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Ghetsis/Giovanni
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ゲーチス×サカキ (G-Cis x Sakaki) English: Ghetsis/Giovanni |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ゲーサカ (Gēsaka) English: TerribleDadShipping, GioGhet, BaddabingBaddaboomShipping |
| 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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Ghetsis/Giovanni, known mostly as TerribleDadShipping, GioGhet and/or ゲーチス (Gēsaka), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Ghetsis (G-Cis) and Giovanni (Sakaki), the leader of the villainous Team Plasma and the leader of the villainous Team Rocket respectively. Giovanni was introduced first, in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, while Ghetsis was introduced in Pokémon Black and White.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Ghetsis is taller, Giovanni is shorter.
- N and Silver: as their English ship name implies, both characters are canonically fathers. N is Ghetsis' son while Silver is Giovanni's. The two may become step-brothers and bond over having fathers that neglect them.
- Sister Ships: the pairing may be complemented with Colress/Ghetsis. Poly is rare but not unheard of.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
The first name coined for the pairing was BaddabingBaddaboomShipping, sometime between 10 September[Notes 1] 31 October 2010[Notes 2] for the Neverending Romance ship name list. The pairing was very obscure at this time, with little to no fan activity for it until the two were in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in 2017. "TerribleDadShipping" was coined without knowledge of the name by huggableduck[1], one of the first people to ship them post-USUM. When told that BaddabingBaddaboom was considered official on the list, it was disliked by most shippers around this time.[2][3] TerribleDad was widely adopted in around early 2018, though BaddabingBaddaboom is used by some since it doesn't play on the idea that either are terrible dads.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
Fan Art
- “The expired lettuce has fallen for the mob boss!” by aimishix, Archived version (2023), Go For It, Nakamura! redraw parody.
- gioghet doomed yuri thing by cheseownya, Archived version (2024)
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Villainous Team Leader/Villainous Team Leader
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ post by huggableduck, Archived version (18 June 2018)
- ^ post by Perelka_L, Archived version (27 January 2016)
- ^ I’ve gotten a ton of msggs abt how gio x ghetsis is baddabingbaddaboomshipping & I just have to say that that’s literally the worst ship name I ever heard by huggableduck, Archived version (20 June 2018)