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May/Wally
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ミツル×ハルカ (Mitsuru x Haruka) English: Wally/May |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ミツハル (Mitsuharu) English: NewRivalShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for Wally, Common for May Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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May/Wally, known mostly as NewRivalShipping and/or ミツハル (Mitsuharu), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs May (Haruka) and Wally (Mitsuru), the female playable character and the player's rival respectively, both introduced in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: May is taller, Wally is shorter.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"NewRivalShipping" was coined sometime before 24 September 2004.[Notes 1] It wasn't added to the Neverending Romance ship list until years later, around early 2007 or late 2006.[Notes 2]
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
- Just Another Thing I Love About You by orphan_account, Archived version (2021), A certain green-haired trainer called his rival, best friend, and now champion of the Hoenn region to the top of the Lilycove Department Store with something very important to say. What could be weighing on his mind?
Fan Art
General Fanworks
Fan Mixes
- five bells by mr-malarkey, Archived version (2016)
- small town girl by qvinx, Archived version (2013)
Wikis and Forum Threads
- ミツハル on PixivEncyclopedia
- Newrivalshipping. (Mitsuru x Haruka), Archived version, a thread on Serebii.net
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Female Protagonist/Male Rival|Friend
Notes
- ^ 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)