Morty/Volkner

Pairing
Pairing:	Japanese: マツバ×デンジ (Matsuba x Denji) English: Morty/Volkner
Alternative name(s):	Japanese: マツデン (Matsuden) or デンマツ (Denmatsu) English: DarksideShipping
Gender category:	Boys' Love; Yaoi; M/M; Slash
Fandom:	Pokémon
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Rare for both characters Rare overall
Archives:	n/a
Other:	n/a
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Morty/Volkner, known mostly as DarksideShipping マツデン (Matsuden) and/or デンマツ (Denmatsu), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Morty (Matsuba) and Volkner (Denji), the Ghost-type specialist gym leader from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal and the Electric-type specialist gym leader from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum respectively.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

-Shipping Name Origin

"DarksideShipping" was coined sometime before 02 January 2007.

Example/Notable Fanac

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

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