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Lance/Silver
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ワタル×シルバー (Wataru x Silver) English: Lance/Silver |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ワタシル (Watashiru) English: AkaiShipping, MasterShipping |
| Gender category: | Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common for both characters Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Lance/Silver, known mostly as AkaiShipping, MasterShipping and/or ワタシル (Watashiru), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Lance (Wataru) and Silver (Silver) from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. Lance is the Pokémon champion while Silver is the rival to the playable character, which may be Ethan, Kris or Lyra.
Most Lance/Silver fanworks focus on their appearances in the Pokémon Special manga. They've also appeared in the Pokémon game series. Although their manga counterparts have a different ship name than their gameverse counterparts in the English side of the fandom, (MasterShipping and AkaiShipping respectively,) this page covers both due to the rarity of the ships and because they are both labelled as ワタシル (Watashiru) in the Japanese side of the fandom.
Lance & Silver, where Lance acts more of like a mentor to Silver, is relatively more popular.
Canon Background
Mangaverse
Gameverse
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Lance is taller, Silver is shorter.
- Age Difference: Lance is a generation older than Silver. By how much (canonically) is unclear. Fanworks may age up Silver to make him over the age of 18.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"AkaiShipping" was coined first, sometime between 19 November 2002[Notes 1] and 08 December 2004.[Notes 2] "MasterShipping" was coined years later, sometime in around 2006 or early 2007.[Notes 3]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Lance-x-Silver, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
- オレにしとけよ！by chunibyoukanzya, Archived version (2024). Title machine translates to "Leave it to me!" Sold at the 12/1 Akaboo's Wataru Seme Only Event.
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Pokémon Champion or Elite Four Member/Rival|Friend
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version (note that this update doubled the length of the page, thus the large time-frame for when the pairing was coined)