Nemona/Penny

Pairing
Pairing:	Japanese: ネモ×ボタン (Nemo x Botan) English: Nemona/Penny
Alternative name(s):	Japanese: ボタネモ (Botanemo) English: StarFruitShipping, BossBattleShipping, Nemopen, Pennmona
Gender category:	Girls' Love; Yuri; F/F; Femslash
Fandom:	Pokémon
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Popular for both characters Popular overall
Archives:	n/a
Other:	n/a
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Nemona/Penny, known mostly as StarFruitShipping, BossBattleShipping, Nemopen, Pennmona and/or ボタネモ (Botanemo), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Nemona (Nemo) and Penny (Botan), two of the rivals to the player character in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet respectively.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

• Height Difference: Nemona is taller, Penny is shorter.

• Opposites Attract

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

-Shipping Name Origin

"BossBattleShipping" was coined first, by saywha413 on Tumblr on 29 November 2022. "StarFruitShipping" came later, coined by destiny-smasher sometime before 11 May 2024.

Nemopen and Pennmona are both more popular than either -shipping name, though all four are used by shippers.

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fan Communities/Fan Events

• NemoPen Week 2024, ^{Archived version}, a fanweek held in 2024 primarily on Tumblr

Fan Fic

Botan | Penny/Nemo | Nemona search query on Archive of Our Own

• Sick Day by MemeJuice, ^{Archived version} (2022), Penny is sick. Nemona is in the story. That's it.
• Super Effective on a Single Brick Brain by Destiny_Smasher, ^{Archived version} (2023-24), A couple years after the events of Area Zero, Penny has found herself becoming smitten with recently graduated Nemona, who has gradually become a dear friend - and someone she finds herself pining after. But Nemona's battle-hungry tendencies keep getting under Penny's skin, and she doesn't know how to confront or resolve them -- but perhaps Cassiopeia does(...)
• Why can't you see the Obvious? by Leor_Ataraxia, ^{Archived version} (2023), Penny has a crush on Nemona, she realized a while ago, and was content with just keeping to herself until the day she died. Juliana didn't agree.

Fan Art

• Fan Art by eggtempest, ^{Archived version} (2023)
• Fan Art by how2hau, ^{Archived version} (2022)