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Gold (Pokémon Special)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: ゴールド (Gold) English, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese: Gold French: Or Korean: 골드 (Gold) Chinese (Mandarin): 阿金 (Ā Jīn) & 金 (Jīn) & 小金 (Xiǎo Jīn) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Breeder |
| Relationships: | Mom (mother) |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | Ethan (Pokémon) (game counterpart) Jimmy (Pokémon) (anime counterpart) |
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Gold is a Pokémon Trainer and Breeder from Pokémon Special. He is based off of Ethan from Pokémon Gold and Silver, as was his Female counterpart Crystal and his rival Silver. He's popular with fans and the focus of many fanworks.
The Pokémon he is most associated with are Aipom, Politoed and Typhlosion.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
M/M | Yaoi
- Gold is most commonly paired up with Silver, forming PreciousMetalShipping[1]. In Japanese, this is most often called ゴシル (Goshiru), meaning Gold is the seme and Silver is the uke in the coupling.
- It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as シルゴ (Shirugo).
- ライ主♂ (Rai-nushi ♂) and 主♂ライ (Shu ♂ rai), both meaning Rival x Protagonist, also work.
- Gold is also shipped with Red, forming PoliShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called レゴー (Regō), meaning Red is the seme and Gold is the uke in the coupling.
- Gold & Red is also a common gen (combi in Japanese) relationship of theirs, dubbed シロガネ師弟 in Japanese, meaning Shirogane Master and Disciple.
- Gold is also shipped with Green Oak, forming ImperialShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called グリシル (Gurishiru), meaning Green is the seme and Gold is the uke in the coupling.
F/M | NL
- Gold is also shipped with Crystal, forming MangaQuestShipping. In Japanese, this is called ゴークリ (Gōkuri) or クリゴー (Kurigō).
- It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- Gold is also shipped with Whitney, forming AccidentalShipping. In Japanese, this is called ゴーアカ (Gōaka).
- Gold is also shipped with Yellow, forming AmberShipping. In Japanese, this is called ゴーイエ (Gōie).
Gen | Combi
- Together, Gold, Silver, Crystal make up the PokéSpe Johto Trio.
Less Popular Relationships
- with Ethan from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal - GoldenShipping, ヒビゴー (Hibigō)
Coined Ship Names
- with Blue (female) - ButtShipping
- with Ruby - EyewearShipping
- with Sapphire - WildsideShipping
- with Emerald - LimeStoneShipping
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- newbarkheroes, Archived version, a general shipping community for any combination of Ethan/Silver/Kris/Lyra fanfiction on LiveJournal
- gold-jimmyfanclub, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
- gold-kunfc, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
- pokemon-ethan, Archived version, a community on Fanpop