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Post by NovaStorm on Sept 4, 2015 9:44:49 GMT
 As you may or may not know, Serena is catching an Eevee soon. You also probably know about Prof. Oak's "Pokémon share the same feelings for each other as their trainers" thing, which is why we like Pikachu x Buneary so much. Do you see where Pikachu and Eevee are inside the heart shape? You see, it's been revealed that Pikachu and Eevee get along very well. And since they are in a heart shape, that can be interpreted as that there will be love and shipping going on between the two. Pikachu and Eevee? Really? No...just no! Even Insetivoreshipping (Braixen and Frogadier) is better! Besides, most Eevee in the anime end up evolving anyway and it is very unlikely Pikachu would have a relationship with an evolved form. Gary's Eevee evolved into Umbreon, Zoey's supposed Eevee evolved into Leafeon, and May's Eevee evolved into Glaceon. In pretty much every discussion I've seen Lagomorphshipping (Pikachu x Buneary) almost always comes up. This is because Buneary x Pikachu is the main Pikachu ship out there. It's an undeniably cute pairing, but there's just one problem people have with it: their trainers are Ash and Dawn. People are just waiting for another Pokémon to come in a become romantically involved with Pikachu just because they don't like Pearlshipping. If only it was Ash and Serena instead, they would love it with no bounds. And here is that chance to dethrone Pikachu and Buneary: Eevee. And since Eevee belongs to Serena, Amourshippers are going to support it like there's no tomorrow. And then the writers are going to see its popularity and give the Amour and Eevee even more fanservice. For the most part, the only that is on the same level as Pikachu and Buneary is Pikachu paired with another Pikachu. There is a Pikachu x Pikachu plush doll selling right now on the official Pokémon Center website, and there were a lot of people who bought on Valentine's Day. I don't see this Pikachu and Eevee happening, but it hasn't happened yet so we'll have to wait and see if they are viable. And I am so glad Serena did not catch a female cosplay Pikachu - that would have been of Lagomorph right there |
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Post by IceArceus on Sept 4, 2015 10:06:11 GMT
Well, if Pikachu x Eevee happens it'll be as if Lagomorphshipping never existed. Which I would NOT put past the writers.
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Post by IceArceus on Sept 4, 2015 10:34:00 GMT
Ooh I just thought of something. (yes you are allowed to double post on this forum) But the more I think about it, Eevee and Pikachu are most likely fan service, and doesn't necessarily mean Amourshipping will go canon. And this post might turn out to be a bit long.
OK, for a start, Amourshippers love to talk about how Serena is the only girl with a canon crush on Ash, and how that's so different and far from the other girls right? Not really. Misty's crush on Ash was not officially canonized (I think) but it was pretty much AS explicit as Serena's crush. And was Pokeshipping made canon? No.
Secondly, Lagomorphshipping was pretty prominent in DP, more so than Vineshipping (May's Bulbasaur x Ash's Bulbasaur) and it, unlike Vineshipping, was still hinted at in the next season (BW). But it STILL DIDN'T GO CANON.
What about May in movie 9? That Advance scene was pretty much canon worthy. But did Advanceshipping go canon? NO
And High Touch? We always use that hint (and rightly so, it's a massive hint). And no other girl has had an official duet with Ash. But Pearlshipping didn't go canon.
And lastly, Serena's Eevee is likely to evolve into Sylveon. And are any of you familiar with the Fennekin x Pikachu valentine tins that the Poke Centre sold once? It's like the writers are experimenting with various Poke pairs with Serena and Ash's Pokémon just to see which ones will get the fans worked up. Evidently Fennekin x Pikachu didn't work (and Serena's Fennekin evolved SOMEHOW- how she does it without battling I do not know)
So now they're trying Eevee. I don't think it sits right though. Aesthetically, anyway. Pikachu is mostly bipedal and Eevee is not, while Buneary was Bipedal) And I know with animals people can find any sort of friends cute, like the cat and budgie advert on TV, but Pokémon are somehow more humanized. So I don't think it'll catch on to the degree Lagomorph did. And even if it does, it's not a guarantee that Amourshipping will become canon.
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Post by mew151 on Sept 4, 2015 18:34:20 GMT
... my god. This is more heavily advertised than the Smurfs.
If I recall, the PikaMimi (or PikaBuny) was shown in an episode first, rather than spoiled early on.
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Post by PlatinumSun on Sept 4, 2015 21:19:10 GMT
Maybe Serena has an EXP share...
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Post by DawnForever101 on Sept 4, 2015 23:19:40 GMT
One thing for sure, if Buneary finds out, she'll be crushed. ;-;
Actually, yeah this is just for fan service and most likely will never work out. Serena's eevee will evolve at some point in time and Pikachu is not going to evolve any time soon and therefore would be quite silly for Pikachu to be paired with an evolved form. The shipping will never be compared to PikachuxBuneary.
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Post by PlatinumSun on Sept 5, 2015 3:18:38 GMT
What if by chance Serena's Eevee never evolves and chooses to stay as it is?
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Post by IceArceus on Sept 5, 2015 8:16:13 GMT
Even if it doesn't evolve, I think they fact it was advertised in a magazine in the first place, like mew151 said, shows Eevee is primarily for fanservice and money making. I mean, look at the corner ofthat pic. Since Buneary was introduced in an episode, that shows it was there more for development, and (anime) Buneary merch only started appearing AFTER her popularity in the show. |
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Post by foxkrystal on Sept 5, 2015 20:46:34 GMT
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Post by pathonor on Sept 6, 2015 4:23:08 GMT
With all the writers have done to what was once my favorite show, I won't be surprised if in 3 or 4 months we have a, pardon my language, shitty rip off of High Touch with some French lovey-dovey themed *human waste*. Sorry Nova if I'm breaking any swearing rules, I didn't see any and I'm really upset about this.
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need a break from that. I cannot express how much more I appreciate fan-translations of anything now