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Ethan/Silver
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ヒビキ×シルバー (Hibiki x Silver) English: Ethan/Silver Chinese: 阿響 X 小銀 (Hibiki x Silver) |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: see its section English: HunterShipping, sometimes PreciousMetalShipping Chinese: 響銀 (HibikiSilver), 銀響 (SilverHibiki) |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Very Popular for both characters Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Ethan/Silver, known mostly as HunterShipping, ヒビライ (Hibirai) and/or ライヒビ (Raihibi), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Ethan (Hibiki) and Silver (Silver), the male playable character and the rival character in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal respectively.
PreciousMetalShipping, which pairs Gold and Silver, is its cross-canon counterpart in the Pokémon Special manga. Unlike the majority of other Pokémon pairings, this version of their ship is more popular than its gameverse equivalent.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Opposites Attract: coming from their characterization in the Pokémon Special manga, Silver is often portrayed as moody and brash while Ethan is generally a more friendly and optimistic character.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
Character Names
Both Ethan and Silver initially had no canonical names, only getting them years later. Fanon personal names are very common in fanfics, especially ones made before Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver's release in 2009. Ethan is often called Gold, the same name as his manga cross-canon counterpart, and Hiro[Notes 1], particularly from 2002-2010. Silver has been called: Black[Notes 1], primarily from 2002-2007, and Kamon[Notes 2], primarily from 2006-2011.
-Shipping Name Origin
The name "HunterShipping" was coined first, sometime between 19 November 2002[Notes 3] and 08 December 2004.[Notes 4] It refers to how Silver pursues/"hunts" down after Ethan in the games.
"PreciousMetalShipping" was coined later, sometime before 27 April 2005.[Notes 5]
The pairing used to also have a small section on Bulbapedia, which can be seen here (in archived form), Archived version.
Japanese Ship Names
Silver, for many years, had no canonical name. He was known to many fans only as "Rival." This is reflected in the half-dozen ship names used by Japanese fans for this pairing, which are:
with Seme Ethan
- ヒビライ (Hibirai), their most popular ship name, which means Hibiki x Rival.
- ヒビシル (Hibishiru), meaning Hibiki x Silver.
- 主♂ライ (Male Protagonist x Rival), which is technically a general tag for several Pokémon pairings but is primarily used for this pairing.
with Seme Silver
- ライヒビ (Raihibi), their second-most popular ship name, which means Rival x Hibiki.
- シルヒビ (Shiruhibi), meaning Silver x Hibiki.
- ライ主♂ (Rival x Male Protagonist), which is technically a general tag for several Pokémon pairings but is primarily used for this pairing.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
HunterShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
- Leaps and Bounds by lilacbird, Archived version (2010-11), Gold and Silver learn that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, as they attempt to normalize their awkward relationship.
- All the glitters are not Gold by Mccull, Archived version (2012), Gold and Silver have always been rivals, but when their past catches up to them and the scary truth about caring for each other sets in... what will they do? M for later chapters.
- you care too little and i care too much by fuwaesthetic (2013), rated Explicit. 1. to turn your back on someone is to trust them not to stab it. 2. never offer to wash your on-again off-again rival's hair unless you don't mind accidentally getting a blowjob.
- punchline by seventhstar, Archived version (2014), In which Silver is convinced that Gold is pretending. Only he really, really isn't.
- And We Shall Burn by juulz, Archived version, Ethan and Silver's adventures throughout Johto with a darker tone than in canon. Rated Explicit.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Fan Mixes
- No Matter What I Say by aruupyon, Archived version (2015)
- no i don't hate you ✖ don't wanna fight you by pkmntrainerkris, Archived version (2016)
Wikis
- ライ主♂ on PixivEncyclopedia
- ライヒビ on PixivEncyclopedia
- 主♂ライ on PixivEncyclopedia
- ヒビライ on PixivEncyclopedia
- ヒビシル on PixivEncyclopedia
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
If you ship Ethan/Silver, you may also be interested in...
- NamelessShipping, which pairs Red and Blue Oak
- LoverivalShipping, which pairs Brendan and Wally
- ClingyShipping, which pairs Lucas and Barry
- KuroShipping, which pairs Hilbert and Cheren
- IsshuShipping, which pairs Hilbert and N
- KalaShipping, which pairs Elio and Hau
- Nullolashipping, which pairs Elio and Gladion
Notes
- ^ Jump up to: a b as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version