Why do you think that Ash & May swimming with Luvdisc sometimes is not counted as a hint?
I have heard many different explanations to this answer. Of course the most common is that Dawn and Ash also saw some, but it varies a lot. I heard a CS'er once say that the scene was based on Manaphy and May, not Ash and May.
Pretty much like everyone else said, the difference between May and Ash's encounter w/ Luvdisc is and Dawn and Ash's is that Ash and May were swimming and Luvdisc came to them. When Dawn, Ash, and Brock came on the ship, they technically found the Luvdisc, whilst Ash and May had been found by them.
My take on this!
> Manaphy seems happy to be with Ash not just May. But of course, Manaphy cares a lot for May the most due to the fact that Manaphy saw May first.
> Manaphy does enjoy being accompanied by Ash and May.
While at the same time, Ash and May stare at each other.
I really don't know how this is a scene based on Manaphy and May. If It was, why put Ash in It? Wouldn't It make
sense If they just put May and Manaphy swimming together and having fun?
Lol, has anyone seen Ash flirt before? I was re-watching the Original series and I found this! xD
Episode: The School of Hard Knocks
So I guess Ash isn't that dense back in the old days! Haha, If only he would flirt with other girls. How would May feel about that?
I know right? The Contestshipper also said that the reason Ash was in there was because Ranger Jack told him about Pokemon Rangers. I'm pretty sure he was rambling now to find a reason, because if Ash was in there for that reason, why be even near May and Manaphy?