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"As proof of how serious we are, we even have Leafeon and Glaceon in Poké Balls now. When someone from Hisui comes here, or when we eventually find our way back there...We'll have to set the example and show them how people and Pokémon can live together in harmony."

- Adaman about himself and Irida staying in the future, "Travelers from a Distant Past" event (Pokémon Masters EX)

Clanleadershipping is the het ship between Adaman and Irida from the Pokémon fandom.

Pokémon Legends Arceus
The two are first introduced arguing in front of the Galaxy Team headquarters with nothing but hostility in the tone of their dialogues. As Rei (or Akari) points out to the player, the two arguing in public over which version of the "Almighty Sinnoh" is real (Palkia or Dialga) is quite commonplace.

The two clan leaders continue to insult each other openly before proceeding to the commander's office to speak about the Pearl Clan's Kleavor's ongoing rampage.

Commander Kamado introduces the player to the two clan leaders and shortly suggests the player to help the two's dilemma, as Adaman and his clan can not interfere as Kleavor technically belongs to the opposing clan. Irida comments on her doubts, as the player, at the time, is seemingly a child with no experience in such situations, to which Adaman snidely snaps back at her, calling her “a leader with almost no experience". Irida defends herself, saying how being good at something does not reflect on the time spent, to which Adaman indirectly confirms to Kamado, and makes Irida agree, to give the player a chance to pacify Kleavor's rampage. Before the player leaves, Adaman tells the player that there's no time [to do it] like the present, with Irida giving them a stern warning about Kleavor's powers.

"Travelers from a Distant Past" event
The two first make their debut in the game during the "Travelers from a Distant Past" event, wherein they were also featured as the two limited-time sync pairs players can summon for in their respective banners in the game's gacha system.

Dawn and Lucas are alerted by Professor Bellis of a weird rift apeparing in the sky in the Pasio Region, the three then go to town to investigate as they hear rumors of two strange people causing a commotion.

The two strange people are then revealed to be none other than the Diamond Clan leader, Adaman, and the Pearl Clan leader, Irida - two prominent characters from the ancient region of Hisui, what the Sinnoh Region was formerly known as.

The two are seen bickering with each other on whether or not Palkia or Dialga was the one responsible for sending them to a land unknown to them, which happens to have attracted a small crowd.

The two then notice Dawn and Lucas and excitedly run up to them, mistaking the two for Akari and Rei from the Hisui Region. Irida then stops him and exclaims how the two seem different, to which Adaman slowly realizes as well.

The two proceed to introduce themselves, and are then told they were sent to the future somehow, much to Adaman's excitement and Irida's chagrin. The two then exclaim how they have no clue what happened to them before arriving in Pasio, and that they did not expect the "same thing" to happen to them, either.

When asked what happened, the two respond, saying how some kid from a distant time [Akari or Rei] also got sent to Hisui through a rift in the sky. The two then invite the clan leaders to meet with the professor.

The professor shares her findings, confirming how it's exactly the same phenomenon the two were familiar with that sent them there. The two then suggest get Dialga and Palkia's help. Much to the two's surprise, Lucas casually calls out Dialga from a Poké Ball, which excites Adaman. Irida then chimes in asking if asking for Palkia's help would be possible, too. The two kids then say it would not be possible but would be quite difficult. Confused as to what they meant, the two clan leaders follow them to Team Galactic's underground hideout.

The clan leaders meet the three Galactic admins, mistaking Saturn for Coin, Mars for Arezu, and Cyrus for someone familiar [Cyllene], respectively. The group then pleads Cyrus to get Palkia to help, with the two clan leaders even being encouraged telepathically by the legendary Pokémon to get Cyrus' help. Cyrus agrees, but only because he has noticed that the space-time distortions not fading would affect Team Galactic negatively as well.

After the distortions are forced to disappear by the two legendaries, the clan leaders and company start celebrating, unbeknowst to them that Cynthia, with the help of Giratina, helped the gang behind the scenes, just a few feet away from them. Cyrus silently takes note of this but decides to stay silent about it.

