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Cyrus/Giovanni
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: サカキ×アカギ (Sakaki x Akagi) English: Giovanni/Cyrus |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: サカアカ (Sakaaka) English: AbsoluteControlShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common for Cyrus, Rare for Giovanni Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Cyrus/Giovanni, known mostly as AbsoluteControlShipping and/or サカアカ (Sakaaka), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Cyrus (Akagi) and Giovanni (Sakaki), the villainous team leader of Team Galactic in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum and the villainous team leader of Team Rocket in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: who's taller than the other depends on who you talk to. Typically, shippers believe Cyrus to be taller than Giovanni.
- Age Difference: the two may have a generational gap in fanworks, as Cyrus' age is stated to be 27 while Giovanni's is unknown, though because Giovanni has a 12-14 year-old son (Silver,) it's implied he's at least a few years older than Cyrus.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"AbsoluteControlShipping" was coined sometime between 18 January 2009[Notes 1] and 07 February 2010.[Notes 2]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- The absolutecontrolshipping discord server, Archived version, an active Discord server for the pairing as of 2025.
- absolutecontrolshipping holiday swap, Archived version, a yearly gift exchange held between 2018 and 2021 primarily on Tumblr and Discord.
Fan Blogs
- ask-absolutecontrolshipping, Archived version, an askblog
- acsappreciation, Archived version, a general fanblog
Fan Fic
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Villainous Team Leader/Villainous Team Leader
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version