Advanceshipping
It is the belief that Ash and May are a couple in the animé. This Ship is one of the most popular ship along with Pokéshipping, Contestshipping, and Pearlshipping. Other names for this ship is
MaSh(MAy & aSH) and in Japan, they call it SatoHaru.
Personal Message: As soon as there is another new companion that will join Ash, I knew they will make a ship for them. Its like the main guy/main girl pairing. Pretty typical, I guess. But anyways, they do have more similarities and Ash has matured more here than before in Kanto when he was with Misty.(Proof: there is one episode where Ash tried to console May for something. I think its over a lost contest.) It's one of the first few ships I knew first. (Hope that makes sense...)
EVIDENCE:
Hoenn League saga
After Ash destroys May's bicycle accidentally, she angrily goes to tell him off while he is resting in the
EP 278/AG 002:A Ruin with a View
Ash decides to become May's mentor for the very first time, teaching her how to capture and battle with Pokémon.
EP 279/AG 003:There's no Place like Hoenn
When Team Rocket steals May's Torchic, she falls to her knees in despair. Seeing this, Ash, crouches down next to her, telling her not to worry and promising that he will get her Torchic back for her.
EP 293/AG 017:Stairway to
When Ash and May discover that a Team Aqua intruder is in the building and Max could be in potential danger, she clasps her hands and asks Ash for reassurance and support. Once Ash comforts her, she is relieved. This is the first of many scenes where May continually looks toward Ash for support and reassurance, further expanding on the mentor/student dynamic.
EP 296/AG 020:Brave the Wave
On
EP 311/AG 035:Win, Lose or Drew!
After witnessing May lose her first Pokémon Contest, Ash takes the blame for her loss. He says, "It’s my fault. I wish I’d spent more time with May, teaching her." Later, May is crying backstage as Ash tries unsuccessfully to cheer her up.
EP 340/AG 064:True Blue Swablu!
When May wants to stay and help Swablu's injuries get better, Ash generously tells her, "You're going to take any time you need to help your buddy out," even though he really wanted to get going to the Fortree Gym.
EP 343/AG 067:Go Go Ludicolo
When confronted by Max whether she wants Ash to win over her Dad, Norman of the Petalburg Gym, May gives flustered responses. While Max is quick to make up his mind and cheer for his father, May on the other hand sides with Ash. Max yells, "What, how can you want Ash to win over our Dad?" to which May blushes nervously and says, "Well I want Dad to win... but I don't want Ash to lose!"
May's choice was made up from the beginning to cheer for Ash over her father, and each time Max confronts her about it, she blushes nervously and doesn't want to give him a clear answer.
Considered to be the first episode where AdvanceShipping was made completely
blatant to the audience, Ash and May are confronted by Oscar and Andi, a young couple who are obsessed with the idea of love and romance.
When Oscar and Andi call Ash and May a "happy couple," the two of them quickly deny it and turn their backs to one another, crossing their arms. Ash says sarcastically, "That's a laugh!" and May adds, "Hardy har har!" Oscar and Andi do not stop there, and continue to call them a couple. Ash and May scream, "We're not a couple!" in unison, with the same body language, followed by, "And we're not happy either!" in the same tone in which Oscar and Andi state that they 'both answered together' further causing tensions between the two.
As the episode pours on, Ash and May continue to argue and bicker back and forth, presumably to get their minds off the idea of being called a couple by Oscar and Andi. After a tag battle against Jessie and James at the end, Ash and May sincerely forgive each other for their argument, and deeply apologize as they stare at each other while the sunset closes behind them.
EP 349/AG 073:Grass Hysteria
When May is lost in the forbidden land of the Grass Pokémon, Ash once again steps in to save her. After his Tarzan-esque entrance to save May from the fierce and threatening Grass Pokémon that were about to attack her, he grabs her by the hand and runs with her to clear a path to safety. Ash and May continue to hold hands as they are running away from the menacing Pokémon, a rare sight between them.
