Shipping:Nevermet shippings

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A Nevermet Ship in the general sense is a couple who have not canonically met each other (interaction-wise, or even simply being on-scene together) in a specific medium, be it, , or. "NevermetShipping" is also a lesser-used name for the pairing of Brock and Tracey, which is primarily known as.

History and recent connotations
The pairing of Brock and Tracey was one of the first examples of a nevermet Ship, and it is how the term itself was born. At the time of the Orange Islands series, there were very few main or recurring characters who had not met. Brock and Tracey did eventually meet, but the term persisted as the phenomenon of shipping two people together who had not been acquainted. It is notable that this was early in the series by today's standards, when, , and were the three biggest Ships of the time, and even less-popular Ships such as , , , and  were still based on something in the minds of fans. Thus, romantically pairing two people who had not met seemed strange.

Though people support nevermet ships for various reasons, the most common reason is simply: "Because they would be cute together." It is this mindset that does divide the fandom sometimes, with people who do not like nevermet Ships because of what they are and people who do not think of them as a problem.

There are isolated cases where nevermets are created solely to appease one or a small group of people's love for one character, wishing to pair them with as many other characters as possible. This can result in a major influx of pairings with names that only a few people enjoy, which others occasionally see as a waste toward a coined name that could be "better used" for an evidenced pairing.

Nevertheless, there are also cases similar to ThirdWheelShipping, of Ships that eventually stop being nevermets in the long run, but these are few. had a moderate fan-following before 's three-episode excursion in Sinnoh, where she finally meets and creates evidence of believed mutual attraction.

General
Nevermet Ships that are crafted around game characters with anime counterparts are generally not considered true nevermets, such as and. This is because the characters interact on occasion throughout their game storyline, and these interactions serve as undistinguished terms for both the game and anime counterparts.

Ships involving members of the Pokémon League (Gym Leaders, Elites, and Frontier Brains) are also typically not considered nevermets, even if they are not shown to have met in the games, anime, or manga series. This does not apply to all Pokémon League Ships, as, , and have all had canon interactions.