Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a video game. On it's own, the most popular ship for this game is Akari/Volo (WielderShipping). This ship is also called Volokari. Other popular ships include Emmet&Ingo, Ingo&Akari and Ingo/Melli (HighlandsWardenShipping).
Other popular pairings, as seen on Archive of Our Own, are Irida/Adaman (ClanLeaderShipping), Akari&Rei and Akari&Volo(Accessed Sept. 18, 2023). Palina/Iscan (SecretSeaShipping) is canon. Volo&Cogita is common as well. Both are ancestors of Cynthia and related. Other characters of note include Professor Laventon and Cyllene, leader of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps. Their ship, SurveyShipping, is also common, as is Cyllene&Cyrus. Cyllene is Cyrus's ancestor. Both Volo and Adaman are popular for self-shipping.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus was ranked 11th in Tumblr Fandometrics' Year in Review 2022 for most reblogged Video Game fandom that year.
== Legends: Arceus Fandom ==
This game is well-regarded by the Pokemon fandom at large, but has a somewhat cult following. Its mechanics differ from the rest of the core series, so it caught the eye of many who otherwise wouldn't be interested in playing a Pokemon game. Despite this separation of fans, around half of all PLA works on Archive of Our Own involve crossing this game (Generation VIII) over with either Generation IV or V. There are many a longfic focusing on time-travel AUs where characters from other generations are flung back to the past of Hisui by Giratina, or characters once flung to the past, (Ingo, Dawn, and Lucas,) come home post-game by Arceus. When other generations are put into account, Emmet&Ingo skyrockets to the most fanworked ship in this game's AO3 category. This is further discussed on their own page. Unlike other games, fandom consensus considers Akari (Dawn) to be the canonical protagonist, not the Male protagonist Rei (Lucas). Volohttps://sexypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Volo and Cogitahttps://sexypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Cogita can also arguably be called Tumblr Sexymen.
WielderShipping and its far less popular cousin ChosenMerchantShipping are both controversial in the fandom. Volo is older than both Akari and Rei, and there are many works surrounding the two interacting in ways that do not make them a couple. Shippers of Akari/Volo and Rei/Volo may not be too kind to their romantic counterparts. Unlike with IsshuShippers, It is also up to WielderShipper's discretion on how old Volo is, which itself can cause conflict between WielderShippers themselves on what is and isn't acceptable ages for him to be. While WielderShipping wank has enough content for its own page, here is a sample of fan opinions.
Example of anti-WielderShipping anon hate.A fan's opinion on the matter, who suggest shipping Volo with an OC instead of using Akari as a fan's self-insert.An example of further disagreements within fans of WielderShipping.This Anti-WielderShipper claims Volo's character is often incorrect in WielderShipping fanworks.Another fan's opinion on the matter, which aims to strike down a common(?) defense for shippers as a strawman. This post sparked further discussion regarding shipping either protagonist with Adaman or Irida, itself quite controversial.The quote below was written when AO3 was down and displays how this sentiment also applies to ChosenMerchantShipping.Anti-WielderShipping is often mentioned in the tags of fanworks featuring Volo&Akari
==Example/Notable Fanac==
Fancollections/Fanevents
*Volokari Week 2023, a ship week for WielderShipping which was held from April 3rd to the 9th. It is also on Tumblr.
Fanart
*a cruel volos thesis by nemirutami, fanart for WielderShipping
*CONSULTANT!? by foxceus, fanart of Volo pulling Akari and Rei on strings. This fanart is an example of anti-WielderShippers mentioning their dislike of the ship in their tags on their fanworks. "#don't tag as ship - stay away from me and my art thanks#hate that i even have to state this... :|"
*I just have a lot of feels about them two ok by traineraino, fanart of SecretSeaShipping.
Fanfiction
*It's Good in a Peculiar Way by SilverheartSP, a complete English one-shot where Akari and Ingo fall from the sky with modern tools and eccentricities. Rated Gen.
*Petals, Prose, and Shining Stones by BinaBina, a complete English fanfiction about Melli trying yet succeeding in courting Ingo. HighlandsWardenShipping. Rated Teen.
*Judgement | Forgiveness by hopeless_aromantic, a complete Gender Neutral!Reader/Volo English fanfiction. Tagged slow burn and hurt/comfort. Rated Gen.
*No Time Like the Present by cherimayo, an English series of assorted Gender Neutral!Reader/Adaman English fanfiction. Rated Expicit.
*When Darkness Falls by SilverPurity, an English work-in-progress fanfiction where Piers falls into Hisui. Rated Teen. Features Piers&Adaman, Piers&Melli, Piers&Ingo and Piers&Akari.
*The More a Creature’s Life Is Worth the Less It Is Alive by Rujii, an English completed Akari/Adaman (TemporalDawnShipping) fanfiction. Rated Mature.
*leave it to the land (this is what it knows) by synchronicities, a complete English one-shot where Irida and Adaman contemplate their future after Akari is sent home. ClanLeaderShipping. Rated Gen.
Meta
*What Your Favorite PLA Ship says about you by ur-favoriterecord, a humorous take on shipping.
*A character in Scarlet and Violet's DLC is Perrin. "Fans were quick to point out the strong genes she inherited from Adaman, and also quickly noticed how she has the light green highlights of Irida's hair alongside her paler skintone compared to the former. She also appears to share a similar hairstyle as the latter. Because of this character reveal, many fans are excited about inevitably getting to pull for Perrin in Pokémon Masters in the distant future."https://shipping.fandom.com/wiki/ClanLeaderShipping Linked is a Perrin design analysis which highlights their similarities.https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/shipping/images/1/14/ClanLeaderShipping_-_Perinn_design_comparison.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230810090433
*This fan's defense of WielderShipping and its comparison to IsshuShipping. An example of fans aging Akari up when shipping her with Volo.
== References/Further Reading ==
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