Giovanni/Silver

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Pairing
Pairing: Japanese: サカキ×シルバー (Sakaki x Silver)
English: Giovanni/Silver
Alternative name(s): Japanese: サカシル (Sakashiru)
English: UnderstandingShipping, LostandFoundShipping
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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Giovanni/Silver, known mostly as UnderstandingShipping, LostandFoundShipping and/or サカシル (Sakashiru), is a rare incest ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Giovanni (Sakaki) and Silver (Silver) from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal. Giovanni is the leader of the villainous Team Rocket and Silver is his son, as well as the rival to the playable character which may be Ethan, Kris or Lyra.

Giovanni canonically abandoned him prior to the events of the games and the Pokémon Special manga series. Giovanni & Silver is more common in fanworks in the Special canon, though many also exist in the gameverse canon.

Canon Background

Mangaverse

Gameverse

Popular Tropes & Fanon

  • Height Difference: Giovanni is taller, Silver is shorter.
  • Age Difference: Giovanni is a generation older than Silver. By how much (canonically) is unclear. Fanworks may age up Silver to make him over the age of 18.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

-Shipping Name Origin

"LostandFoundShipping" was coined sometime between between 14 December 2007[Notes 1] and 13 August 2008.[Notes 2] "UnderstandingShipping" was coined later on, sometime between 18 January 2009[Notes 3] and 07 February 2010.[Notes 4]

Example/Notable Fanac

Fan Communities/Fan Events

Fan Blogs

Fan Fic

Fan Art

General Fanworks

Wikis

Zines and Doujinshi

Similar Pokémon Pairings

Villainous Team Leader/Protagonist's Rival|Friend

Gym Leader/Rival|Friend

Notes