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Elesa/Skyla
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: フウロ×カミツレ (Fuuro x Kamitsure) English: Skyla/Elesa |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: フウカミ (Fuukami), カミフウ (Kamifuu), ぶっとびシャイニング (Highflying × Shining) English: AirplaneShipping |
| Gender category: | Girls' Love; Yuri; F/F; Femslash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Popular overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Elesa/Skyla, known mostly as AirplaneShipping, フウカミ (Fuukami), カミフウ (Kamifuu) and/or ぶっとびシャイニング (Highflying × Shining), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Elesa (Kamitsure) and Skyla (Fuuro), the Electric-type gym leader and Flying-type gym leader from Pokémon Black and White respectively.
One of their Japanese ship names, ぶっとびシャイニング (Highflying × Shining), combines their titles of "The Highflying Girl" and "The Shining Beauty."
Canon Background
The two are canonically friends.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"AirplaneShipping" was coined sometime between 10 September[Notes 1] and 31 October 2010[Notes 2] for the Neverending Romance ship name list. It comes from airplanes combining electricity and flight, and because Skyla quotes Airplane! at one point in the games.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- KamiFuu-FC, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
AirplaneShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- transmit the current of my feelings by Abarero, Archived version (2017), During a trip to Alola, and with the help from some new pokemon friends, Skyla and Elesa finally manage to convey their feelings to one another. Written for the 2017 Femslash Exchange.
- Venus in Furs by NidoranDuran, Archived version (2013), rated Explicit. Skyla has one weakness above all else, and it's the beautiful clothes her girlfriend wears.
- Image by myriad (starfallseeds), Archived version (2016-21), The road to loving one's self is long and difficult. Luckily for Elesa, Skyla is there with her every step of the way.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis and Forum Treads
- フウカミ on PixivEncyclopedia
- カミフウ on PixivEncyclopedia
- ぶっとびシャイニング on PixivEncyclopedia
- AirplaneShipping - Kamitsure (Elesa) x Fuuro (Skyla), Archived version, a thread on Bulbagarden
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Female Gym Leader/Female Gym Leader
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version