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Hop/Victor
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: マサル×ホップ (Masaru x Hop) English: Victor/Hop |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese:マサホプ (Masahopu) (MSHP), 主♂ホプ (Male Pokémon Protagonist/Hop), ホプマサ (Hopumasa) (HPMS), ホプ主♂ (Hop/Male Pokémon Protagonist) English: TrainShipping, SlumberingWealdShipping, Hopvic |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Popular overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Hop/Victor, known mostly as TrainShipping, SlumberingWealdShipping, Hopvic,マサホプ (Masahopu), MSHP, 主♂ホプ (Male Pokémon Protagonist/Hop), ホプマサ (Hopumasa), HPMS and/or ホプ主♂ (Hop/Male Pokémon Protagonist), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Hop (Hop) and Victor (Masaru), one of the player character's rivals and the male playable protagonist from Pokémon Sword and Shield respectively.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"TrainShipping" was coined very early for a SHSW ship, sometime before 09 June 2019[Notes 1], being a play on pre-release footage of them sitting on a train together. "SlumberingWealdShipping" came later, coined on 18 November 2019 by poisonrozen on Tumblr.[1]
TrainShipping later became its "official" name on the Neverending Romance ship name list on 08 December despite it conflicting with the name for Emmet/Ingo/Marshal, as the later had little-to-no fan activity.[2] As of 2025, it is considered official for both ships.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
Hop/Masaru | Victor search query on Archive of Our Own
- Side to Side by Ozwell, Archived version (2020)
- Tale of a Champion by CertainVICTORy, Archived version (2019-20), This is a tale of a boy named Victor and his best friend Hop as they take a journey of Pokemon and their feelings...it is filled with love, sadness, and all good fun.
- Long Commute by KomorebiPines, Archived version (2019)
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
- マサホプ on PixivEncyclopedia
- ホプマサ on PixivEncyclopedia
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Male Protagonist/Male Rival|Friend
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version