I... could
potentially ship them. At least in “The Chaperone”. Towards the end of the episode they held hands, and were briefly led to believe that Mr. Krabs didn’t want SpongeBob to make any advances on his daughter when he swung open his front door ranting a raving about a flower. The thing that gets me a bit pissed was the fact that the SpongeBob that accompanied Pearl to prom was a “dummy” all along, and technically SpongeBob didn’t do any of what said dummy did. Still though, it made for a hilarious and surprising ending, and the 10-but-not-quite-11 minutes of “The Chaperone” can be watched without giving any thought to “SpongeBob’s” actions being technically non-canon.
That is true but it makes me question why real SpongeBob would go through the trouble of creating a dummy so he can avoid Pearl
Oh...then I remember what he said about not being able to find a date to his own prom which might explain him wanting to avoid Pearl
He didn't want to embarass her probably because deep down SpongeBob has feelings for Pearl (a fact proven in other episodes such as "Tunnel of Glove")
Tunnel of Glove may be the BIGGEST evidence supporting Spearl because at the end when Pearl's friends said SpongeBob WAS her boyfriend she denied it but yet he was sitting in her lap!
And don't forget how he protected her inside the ride...
I'm not much of a 'shipper' but I like to analyze shows I watch and I have picked up a LOT on potential shipping in SpongeBob SquarePants
Sandy has 3 potential ships (Mr. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick) each with their own episodes & movies to support them
"Kandy": Pull up a Barrel, Surf n' Turf, Shopping List
"Squandy": Squidtastic Voyage, Feral Friends, Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost, Sportz?, Sponge out of Water
"Pandy": SpongeBob's House Party, Bubble Troubles