However, he also lets them help each other, if the situation calls for. His personality is cheerful, friendly and welcoming, but if it comes to doings - he is completely serious and calm. Often adds the names of moves to conversations, which reminds Samson Oak, who uses Pokémon-related puns.Īs a disguised Masked Royal, and like Professor Sycamore, Kukui is an adept battler as he demonstrated his battling skills against three Trainers in a handicap as well as Ash and his friends with the use of his Incineroar, much like how Sycamore battles using his Garchomp.ĭue to his secret double-life as both a teacher and a Pokémon Royal battler, Kukui sometimes strains his relationships with his students, friends, and his wife Burnet. However, when it comes to critical situations against some powerful opponents outside his Masked Royal identity, Kukui has no choice but to reveal his battling prowess and makes them promise to hide his secret. The last name Kukui could possibly originate from the "kukui" nut tree, the national tree of Hawaii.Ī fellow researcher, Professor officially proposed to her in The Professors' New Adventure! and they also ended up as husband and wife during a wedding setup by his students.
He teaches the trainers in his classroom many factors in terms of Pokémon battling and how to bond with certain Pokémon in order to further develop their skills as trainers. One of his students, Ash stays at his place whilst attending the Pokémon School.
They have a father and son relationship as they are often seen together carrying groceries together. When Ash accidentally travelled into the past thanks to Celebi, Kukui, who didn't know Ash at this point referred to him as the Move Kahuna after witnessing him perform Inferno Overdrive for the first time. During their battle, Ash referred to him as Roarie and Kukui liked the nickname Ash gave him. Kukui: okay machamp i need you to hit me as hard as you can with mega punch.When they were sheltering from the rain, Ash told Kukui all about the Pokémon League which then inspired Kukui to create one in the future. Pokemon's been giving us some nice lookin profs? /8aKDjIZypm- Luna Powers June 2, 2016 I can practically hear the Sycamore X Kukui Fanfics being written. Has kukui ever taken care of a tentacruel? just asking for a friend.- Lucky☆Lucky June 2, 2016 This seemingly innocuous detail has only fanned the flames, as some fans fantasise about what this could look like in action: Kukui has apparently “taken direct hits from Pokémon when there was something to be learned from it”. One thing the fandom has latched onto is Game Freak’s description of Kukui’s research style. Me: /Ix9fCqxSXA- corn prices June 2, 2016 Someone: hey what do you think of professor kukui Prof kukui is daddy af- celi ⛄❄ June 2, 2016
Prof Kukui confirmed as first fuccboi professor as Nintendo reaches out to gay fans.- Ribombae June 2, 2016 WHEN PROFESSOR SYCAMORE REALIZES THAT HE HAS COMPETITION WITH PROFESSOR KUKUI /wDnSzEcycv- ✨vero✨ June 2, 2016 #PokemonSunMoon- X-mas Tree-Tail? June 2, 2016 Sycamore had the charisma, but Kukui has the bod. They have been since Kukui was revealed earlier this year, really: Just today, The Pokémon Company dropped new footage of Kukui, along with a few new details about him. Though Pokémon Sun and Moon aren’t actually out yet, Professor Kukui is already amassing a very thirsty fandom online. Certainty, that’s the way most of the Pokémon fandom is parsing Kukui many people believe that Kukui is intentionally designed to make players hot for teacher.
Which leads me to believe that the point is sexiness. You might even ask yourself, “What’s the point of wearing a lab coat over nothing but bare skin?” There’s no way the coat offers any real protection. There’s something pretty damn extra about perpetually showing off your abs like that, especially in a game like Pokémon. Now, arguably, you could make the case that he’s shirtless for a reason: Pokémon Sun and Moon take cues from Hawaii, so the setting is probably tropical and hot. Yes, that’s a shirtless Pokémon professor.