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'''PalletShipping''' (Japanese: '''シゲサト''' Shigesato or '''サトシゲ''' Satoshige) is one of the various names given to the {{Ash}}/{{Gary}} coupling supported by many fans of the [[Pokémon anime]]. This Ship is more popular in Japan, very possibly because the original version contains a larger amount of hints, which, as PalletShippers point out, are edited or less suggestive in the dub.

[[Image:Ashluvsgary.png|Right|200px|thumb| Ash holds Gary in ''[[EP063|Battle of the Badge!]]'' after finding him wounded in the Viridian Gym.]]

: En route to Cerulean City, the Ash and co. notice a small piece of graffiti Gary left on a sign saying "Gary was here! Ash is a loser!". Ash then tears off down the road to catch up with his rival. PalletShippers notice that this is the first of many times Gary goes out of his way to insult Ash, and many wonder what drives him to do this. Ash is also becomes very aggravated by this small note, which is proof that Ash takes to heart what Gary says to him.

: Ash and the gang find Gary and his cheerleaders wounded in the final Kanto gym. While Brock goes crazy about the wounded girls, Ash exclaims Gary's name and runs over to him, cradling him and seeming truly worried about his ‘hated' rival. Gary tells Ash what happened to him, right there in Ash's arms. Later in the same episode, after Gary seems to have recovered a bit, Ash is battling Team Rocket and Gary seems rather worried about him when he gets shocked; he's also spouting some encouraging words to Ash (which is a rare event, considering he is almost always taunting Ash). Gary is also the one who leaps in to tackle Meowth, making sure that Ash gets the badge from the gym. The final bit in this episode is the very end when Gary actually compliments Ash, saying that he is a decent trainer.