Cilan

Cilan is a Pokémon Gym Leader from Pokémon Black and White. He leads Striaton City's gym with his two brothers Cress and Chili. In the PokéAni, he was one of Ash Ketchum's traveling companions throughout the Unova series, along with Iris. This article will focus primarily on his PokéAni interpretation.
The Pokémon he is most associated with are Pansage and its evolution Simisage, Dwebble, Crustle and Stunfisk.
==Canon Overview==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
==== F/M ====
* Cilan is most commonly paired up with Iris, forming WishfulShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called デンアイ (Denai).
==== M/M ====
* Cilan is also shipped with Ash Ketchum, forming CafeMochaShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called デンサト (Densato), meaning Cilan is the seme and Ash is the uke in the coupling.
**The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as サトデン (Satoden).
* Cilan is also shipped with Trip, forming TipShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called シューデン (Shūden), meaning Trip is the seme and Cilan is the uke in the coupling.
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as デンシュー (Denshū).
* Cilan is also shipped with Brock, forming OpticShipping, which is Male/Male, aka yaoi. In Japanese, this is most often called タケデン (Takeden), meaning Brock is the seme and Cilan is the uke in the coupling.
** In Japanese, Brock/Cilan's ship name may be キグナス氷河VSはぐれパラサイト・ミラー, meaning Cygnus Hyoga vs. Stray Pallasite Mira, in reference to their Japanese voice actors. Mamoru Miyano, who voices Cilan, also voiced Cygnus Hyoga in Saint Seiya, and Ueda Yuji, who voices Brock, also voiced the "stray" Pallasite Mira in Saint Seiya Omega. For more information, see キグナス氷河VSはぐれパラサイト・ミラー on PixivEncyclopedia.
==== Gen ====
* Together, Cilan, Ash, Iris and their Pokémon form the BW Party.
** In Japanese, their gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called BWパーティー, meaning BW Party.
* In Japanese, Brock & Cilan's combi name is デントとタケシ, meaning Dent & Takeshi.
* In Japanese, Cilan & Clemont's combi name is 最強の二人, meaning The Strongest Duo.
===Less Popular Relationships===
*CabaretShipping - Cilan & Harley
*CaferoShipping - Cilan & Elesa
*CampanulaShipping - Cilan & Shaymin
*CandyConnaisseuseShipping - Chili, Cilan & Burgundy
*CaramelMacchiatoShipping - Barry & Cilan
*CassavaShipping - Cilan & Hunter J
*CertainKindOfPirateShipping - Archie, Cilan, Drew, Galen, Harley & Captain Phantom
*ChamomileTeaShipping - Cilan & Rosa
*ChaudaShipping - Cilan & Lily (Kanto)
*CherimoyaShipping - Cilan, Siebold & Mallow
*CherryBlossomShipping - Cilan & Erika
*ChocolateParfaitShipping - Ash, Cilan & Serena (XY)
*CilanHasFunShipping - Ash, Ash (Mirror), Cilan, King of Pokelantis (Ash), Ashley (Kanto) & Ashley (Unova)
*Cilan'sPlanShipping - Ash, Cilan & Ash's maid outfit
*CilanTroShipping - Cilan & Tropius
*CloveShipping - Cilan & Nate
*ComposerShipping - Cilan & Nando
*ContestConnoisseurShipping - Cilan, Drew, Harley, Kenny, Ricard Nouveau & Robert (Hoenn)
*CookingCoffeeShipping - Cilan & Siebold
*CookinggrassShipping - Cilan & Mallow
*Cooking-NinShipping - Chili, Cilan, Cress & Karuta
*CoreopsisShipping - Cilan & Gardenia
*CorianderShipping - Cilan & Lilligant
*CornflowerBlueShipping - Cilan & Marina (Johto)
*CreamyCappuccinoShipping - Ash, Cilan & Dawn
*CroissantShipping - Cilan & Fantina
*CroquetteShipping - Ash, Cilan & Stephan
*CrystalLeafShipping - Cilan & Candice
*CucumberShipping - Cilan & Curtis
*CuisineShipping - Cilan & May
*CustomerServiceShipping - Cilan & Bebe
*CutleryShipping - Cilan & Bisharp
*CypselaShipping - Cilan & Falkner
...And these are just the C's! More can be found on Neverending Romance, a community-created relationship name list.
==Popular Tropes & Fanon==
[freeform tags, headcanons]
==Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta==
[discourse, trivia, popular memes, character analysis, fan reactions, really anything]
=== Cilan, Member of the Shadow Triad? ===
It was a popular theory before the release of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 that Cilan, along with his brothers, were actually members of the Shadow Triad. The triad is a trio of masked characters who are loyal to Ghetsis above all, and are uncharacterized otherwise. Although B2W2 debunked the theory, it is still popular for fanworks to delve into the idea further and how such a drastic twist could've effected the gym leader trio.
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Communities/Fan Events ===
* , a club on Deviantart.
* , a club on Deviantart.
* , a club on Deviantart.
* , a club on Deviantart.
* , a club on Deviantart.
* , a club on Deviantart for Cilan/Ash.
* , a club on Deviantart for Cilan/Ash.
* , a club on Deviantart for Cilan/Burgundy.
* , a club on Deviantart for Cilan/Iris.
* , a club on Deviantart for Cilan and his brothers.
* , a joke club on Deviantart for Cilan/Sans from Undertale.
===Fan Mixes===
* (2015), a fan mix for Cilan/Iris.
* (2014), a fan mix for Cilan/Iris.
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters