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PenguinShipping is the belief of a romantic relationship between Dawn and Kenny. Kenny and Dawn are childhood friends, who are now Contest rivals. This Shipping is called PenguinShipping due to the fact that both of them have members of the Piplup evolution family. Even though not many hints exist due to Kenny's lack of appearances, it has been shown that he and Dawn know each other well. As a running gag in the series, Kenny calls Dawn Dee-Dee (Japanese: ピカリ Pikari). This shipping's main rival is TwinleafShipping due to the fact that both Kenny and Barry have known Dawn when they were young.

Hints

• Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!

When Kenny sees Dawn in her contest dress, he is momentarily speechless. She starts flirting with Kenny and asks him if he thinks she's pretty. He blushes and quickly tries to change the subject.

• Settling a Not-So-Old Score

Kenny seems jealous of Ash and Dawn supposedly Template:S. He promises to Dawn after Jessie's appeal that he would make "that Seviper lady look bad."

• Journey to the Unown!

When Dawn is being lifted into the Solaceon Ruins due to the confused Unown, Kenny worriedly calls out her name. He does this again when Dawn falls, later in the episode. He is the only one who does this on both occasions. Towards the end of the episode, he wants to make sure Dawn did not find out how scared he was in the ruins. When Brock says, "Everyone has secrets hidden in their closet," Kenny gets embarrassed.

• Team Shocker!

When Dawn doesn't make it through the appeal round Kenny says "Oh C'mon" indicating that he wants Dawn to be there with him in the contest. Also when saying goodbye to her Kenny shouts that he won't let Dawn quit contests no matter what and when leaving he sees that Dawn isn't waving goodbye like the rest and feels sad.

• Stopped in the Name of Love!

Kenny tells Dawn that her Piplup began to evolve because of what a great Trainer she is. When Piplup runs away, Dawn runs over to Kenny and the rest of the group, and Kenny is the only one to ask her what was wrong.

• Old Rivals, New Tricks!

Kenny, after making his appeal, talks alone with Dawn about watching her at the Wallace Cup and how he's going to follow, win, and get ahead of Dawn. In response, she blushes, holding her heart, and says, "Please, you're embarrasing me!" Also while waiting for the results of the appeal rounds Dawn is nervous and tells Ash about her worries about Kenny. She blushes while doing this.

Similarities

• Both have Pokémon of the Piplup evolution line.
• Both have known each other since they were young.
• Both are Coordinators.

This article is part of Project Shipping, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each couple in Pokémon.