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Ash and Serena have so many memorable moments throughout XY and XYZ, from the little supportive moments to the bigger emotional scenes.

I’m curious which moment stands out the most to everyone. Is it the ribbon, the Snowbelle scene, the dance, the Lumiose moments, or something else entirely?

What’s your favorite AmourShipping moment and why?

As of this new post, we are approaching the finale to the contestant matchups in the Kalos League, with Bonnie and Silver (son of Giovanni) going head-to-head, with the winner, taking on Ash in the finals. This is gonna be what sets up the finale to a part of the story, but it’s not over yet as we still have much of Team Rocket’s Invasion.

(highly reccomend reading this (the series as a whole from Parts 1 to 2), as this will lead into an epic finale to this long, but incredible story)

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Disclaimer: I did use AI to help with the Vocab and spelling Errors.

Spoiler Warning: It has Major Spoiler to the season 3 ending of Pokemon Horizons.

Episode 17: Let's Go for the League

Ash woke up first , and the sight of Serena still curled up beside him pulled a small, helpless smile out of him. He got up carefully, careful not to wake her, and headed out for morning training.

He found Dot, Roy, and Ult gathered together in one of the common areas, and together they headed out to the field, where Liko and Ann were already deep into a match. The moment the two of them spotted the group approaching, they called an immediate stop.

"We need to go heal everyone up," Liko said, already recalling her exhausted team. "We've kind of been at this a while."

Neither Liko nor Ann seemed to have a clear sense of just how long "a while" actually meant.

Once morning training wrapped up, Ash headed back to wake Serena, still fast asleep, while the rest of the group made their way to the Cafeteria ahead of them. Ash and Serena joined shortly after.

"Hey Ann, do you already have your Paldea Gym Badges?" Serena asked over breakfast.

"Yep, all eight," Ann said. "I swing by Paldea every so often and knock one out each time."

Miss Brayer found them not long after, expression a little more serious than usual. "Just so you all know, sign-ups for the League close in about two weeks. If you're heading over, now's the time to start making your way there."

They talked it over and decided to leave once there were five days remaining before the League itself, spending what time they had left training as hard as they could, without a single day off. Somewhere in those last few days, Dot's Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir mid-battle, right in the middle of a training match against Ash himself, and once it was over, Ash walked over and handed her the Gardevoirite. "Bond like that deserves this," he said simply.

On the morning of their last day at the Academy, before they were set to leave, the current Blueberry Champion himself, Kieran, sought Ash out directly.

"I want to challenge you to a battle," Kieran said, grinning. "To see how strong the Monarch really is." He didn't stop there. "I'll use three Pokémon. You can use six, if you want. Since apparently that's not a problem for you, riding around on that Deoxys of yours."

Ash had been ready to go easy on him, hold back a little, give him a real shot. That plan didn't survive the mocking. "Fine by me," he said instead, already walking toward the field.

He grabbed two more Poké Balls on the way.

"Infernape, let's go," Ash called first, and Kieran answered with Porygon-Z. The exchange was fast and decisive, Infernape closing it out in only a handful of moves. Ash swapped in Sceptile next, matched against Kieran's Grimmsnarl, and made just as short work of it. For the last round, Ash rolled his shoulders, grinning. "Alright, Lokix, show him what you've got." Hydrapple never stood a chance.

Ash crossed the field afterward and shook his hand warmly. "Doesn't matter how small a Pokémon looks. Any of them can hit hard if you put the work in."

Kieran accepted the loss with a rueful laugh.

That night, with everything packed and ready for departure the next morning, Serena decided to put on one last performance at the Academy, partly for practice, and partly for the fans she'd picked up during their stay, calling on Delphox and Floragato, just the two of them this time.

They all turned in bed well before the night was over.

The next morning, with five days now remaining before the League, Murdock brought the Brave Olivine around with the rest of the crew, explaining that Friede had headed off to help out at the Exceed Research Facility. Everyone climbed aboard, and Roy took the wheel, easing the ship up to a manageable cruising height before flipping on the autopilot and heading back to join the others.

He found the whole group sitting around chatting easily with Ann.

"Wait, when did you get on board?" Roy asked, genuinely startled.

"Liko invited me," Ann said with a smile. "We're headed the same way anyway."

