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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 14:18:04 GMT
I'M NOT RACIST. I Named him Black Because of Pokémon adventures you know..um that Black in the manga!
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Post by Blackscorpion2 on Mar 21, 2014 17:37:48 GMT
Actually, Immah be okay with Scorp but Black seems okay :3
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 18:11:12 GMT
YAY!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 18:11:35 GMT
THATS M NICKNAME FOR YA ONLY
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Post by NovaStorm on Mar 25, 2014 3:30:15 GMT
I was not always a Pearlshipper, I started off as a Pokeshipper. Everyone liked the original series anway and the Pokeshipping hints were very easy to grasp because they were very straightforward and obvious (thanks to the dub). DP was the new series when I started watching, but I really liked OS and AG since they were completed. I didn't really care after Season 10 until Pearlshipping's famed season, Season 12, came out. Of course, I was still a kid into Pokeshipping but I nevertheless enjoyed the current seasons good moments. Back then, I knew Ash, Dawn, and Brock were friends, but it was more on a general side and I did not know Ash and Dawn were so close (also thanks to the dub). I stopped watching for good after the Black and White series started; it really did get quite boring. However, I still checked Serebii because I was still a Pokémon fan so I still heard about the general Pokenews even if I didn't care about the anime side.
The reason I changed my mind was after hearing about Dawn's cameo to the series, which was long after I stopped watching. I thought to myself, "There's no way those two could be acting like that around each other if there wasn't something between them". So I looked back at the DP episodes that I enjoyed at a child's age when they were new, and sure enough, there was more than just friendship to their high fives. And I didn't just look back at main episodes; I went back to watch the entire saga and movies! As soon as I saw Ash and Dawn playing with each other in BW, I was hooked. That first impression of Ash and Dawn was just too strong and I had to go back to see how it all started! Looking back to when I first watched DP, I can see why I didn't see Pearlshipping at first. However, many of the Pearlshipping hints are implicit and it takes a deeper understanding than just noticing blushing to understand it. I believe this is why Pearlshippers have a higher level of understanding .
I am a Pearlshipper because I noticed the closeness of Ash and Dawn during the BW series. I have been a Pearlshipper since then so that would be almost two years. I would advise potential Pearlshippers to look more into Ash and Dawn's relationship deeper than they already have to find the true meaning that lies underneath their bond. I would also tell them to consider the Japanese version first and foremost because the English dub really does twist a lot of the original. All of hints found from the English versions are not enough to cover for the ship; there is an entire theme song just for the two of them; and I would have never known. Needless to say, I am still an avid fan of Pearlshipping despite Amourshipping's appearance and it was this ship that made me not only watch DP again, but also the ship that brought me back to watching the series as a whole again.
"Two birds of a feather flock together"
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Post by NovaStorm on Mar 27, 2014 8:01:45 GMT
Wait, I have to PM my testimony?
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Post by IceArceus on Mar 27, 2014 8:03:31 GMT
No, we just haven't had time to put it on DataCore yet.
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Post by NovaStorm on Mar 27, 2014 8:09:53 GMT
Ok that's a relief. Phew.
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Post by IceArceus on Mar 28, 2014 22:42:51 GMT
I'm uploading your testimony now, nova. Keep your socks on.
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Post by mew151 on Jul 18, 2014 15:18:25 GMT
-Were you always a Pearlshipper?
Before it began? No. I did dwelve into Pokeshipping (Gakishipping I prefer to call it now) during the 1st season of Pokémon, which began close to 2 decades ago, as Misty was pretty interesting at that time. Then in the middle of Advance Generation (I stopped caring for Pokémon during the Johto saga due to the dull journey of formulaic "help character [whether human or Pokémon] of the day") I was surprised to see a new girl journeying with Ash and Brock, along with her brother Max. Became an Advanceshipping there where I went back to watch episodes I've missed during those years and I enjoyed the student-teacher relationship Ash and May had.
If you meant when Pearlshipping began, yes. I did consider it since the creation and when Diamond and Pearl began, it strengthened my interest. Dawn was very fun to see her go through her journey, her care to Pikachu was great, and I loved her reaction when Ash was slapped by Team Rocket's mecha.
-If not, what made you change your mind?
When Diamond and Pearl began. Before that, my interest in Gakishipping and Advanceshipping waned off a lot. Misty wasn't as active as before (as little as it was since the beginning), and May's target was Drew pretty much. For Pearlshipping, it seems difficult to compete with their relationship even to this very day.
-What were your first impressions of Pear(l)shipping?
(Yeah, you misspelled that. Best I point that out.)
Since my declined interest in Advanceshipping and the creation of the Pearlshipping thread, I thought to just... invite myself there. Plus, with the news of Dawn appearing in the next series, I looked forward to what this relationship will deliver to us. First time the 2 interacted, it was filled with so much fun. Their bantering and disagreements reflected their competitive behaviors and it was refreshing to see them calm down and apologize to another near the end. It felt pretty civilized and genuine compared to the previous main Ash couplings where one or both of them carry a bit of a grudge and later becomes even less active, and the other pretty much remained as teacher and student throughout AG. During the course of DP, I'm amazed how well intact they made the Ash/Dawn dynamic and they develop this relationship beyond the student-teacher and became platonic. Would prefer them to go above that, but whatever. What I saw in the show was enough.
-Why are you a Pearlshipper?
Ash and Dawn currently has the best dynamic. They work through their problems when they get too competitive and reconcile themselves, they feel each other's misery and wishes to comfort one another, they're happiest when they're together; their teamwork, journey and passion. As the viewer, you see their respective problems arise and it makes me invested in wanting them to resolve their issues they're facing, and when they reach that resolution, you feel rewarded and happy for them. Rewarded, because the problem takes enough time (not long and definitely not short) to reach towards their solution, instead of just throw it in as "god's gift" that felt resolved with minimal to no effort. Even Best Wishes didn't downplay their existing relationship, which despite most of the things they've done wrong I'm surprised they didn't screw this one up. Much.
-How long have you been a Pearlshipper?
Since it began from July 19 2006, to right now. It's a treasure to me. So precious and inspiring even to this day, I cannot let it go.
-What would you advise potential Pearlshippers?
Watch the Diamond and Pearl series and Best Wishes Season 2. Plus the 4 movies: Rise of Darkrai, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Arceus and the Jewel of Life, and Zoroark: Master of Illusions. Preferably the english subs mainly for dialogue, but due to only half of the series subbed (movies are available as subbed), the US released versions will have to do (unless you're familiar enough of Japanese to understand what they're saying). It's the main source for these moments and you'll understand why Pearlshipping is such a well-handled coupling to many of us.
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