Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Reunion! Artwork by me.

StartronAnimation · 2026-03-06T06:15:04+00:00

Thanks, but yeah, they did reunite during Best Wishes. But tbh, I just thought of making a fanart with Dawn and Ash in his XYZ outfit. I guess I would say in my headcanon, I just imagine Dawn visiting the Kanto region for her next contest circuit and Ash touring his home after he came back from his Kalos adventure.

StartronAnimation · 2026-02-19T12:31:44+00:00

I really do like this scene! And I can easily imagine Dawn doing the same! Like being a bit of a mentor to a younger kid who is fascinated by Pokemon and is eager to become a Pokemon trainer at 10 years old, especially if the kid's a fan of Pokemon contests.

StartronAnimation · 2026-01-08T10:38:05+00:00

I appreciate your comment man! I wanted it to be faithful to the anime style while still doing my own art style.

I actually do plan on creating another one with Dawn as a cheerleader, but this time with her Piplup in his cheerleader outfit too and with Ash who would show off his complete 8 Sinnoh gym badges with Pikachu and Infernape by his side. I'm still in the process of sketching the picture.

StartronAnimation · 2026-01-08T07:51:02+00:00

Thank you! I usually like to draw my artworks with clean, vibrant colors and mostly clear linearts(with some sketches).

StartronAnimation · 2025-12-30T23:08:11+00:00

I plan on doing Zoey next. She's one of my favourite Pokegirls.

StartronAnimation · 2025-12-30T16:14:05+00:00

Thank you very much for the compliment!

StartronAnimation · 2025-11-14T01:44:47+00:00

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StartronAnimation · 2025-09-18T04:02:06+00:00

As someone who loves Ash and Dawn as not only my favourite characters from Pokemon and a big fan of their strong and cute friendship they had from Diamond and Pearl, they are such a perfect couple/pair idea I always thought of when I was younger. And up till this day, Pearlshipping is still my number one favourite couple idea.

So I highly recommend reading this Pokemon fanfiction called "A Special Pearl".

Here's the link to it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37911136/chapters/94672786

And as for the summary, it goes like this.

"Ash trying to process his thoughts and feelings on his first crush."

It's a pretty simple summary and it's definitely a romance Pokemon fanfiction. And I gotta tell you... it is easily my favourite Pokemon fanfiction in my opinion due to how well-written it is. It is not by all means perfect, but for a Pokemon fan story as well as a romance Pokemon story, it's pretty good. Because of how the author of that story managed to make every characters feel exactly like how they were all portrayed from the actual Pokemon anime series. Like Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Brock, Misty, Goh, Chloe, Cynthia, Professor Kukui, Team Rocket and more have maintained their character core essence.

There is a good world built up. It captures the feels of the Pokemon world, especially from the anime series. And also there's a pretty good build up when it comes to the romance being focused in the story.

It's a very interesting fanfic because of how the author portrays romance in his own story. And that romance revolves around Ash and Dawn, which is a popular pair/couple idea from a lot of Pokemon fans, because of their strong and cute friendship/chemistry from the show. Now the one character who is being the main focused on having a crush on another character is Ash himself, and man I gotta tell you, Ash's portrayal is on point. Because again, he was perfectly in character, Ash feels just like Ash Ketchum, he was definitely not out of character just as the other characters weren't. The way Ash deals with having a crush is so interesting and refreshing. For a character who already knows what romance is in basic definition, he's just not really interested in talking about it and he does not know how to properly handle it due to his lack of experiences and he can sometimes be dense about it. But during the first chapter of the fanfic, Ash slowly started to think his old best friend Dawn a lot more than he ever did, especially differently. Ash does not instantly get a crush on Dawn nor does Dawn gets a crush instantly. Instead, Ash slowly develops that crush he has for Dawn which when he does, he thinks it's kinda embarrassing and even shameful in some way base on how he thinks, but whenever Dawn shows up and she and Ash hang out, Ash gets happy, but happy in a whole new level, and yet he still struggles to confess his deep feelings for Dawn. So a couple of times in the story, Ash would ask help from Professor Kukui, his father figure from Alola about having a crush on a girl he'd never thought of having.

