The Pokepod Project

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The Poképod Project - Into the Unown

Welcome to the first bonus round of The PokéPod Project, a collaborative fan project that aims to create a fic and podfic about every Pokémon. This bonus round focuses on Unown, a generation two Pokémon with 28 forms. The collection and anthology are scheduled to reveal on 6 April 2026, the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Pokémon 3: The Movie in North America.

Writers and podficcers sign up to create 1 – 2 stories about Unown. Unlike the project's main rounds, Unown forms will be assigned randomly, so participants really will be going… into the un(kn)own!

◓ SCHEDULE 1 Mar: Writer & Podficcer Signups Open 8 Mar: Writer Signups Close 9 Mar: Latest writing assignments go out 17 Mar: Writing Deadline & Podficcer Signups Close 22 Mar: Latest podfic assignments go out 29 Mar: Podfic Deadline 6 Apr: Anthology + AO3 Collection revealed (All times 20:00PM UTC)

◓ LINKS AO3 Collection Rules & Guidelines: DW | Tumblr Writer Signup Form | Podficcer Signup Form Contact a mod

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NOW LIVE: Into the Unown Anthology

The time has arrived: the PokéPod Project’s first mini anthology for all 28 of Unown’s forms is here! This is a collection of shiny new stories written for the project by 24 writers and performed by 13 podficcers. All stories and podfics can be found at the main AO3 collection and this spreadsheet that lets you browse by Unown's forms. You can download the anthology of all stories via the below links. We hope you enjoy!

AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOAD LINKS: MP3 (70MB) GDrive M4B GDrive | M4B Internet Archive (both 53MB) Chaptered Streaming Player

Full anthology credits are here on our Dreamwidth. Thank you so much to everyone who participated. The challenge of breathing life into these weird little Pokémon resulted in some truly creative stories this round!

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Re-Date and Final Check Reminder

Into the Unown's AO3 collection is due to reveal in three hours, so this is your reminder to re-date your works! Re-dating means your fics/pods will show up at the top of their fandom tags when people search by new, rather than stay buried back in March.

To re-date, locate your work(s) by navigating to your Works page, then clicking the “Works in Collections” button, top right. Open the work, hit edit, and scroll to the “Set a different publication date” checkbox. When you select the checkbox, a dropdown will appear. Change the work’s publication date to today, then save by hitting post. It may take a few minutes to take effect.

Other suggested checks:

Don’t forget to add any podfic tags you might want and include “[Podfic]” in your title (or however you like to signify that.)

Is the Unown form you wrote about tagged as a character? This isn't a requirement, but it would be fun!

See you in two hours 👀

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Everything on track for reveals

Just a quick update to our participants (and those excitedly awaiting work reveals!) that all pinch hits are in, the anthology editing is going smoothly, and we're expected to reveal the collection on Monday 6 April (20:00PM UTC) as planned.

See you there! 👀

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Podfic Deadline - 24 Hours Away!

This is just a friendly reminder to our podficcer participants that podfics are due in 24 hours on 29 March (20:00PM UTC.)

After the deadline, we'll set to work editing together the anthology which will be revealed, along with the AO3 collection, on 6 April, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Pokémon 3: The Movie in North America 🎉

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👀 Adopt an Unown [Pinch Hits] 👀

If you’re looking to adopt an Unown (aka pinch hit for forms that don’t yet have stories in the PokePod Project: Into the Unown) our pinch hit post is now live on Dreamwidth. Dreamwidth is the only official place to claim pinch hits, and you don’t need a DW account to do so.

Be sure to read the instructions on how to claim a pinch hit at the top of the post. Adoptions are given on a first-come, first-served basis. We currently have 2 writing pinch hits and 13 podfic pinch hits. (We have yet to send out official podfic assignments but hope to have them sent via email in the next few hours.)

Thank you for your interest!

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Writer Signups Closed

Writer signups for Into the Unown are now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who signed up!

We are now randomly matching our brave writers with their mystery Unown form(s) and will send out assignment emails before 9 March, 20:00PM UTC at the latest. There will be a small number of initial pinch hits, so keep an eye out for updates on which Unown need adopting so they get to go on a special adventure.

You can still sign up as a podficcer until 17 March.

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48 Hour Reminder

This is a gentle reminder to our participating writers that stories are due for the Unown mini round in 48 hours.

We cannot offer extensions on this occasion, so if you don't think you can complete your assignment in time, please reply to your assignment email letting us know and we'll find a pinch hitter to adopt your Unown.

Good luck to those of you still working on your stories - we can't wait to see what you'll come up with for your unique Unown form!

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Writing Deadline passed

The writing deadline has passed and podficcer signups are now closed. Well done and thank you to everyone who went Into the Unown!

Writing pinch hits will be posted in the next 12 hours and podfic assignments will be sent out by 22 March at the latest.

[jarzardart]

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RUINS OF ALPH

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Writer Signups Closed

Writer signups for Into the Unown are now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who signed up!

We are now randomly matching our brave writers with their mystery Unown form(s) and will send out assignment emails before 9 March, 20:00PM UTC at the latest. There will be a small number of initial pinch hits, so keep an eye out for updates on which Unown need adopting so they get to go on a special adventure.

You can still sign up as a podficcer until 17 March.

[pokepodproject]

48 Hour Reminder

This is a gentle reminder to our participating writers that stories are due for the Unown mini round in 48 hours.

We cannot offer extensions on this occasion, so if you don't think you can complete your assignment in time, please reply to your assignment email letting us know and we'll find a pinch hitter to adopt your Unown.

Good luck to those of you still working on your stories - we can't wait to see what you'll come up with for your unique Unown form!

[noiibats]

teraleak - unown reference sheet

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Just finished my piece for @pokepodproject unown round and might I say... I'm excited to see what people think. ^_^

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Woohoo, well done 🎉

We can’t wait to read your strange letters!

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👀 Adopt An Unown (Pinch Hits) 👀

If you’re looking to adopt an Unown (aka write a pinch hit for the Unown who don’t yet have a writer assigned for Into the Unown) our Adopt An Unown post is now live on our Dreamwidth, here! Dreamwidth is the only official place to claim pinch hits; you don’t need a DW account to do so.

Be sure to read the instructions on how to claim a pinch hit at the top of the post. Adoptions are given on a first-come, first-served basis. We currently have 3 writing pinch hits.

Thank you for your interest in ensuring every Unown gets a story!

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All writing pinch hits are now claimed.

Thank you so much to our wonderful pinch hitters and good luck to everyone still working on their assignments!

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👀 Adopt An Unown (Pinch Hits) 👀

If you’re looking to adopt an Unown (aka write a pinch hit for the Unown who don’t yet have a writer assigned for Into the Unown) our Adopt An Unown post is now live on our Dreamwidth, here! Dreamwidth is the only official place to claim pinch hits; you don’t need a DW account to do so.

Be sure to read the instructions on how to claim a pinch hit at the top of the post. Adoptions are given on a first-come, first-served basis. We currently have 3 writing pinch hits.

Thank you for your interest in ensuring every Unown gets a story!

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Writer Signups Closed

Writer signups for Into the Unown are now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who signed up!

We are now randomly matching our brave writers with their mystery Unown form(s) and will send out assignment emails before 9 March, 20:00PM UTC at the latest. There will be a small number of initial pinch hits, so keep an eye out for updates on which Unown need adopting so they get to go on a special adventure.

You can still sign up as a podficcer until 17 March.

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