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Red (Pokémon Special)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Japanese: レッド (Red) English, Czech, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Vietnamese: Red Thai: เร้ด (Red) Korean: 지우 (Jiu) Chinese (Mandarin): 小智 (Xiǎo Zhì) (more on Bulbapedia) |
| Occupation: | Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Champion |
| Relationships: | n/a |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Other: | Red (Pokémon) (game counterpart) Ash Ketchum (anime counterpart) |
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Red is a Pokémon Trainer and Pokédex Holder from Pokémon Special. He is a Cross-canon Counterpart of Red, the protagonist of Pokémon Red and Blue.
Red is popular with fans and the focus of many fanworks. The Pokémon he is most associated with are Pikachu, Poliwhirl and Bulbasaur.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
Relationships
F/M | NL
- Red is most commonly paired up with Yellow, forming SpecialShipping[1]. In Japanese, this is called レイエ (Reie).
- It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
- Red is also shipped with Blue, forming Luckyshipping. In Japanese, this is called レブル (Reburu).
- It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen here, Archived version.
M/M | Yaoi
- Red is also shipped with Green Oak, forming OriginalShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called スペグリレ (Spe Gurire), meaning Green is the seme and Red is the uke in the coupling.
- The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as スペレグリ (Spe Reguri).
- Red is also shipped with Gold, forming PoliShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called レゴー (Regō), meaning Red is the seme and Gold is the uke in the coupling.
- Red is also shipped with Giovanni, forming AscendancyShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called サカレ (Sakare), meaning Giovanni is the seme and Red is the uke in the coupling.
Gen | Combi
- Together, him, Red, and Blue form the Pokéspe Kanto Trio.
Less Popular Relationships
- with Silver - Depressionshipping
- with Crystal - ScarletJewelshipping
- with Ruby - RedHueshipping
- with Sapphire - MangaAdvanceshipping
- with Emerald - Antidoteshipping
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 Communities/Fan Events
- redsrealm, Archived version, a club on DeviantArt
- red-the-pokemon-master, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
- red-pokemon, Archived version, a community on Fanpop
Fan Art
- Pokemon Special:: FireRed by kissai, Archived version (2010), Red with his Charizard.
Fan Mixes
- ᴀ ɴ ᴀ ᴛ ʜ ᴇ ᴍ ᴀ ; by reunicluses, Archived version (2014), villain!AU Red