Pochacco

Japanese Name

ポチャッコ

(Pochakko)

Alternate Names

Big-eared, chubby-faced Pochacco; The Yorimichi Dog; The Amazing Super Pup; Street Dog Extraordinaire

Birthday

February 29th (Born in a leap year)

Place of Birth

(Nightingale Lane) (うぐいす横丁 Uguisu Yokocho) or Brazil

Gender

Male

Universe

Pochacco, Hapidanbui

Hometown

(Airy' Town) (ふわふわタウン Fuwa Fuwa Town) or New York City

Species

Dog

Appearance

White with black floppy ears, no visible mouth, athletic attire (often)

Personality

Hobbies

Three-on-three basketball, soccer (especially as goalkeeper), skateboarding, riding his motorscooter

Likes

Banana ice cream, carrots, renge-so (Chinese milk vetch), anything vegetarian

Description

Sporty, playful, trips (often)

Family and Friends

Friends

Choppy (best friend), Guri, Mime, Mogumogu, Pi-ru-ru, Swim, Popple, The Pi-chans, Rachel, Ticky, Dotchi, Mon-Mon, Samyu, Ponchi, Tap, Hangyodon, Badtz-Maru, Pekkle, Tuxedo Sam, Pochamii

Creation

Debut

1989

Created By

Minoru Onoue

Pochacco (ポチャッコ, Pochakko) is one of the many fictional characters produced by Sanrio in 1989. He is drawn as a white dog with black floppy ears, but no visible mouth. He is often dressed in athletic attire, as he has a sporty and playful personality. His favorite food is banana ice cream. Sanrio created him after losing the rights to Peanuts, and designed him after Snoopy.

In the early years of his life, Pochacco was referred to as "The Yorimichi Dog". He loves basketball and soccer, but around the mid-1990s he took up skateboarding. Although he walks upright, he still has a hard time tripping over himself often; usually resulting in head injuries with an accumulation of bandages. This problem was apparently solved in a recent incarnation of him, as he is seen with a motorscooter.

Pochacco was born on February 29th, 1989 (a Leap Day which does not exist, the closest being in 1988 or 1992), on Uguisu Yokocho ("Nightingale Lane" in English), and lives in Fuwa Fuwa Town ("'Airy' Town" in English). However, Sanrio often changes character history in order to appeal to local audiences, so he is sometimes said to be born in Brazil and/or living in New York City.