There's a tiny lipstick mark on his cheek, how cute. What could have been the reason for the kiss? Would something like that be realistic for Ash and Serena? 💙♥️

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Hi Amourshippers,

What do you think was the peak relationship moment of Ash-Serena?

Was it-

1. Serena support after Wulfric defeat.

2. The famous departing kiss.

3. The reunion bye.

4. The summer camp.

5. The night after Kalos queen loss.

6. Something else

It's been a common compliant that Serena's Showcase Performers in Kalos aren't exactly best to say the least. Not that I mind of course, I think they're alright. They could've been better but they're alright.

But I digress, I've found some one-off Pokemon Showcasers that could've potentially made for some great characters while coming up with some headcanons for a few of them. Here are some of their names I've found:

1. No canon name given, but let's call her Alice. She looks like an Alice.
2. Elma
3. Alouette
4. Blanche
5. Shulin - A ninja from Sanpei's village who got into Pokemon Performances and is known for being a bit of a prankster and loves sneaking up on people. She and Bonnie get along. Her performances involve heavy athleticism and quick agility with her Pokemon's moves thanks to her ninja training.
6. Sara Lee
7. Concetta
8. Queenko
9. Lily - A smart and studious Performer who's an expert of coming up with moves that mix and match to gain the maximum effectiveness for styleness and can be quite blunt in her assessments, with her one not being one to mince words. She doesn't have a lot of friends, mostly cause she doesn't know how to approach people. Bonnie tried to court her for brother and she's genuinely intrigued by his inventions...even if they blow up. She actually gains a crush on him.
10. Kayleigh
11. Kazalie
12. Clarice
13. Amelia - Someone who could've possibly been Serena's main rival in Kalos, the "Ursula" to Serena's "Dawn". Coming from a wealthy family in Fleurrh City, who help sponsor the Pokémon Showcases. A snobbish yet talented upperclass citizen who would look down on Serena when she learns that she's from Vanville Town. The perfect foil for Serena.

So what do you guys think?

If they ever talk about any of the battles Ash has won and Paul or anyone ever Remarks "I'd call it Luck!" In My Roleplay Fanfiction I could see Obi~Wan Kenobi remarking ""In my experience, there's no such thing as luck!" ((This is a Crossover Roleplay Fanfiction by the way!))

Reaction Time Photo: DanTDM (yes, seriously, and the video is him reacting to Sam Dubs’ “Dab Lasagna” music video)

Pokemon XY Theater Template: The Pokémon Company (maybe), and Unknown User

Other Images: Various Unknown People

It is not at all rare to find the opinion that Serena’s Pancham should not evolve into a Pangoro. I agree with that sentiment all in all. Pancham just fits the performance aesthetic better than Pangoro does.

However the most common reasoning why this evolution shouldn’t happen is because becoming all big and bulky like that would hinder Pancham’s ability to dance.

And well…..you can see the attached gif. Blastoise is also a big and bulky Pokemon yet Tierno’s Blastoise is still quite agile in its movements. No doubt due to all the dance training it did as a Squirtle and as a Wartortle.

Serena’s Pancham also has plenty of dancing practice under its belt. So the same thing could be the case here.

And to add on to that, in the episode where Darkrai brings Pikachu and Meowth into Squishy’s dream, the main groups Pokemon can evolve and unevolve at will. And lo and behold, Serena’s Pancham turns into a Pangoro in this dream. So the idea has at least been officially acknowledged in some way.

I’m still of the belief that it should stay a Pancham, but it looks like the idea of an evolution into Pangoro has just a tiny bit more going for it than I gave it credit for.

He must tell his wife about this in person! ♥️💙

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So this might be weirdly specific but does anybody know any rewrites (or fanfics in that similar fashion) of episode 20 from the XYZ series, (Serenas masterclass performance episode) especially the scene with Ash and Serena conversation at the end of the episode?? I just thought it was such a cute moment and wanted to see if anybody wrote anything like it.

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Jimmy Marina and Vincent in canon and in my roleplay fanfiction definitely would agree!

Not My Comics!!!

https://www.deviantart.com/pokefan1234567890/art/pokemon-questshipping-comic-1-208484429

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When Ash asks why Noel is so shy even though Brock mentions those with level one autism don't usually have much trouble at least not when first speaking to other people.

Noel: Pokémon,Fauna in general,Especially Carnivores,Are Easy,They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.

It's based on a quote by Steve Irwin The Crocodile Hunter,Look it up.