As the commotion dies down, the two comes up to Dawn and Lucas and tells them that they have decided to stay together in the future in the Pasio Region, and to prove how serious they were, they even decided to let their Leafeon and Glaceon (alongside their other Pokémon) stay in Poké Balls (a practice that only the Survey Corps followed back in Hisui). They then ask the two kids if it would be okay for them to stick around, as their other goal was to also help possible future Hisuians settle in if they also meet the same fate. The kids happily agree with the professor playfully commenting on how "things are going to get lively here" from then on.

During the duration of the event, the pair can be seen talking more about their unfamiliar surroundings and how excited they are to learn more. It is vaguely implied the two have indefinitely settled in the Pokémon Center's guest rooms.

Fanon
Adaman and Irida are each other's most popular ship. Though, most of its fans are majority coming from the Japanese part of the Pokémon fanbase. This came to be as the two were also defaulted as each other's first ship back when they were first revealed as the new characters of the Pokémon Legends Arceus game - as the leaders of the Diamond Clan and the Pearl Clan, respectively.

The two display the common rivals to lovers trope as well as the tsundere trope as they are often bickering with each other every chance they get, regarding which Pokémon (Dialga or Palkia) was the true "Almighty Sinnoh". And even after the events of the main story were concluded in Legends Arceus, they still sometimes resort back to bickering even after making up just before the post story.

Despite all this, they don't hesitate to put their differences aside when faced with danger. As they were the only two to publicly offer their help to the player character after the latter was wrongfully outcasted by Commander Kamado (and by proxy, Cyllene).

Regardless whichever of the two the player decides to choose as their back up, the opposing clan leader still follows along - though, canonically because they also want to prove that their version of who the "Almighty Sinnoh" was correct, it is also theorized that it is also because they do not want to admit that they want to stick around the other clan leader.

It is also note worthing that Adaman more often that not can be seen throwing glances along Irida's way or is the first to comment if he notices anything slightly off with her, such as the two times the latter is bothered, or the lack thereof, by the temperature around them. First, how he comments on how she apparently wasn't freezing in the temperatures atop the mountain with her choice of clothes on during the main story, or in Pokémon Masters EX's official audio drama wherein Adaman snarkily comments on how the Pearl Clan leader was easily "hot and bothered" by the slightly warm temperature of the futuristic region of Pasio.

The two are also deemed compatible as they, as respective clan leaders, are portrayed as the understanding and caring parental figures of their respective clans. As the two also canonically view their clans as found family, especially with Adaman taking in Mai (Marley's ancestor) as his surrogate sister, and with Palina letting slip that she is happy to have Irida look up to her as a mother figure after the latter's own mother passed some time ago.

Overall, the two are hardly seen without the other and are also often seen together in real-life advertisements involving Pokémon Legends Arceus amongst other things.

A popular theme in shipping fan art of the two is how the fandom pokes fun at the possibility that Barry (and in extension, his father Palmer) is the possible descendant of the two, as there was a notable lack of an ancestor-look-alike in the Hisui Region. With the theory being supported as Barry taking after Adaman's impatience and Irida's hair color. As of the two's debut in the spin-off mobile game, Pokémon Masters EX, it is also worth noting that Paulo, a Masters-exclusive character, bears a striking resemblance to Irida while having a similar eye color to Adaman. Though, the two have yet to meet the character in question, if ever featured in another possible limited story quest.

Another popular theme for the fan art featuring the two is how they are either portrayed as childhood rivals/friends to lovers, or at the very least, their ace Pokémon (Glaceon and Leafeon) were, back when they were still Eevees.

Adaman's arm and hand bandages (alongside his eyebrow scar and the scratches on the back of his coat) are also sometimes theorized as a result of him having had to protect Irida from an Aplha Pokémon's attack.

The ship is also often drawn alongside SkyFallenShipping, Rei x Akari, or with SecretSeaShipping, Palina x Iscan, a canonical star-crossed romantic relationship between a fellow member of the Diamond Clan with a fellow member of the opposing Pearl Clan. More often than not the ship is also the subject of teasing by Volo (or Melli, at times), who is often drawn as the two's third wheel much to their chagrin.

So far, Irida has canonically referred to Adaman as a "baka" twice in the official Japanese versions of the Pokémon Masters EX franchise, first during the official audio drama, where Irida calls Adaman a "baka" while stuttering about his audacity to go forward without her, further solidifies her tsundere attitude towards him, and the second when the two are put in the same (winning) team in the game itself, where she playfully calls him a baka as she tells him not to get too full of himself. It is also worth noting that the two's circumstances in the aforementioned game is a perfect example of the "Stuck Together" romantic trope used in canon.

