History HoYay / Pokemon

* During one of your art classess, the teacher, Hassel, invites Brassius, the Grass-type Gym Leader and a fellow artist. During Brassius' lesson, he tells the story about how Hassel helped him get out of the depression he fell into that was causing him to lose the will to create. They refer to each other as "Brassie" and "Hass", and Hassel is moved to tears by Brassius' speech and how kindly he speaks about him. Hassel's storyline is about him deciding to be a teacher and an artist despite his very traditional Dragon Tamer family wishes, since they want him to quit his current job and be the leader of the family in his aging father's place; Hassel picking art and teaching along his male companion/best friend parallels stories of some real-life queer artists who chose to sever ties with their families and their expectations of fulfilling their gender roles to create art with their same-gendered lover. As icing on the cake, Hassel's Elite Four team features a Flapple, which is a Dragon- (Hassel's preferred type) and Grass-type (Brassius' choice) - Sword and Shield establishes that in Galar, giving someone an Applin (Flapple's pre-evolution) is a romantic gesture.

* During one of your art classess, the teacher, Hassel, invites Brassius, the Grass-type Gym Leader and a fellow artist. During Brassius' lesson, he tells the story about how Hassel helped him get out of the depression he fell into that was causing him to lose the will to create. They refer to each other as "Brassie" and "Hass", and Hassel is moved to tears by Brassius' speech and how kindly he speaks about him. Hassel's storyline is about him deciding to be a teacher and an artist despite his very traditional Dragon Tamer family wishes, since they want him to quit his current job and be the leader of the family in his aging father's place; Hassel picking art and teaching along his male companion/best friend parallels stories of some real-life queer artists who chose to sever ties with their families and their expectations of fulfilling their gender roles to create art with their same-gendered lover. As icing on the cake, Hassel's Elite Four team features a Flapple, which is a Dragon- (Hassel's preferred type) and Grass-type (Brassius' choice)- Sword and Shield establishes that in Galar, giving someone an Applin (Flapple's pre-evolution) is a romantic gesture.

* One of the trailers for the game showed [[spoiler: an older Red and Blue hanging out together by Alola's new Pokémon League. Fans immediately decided they had come to Alola for their honeymoon. It doesn't hurt that they have dialogue reminiscent of LikeAnOldMarriedCouple...by which we mean Red says "..." and Blue says "As silent as ever, eh?"]]

* The introduction of gender differences in some Pokémon into the anime's canon has actually unintentionally [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] Ash's Butterfree into [[RelationshipWritingFumble possibly being homosexual]] in the episode "Bye Bye Butterfree". Ash's Butterfree ends up finding another Butterfree as a mate, and neither of them have the characteristic [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/95/Spr_4d_012_f.png spots on the lower parts of their wings]] that female Butterfree have. Making the other Butterfree pink was likely meant to imply its gender, but the existence of Pokémon with exotic colors in the anime (including [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_alternately_colored_Pok%C3%A9mon_in_the_anime#Orange_Archipelago_Butterfree Butterfree itself]]), coupled with the established idea that people have assumed a Pokemon's sex before only to be wrong, means that the possibility of Ash's Butterfree mating with another male is still there. This was most likely due to the fact that this episode was written before the mechanics of Pokémon gender differences and shiny Pokémon were even thought of and introduced. ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' recreates the events of this episode and properly depicts the pink Butterfree with wing spots.

* ''[=JN138=]'' has Ash's Corphish and Misty's soon-to-be Clauncher stare at each other intensely. While this would be normally unremarkable as they stare [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Corphish_Misty_Clauncher.png there are hearts in the background]] and the episode confirmed earlier that they're both male...

* The original Gold, Silver, and Crystal contain a strange glitch-induced example. Kurt could make you several unique Poke Balls with unusual effects if you gave him Apricorns, but many of these balls were glitched to have effects different from those intended. One of these balls, the Love Ball, was a SituationalSword intended to give a catch bonus if the targeted Pokémon was the same species and opposite gender of the player's (presumably to show off the then-new breeding mechanic)... but [[GoodBadBugs the bug]] caused it to get the bonus on Pokémon of the ''same'' gender instead. Buggy Ho Yay ensues!

