Brock (Pokémon)

Brock is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Red and Blue. While this was his first appearance, his big splash in Pokémon fandom was by being one of Ash Ketchum's two companions in the Pokémon Anime, the other being Misty. Because of his major role in that series, this article will be only discussing PokéAni!Brock and not his appearances in the games or manga.
Although Brock is the least popular of the Original Trio, he is a favorite to many and is the focus of many fanworks. He is an icon of popular culture.
The Pokémon Brock is most associated with are Onix, Croagunk and Vulpix.
== Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships ==
*Brock's most popular relationship the character trio (combi in Japanese) of him, Ash Ketchum and Misty. This is dubbed Original Trio by English-speaking fans and is called 無印組 in Japanese, meaning Unnamed Group or Original Group.
** Within the trio, there are three possible ships with Brock:
*** Brock x Misty is GymShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called タケカス (Takekasu). It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
***Brock x Ash is BoulderShipping which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called サトタケ (Satotake), meaning Ash is the seme and Brock is the uke in the coupling. It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
***Brock x Misty x Ash is SakataShipping, which is Poly.
*Brock is also shipped with Dawn, forming LightrockShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called タケヒカ (Takehika). It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*Brock is also shipped with James, forming BrocketShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called コジタケ(Kojitake), meaning James is the seme and Brock is the uke in the coupling. It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
**BrocketShipping can also mean Brock paired with Jessie. In Japanese, this is called タケムサ (Takemusa).
*Brock is also shipped with Max, forming NavigatorShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*Brock is also shipped with May, forming ShoppingShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called タケハル (Takeharu). It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*Brock is also shipped with Paul, forming HollowShipping, which which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called シンタケ (Shintake), meaning Paul is the seme and Brock is the uke in the coupling. It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*Brock is also shipped with Tracey Sketchit, forming ThirdWheelShipping, which which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called ケンタケ (Kentake), meaning Tracey is the seme and Brock is the uke in the coupling. It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*Brock is also shipped with Officer Jenny, forming LustShipping, which is Female/Male.
**LustShipping can also mean Brock paired with Nurse Joy.
===Common Relationships with Minor Characters===
*Brock x Autumn (KitchenMaidShipping)
*Brock x Holly (TeenCareShipping)
*Brock x Lizabeth (UltramarineShipping)
*Brock x Marilyn (MonroeShipping)
*Brock x Natalie (SitrusShipping)
*Brock x Pike Queen Lucy (LuckShipping)
*Brock x Professor Ivy (TraumaShipping)
*Brock x Suzy (BreederShipping)
===Less Popular Relationships===
*AboutToBurstShipping - Brock, Miruto, Pauline, Rovy & Rug
*AdvancedDreamTeamShipping - Ash, Brock & May
*AgerasiaShipping - Brock & Dr. Yung
*AlcoveShipping - Brock & Diana
*AlolanBreederShipping - Brock & Lillie
*AlongsideShipping - Brock & Drew
*AltitudeShipping - Brock & Moria
*AmorousShipping - Brock & Temacu
*AmprisShipping - Brock, James, Jessie & Meowth
*AncientPowerShipping - Brock & Olympia
*AndromedaShipping - Brock & Shelly
*AnterosShipping - Ash, Brock & Paul
*AntithesisShipping - Brock & Bonnie
*AnythingGoesShipping - Brock, Drew, Harley & Solidad
*ApplesauceShipping - Brock & Ursula
*ArgonShipping - Brock & Petrel
*ArtimusPyleShipping - Brock & Clyde
*AsperityShipping - Brock & Saturn
*AspirationShipping - Max & Ash, Brock, Professor Oak, Tracey, May OR Misty
*AttackShipping - Brock & Latias
*AttractionShipping - Brock & Claudina
...And these are just the A's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
*High School AU - common because of his relative age.
*Pining - Brock having unrequited crushes on girls, being in line with his canon behavior.
*Futurefic - Brock as an adult, sometimes in a romantic relationship.
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
==Example/Notable Fanac==
===Fan Art===
* by GothicMew (2007)
* by Ry-Spirit (2017)
* by crumblygumbly (2008)
* by MajinLu (2009)
* by Khaliqa (2014)
* by thegreyzen, with his Onyx (2016)
===Fan Fic===
* by Mister 49 (2001), a short character study.
* by Wild Growlithe (2001), a one-shot.
* by LeDiz (2016), Because Ash hasn't been calling home lately, the family sends Brock to make sure Ash hasn't done something particularly Ash-like in Kalos. Instead, he gets swept up in some typical Ash-shenanigans and has to come to terms with a few things.
* by LuckyLadybug (2017), Classic Era. A fight against Team Rocket goes horribly wrong when Brock is hurt.
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
Category:Pokémon Characters