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Blue Oak/Ethan
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ヒビキ×グリーン (Hibiki x Green) English: Ethan/Blue Oak |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ヒビグリ (Hibiguri) or グリヒビ (Gurihibi) English: InspirationalShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Rare for both characters Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Blue Oak/Ethan, known mostly as InspirationalShipping and/or ヒビグリ (Hibiguri), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Blue Oak (Green Ohkido) and Ethan (Hibiki), the rival to the player character in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow and the male playable character in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal respectively.
ImperialShipping, which pairs Green Oak and Gold, is its cross-canon counterpart in the Pokémon Special manga. Unlike the majority of other Pokémon pairings, this version of their ship is more popular than its gameverse equivalent.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"ImperialShipping" was coined first, sometime between 21 December 2005[Notes 1] and 12 October 2007.[Notes 2]
"InspirationalShipping" was coined later by esm8m on 07 September 2009 on Serebii.net.[1]
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Until I Defeat You by Llybian Minamino, Archived version (2012), Blue's meeting with Ethan, the new champion, gets him thinking about Red, and wondering what he should do next with his life.
- memento by Oak (OokidoShigeru), Archived version (2023), Green is trying to be moody in peace on Cinnabar Island. Ethan interrupts with a bit of news.
Fan Art
- Fan Art by mondfuchs, Archived version (2020), Merman AU.
- proud parents y/y? that is most definitely an eevee egg by demetxri, Archived version (2017)
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Male Protagonist/Male Rival|Friend
Same-gender Gym Leader/Protagonist
- Giovanni/Red
- Blue Oak/Red
- Ethan/Morty
- Lucas/Volkner
- Rosa/Roxie
- Bea/Gloria
- Piers/Victor
- Raihan/Victor
- Florian/Grusha
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
References
- ^ post by esm8m, Archived version (07 September 2009)