!! [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackandWhite Gen V]]
* The {{Ferris Wheel Date Moment}}s are full of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything in the Japanese version. Two of the characters you can date are of the same gender as the protagonist - Waitress Aurora for the female protagonist and Hiker Andy for the male. Andy comes off as a HardGay who constantly talks about the heat and asks you ''if you've ever had a lover'' (in context it sounds like he's seducing you). Aurora sounds like she's coming onto you, though the Japanese version has her talking about a boy. In the English version the LesYay was upped due to lack of reference to the boy and in the French they made the boy into a Pokémon of hers.
** Not to mention everyone taking N and Hilbert's ferris wheel scene as Ho Yay as well.
*** Expected, since N has a lot of romantic subtext with the protagonist [[PurelyAestheticGender regardless of gender]], it only gets more overt in the sequel, with N saying lines like "There is also a Trainer I want to tell how I feel..." obviously referring to the protagonist of Black and White.
** The female protagonist in Black 2 and White 2 can get a ferris wheel date with a rocker girl, who would sing a surprisingly romantic song to her while on the ride. She'll also say that she can only show her true image around you, and will sing more for you next time she meets you.
** Hiker Andy returns as a Ferris Wheel encounter for the female playable in Black 2 and White 2... but all he wants to talk about is his great romance from two years prior (the previous games).
* One of the male backers in the Small Stadium will claim that he "wishes that the athletes would fight over him the way they fight over the ball". This is the case even when the athletes in question are the male Hoopsters instead of the female Smashers.
* In Black 2 and White 2, when they visit Join Avenue, Elesa keeps up the trend of looking for stores run by ''dazzling cute girls'' while Marlon asks for stores run by ''very energetic men''.
** Speaking of Elesa, there's her rather popular shipping with fellow gym leader Skyla. They are canonically close friends...

!! VideoGame/PokemonXAndY
* If you play as Serena instead of Calem, Shauna's very visible attraction to the player character remains. This can get delightfully yuri-ish during such wonderful moments like the emotionally-charged fireworks cutscene at the palace.
** Also, after the butler watches you and Shauna, he gives you [=TM17=], ''Protect''. Even the butler can sense it.
* There is a Brains-and-Brawns Double Battle formation with a male Martial Artist and a male Psychic trainer (Trainer names Frank and Sly). When you win, the Martial Artist will ''cry'' and the Psychic will try to comfort him in a surprisingly tender fashion.
* Lumiose City's (female) hairdresser will get rather... distracted... by the cute looks of your female player character once you raise your [[GuideDangIt hidden Style rating]] enough and become a 'regular' customer. She'll also start making more small talk with you while asking you how you want your hair done, and one of things she can do is compliment you on your choice of fashion.
* If the player goes to the Transportation Services building in Lumiose City, they can go to the second floor and talk to the [=NPCs=] who work there. One of them, a blond man, will be startled and proclaim that you shouldn't sneak up on him like that and that his heart is beating so fast because of you. If you talk to him again he'll claim [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial he's not in love with you.]] He'll say this to the male player character as well as the female one.
* Professor Sycamore is so enamored by Lysandre's "passion" when he angrily explains to the player how unjust the world is, the idea Lysandre alludes that [[spoiler:''genocide'' was a viable option to deal with it]] seemed to fly straight over Sycamore's head. The fact they're said to have had a friendly past together does not help quell the shipping that ensued.
-->'''Sycamore''': What a passionate person. He's just like a blazing flame.

