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:When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in [[BW009|The Bloom is on Axew!]] when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage. | :When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in [[BW009|The Bloom is on Axew!]] when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage. | ||
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:When Ash tries to help an injured {{p|Venipede}}, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's {{a|Poison Point}}. She is concerned for him when he becomes {{Status|poison}}ed due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of {{p|Lampent}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm. | :When Ash tries to help an injured {{p|Venipede}}, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's {{a|Poison Point}}. She is concerned for him when he becomes {{Status|poison}}ed due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of {{p|Lampent}}'s {{m|Shadow Ball}} to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm. | ||
[[File:NegaiShipping 2.png|thumb|240px|right|Iris and Ash]] | |||
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:When Iris, Axew and {{p|Emolga}} are cornered by a group of wild {{p|Swoobat}}, Ash and the others come to their aid. Iris looks relieved and only acknowledges Ash and Pikachu, despite Cilan and {{an|Bianca}} being there as well. | |||
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:When Team Rocket steals Axew and {{p|Druddigon}}, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and {{an|Amy}} doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. Ash assures Amy that because of Iris's senses that they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash tells them that he will believe in Iris and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew. | :When Team Rocket steals Axew and {{p|Druddigon}}, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and {{an|Amy}} doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. Ash assures Amy that because of Iris's senses that they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash tells them that he will believe in Iris and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew. | ||
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:When a wild {{p|Roggenrola}} surprises the group by jumping on their table and ruining their lunch, Ash holds his arm in front of Iris in what can be interpreted as a protective gesture, possibly signaling for her to stay behind him. Interestingly, Ash was sitting on a different side of the table than Iris, and was closer to Cilan. | |||
===Other hints=== | ===Other hints=== | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 2 June 2011
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NegaiShipping (Japanese: サトアイ SatoAi) is the belief that Ash Ketchum and Iris belong in a romantic relationship. Currently, it is the main pairing of the Best Wishes series, along with Template:S.
Evidence
Iris's hints
- Iris blushes slightly upon meeting Ash and throughout most of the episode. Later on, after Pikachu and Axew are stolen by Team Rocket, Ash jumps up and falls down to the ground. Iris immediately jumps down from the tree, asking if Ash is all right, rather than trying to save the Pokémon. Iris also later thanks Ash for saving Axew, even though it was Oshawott who saved him. Iris tells Ash that because of his actions she has started to change her view of him and she starts traveling with him.
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Iris saving Ash
- Iris and Ash spend the majority of the episode arguing. During a rescue of some Pokémon, however, Ash loses his grip on a bridge made of Sandile, but Iris is there to grab his wrist, keeping hold of him as the Sandile righten themselves to safety. Afterward, the two look to each other and smile, having silently reconciled their differences. It is to be noted, however, they shared this look a moment later with the main Sandile; ultimately, it means, "A job well done."
- Iris marvels at how Ash saved and treated the Tepig before capturing it.
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Iris watching Ash's gym battle
- During Ash's gym battle with Cilan, Chili, and Cress, while the brothers' fans stayed on one side of the arena to cheer on the Gym Leaders, Iris stays on the opposing side and quite blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration (among others, both positive and negative, given she's been calling him a "kid" up until now, and not kindly).
- After Ash beats Cilan, Iris is impressed with Ash's performance and whispers his name while watching him celebrate. After Ash receives his badge from Cilan, he shows off to Iris who quickly criticizes him. After this, Cilan asks Ash if he and Iris are traveling together. Iris yells that they aren't and runs off. Later, once Cilan has formally joined Ash's travel party, Ash and Cilan are on their way to leave Striaton City. As Ash wonders where Iris is, she appears from a tree, surprising him. After being asked by Ash to join him and Cilan on their journey, she is overjoyed and excitedly accepts his invitation.
- During the battle between Iris and Cilan, Iris seems to pay just as much attention to Ash as the battle at hand. Most of the time she and Ash argue over battle strategies and why she isn't battling him. Iris was too busy arguing to tell Axew how to counterattack, and it ended up taking a SolarBeam at close range. Throughout the episode Iris is surprised that Ash wants to battle her so much.
- When Trip was leaving after he "canceled" the request to battle, she took up for Ash and helped convince Trip to change his mind. Iris blatantly gazes at Ash with a look that could easily be interpreted as attraction or cool admiration for the second time, during his battle with Trip.
- Iris grabs Ash's shoulder in an affectionate way when asking Lenora what type of Trainer he is. She is also very concerned about Ash's depressed attitude after he loses the gym battle.
- When Ash and Pikachu fall into a hole and get separated from the group, Iris is willing to use her Excadrill to try and find them. Even though Excadrill doesn't listen to her, Iris doesn't hesitate to ask it for help, unlike in The Bloom is on Axew! when Ash is the one to finally convince her to use it to rescue Axew. Later, Iris again shows a look of concern when Ash battles Sandile, knowing that Pikachu was at a disadvantage.
