In 2006, I met up with a group of friends from online in New York City. We were all there for the Pokémon National Video Game Championships, and these were people I had known through the competitive Pokémon community—in some cases for years. In a time when Smogon had just begun establishing itself as the … Continue reading 20 Years Late to the Party: Thoughts on Pokémon Champions and VGC Double Battles