!! Gen III and ORAS

!! VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon
* One of the trailers for the game showed [[spoiler: an older Red and Blue hanging out together by Alola's new Pokémon League. Fans immediately decided they had come to Alola for their honeymoon. It doesn't hurt that they have dialogue reminiscent of LikeAnOldMarriedCouple...by which we mean Red says "..." and Blue says "As silent as ever, eh?"]]
* If you choose to play as a female protagonist, many of Lillie's interactions with the player character can come across as this. The most blatant case is during the credits sequence, where she appears to be about to give a LoveConfession before being interrupted by fireworks.
** There's also an earlier scene on Exeggutor Island where the two of you end up in a cave together seeking shelter from the rain, where Lillie is also about to say something very very personal to you when the rain stops. [[RuleOfSymbolism Then, big giant rainbow.]]
* Many fans have noticed that Burnet (Kukui's wife) [[https://twirlyaqua.tumblr.com/day/2016/11/23/ physically resembles Guzma]] (Kukui's old friend). Kukui has a type indeed.
* When Olivia teaches her Z-move to player and she strikes her pose, [[https://kofangel.tumblr.com/post/153468329326/me-too-lillie the camera cuts to Lillie, who is watching with a broad smile on her face.]]
* For most of the game, Gladion treats Hau as a carefree idiotic boy who can't take things seriously....only to reveal to the player at the port that he considers Hau an “interesting kid” and that it’s admiring how he doesn’t feel overshadowed about being Hala’s grandson.
** Also, regarding Gladion. For some reason he's perfectly fine with Lillie and the protagonist's constant ShipTease but gets angry after Hau praises Lillie's new outfit.
* At the Poni Plains there is a Male Ace Trainer (named Cole) who gives out the TM for Quash and after defeating him he will refer to the player as "babe" and "baby" regardless of their gender.
* There's this line Gladion says to the player (regardless you play as a male or a female) during the Champion Challenges.
--> ''"What does a Pokémon Trainer really need to be successful? I guess everyone might have their own answer. But for me....I want the strongest rival for myself."''
* When the player reaches Po Town, they can find two Team Skull Grunts waving at each other from opposite sides of a hedge. The first one waving will say "What's wrong with that guy!? Doesn't he realize we're being invaded!?" The Grunt from the other side? "What is wrong with him?! Why does he keep on staring at me? Does he see how hot I am or something?!"
** [[https://spam-monster.tumblr.com/post/153708008286/in-other-news-team-skull-is-hella-gay-and-i Also in Po Town]], if your character is a girl, one of the female Team Skull grunts on the roof will ask if you're "looking for a battle in a romantic spot", and another pair of female grunts inside the main building will have their conversation interrupted when you walk in on them in their room, realizing that your player character is pretty cute (they get angry instead if you walk in on them with a male player character).
* Hapu outright forgets to give the player a ride Pokémon earlier in the game due to being "taken aback by Lillie and how lovely she was."

!! VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield
* In the post-game, Sonia is [[HeroicBSOD absolutely distraught]] when her (female) [[spoiler:lab assistant]] [[spoiler: hands over Wishing Stars to Sordward and Shielbert, her stint for the professor having been an infiltration mission]]. She tells Sonia she's sorry, and Sonia tearfully asks, "[[AmIJustAToyToYou Was everything...was it all a lie, right from the start?]]" with the implication their short-lived bond was something more special [[spoiler:assistant and professor]].
* Pokémon Camp as a mechanic is ripe for this. Because of how much your Pokémon getting along with another Pokémon is based on Nature and how much time they have spent together within your party, it can easily create Pokémon that get along with Pokémon with the same gender while rejecting Pokémon with the opposite gender. The text that appears implies this as well, with relationship statuses stating that two same-gender Pokémon "seem very interested in each other", "seem to be drawn to each other", "seem to trust each other" etc.
* Possibly the whole story on how Galar came to be!! If you look at the tapestries in Hammerlocke, it seems after they defeated Eternatus, they got married, then ruled the kingdom together, and broke up after Zacian and Zamazenta fell asleep.
** Circhester City has an area called "The Hero's Bath", a hot spring where both the heroes were said to bathe in to heal. Possibly at the exact same time.
** And if you're playing as a boy and considering [[ShipTease you and Hop and the current wielders of the Legendary Pokémon...]]
** It's further implied in the post-game, where one of the player character's choices after defeating Sordward/Shieldbert for the first time is "I'm worried about Hop...", that if you're playing as a boy, you're worried either due to him being your childhood friend, [[ChildhoodFriendRomance or something more...]]
* Peony's League Card says he's "very popular, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim especially amongst men]]."

* During one of your art classess, the teacher, Hassel, invites Brassius, the Grass-type Gym Leader and a fellow artist. During Brassius' lesson, he tells the story about how Hassel helped him get out of the depression he fell into that was causing him to lose the will to create. They refer to each other as "Brassie" and "Hass", and Hassel is moved to tears by Brassius' speech and how kindly he speaks about him. Hassel's storyline is about him deciding to be a teacher and an artist despite his very traditional Dragon Tamer family wishes, since they want him to quit his current job and be the leader of the family in his aging father's place; Hassel picking art and teaching along his male companion/best friend parellels stories of some real-life queer artists who chose to sever ties with their families and their expectations of fulfilling their gender roles to create art with their same-gendered lover. As icing on the cake, Hassel's Elite Four team features a Flapple, which is a Dragon- (Hassel's preferred type) and Grass-type (Brassius' choice)- Sword and Shield establishes that in Galar, giving someone an Applin (Flapple's pre-evolution) is a romantic gesture.