- When Ash tries to help an injured Venipede, Iris constantly worries for him, because of the Venipede's Poison Point. She is concerned for him when he becomes poisoned due to contact with the Pokémon. Later, when Ash jumps in the path of Lampent's Shadow Ball to protect the boss Venipede and is hit, she rushes to his side and holds onto his arm.
- When Iris, Axew and Emolga are cornered by a group of wild Swoobat, Ash and the others come to their aid. Iris looks relieved and only acknowledges Ash and Pikachu, despite Cilan and Bianca being there as well.
- When Ash and Oshawott are ambushed underwater by a group of wild Tympole, Iris seemingly senses the danger and looks toward the lake while wondering if they are all right.
Ash's hints
- Ash seems a little disappointed when Iris was missing the morning after their meeting.
- After his battle with Cilan, Ash happily shows his badge to Iris and asks her opinion. Iris criticizes Ash for his choices in battle and he is upset, not expecting that answer from her. Also, Ash seems to be upset when Iris declares that he and she are not traveling together and takes off on her own.
- Ash is annoyed that Iris would not battle him and that she battled Cilan instead. He continuously asks her for a battle throughout the episode.
- When Team Rocket steals Axew and Druddigon, Iris uses her senses to try and find the two. When Iris finds out where they are, Cilan and Amy doubt Iris and think that she is going the wrong way. Ash assures Amy that because of Iris's senses that they would find Axew and Druddigon. Ash tells them that he will believe in Iris and follows after her. This shows that Ash has confidence in Iris's abilities and her bond with Axew.
- When a wild Roggenrola surprises the group by jumping on their table and ruining their lunch, Ash holds his arm in front of Iris in what can be interpreted as a protective gesture, possibly signaling for her to stay behind him. Interestingly, Ash was sitting on a different side of the table than Iris, and was closer to Cilan.
Other hints
- Iris criticizes Ash on occasion by referring to him as a little kid. Iris tends to do this when Ash does something rash, impulsive, or more recently just to tease him since she knows it bothers him.
- Ash has been seen to take on some of Iris's characteristics, like frequently climbing trees, swinging from vines, as well as her confidence.
- Cilan has noted on several different occasions that Ash and Iris give off an interesting flavor when they are together and has also pointed out their similarities. This usually causes them to lash out at him aggressively in disagreement.
- Ash's Oshawott has a crush on Iris's Emolga. This could be a sign that Ash may have a crush on Iris, since Professor Oak and Brock have said in the past that Pokémon represent the feelings of their masters and when two Pokémon fall in love, there is a good chance the Trainers will too. This is similar to how fans relate PearlShipping and LagomorphShipping to each other. It is to be pointed out that Oshawott developed this crush before Iris caught Emolga. The claim has also been refuted at various points during the series, so the feelings of the Pokémon are not always definitive to the feelings of the Trainers.
Similarities
- Both Ash and Iris own Pokémon that do not reside within a Poké Ball (Ash's Pikachu and Iris's Axew).
- Both have at times shown an impulsive nature, especially when protecting their Pokémon.
- Both Ash and Iris have owned Pokémon that have refused to obey them at one point (Ash's Pikachu, Charizard and Primeape, and Iris's Excadrill).
- Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a Dragon-type Pokémon (Ash's Gible and Iris's Axew).
- As part of their story, both Gible and Axew have trouble executing a certain Dragon-type move at first, Draco Meteor and Dragon Rage, respectively.
- Also, Gible and Axew are both part of a three-stage evolutionary line that retain the same type throughout their evolution.
- Both Ash and Iris own Pokémon that have revealed that their primary goal is to reach their final evolutionary stage (Ash's Butterfree and Iris's Axew).
- Both Pokémon were raised from, and expressed this goal in, their first evolutionary stage.
- Ash and Iris own an Electric-type rodent Pokémon (Ash's Pikachu and Iris's Emolga).
- Both Pokémon store electricity in the sacs of their cheeks.
- Also, both Pikachu and Emolga have a fondness for a certain item, ketchup and apples, respectively.
- Both Pikachu and Emolga know Pokémon that have crushes on them, Dawn's Buneary and Ash's Oshawott, respectively.
- Neither Pokémon has reciprocated the feelings of their pursuers.
- Ash and Iris are the only main characters in the series to own a Pokémon that knows the move Attract (Ash's Snivy and Iris's Emolga).
- Both Snivy and Emolga are female.
Name origin
- Negai is from the Japanese characters 願い (negai) to mean 'wish' (in terms of 'desire,' 'prayer,' or 'request'). It is used as an alternate name over Template:S, after the title of the Japanese series "Best Wishes."
Alternate names
- AaIL - stands for Ash and Iris Love
- サトアイ SatoAi - meaning Satoshi and Iris (ai being the phonetic pronunciation of the long i sound)
External links
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