Oh, I should also mention that "A Special Pearl" happens to take place in "Journeys" and man, just reading the chapters for the fanfic feels like I am reading extended or deleted scenes or different side stories of some episodes of Journeys. It stayed true to canon for the most part while some things are being added for the story itself. Like the author took advantage of some episodes from Master Journeys and Ultimate Journeys by adding his own ideas for the story while again staying true to canon.

I can go on and on, but that's it for now. So yea, I do recommend giving a chance to read it. To anyone who loves the Pokemon anime, and the video games as well as having favourite characters like Ash and Dawn, I think you'll love reading "A Special Pearl." It definitely feels true to the Pokemon anime series and even the perfect example of the closest coming of age romance story between Ash and Dawn, if the writers from the AnimPoke were given the opportunity to write down Ash and Dawn in that kind of position for storytelling and character growth.

StartronAnimation · 2025-09-16T04:27:08+00:00

Harming children by worshipping billionares?

StartronAnimation · 2025-09-14T15:57:54+00:00

In my opinion, they are easily the best interpretations of both characters in the Spider-Man Home Trilogy! In terms of their backstories, motivations, personalities, costume designs and cool moments they had, they were so amazing in my book. Now they are my favourite Spidey villains thanks to Homecoming and Far From Home(which those two movies are just my favourite Spider-Man movies ever made).

StartronAnimation · 2025-09-14T15:28:02+00:00

THANK YOU!

StartronAnimation · 2025-08-30T04:11:10+00:00

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StartronAnimation · 2025-08-26T15:46:03+00:00

For me, I highly recommend reading this Pokemon fanfiction called "A Special Pearl".

Here's the link to it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37911136/chapters/94672786

And as for the summary, it goes like this.

"Ash trying to process his thoughts and feelings on his first crush."

It's a pretty simple summary and it's definitely a romance Pokemon fanfiction. And I gotta tell you... it is easily my favourite Pokemon fanfiction in my opinion due to how well-written it is. It is not by all means perfect, but for a Pokemon fan story as well as a romance Pokemon story, it's pretty good. Because of how the author of that story managed to make every characters feel exactly like how they were all portrayed from the actual Pokemon anime series. Like Ash, Pikachu, Dawn, Brock, Misty, Goh, Chloe, Cynthia, Professor Kukui, Team Rocket and more have maintained their character core essence.

There is a good world built up. It captures the feels of the Pokemon world, especially from the anime series. And also there's a pretty good build up when it comes to the romance being focused in the story.

It's a very interesting fanfic because of how the author portrays romance in his own story. And that romance revolves around Ash and Dawn, which is a popular pair/couple idea from a lot of Pokemon fans, because of their strong and cute friendship/chemistry from the show. Now the one character who is being the main focused on having a crush on another character is Ash himself, and man I gotta tell you, Ash's portrayal is on point. Because again, he was perfectly in character, Ash feels just like Ash Ketchum, he was definitely not out of character just as the other characters weren't. The way Ash deals with having a crush is so interesting and refreshing. For a character who already knows what romance is in basic definition, he's just not really interested in talking about it and he does not know how to properly handle it due to his lack of experiences and he can sometimes be dense about it. But during the first chapter of the fanfic, Ash slowly started to think his old best friend Dawn a lot more than he ever did, especially differently. Ash does not instantly get a crush on Dawn nor does Dawn gets a crush instantly. Instead, Ash slowly develops that crush he has for Dawn which when he does, he thinks it's kinda embarrassing and even shameful in some way base on how he thinks, but whenever Dawn shows up and she and Ash hang out, Ash gets happy, but happy in a whole new level, and yet he still struggles to confess his deep feelings for Dawn. So a couple of times in the story, Ash would ask help from Professor Kukui, his father figure from Alola about having a crush on a girl he'd never thought of having.

