Buck

Buck (Japanese: バク Baku) is a Pokémon Trainer from Sinnoh. He specializes in Pokémon with high and .
==In the core series games==
Buck is first seen in the Fight Area, where he overhears talking to the player in and and watches the player battle with Barry against Volkner and Flint in .
Buck is one of the five Trainers who can join with the player during an event in the Sinnoh-based games. He is a strong from the Survival Area which is close to Stark Mountain, where he loves to train. He appears at Stark Mountain and is part of the event required to catch .
He can tag team with the player at Sinnoh and Johto's , and in Platinum, he can be battled at the Battleground.
His grandfather runs and cooks at the Battleground, while his older brother is Flint of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
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As the player's Multi Battle Partner, Buck uses mostly Pokémon that excel in the Defense stat. Some excel in Sp. Defense instead, or both.
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======Master Class Double Battles (Rank 7)======
In each team, Buck uses the first and second Pokémon on the list, and Bertha uses the third and fourth.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl====
Buck is an amateur treasure hunter who was searching for rarities with the help of Baltoy's senses. He appeared in Bucking the Treasure Trend!, where he met up with and on the same ferry bound for Lily of the Valley Island. Unlike the other passengers who were headed for the Sinnoh League, Buck was actually getting off at the nearby Dandelion Island so he could look for treasures after uncovering a map during one of his other expeditions.
With the help of Ash's group, Buck was able to find the island's treasure, ancient pottery, at an ancient ruin site. He also managed to capture a powerful . Buck revealed that he wanted to become an archaeology professor. He said farewell to the group and planned to head to Stark Mountain to uncover more treasures.
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=====On hand=====
This listing is of Buck's known in .
=====Status unknown=====
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===Pokémon Generations===
Buck appeared in The Magma Stone, where he was shown at Stark Mountain. He used his to battle the rampaging alongside Looker and his . He then returned the Magma Stone to its original resting place on a stone altar, thus resealing Heatran. Afterwards, he revealed to Looker that he was traveling around Sinnoh to become the greatest Pokémon Trainer ever.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Buck first makes an appearance in the Battleground battling with Marley. The battle goes without a conclusion as Buck notices spying on them and chases after him while the officer escapes. Later, after 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 s convening on Stark Mountain.
He states that he has always admired , 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, only for Charon to take it for his own. Buck tries to escape Charon's wrath, but Heatran is too powerful for him to escape. Eventually, Looker comes to his rescue, but finds Charon too powerful to defeat as well. Despite their best efforts, Charon defeats them, but they manage to escape and are badly wounded. With Platinum's Pokémon's help, Buck is put into the hospital, where his friends distress over his current condition, leading them to decide to take revenge on Charon.
After Charon is defeated, a now-healed Buck arrives to greet his friends at Sunyshore City. With Heatran free from Charon's control, Buck and his friends decide to take it back to its home on Stark Mountain.
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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.
==Trivia==
*Buck is the only Stat Trainer to specialize in more than one stat.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	バク Baku 	From 麦 baku () and 爆 baku (explosion)
English 	Buck 	From . Similar to his Japanese name.
German 	Avenaro 	From (oat genus)
Spanish 	Bulgur 	From (Turkish for )
French 	Cornil 	From
Italian 	Chicco 	From chicco (grain)
Korean 	맥 Maek 	From 맥 (麦) maek (wheat)
Chinese ()	麥可 / 麦可 Màikě 	From 麥 / 麦 mài / maahk (wheat)
Chinese ()	麥可 Maahkhó 	From 麥 / 麦 mài / maahk (wheat)
Vietnamese	Baku 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
==Related articles==
* Stat Trainers
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Diamond and Pearl characters
Category:Platinum characters
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters
Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl characters
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
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