[bq="Background Pony #4919"] "@Alexlayer":/1638456#comment_6849826
I see. However, do not forget the fact that Flashimmer is one of the most underrated couples ... It does not even reach 700. On the other hand look at Flashlight and Sunsetsparkle. [/bq]
Uhm... your point? I mean, let's see what happened: With the introduction of two new characters both strongly linked to Twilight and sharing a history together, three ships came into the play, and the fandom adopted them, and thus, to what extent they did work of them came to show
And it's really a surprise that Sunsetsparkle stands at the top (more so even when you consider that many pics tagged as "Flashlight" are likely screen caps, provided by canon, which means the amount of fan-work is less)? Here we got two characters, one being the protagonist of the show and the one with the most screen time and development (or her counterpart in that dimension), and the other is a mirror character that now stars the spin-off series, was built around to be a counterpart to Twilight, and has largely enjoyed the blessing of being one of the better written and thus, most well liked character in the fandom for a good while. And THEN we've got the third case, Flash Sentry, a character that was apparently designed with the intent of being as bland as cliched as possible, making him the most generic male love interest you could ask for, getting _barely_ any screen time, and borderline no development whatsoever.
And taking that into account, when you look at the three ships between these three characters - Sunsetsparkle, Flashlight, and Flashimmer - is it really any surprise that the least popular ones are the ones involving the character that's least interesting (not to mention largely disliked)?