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Cynthia/Steven Stone
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ダイゴ×シロナ (Daigo x Shirona) English: Steven/Cynthia |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ダイシロ (Daishiro) English: DarkSteelShipping, LoliShotaShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Popular overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Cynthia/Steven Stone, known mostly as DarkSteelShipping, LoliShotaShipping and/or ダイシロ (Daishiro), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Cynthia (Shirona) and Steven Stone (Daigo Tsuwabuki), the Pokémon Champion of Sinnoh and the Pokémon Champion of Hoenn respectively. Steven was introduced first in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald while Cynthia came later from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The history of Cynthia/Steven's ship name is one of the most troubled in the entire fandom. LoliShotaShipping was the first name coined of them, sometime between 25 February 2005[Notes 1] and 21 July 2007. This originated from an in-joke headcanon on Bulbagarden that Cynthia was a lolicon and Steven was a shotacon[1], partially because ships involving them with younger Pokémon characters were popular.
Around the same time, DarkSteelShipping was coined, likely on 22 July 2007 by Golden Ash on Serebii.net[2] This spawned some discourse about the name, saying that because LoliShota was coined first, that DarkSteel couldn't be used and that shippers would have to accept the name.[3] Shippers over the years have said that it was a shame that this was its name[4][5] Some heavily disliked the name and refused to use it[6][7], while it was embraced by other fans.
During the 2010s, Cynthia/Steven grew more popular as a whole than it had when the names were first coined, typically going by either-or. As of the 2020s, DarkSteel is far and away the more popular name. As of 2021, LoliShota is considered an "untouchable ship name" on the Neverending Romance ship list, operated by Bulbagarden members; an archaic name that shouldn't be used but has a long history of being used.[8]
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
DarkSteelShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
LoliShotaShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- Falling for the Duke by Felibunny, Archived version (2023-24), He is a duke and she is his mistress. Robbed of her pride and dignity, Cynthia is destined to live a life of shame, until she is introduced to his alluring world - a world of adventures, pleasures, and perhaps... even more. Historical AU. Rated Explicit.
- Distance by oblivionstar, Archived version (2014), For no matter the fact that they could not see each other too often or embrace in public as other couples could, they knew they would still be there for each other, in the end.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
- ダイシロ on PixivEncyclopedia
- DarkSteelShipping (Steven x Cynthia), Archived version, a thread on Serebii.net
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Pokémon Champion/Pokémon Champion
- Blue Oak/Red
- Lance/Steven Stone
- Steven Stone/Wallace
- Cynthia/Lance
- Cynthia/Diantha
- Lance/Leon
- Drayton/Kieran
- Kieran/Nemona
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
References
- ^ post by Luna Toger (30 January 2008)
- ^ post by Golden Ash, Archived version (22 July 2022)
- ^ (...)You can say it sucks... to be honest, i'm not impressed with it either... but alas, it's first come first served with shipping names now(...) by Vycksta, Archived version (22 July 2007)
- ^ post by Sapphire, Archived version (08 January 2013)
- ^ We've had worse additions (that were kept). *points to LoliShotashipping*(...) by Toran Frostbite, Archived version (10 April 2011)
- ^ post by 2a2n, Archived version (04 December 2016)
- ^ Hello everyone! I’m here to make a PSA about the pokemon ship Steven Stone/Cynthia!(...) by the-moonboy, Archived version (27 May 2014)
- ^ post by Manqoba, Archived version (05 June 2021)