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Koga/Lt. Surge
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: マチス×キョウ (Matisse x Kyou) English: Lt. Surge/Koga |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: マチキョウ (Matikyou or Machikyou) English: ToxicBoltShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Koga/Lt. Surge, known mostly as ToxicBoltShipping and/or マチキョウ (Matikyou or Machikyou), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Koga (Kyou) and Lt. Surge (Matisse), the Poison-type Gym Leader and Electric-type Gym Leader from Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow respectively.
Most Koga/Lt. Surge fanworks focus on their appearances in the Pokémon game series. They've also appeared in the Pokémon anime and the Pokémon Special manga.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Lt. Surge is taller than Koga. Lt. Surge also has more muscle than Koga, though both are physically fit.
- Opposites Attract: From what is known about both characters, Koga was born and raised in a family of ninjas and has a high tolerance to poison, often using status conditions to win Pokémon battles. Lt. Surge meanwhile is a boisterous American army lieutenant who values raw strength.
- Janine: Koga's canonical daughter. Lt. Surge may be seen as an uncle or second dad.
- Sabrina: Koga, Lt. Surge and Sabrina were originally the three highest ranked members of Team Rocket in the Pokémon Special manga, only under Team Rocket head Giovanni himself. Sabrina may be a tertiary character.
- Erika/Sabrina, the second-most popular same-gender ship between two RBY gym leaders (who aren't Brock, Misty or Giovanni,) may be seen as a sister ship as of the 2010-20s. Many ship both, and they may both be in "Everyone Is Gay" stories.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The exact origin of "ToxicBoltShipping" is likely lost to time, but by 09 June 2002 it was seen by fans as their official ship name.[Notes 1] It was one of the first 380 coined -shipping names in the fandom on Neverending Romance.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- toxicboltfc, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Heatwave by WindyNebula, Archived version (2023), Explicit, Kanto is in the middle of a heatwave and Surge refuses to put a shirt on. Koga is frustrated.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis and Forum Threads
- ToxicBoltShipping: Lt Surge and Koga, Archived version, a thread on Gaia Online
- ToxicBoltShipping thread!, Archived version, a thread on Bulbagarden
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Male Gym Leader/Male Gym Leader
Elite Four Member/Gym Leader
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version