Silver (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: シルバー (Shirubā) English, French: Silver Spanish: Plata Korean: 실버 (Silbeo) Chinese (Mandarin): 小銀 (Xiǎo Yín) Chinese (Cantonese): 小銀 (Síu Ngàhn) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer |
| Relationships: | Giovanni (Pokémon) (father) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | Silver (Pokémon Special) (manga counterpart) |
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Silver is a Pokémon Trainer from Pokémon Gold and Silver. He's the rival to the player character, which may be Gold, Kris or Lyra depending on gender and what game is being played. Silver is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. He also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters. Silver (Special), his Pokéspe counterpart, is a distinct enough characters that he won't be discussed here.
While he's always been known in Pokéspe as 'Silver', his Gameverse interpretation was unnamed at first. Fans often called him Silver or Kamon, the later was based off of one of Pokémon Gold and Silver's default names for him. The name 'Silver' for Gameverse!Silver was only canonized in 2020 with Bandai's Pokémon Scale World collection[1][2][3].
Also, the idea that Giovanni was his father was also fanon for some time, from 1999 to 2009. It was canon in Pokéspe and hinted at in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green before a special event in Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver confirmed it.
The Pokémon he is most associated with are Sneasel, Houndoom and Feraligatr.
Canon Overview
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Relationships
- Silver is most commonly coupled up with Ethan, forming HunterShipping, which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called シルヒビ, meaning Silver attacks and Ethan receives in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ヒビシル. It may also be called ライヒビ (meaning Rival x Hibiki, in that order).
- In Japanese, ライ主♂, which refers to any Male!Protagonist x Rival pairing except PokéAni, includes both ships under its umbrella.
- Silver is also shipped with Kris, forming RedemptionShipping, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called シルクリ or 元祖ライ主♀, meaning Silver attacks and Kris receives in the coupling.
- シルクリ is shared with Silver (Pokémon Special) x Crystal (Pokémon). In English, this ship is called SilverCrystallineShipping and/or SpecialJewelShipping.
- In Japanese, ライ主♀, which refers to any Female!Protagonist x Rival pairing except PokéAni, includes this ship under its umbrella.
- シルクリ is shared with Silver (Pokémon Special) x Crystal (Pokémon). In English, this ship is called SilverCrystallineShipping and/or SpecialJewelShipping.
- Silver is also shipped with Lyra, forming SoulSilverShipping, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called シルコト, meaning Silver attacks and Lyra receives in the coupling. It had its own section on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- Silver is also shipped with N, forming DaddyIssuesShipping, which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. This is a jokeship since both characters have troubled relationships with their fathers. Fittingly, the ship name for their fathers is called TerribleDadShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called [x].
- Silver is also shipped with Red, forming IsolationShipping, which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called レシル, meaning Red attacks and Silver receives in the coupling.
- Lance & Silver is common. This gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called [x] in Japanese.
- Giovanni & Silver is also a common. This gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called [x] in Japanese.
- Their romantic interpretation is less common, but it is called UnderstandingShipping, which is M/M, aka Boys' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called サカシル, meaning Giovanni attacks and Silver receives in the coupling.
- Together, Ethan, Silver, Kris and Lyra make up the Johto Games Trio.
Less Popular Relationships
- AapertureShipping - Sidney & Silver
- AbhorsenShipping - Silver & Phoebe
- AbsoluteRivalryShipping - Barry, Blue, Brendan, Cheren, Silver, Wally, Bianca (BW) & May
- AbsolutionShipping - Silver & Mew
- AdvancedSoulSilverShipping - Silver, Lyra & May
- AllTheseRivalBoyfriendsShipping - Ash, Barry, Gary & Silver
- AltMethodShipping - Silver & Wally
- AmbivalentShipping - Silver & Ursula
- ApathyShipping - Cyrus, Paul, Silver & Pokéspe!Silver
- ApoldaShipping - Silver & Houndoom
- ArielShipping - Silver & Misty
- ArsonMurderAndJaywalkingShipping - Pokéspe!Green, Paul & Silver
- AwesomeRivalShipping - Barry, Blue Oak & Silver
...And these are just the A's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
In Silver-centered works, it's common for Lance to be portrayed as either a father figure or a straight-up adoptive father to Silver. Ethan is also commonly portrayed as fun-loving and bright to contrast more with Silver in friendship & M/M fic. This is inspired by his portrayal in Pokémon manga, as seen in Pokemon Masters' own interpretation of the character for that game.
Early works did not always have Giovanni be Silver's father, as that was only canonized after the release of Heart Gold and Soul Silver. Early fanworks may also call Silver Kamon, based off of a default name the games gives him.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- newbarkheroes, a general shipping community for any combination of Ethan/Silver/Kris/Lyra fanfiction on LiveJournal. Can be accessed here.
- PKMNSpecialSilverFC, a club on DeviantArt
- Silver-kunFC, a club on DeviantArt
Fan Fic
- And We Shall Burn by juulz, a completed English HunterShipping longfic that delves into Gold and Silver's adventures throughout Johto with a darker tone than in canon. Rated Explicit. On Archive of Our Own.
- Alpha Beta by mochawhip, an English one-shot which looks on the destruction and reconstruction of Silver's upbringing in Team Rocket. Rated Gen. On Archive of Our Own. Mochawhip has written several works of fanfiction for Gen II.