Shipping:HandymanShipping

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Daisy acts out of character for Tracey.

HandymanShipping is the belief in a romantic relationship between Daisy and Tracey Sketchit.

The ship first emerged after the Japanese airing of A Date With Delcatty. During the episode, Misty leaves Tracey and Daisy at the Gym. Tracey is helping out by cleaning and fixing the pipe system - thus the use of "handyman" for the name of the ship - with Daisy to keep him company. Time is taken during the middle of a battle to show Daisy and Tracey looking at the pipes, which fans soon took as an incentive to create the ship. Later in the episode, the two characters go on a date. Even though Daisy claims it was only as thanks, not many ships have had this honour.

The final Misty special, Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing shows a slightly different side to Tracey and Daisy's relationship. Throughout the rescue of the Luvdisc, Daisy asks of many things from Tracey, which he gladly does. She even comments that actress models can’t do hard work, to which Tracey’s responds "of course", with a very find look on his face. Daisy isn't being horrible as such, but she needs a knight in shining armour and Tracey seems to be the person she has chosen for that role.

An important factor of HandymanShipping is the out of character behaviour of Daisy. Despite her insisting that she can't go near pool grime, she is more than happy to accompany Tracey to look at the pipes. Even the fact she is at the Gym so much is suspicious as she is stereotyped in the same way as Violet and Lily who are never around. And then she even goes as far as to invite Tracey to the Gym to see her new Pokémon before even her sisters get to see it.

The main rival to HandymanShipping is OrangeShipping, which also has a scene that potentially counters HandymanShipping. In Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing, Daisy wants to put on a water ballet. However, she needs a Prince and Princess to fall in love and her choice for the role is Tracey and Misty. Daisy goes into a fantasy about it that in a way is reminisent of Meowth's Boss fantasies. However this can also be interpreted as Daisy was the only one who thought Tracey would make a good prince in her play. This could show she has feelings for him.