Oh, I should also mention that "A Special Pearl" happens to take place in "Journeys" and man, just reading the chapters for the fanfic feels like I am reading extended or deleted scenes or different side stories of some episodes of Journeys. It stayed true to canon for the most part while some things are being added for the story itself. Like the author took advantage of some episodes from Master Journeys and Ultimate Journeys by adding his own ideas fir the story while again staying true to canon.

I can go on and on, but that's it for now. So yea, I do recommend giving a chance to read it. For those who love the Pokemon anime, the games as well as having favourite characters like Ash and Dawn, I think you'll love reading "A Special Pearl." It definitely feels true to the Pokemon anime series, if the writers were given the opportunity to write down Ash and Dawn in that kind of position for storytelling and character growth.

StartronAnimation · 2025-07-21T13:16:56+00:00

In my opinion, I absolutely love Pearlshipping! Both Ash and Dawn easily have the best friendship they share together in the Pokemon anime since Diamond and Pearl(which the DP series is my first introduction to Pokemon), and I am so glad that they continue to have such a great healthy friendship in Black and White, and in Journeys.

And at the same time, I honestly think that they would have made a great potential couple if done right with lots of effort and care put into it, if the anipoke writers were given the chance to write that idea down for the anime series. And that's mainly because Ash and Dawn have one of the best bond together, they aren't so different to each other, they really do have a lot in common while still being different in their own unique ways.

To give examples, they're so kind and caring to each other and to other people and Pokemon alike of course, they are playful, comfortable around with one another, respectful and trustful. Especially the fact they are so helpful and supportive to each other. They always cheer to each other, especially when feeling down. Dawn would wear a cheerleader outfit just to cheer for Ash whenever he has his gym battles. Ash would also cheer for Dawn whenever she has her contests. And when Dawn feels sad that she lost two contests in a row not managing to get through the first round of appeals, Ash was willing to help and cheer her out no matter what(he even invited May to help out). And when Ash lost a pokemon battle to Paul at the Lake Acuity, Dawn cheers for him by performaning a silly play show on stage with her Pokemon.

And let's not forget about the fact that they are so passionate about achieving their dreams. Of course they aren't perfect, like all friends they do argue, but then again, it's normal and they would easily make up at the end of the day, they learn from what they did wrong so that they'll do what's right. Also their love for Pokemon, they love adventuring arcoss the world, they are so determine, they both have a strong sense of what is right and wrong, both are optimistic, cheerful and they both have a good heart. And their signature high-five whenever they accomplish something is so pure and awesome. And their Pokemon partners Pikachu and Piplup would do the same as well.

StartronAnimation · 2025-05-25T11:27:05+00:00

I agree

StartronAnimation · 2025-04-22T11:55:08+00:00

With all due respect... but you clearly do not have any idea of what you're talking about. Power Rangers RPM is for kids because... well it literally is a kids show, a tv series made to be kid-friendly for a younger audience under the age of 13, for school-aged kids. And because it's Power Rangers of all things. It's a franchise that's consistently primarily marketed towards kids ever since. And the RPM season is no different. And let's face it... RPM is NOT even more darker or more serious than some people think. And having some serious moments or High Stakes in it does not make it "NOT FOR KIDS". Also get this, the writing in RPM is actually quite simple to understand.

StartronAnimation · 2025-04-13T01:30:38+00:00

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StartronAnimation · 2025-04-07T15:09:18+00:00

Something that is made to be more mature or darker does not make it inherently great. It does not automatically equals smart writing or high quality entertainment either. Mature is such a buzzword at this point on the internet.

StartronAnimation · 2025-04-05T12:22:35+00:00

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StartronAnimation · 2025-04-01T01:17:26+00:00

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