As of the two's debut in Pokémon Masters EX, several fan art of the two learning how to use the Poryphone together are made, as well as fan art of their fall from the sky - an event that happened offscreen in canon.

Pokémon Legends Arceus
"You can feel the tension when those two show up."

- Rei/Akari to the player, about Adaman and Irida

"Travelers from a Distant Past" event

 * Adaman: You just don't get it. We've obviously come to the future! This has to be a trial from mighty Dialga, who controls time!
 * Irida: Hmph, doubtful. Do you have any proof we're in the future? This is clearly a faraway country across the sea! Which means it's a trial from mighty Palkia, who controls space! -Adaman and Irida, arguing in front of a crowd


 * Adaman: See? I told you we came to the future.
 * Irida: Grrr...
 * Adaman: This must be a trial from mighty Dialga! -After the two are told they are in the future


 * Adaman: Traveling to an unknown world in a distant time...I never thought it would happen to us.
 * Irida: Me, neither. Not even an inkling. -The two about their circumstances


 * Adaman: C'mon, we can't be indecisive! We don't have much time!
 * Irida: Stop rushing them, you fool! -After Irida suggests to ask Palkia for help, too


 * Adaman: I don't know what you're worried about, but it'll be fine!
 * Irida: The Galaxy Team will surely lend us a hand! -The two clueless as to what became of The Galaxy Team years later


 * Adaman: Oh...so this is just another case of people looking alike?
 * Irida: Seems so. -The two realizing their misunderstanding


 * Irida: His blunt personality...
 * Adaman: Yeah, it reminds me of someone... -The two comparing Cyrus to Cyllene


 * Adaman: This is...My head... Mighty Dialga's talking...inside my head!It's telling me to use the power of time and space to ease the space-time distortion...
 * Irida: Mighty Palkia is telling me that we can stop the space-time distortion from spreading by working together! -The two legendary Pokémon telepathically communicating with the clan leaders


 * Irida: So, we'll have mighty Palkia and Dialga working from opposite sides of the distortion.
 * Adaman: Sounds like a plan! -After getting the two legendaries to agree to help

"Looks like it's time for us to make a decision."

- Adaman, about his and Irida's fates


 * Adaman: Don't worry. We were able to stop the worst of it, weren't we?
 * Irida: If anything happens again, I'm sure we can resolve it together.
 * Dawn: Huh? But, I thought you two wanted to get back home as soon as possible.
 * Adaman: Well...we do, but we don't know how.
 * Irida: So, for now, we've decided to stay here on Pasio until we figure it out!
 * Adaman: Other people and Pokémon from Hisui might come here, too...
 * Irida: So, we'll be sure to take care of them if they do. Leave it to us!
 * Lucas: Are you sure?
 * Adaman: Yeah. Our minds are made up. -Adaman and Irida, about their decision

"As proof of how serious we are, we even have Leafeon and Glaceon in Poké Balls now. When someone from Hisui comes here, or when we eventually find our way back there...We'll have to set the example and show them how people and Pokémon can live together in harmony."

- Adaman about himself and Irida staying in the future

"Sync pairs are the perfect example! So, please, let us stay and learn from all of you!"

- Irida about her and Adamn staying

"[chuckles] I can tell it's going to get lively here."

- Professor Bellis to herself, about the two clan leaders living with them

Official Audio Drama
NOTE: The voice drama is only available in Japanese, as such, the translations are by the fans.


