Pokémon Fanfiction
Nintendo's monster-catching colossus spans games, anime, and decades of childhoods, and its AO3 presence is correspondingly enormous and fragmented. Journey fic remains the foundational genre — original trainers crossing Kanto or rewritten protagonists taking the league seriously — alongside anime-era ships, Team Rocket loyalists, and game-verse fandoms-within-the-fandom like Submas's Ingo and Emmet or Legends: Arceus time travel. Nuzlocke-style memorial fic and trainer-and-partner bond stories give the archive its emotional spine.
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What is Pokémon fanfiction?
Pokémon fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Pokémon universe. With over 120,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Pokémon is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, Misty, Gary Oak, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Pokémon Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Pokémon stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Borne of Caution
by VibeLordess
An irritated Pokemon might tell you to stop what you're doing. An irritated animal will probably just attack you. Pokemon, for all their power, would be open books and a breeze to care for to any competent animal handler on Earth. After a fiery death, a professional zookeeper who never outgrew Pokem
New Beginnings - A Pokemon Slice of Life.
by Lessgently
Ethan Reed, once an ordinary young man from Earth, is mysteriously transported to the vibrant world of Pokémon. Stranded and bewildered, he spends over a year in an untamed forest, surviving and adapting to his new reality while waiting for rescue. During this time, he creates a small plot of land f
I Will Touch the Skies - A Pokemon Fanfiction
by Soussouni
Grace Pastel is a young girl who lives a cozy life in Jubilife city with her father, and for her, Pokemon battles are just something that she watches on television or online. Entertainment to be seen at a distance. After turning fifteen, she watched as young people her age got ready for their first
Tony Stark, Pokemon Trainer
by SailorChibi
In a fit of what he thinks is genius, Tony builds two pokemon for Lila and Cooper to keep around as tiny, secret bodyguards. But, according to the kids, pokemon aren't cool enough. That's okay. Tony's not cool enough, either.
Izuku used Struggle!
by MotherofSheeplets (KittyCatInBlue)
Most people have quirks. So does Izuku!Most people have calm, obedient quirks. Izuku does not sometimes.Izuku's quirk summons creatures known as Pokemon. All with their own unique personalities!He's going to be a hero, no matter how difficult the path ahead may seem. Even if he has to struggle!
to (create) them all
by SailorChibi
Tony agreed to build pokémon for the Barton children. But he's Tony Stark, and grand, ostentatious gestures when he cares for someone are what he does best. Why stop at the children when everyone on the team could use a cute, deadly companion?
Misery Loves Company
by DoobleBugs
Dawn was convinced she was alone in Hisui, going under a false name and pretending to have lost her memories in order to squeak by and survive.But she's not alone in her misfortunes. And she's not going to leave him behind.
A Backwards Grin
by Flairina
Waking up tiny, yellow, and with a giant second set of jaws, the phrase “It's a whole new world we live in.” has never felt so unintentionally cruel. (Mawile SI)
The Ranger's Curse
by TempestStorm
Pokémon adore Izuku, but pokéballs seem to hate the teen. And pokémon always get skittish whenever he hold one around them. He learns that trying to catch one would likely never work. He's just quirkless, worthless, partnerless Deku to the whole world. Having the Ranger's Curse is just the cherr
when worlds collide
by tsuzuroon
── ₊✦ YUU HAS ONE ULTIMATE GOAL: travel the Kalos region and grow as a Pokémon Trainer. Which was kind of hard to do now that she’d been whisked off to some fantasy college for elite, powerful magicians in who-knows-where. Okay, scratch that. Travelling the Kalos region— On hold. Navigating this new
Super Effective
by crookedtime
Lee Minho, the final gym leader, is the last thing standing between Jisung and his dreams. Minho is powerful, rude enough to set Jisung’s teeth on edge, and absolutely fucking beautiful. Jisung wants to destroy him. In more ways than one. OR: fire is super effective against ice, and Minho is super e
A Champion Time
by yungmenace
Short stories featuring Galar's undefeated Champion, the Dragon Tamer, and the Fiery Hoenn Leader, with some appearances from other characters.
