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Milo (Pokémon)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: ヤロー (Yarrow) English, Brazilian Portuguese: Milo Spanish: Percy Korean: 아킬 (Akil) Russian: Майло (Maylo) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Gym Leader Farmer |
| Relationships: | Unnamed younger brother |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | n/a |
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Milo is the first Gym Leader the player, (either as Gloria or as Victor,) faces in Pokémon Sword and Shield, released in 2019. He gets focus in a good amount of fanworks, but less so than other SWSH characters.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
In acronym ship names, Milo is represented with "yr," short for his Japanese name Yarrow. The acronyms were created by the Japanese side of the fandom mostly on Twitter before being adopted elsewhere. Common portmanteaus also originate from Pixiv unless it uses their English names.
M/M | Yaoi
- Milo is most commonly paired up with Piers, forming NightGardenShipping[1], aka Milopiers or Nettleshipping. In Japanese, this is most often called YRNZ or ヤロネズ (Yaronezu), meaning Milo is the seme and Piers is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as NZYR or ネズヤロ (Nezuyaro).
- Milo is also shipped with Gordie, forming StoneGardenShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called MKYR or マクヤロ (Makuyaro), meaning Gordie is the seme and Milo is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as YRMK or ヤロマク (Yaromaku).
- Milo is also shipped with Raihan, forming ApplinShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called KBYR or キバヤロ (Kibayaro), meaning Raihan is the seme and Milo is the uke in the coupling. The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as YRKB or ヤロキバ (Yarokiba).
F/M | NL
- Milo is also shipped with Nessa, forming WaterLilyShipping. In Japanese, this is called YRRR or ヤロルリ (Yaroruri).
He is also popular for self-shipping and yumejoshi.
Less Popular Relationships
More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Art
- とんでけワタシラガ by MeiFord メイ・フォード, Archived version (2022), Milo with his Eldegoss and a herd of Wooloo.