Ethan/Lyra
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Japanese: ヒビキ×コトネ (Hibiki x Kotone) English: Ethan/Lyra |
| Alternative name(s): | Japanese: ヒビコト (Hibikoto) English: HeartSoulShipping |
| Gender category: | NL; F/M; Het |
| Fandom: | Pokémon |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common for both characters Popular overall |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Ethan/Lyra, known mostly as HeartSoulShipping and/or ヒビコト (Hibikoto), is a popular ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Ethan (Hibiki) and Lyra (Kotone), the male and female playable characters in Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver respectively.
MangaQuestShipping, which pairs Crystal and Gold, is its cross-canon counterpart in the Pokémon Special manga. QuestShipping, which pairs Marina and Jimmy, is its cross-canon counterpart in the Pokémon anime.
NewBarkShipping, which pairs Ethan with Kris from Pokemon Crystal, may be seen as a counterpart ship since Kris' role as the female protagonist character was replaced by Lyra in HGSS.
Canon Background
The two characters are neighbors. The playable character not chosen by the player character owns a Marill and acts like a childhood friend occasionally in the story.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
-Shipping Name Origin
"HeartSoulShipping" was coined by "I like Pokemon" on Serebii.net on 17 May 2009.[1]
"MangaQuestShipping" was coined earlier, sometime before 08 June 2003 by oni flygon.[2] By 26 December 2005, it was seen as their official ship name.[Notes 1] It comes from adding 'manga' to the already existing ship name for the anime counterpart characters, something seen in several other Special manga ships.
"QuestShipping" was coined even earlier. By 09 June 2002 it was seen by fans as their official ship name.[Notes 2] It was one of the first 380 coined -shipping names in the fandom on Neverending Romance, coined by Kbuster.[3] "NewBarkShipping" was also coined around the same time.[Notes 2]
HeartSoulShipping used to have a small section on Bulbapedia as well, which can be seen here (in archived form), Archived version.
Example/Notable Fanac
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Fan Communities/Fan Events
- EthanxLyra-FC, Archived version, a club on Deviantart
Fan Blogs
Fan Fic
HeartSoulShipping search query on Fanfiction.Net
Fan Art
- Fan Art by kiratina0513, Archived version (2017)
- Full speed ahead!! by lexiesdoodles, Archived version (2021)
General Fanworks
Fan Mixes
Graphics
Wikis
Zines and Doujinshi
Similar Pokémon Pairings
Same-generation Protagonist/Protagonist
Notes
- ^ as seen here, Archived version
- ^ a b as seen here, Archived version
References
- ^ post by I like Pokemon, Archived version (17 May 2009)
- ^ post by oni flygon, Archived version (08 June 2003)
- ^ post by Kbuster, Archived version (02 January 2003)