The Advancers



The Advancers are a group of people who all share the love of Advanceshipping--the fan pairing between the | Pokémon Anime characters | Ash and | May.

Logic Behind Advanceshipping
(As explained by | PichuAuraGuardian18.)

When Ash started his journey, he was about 10 years old. Misty had a Staryu and a Starmie with her when she met Ash, so she has to be older than him, not to mention the height that she's had on him for years. When he met May, he was probably somewhere between 11 and 12, and she was about 10. So, out of the girls that he's traveled with, she's the closest to him in age (not counting Iris). By the time he met Dawn, he was somewhere in between 12 and 13, while she was only 10. When Ash met May, he was around the age when boys start liking girls, no matter how dense that guy is. Therefore, there's a chance that he could have had a crush on May. Plus, due to the teachings that he gave her, her battle style is the closest to his. Also, they each have half of ribbon that they tied for.

They also have the most similar catches out of all of the people that he's traveled with:

-Both have the Fire-type Starter from their own region. (Charizard and Blaziken)

-Both's first catch was a Catepillar Pokemon that eventually became a Butterfly Pokemon. (Butterfree and Beautifly)

-Both have the Grass-type Starter from each other's region. (Sceptile and Venusaur)

-Both have owned a Bulbasaur.

-Also, romantic theories about their Bulbasaur. (Vineshipping)

-Both have owned a Squirtle.

-Both have a member of the Snorlax family. (Snorlax and Munchlax)

-Both have a Pokemon that evolves by a stone. (Pikachu and Skitty)

-Also, they both at one time had two that could evolve by stone before one evolved in an alternative manner. (Snorunt->Glalie, Eevee->Glaceon)

-And, both have starters from more than one region.

More information about the ship can be found at the | AdvanceShipping Bulbapedia Page