#pokeshipping christmas bash

[pokeshippingweek]

The most wonderful time of the year...

That's right - we're bringing back the Pokeship Christmas Bash!

It's a pretty simple set-up - produce any fan art, fan fiction, AMVs, figurines, collages, icons, etc. of our favorite couple doing something related to the holiday season. Then share it on December 2023 with the tag #pokeship christmas bash. We'll reblog anything with that tag we find here on Tumblr, Twitter, deviantART, YouTube, FanFiction.Net, or A03. Work will be shared here and at @pokeshipping.

That's it for "rules." Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! Help spread the word and we'll see you on the 23rd!

[ashxketchum]

🎄 MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS, MY TRUE LOVE WILL SHOW 🎄

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[rockyroadsmith]

Pokeshipping is dead. It is dubbed by 4kids. I wonder what you people see in it.

Yikes, after only posting 2 Pokeshipping doodles, I already got one of these kinds of asks. o_o’

Since you say Pokeshipping is dead, you’re right when Ash “died” and played around with Misty, making for a great “dead” Pokeshipping moment. Plus her reaction to him waking up is adorable. =^_^=

On to the actual ask!

Firstly, yes, 4Kids absolutely added in a lot of Pokeshipping moments. From the Pokémon Christmas Bash soundtrack to Pokémon Live, Pokeshipping was given to us shippers like free candy at a carnival. I still love these moments, though, because they shaped a lot of my memories from childhood. That being said, the original Japanese version still contains a lot of Pokeshipping moments, as well, like all the cute blushes and embarrassment they get towards one another. ^_^

I’m not sure you understand what the word “dead” means, though. If something is dead, it means there’s no life left in it. Think of any community as a living organism, and each member of that community being a single heartbeat that keeps the community alive. As long as there’s at least one person who supports something, then it’s still alive. The Pokeshipping community has been going strong for over two decades and with the amount of dedicated shippers still showing love for this ship, I don’t see that changing anytime soon. The Pokeshipping community is filled to the brim with incredibly talented artists and writers who provide a plethora of content for other Pokeshippers to enjoy and I’m eternally grateful to each and every one of them. I mean, I’m mainly in the Monster Rancher anime community and there are very few of us left, but we’re still keeping the community alive anyway we can. :3

I feel people should be able to support any ship they want to and even if we don’t like the same ship, it doesn’t mean we can’t try to understand other ships. Like Amourshipping, I’m not a supporter of it, but I think it’s wonderful that this ship has so many supporters because it means we’re all under the same Pokémon supporting umbrella. We can still appreciate different ships even if we don’t support them personally, like I can’t tell you the amount of gorgeous Amourshipping fan art I’ve seen. Some of these artists are just insanely talented and even though they may draw for a ship I don’t support, it doesn’t take away from the pure talent they have and I admire their love for their ship. I like learning more about why people like their ships and it’s not about trying to convert others or anything, it’s about learning to understand one another. We can support different ships and still be civil to one another.

[ochazukeland]

Pocket Monsters EP 105: Yuzu Gym! Type Battle - 3 vs 3!

First of all, pardon for the wonky subs, this is the first time I am trying to do this.  Merry Christmas, everyone!

I have the Amazon Prime JP account so I made my translation of Trovita Gym challenge’s episode based on that content. It includes the episode with both OP and EP, as well the “Who’s that pokemon?” segment and the next episode preview.

Download link, translation notes and comments about this particular episode below the cut:

So... I'm not really allowed to tell you where to get that specific Japanese video without having access to Amazon Japan, but if you google… idk, something like [RAW] Pokemon 7 TV series, on a website that sounds like a cat meowing… who knows what you might find there?

DOWNLOAD LINK (.ass format): https://www.dropbox.com/s/r0tsc7k504c1hol/%5BRAW%5D%20Pokemon%20-%20105%20%5B480p%5D.ass?dl=0

How to watch this: download the zip, save both the video and the .ass subtitle file in the same folder, keeping the same name in both files (for instance, ep2015.mkv and ep2015.ass), open VLC and have fun.

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Translation Notes:

Kept the original names in this sub - Satoshi/Ash, Kasumi/Misty, Kenji/Tracey, Ookido/Oak, Musashi/Jessie, Kojirō/James, Nyarth/Meowth.

Rudy is named Ziggy - his sister Mahri is called Marie in the Japanese version. His home island Trovita is called Yuzu and his Shell Spike Badge is known as Triumphant Star Turban (Rinbō) Badge in Japanese.

Pikachu is Pikachu, Togepi is Togepi… Starmie is also Starmie in Japanese.

