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Iris (Pokémon)
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Name: | Japanese: アイリス (Iris) English, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Malay, Swedish, Turkish, Brazilian Portuguese: Iris Serbian: Ajris Korean: 아이리스 (Iris) Chinese (Cantonese): 艾莉絲 (Ngaaihleihsī) (more on Bulbapedia) |
Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader Pokémon Champion |
Relationships: | Drayden (guardian) |
Fandom: | Pokémon |
Other: | n/a |
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Iris is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. She leads Opelucid City's gym with Drayden. In their sequels, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, she is the Pokémon champion. In the PokéAni, she was one of Ash Ketchum's traveling companions throughout the Unova series, along with Cilan. This article will focus primarily on her PokéAni interpretation.
The Pokémon she is most associated with are Axew, Dragonite, Emolga, Excadrill and Gible.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
F/M
- Iris is most commonly paired up with Ash Ketchum, forming NegaiShipping[1], which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called サトアイ (Satoai).
- This pairing follows PokéShipping, AdvanceShipping, and PearlShipping as the main Ash/Female companion ship.
- Iris is also shipped with Cilan, forming WishfulShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called デンアイ (Den'ai).
- Iris is also shipped with Trip, forming FlavescentShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called デンアイ (Shūai).
F/F
- Iris is also shipped with Georgia, forming BusterShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called ランアイ (Rannai).
- In Japanese, Iris/Georgia's ship name may be 鹿目まどかVS宮藤芳佳, meaning Madoka Kaname vs Yoshika Miyafuji, in reference to both their rivalry and their Japanese voice actors. Aoi Yūki, who voices Iris, also voiced Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Misato Fukuen, who voices Georgia, also voiced Yoshika Miyafuji in Strike Witches. For more information, see 鹿目まどかVS宮藤 on PixivEncyclopedia.
- A similar tag is 鹿目まどかVS星空みゆき, meaning Madoka Kaname vs. Miyuki Hoshizora. Miyuki Hoshizora from Smile PreCure is also voiced by Misato Fukuen. For more information, see 鹿目まどかVS星空みゆき on PixivEncyclopedia.
- Both tags were created as PokéAni fandom in-jokes, but has since been used for crossover fanworks between the three series.
- In Japanese, Iris/Georgia's ship name may be 鹿目まどかVS宮藤芳佳, meaning Madoka Kaname vs Yoshika Miyafuji, in reference to both their rivalry and their Japanese voice actors. Aoi Yūki, who voices Iris, also voiced Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Misato Fukuen, who voices Georgia, also voiced Yoshika Miyafuji in Strike Witches. For more information, see 鹿目まどかVS宮藤 on PixivEncyclopedia.
- Iris is also shipped with Dawn, forming AnnemaeShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called ヒカアイ (Hikaai).
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as アイヒカ (Aihika).
Gen
- Together, Iris, Ash, Cilan and their Pokémon form the BW Party.
Less Popular Relationships
- CannabisShipping - Gardenia & Iris
- CappuccinoShipping - Iris & Lenora
- CapturingTarzanShipping - Weiss, Iris & Schwarz
- CatalanaShipping - Bebe & Iris
- CeruleanErrydayShipping - Ash, Iris, Misty & Pikachu
- CharoiteShipping - Grant & Iris
- CheongryongShipping - Cress & Iris
- ChevelusShipping - AZ (XY), N (BW), Iris & Lenora
- ChicPKMNMasterShipping - Iris & Lisa (movie)
- ChidoriShipping - Volkner & Iris
- ChocolateCoffeeShipping - Barry & Iris
- ChuHaremShipping - Ashachu, Bonnie, Dawn, Iris, May, Misty & Serena (XY)
- CinderellaStoryShipping - Iris & herself
- CloneNegaiShipping - Ritchie & Iris
- CloudedPastShipping - Alain & Iris
- ClubBattleShipping - Ash, Dino, Luke & Iris
- ColdMedievalLoveStoryShipping - Ash, Georgia & Iris
- ColdNegaiShipping - Ash, Iris & Glalie (Ash's)
- CornPuddingShipping - Drew, Dawn & Iris
- CornstarchShipping - Apricot & Iris
- CrownedShipping - Caitlin & Iris
- CryophobiaShipping - Candice & Iris
- CutiesWhineShipping - Iris & Lyn
- CutiesWithCuteHairShipping - Iris & Sakura
...And these are just the C's! 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
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Iris-FC, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt.
- iris-from-isshu, Archived version, a club on Fanpop.
- negaishipping-love, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Ash/Iris.
- wishfulshipping, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Cilan/Iris.
- flavescentshipping, Archived version, a club on Deviantart for Iris/Trip.
- ash-and-iris, Archived version, a club on Fanpop for Ash/Iris.
Fan Mixes
- A Love Like Ours by AzelmaandEponine, Archived version (2015), a fan mix for Cilan/Iris.
- Nothing But Love by ada254, Archived version (2014), a fan mix for Cilan/Iris.