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>supported/forced/pushed by the developers
>entire cutscene dedicated to it
>you get TM Protect afterwards
>devs confirm Shauna was created as a literal waifu that follows you around and loves you
>you protect her in Team Flare HQ
>stays in your front yard post-game
>trades mons with you
>most closest to you out of all your friends

>it is literally one of the most u n p o p u l a r ships of all time
>no art
>no fics
>no fans
>no following whatsoever despite the implications made in-game
>Game Freak could make it canon, show them holding hands, and tumblr probably still wouldn't give two fucks about it

bulbapedo shipfags, what went wrong? If Pomf and his mooks are anything to go by, Pokemon fans love romance, so why is it that when GF finally implements traces of it in the main games, it backfires horribly? It's just so fascinating. Do people not like Shauna?