Akari/Ingo
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| Pairing: | Japanese: ノボリ×ショウ (Nobori x Shou) English: Ingo/Akari |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ノボショウ (Noboshou) or ノボショ (Nobosho) English: RisingLightShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common for both characters Common overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | See also Akari & Ingo |
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Akari/Ingo, known mostly as RisingLightShipping, ノボショウ (Noboshou) and/or △☼, is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Akari (Shou) and Ingo (Nobori), the playable female protagonist in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and one of the twin brothers who run the Battle Subway, as well as the warden of the noble Sneasler, originally from Pokémon Black and White and later in Legends: Arceus respectively.
As of 2025, it has no -shipping name on Neverending Romance.
Canon Background
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Height Difference: Ingo is taller, Akari is shorter.
- Age Difference: Ingo is a generation older than Akari. By how much (canonically) is unclear.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"RisingLightShipping" was coined by kittelinkdink on 22 February 2023 on Twitter.[1] It's a play on their emoticon combination, △☼, which shows a rising (Ingo) light (Akari.)
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- 昇る光に照らされて, Archived version, translates to 'Illuminated by the Rising Light.' A web-only event hosted on Twitter on 30 September 2023.
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
- it’s my own invention by 0shadow_panther0, Archived version (2022), A young woman falls through a rift of space and time, with no memories of what she left behind. This is not the first time this has happened.
- Stay by EllieMorgan, Archived version (2022), Akari's return derails Ingo's life to an extent he never would have predicted, but he'll do his best to get back on track. All aboard!