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BoulderShipping
Pairing | |
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Pairing: | Ash Ketchum x Brock (Pokémon) |
Alternative name(s): | BoulderShipping, CompanionShipping |
Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
Fandom: | Pokémon |
Canonical?: | No |
Prevalence: | Small |
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BoulderShipping is the pairing name for the slash pairing of Ash Ketchum and Brock from the Pokémon Anime Fandom.
Fandom
Ship Name
The name BoulderShipping comes from the Boulder Badge that Brock awards Ash after their second battle
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Journey: Brock and Ash travelling together on Ash's quest to become a Pokemon master, often they realize their feelings for each other along the way
- Reunion: Ash and Brock being reunited after their separations in canon
- Futurefic: where they are older and in an established relationship
- Threesome: almost always with Misty, sometimes characterized as a poly relationship (SakataShipping)
Fanworks

Fan Art
- IT'S BOULDERSHIPPING by azusa-chan
- PKMN - TakeSato for Tomo by Hikapi
- untitled by ぎんたろう
Fanfiction
- Pink Apron by MandasPandas
- An Anonymous Battle by Exu Tranca Rede
- Through my eyes by fanfictonfan12345671
Fan Vids
- When you're gone by Eyveful
Doujinshi
Archives and Links
- Satoshi | Ash Ketchum/Takeshi | Brock tag at Archive of Our Own
- Ash + Brock at FanFiction.net
- Tumblr Tags: BoulderShipping