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Giovanni/Leaf
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: サカキ×リーフ (Sakaki x Leaf) English: Giovanni/Leaf |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: サカリフ (Sakarifu) English: ThwartShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Rare for Leaf, Rare for Giovanni Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Giovanni/Leaf, known mostly as ThwartShipping and/or サカリフ (Sakarifu or Sakaleaf), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Giovanni (Sakaki) and Leaf (Leaf), the main villain and the female playable character in Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Giovanni is taller than Leaf
- Age Difference: Giovanni is a generation older than Leaf. By how much (canonically) is unclear. Fanworks may age up Leaf to make her over the age of 18.
- Pokémon Villain x Female Protagonist: In the Japanese side of the fandom, the tag 悪主♀, essentially meaning Pokémon Villain x Female Protagonist, includes the ship under its umbrella.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The origin of "ThwartShipping" might be unknown, though it's likely a play on Leaf "thwarting" Giovanni's evil schemes in the games.
The name was coined sometime between 14 December 2007[Notes 1] and 13 August 2008.[Notes 2]
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
- bad looks so good on her by realcasually, Archived version (2015), That was the most beautiful part of what he had done. He hadn’t forced her: she had come to him when the time had came.
Fan Art
- Fan Art by リュウ, Archived version (2010). Made in Tegaki.
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
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Other Giovanni x Protagonist Pairings
- ReformShipping, サカレ which pairs him with Leaf's male counterpart Red
Other Pokémon Villain x Female Protagonist Pairings
- RedOrbShipping, マツハル, which pairs May and Maxie
- BlueOrbShipping, アオハル, which pairs May and Archie
- AkatsukiShipping, アカヒカ, which pairs Dawn and Cyrus
- GretelShipping, ゲー主♀, which pairs Hilda and Ghetsis
- MoonRingShipping, アクメイ, which pairs Rosa and Colress
- KingsRockShipping, フラセレ, which pairs Serena and Lysandre
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version