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Pokeshipping
But then they say you only fight with someone if you truly care for them. As the years have went on, though, Ash has grown up a great deal, so there are a lot less fights. But still with the tensions between the two, when one is in trouble, the other generally gets into a panic, and will always come through for one another. Also, as the show progresses, the two seem to fight less and less. Of course they are still maybe a bit too young for love but as they get older, maybe it will become more than a crush and they will progress beyond friendship.
Hints Ash Catches a Pokémon At the end of the episode, after Team Rocket have been beaten, Misty comments about Ash, "I've never met anyone like him before."
Electric Shock Showdown After Ash and Misty start to fight over something (again), Nurse Joy tells them that "When two people fight, it means they really care for each other." The two of course denied that fact, but did both blush.
Island of the Giant Pokémon When Ash, Misty and Brock are washed up upon the beach after escaping from the sunk St. Anne, and being attacked by the Gyardos, Ash was the first to regain consciousness. The first thing he did was run over to Misty, shook her saying "Misty! Misty wake up!" in a complete panic. But after Misty wakes he calms down and all he says to Brock is "Hey Brock." He seems more worried for Misty than for his other friend.
The Ghost of Maiden's Peak At the end of the episode, Ash and Misty are in traditional Japanese
dress
After Ash is separated from his body by the ghosts, he flies outside. When he sees Brock and Misty he decides to have a little fun. He travels down to his friends, and hears Misty tell Brock that she is getting worried. Ash, with a big smile on his face, happily says, "So Misty, you really do care about me!" Also, when Ash returns to his body, the first thing he does when he is awake is turn to Misty, with a big smile on his, and says, "Hi, Misty." Misty begins to smile and rubs the tears from her eyes, and starts to blush. Misty is relieved that he is okay, and Ash is happy to know that she does care for him.
Misty blushes when Ash sees her in the skimpy, magician's assistant outfit. Also, Ash says that it was a REAL cute outfit!
When Ash and Team Rocket are caught in the explosion and buried underground, Misty, trying to move the rocks from the hole, says, "Hang on Ash, you still owe me a new bike!" It's very sweet.
When Misty was dressed in a kimono during the contest, Ash just stared at her and said, "Ohhh." So did Brock.
When Ash was taking part in the police training course, Misty says, "I wonder if this training will be too tough." Brock tells her not to worry as Pikachu will do just fine. Misty then says that she is not worried about Pikachu but for Ash. Brock is very surprised, as it is generally the other way around.
Everything (it happens three times) Ash does something to help Bruno, he messes up and injures Misty in some quite painful looking way. It very funny. Not a hint between the two characters, but were probably put there by the writers to put the two in another funny situation together.
In the middle of the night when Ash can't get to sleep (as the next day is the start of the competition), he gets up an goes out. When he leaves, Misty says to herself, "I think he's scared." She probably hasn't been able to sleep as he has been turning and tossing for hours, and she seems very concerned about him.
Misty is incredibly angry with Brock when he starts cheering for Ash's opponent, Jeanette (she's very beautiful if you're wondering).
When Ash is late for his match, Misty walks onto the battlefield. She got a very rude call from Richie (it was actually Team Rocket), Ash's opponent and friend, that morning and accuses him of making Ash forfeit. She also picks him up by the collar and almost beats the crap out of him. The commentator awkwardly jokes that Misty is probably the best battler they've seen so far in the competition.
When Ash is in his room sulking after losing the match, Misty was the one who came in to see how he was, not his mother or his other close friend, Brock. She is very concerned about him, and tries to talk him into getting something to eat or taking a walk with her. She also tries to grab his hand. When he won't let her help him, she begins to get mad, and the two get into another argument.
When Brock leaves the group, Ash and Misty travel back on the blimp, with Team Rocket. Team Rocket begin to tease the two about being a couple. Jessie : " Hey, where's that other twerp?" Ash : " Oh, you mean Brock." James : " Jessie, I think we have a pair of very romantic creatures in our cage." Jessie : " You mean, Awww -" Meowth : " - they're lovebirds!" (Ash & Misty look at each other then look away and begin blushing) Ash : "You must be crazy!" Misty : "Crazy is right. Never in a million years." James : " But your blushing. Kissy kissy." Ash : (in total despair) " It's not true." If they did not have feelings for each other, they would have just denied it, but they blush, which is like a confession of their feelings. Also a few seconds later, Meowth calls Ash 'Romeo'.
When Misty says that she bets the two trainers of the Nidoran really like each other, Tracey tells her, "Hey, that's exactly the same thing with you and Ash!" Misty and Ash stand their for a minute, in silence, then they tell him he must be crazy, but again they blush. When the Nidoran evolve when they kiss, Ash says to Misty, "You think people change when they get kissed?" Misty, blushing as usual, says to him "Guess we'll have to find out for ourselves."