 * Adaman: Hey, where are we?
 * Irida: This… doesn't look like the Hisui Region.
 * Adaman: You mean we've been sent to an unknown place all of a sudden?
 * Irida: Something like this can only happen if… It must be!
 * Irida: A trial from the Mighty Palkia!
 * Adaman: A trial from the Mighty Dialga!
 * Adaman: Ah?
 * Irida: Huh?
 * Adaman: Let's stop, there's no point wasting time arguing.
 * Irida: Right, first we should think about what to do.
 * Irida: This place…both the sky and the climate are different. We must have crossed the sea to a faraway land…So…
 * Adaman: What are you saying? Look at the buildings in the distance. There's no way those could be made with the existing technology in our era. We must be in the future.
 * Irida: Huh?
 * Adaman: Ah?
 * Adaman: …we're doing it again.
 * Irida: Yeah…let's cool down and chill out a bit. -Part one of the official audio drama


 * Adaman: It seems that we've both definitely been thrown into a completely unknown place. But,… now what?
 * Irida: First off, I think we should get a grasp on the situation by getting an understanding of this unknown place. Let's walk around and check things out.
 * Adaman: Huh? We don't even know how big this place is, how long do you think that's gonna take? Time is of the essence, we can't waste it! I'm going to look for people, it'd be faster if we just asked someone directly.
 * Irida: Fine, do what you want.
 * Adaman: Well, in any case, let's get moving. Come on!
 * Adaman: Huh? Why're you just sitting there? You're not coming with?
 * Irida: Don't wait for me, you go on ahead. I'm going to think some things over before I go. Glaceon, come here.
 * Adaman: Oh? Don't tell me the heat's getting to you.
 * Irida: N-no! I'm just taking my time. Unlike you and your impatience! -Part two of the official audio drama


 * Irida: This…really is a strange place. It appears to be surrounded by nature, though it seemingly has an artificial feel to it…
 * Adaman: Anyone would think getting transported into an unknown place is strange.
 * Adaman: Maybe if we climb that hill, we could look over the place! And maybe we'll find a place with people to talk to!
 * Irida: There's the ocean…and a glacier here…and even a volcano over there.
 * Adaman: Surprisingly, it's just like Hisui.
 * Irida: Not really..haven't you noticed, Adaman? There's no Pokémon here at all.
 * Adaman: Hm? Yeah, it is pretty weird that we've gone this long without being attacked by any wild Pokémon.
 * Irida: I really think this is a trial made by the Mighty Palkia. A world where no other living beings exist, in order to test us…
 * Adaman: Yeah, right. If it were just you, sure. But, why do I have to be a part of it, too?
 * Adaman: Hm? What's wrong, Leafeon? Did you notice something?
 * Adaman: That's-! Irida, come here, quick!
 * Irida: Can't you keep it down? I'm trying to- what's wrong?
 * Adaman: There! I can see a town! There's gotta be people there!
 * Irida: Thank goodness!
 * Adaman: Alright! Let's go, Irida! Time's-a-wastin'!
 * Irida: W-wait! Adaman! Don't leave me behind, idiot! -The third and final part of the official audio drama

Miscellaneous
NOTE: Irida only playfully calls Adaman "baka" (idiot) in the original Japanese audio.


 * Adaman: Sync pairs, huh...
 * Irida: Everything we see and hear is new and surprising.
 * Adaman: Yep! I guess I'll have to learn how people and Pokémon on Pasio get along! -Adaman and Irida's Pokemon Center dialogue

"Hey, don't leave me behind, Adaman!"

- Irida, when put on the same team as him

"[genuinely impressed] Wow, you're on time, Irida!"

- Adaman, when put on the same as her

"Done in good time!"

- Adaman, in the same (winning) team with Irida

"Don't be so full of yourself, idiot!"

- Irida, in the same (winning) team with Adaman

Fandom
FANFICTION
 * Kai|Irida x Seki|Adaman tag on AO3
 * Kai|Irida & Seki|Adaman tag on AO3

FAN ART
 * #セキカイ六月の花嫁企画 (SekiKai June Bride Project) tag on Twitter
 * #セキカイ (SekiKai) tag on Twitter