Meowth is Nyarth, Bulbasaur/Fushigidane, Squirtle/Zenigame, Charizard/Lizardon, Seel/Pawou, Staryu/Hitodeman, Electabuzz/Eleboo, Exeggcutor/Nassy. I kept the official romanization when possible.

Move game-wise, I tried to keep the ENG names, except for dengeki which can be translated as “electric shock” and apparently adapted in English as “Thunder Jolt” (it’s different from “Thunder shock”, denki shock, Pikachu’s signature move).

I don’t like translating oniichan/oneechan to “big bro/sis” but it’s kinda important aspect of Marie’s part in the episode (how much she wanted a sister, what a nice family the three of them could be together, Marie, Kasumi-oneechan and oniichan), so… yeah, I know many of you are not familiar with common Japanese/anime terms so I kept as that. At least these sound better than “older brother”/“older sister”…

Oh, Rudy’s famous lines to Ash at the end of the episode: サトシ、カスミさんを大事にしろよ。Please don’t complain about shipping goggles because “Satoshi, take good care of Kasumi-san” is the most neutral route - daiji ni suru could go either for “take care” to “treasure/cherish/regard Kasumi as someone very important”, alright.

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Other random notes:

Ash is such a mega brat in this episode, I love the current merry nice kid from SM/PM seasons but I miss this damn loud-mouthed version lol.

Rudy is overall much nicer than the dub version. Okay, besides the fact he pretty much called Ash an “uncultured swine” lol, he was quite polite. Compared to my impression of years ago, rewatching this episode made me feel quite bad for him and his sister? (I like the conclusion from Dengeki Pikachu manga, Rudy literally becomes an older sister for Mahri…)

Random trivia, Rudy calls himself “The South Star of Southern Cross (constellation)”. It’s only mentioned once by the end of the episode, but lol oh well.

You may say that Ash was completely oblivious to the whole proposal dilemma during the episode (he was lol) but this is one of the episodes that makes Pokeshipping canon at least by Misty’s side. 

[n-i-n-t]

Merry Christmas to all!

Didn’t think I was going to get any thing done this year lol. I forgot pikachu. Excuse me as I die.

[zdbztumble]

And the Pokeship Christmas Bash is here!

(Threw in a few extras just for the fun of it ^^)

[mochithatdarncat]

Something a little bit Pokeshippy for you all! A knock on the door on Christmas morning is accompanied by a neatly wrapped present - but no one has signed it. Before she can even untie the bow, Pikachu jumps out! I intend to draw an accompanying Ash and Misty reunion piece but work is crazy, so it may or may not be before Christmas!

[nekoabi]

People always be sleeping on the best christmas album ever released.

Pokemon Christmas Bash is indisputably the most festive, most catchy, most perfect christmas album to have ever been produced.

It holds such classics as "I'm Giving Santa A Pikachu This Christmas" sung by Professor Oak and Ash Ketchum and "Nobody Don't Likr Christmas" sung by Meowth.

Also, for all you shippers out there, "Under The Mistletoe" is a clear example of Ash/Misty aka PokeShipping.

For all you pun lovers, "Winter Is The Coolest Time Of Year" has a plethora of them!

If you want something more emotional, "I Keep My Home In My Heart" is for you. Its Brock and Misty having a heart-to-heart about how they miss christmas back home.

If you love the classics, don't worry, PCB has you covered too! With the all-time classics of "The Night Before Christmas" and "The Christmas Song", you will not be disappointed!

What I'm trying to say is, listen to this album! No matter who you are, there is something for everyone here!

[pokeshippingweek]

[arsenicpanda]

A frankly iconic Christmas song from the legends in the 4Kids Pokemon dub.

[redpineapplehead]

I really hate how it’s just like “well Misty could have had a crush on ash but we just don’t know” when there was like 3 songs confirming it on the first few pokemon cds

[n-i-n-t]

It’s that time of the year again! This is a redraw from a drawing I did in 2015.

I always forget to draw pikachu until it’s too late.  Merry Christmas everyone <3.

[zdbztumble]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Two last moments from the Pokeshipping Discord’s group fic, from last year’s Christmas party.

[artleliroza]

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Merry Christmas 🎄

I was out all day, and I am posting the Pokeship Christmas Bash artwork I did. I had ideas for various themes, but I thought a Snowball fight would be cute and fun.

Merry Christmas!  🎄  And happy Pokeshipping!

FELIZ NAVIDAD A TODOS! :-)

Do not steal (no robar)

Do not repost! (no resubir)

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