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Anabel/Looker
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ハンサム×リラ (Handsome x Lila) English: Looker/Anabel |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ハンリラ (Hanrira) English: FallerShipping, ChiefShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Anabel/Looker, known mostly as FallerShipping and/or ハンリラ (Hanrira), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Anabel (Lila) and Looker (Handsome). Anabel was first introduced as the Tower Tycoon in Pokémon Emerald while Looker is an INTERPOL agent, first introduced in Pokémon Platinum.
The two weren't shipped until Pokémon Sun and Moon when it's revealed to the player that sometime before the events of the games, Anabel "fell" from another dimension; an alternate timeline that Emerald takes place in. She was taken in by Looker and Nanu and eventually joined the International Police.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"FallerShipping" has been used to describe two different ships by two different Pokémon fan communities. During 2016, it was coined by Anabel/Looker shippers for the pairing on social media. This is their most popular name as of the 2020s. Around the same time, it was coined on Bulbagarden to be the ship name for Anabel/Selene[Notes 1], who's the playable female protagonist in SUMO, sometime between 18 February[Notes 2] and 31 December 2016. This is considered their "official" ship name on the Neverending Romance ship name list.
On Neverending Romance, ChiefShipping is considered Anabel/Looker's ship name. However, the name was not adopted by shippers, mostly because Neverending Romance was slow to update at the time and the name didn't appear on the list until 31 December 2016, long after many began shipping them. And because Anabel/Selene is a very rare pair with little to no fan activity, the vast majority of "FallerShipping" works are for Anabel/Looker.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Fallershipping Week, Archived version, a fanweek in 2023 held primarily on Tumblr
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Featherlight by Hanzohara, Archived version (2018), Protecting people from the monsters that they don't know exist can be particularly difficult. It's hard work and very taxing but it can have its perks when you work together and have someone to lean on when things don't go your way. Rated Mature.
- Wonders of Intimacy by Vergolophus, Archived version (2017), The narrow motel bed wasn’t big enough for two people, but they made it work. (Two busy law enforcement idiots in love.) Rated Mature.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version