* During one of your art classess, the teacher, Hassel, invites Brassius, the grass type gym leader and a fellow artist. During Brassius' lesson, he tells the story about how Hassel got him out of depression he fell into when he got seriously ill and lost the will to create. They refer to eachother as "Brassie" and "Hass", and Hassel is moved to tears by Brassius' speech and how kindly he speaks about him. Hassel's storyline is about him picking to be a teacher and an artist despite his very traditional dragon tamer's family wishes, since they want him to quit his current job and be the leader of the family, since his father is getting older; Hassel picking art and teaching along his male companion/best friend parellels stories of some real-life queer artists who chose to sever ties with their families and their expectations of fulfilling their gender roles to create art with their same-gendered lover. As icing on the cake, Hassel's elite four team features a flapple, which is a dragon- (Hassel's preferred type) and grass-type (Brassius' choice)- Sword and Shield establishes that in Galar, giving someone an applin (flapple's pre-evolution) is a romantic gesture.

* Goh and Tokio, his {{Childhood Friend|Romance}}, in ''[=JN032=]''. From the moment the [[OnTheNext preview of that episode]] was shown, people were already interpreting Tokio as Goh's NewOldFlame, given the way he acted like he was StoodUp by him. [[spoiler:The episode ends with Goh and Tokio rekindling their friendship and walking slowly towards each other while staring at each others' eyes fondly, but the camera pans up to the sky as if to leave it ambiguous whether they hugged or kissed.]] View [[https://smilingperformer.tumblr.com/post/626006377556475904 here]] and judge for yourself.
** Not helped by the way the narrator describes how Pokémon create many kinds of bonds in ambiguous terms, as well as how two Celebi (one [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics pink]]) are seen watching the pair, clearly meant to be representative of Goh and Tokio, as they are [[spoiler: reunited with one another]]...

* Goh and Tokio, his {{Childhood Friend|Romance}}, in ''[=JN032=]''. From the moment the [[OnTheNext preview of that episode]] was shown, people were already interpreting Tokio as Goh's NewOldFlame, given the way he acted like he was StoodUp by him. [[spoiler:The episode ends with Goh and Tokio rekindling their friendship and walking slowly towards each other while staring at each others' eyes fondly, but the camera pans up to the sky as if to leave it ambiguous whether they hugged or kissed.]] View [[https://brockpkmn.tumblr.com/post/626005602056945664/the-cut-to-celebi-before-they-got-close-forming here]] and judge for yourself.

* ''[=JN138=]'' has Ash's Corphish and Misty's soon-to-be Claucher stare at each other intensely. While this would be normally unremarkable as they stare [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Corphish_Misty_Clauncher.png there are hearts in the background]] and the episode confirmed earlier that they're both male...

* ''JN138'' has Ash's Corphish and Misty's soon-to-be Claucher stare at each other intensely. While this would be normally unremarkable as they stare [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Ash_Corphish_Misty_Clauncher.png there are hearts in the background]] and the episode confirmed earlier that they're both male...

** Chloe has also had plenty of Ship Tease with the Regina in ''[=JN087=]'', as the two become closer. The two became instant friends and were so close that they even wrote letters to each other regularly even after Regina transferred schools again.

* Dawn and Zoey's [[PseudoRomanticFriendship relationship]] is just tinged with romantic [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shipping:AppealShipping subtext]]:
** Dawn and Zoey contrast one another: one is blue-haired and dresses in princess-like Coordinator apparel and the other is red-haired and dresses in prince-like Coordinator apparel.
** Dawn becomes friends with Zoey quickly. Zoey offers to help Dawn with her hair when they're still strangers.
** Dawn blushes after Zoey compliments her and wishes her luck on her first contest. It could be blushing from being nervous about the contest, or it could be blushing because of Zoey.
** It doesn't help how hard [[BreakTheCutie Dawn]] took Zoey's words to heart.

* Then there's Ash and Gary once it stops being FoeYayShipping.

* Brock and Ash have their fair share as well. Particularly in the episode "Two Degrees of Separation" where in one instance Brock introduces Ash to a female driver named Claudina who he'd been hoping to score with. Interesting to note that in the entire time he's doing so he's being all touchy feely with Ash, hugging him close and poking and prodding at his face in a playful manner. Later, he finds out that Claudina already has a boyfriend and she drives away. Which leads to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGW2jT0iR5E this scene]] from the English dubbed version.
* In the episode ''Love at First Flight'' May tricked Ash into dressing up as a woman they had just met, named Juliet, in order to help a man named Romeo confess the feelings that he had for Juliet. Brock tried to help out too and ended up getting carried away, even chasing poor Ash around and trying to hug him while declaring "My sweet Juliet! Heal me with your love!" * releases hearts*
* There may be [[http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/shinou/617.shtml some]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY9Xx-2ef-s=related thing]] between Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup? (Granted that ending includes the other Pokémon too but still). If not, they're at least HeterosexualLifePartners or ThoseTwoGuys.

