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Ariana/Giovanni
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: サカキ×アテナ (Sakaki x Athena) English: Giovanni/Ariana |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: サカアテ (Sakaate) English: YakuzaShipping, SilverSpawnShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular for Ariana, Rare for Giovanni Rare overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Ariana/Giovanni, known mostly as YakuzaShipping and/or サカアテ (Sakaate), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Ariana (Athena) and Giovanni (Sakaki), both highly ranked members of the villainous Team Rocket, with Giovanni as the leader. Giovanni comes from Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow while Ariana wouldn't be named until Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver in 2009, which remade the original Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal games.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Silver: many fans believe Ariana is Silver's mother, as they both have red hair. Canonically, Silver's mother goes unspecified.
- Mars: might also be headcanoned as their daughter since she has red hair and ties to a villainous Pokemon team, Team Galactic.
- Fankids: common both for canon and fanon characters.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
SilverSpawnShipping was coined first, sometime shortly before 29 November 2009.[1] "YakuzaShipping" was originally the ship name for Falkner and Honchcrow[Notes 1], coined sometime shortly before 28 December 2009[2], before later being adopted as an alternative name since it doesn't imply Ariana is Silver's mother or that she "spawned" him, in the 2010s. This name is used much more often by actual shippers.
'Yakuza' comes from Team Rocket being inspired off of real-life Yakuza.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- Escaping the Shadows by mahotsuki, Archived version (2023-24), Silver struggles to escape his powerful and infamous family legacy, desiring to be acknowledged for his own worth. He faces various challenges, the painful memories of his distant relationship with his father, Giovanni, the emotional barriers set up by his mother, Ariana, and the overwhelming sense of abandonment he experiences from his sister's disappearance, leaving him to face the burdens of their twisted family legacy all on his own.
- New Member of Team Rocket (New version) by NoctisVillain, Archived version (2024), This is the story of 13-year-old Blake Sakaki, the youngest son of Giovanni and Ariana Sakaki, and his adventure into becoming a Team Rocket executive but also being a secret key source to his father’s main mission, Project Mewtwo.
- My Sunshine by aikotters, Archived version (2017-18), Giovanni has nothing left. Then he finds a young orphan girl. AU.
Fan Art
- Fan Art by barbwalken for selkiebinch, Archived version (2023), inspired by the My Girlfriend's 4-Foot-Tall Mareep meme but with an actual Persian.
- Fan Art by trustymikh, Archived version (2023)
General Fanworks
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
References
- ^ post by Vycksta, Archived version (29 November 2009)
- ^ post by Toran Frostbite, Archived version (28 December 2009)