Based loosely off of some otp pokemon go prompt I saw on twitter. Instead of playing it straight up, I decided to do it platonically for the best crackship in the series, Pidge and Hunk. Platonically. Because I'm not super into writing romantic things.

Don't ask why they have Pokemon Go, don't ask why it works in the castle, I have no idea, just don't question life's gifts, man.

Considered throwing this in the Pokemon category as a crossover but I don't think I'd throw it in the Brain Age category if they were playing Brain Age, or any other equivalent. If the Pokemon were real, yeah, but they're just playing the game, so it doesn't quite sit right with me. Maybe I'm wrong. But whatever man.

Didn't really try too hard with this I wrote it in like, an hour or two lmao it's so short


Pidge was awoken by the door to her room opening. She was still exhausted, and almost felt a little sick from how little she'd slept. There was no way it was time to wake up yet. So what was going on? Who was in here?

Was this a Galra attack? Or some other kind of enemy invasion? It was hard to tell. The room was still dark, she couldn't see anything or anyone else that was in there. But she'd rather be safe than sorry.

Trying not to make a sound, she grabbed her bayard and activated it, ready to fight. She quietly rolled herself out of bed. Then, jumping, up, she faced a random direction and held up her bayard, ready to strike. Hopefully she was facing whoever or whatever came in here. Otherwise, that could be pretty awkward.

"Who's there?!" she demanded.

"Whoa whoa Pidge whoa calm down I'm sorry whoa whoa." The lights flickered on. Hunk was standing in front of her, holding his hands up in defeat. He was holding his cell phone in one of his hands. "I'm really sorry it won't happen again just please don't attack me."

"...Hunk?" Pidge frowned, standing down. "What are you doing here, in my room, at..." She glanced down at her own phone, checking the time. "...3 AM?" She glared at him.

Hunk laughed nervously. "I feel really bad about coming in here, and I definitely didn't want to wake you up, but I have a good reason, I swear."

"I'm listening." Pidge crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well, you see, I couldn't sleep and I was really bored," Hunk said. "So I figured, there's no way it's actually gonna work, right? We're in space, nowhere near the Earth. But since I didn't have anything better to do..."

"Get to the point, Hunk," Pidge told him.

"Right." Hunk laughed again. "The point is, I wanted to see if Pokemon Go would work on the castle, and long story short, there's an Eevee in your room."

Pidge sighed, rolling her eyes. "If you're going to make something up, you can do better than that."

"No, really, it's true!" Hunk insisted. He pointed his phone towards her, showing her the screen. "I don't get it, but it totally works here. And see? There's an Eevee right here."

She leaned forward, studying the screen. "...You're right," she conceded. "But how? Pokemon Go's supposed to use your location to determine where you are and what Pokemon you find. That's just for Earth, it shouldn't be working in space at all."

Hunk grabbed her by the shoulders. "Don't question it, Pidge. Don't question life's gifts."

"Well, then." Pidge grabbed her phone and opened up her own Pokemon Go app. She flashed him a grin. "Let's go look for Pokemon."


"Has anyone seen Pidge and Hunk?" Keith asked, leaning against the wall of the training deck. "We were supposed to start training an hour ago."

"No, I haven't." Shiro looked over towards the door. "I hope they're okay."

"Oh, I'm sure they're fine," Lance assured them. "They're probably just holed up somewhere, working on some weird science-y thing, and they lost track of time. You know how those two are."

"You're probably right," Shiro conceded. "But still..."

He didn't have a chance to finish that sentence. The door opened, and Hunk and Pidge ran in, staring at their phones.

"Come on, Hunk! Just a little farther," Pidge told him. "We gotta get that Bulbasaur!"

"Can't we stop for a snack break first?" Hunk asked, trailing just behind her.

"There's no time! We gotta hurry!"

Shiro, Keith, and Lance watched them run from one side of the training deck to the other, running out a door on the other side.

"...What are they doing?" Shiro asked.

"I think they're playing Pokemon Go." Keith groaned. "I can't believe this."

"Wait, Pokemon Go, seriously?" Lance pulled out his phone, opening up the app store as fast as he could. "I had no idea it still worked in the castle. Hey, guys, wait for me!" He hurried after the two.

Keith sighed, dragging himself down the wall until he was sitting. "I guess we're not training today, then."


"Check it out, Pidge!" Hunk grabbed her by the shoulder to stop her and showed her his phone. "I think there's an Abra in the Green Lion."

"Seriously?" Pidge grinned. "Come on, then! We have to catch it!"

They ran off just as Lance started to catch up. He stopped, trying to catch his breath. " Come on, guys, wait for me..." He checked his phone. Pokemon Go wasn't even halfway done downloading yet. "I always have the worst luck with the castle's internet..."


"There's a Snorlax in the kitchen!" Pidge announced.

Hunk sighed with relief. "Finally, we can get some lunch, too."

"Pokemon now, lunch later!" She told him.


Eventually, Lance did catch up with Pidge and Hunk. Unfortunately, this was only because they'd fallen asleep. They'd been looking for Pokemon since Hunk had woken Pidge up at 3 AM, and both had finally run out of juice. Lance groaned.

"Guys, seriously?" He asked. "I can't even look for Pokemon without you yet..." He looked sadly at his phone. Pokemon Go still hadn't finished downloading.


"Coran!" Hunk shouted.

"Coran!" Pidge screamed.

"Coran!" they yelled at the same time.

Coran, who was currently piloting the ship, turned to look at them. He was about to ask them what they wanted, but they didn't give him a chance.

"Coran, you have to turn the ship around," Hunk told him.

"And why should I do that?" Coran asked.

"Deoxys is back there, Coran!" Pidge told him. "It could be the only one in the whole universe! We have to catch it!"

"Deoxys?" Lance yelled from a room away. "Are you kidding me?"


"[riding a bike] [falls over] [rolls around] fuckign voltron,.docx"