✨ chiekorita's palletshipping recs ✨
my will always re-read list. not a comprehensive list so i will add on as i go thru the fics again.
ratings listed in front of title. (c) means completed.
the unfinished collection by misswonnykins (ratings varied w each chapter)
as title says, unfinished but they're all *chefs kiss*. fav is the first chapter. ash wooing gary unknowingly pls read
[t] a pokemon trainer's guide to romance using modern technology and terrible pick-up lines by bgtea (c)
ash and gary being menaces w each other thru terrible pick up lines even in diff regions. the puns are amazing ok and v funny and cute.
[t] after all these years by archwriter (c)
the story of how they break and keeps on breaking until they come back together. the emotional rollercoaster this got me thruuuu like destroy me. can be read platonic.
[g] tying loose ends by archwriter
sequel to after all these years. ash's role as the chosen one coming back one by one and his recovering relationship with gary on the side. the way everything in his life is written and having gary mixed in naturally like that. i still reread this since years ago.
[t] my brilliant friend by afoolserrand117
gary a professor and researcher being made to do a friendly battle w ash to raise funds for his research. more gary focused esp w his mewtwo related ptsd (which i don't see much explored so it was niceeee). we get to see a more confident ash as opposed to gary. pls this is so good and cute and fun.
[m] a call to arms by feranelia
pacrim!au. the pokemons are jaegers. ash and gary butting heads thru their first, second, third consequent meetings and ended up being drift compatible. prof oak best shipper btw. arts for this also chefs kiss
[t] and into love go streaming by laniekayaleese (c)
high school!au. more on the coming of age movie feeling. boys discovering feelings. this is very vibes.
[m] find it, fix it by tayeah (c)
gary in saida labs getting a visit from ash. gary running from his feelings only to run back into them basically? angstyyyy and delicious.
[t] romantic by misswonnykins (c)
ash trying to pull off the best proposal ever with the help of his friends. super cute and fluffy.
[t] this dear thing called heart by salvations (c)
music!au. shigeru joins a satoshi's band after prof ookido's death. angsty stuff. mostly friendship focused but a good dose of palletshipping thru out.
[g] the sweetest betrayal by essence_of_silence (c)
little moments of ash's two fav partners being bff with each other more than with him. super cute. very sitcom/romcom vibes. i come back to reread this a lot bc of pikachu picking his pipichu over his pikapi.
[g] honesty by silver_fish (c)
hanahaki!au. gary starts coughing up flowers. more often when he's around a certain trainer. everything i ever wanted in a palletshipping hanahakiiiii my fav tropeeee read this one too pls
[t] [series] operations 101 by estelle4ever
ash's friends trying to set him up gary and made up a whole operation. operationS. funny shenanigans of well meaning friends and just cute stuff. it's a series but the main part of them getting together is done ✅.
[m] intuition by evie warner
prof oak's past coming back for him and gary's the target. ash caught up in it too. going off from the glitch in the games w missingno. this one is abandoned but it's still So Good. got me reading thru this in one sitting.
[g] if i could become a comet by kameil (c)
post-canon. ash tracked gary down after they parted ways and never left. the palletship travelling together fic i needed. introspective style. wished it was longer but it's already a gem in my books.
[g] cat and mouse by strings_threads_and_ties (c)
life in the oak-ketchum household. soft stuff. talks about their life.
this one is the second fic in the series of 'project mew' (a longer piece, just as good but more gary focused). soulmate au trope plays here. it can stand alone without knowing the first fic but i love soulmate aus and soft fics. def recced.
