May (Pokémon Game Series)

May is a Pokémon Trainer and a playable character from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. She is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. She also makes appearances in Pokémon Masters. While she does have a counterpart in the Pokémon Anime also named May, and a counterpart in Pokéspe named Sapphire Birch, these characters are distinct enough for their own articles.
Unlike Kris and other previous Pokémon protagonists, she never had a fanon personal name, since she was named May in-game when Ruby and Sapphire released in 2002. This set a trend that all future releases in the main-line Pokemon series followed, and made it easier for fans to discuss her online. Fans may call her Sapphire, but this was no issue.
The Pokemon she is most associated with is the Torchic line, including Combusken and Blaziken.
==Canon Overview ==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
== Relationships==
====F/M====
*May is most commonly paired up with Brendan, forming HoennShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ユウハル (Yuuharu).
**It had its own section on Bulbapedia, seen .
*May is also shipped with Steven Stone, forming HoennChampionShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ダイハル (Daiharu).
*May is also shipped with Wally, forming NewRivalShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ミツハル (Mitsuharu).
**It had its own section on Bulbapedia, seen .
*May is also shipped with Wallace, forming EmeraldChampionShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ミクハル (Mikuharu).
*May is also shipped with Maxie, forming RedOrbShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called マツハル (Matsuhara).
**悪主♀, meaning Pokémon Villian x Female Protagonist, also works.
====F/F====
* May is also shipped with Lisia, forming ContestQueenShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called ルチハル (Luciharu).
* May is also shipped with Courtney, forming ExpanseShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called カガハル (Kagaharu).
* May is also shipped with Zinnia, forming AlphaIdealsShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called ヒガハル (Higaharu).
====Gen====
*Together, May, Brendan and Wally form the Hoenn Trio.
**In Japanese, their gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called 豊縁トリオ, meaning Hoenn Trio.
** This is not to be confused with ホウエントリオ, which is this same group but for the Pokéspe.
**ホウエン組 may also be used, though that just translates as Hoenn Group, so it includes any large group of Hoenn characters.
===Less Popular Relationships===
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]
==Example/Notable Fanac==
===Fan Communities/Fan Events===
*, a club on DeviantArt
*, a club on Deviantart
*, a club on Fanpop
*, a club on Deviantart for Brendan/May.
*, a club on Deviantart for Brendan/May.
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2015), a fan mix for Brendan/May
* (2015), a fan mix for Lisia/May
* (2014), a fan mix for May/Steven Stone
* (2013), a fan mix for May/Wally
* (2015), a fan mix for Maxie/May
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
==References==
Category:Pokémon Characters