senior copy editor, The Verge | formerly senior copy editor, Polygon and reviews editor, GameSpot ✧⁎ she/her ☆ my posts do not follow AP stylehttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mjfonfydhk25I wrote about Pokémon Champions for @theverge.com! I talk about the tension between onboarding new players and satisfying experienced ones (without getting TOO in the weeds, I promise). Gift link: https://www.theverge.com/games/910110/pokemon-champions-bugs-balance-issues-vgc-newcomers?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImN1Z2VTYlFYcjUiLCJwIjoiL2dhbWVzLzkxMDExMC9wb2tlbW9uLWNoYW1waW9ucy1idWdzLWJhbGFuY2UtaXNzdWVzLXZnYy1uZXdjb21lcnMiLCJleHAiOjE3NzY1NDMyMTEsImlhdCI6MTc3NjExMTIxMn0.FrJkhG6xTDqKUHAZhVOHagjXjFzQTA1nGPHbJqWtS08&utm_medium=gift-link13 Apr 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfonfydhk25https://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mhydxn6vos22I played the Pokémon Champions demo today at PAX and I'm feeling a lot more encouraged after some initial disappointment when previews dropped. It sacrifices some niche, granular stat control for approachability, which competitive Pokémon has desperately needed for a while.26 Mar 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhydxn6vos22https://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mgdrk5mznc2dPokopia has a whole 3D printer and it surprised me so much that I ended up reanalyzing how Pokémon treats technology in general. Gift link if you want to read :) https://www.theverge.com/games/890131/pokopia-pokemon-high-tech-future-3d-printer?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IlFhMk9aaXQ4cE0iLCJwIjoiL2dhbWVzLzg5MDEzMS9wb2tvcGlhLXBva2Vtb24taGlnaC10ZWNoLWZ1dHVyZS0zZC1wcmludGVyIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczMTc5MDE3LCJpYXQiOjE3NzI3NDcwMTd9.8srxToRbIMqme6_i5-FYdnVaYiY0tkz52hMldKDa6T4&utm_medium=gift-link05 Mar 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdrk5mznc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mg6h6wchmk27We're about to start answering questions here!! If you're a Verge subscriber and wanna know about Pokopia, now's the time to ask. We're avoiding spoilers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6h6wchmk27https://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mg3otdg4z22lI've also been playing Pokopia and I am completely in love with it. It's very clever in how it puts a Pokémon spin on games like Minecraft and Viva Piñata and I agree with Charles that it's more than the sum of those parts. Stay tuned for more from us on Pokopia :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3otdg4z22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mfuibborss2oI love pocket monsters :)27 Feb 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuibborss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mcskfrytks2cI am terraforming like it's my job 😌 (thanks to @andrewrweb.bsky.social for letting me write about Animal Crossing at length) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcskfrytks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mcdi2i5er22uI saw The Plague over a week ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Not to be dramatic but it spoke directly to my soul and gave form to feelings and experiences I didn't know how to express13 Jan 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdi2i5er22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3mb36uda5ak2nI decided if I was going to do this side quest I was gonna do it right28 Dec 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb36uda5ak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3ma7rzfv5h22xlately I've started replying to questions with "yes yes" like I'm Tom Nook and I have no idea why 😔17 Dec 2025 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7rzfv5h22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3ma25ujj3us2gmy lash glue has held up for a week including one day of Extreme Crying and, separately, an entire day at Disneyland. the KVD liquid eyeliner of lash glues15 Dec 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma25ujj3us2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m7sodvfmvs2breally starting to think the "treatment-resistant depression" is just how I am and I'm only exhausting myself trying to fight it but hey I keep trying anyway and that's something I guess12 Dec 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sodvfmvs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m76piujlss2dthis is so incredibly bleak [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76piujlss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m4vyqo7mw225I finally transferred my island off my old Switch Lite for this article. Ready for January ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vyqo7mw225https://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m4gaf4gbac2hwe are so fucking back let's gooooo [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gaf4gbac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m4adk2pppc2rBASEBALL28 Oct 2025 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4adk2pppc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/inkydojikko.bsky.social/post/3m3q6i56abk2bthe workers of Lumiose City are tired of the Patrat race........21 Oct 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:cywu5lwxcb3xlehtmgnuoygk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3q6i56abk2b