#inkvent2025 Day 7 is Blush! And it looks like another contender for my favorite has entered. I love when a pink ink doesn't have to lean into brown to be legible. This might seriously become my go-to pink, it's just that lovely!

Yes, I'm definitely keeping an eye out for this one when the full bottles are released!

#inkvent2025 Day 6 is Fir & Fog! The ink is a beautiful pine green, with shimmer that changes from a silvery-white color to a darker red depending on your angle. But the ink sometimes makes the shimmer look green, or even gold! I know I'll have a lot of fun writing and drawing with this ink.

#inkvent2025 Day 5 is Marie Rose! Wow, I love this color! Once it's dried, it leans orange-brown, but seems more yellow when you first put it onto the paper. It's more unique than most of the brown inks I've seen out there. This looks like an early contender for one of my favorites this year!

#inkvent2025 Day 4 is Smoky Tobacco! It's a scented ink, but I can't really smell it at all (depending on your preferences, this could be a positive). Still, it's a lovely, rich brown that doesn't seem to feather (at least on Tomoe River Paper), which is a typical issue with scented inks.

#inkvent2025 Day 3 is Carousel! This is a... pigment ink! And it stained my dip pen😅But wow, I love how bold this red is, and it writes very smoothly. Normally I love "shading" inks, but I'm very impressed with how consistent this ink goes on the page. ...Do I need to get a pen for pigment inks now?

#inkvent2025 Day 2 is Energy! I always welcome "plain" sheening ink, especially in this classic, versatile combo of purple with green sheen. It's like a toned-down alternative to last year's Good Tidings and its "extreme" sheen.

#inkvent2025 Day 1 is Celestial Skies! It's a beautiful blue (leaning teal depending on your lighting) with red sheen and some gold shimmer! On top of the ink, the shimmer can look a little green. I always enjoy when shimmer plays off the ink color like that.

I hope there's no change in the plan

The kids who get the game for the holidays might not even have the chance to get Mega Greninja if the online seasons are short enough🙁And launch players can't deposit the items into HOME to keep for a later save file...

For me, both Raichu's tail and ears are non-negotiable, iconic elements of its design. I've also always preferred Raichu over Pikachu. So the Megas essentially being "half Pikachu" and specifically over the ears and tail makes me like them less, unfortunately.