Shipping:ShoppingShipping

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May and Brock

ShoppingShipping is the belief in a romantic relationship between May and Brock. Its name comes from the fact that both May and Brock go on shopping sprees together, starting in Taming of the Shroomish. It is also called NeoThirdWheelShipping because Brock and Tracey were seen as 'third wheels' to Ash and Misty. Despite Misty being gone now, May is seen as another third wheel that puts pressure on their relationship.

Evidence

May's Evidence

• In Taming of the Shroomish, after discovering Brock has a town map, May quickly decides to go with Brock, while Ash and Max go off to get something to eat. After Brock manages to get supplies, May asks what he got, and joyfully compliments him that he's "reliable and so organized" after he tells her.
• In the same episode, May eagerly drags a not-so-willing Brock off to go and investigate the haunted mansion. Brock whines in protest, but May ignores his pleads.

Brocks's Evidence

• In You Can Never Tailow, May is hungry, and Brock happily cooks for her.

Similarities

• They are both the child of a male Gym Leader.
• They are both the oldest child in their family.
• They both care towards their sibling(s).
• Their mothers are very intimidating towards their fathers, and can be stubborn and/or headstrong.
• Both May and Brock's mother Lola own an evolved form of Eevee and Squirtle: May's Glaceon and May's Wartortle and Lola's Vaporeon and Blastoise respectively.
• Both have taken care of eggs that hatched Normal-type Pokémon: May's Eevee (now a Glaceon) and Brock's Happiny.

Alternate names

This Shipping is also called JailbaitShipping, BrockGetsLuckyShipping, and SugarDaddyShipping, all in reference to their supposed age difference and are used humorously. In Japanese, it is called タケハル TakeHaru.

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