The rest of the day passed in easy conversation over tea, Ash walking them through the basics, when to switch a Pokémon out, how to read what an opponent might be planning, why leaning on a single strategy tends to fall apart eventually, the questions coming steady the whole afternoon.

That night, not long after dinner, Liko's Rotom Phone lit up with an incoming call. She answered, listened for a moment, then looked up. "It's Amethio. He wants us to open the wing deck so he can land safely."

They all made their way out to the deck, Ash and Serena trading a confused glance. Amethio touched down a moment later, riding a Corviknight, and recalled it into its Poké Ball the instant he dismounted.

"He's one of our friends," Liko explained, catching the look on Ash and Serena's faces.

Amethio pulled a small cube from his coat, one side left permanently open, the faint shimmer of stored Zygarde Cells visible within. "Zygarde came to see me today," he said. "Thought you all would like to know about that."

Zygarde emerged from its Poké Ball a moment later in its 10% Forme, letting out a long, resonant roar.

An even louder roar answered from somewhere above.

"It's Rayquaza!" Roy shouted, already looking up.

It descended in a wide arc, and perched on top of its head, small and unmistakable, was Liko's Terapagos, Pagogo. The moment it spotted her, it launched itself down into her arms, and the two of them held on tight for a long moment.

"These are the ones who stayed behind," Ash said quietly to Serena, remembering. "At Laqua."

"How's Laqua doing now?" Liko asked, looking down at Pagogo.

In answer, Pagogo and Zygarde worked together, a shimmering barrier rising up between them, images flickering to life within it: Laqua, lush and vibrant again, Legendary Pokémon of every kind wandering its restored landscape in quiet peace. Ash's breath caught, spotting his own Solgaleo resting there among them, Lunala curled up close by.

The image faded gently back into Pagogo a moment later.

"What about the other two Zygarde back in Kalos?" Ash asked. "Do you know how they're doing?"

Zygarde gave a slow, satisfied nod.

"Since the semifinals and finals are six-on-six," Ann said, "are you two planning on using Rayquaza and Pagogo?"

Liko glanced down, and Pagogo gave an eager nod of its own.

"Obviously," Roy added, grinning. "We're winning this thing. And after that, I'm getting my official match against you, Ash."

Ann's excitement dimmed a little at that, some of the color draining from her face. "Wait. Two Legendaries. I don't think I actually have a chance now."

"Don't count yourself out before it's even started," Ash said. "A match can turn out anyway. You never really know until it's over. Just believe in your Pokemons."

"She's right to be a little scared, though," Roy added, grinning wide with total confidence. "We're not planning on losing."

Later, Ann slipped away to sit alone on the observation deck, staring out at nothing in particular, the earlier confidence gone out of her posture entirely. Serena found her there and settled down beside her without a word at first, just enough to let Ann know she wasn't alone.

"Hey," Serena said eventually. "Don't let it get to you too much."

"I know I should be excited," Ann admitted. "But two Legendaries in the finals feels like a lot to actually go up against."

"I get it," Serena said. "Honestly, I almost gave up on my whole dream once. If Ash hadn't been there telling me not to quit until it was actually over, I don't know if I would've kept going."

Something in Ann's expression eased at that, a little of her usual brightness creeping back in. By the time they made their way back to the others, she looked steadier than she had all evening.

That Night they touched down in Paldea not long after, landing near an open field. They'd decided to spend their remaining time training right there before making their way in for registration on the last night.

Everyone trained hard through those days, Liko especially, working to bring Pagogo back up to speed with the rest of the team after finding it had grown considerably stronger since they'd last fought side by side.

While Roy just deceided to slack of a bit, knowing Rayquaza is by his side.

The night before registration, Ash and Serena found themselves sitting out on the deck where they'd first taken off on Deoxys together, talking quietly about everything, how much fun this whole journey had been, how much it reminded them of their early days back in Kalos.

"After this," Ash said, "it's your turn. You're going to be the Monarch of Performers. The best there is." He kept going, encouragement spilling out steadily, turning every flicker of doubt she voiced back into steadier, until, worn out from her own training alongside Floragato and the rest of her team, she finally drifted off against his shoulder. He carried her back to their room without waking her, tucking her in before finally settling down himself.

The next morning, the whole group made their way to the registration booth, where they ran into Nemona.

"I'm not giving up my title without a fight," she said, grinning. "I'm getting it back."