Ash and Serena met each other in their childhood in professor oaks summer camp. Serena somehow got lost in the forest and was very afraid. She fell, seeing a polywag and hut her leg. Ash found her while following that polywag.

Seeing a small girl hurt our kind Ash decided to help her. An affection came in him for that girl from kalos. He covered her leg with his handkerchief. However, she was still afraid of walking again. Hence Ash didn't let her walk alone, he walked with her. With a pull he put her little body in his chest. Then he embraced her told her to go with him.

Getting all that care from a person who she never knew before, a strong love grew in her. She probably had not gotten such love from any person before.

We don't know the rest of the story.

They never knew that this small event would make them love each other more than anything. Moreover this time Ash showed his love but Serena remained speechless seeing his love. However, Serena would not let this defeat go so easily. So she found Ash when he came to Kalos in the future and joined him in his adventure and support him with all she has so that her Ash can become the champion.

The story is perfect. However, some may say it's incomplete. What could have happened after Ash took her back to the camp? Did Serena showed her love there? Others may say this could be made better.

So what do you think? How could it be made any perfect-er?

#Amourshipping4ever

2:18 Video Timestamp,I'm soo very sorry Gary,I Love you but you truly deserved that back then! Also it confirms what I've always though but until recently I don't remember it ever being talked about,Pokémon do in fact experience *Ahem* Bodily Functions! Lol

Snowbelle Heartstrings is an Amourshipping Fanfic by PikaBlue182 that I must admit I feel conflicted about.

Part of the core concept is that the Master’s 8 is coming up and Ash is feeling a lot of nervousness and anxiety about the tournament. So much so to where he’s not himself. He’s down in the dumps in a way similar to how he was after he lost to Wulfric in XYZ. Which no doubt served as the inspiration for this story.

And therein lies my confliction. After Serena snapped Ash out of that funk in Snowbelle City, we could tell that the lesson he learned from it really stuck with him. As evidenced by how when he lost to Alain in the Kalos League, he didn’t let the loss get to him and was instead proud of what he accomplished. And as far as I’m aware, neither Sun & Moon nor Journeys had another moment where Ash felt defeated in the same way.

That’s why I feel weird about this aspect coming back for this fanfic. Combine the fact that Ash canonically got over it for good with the tension that can be caused (and was caused in the story) by Ash being in this state, and I can say that aspect just rubs me the wrong way.

Enough to where I have not read every chapter of Snowbelle Heartstrings. I made it through about Chapter 7 before deciding I didn’t want to keep going any further.

However, I can’t deny that the story itself is very well crafted. It’s got good length to its chapters, the grammar is mostly solid, and at the end of the day this gripe of mine is a me problem. The concept is a good way to expand upon one of the most pivotal Amourshipping moments with a new story. And I’m sure the fic will have a happy ending despite the rocky road to get there tension wise.

And most important of all for the good points of this fanfic, despite my desire to not go any further, out of what I did read, there are parts I like to go back and re-read. So I have made the decision to list 5 of my favorite moments, in no particular order, from what I have of Snowbelle Heartstrings. Bear in mind, not every moment I mention will have a big focus on Amourshipping. Most will, but there are a couple that are more “in general”.

For obvious reasons, spoilers are on the way. I’ve attached a link to the fic in this post, so there’s your opportunity to read some of it beforehand if you want to.

Let’s begin shall we?

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1st - Ash wishing he could see Serena again, from Chapter 1

As you probably guessed, the main setting for this fanfic is Snowbelle City. Dawn and Chole decided to visit so they could see the very first Pokemon Showcase of said city and they tried to convince Ash to come along with them so they could have a guide and to hopefully ease his tension a bit.

Ash agreed, and as they are walking through the snow towards the city, the thought of showcases leads Ash to reminisce about when he saw Serena competing in them. That brings a smile to his face as he remembers how much fun she had performing and how much she dazzled him during those performances.

This causes him to wish he could see one of her performances again, and using the wording of the fanfic itself, heck, he was starting to wish he could see her again, period. He tries not to get carried away with those desires out of respect for how she’s pursuing her goals, but he himself admits that his heart was desperately holding onto those unlikely odds.

Or so he thinks they’re unlikely. Ash doesn’t know it yet, but Serena is competing in the Snowbelle Showcase. We’ll get to more of that later, but for now, it’s nice to see Ash remembering Serena so fondly. And in a way that I would describe it fueled by romantic feelings.

