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Lana/Mallow
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: マオ×スイレン (Mao x Suiren) English: Mallow/Lana |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: マオスイ (Maosui) or スイマオ (Suimao) English: BittersweetShipping, AquariumPlantShipping |
| Gender category: | Girls' Love; Yuri; F/F; Femslash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for both characters Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Lana/Mallow, known mostly as BittersweetShipping, AquariumPlantShipping,マオスイ (Maosui) and/or スイマオ (Suimao), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Lana (Suiren) and Mallow (Mao), the Water-type specialist Trial Captain and the Grass-type specialist Trial Captain from Pokémon Sun and Moon respectively.
Lana and Mallow are also two of Ash Ketchum's classmates in the Pokémon anime.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Mallow is taller, Lana is shorter.
- Opposites Attract
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The first known name coined for the pairing was "AquariumPlantShipping," coined sometime between the beginning of November and 31 December 2016[Notes 1] for the Neverending Romance ship name list. This is its second-most common -shipping name, with the first, "BittersweetShipping," being coined later on by kozlliot sometime after the premier of Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet! on 28 January 2018.[1]
This later name is not considered their 'official' name, however, as it conflicts with the pairing name for Clair/Whitney, a very pairing with little-to-no fan activity.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Bittersweet Week, Archived version, a fanweek held in 2021 primarily on Tumblr
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- rain on akala by dollcloud, Archived version (2017), Lana invites Mallow on a picnic to Memorial Hill. The weather doesn't cooperate.
- The Perfect Gift by Gelatino, Archived version (2021), It's Valentine's day, and Lana and Mallow couldn't care less. But secretly, they want to surprise each other with a gift.
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Other Pairings with Trial Captains
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version