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Pokémon

Dealing with ‘ladder anxiety’ in competitive Pokémon

Don’t be scurred!

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Japanese National Championships

Japanese teams just hit different.

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Vancouver Regionals

The 2022 Vancouver Regionals are over and—spoiler alert—sun won this time. But here are some of my alternative picks of the tournament.

May 29, 2022June 3, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

Did you know Caterpie was banned from competitive play in VGC 2018?

Caterpie was dangerous to all opponents back in the day. But not for any legitimate reasons…

May 23, 2022May 28, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Perth and Lille Regionals

More cool and unusual teams at the Perth and Lille Regionals this weekend.

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Nintendo / Pokémon

Get into Pokémon VGC with VGC Guide by Aaron Traylor, Aaron ‘Cybertron’ Zheng, and Wolfe Glick

Three of the greats teach you how to get better at competitive Pokémon.

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

My favourite Pokémon VGC teams from the 2022 Indianapolis Regionals

The 2022 Indianapolis Regionals are over and—spoiler alert—rain won this time. But here are some of my alternative picks of the tournament.

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

No Dynamax for Pokémon Sword/Shield VGC Series 10 (but Restricted Pokémon are back!)

Bye bye Dynamax!

July 1, 2021July 4, 2021 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

8 Pokémon I’ve loved playing with in Sword/Shield

Here are some cool Pokémon that I fought with and won and lost and enjoyed it along the way.

April 20, 2021January 15, 2022 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

The most unreal VGC match of my career

You had to be there.

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by lukealexdavis
Gaming

Calling it quits on long games

Games should provide leisure in our free time. But for bigger, more popular games, they feel like second jobs.

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by lukealexdavis
Pokémon

Arcadex is your Pokémon VGC companion

Get vital Pokémon VGC stats to help your team with Arcadex.

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by lukealexdavis

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