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| [[Image:AG113 - Drew and May.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|May and Drew in [[AG113|Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?]]]] | | #REDIRECT [[List of major anime ships#May x Drew]] |
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| '''ContestShipping''' is the name given to the [[May]]/[[Drew]] coupling supported by fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It is considered by many to be the most obvious pairing in the anime, aside from [[Shipping:PokéShipping|PokéShipping]]. The name, ContestShipping, stems from the fact that the pair, May and Drew, are rivals that compete against each other in [[Pokémon Contests]].
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| = Evidence =
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| The following list is a summary of points in the Pokémon Anime that the majority of ContestShippers believe points to possible romantic feelings between Drew and May. Unlike PokéShipping, these points have not yet been debated extensively, and the following summaries can at this point only be considered to be showing how ContestShippers interpret events, not as being a conclusive interpretation agreed upon by all.
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| {{spoilers}}
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| * ''[[AG035|Win, Lose or Drew!]]''
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| : Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of [[Drew]] giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to [[May]] who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your [[May's Beautifly|Beautifly]]! It looks like the [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]] still has a lot of training to do."
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| * ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists!]]''
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| : After [[May's Beautifly]] performs its failed [[Gust (move)|Gust]] and [[String Shot (move)|String-Shot]] combination, [[Drew]] appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a [[Pokémon Coordinator|coordinator]]. He openly flirts with [[May]] this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly.
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| * ''[[AG051|Come What May!]]''
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| : Upon receiving her first ribbon from the Fallarbor Contest, [[May]] is congratulated by [[Drew]], who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for [[May's Beautifly|Beautifly]] again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious "Yeah... Something like that."
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| [[Image:AG 121 shuu.jpg|Left|200px|thumb|A jealous [[Drew]] featured in [[AG122|Deceit and Assist!]]]]
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| * ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]''
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| : Amidst [[May]] and Drew's conversation, [[Harley]] interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from [[Drew]]. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark.
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| : While [[Harley]] is talking to [[May]] in the background, [[Drew]] is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion, Drew makes no apparent efforts to stave May away from Harley's false advice.
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| * ''[[AG123|Rhapsody In Drew!]]''
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| : When [[May]] and [[Drew]] say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, May blushingly stares after Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge [[Ash]], [[Brock]], [[Max]], and [[Caroline|her mother]], all who have come over and are standing right next to her.
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| : While [[May]] is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, [[Caroline]], interrupts and teases her daughter about [[Drew]]. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarassment.
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| * ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]''
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| : At the end of the episode following May's defeat to [[Harley]], [[May]] receives a letter and a rose from [[Drew]] via [[Lilian]] which informs her of another contest where she can again qualify for another ribbon. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.
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| * ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out]]''
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| : [[May]] is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what [[Drew]] means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.
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| [[Image:AG 162 haruka.jpg|Right|200px|thumb|[[May]] blushes as she stares after [[Drew]] while holding an unconscious [[Brianna]] in [[AG162]].]]
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| * ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]''
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| : It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named [[Brianna]]. [[May]] teases [[Drew]] about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets slightly embarassed and blushes when his [[Roselia (Pokémon)|Roselia]] begins teasing him as well.
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| : [[Brianna]] presses the question if [[May]] likes [[Drew]] or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes, obviously sensitive to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.
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| : After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a 'so-so'. [[Brock]] remarks, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"
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| : [[Jessie]] is made to notice May's love life twice in this episode. She first comments about young love when talking to [[Brianna]] and [[May]]. The second time, she's sitting with [[James's Mime Jr.|Mime Jr.]] on the beach, commenting and reminicsing on young love. [[James]] and [[Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth]] observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.
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| : At the end of the episode, [[Drew]] reminds [[May]] that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in [[Kanto]]. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, blushing.
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| =Notable ContestShippers=
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| *[[Harley]]
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| *[[Caroline]]
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| *[[Wakana]]
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| *[[Jessie]]
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