* When N showed up in ''Best Wishes'', fandom speculated there'd be some of this between N and Ash. (Never mind N is a lot older and Ash is 10.)... [[https://25.media.tumblr.com/5a86f5b31c828b93115368da319dc684/tumblr_mjew4f5mj11s3at53o1_400.jpg seems like]] [[https://media.tumblr.com/cf7da6f737f62b706fa2de1fa9842a06/tumblr_inline_mh65jvGyqO1r786j2.jpg the shippers]] [[https://media.tumblr.com/af6be48e8938306fe9cc475983e2e1fe/tumblr_inline_mh65ka8PEu1r786j2.jpg were right]].

* The ''B&W'' episode ''All For The Love of Meloetta'' brought back Cynthia. When Ash talks to her, he and Cilan act as they usually do while Iris stares vacantly at her. When Cynthia does try to talk to her, Iris [[LesYay outright blushes and twiddles her fingers as if she were talking to someone she had a major crush on.]] Cynthia's outfit doesn't help considering how much more relaxed it is compared to her Sinnoh outfit. Turns out she just wanted to battle the fellow dragon trainer and was too nervous to ask, but still...
* Alain from the Mega Evolution specials [[spoiler:had no real motive to enter the Kalos League and was not collecting badges]] until he met Ash and his particularly special Greninja. Come 2 episodes before the big event, and Alain has ''already'' [[spoiler:[[TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot collected enough badges to enter the league]].]] His motive to do so? ''Just to fight Ash''. Weirder still is how Alain has the special benefit of just walking to a trainer and ask for a battle, but he makes the occasion very important just for Ash. The fact that he even comments that he never felt ''this strange feeling'' until fighting Ash, and he was seen ''smiling'' from this. Mind you, he has been scowling ever since Act 4, and it was fighting Ash that brought him smile.
* Clemont has been thoroughly inspired by Ash, always looking up to him. Ash meanwhile is ever impressed by Clemont, and is even fascinated by his inventions. Ash never showed negativity towards his leanings on science (something even Bonnie showed frustration). And there's that angst he had, thinking he "couldn't satisfy" Ash in battle which leads to him leaving the gang for a while. The gym battle itself is Clemont dedicating himself towards Ash. And then there's the insert song "Kira Kira", which is referred to as Clemont's character song, a song about him being inspired by Ash and saying how much Ash means to him.
* Sawyer adores Ash and sees him as a role model, but the defining moment was definitely him repeating Serena's words of "Welcome back, the one I admire" during their final battle, when he realizes that Ash no longer is down after loss to Wulfric. Considering that context of the situation is the same as Serena's and Serena's status as [[DesignatedLoveInterest Love Interest]] means that he definitely saw Ash as more than friends or rivals.
* Professor Sycamore manages to [[SignatureScent sniff out]] Meyer's secret identity as Blaziken Mask by... inhaling the scent of a dirty oil-stained rag (and commenting on 'the fragrant flavor of oil' in the process) that Meyer had asked for, and later identifying the same scent on the Keystone Blaziken Mask lends him. When Sycamore next approaches him, he does so while commenting on how he never gets sick of the smell in a very sing-song, flirtatious voice, leaning into his personal space, and saying he wants something ''else'' from Meyer [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything than just repairs]].

* The introduction of gender differences in some Pokémon into the anime's canon has actually unintentionally [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] Ash's Butterfree into [[RelationshipWritingFumble possibly being homosexual]] in the episode "Bye Bye Butterfree". Ash's Butterfree ends up finding another Butterfree as a mate, and neither of them have the characteristic [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/95/Spr_4d_012_f.png spots on the lower parts of their wings]] that female Butterfree have. Making the other Butterfree pink was likely meant to imply its gender, but the existence of Pokémon with exotic colors in the anime (including [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_alternately_colored_Pok%C3%A9mon_in_the_anime#Orange_Archipelago_Butterfree Butterfree itself]]), coupled with the established idea that people have assumed a Pokemon's sex before only to be wrong, means that the possibility of Ash's Butterfree mating with another male is still there. This was most likely due to the fact that this episode was written before the mechanics of Pokémon gender differences and shiny Pokémon were even thought of and introduced. ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' recreates the events of this episode and properly depicts the pink Butterfree with wing spots.

