Pearlshipping General Discussion - 3.0 *Spoiler Warning!*

[wiitard119]

Wow if anyone saw the latest episode, they totally cut out hikari/dawn in the opening and replaced her with the guy with the riolu in every scene of the opening..
It really clenches my heart because now we probably won't see hikari forever and we will be stuck with this awful lame departure.
The sad part? We will never know what will happen to Hikari's adventure just like May's or Misty's.
I think pearlshipping is done for.
No more reason for me to support it after continuous support of 5 years+.
It was honestly one of the best thing I supported and hope you guys continue it for my sake as well and hoping one day pearlshipping might happen.
Until then, Cya guys.

[paul (dragon master)]

And give up on the support of the pairing Wiitard119, sadly that doesn't make you a real supporter, Did advanceshippers stop supporting the ship since May left, do the Pokeshippers stop supporting AshXMisty? no they didn't they still support it even if their characters aren't in the series, that is because they are true blue supporters of their chosen shipping, we support Pearl because we choose to even if Dawn is no longer in the series, there are many ways we can support PearlShipping, there will always be new fanart, Fanfics new topics.

will the new opening mean that Dawn is gone for good, not sure, did the scene with Ash watching the plane leave the region for the Wallace Cup and possibly an eventual reunion mean anything? possbly, we support this ship because we believe that Ash and Dawn are meant for each, we never give up, we use our imaginations (not that i have one anyway).

If there are some people that are right the words Ash said during her departure is See you later, it could mean that Dawn might return a little later.

So is giving up on PearlShipping an option? Hell no

[Aura7541]

To me, Dawn being replaced in the opening merely means she's not going to be in the rest of Best Wishes 2. However, that does not take away the possibility of her return after the Best Wishes saga. There's also a possibility that Dawn makes very brief appearances in BW2. For instance, she might contact Ash to tell him that she successfully defended her title in the Mikuri Cup and Ash congratulates her. Perhaps when Ash is competing in the Unova League, he could be watching live coverage of Dawn competing in the Hoenn Grand Festival. This could lead to the two being reunited and I'll explain how with a scenario I came up with.

Ash watches Dawn battling in the finals of the Hoenn Grand Festival, only to see her fall short yet again from winning the top spot. Ash, disappointed at what happened, tries to make sure the same thing doesn't happen to him in the Unova League, but he, too, fails to win first place. He eventually returns to Pallet Town and is surprised to see Dawn when he enters his home. He tells Dawn, "Sorry that you fell short of your dream again." Dawn says, "Daijobu, sorry that you also fell short of your goal." The two will eventually cast aside their sympathies and resolve to train harder to finally achieve their ultimate goals, and this could lead to another filler/training arc like Battle Frontier.

I apologize if you guys found this scenario to be lame. It just came to my mind at the moment.

[Foxeaf]

It's so upsetting to see you all so disheartened! D:

But Paul DM is right! He does say see you later to Dawn as she departs! (And he's the only one to say something hehe)
So it may be a hint from the writers that she may return, or even have a cameo. Throughout BW they're going pretty well with character cameos, so they wouldn't forget Dawn.
That scenario, Aura, is pretty neat and simple. It's possible too.

[pokemonsquared]

This pic probably represents a lot of us pearlshippers after what happened on the guest appearance.
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/...5030/67430.jpg

Also anyone know what ep thats from?

[Azran Flame]

Wow if anyone saw the latest episode, they totally cut out hikari/dawn in the opening and replaced her with the guy with the riolu in every scene of the opening..
It really clenches my heart because now we probably won't see hikari forever and we will be stuck with this awful lame departure.
The sad part? We will never know what will happen to Hikari's adventure just like May's or Misty's.
I think pearlshipping is done for.
No more reason for me to support it after continuous support of 5 years+.
It was honestly one of the best thing I supported and hope you guys continue it for my sake as well and hoping one day pearlshipping might happen.
Until then, Cya guys.

Honestly, I don't think leaving PearlShipping just because Dawn's not going to appear again is a pathetic excuse. If it really isn't worth shipping a ship anymore just because the characters will probably never appear again, or just because the characters have never met, then the whole Shippers' Community will be split into NegaiShippers, WishfulShippers, CafeMochaShippers, and SommelierShippers (along with the others). Does it matter that Dawn's never going to reappear? Nope. Just because she's gone, it doesn't mean that she never existed at all. /rant

Like Foxeaf said, it's kinda painful to watch you guys all sulking just because Dawn left. As I said before, it's not like PearlShipping never existed, right?