Misty meets a guy named Danny, and the two seem to fancy each other (even though he is about 20). When Danny tells Misty's that her beautiful name suited her, Ash goes "What!?" He seems to be getting jealous. Later, Misty and Ash get into another fight. Danny begins to laugh watching them. The two are wondering what he's laughing at, and he replies, "What do they say, you always hurt the one you love?" The two become extremely embarrassed, as Danny walks off. Misty runs up to him and denies everything, saying, " Oh, you've got it all wrong. I'd never get involved with a little kid like him (that's cruel calling a twelve year old that). I prefer the more mature, intellectual type." Ash seems very disappointed after this. When Ash and Danny are climbing the mountain, Misty, passing in a ski lift says hi to Danny and tells him to be careful. Ash, become jealous, and, as his attention has been distracted, slips. When they reach the top of the mountain, Misty runs towards the two. Ash, thinking Misty is running towards him, is happy to see her, but she runs straight past him and up to Danny. When he sees the two talking, he says "What about me?" in a really disappointed voice. Poor Ash. He defiantly is the jealous type.
This guy called Rudy begins to fall in love with Misty, and she seems to have feelings for him too. Ash seems jealous when Rudy gives Misty more attention than he gives Ash, and when he asks her to join him for dinner, Ash becomes a little depressed. Also, when Rudy begins to comment about Misty's beautiful eyes, Ash gets distracted and accidentally calls Charizard, which as usual does not obey Ash and flames Misty. I wonder, was he getting jealous of Rudy, as Misty had feelings for him, and couldn't concentrate? Later on, Rudy asks Misty to leave Ash and Tracey and to stay with him. Misty agrees to tell him her decision after his match with Ash. When starting off a new round against Ash, Rudy says, "I dedicate this match to Misty, the woman who saved my sister and stole my heart." Ash gives quite a cheeky reply of , "That's all very nice but I'm the one who's going to win the match." He doesn't seem very happy. When Ash begins to lose on of the battle, Misty begins to yell at him to wise up and win the match. Rudy realizes that Misty wants Ash to win and from what he says, " She wants him," he may suspect that she has feelings for Ash. When the group are leaving, Rudy says to Ash, "I hope you know how luckily you are?" Ash, as clueless and naive as ever, doesn't understand. Rudy then tells him, "Don't worry. You'll figure it out someday."
This film has some of the most important Pokeshipping hints. During the festival to celebrate the Pokémon gods, the group meet Melody, a young women who is the maiden of the festival. The customary welcome is a kiss on the cheek. When she kisses Ash, Misty gets really pissed off. Melody asks Misty if she is Ash's girlfriend, and she as usual denies it, but she keeps bringing it up over dinner. At one point, Ash asks Misty to come with him to carry out the ritual. Misty gets mad and in the Japanese version yells, "No. I'm not your sister. I'm not your girlfriend. And I'm not your bodyguard." Her words in the English adaptation are "If you want someone to do what you want, when you want, then your should get yourself a girlfriend." In the Japanese version Melody says to Misty, "You like Ash, don't you?" Misty blushes and denies it of course. Melody seems to suspect something between them. In the English version, Melody says that Misty will have to get use to Ash's stubborn attitude when they get married. When she says this, Jessie tells Ash that getting involved with the opposite sex is just asking for trouble. When Ash is knocked unconscious, Melody gives Misty her flute and tells her that she is going to get Ash. Misty hands her back the flute, and says (in the Japanese version) "No. This is your responsibility...and he is mine." In the English adaptation her words are, "Ash is never really alone 'cause he's got...me." One of the song's at the end of the Japanese version of the movie is called 'Toi et Moi', and is considered an AAM song. One of the lines refers to the girl saving the one she loves from drowning.
When the girl begins to talk about marrying Brock, Ash says, "Can you imagine Brock married?" Misty replies, "Someday we'll be married." Ash nods, seemingly agreeing to what Misty said. Seconds later the two realize what just happened, and freak out. Later on, Misty is telling Brock that if he doesn't go for this girl, he may never meet another girl that likes him. She also says, "It's better to like someone who likes you back than to like someone who doesn't." Brock asks how would she know that, and she awkwardly replies.
When Misty has to leave Ash, to look after her family gym, Misty gives Ash a handkerchief as a good-bye gift. Traditionally a girl gives a handkerchief to a guy she has feelings for when they are parted (for instance, giving it to a soldier going off to war).
Toshihiro Ono, the author and artist behind the Pokémon
Manga, seems to support Pokeshipping. Below are a number of
scans from the four graphic novels.
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for the end of summer party Misty comes over to Ash and
says "Sorry I'm late." Ash looks up at her, stares
(at the same time it plays twinkly music and we see Misty, starting
from foot and traveling up to her face, the typical way of showing
a beautiful woman in Anime) and then begins to blush. Misty
then asks Ash to dance with her and he says sure, and he takes her
hand, still at little shocked at how good she looks. 
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