May (Pokémon Anime Series)

May is a Pokémon Trainer and Coordinator from the Pokémon Anime. She was one of Ash Ketchum's traveling companions. She is a fan favorite and the focus of many fanworks. While she does have a counterpart in Pokémon's Gameverse also named May, and a counterpart in Pokéspe named Sapphire Birch, these characters are distinct enough for their own articles.
The Pokemon she is most associated with are Combusken, Beautifly and Skitty.
== Canon Overview ==
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
==Relationships==
==== F/M ====
* May is most commonly paired up with Drew, forming ContestShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called シュウハル (Shūharu).
** It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen . 
* May is also shipped with Ash Ketchum, forming AdvanceShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called サトハル (Satoharu).
** This pairing follows PokéShipping as the main Ash/Female companion ship and was the first to do so.
** It had its own page on Bulbapedia, seen .
*May is also shipped with Harley, forming CookieShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ハリハル (Hariharu).
*May is also shipped with James, forming FirebirdShipping, which is Female/Male, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called コジハル (Kojiharu).
==== F/F ====
* May is also shipped with Dawn, forming SapphirePearlShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called ハルヒカ (Haruhika).
** The opposite is also commonly shipped and is written as ヒカシロ (Hikashiro).
*May is also shipped with Solidad, forming DoubleWeaknessShipping, which is Female/Female, aka yuri. In Japanese, this is most often called サオハル (Saoharu).
==== Gen ====
* May's gen relationship with her brother Max is also popular, forming Max & May.
** In Japanese, this combi is called トウカ姉弟, meaning Touka Siblings, with Touka City being the name of Littleroot Town in Japanese.
* Together, May, Ash, Brock, Max and their Pokémon form the Advanced Party.
** In Japanese, their gen (combi in Japanese) relationship is called AGパーティ, meaning AG Party.
=== Less Popular Relationships ===
*BailandoShipping - Dawn, Lisia & May
*BalancedFamilyShipping - Norman, Ruby, Caroline & May
*BalistraatShipping - Hilda, Lyra & May
*BallroomDancingShipping - Grimsley & May
*BandanaN'RibbonShipping - Lyn & May
*BattleChickenShipping - May & Combusken
*BBSShipping - Bebe & May
*BeachBabeShipping - May & Selene
*BeautifulRedButterflyShipping - May & Melody (ranger)
*BeginnerCrushShipping - Casey & May
*BestFriendAnimeShipping - Brock, Cilan, Clemont, Max, Tracey, Bonnie, Dawn, Iris, May, Misty & Serena (XY)
*BetweenTheRemakeShipping - May & Dialga
*BeverleyShipping - Ariana & May
*BewitchShipping - May & Valerie
*BigLittleSisterShipping - Bonnie & May
*BiosphereShipping - Archie, Brendan, Maxie & May
*BishoujoShipping - Dawn, Leaf & May
*BishouShipping - Hilbert & May
*BlazikenShipping - Harrison, Rafe & May
*BlazingRibbonShipping - May & Flareon
*BlazingRocksShipping - Flannery, May & Roxanne
*BlueberryJellyShipping - May & Ditto
*BlueCardShipping - Ronald & May
*BlueOrbShipping - Archie & May
*BlueRivalShipping - Gameverse!Blue & May
*BohemianShipping - Nando & May
*BonitoShipping - Lavana & May
*BowBabysitterShipping - Leaf, Lyra & May
*BraceletShipping - Lizabeth & May
*BrainFoodShipping - Ash, Max & May
*BreastShipping - Caroline & May
*BrockGetsLuckyShipping - Brock & May
*BrokenBikeShipping - May & Misty
*BrunchShipping - Georgia & May
*BrunettShipping - Gary & May
*BubblyTrainerShipping - Lyra, May, Selene & Rosa
*BuffetShipping - Chili, Cilan, Cress & May
*BugShipping - Forrest Franklin & May
*BunnyBreedShipping - Breeder Isaac & May
*BurningLadiesShipping - Marilyn Flame & May
*BurntSteelShipping - Byron & May
*ButtonShipping - Brianna, Dawn, Leaf & May
... And these are just the B'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]
==Example/Notable Fanac==
=== Fan Communities/Fan Events ===
* , a club on DeviantArt
* , a club on Deviantart
* , a club on Fanpop
* , a club on Deviantart for Ash/May.
* , a club on Fanpop for Ash/May.
* , a club on Deviantart for Drew/May.
* , a club on Deviantart for Drew/May.
=== Fan Mixes ===
* (2016), a fan mix for Dawn/May
=== Wikis ===
* on Bulbapedia
* on PixivEncyclopedia
* on Shipping Wiki
Category:Pokémon Characters