EP 350/AG 074:Hokey Poké Balls
This episode further brings up the parallelism between Ash and May, by having
their two Bulbasaur meet each other. However, the two Bulbasaur show signs of liking one another, a ship that is called VineShipping. Throughout the episode, May makes several comments about how their Bulbasaur are such a great team, and how they are, "Two peas in a Poképod." Before Ash sends Bulbasaur back to Professor Oak, it pats May's Bulbasaur on the head sweetly with its vine, saying goodbye. May's Bulbasaur is impressed as Ash's Bulbasaur is sent back. Vineshipping is one of the parallels that is used to push Advanceshipping, as canon characters such as Professor Oak and Brock have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their trainers, and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the trainers will too. While the Bulbasaur haven't fallen in love with each other yet, it is the first step in their parallel romance.
EP 374/AG 098:The Scuffle of Legends
When Ash is about to hop on top of Dragonite and go with Lance to save Pikachu from its bonding with the Blue Orb and Groudon, May approaches Ash and says, "Don't do anything crazy Ash," in a sweet and very concerned tone.
EP 382/AG 105:Once in a Mawile
In another love-themed episode, Ash is confused about the concept of love. May teases him and says, "Spoken like a maaaaaan," in the dub while she says, "And he doesn't get it," in the original Japanese. As the episode continues, Ash says, "No sense in going out of your way just to make somebody like you," in which May responds, "And he still acts like a man," in the dub while in the raw, "And he reeeaaaally doesn't get it." This is the second episode where May teases Ash about love.
EP 385/AG 108:Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt
May holds onto Ash's hat while he is lost with Snorunt in a blizzard, and continues to during the entire search, frantically hoping to find him again. Once they meet up again, she says, "I believe this is yours!" and kindly hands Ash back his hat.
EP 391/AG 114:Date Expectations
In the middle of the episode, Ash and May are separated from the group. May does her expedition routine and thinks about the concept of being lost with Ash in the woods forever. This idea causes her to have little red blushes on her cheeks. During the last act of the episode, May misses her chance to catch the ferry to her final Contest. In despair, she starts to cry. Sensing her pain, Ash puts his hands on her shoulders and stares at her deeply in the eyes, giving her the courage to go on while he takes care of her little brother. This is the first time in the series that Ash had ever put his hands on a girl in a serious and compassionate manner.
Battle Frontier Saga
EP 410/AG 133:The Right Place
May decides that she wants to continue traveling with Ash after Hoenn ends, which compels her to travel from the Hoenn region on her own to meet up with Ash in
EP 421/AG 144:A Hurdle for Squirtle
When May steps on the Contest Stage, Ash is the only one (of the three) that cheers, saying, "Let's go May! All right!"
This is also reflected in all of May's other Contests, where Ash always seems to be emotionally involved and always helping May when she is in a dilemma by shouting helpful advice to her.
EP 423/AG 146:Fear Factor Phony!
When May hears sounds of scary Ghost Pokémon, she frantically goes to Ash an
d tries to wake him up in his sleeping bag. She presses her hands desperately against his chest to wake him up, yet she didn't do the same for Brock, who could have come to her aid just as easily. A further example of May choosing Ash over anyone else when she is in fear or doubt.
EP 468/ AG 192:Home is Where the Start Is
At the beginning, when there is only one ribbon, and they can't decide who to give the rib
bon to, May looks at Ash, and Ash looks at May, and they nod at each other, and then Ash tells Sceptile to Leaf Blade the ribbon in half. This proves that sometimes Ash and May do not need to speak to each other to know what the other is thinking because they share such a close bond. Also, in Mean With Envy!, Erica and Joshua were seen in a fantasy holding a split ribbon while Vivian was referring to a couple winning a Contest. Ash and May repeated their actions when they won.
Diamond and Pearl saga
EP 544/DP(Diamond & Pearl)076:A Full Course Tag Battle
May joins up with Ash, Brock, and Dawn in Sinnoh. Later that day, in the evening, Ash and May both pull out their halves of the ribbon that they tied for, and hold the pieces together. May also says how the ribbon reminds her of Ash's encouragement, and how it has saved her numerous times in Johto.
