Gotta Catch them All! Pokemon to Book Matches
This is a list of books representing every pokemon in HeartGold and SoulSilver (So Johto+Kanto regions). For my sanity, this is one book per evo line. The list with match-ups is in the comments✊🏻💚
created by polinaketch
last updated August, 2026
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The “+” is for evolution lines. Making this was fun, I hope that looking through it is fun too!
- (Chikorita+) Anne of the Green Gables
- (Cyndaquil+) Blood Over Bright
- (Totodile+) Notes of a Crocodile
- (Pidgey+) The Serviceberry
- (Spearow+) A Study in Scarlet
- (Hoothoot+) Owlflight
- (Rattata+) The Plague
- (Sentret+) Witch Hat Atelier
- (Pichu+) Redwall
- (Caterpie+) Little Women
- (Weedle+) The Bee Sting
- (Ledyba+) Akira
- (Spinarak+) Charlotte’s Web
- (Geodude+) Feet of Clay
- (Zubat+) Batman: Year One
- (Clefa+) Moonheart
- (Igglybuff+) Lady Sings in Blues
- (Togepi+) A Knight of Seven Kingdoms
- (Sandshrew+) Gunslinger
- (Ekans+) Paradise Lost
- (Dunsparce) Metamorphosis
- (Mareep+) Three Bags Full
- (Wooper+) Three Men in a Boat
- (Gastly+) Along the Razor’s Edge
- (Unown) A Canticle for Leibowitz
- (Onyx+) Underland
- (Bellsprout+) The Drunken Botanist
- (Hoppip+) Braiding Sweetgrass
- (Paras+) The Girl with All the Gifts
- (Poliwag+) Barracuda
- (Magicarp+) Ship of Magic
- (Goldeen+) The Chronology of Water
- (Slowpoke+) How to do Nothing
- (Oddish+) Annihilation
- (Drowzee+) The Neverending Story
- (Abra+) Piranesi
- (Ditto) Nimona
- (Pineco+) The God of the Woods
- (Nidoran+) How Green was my Valley
- (Yanma+) One day everyone will have always been against this
- (Sunkern+) The Orphanage
- (Exeggcute+) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- (Sudowoodo) The Hidden Life of Trees
- (Wobbuffet) A Colour of Magic
- (Venonat+) Hamlet
- (Scyther+) Grief Eater
- (Pinsir) Bug Boys
- (Heracross) Heroes: The Greek Myth Reimagined
- (Koffing+) Merchants of Doubt
- (Grimer+) Wilder Girls
- (Magnemite +) All Systems Red
- (Voltorb+) Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- (Aipom+) The Monkey’s Paw
- (Snubbull+) A Man Called Ove
- (Vulpix+) Pax
- (Growlithe+) Howl’s Moving Castle
- (Stantler) Lord of the Wood
- (Marill+) Flowers for Algeron
- (Diglett+) Holes
- (Mankey+) In the Shadow of a Man
- (Meowth+) Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
- (Psyduck +) Flipped
- (Machop +) All-Star Superman
- (Tyrogue +) Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
- (Girafarig) Wanishing Treasures: A Beastiary…
- (Tauros) Mezolith
- (Miltank) Animal Farm
- (Magby+) A Day of Fire: a Novel of Pompei
- (Smoochum+) Bad Feminist
- (Elekid+) The City of Ember
- (Mr.Mime) A Face like Glass
- (Smeargle) Dear Theo
- (Farfetch’d) Swordheart
- (Natu+) Black Sun
- (Qwilfish) A Cook’s Tour
- (Tentacool+) The Swarm
- (Krabby+) The Emperor of all Maladies…
- (Shuckle) Turtles all the Way Down
- (Staryu+) The Great Gatsby
- (Shellder+) Oyster Diver’s Secret
- (Corsola) A Letter to the Luminous Deep
- (Remoraid) The Old Man and the Sea
- (Octillery) Remarcably Bright Creatures
- (Chinchou+) To the Lighthouse
- (Seel+) The Blue Salt Road
- (Lickitung+) Funny Story
- (Tangela+) Project Hail Mary
- (Eevee+) The Sword of Kaigen
- (Horsea +) The Deep
- (Gligar) The Familiar
- (Delibird) Christmas Carol
- (Swinub+) Elatsoe
- (Teddiursa+) Shattered World
- (Phanpy+) The Elephant Whisperer
- (Mantine) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
- (Skarmory) Catch-22
- (Doduo+) The Sixth Extinction…
- (Ponyta+) The Blue Sword
- (Cubone+) Crying in H Mart
- (Kangaskhan) Ghenghis Khan and the making of the modern world
- (Rhyhorn+) Killing for Profit
- (Murkrow) Hollow Kingdom
- (Houndour+) Malice
- (Slugma +) Lord of the Rings
- (Sneasel) The Left Hand of Darkness
- (Misdreavus) Rebecca
- (Porygon +) The Wild Robot
- (Chansey+) The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- (Lapras) A Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
- (Omanyte+) Delicious in Dungeon
- (Kabuto +) Watchmen
- (Aerodactyl) The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- (Snorlax) The Dreamers
- (Bulbasaur+) Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- (Charmander+) The Priory of the Orange Tree
- (Squirtle+) Dungeon Crawler Carl
- (Articuno) Migrations
- (Zapdos) The Way of Kings
- (Moltres) Fahrenheit 451
- (Raikou) The Lighting Thief
- (Entei) Jane Eyre
- (Suicune) The Spear Cuts through Water
- (Dratini+) A Natural History of Dragons: a Memoir by Lady Trent
- (Larvitar+) Gon 1
- (Lugia) Eragon
- (Ho-oh) Legendborn
- (Mewtwo) The Institute
- (Mew) A Little Prince
- (Celebi) Half a Soul
I love this idea its so cool! You get a follow for this one
wait I love this, this is too cute!! 💗
Wow you have to be at least a bit crazy to create all of this 🤩 I LOVE it ! 💖 I would love to have some explanations for some of this parallels if anyone got some or is inspired lol
Thanks😅. Some of those I chose because of the typing, some because of Pokémon’s real animal inspirations, some just because of vibes or their anime stories. If you have a question about a specific match-up, I’m happy to answer!
Thanks ! It's funny to guess what the links are, it's like little riddles :) I'm still trying to get the Voltorb x Hitchhicker guide mash-up, is it because the eart exploded or did I miss something ?? 😂 (PS : I meant crazy in a really good way 🙌 )
I’ll be completely honest with you, it’s because of Marvin’s movie design. He just looks spherical😅. I also thought that Voltorb, as ridiculous as it is, would fit the narrative nicely and its typing matched the setting. + all the spheres in the 42 puzzle on the cover and the “cosmic cutie” is just a circle too.
This is absolutely adorable, I love it! 🥰
crying in hmart for cubone is so genius and sweet and sad UR MINDDD
Thank you! Was really proud of that one😂
