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Blue Oak/Leaf
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: グリーン×リーフ(Green x Leaf) English: Blue/Leaf |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: グリリフ (Guririfu) or 初代ライ主♀ (First Rival x Female Protagonist) English: ConflictingShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for Leaf, Common for Blue Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | See Blue Oak & Leaf for information about the gen version of their relationship |
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Blue/Leaf, known mostly as ConflictingShipping, グリリフ (Guririfu or Greleaf) and/or 初代ライ主♀, meaning First Rival x Female Protagonist, is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Blue Oak (Green Ookido) and Leaf (Leaf), the player's rival and the female playable character in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green respectively.
The two characters have only appeared in the Pokémon game series. Their cross-canon counterparts in the the Pokémon Special manga, Green Oak and Blue, are shipped to form OldRivalShipping. Both are around equally as popular.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Blue is often portrayed as taller, though they are around the same height canonically.
- Enemies to Lovers: Both may initially be enemies if it follows canon.
- Childhood Friends: They both grew up in Pallet Town.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The origin of "ConflictingShipping" might be unknown, though it's likely a play on how Blue is Leaf's rival, thus 'conflicts' with her. The ship was coined sometime between 21 December 2005[Notes 1] and 12 October 2007.[Notes 2] "OldRivalShipping," which is for their manga counterparts, was in use by 27 April 2005.[Notes 3]
The pairing used to have a small section on Bulbapedia as well, which can be seen here (in archived form), Archived version.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
Collections
- ConflictingShipping Fanclub! [Unable to archive], a community on FanFiction.Net
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
ConflictingShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- Four Leaf Clover by Skylark (2010), He's spent his whole life trying to keep up with her, but he never quite succeeds.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
AMVs
Wikis and Forum Threads
- グリリフ on PixivEncyclopedia
- 初代ライ主♀ on PixivEncyclopedia
- Oldrivalshipping General Discussion, Archived version, a thread on Serebii.net
- zConflictingShipping (FR/LG girl & rival), Archived version, a thread on Bulbagarden
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
If you ship Blue/Leaf, you may also be interested in...
- RedemptionShipping, which pairs Silver and Kris
- SoulSilverShipping, which pairs Silver and Lyra
- NewRivalShipping, which pairs Wally and May
- TwinleafShipping, which pairs Barry and Dawn
- FerrisWheelShipping, which pairs N and Hilda
- CheckmateShipping, which pairs Cheren and Hilda
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version