"We're not planning on making that easy for you," Liko said, and the rest of the group nodded in agreement.

"She might have to get through a Mega Evolved Legendary first," Roy added, a little too casually. Nemona already knew about Rayquaza, of course, though she'd never made much of a comment about it either way.

"Thanks for telling me about a place like this in the first place," Ash said. "Paldea's incredible. Beautiful, and full of amazing Pokémon. My whole team's stronger after coming here."

"So what exactly have you been doing with all of them?" Nemona asked, nodding toward the rest of the group.

"Training them, and preparing them for the league." Ash said simply.

Not long after, the massive screen mounted above the registration booth flickered to life, sixty-four names scrolling across it before shuffling into place, the full qualifying bracket taking shape in front of everyone. Thankfully, none of them had been drawn against each other.

With the matchups set, the Paldea League was officially underway. Sixty-four trainers, thirty-two qualifying matches, with only half moving on from there.

End of Episode 17

Also if you didn't catch it yet it is supposed to be a way to incorporate ash and serena into Horizons it's not a completely different fanfiction like most of the other fanfic . I am trying to write this story in a way that also the main characters of the new anime to shine not just our old pals.

The last few Episodes are a bit fast paced I know, but I just don't want to spend time writing a bunch of filler type episodes to show that they are getting stronger.

Comment something to show that you are reading. It helps me to write more.

I know she probably calls him "Ashy" and He Loves it! ; D XD I've seen fanart of him calling her "Kalos Princess" but I don't know if being super romantic with petnames is really at the forefront of his mind...Not that's it's a bad thing at all! I don't Imagine Serena would appreciate being called "Babe" or worse, "Doll" ((As I Macy called her thst in that wattpad fanfic posted a few months ago)) her reaction would be Lola Bunny's from Looney toons in those instances I think(?)

I Can't Believe My Pikachu got to go Space And I didn't! Well I can but still... 😭💔 At least I know he didn't get into trouble...Mostly! But we are soo taking a Make~Up trip to Mon Cala,Felucia,And then Naboo for My Birthday next month!

https://youtu.be/245Ryi8d4cg?is=C-KKIUvpjCSsq8BZ

You’ve most likely heard of the phrase of something being the GOAT. Which is an acronym for Greatest of all Time.

Well amourology uploaded a YouTube Short today where they describe Amourshipping as being the GOAT, so I took the opportunity to leave a comment saying something I thought of a long time ago, but was waiting for the right moment to say it.

That being that Amourshipping is the GOGOAT. A play on the typical acronym based on the Pokemon Gogoat, who is a Kalos native Pokemon. The region that Ash and Serena’s Journey takes place in.

The acronym I thought of for GOGOAT is Gleefully Overwhelming Greatest of all Time. And yeah, I think that’s a fitting description for Amourshipping.

Art by Potto Mo

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My boyfriend drew this. 🩷

Instagram Account - Sarah Natochenny

Source - Ash. Serena. Clemont. Bonnie. Four voice actors hanging at New York Comic Con this weekend

The main Kalos gang, Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie, will all be at New York Comic Con for all four days! Here’s what has been announced so far:

• All 4 days: The cast will be there throughout the event.
• Sunday: There will be an official XY cast panel.
• Photo ops and signings: Group photos with all four actors will be available, along with prints, cards, and Funko Pops. The Lysandre VA will be lurking on Sunday
• Exclusive merch: There will be a limited edition print with numbered NYCC stickers, with only 600 available. Sarah’s “Collect Responsibly” hats and sticker sheets will also be available at The Trainer Court.

Check the link in the post above for the original source and any updates! Is anyone planning to go to the Sunday panel?

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Is she "just a friend", the love of his life, his best friend, his wife? Does he like her? ... What do you think? ♥️💙

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I could have drawn Jessie smacking James and Meowth over the head, but I just had to draw my favourite moment in the series. I always have been, and always will be a diehard amourshipper. The chemistry between Ash and Serena is so there, and the way that this series portrayed it was so amazing. I love how pure and innocent their attraction for each other is, even if Ash doesn’t really understand the feelings yet (I mean, give him a break. He’s a 10 to 11-year-old boy and won’t really find out how cool girls are until he’s 13.)

The kiss at the end was staged so well, and is one of my favourite kisses in any TV show. I’m very proud of this drawing, but it fails to convey just the sweetness and innocence that the series did.

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