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Falkner/Morty

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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.

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-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]

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HonorShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net

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