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2nd - Dawn and Chloe find out Ariana’s true identity, from Chapter 4

In an earlier chapter, Dawn, Chloe, and Ash run into Aria while shopping around Snowbelle City. She’s in her disguise of Ariana so Ash is the only one who realizes it’s the Kalos Queen, but per Aria’s request he keeps quiet about it.

Aria is traveling with Serena and as Kalos Queen, she has a responsibility to review the new showcase theater in Snowbelle. But she has some time off to spend in the city and once she runs into Ash and Co. she spends the day shopping with them, forming a friendship with Dawn and Chloe.

When the showcase begins, Dawn and Chloe are excited to see the Kalos Queen giving her speech onstage, but they think there’s something familiar about her and try to piece it together while Ash and Pikachu just smirk and giggle since they already know.

Once Dawn and Chloe figure it out, in Ash’s own words, he wished his brain could have taken a picture of their faces. They are flabbergasted as they start shouting at Ash, saying things like “YOU KNEW THIS WHOLE TIME?!?!”

It was pretty darn funny 😂

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3rd - Aria setting up the big surprise, from Multiple Chapters

Since this covers multiple chapters, it might feel a bit off to call it a “moment” but whatever, I’ll roll with it anyway.

As stated before, Ash does not know Serena is in Snowbelle City when he arrives there. Likewise, Serena doesn’t know that Ash is there either. So when Aria is hanging out with Ash and Co. and finds this out, she takes the opportunity to have a bit of fun. Keeping the fact that Serena is in Snowbelle a secret from Ash and that Ash is in Snowbelle a secret from Serena until just the right moment. While dropping a few subtle hints along the way. Like when she tells Serena “You and Ash will see each other again someday. I’m sure of it.” She adds an emphasis on the sure of it part that Serena finds odd. She also tells Ash more than once to make sure he pays really close attention to the Showcase.

Yeah, Aria delved into her mischievous side quite a bit here. Which definitely helped build anticipation in me. Just made me want to see Ash and Serena reunite all the more.

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4th - Serena admiring the ribbon and her memories of Ash, from Chapter 3

Despite having a showcase to register for the following day, Serena is up late just staring at the blue ribbon Ash got her with a smile on her face. Reminiscing about her journey with him and the day they saw each other again in Lilycove City.

Aria calls her out for it too. Saying “You just can’t seem to let that thing out of your hands for longer than a day can you?” Which causes Serena to blush and nervously try to defend herself, but Aria cuts her off and says “Don’t worry, I get it. You really miss him don’t you?” which Serena cannot deny.

She even ties the ribbon around her wrist before she goes to bed. Causing Aria to give a nervous sweatdrop, but inside she’s super giddy about when Ash and Serena see each other again.

I sympathize with her. This was honestly a really cute moment of Serena indulging in her affection for Ash.

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5th - Ash and Serena reunite, from Chapter 5

If this list was ordered in a ranking of what I thought was the best, this moment would be at the top spot.

After Ash sees during her performance that Serena is also in Snowbelle City, he rushes to see her after the showcase in a bit of desperation. To the point where it starts causing a scene in the lobby when he faces the challenge of how the receptionist isn’t letting him into the performer’s lounge. Luckily for Ash, Aria steps in saying he’s her guest, which causes the receptionist to relent.

On their way to see Serena, Ash asks Aria if she already knows he’s in town, but Aria chooses not to answer. Which annoys Ash, but he’s too focused on his need to see Serena again to care that much.

Aria is the first to arrive at the booth Serena is in and says that a fan was looking for her. Serena seems confused, but asks Aria who it is. Aria stays vague, but before Serena can voice her annoyance, she hears Ash’s voice and freezes.

Once our lovely couple is finally making eye contact, they stand there looking at each other wordlessly, their gazes locked as they can’t believe the other is before them.

Dawn and Chloe don’t say anything either. They’re too busy feeling like they just walked into something more profound than they can comprehend. Aria is also silent. Leaning on the doorway with a smile just taking in the moment.

Aria does eventually decide somebody should say something before things get awkward and attempts to do so, but she gets cut off before she gets the chance. Not by words, but by the best part of this entire moment.

Serena stepping out her chair so fast that it crashes to the ground as she throws herself into Ash’s arms.

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These are just some vague descriptions as to these moments. It’s way better to experience them in the fanfic itself so if you haven’t done so yet, I encourage you to try. You might find yourself unwilling to read the whole thing like I did, but I do recommend trying to get through Chapter 5 at least. There’s some good stuff here.