My Testimony: beemo456

Were you always a Pearlshipper? Yeah, pretty much. I'm pretty embarrassed to say this (note that I was very stupid when I was a kid), but I thought Ash was a girl in the original series for about a week or so. I used to dress up as him, until I realized Misty was sort of showing interest in him and the Giselle girl made him fall in love. No, I did not ship PokeShipping or AdvanceShipping. Misty was annoying to me at times (even as a kid) and I didn't really think about her being in a relationship with Ash because, well, she would be a pain in the butt. I love Misty, but come on. AdvanceShipping never occurred to me because I pretty much thought that she and Drew were basically married/dating. I always thought she and Ash had a brother/sister relationship. Then came the Diamond and Pearl Series. (★^O^★) I didn't know about shipping until I was in middle school (that's how slow I am). So, when I saw the first couple of episodes of the DP saga, I was interested because Ash and Dawn had a lot in common and had great chemistry together. I literally thought that Dawn was his female counterpart or something. That's how similar they are to me. And the more similar people are in a relationship, the more they'll stay together. I always thought about them everywhere. They destroyed my life very early and easily. I would think up stories about them and then later realize that they were ideas for fanfictions. I didn't notice "hints", I just noticed how great they got along with each other, their high fives, and much more. The show helped me realize this pairing, and especially since I saw the Rise of Darkrai, I loved this shipping with all my heart. I guess you could say that PearlShipping was my first OTP. (*´艸`*) What your first impressions of PearlShipping? My first impressions were not positive ones. When I saw the commercial about DP premiering, I thought, "Another girl that won't have real interest in Ash? Whoop dee-boring-doo." I thought that she'd either be like May, who had her rival/husband or Misty, who would boss Ash around. I was completely wrong. I watched the first episode and I completely fell in love with Dawn and her character. Even after Pikachu completely fried her bike, she didn't nag and follow Ash for a new one (unlike [mostly] Misty and May). I loved their high fives and it really cheered me up when their relationship wasn't always perfect. But my very first impressions of them being together were negative. Why are you a Pearlshipper? Um, to support them and to make them canon. And to pull them through the disease known as AmourShipping/Serena. I absolutely adored their relationship in the show and I squealed when Dawn came back in Best Wishes. The Rise of Darkrai and other movies helped fuel my love for this shipping, which I have supported since forever. I will never ever forget my first OTP ever. How long have you been a Pearlshipper? For half of my life. I loved them since DP aired, which was 2007 here in the US. You can figure out the rest.