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Ethan/Red
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ヒビキ×レッド (Hibiki x Red) English: Ethan/Red |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ヒビレ (Hibire) or レヒビ (Rehibi) English: HeartGoldShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common for Ethan, Rare for Red Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Ethan/Red, known mostly as HeartGoldShipping, ヒビレ (Hibire) and/or レヒビ (Rehibi), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Ethan (Hibiki) and Red (Red). Both are the protagonists of their respective games in the series: Red in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow and Ethan in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal.
PoliShipping, which pairs Gold and Red, is its cross-canon counterpart in the Pokémon Special manga. Unlike the majority of other Pokémon pairings, this version of their ship is more popular than its gameverse equivalent, though both are rare.
Canon Background
The GSC protagonists Ethan, Kris and Lyra are the only Pokémon protagonists to have ever canonically meet another Pokémon protagonist, which was Red.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Mentor Fic: Red may act as a mentor to Ethan.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"HeartGoldShipping" was coined between 18 January 2009[Notes 1] and 07 February 2010.[Notes 2] It's a play on Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, the two remakes for Gold and Silver, which came out during 2009 in Japan. SoulSilverShipping, which pairs Lyra and Silver, was also coined around the same time.
"PoliShipping" was coined several years before, sometime between 21 December 2005[Notes 3] and 12 October 2007.[Notes 4]
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- My Northstar by Bryan-Writer [Unable to archive] (2018), Red finds his way for someone. He shares a connection with that person and likes to be with him. He's upset that the energy that his Northstar is giving him is low and wants to it to regenerate it back just to find something interesting about himself.
- that of which we cannot speak by kingdra (aroceu), Archived version (2012), Gold comes to Red's house at three in the afternoon with a pack of beer.
- Always One More Test by mistyegg, Archived version (2018)
Fan Art
- Fan Art by cookieofwaffle, Archived version (2024), made in Pokémon Masters.
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Cross-generation Protagonist/Protagonist
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version