Sorry if somebody asked you this already, but I just wanted to know how you feel about the new pokemon episode, I don't watch pokemon anymore but I saw it in my dash, and it kinda made my heart hurt a bit since it has been my childhood ship since I can remember. What do you think about it?
You mean that Pokeshipping has been your childhood ship since you can remember, right? Because if Amour is, well then dang, you should be happy! Lol.
Well, Iām a little hurt, sure, but there are a lot of reasons for how I feel, and I also sort ofā¦ expected what happened too? Iāve said a few times over the course of XY that, the way the writers presented Serenaās feelings for Ash, the way theyāre so ingrained in her character, ingrained in their every interaction, ingrained in the pursuit of her goals, in the way she handles basically everything that happens to her while traveling with himā¦ it all meant that those feelings couldnāt be blown off at the end. They couldnāt do to her what they did to Misty, since Pokeshipping was a subplotĀ and not a defining trait for either of the involved characters. They couldnāt shelve it or leave it justā¦ open.
Like I said, I have a lot of mixed feelings. A, super happy for Amour///shippers (well, happy for the mature ones who donāt attack other shippers and donāt automatically assume that Serena running up to Ash and kissing him makes their feelings mutual; letās be realistic here). B, sort of upset as a Pokeshipper but, you know, eh. Like I said above, I expected somethingĀ and here it was. C, frustrated at what feels like aā¦ downgrade in Serenaās development? Even though it probably isnāt? Because one thing I liked about her was that she had begun to take her dream to be a Performer so seriously - and yes, thanks to Ash (which is why Iām assuming she thanked him, because he gave her that dream to pursue) - but now sheās decided that Ash is her goal (according to the ask an anon sent me) and that sheāll focus on being a better woman for him. It sucks because it feels like, although she is leaving the series, sheās still not really grown from the girl who chased and fawned after her love interest in the beginning. She still prioritizes him above this dream career that I had thought would take precedence at some point (and it taking precedence would be the reason she knew she had to leave him). I donāt know if that makes sense but thatās how I feel. And itās not that love isnāt a valuable goal, being with the one you love is definitely a great goal but it justā¦ I always felt that part of Serenaās development was to take Ashās own passion for the Master goal and his support to heart so that she could grow from just wanting to be with him. Like I said, donāt know if that makes sense but there it is. And D, as expressed in another, mostly unrelated post I just made about my participation in Pokeshipping Week, Iām very concerned that, due to the extensive romantic, progressive closure that Amour received in the final XY episode, the role I gave her in one of my PW fics may seemā¦ underhanded? Insulting? OoC? I donāt know. I had already felt this way for awhile but itās getting worse now. And it sucks because I honestly really love the way the story turned out as a whole, but I donāt want to upset anyone byĀ āusingā Serena to lead Ash to another girlā¦
Anyway, yeah, thatās the bulk of my feelings. Iām completely open to talking to other Pokeshippers who want to express their own feelings, open to supporting them working through the kiss, open to them wanting to feel better by talking more about Pokeshipping. Just please, donāt send me hateful asks (either fandom, about either ship) because those will be ignored.
