Barry (Pokémon)

Barry is a Pokémon Trainer from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. He's the rival to the player character, which may be Lucas or Dawn depending on gender. Barry is well-liked with fans, though not too many fanworks exist which primarily focus on him. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters. While he does have a counterpart in Pokéspe named Pearl, this character is distinct enough for his own article.
Until Masters, the name "Barry" for his gameverse counterpart was only semi-canonical. Barry was his name in the Pokémon Anime, and most fans called him this for years as a fanon personal name since it was also one of the predetermined options the player could pick in the games. Many years after DPP came out, it was discovered the internal data of Diamond and Pearl refer to him as Cedric, a name not seen elsewhere and not one fans usehttps://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Barry_(game)#Names. In Japanese, "Cedric" is パール (Pearl) instead, a name reserved by fans for his manga counterpart.
The Pokémon he is most associated with are Empoleon, Chimchar and Uxie.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
==== F/M ====
* Barry is most commonly paired up with Dawn, forming FutabaShipping, aka TwinleafShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is most often called ジュンヒカ (Junhika).
==== M/M ====
* Barry is also shipped with Lucas, forming ClingyShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called コウジュン (Kōjun), meaning Lucas is the seme and Barry is the uke in the coupling.
**The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ジュンコウ (Junkou).
*Barry is also shipped with Paul, forming ColdcoffeeShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called シンジュン (Shinjun), meaning Paul is the seme and Barry is the uke in the coupling.
*Barry is also shipped with Volkner, forming WiredShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called デンジュン (Denjun), meaning Volkner is the seme and Barry is the uke in the coupling.
==== Gen ====
*Barry also has a somewhat popular gen relationship (combi in Japanese) with his father Palmer, simply called Barry & Palmer in English.
*Together, Barry, Dawn and Lucas form the Sinnoh Trio.
** In Japanese, their gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called 神奥トリオ, meaning Sinnoh Trio.
** This is not to be confused with シンオウトリオ, which is this same group but for the Pokéspe.
** シンオウ組 may also be used, though that just translates as Sinnoh Group, so it includes any large group of Sinnoh characters.
===Less Popular Relationships===
* BaconcheeseShipping - Barry & Bonnie
* BiancaHasFunShipping - Barry, Black, Cheren, Hilbert, Pearl & Bianca (BW)
* BitterCoffeeShipping - Barry & Georgia
* BlackCoffeeShipping - Barry, Paul & Gameverse!Silver
* BlondAttackShipping - Barry, Clemont & Bonnie
* BlueYellowShipping - Barry & Marina
* BoastShipping - Barry & Ursula
* BoulevardShipping - Barry & Gameverse!Silver
* BranletteShipping - Ash, Barry, Drew, Gary, Nando, Paul & Richie
* BrightTowerShipping - Barry & Ritchie
* BRKShipping - Barry & Fantina
* BrokenFaderCartelShipping - Barry & Feebas
* BubblyCharmShipping - Barry & Bede
* BubblyCottonShipping - Barry & Hop
* BubblyToxinShipping - Barry & Klara
* BurntJokeShipping - Barry & Pokéspe!Silver
...And these are just the B's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
[freeform tags, headcanons]
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
==Example/Notable Fanac==
===Fan Communities/Fan Events===
*, a club on Deviantart.
*, a club on Deviantart.
*, a club on Deviantart for Barry/Dawn.
*, a club on Deviantart for Barry/Lucas.
*, a club on Deviantart for Barry & Palmer and Barry/Palmer.
=== Fan Art ===
* (2024)
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2016), a fan mix for Barry & his Empoleon.
* (2015), a fan mix for Barry/Dawn
* (2015), a fan mix for Barry/Dawn
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters