Serena (Pokémon Anime Series)

Character
Name:	Japanese: セレナ (Serena) English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish: Serena Hebrew: סרינה (Serena) Korean: 세레나 (Serena) Chinese (Mandarin): 莎莉娜 (Shālìnà) (more on Bulbapedia)
Occupation:	Pokémon Trainer Pokémon Performer
Relationships:	Grace (mother)
Fandom:	Pokémon
Other:	n/a
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Serena is a Pokémon Trainer and Performer from the Pokémon Anime. She was one of Ash Ketchum's traveling companions in the Kalos series along with Clemont and Bonnie. She is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. While she does have a counterpart in Pokémon's Gameverse also named Serena, and a counterpart in Pokéspe named Yvonne Gabena, these characters are distinct enough for their own articles.

The Pokemon she is most associated with are Delphox, Pancham and Sylveon.

Canon Overview

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

Relationships

F/M | NL

• Serena is most commonly paired up with Ash Ketchum, forming AmourShipping. In Japanese, this is called サトセレ (Satosere).
  • It has its own page on Bulbapedia, seen here, ^{Archived version}
  • This pairing follows PokéShipping, AdvanceShipping, PearlShipping and NegaiShipping as the main Ash/Female companion ship.
• Serena is also shipped with Clemont, forming GeekChicShipping. In Japanese, this is called シトセレ (Shitosere).

F/F | Yuri

• Serena is also shipped with Miette, forming FondantShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called ミルセレ (Mirusere).
• Serena is also shipped with Bonnie, forming AzaleeShipping. In Japanese, this is most often called セレユリ (Sereyuri).

Gen | Combi

• Together, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Ash form the XY Party
  • In Japanese, their gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called XYパーティ, meaning XY Party.

Less Popular Relationships

• FabulousbaseShipping - Aarune & Serena
• FabulousdivaShipping - Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable, Serena & Shauna
• FailBattleShipping - Serena & Corsola
• FailToFlirtShipping - Noelle & Serena
• FairviewShipping - Daniela & Serena
• FakeAmourShipping - Ash, Fraud & Serena
• FalseFriendShipping - Drew, Bonnie & Serena
• FamilyTreeShipping - Ash, Professor Oak, Delia, Grace & Serena

More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

[freeform tags, headcanons]

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

• serena-pokemon-xy, ^{Archived version}, a community on Fanpop
• serena-xy, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt

• AshandSerena, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt for Ash/Serena.
• Amourshipping-Club, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt for Ash/Serena.
• satosere, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt for Ash/Serena.
• amourshipping, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt for Ash/Serena.

Fan Art

• Putting two queens together for a meme, ^{Archived version} by _NoVaNoah (2023), Serena and Riza of Fullmetal Alchemist for the meme I Think We're Gonna Have to Kill This Guy.

Fan Mixes

• All My Own Plans by opallena, ^{Archived version} (2016), a fan mix for Ash/Serena.
• On Your Journey by ranger-of-the-mojave, ^{Archived version} (2016), a fan mix for Ash/Serena.
• Je Pense A Toi by aruupyon, ^{Archived version} (2017), a fan mix for Ash/Serena.
• ♡Thank You♡ by miracle-warrior, ^{Archived version} (2018), a fan mix for Ash/Serena.
• Untouchable by pluviame, ^{Archived version} (2014), a fan mix for Ash, Clemont & Serena.

Wikis

• Serena (anime) on Bulbapedia
• セレナ(アニポケ) on PixivEncyclopedia
• Serena on Shipping Wiki
• Serena (Pokémon) on Wikipedia