#Pokemon anime

[murdercide626]

@at7outof10

[nerdinsandals]

🌸Matching sleeves🌸

[churrorat-711]

Liko, dot and roy!

This show is pretty good tbh

[james-kojirou]

James, you’re so babyish 🍼🐣💖💖💖

[vampzc0rpse]

Turning AI fakemon into my own :3

My version!

[plusultragamer]

Clearly there's been a misunderstanding regarding my rant, so allow me to clear things up.

First of all, I wasn't saying there was anything wrong with Ash having a romantic partner nor was I saying that he shouldn't marry and have a happy family with any girl he traveled with. Whether I liked either of the ships that I mentioned in the rant is completely irrelevant to the main topic.

It's not so much the theory itself that I have a problem with, but rather the group of shippers (which could be a vocal minority for all I know) obsessing over the concept to the point of treating both Liko and Roy as tools for their shipping wishes. That and also the Ash stans who are desperate for him and Liko to be related in some capacity. Just because they have similar goals doesn't automatically make them related.

As for the PokeShipping equivalent to the theory involving the pink-haired girl from the first Mewtwo Strikes Back trailer, that was on me for forgetting about it. But to be fair, that girl never appeared anywhere in the anime series as an actual character, so I can somewhat understand why some PokeShippers would still believe that theory even after it was debunked.

Liko and Roy's case is much worse because they are established characters with their own canonical families that have nothing to do with anyone from the Ash era. There is a difference between having fun with headcanons and disregarding established canon for their own selfish desires.

Focusing on Roy's side of the theory for a moment, its worth noting that his parents are unnamed and look similar to Goh and Chloe, which is possibly why some BloomMewShippers still believe that they are the parents in recent months. But the thing is, just because they look similar doesn't automatically mean they are one and the same.

The point of the rant is to provide knowledge and awareness to those not in the know and to serve as a reminder that shipping isn't everything. After all, at the end of the day, Pokémon is not a romance series. It never has been and it never will be.

Okay class, it's time for a lesson in media literacy.

This is Ash Ketchum, the main protagonist of the anime series from the Original Series up to Pokémon Journeys.

This is Serena, the female lead of the XY series who for some reason was hailed as the Legendary Heroine.

The ship between these two is known as AmourShipping, and they are shipped together because... Serena has a canonical crush on Ash? And has met him at least once in their childhood? I'm pretty sure that's how it got popular even before the XY series aired its first episode. Moving right along...

...we have Goh, the second protagonist of Pokémon Journeys.

And finally, this is Chloe Cerise, a character who honestly should've been the third main character of Pokémon Journeys but for some reason she wasn't considered important enough to be treated like one.

The ship between these two is commonly known as VermilionShipping, however from what I remember hearing, that name was suggested by a racist. Plus, that name is already taken by... Blue Oak x Lt. Surge?! So instead, I will refer to this ship as BloomMewShipping (an alternate name suggested by Shadechu Νightray from Twitter).

Now I personally have no issue with anyone who ship either pairing; whatever floats your boat as they say. The problem is that some people take their ship too far. An example of this is clinging to fan theories that have long since been debunked. Allow me to explain what i mean.

These two are Liko's parents, Alex and Lucca. Note how the former looks nothing like Ash and the latter looks absolutely nothing like Serena.

These two with little Roy is his parents. Their names are unconfirmed but do they look anything like Goh and Chloe?

No they don't. They don't even have the same eye color!

For context, before Pokémon Horizons aired, people were theorizing that Liko and Roy were the offspring of Ash and Serena (or Dawn, but mostly Serena) and Goh and Chloe respectively. However that theory started to crumble the moment Alex made his debut 9 episodes into the series before collapsing completely when Lucca made her physical debut 3 episodes later.

But even before then, the fact that Diana (who was first seen in Liko's dream in episode 3) looked nothing like Grace should've been the first sign that the theory in question was wrong. And spoiler alert: Liko's ancestry was revealed in the newest arc, and not a single ancestor has any connections with anyone from the Ash era!

Despite all of this, as well as the reveal of Roy's parents, some AmourShippers and BloomMewShippers still believe that debunked theory that Liko and Roy are related to these respective ships even to this day! What is it going to take for these foolish shippers to put their shipping biases aside and let go of that dead fan theory?!

What I'm getting at is that enough episodes of Pokémon Horizons have aired to where Liko and Roy's families being completely original characters should be common knowledge. In fact, as of this blog post, this series is so detached from the Ash era that you could even put this into the video game continuity and it would work (with some tweaks of course)!

Liko and Roy are characters with their own feelings and dreams, NOT tools for shipping propaganda. The sooner more people learn this, the better.

[skipppppy]

Broke: Giovanni is Ash's father

Woke: Giovanni has mistakenly believed Ash was his hookup mistake for like a decade and is about to get the surprise of the century seeing that not only are they not related, but the employee he fired a few years ago for being too stupid is now living with him and being a more active father than he was

[louixie]

My silly fakémons Pickerpie & Snagpie! I had sm fun trying to recreate fake gifs inspired by the anime recently, I can't wait to do more :3

[demifiendrsa]

English Dub voice actress Rachael Lillis has passed away on August 10, 2024 at the age of 55 due to breast cancer.

Lillis is best known as the original English Dub voice actress of Misty, Jessie, and various pokémon such as Jigglypuff and Goldeen in the Pokémon anime. Her other well-known English dub roles include Utena Tenjō in Revolutionary Girl Utena, Martina in Slayers Next, Micott Bartsch in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Nagi Kirima in Boogiepop Phantom, Yuriko Star in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Kanaka Ohno in Genshiken, and Ami Kurimoto in DNA².

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[jadeazora]

Our original Jessie and Misty, Rachael Lillis, has sadly lost her battle to cancer and passed away Saturday. May she rest in peace. 😔

Edit, even the official English Twitter posted on her death:

[daily-pokemon-trivia]

Rachael Lillis, the original English voice actress of Misty and Jessie, has sadly passed away from cancer.

The message below is what Veronica Taylor posted on social media.

[bulbagarden]

The two of us running this blog, as well as all of Bulbagarden's staff members and users, would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Rachael Lillis, who passed away on August 10, 2024, at the age of 55.

It's truly difficult to properly convey the impact Rachael had on our lives, as she was the original voice actress of Misty and Jessie for eight seasons of the Pokémon anime, from 1998 to 2006. Her impact was not just felt in Pokémon, but also in titles such as Revolutionary Girl Utena and Hunter x Hunter, and it's safe to say that she was a beloved member of our fandom that will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with Rachael's family and loved ones as we take a moment to remember and commemorate her life and work, which will certainly never be forgotten.

Thank you, Rachael, and rest in peace.

[leminaus]

they’re so important