Shipping:DiamondShipping
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DiamondShipping, which pairs Delia Ketchum with Giovanni, used almost exclusively to denote the belief that Giovanni is Ash's father. How Delia and Giovanni would have gotten together is a mystery, although Delia alludes to Ash's father in an early episode when he starts his journey and goes to Viridian City. He calls her on a videophone and she tells him that it took his father three days to reach Viridian. This is the only mention of Ash's father in the whole series.
Fans of the pairing point to how the writers have gone out of their way to avoid a meeting between Ash and Giovanni. Their semi-meeting in Mewtwo Returns is commonly ignored due to the two being so far apart in the scene in question.
The phrase DiamondShipping was coined by Blackjack Gabbiani on TRHQ2, stating that Giovanni appears to be a man who would buy diamonds or other expensive goods for the woman he likes, more commonly known as being a 'sugar daddy'.
DiamondShipping is almost exclusively believed to have taken place in the past. It is very rare to find a DiamondShipper who believes that Giovanni and Delia are still together.
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