[00poke_maniac]

Like Foxeaf said, it's kinda painful to watch you guys all sulking just because Dawn left. As I said before, it's not like PearlShipping never existed, right?

^ Pretty much.

I don't get why so many people are so uptight over "what is canon and what is not?" There's a lot more to ships, especially the ones you like. Some ships I've supported have gotten shot, and yes it's sad, but I've never stopped liking or supporting the ship (I just merely came to accept the canon one). Anything that warms my heart, or just brings a smile to my face is enough. I think you guys have gotten quite a bit for a main ship and really, I think it's enough to continue supporting it. In Pokemon "canon" ships mean nothing because there'll never be a true canon ship on the main cast.

I think it's best just to quit talking about Dawn coming back, and just start to talk about the ship some more.

[mew151]

This pic probably represents a lot of us pearlshippers after what happened on the guest appearance.
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/members/...5030/67430.jpg

Also anyone know what ep thats from?

That's from the episode where Ash and Dawn fought against the trainers with Quilava and Croconaw. The 2 main trainers lost due to some disagreement, they talked things over, re-fought the 2 twins and won that, uh, revenge battle I guess one can call that. It's called The Champ Twins, DP 29.

[pokemonsquared]

Ahh cool thanks.

I really wouldn't be so dissapointed if it weren't for the fact that there was so much hype and promotion going on about here guest reappearance, if it was kept low key like they did with the other 2 expectations would have been placed much lower. But whats in the past is in the past, I'll keep shipping the two as always and after some time has passed probably start annoying people by constantly speculating on dawn's return much like misty fans do even after 10 years

EDIT:Just saw that ep...Such a great pearlshipping episode, so many hints.

[BlueDragonfangirl]

I hope just cuz she got replaced doesn't mean shes gone for good, I still have faith shey'll come back to cheer Ash on at the league :P

[pokemonsquared]

So what do you guys think about the possibility of dawn returning for a role in the post league filler arc? She has so much potential left as a MC when the writers cruelly wrote her out for iris. I mean would it be that hard to just give dawn Hilda's clothing and send her off to unova with ash under the context of musicals? But I digress.

What kind of pearlshipping moments would you like to see in the post Unova league arc?

[Azran Flame]

So what do you guys think about the possibility of dawn returning for a role in the post league filler arc? She has so much potential left as a MC when the writers cruelly wrote her out for iris. I mean would it be that hard to just give dawn Hilda's clothing and send her off to unova with ash under the context of musicals? But I digress.

To be honest, I don't think she's going to be returning anytime soon. As for possibilities, I'd say about 10%? Or maybe even 5. Not that I care =p I mean, there are people out there who ship characters with dead people, so...

I think it would do everyone some good if people just kinda forgot about canon for now. Shipping is 50% fanon and fanwork, after all. Can't we all just find the fluffiest PearlShipping fanart or something more fun like that?

[Foxyvulpixie]

I wanna join ;u; I'm not updated with the BW saga for Dawn's return though. -shot-

What do you like about Pearlshipping? I like how both of them are "equal". Like, how they both had the same amount of screen time during the DP saga and all their high-fives and encouragements toward each other. I also think their personalities correspond well and that they look really cute together ^.^.

Btw, the gif of them in the first post is so adorable ;u;

[Azran Flame]

I wanna join ;u; I'm not updated with the BW saga for Dawn's return though. -shot-

What do you like about Pearlshipping? I like how both of them are "equal". Like, how they both had the same amount of screen time during the DP saga and all their high-fives and encouragements toward each other. I also think their personalities correspond well and that they look really cute together ^.^.

Btw, the gif of them in the first post is so adorable ;u;

Seeing as no one else has bothered yet... Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay here. As you've probably noticed, this place is (unfortunately) quite dead right now, but... anyway.

Yeah, the first thing that struck me about the pairing when I first started to get into it was that they were almost gender counterparts of each other. They go together like bread and butter. I love their little interactions (even the ones which aren't romantic, which is about 99% of them), and they just seem like, well, the perfect couple, kinda. Sure, I've been drifting away these days, but it's still my Pokémon OTP.