Searching Far and Wide
by SailorChibi
When Deadpool saves Spider-Man's life, he asks a favor of Tony. What kind of pokémon could Deadpool want?
Competing for Your Attention
by IdunAurora
Viktor had always looked up to his parents, and above all to his mother, Sinnoh's Top Coordinator who swept through contests with her Sylveon like it was nobody's business. Of course, he admired his father, too, a skilled Ice Master that crushed his challengers left and right. Aspiring to one day be
Gravity Pulls Me Towards You
by MilkTeaMiku
How many ways can I show you I love you? -Small ficlets and prompt fills for various pairings and polyships.
i've got a badge and the power to play
by cryptonomica
“But that’s weird right? It’d be weird?”“Nah,” Taehyung says, confident in his drunken state. “Friends can help friends. That’s why it’s called friends with benefits. The key to a good friend with benefits is no kissing, and I’m not going to kiss you, so.”But Jimin really, really wants him to.
The Shinigami Wing Deal
by reaperlight
Ryuk tricks Light into accepting a Deal while being vague on the true price. Yaoi Ryuk x Light, future L x Light
Bamboozled Into Parenthood
by Renyo
For MXTX & Erha Secret Valentine event Right after qi deviation in Lingxi Cave, Liu Qingge travels back to his youth and finds out he has wronged Shen Qingqiu. Now he needs to make up to the man - with plenty of gifts!
everybody's trying to be my baby
by janie_tangerine
in which all the Stark kids end up crushing on Theon at one point of the other. Robb, who has been doing that for longer than anyone else and is far beyond crushing, is not amused.
there's no better team
by SailorChibi
Peter Parker gets a pokémon.Spider-Man gets one too.
Pokémon Fanfics by Length
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Best Pokémon Fanfic Rec Lists
Popular Pokémon Ships
OriginalShipping
Green Oak/Red
The very first rival pair: Red, the silent champion who exiled himself to Mt. Silver, and Green, the cocky grandson of Professor Oak who lost everything to him and became a gym leader anyway. Later games show Green still orbiting Red decades on, and the fandom has shipped them since the Game Boy era. Fic dwells on the mountain, the silence, and the one person who keeps climbing.
3,000 works →
Palletshipping
Ash Ketchum/Gary Oak
The anime's founding rivalry runs from a torn Poké Ball keepsake to Gary retiring from battling after their full six-on-six at the Johto League. Ash and Gary grew up together in Pallet Town, spent years needling each other across regions, and parted as friends with matching halves of one memento. One of the oldest ships in the Pokémon fandom, it has thrived since the late 1990s.
4,000 works →
Raileon
Leon/Raihan
Galar's undefeated Champion and the dragon-taming gym leader who has lost to him every single time are canon best friends and self-declared greatest rivals. Raihan posts about Leon constantly, Leon saves his fiercest grin for Hammerlocke, and Sword/Shield frames their rematch as the region's most anticipated event. The fandom dubbed them Galar's celebrity power couple.
3,500 works →
Isshushipping
N/Hilbert
N is Team Plasma's puppet king, raised among Pokémon to believe humans are their oppressors, and Hilbert is the trainer whose bond with his team dismantles that worldview battle by battle. Black and White frames them as two heroes chosen by opposing legendary dragons, fated to test each other's truths. The fandom has shipped the ferris wheel scene since 2011.
2,500 works →
Pokeshipping
Ash Ketchum/Misty
The original anime travel duo: Misty fished Ash out of a river, chased him over a bike for three regions, and defined the 'shipping' suffix itself for a generation. Decades later, fic still reunites the Cerulean gym leader with her densest friend.
4,000 works →
Originshipping
Steven Stone/Wallace
Hoenn's stone-collecting Champion and its elegant Water-type master trade titles between game versions and clearly spend their off-hours together in Sootopolis. Fandom fills in the league galas, cave expeditions, and contest seats Steven keeps reserving.
1,200 works →
Common Pokémon Tropes
Popular Characters
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Pokémon fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 120,000 Pokémon fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Pokémon ships?
Popular Pokémon pairings include OriginalShipping, Palletshipping, Raileon. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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