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Falkner/Morty
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: マツバ×ハヤト (Matsuba x Hayato) English: Morty/Falkner |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: マツハヤ (Matsuhaya) or ハヤマツ (Hayamatsu) English: HonorShipping, HonourShipping, ArroganceShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for Falkner, Common for Morty Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Falkner/Morty, known mostly as HonorShipping and/or マツハヤ (Matsuhaya), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Falkner (Hayato) and Morty (Matsuba), the Flying-type Gym Leader and Ghost-type Gym Leader from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Morty is taller, Falkner is shorter.
- Age Difference: Falkner is a bit younger than Morty.
- Eusine/Morty: which pairs Morty with Eusine, is a popular sister ship.
- Both Falkner and Morty may be considered bishonen.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"HonorShipping" was not the first name coined for the pairing. Shortly before 20 June 2004, ArroganceShipping was coined on Serebii.net.[Notes 1] However, users on Bulbagarden didn't believe it fit Falkner or Morty and that it fit Drew and Gary better.[Notes 1] ArroganceShipping was considered the ship name for both pairings by December.[Notes 2] As of 2025, Neverending Romance still lists it as such, though it is much more used for Drew/Gary than Falkner/Morty.
Sometime between December 2004 and 25 February 2005, "HonorShipping" was coined solely for Falkner and Morty.[Notes 3]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
HonorShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- A Game of Meowth and Rattata by mochawhip, Archived version (2013), He’s tired of the tangles in his hair that the ears cause in the morning, or how the tail flaps uselessly when flying with his Pokemon. Loveless fusion.
- The Tower by Llybian, Archived version (2017), Morty is called to Violet City when a problem in Sprout Tower causes the Gastly to become out of control. With Falkner's help, will he get to the bottom of this mystery, or fall to the unknown force threatening the peace of the tower?
Fan Art
- 【腐向け】ハヤマツ by きたろ [Unable to archive] (2009)
General Fanworks
Wikis and Forum Threads
- マツハヤ on PixivEncyclopedia
- HonorShipping Fans (Morty/Falkner), Archived version, a thread on Bulbagarden
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
If you ship Falkner/Morty, you may also be interested in...
- Koga/Lt. Surge - popular male/male gym leader pairing in RBY
Notes
- ^ Jump up to: a b as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version