PearlShipping

PearlShipping is the het ship between Ash Ketchum and Dawn from the Pokémon fandom.

Canon

 * In Diamond and Pearl Series of the Pokémon anime, Dawn displayed worried expressions when one of Team Rocket’s Machine Tentacles hit Ash, as well as when Ash was climbing Team Rocket's machine, even though she had just met him.
 * At Professor Rowan's lab, while Professor Oak and Professor Rowan are talking on the videophone, Dawn suggests that she should travel with Ash and Brock, saying that she could spend more time with Pikachu. She may have used Pikachu as an excuse to get to know Ash better. Also, Dawn didn't apparently tell Ash about Pikachu burning her bike with an electric attack (she will later do so in DP038).
 * When Ash's first battle against Paul was starting, Dawn was excited that she was witnessing a Pokémon battle for the first time. When Ash's Aipom won against Paul's Chimchar, Dawn was happy with the result, doing a jump and exclaiming "All right!".
 * In an episode, Dawn dons a cheerleading outfit while she and her Pokémon cheer for Ash. Ash is thus able to find the confidence necessary to winning his first gym badge in Sinnoh. Neither Misty, nor May, nor Serena ever went to such lengths in any of Ash's battles, instead choosing to more passively sit on the sidelines when cheering. However, Iris cheered Ash on with a bass drum and face make-up during his battle at the Virbank Gym. Dawn reprises her role as Ash's cheerleader twice more over series' run.
 * When Ash asks what Poffins are, Dawn acts surprised, and mildly teases him about it for a few seconds, before actually telling Ash about Poffins.
 * As Ash and Brock prepare leave the Sinnoh region, Dawn initially proclaims that she would like to accompany Ash to his hometown of Kanto, now that her Contest run has concluded. This plan is quickly derailed, however, when an opportunity for Buneary in Sinnoh presents itself. Near the episode's conclusion, as Ash and Brock walk away, Dawn calls out for Ash one last time, prompting a startled Ash to turn around and see her right arm raised high above her head. The two high-five for the last time (in the DP series) this seems to be the first time that's Dawn "asking" for the high-five). The camera pans down to show Pikachu and Piplup high-five and then hug one another. Dawn begins to cry as the boat departs but, upon hearing Ash yell words of encouragement, regains composure, quickly running after the boat and waving alongside a tearful Piplup.
 * In the Best Wishes series, when Ash enters Cynthia's villa in Undella Town, Dawn playfully hides behind him while giggling when he cannot find her. She then surprises him with her appearance. Some moments later, she winks and raises her arm to propose Ash a high-five, like they used to do in Sinnoh. Later on, during her battle against Cilan's Pansage, Dawn also makes Piplup use Ash's old Counter Shield, a move they developed together.
 * Dawn begins to mimic Iris in calling Ash a kid in order to tease him. When Iris and Dawn get separated from Ash and Cilan, Dawn seems worried about Ash.

Fanon
This Ship is among the more popular anime-based Shippings, along with PokéShipping (AshxMisty), AdvanceShipping(AshxMay) and ContestShipping(DrewxMay). Fans of this ship consider Ash should be with Dawn because of their high level of friendship and Dawn has objectives before of the journey across the Sinnoh region.

Ash and Dawn shows in many occasions to keep one another. Between the two there is a mentor-student relationship, and the two quickly bind thanks to the fact that they have similar personalities. Because of the Coordinator class, a few fans presumed that Dawn would have returned in the XYZ anime series to become a Pokémon Performer, but she didn't.

It rivals with PokéShipping (Ash x Misty), PengüinShipping (Kenny x Dawn), AppealShipping (Dawn x Zoey) NegaiShipping (Ash x Iris), AmourShipping (Ash x Serena), AlohaShipping (Ash x Mallow), AureliaShipping (Ash x Lillie), BlueAngelShipping (Ash x Lana) and the FirstFriendShipping (Ash x Go).