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Lance/Raihan
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ワタル×キバナ (Wataru x Kibana) English: Lance/Raihan |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ワタキバ (Watakiba), wtkb, or キバワタ (Kibawata), kbwt English: Railance, SameTailorShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for Lance, Rare for Raihan Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Lance/Raihan, known mostly as Railance, ワタキバ (Watakiba) and/or キバワタ (Kibawata), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Lance (Wataru) and Raihan (Kibana), the Pokémon Champion of Kanto originally from Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow and the Dragon-type gym leader from Pokémon Sword and Shield respectively.
As of 2025, it has no -shipping name on Neverending Romance.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Raihan is taller, Lance is shorter.
- Age Difference: Lance often is portrayed as older than Raihan, though whether this is a generational difference or not depends on the fanwork.
- Sister Ships: many who ship Lance/Raihan also ship Lance/Leon, which is less popular overall. Lance/Leon/Raihan is also common.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
SameTailorShipping, a name not used by shippers, was coined by AsColdAsIce on 07 April 2025. It's a play on the idea that since Raihan's pants are inspired by Lance's outfit, that the same person might've made both, thus, they'd have the "same tailor."[1] Aside from this, there are no other known -shipping names for the pairing.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
Fan Art
- Fan Art by 145nohina, Archived version (2022), drawn to promote the 6/19 Watakiba WEB Only Event.
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
- Darling, Kiss me! by ひなの, kelokelotas and Nyokki_sub, Archived version (2023). Sold at the 6/25 Wataru-san Seme Only Event.
- The Shape of Loves, the Meaning of Kisses by Himemiya Kaede and Mofuta, Archived version (2021), novel anthology with kissing as its main theme. Rated R-18.
- for you by Himemiya Kaede, Archived version (2022). Distributed at the 6/19 Watakiba WEB Only Event.
- If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? by jellyfish0510, Archived version (2020), rated R-18.
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- Wallace/Winona
- Alder/Brycen
- Kabu/Leon
- Leon/Piers
- Leon/Raihan