Trivia

 * Adaman and Irida's characters both parallel each other in more ways than one, from their designs as opposing clan leaders, to their personalities, and even tastes. Such include:
 * Irida sporting the color pink as a dominant color in her color scheme - reminiscent of Palkia, with Adaman's being blue as to honor Dialga.
 * Because she looks up to Palkia, Irida loves the idea of a vast, open, and ever-expanding space, while Adaman, because of his admiration of Dialga, hates when people waste his time.
 * Because the Pearl clan is situated at a mountain top, Irida loves the cold weather and melts at the slightest hint of warmth, with Adaman favoring the early morning sun and getting a cold the moment he steps into a snowy area.
 * Ironic to this, one of Irida's Pokémon is also a Flareon.
 * It is also worth nothing that, because of this, during the two's respective Sync Pair Stories, Adaman can be found with his Leafeon out by the forest on a sunny morning, while Irida and her Glaceon are cooling off in a dimly-lit cave.
 * Irida is more uptight and a stickler for the rules, while Adaman is more laidback and only more strict when the situation calls for it.
 * During their introduction in the main series game, Adaman and Irida are shown not wanting to have anything to do with the other, even openly insulting the other clan leader or their clan's beliefs. Though, it is worth noting that Adaman gives Irida a backhanded compliment about her being on time to meet with Commander Kamado.
 * The recurring compliment he gives to Irida about being punctual eventually becomes a genuine compliment that carries over to Pokémon Masters EX.
 * Specifically his voiceline when being added into the same team as Irida, where he happily compliments her for being on time.
 * it is also worth noting that, despite valuing his time over everything else, Adaman comments on how he "can't believe he's having [this argument] with her", which Irida responds with, saying how he allegedly started it, which implies he found their constant arguments at least worth something of his time.
 * Adaman and Irida mutually give the team they're both on a x1.6 power up bonus in Pokémon Masters EX.
 * Both Adaman and Irida are five star EX master sync pairs with the tech role.
 * They also both share the Nature Lover Theme Skill.
 * Adaman and Irida both share similar background art when they are successfully summoned from their respective banners. Specifically, two angles of Hisui's Jubilife City - the same location where the two are first introduced arguing in the Pokémon Legends Arceus game.
 * Both Adaman and Irida have special voicelines that the player can trigger when the two are chosen to be on the same team, they also have voicelines of each other when said team wins a match.
 * When the player puts either on the same team, Adaman would be genuinely impressed with how punctual Irida is for once and compliments her on it, on the other hand, Irida playfully whines and tells Adaman to wait for her.
 * When the team with both Adaman and Irida win a match (regardless of their standing positions/order), Adaman confidently remarks on how the match was "done in good time" while Irida responds, telling him to "not be so full of himself."
 * In the original Japanese audio, she adds "baka" (idiot) as a playful insult towards him.
 * When Dawn is put in the center and in the same team as the two clan leaders, their opening voicelines at the beginning of every battle reads as "Time! Unite! Space!" or "Time unite(s) Space!", or "Space! Unite! Time!" or "Space unite(s) Time!" - An unintentional easter egg of how the player (who can choose to play as Dawn/Akari) in Pokémon Legends Arceus indirectly made the two clan leaders set their differences aside to save the Hisui Region.
 * One of the topics Adaman finds "super exciting" to talk about in the game's Trainer Lodge feature is "Irida".
 * Adaman and Irida are also the only characters who were immediately added to the Trainer Lodge in the shortest timespan, with Adaman being added immediately upon the debut of his character banner on May 2023, and with Irida being added in July 2023, a month after her respective character banner's debut.
 * Irida being added to the Lodge is foreshadowed in the official promotional artwork of the Trainer Lodge update, drawn by artist MaP/Mappu.
 * Both Adaman and Irida are well-known for using a team of Eeveelutions, with Irida having Glaceon, Espeon, and Flareon while Adaman has Leafeon, Umbreon, and Vaporeon.
 * Leafeon's Ultra Sun PokéDex entry states it dislikes disputes, though Adaman's Leafeon (alongside Irida's Glaceon) does not seem to mind their Trainers' bickering.
 * Additionally, their two Pokémon get along pretty well with each other.
 * At the end of their story event, Adaman and Irida later ultimately decide on staying on the Pasio Region, which was also what convinced them to finally officially "catch" their Pokémon in Poké Balls, and that they are excited to possibly have the chance to share their experience in the future with their respective clans if they ever go home to their time in Hisui.
 * Adaman and Irida also speak about their excitement over this in their respective Sync Pair Stories.
 * After the player completes the main story of Pokémon Legends Arceus, the player unlocks the option to take a photo with the two clan leaders, which, according to them, is to "show the newfound unity between both clans".
 * The player can also choose to take photos of just the leaders, without including themself.
 * One of the ship's alternate names, SeKai, can be read as "world" in Japanese and Chinese.