
Hyper Beam
Normal Special
Focus Blast
Fighting Special

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver


Umbreon
 
Types:
Dark Unknown
Ability:
Synchronize
Held item:
  Leftovers
Umbreon Lv.50
Toxic
Poison Status
Mean Look
Normal Status
Double Team
Normal Status
Confuse Ray
Ghost Status
Claydol
 
Types:
Ground Psychic
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Wise Glasses
Claydol Lv.50
Earth Power
Ground Special
Psychic
Psychic Special
Charge Beam
Electric Special
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Leafeon
 
Types:
Grass Unknown
Ability:
Leaf Guard
Held item:
  BrightPowder
Leafeon Lv.50
Leaf Blade
Grass Physical
Last Resort
Normal Physical
Curse
??? Status
GrassWhistle
Grass Status
Articuno
 
Types:
Ice Flying
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
  Charti Berry
Articuno Lv.50
Ice Beam
Ice Special
Air Cutter
Flying Special
AncientPower
Rock Special
Sheer Cold
Ice Special
Steelix
 
Types:
Steel Ground
Ability:
Rock Head
Held item:
  Iron Ball
Steelix Lv.50
Gyro Ball
Steel Physical
Payback
Dark Physical
Swagger
Normal Status
Curse
??? Status
Bronzong
 
Types:
Steel Psychic
Ability:
Levitate
Held item:
  Lum Berry
Bronzong Lv.50
Dream Eater
Psychic Special
Hypnosis
Psychic Status
Signal Beam
Bug Special
Trick Room
Psychic Status

Battleground



In the anime

File:Buck and Baltoy.png
Buck and his Baltoy 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.

 
Baltoy
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!
 
Claydol
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!

Status unknown

 
Mantine
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!

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 渡辺明乃 Akeno Watanabe
English Bryan Tyler
Brazilian Portuguese Alex Minei
European Spanish Álvaro de Juan

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Buck in Pokémon Adventures

Buck first makes an appearance in the Battleground battling with fellow Stat Trainer, 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 in the next round. Apparently, 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 but is shocked to see Charon take it for his own and uses it against him. Later, Looker arrives to help Buck battle against Team Galactic; they manage to escape but are badly hurt and were put in the hospital.

Pokémon

 
Claydol
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

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 - -   Legends Awakened 130/146
(H) Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release) -

Quotes

In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Versions

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!

In Pokemon Platinum Version

When met on the way to Stark Mountain: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. 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 Pokemon 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 Pokemon Center because my Pokemon's low on HP. So, if you could get up to Stark Mountain now, that'd be great. Thanks! No: I'll keep asking the same thing over and over until you say "Yes!"

Names

Language Name Origin
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. 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).
Chinese (Taiwan) 麥可 Màikě Partial transliteration of his Japanese name. Contains 麥 mài, "wheat"


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