Joey Wheeler/Yugi Moto

Pairing
Pairing:	Joey Wheeler/Yugi Moto
Alternative name(s):	Wishshipping, Jounouchi/Yugi, Yujou, Yu-Jo, 城表 (JouOmote), JxY, JY
Gender category:	slash, m/m
Fandom:	Yu-Gi-Oh!
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	common
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Joey Wheeler/Yugi Moto, also known by the name Wishshipping, is the pairing of the characters Joey Wheeler and Yugi Moto from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters.

Fanon

Ship Name

The nickname Wishshipping, like most of the Pairing Names for Yu-Gi-Oh ships, comes from an element from the series: the wish that Yugi made for his Millennium Puzzle for a true friend, with Joey becoming his best friend the very next day.

Common Tropes in Fanworks

• Pining, with it usually being mutual but not always.
• Yugi helping Joey to deal with his abusive father.

Examples Fanworks

Meta

• The first ever Wishshipping defense! >D, by bunny_odango on Livejournal ^{(Archive Link)}
• Wishshipping - Alright, I can’t help but ship this. by tabrismagicant on Tumblr ^{(Archive Link)}
• The Wishshipping Wristbands by SageNebula on Tumblr ^{(Archive Link)}
• Yuugi is the best thing that ever happened to Jou by engelchenyugi on Tumblr ^{(Archive Link)}

Resources

• Wishshipping on AO3
• Wishshipping on the Shipping Wiki