And yeah, I loved that scene in the Giratina movie too XD

[Hihiroshi]

And yeah, I loved that scene in the Giratina movie too XD

That Scene is from the Arceus movie iirc xD . It's from the OP of the Movie which used High Touch 2009 as an intro and ended in the high five we all know and love :3 . Hmm seeing as the thread turned into a complete wasteland ( I share the blame to my college work not me :P ) I'll try to ask something out of sheer curiosity I guess xD :

What was the reason that made you support Pearlshipping ?


Oh well I better start paying attention to class because History of Puerto Rico is so exiting *sight*

[Jerda Foks]

Hey guys, I know it's been awhile, and I thought I'd reply to the question just to let you know I still support the ship. (I agree and conclude that college hates entertainment).

I supported the ship because when I first started watching the anime, I had access to all four regions at that time. That gave me the ability to do comparisons of each region on the spot. Personally, I thought everything about DP was better than the other seasons (Ash's acting a plus, believe it or not), but I particularly like Dawn's believability as a coordinator and person. Because of that (and Ash's better lines), there were multiple scenes I could find that would not have seemed forced if they went off in a romantic direction.

[Azran Flame]

That Scene is from the Arceus movie iirc xD . It's from the OP of the Movie which used High Touch 2009 as an intro and ended in the high five we all know and love :3 . Hmm seeing as the thread turned into a complete wasteland ( I share the blame to my college work not me :P )

*facepalm* Argh, yes, the Arceus movie, not the Giratina one. That's what happens when you ship Dawn with four people at once... And seriously, where is everyone? Has everyone just up and died from the sheer shock of Dawn leaving the main cast again or something? =/

I'll try to ask something out of sheer curiosity I guess xD :

What was the reason that made you support Pearlshipping ?

I have no idea, actually. When I first started shipping the two together waaaaaay back when I was new to Pokémkn as a whole, I just paired them together because they looked cute together, and since they were the main characters, why the heck not? Fast forward to 2011/2012, when I started to like PearlShipping again as I started to drift away from PokéShipping, I began to like it because of the cute interactions I began to see between them, and how they really seemed as if they could've been romantic. The high-fives were a plus, too, and of course the pair still looked cute together. So yeah. I don't really know how it happened, but I eventually became a full-time PearlShipper. XD

[00poke_maniac]

Hey guys! ^^

What was the reason that made you support Pearlshipping ?

I'll admit, throughout DP I really disliked this ship (and for no specific reason.) XD But then many of my friends (Piplup740811, Joltik-Kid, Lokoduro) sort of shown me a better side of the ship, and I gradually began to like it. I also found it really cute in BW2 when Dawn snuck up behind Ash and started to tease him. X3

And seriously, where is everyone? Has everyone just up and died from the sheer shock of Dawn leaving the main cast again or something? =/

The shock was just too much for them. Right now, they are growing mushrooms in somebody else's closet.

If you could describe Pearlshipping with one word, what would it be and why? (I'm sure this has been done before. XD)

[Yuppirox]

Oh gosh guys, I haven't posted in a while, but that was because I was reading this really really good Pearlshipping/adventure fic. It gave me MASSIVE SatoHika feels, like omg you don't even know. ;A;

The shock was just too much for them. Right now, they are growing mushrooms in somebody else's closet.

Damn. I guess Hikari's departure was not for the faint heart. :<

What was the reason that made you support Pearlshipping?

Oh my gosh, so many reasons. One of them would have to be for the pure and utter fact that they are just so cute together. Honestly though, I just really really love their interactions, chemistry, equality, and of course their perfect synchrony with each other. It's the most realistic pairing I can think of in the anime that could really work out if given a more romantic direction.

Also the high fives were, as Flame said, just a huge plus that made me love it more. xD

If you could describe Pearlshipping with one word, what would it be and why?

Harmony. I mean seriously, they are just harmonious with each other. In battles, in ideals, in virtues, in mindset...and almost in personality, though not quite. Even though they do have disputes at times (just like any normal couple), it's not often and pretty rare. It's like they are soul mates. <3

EDIT: Argh, I always forget. Welcome Foxyvulpixie to the Pearlshipping thread~ I have a feeling activity will pick up again once BWS2 gets dubbed so don't get discouraged from posting for lack of discussion.. :P

[pokemonsquared]

What was the reason that made you support Pearlshipping?

DP was the first saga that I took a serious intrest in pokemon and it was just my luck that the first eps I began watching was the HGSS arc XDDD. But after seeing most of the other eps I fell in love with the ship. the two just seem to click on so many levels and I'm not really a fan of bad boy/girl x good boy/girl shippings.

And I'll get back on you about the word.