User blog:RMOMaster/Ending Pokemon Shipping Wars

Okay, this is something that many people have had debates about for as long as Pokemon has been an anime. So, I'm going to  cut to the chase and get down to brass tacks here and put it straight right off the bat.

It is immaterial as to which shipping pair you like. That's never what Pokemon was about. Let go back to "The Beginning" or Indigo League.

If you listen closely, you will hear in the lyrics to the show, it plainly says "I wanna be the very best, like noone ever was. To Catch them is my real test, to Train them IS my Cause." (These exact word are repeated in the XY intro as well)



This is the only goal of the main character, Ash Ketchum, through the entire series. His goal is to be a Pokemon Master. In fact, Ash's last name is a reference to the series tag line "Gotta Catch 'Em All".

Let's look at another example of this. In the intro to the XY Series, the same words are said again.



So there you have it. So I hope this gives some realistic perspective to those of you who are all about "Shipping Pairs".

While those might be fun to make, draw, or write about, they're simply not real, no matter how much you'd want them to be. The creators of the series never meant for Ash to have a relationship with any of the girls, other than as friends, as his age through the entire series was 10 years old, despite the obvious time that passed during the series. This is probably the best reason to stop these silly shippings, whether or not you agree.

One more thing...

Pokémon and all related names and characters are ™ & © of Satoshi Tajiri & Nintendo. So they are the ones who decide what happens, whether in the different series or games.

And there you have it, point blank and in your face.

RM aka Lightning Dash (talk) 05:36, October 4, 2020 (UTC)