EP 547/DP 079:Strategy with a Smile!
Before May leaves to return to Johto, she and the rest of the group share goodbyes. She and Ash speak last, each telling the other to do their best in their respective paths. It is only when May is speaking with Ash (despite the fact she was exchanging farewells with everyone) that she holds her heart. Further indication is that when both May and Ash say their goodbyes, each of their eyes glimmer. In the anime, when a character's eyes glimmer it represents a type of passion.
Movies
Movie #8:Jirachi: Wish Maker
One of the nights when May folded a tab on the wishing star, she afterward looked down to Ash who was at that time skipping rocks across a river. The camera then goes back to May, which she has a very anxious look on her face. Because of this scene, many AdvanceShippers believe that May's wish had something to do with Ash (the nature of the wish is never confirmed).
In this example, however, one must account for the fact that Max and Jirachi we
re skipping rocks with Ash, as well as nothing else was going on in the scene for her to look at. When she looks "anxious" after viewing the scene, this could just as well be sorrow, knowing her little brother and Jirachi have very few days left together and then they'll never see each other again. As she looked away from the scene, she looked back at her wishing star and viewed the final too leaflets, reminding her the week was coming to an end.
Movie #9:Destiny Deoxys
Ash tries to pick a fight with Tory Lund. In order to stop him, May throws her body on top of Ash and tells him to please stop. She places her hands on his shoulders and desperately tries to convince him to calm down. Ash is surprised with her action, and quickly says, "Oh-kay."
Movie #10:Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Ash once again loses his cool and is mad at Lucario. May quickly rushes down into
the lake where Ash is standing and clutches his arm, trying to prevent him from getting himself in trouble. May holds onto him frantically until the situation is resolved. Afterward, May follows Ash around "mothering" him, telling him to get himself dry before he catches a cold.
Movie #11:Pokémon Ranger and the
As Ash and May go swimming with Manaphy, they continuously shoot glances at each other and smile. This is accompanied by a
When Samiya was being flooded with water, Ash put May, Pikachu, and Manaphy in a capsule left behind by The Phantom, allowing them to survive should his plan to replace the crystal fail. May continued to pray for Ash's safety and was nearly driven to tears when she thought he wouldn't make it back. Manaphy sent May's prayers to Ash, and with these thoughts spurring him on, Ash recovered from his near-drown state and replaced the crystal, saving the Samiya.
After the Samiya is raised, May leaves the capsule, at the beginning thrilled that the temple is saved. (In the Japanese language version of the movie, she acknowledges that Satoshi is the one who saved the
In the manga adaption of the movie, when May and Pikachu are unsure of whether or not Ash survived trying to save the Sea Temple, she clutches Pikachu and is tearing up, but still retains hope in Ash by saying, "Ash wouldn't leave us like this..."
(Hehehehe..... I dare you to check all of these if these are true. If you want....)
-They have both seen the same legendary Pokémon at different times:
Ho-Oh (Ash in EP001 and May in AG178)
Celebi (Ash in Celebi: Voice of the
-Both have owned a Bulbasaur and a Squirtle.
The relationship between their two Bulbasaur has extended to the point where a separate Shipping has been named for them: VineShipping.
-Ash has caught a Snorlax while May owns a Munchlax.
-Both have owned a fully evolved Bug/Flying Pokémon that evolved from the first Pokémon that they caught (Butterfree and Beautifly).
-Both have a fully-evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon from their home region (Charizard and Blaziken).
-Both have a fully-evolved Grass-type starter Pokémon from each other's region (Sceptile and Venusaur).
-Both have managed to use a Pokémon before catching them (Ash with Torkoal and May with Bulbasaur).
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VIDEOS
(an amv with the music of "You belong with me" by Taylor Swift)
(An AMV with the music of "Everytime We Touch")
How come there's only pokeshipping and advanced shipping? I wanted to read the other ones like contestshipping or pearl shipping
ReplyDeleteThis is some great research dude... really appreciate your work!!!! Ash and May seem to be great for eachother.
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