Irida/Rei

Pairing
Pairing:	Japanese: テル×カイ (Teru x Kai) English: Rei/Irida
Alternative name(s):	Japanese: テルカイ (Terukai) English: n/a
Gender category:	NL; F/M; Het
Fandom:	Pokémon
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:	Rare for both characters Rare overall
Archives:	n/a
Other:	n/a
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Irida/Rei, known mostly as テルカイ (Terukai), is a rare ship in the Pokémon fandom. It pairs Irida (Kai) and Rei (Teru), the leader of the Pearl Clan and the male playable protagonist from Pokémon Legends: Arceus respectively.

As of 2025, it has no -shipping name on Neverending Romance.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

-Shipping Name Origin

GlazeMeltShipping, a name not used by shippers, was coined by AsColdAsIce on 02 May 2025. Aside from this, there are no other known -shipping names for the pairing.

Example/Notable Fanac

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

Fan Fic

Kai | Irida/Teru | Rei search query on Archive of Our Own

Wikis

• テルカイ on PixivEncyclopedia

Similar Pokémon Pairings

PL:A Pairings with Akari and/or Rei

• Akari/Volo
• Rei/Volo
• Adaman/Akari
• Adaman/Rei
• Akari/Irida
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• Akari/Melli
• Irida/Rei