* When Ash and Goh meet for the first time, Go ''immediately'' calls Ash friend. Delia specifically asks Goh to look after her son (to which he replies he will with sparkles) and they also share a room together.

** Gold and Silver had some rich {{Foe Yay}} vibes in the ''GSC'' arc when they first met, and by the end of the arc has Silver tearing up a little when he thought that Gold was lost in the timestream. It culminates to the point that Gold blushes when Silver reveals that he was conscious when Gold called him his friend in the ''Emerald'' arc.

* Then there's Ash and Gary once it stops being FoeYay.

* There's also a bit of this between Pikachu and Meowth, doubling as FoeYay:

* Satoshi and Shigeru in ''Manga/PokemonZensho'' have the same FoeYay as Red and Blue in the games. To top it off, at the end they have a sincere moment and end up becoming friends again.

* Red and Blue. Blue's description of having been your friend gone rival makes him sound {{Tsundere}} toward Red, you have FoeYay for most of the original games, and once you go back to being friends he seems to think about him a lot. Furthermore, Blue seems to be one of very few characters (if not the only one) InUniverse that actually understands Red's VisibleSilence.

** Goh is embarrassed he is holding Ash's hand in ''[=JN058=]''

** In ''[=JN058=]'' Ash casually holds Goh's hand while reassuring him with his words, plus when Goh asks if they need to hold hands he hesitates before making an excuse he and Goh need to hold hands using since Goh can't see
** He also pushed Goh in the bush earlier placing his hands on Goh's back and usually likes to get physical with Goh in a way he doesn't do with others
** There have been many fanfics about the point Ash and Goh share a room which could lead to situations and they take care of all the Pokémon together like parents

* Goh and Tokio, his {{Childhood Friend|Romance}}, in ''[=JN032=]''. From the moment the [[OnTheNext preview of that episode]] was shown, people were already interpreting Tokio as Goh's NewOldFlame, given the way he acted like he was StoodUp by him. [[spoiler:The episode ends with Goh and Tokio rekindling their friendship and walking slowly towards each other while staring at each others' eyes fondly, but the camera pans up to the sky as if to leave it ambiguous whether they hugged or kissed. View [[https://brockpkmn.tumblr.com/post/626005602056945664/the-cut-to-celebi-before-they-got-close-forming here]] and judge for yourself.]]

* You can literally invoke this to most of your Genderless Pokemon! If you bring one (like a Metang) to a Daycare Center together with a Ditto (another genderless Pokemon), you will eventually receive an egg containing a non-Ditto baby (for this case, Beldum).
** You can also invoke this in Pokemon-amie with the corresponding gender.

* Dawn and Zoey's [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship relationship]] is just tinged with romantic [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Shipping:AppealShipping subtext]]:

** In ''[=JN03=]'' Goh is ''blushing'' at Ash after being embarrassed for how they fought earlier on asking if they can be friends, to which Ash states they already are friends. It wasn't even the first time in that ''episode;'' Goh was frequently blushing towards Ash in either bashfulness or awe throughout the runtime as they interacted with one another.

** Goh is embarrassed he is holding Ash's hand in ''[=PJ058=]''

** In ''[=PJ058=]'' Ash casually holds Goh's hand while reassuring him with his words, plus when Goh asks if they need to hold hands he hesitates before making an excuse he and Goh need to hold hands using since Goh can't see

* Goh and Tokio, his {{Childhood Friend|Romance}}, in ''[=JN32=]''. From the moment the [[OnTheNext preview of that episode]] was shown, people were already interpreting Tokio as Goh's NewOldFlame, given the way he acted like he was StoodUp by him. [[spoiler:The episode ends with Goh and Tokio rekindling their friendship and walking slowly towards each other while staring at each others' eyes fondly, but the camera pans up to the sky as if to leave it ambiguous whether they hugged or kissed. View [[https://brockpkmn.tumblr.com/post/626005602056945664/the-cut-to-celebi-before-they-got-close-forming here]] and judge for yourself.]]

* ''[=JN85=]'' reveals Korrina and Bea are friends, and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/yuripedia/images/e/e2/KorBea.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20211108230426&format=original Korrina apparently has the habit of hugging Bea]]. Goh and Ash initially assumed they disliked each other, especially after Korrina ran in Bea's direction without warning and with clenched fists.
** [[https://dynasty-scans.com/images/16593 one artist actually guessed they were friends]] back when ''[=JN34=]'' aired. Bea called Korrina "amai", which can be both an insult and a compliment.