Lucca

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Lucca
ルッカLucca

Lucca
AgeUnknown
GenderFemale
Eye colorLight turquoise
Hair colorBlack (with dark blue highlights)
HometownCabo Poco (original hometown unknown)
RegionPaldea (originallyKanto)
RelativesLiko (daughter)
Alex (husband)
Diana (mother)
Layla (grandmother)
Lucius (great-grandfather; deceased)
Rystal (great-grandmother; deceased)
Animated seriesPokémon Horizons: The Series
DebutThe Future I Choose
English voice actorDawn M. Bennett
Japanese voice actorHouko Kuwashima

Lucca (Japanese:ルッカLucca), also referred to asMrs. Lucca (Japanese:ルッカ先生Lucca-sensei), is a supporting character who appears inPokémon Horizons: The Series. She is ateacher andLiko'smother.

History

Pre-series

Lucca grew up somewhere in theKantoregion, where she metAlex when she attendedIndigo Academy.

Sometime before the events ofPokémon Horizons: The Series, Lucca metFriede and became his teacher.

As revealed inFlying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!, some years later, she moved toPaldea with Alex and eventually have her daughter namedLiko. Lucca introduced Friede toCaptain Pikachu, which led them to forming theRising Volt Tacklers. One day, Lucca was contacted byher mother as she asked her to hire anyone she trusted to protect both Liko and the pendant. Accepting her mother's request, Lucca called Friede and asked him to bring Liko, who was attending Indigo Academy, to Paldea and protect her during the journey there.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Lucca and Friede

Lucca was first mentioned inThe Pendant That Starts It All (Part One) byLiko when she talking to her roommate that she befriend namedAnn. She andher husband recommendedIndigo Academy as the place where Liko would attend in the hopes of finding her goal.

InFor Sure! 'Cause Sprigatito's with Me!,Friede mentioned her, where it was revealed that she asked and paid theRising Volt Tacklers to be Liko's bodyguards.

InWelcome to Paldea!, she was mentioned by Alex, when Liko asked where she was and Alex told Liko that she was on a field trip and couldn't come home that day.

InArboliva's Forest, Friede mentioned that he was awaiting contact from her. Lucca made her first physical appearance in thenext episode. Meeting Friede in a library inArtazon, Lucca told Friede the story about theAncient Adventurer, and how the story was connected with the twoAncient Poké Balls that Liko andRoy had. Friede also asked her if she knew anything about Liko's pendant since she was her mother, and she told him that she didn't know much about it, as it belonged to her mother,Diana. She also revealed that Diana had given the pendant to Liko as a good-luck charm.

Lucca and Liko

InReunion at the Ancient Castle!, Diana revealed to Liko that she and Lucca had frequent contact about the journey Liko had been on with the Rising Volt Tacklers.

Lucca met Liko again some time before the events ofWelcome to Naranja Academy!. During the episode, Lucca and her husband welcomed Liko and prepared her to enterNaranja Academy. Lucca accompanied her during the way to the school, and when they separated, she wished Liko good luck.

Lucca was mentioned inThe Three Explorers where Diana revealed that she met with her daughter and she revealed that Liko was traveling toKitakami with the Rising Volt Tacklers.

InBeyond the Shining Rainbow, Lucca and Alex received a message from Liko on her Rotom Phone informing her that Liko had made progress in her search for theSix Heroes. After seeing the message, she sawBlack Rayquaza flying alongside theBrave Olivine.

Character

Lucca is a caring mother, who doesn't want to let her maternal-side influence Liko, and prefers her daughter to do things on her own as a way to have her learn about herself. According to her daughter, Lucca has a really short temper, just like hermother andgreat-grandmother, as revealed inThe Three Explorers.

Pokémon

Traveling with


Rotom Phone

Temporary

Squawkabilly
Diana's Squawkabilly
DebutThe Future I Choose
Voice actors
JapaneseTatsuki Kobe
EnglishMarc Thompson

InThe Future I Choose,Diana'sSquawkabilly was seen with Lucca. It gaveFriede a clue to Diana's whereabouts, anold castle in theGalarregion, before flying off into the sunset to eventually return to Diana.

None of Squawkabilly's moves are known.

Voice actress

LanguageVoice actor
Japanese桑島法子Houko Kuwashima
EnglishDawn M. Bennett
Arabicجيهان ملاJihan Malla
ChineseCantonese鄭家蕙Cheng Ka Wai
Mandarin李珮嘉Lǐ Pèijiā (Taiwan)
冯骏骅Féng Jùnhuá (mainland China)
ItalianFederica Simonelli
PolishKarolina Bacia
European PortugueseTeresa Arcanjo
SpanishLatin AmericaScarlett Bernal
SpainCatherina Martínez


Names

LanguageNameOrigin
JapaneseルッカLuccaFromlux (Latin for light)
English, French, Spanish, European PortugueseLuccaSame as Japanese name
ItalianLucySimilar to her English name. Also fromlux (Latin for light).
Korean루카LucaTranscription of her English name
Chinese (Mandarin)露卡LùkǎTranscription of her English name
Chinese (Cantonese)露卡Louhká
Brazilian PortugueseLukaSimilar to her English name

Related articles

Pokémon Horizons characters
ProtagonistsLiko (MeowscaradaPagogo) •Roy (Skeledirge)
Rising Volt TacklersFriede (Captain Pikachu) •MollieOrlaLudlowMurdockDot (Quaxwell) •Ult
ExplorersOniaZircHamberSpinelCoralSidianChalceGibeonIndiRubina
RelativesLucius (RayquazaSix Heroes) •RystalLaylaDianaAlexLuccaRoy's grandfatherRoy's parentsFrankaCervantisMariaMollie's motherUlt's father
Supporting castNurse JoySteven StoneRotom PhonesAnnLiko's homeroom teacherAmethio (Zygarde) •NemonaIonoKarnaClavellGeetaDendraJacqPennyNikoRobDashRaifortPerrinCarmineBriarMaster MayonnaiseEmmaCyranoGym LeadersElite FourMany temporary characters
See also:Pokémon the Series characters
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