Grimsley/Shauntal

Pairing
Pairing:	Japanese: ギーマ×シキミ (Giima x Shikimi); English: Grimsley/Shauntal
Alternative name(s):	Japanese: ギマシキ (Gimashiki); English: RolandShipping
Gender category:	NL; F/M; Het
Fandom:	Pokémon
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Popular for both characters; Common overall
Archives:	n/a
Other:	n/a
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	Contents 1 Canon Background; 2 Popular Tropes & Fanon; 3 Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta 3.1 -Shipping Name Origin; ; 4 Example/Notable Fanac 4.1 Fan Communities/Fan Events; 4.2 Fan Blogs; 4.3 Fan Fic; 4.4 Fan Art; 4.5 General Fanworks 4.5.1 Fan Mixes; ; 4.6 Wikis; 4.7 Zines and Doujinshi; ; 5 Similar Pokémon Pairings 5.1 Female Elite Four Member/Male Elite Four Member; ; 6 Notes; 7 References;

Grimsley/Shauntal, known mostly as RolandShipping and/or ギマシキ (Gimashiki), is a common ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Grimsley (Giima) and Shauntal (Shikimi), the Ghost-type Elite Four member and the Dark-type Elite Four member from Pokémon Black and White respectively.

Canon Background

Popular Tropes & Fanon

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

-Shipping Name Origin

"RolandShipping" was coined by GalladeX sometime between 10 September^{[Notes 1]} 25 October 2010 for the Neverending Romance ship name list. It as named after the main character in The Dark Tower by Stephen King, Roland Deschain.^[1]

Example/Notable Fanac

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

Fan Communities/Fan Events

Roland Week, ^{Archived version}, a fanweek for Grimsley/Shauntal held in 2024.
ShauntalXGrimsley, ^{Archived version}, a club on DeviantArt

Fan Blogs

Fan Fic

RolandShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net

Inspiration by aerococonut, ^{Archived version} (2011), When Grimsley's favourite author complains she has writer's block, he offers to escort her to the amusement park. Their ideas of amusement differ somewhat however, and his intentions are quite different to hers... Or so he believes.
A Different Story by ILikeShorts, ^{Archived version} (2020), Shauntal writes a little something about Grimsley. And it's not at all what he expects...

Fan Art

General Fanworks

Fan Mixes

Decrescendo by Houndoom, ^{Archived version} (2014)

Wikis

ギマシキ on PixivEncyclopedia

Zines and Doujinshi

Similar Pokémon Pairings

Female Elite Four Member/Male Elite Four Member

Notes

^ as seen here, ^{Archived version}

References

^ (...)it comes from Stephen King's magnum opus series, "The Dark Tower", mainly from the main character, Roland Deschain(...) by GalladeX, ^{Archived version} (25 October 2010)

[1] s seen here, ^{Archived version}

[2] (...)it comes from Stephen King's magnum opus series, "The Dark Tower", mainly from the main character, Roland Deschain(...) by GalladeX, ^{Archived version} (25 October 2010)

[Notes 1]

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Pairing
Pairing:	Japanese: ギーマ×シキミ (Giima x Shikimi) English: Grimsley/Shauntal
Alternative name(s):	Japanese: ギマシキ (Gimashiki) English: RolandShipping
Gender category:	NL; F/M; Het
Fandom:	Pokémon
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Popular for both characters Common overall
Archives:	n/a
Other:	n/a
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
Contents 1 Canon Background 2 Popular Tropes & Fanon 3 Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta 3.1 -Shipping Name Origin 4 Example/Notable Fanac 4.1 Fan Communities/Fan Events 4.2 Fan Blogs 4.3 Fan Fic 4.4 Fan Art 4.5 General Fanworks 4.5.1 Fan Mixes 4.6 Wikis 4.7 Zines and Doujinshi 5 Similar Pokémon Pairings 5.1 Female Elite Four Member/Male Elite Four Member 6 Notes 7 References