Can you name an 𓄧Electric/Ground-type Pokemon? Stunfisk, right? You’re correct, well done, you and 68.7% of Pokemon fans remembered Stunfisk. If you said Sandy Shocks, however, you’re also right, and also better than anyone who said Stunfisk. Just 31.3% of Pokedoku players guessed Sandy Shocks, and they were rewarded for having a more unique answer.
TheGamer has become obsessed with . At some point in the day, usually in that afternoon lull, someone posts their score, a number calculated by your correct answers and taking into account how unique they were. Then we devolve into good-natured squabbling about each others’ choices for a quarter of an hour, before getting back to work. I’m the best player, but that’s not why it’s so good. Okay, it’s not the only reason it’s so good.
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Pokedoku is a browser game like so many that popped up in the wake of Wordle’s massive success. Neither Wordle nor Sudoku, it’s a unique puzzle that tests your trivia knowledg🍒e and rewards your niche knowledge. You’re presented with a 3x3 square, each column and row labelled. They’re usually labelled with a type or a region, and in each square you have to pick a monster that falls into both categories.
However, it gets slightly more complicated. While you could easily put Charizard into a box at the intersection of ‘Fire’ and ‘Kanto’, a lot of other players will have likely done the same. In this example, I’d likely take a stab at Magmar or Ponyta to try to nail a more forgettable creature and therefo꧋re achieve a lower ‘uniqueness’ score.
As we’re all PokePros at TheGamer, we (nearly) alwa♔ys get 9/9. That’s not𝔍 the real quiz. Anyone can name an Electric/Dragon-type, but only five percent of people will have said Dracozolt. If you mess up on one square, your score plummets, so I advise some members of staff to brush up on their Unova ‘dex. I’m talking to you, Tabletop Editor Joe Parlock.
When you get really into Pokedoku, a meta emerges. Always pick Minior if the option presents itself, as♋ every different colour variation counts as a different form, and splits the vote. Don’t forget Megas exist, as everyone else does. If you think everyone has put Charizard for that Fire/Kanto square, it might be a decent choice for the Fire/Flying box below it, as you can only pick the same Pokemon once, and most people will have used up their Charizard guess earlier.
You quickly pick up on niche type combinations as you play, and begin to remember that Kingdra is no longer the only Gen 2 Dragon-type because Mega Ampharos exists. Modern Pokemon tend to score lower, and racking your brain for those unremarkable monsters can prove fruitful. Everyone loves Excadrill, so don’t pick the mo🍎lꦇe.
The game has some hiccoughs, but it’s constantly being improved. We had a discussion last week as to why Mythicals and Ultra Beasts were counted in the ‘Legendary’ category, and by Sunday it was fixed. I’m not saying the developers have hacked TheGamer’s Slack channel to monitor our feedback, but I’m not not saying that.
Pokedoku is our new obsession here at TheGamer, thanks to its simple premisꦐe and the fact it rewards not just correct answers, but unique ones. Any Pokemon fan worth t🐽heir salt will want to check it out for a daily dose of brainteasers. You won’t beat my score, but you can have plenty of fun trying to set a personal best. Smell ya later.