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2013-11-12T22:51:59Z

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2013-11-12T22:50:46Z

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Bulletproof (Ability)

2013-11-09T03:07:37Z

Glispoleon: rollout does not block bulletproof (see battle video WAEW-WWWW-WWW2-LLWW for confirmation)

{{AbilityInfobox
|name=Bulletproof
|jpname=ぼうだん
|jptrans=Bulletproof
|jptranslit=Bōdan
|colorscheme=special
|gen=6
|text6=Protects the Pokémon from some ball and bomb moves.
}}
'''Bulletproof''' (Japanese: '''ぼうだん''' ''Bulletproof'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation VI]]. It is the [[signature Ability]] of {{p|Chespin}}'s [[evolution]]ary line. This Ability is exclusively obtained as a [[Ability#Hidden Abilities|Hidden Ability]].

==Effect==
===In battle===
Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to ball-based and bomb-based moves.

====Affected moves====
The Ability affects the following moves:
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; background: #{{special color light}}; border: 5px solid #{{special color}};"
|-
|
{| border=1 width="100%" class="sortable" style="margin:auto; background: #fff; border:1px solid #{{special color light}}; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #{{special color light}};"
! {{color2|000000|Move}}
! {{color2|000000|Type}}
! {{color2|000000|Damage category|Cat.}}
{{Movelist|Acid Spray|Poison|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Aura Sphere|Fighting|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Barrage|Normal|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Bullet Seed|Grass|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Egg Bomb|Normal|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Electro Ball|Electric|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Energy Ball|Grass|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Focus Blast|Fighting|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Gyro Ball|Steel|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Ice Ball|Ice|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Magnet Bomb|Steel|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Mud Bomb|Ground|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Octazooka|Water|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Seed Bomb|Grass|cat=Physical}}
{{Movelist|Shadow Ball|Ghost|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Sludge Bomb|Poison|cat=Special}}
{{Movelist|Weather Ball|Normal|cat=Special}}
|}
|}

===Outside of battle===
It is unknown if Bulletproof has an effect outside of battle.

==Pokémon with Bulletproof==
{{Ability/head|special}}
{{Ability/entry|650|Chespin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|651|Quilladin|Grass|Grass|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/entry|652|Chesnaught|Grass|Fighting|Overgrow|None|Bulletproof}}
{{Ability/foot|special}}

==Trivia==
* The Japanese names of {{m|Acid Spray}} and {{m|Focus Blast}} are Acid Bomb and Fighting Spirit Bullet respectively, hence why they apply to this Ability.

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{special color}}|bordercolor={{special color dark}}
|zh_cmn=
|fr=Pare-balles
|de=Kugelsicher
|it=Antiproiettile
|ko=
|es=Antibalas
}}

{{-}}
{{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}

[[de:Kugelsicher]]
[[it:Antiproiettile (abilità)]]
[[ja:ぼうだん]]
[[zh:防弹（特性）]]

BW062

2013-08-31T23:32:17Z

Glispoleon: i fail at fixing

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW061 |
prevtitle=Battling the King of the Mines! |
nextcode=BW063 |
nexttitle=Evolution Exchange Excitement! |
series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW062 |
altepcode=EP719 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=Crisis at Chargestone Cave! |
title_ja=バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！|
title_ja_trans=Bachuru, Dentula! The Electric Rock Cave!! |
broadcast_jp=January 12, 2012 |
broadcast_us=May 19, 2012 |
en_series= |
en_op={{so|Rival Destinies}} |
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
ja_ed= [[Seven-colored Arch|七色アーチ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=西田健一 |
directorn=1 |
director=尼野浩正 |
artn=1 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=BW061-BW070|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|062}}
* {{BMGf|123648|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|125399|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|132855|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Crisis at Chargestone Cave!''' (Japanese: '''バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！''' ''{{tt|Bachuru|Joltik}}, {{tt|Dentula|Galvantula}}! The {{tt|Electric Rock Cave|Chargestone Cave}}!!'') is the 62nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 719th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 12, 2012 and in the United States on May 19, 2012.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on their way to [[Mistralton City]], with [[Cilan]] pointing out the [[Chargestone Cave]] in the distance. Ash looks over to {{AP|Pikachu}} and realizes that he is sick and looks completely worn out. Ash picks up Pikachu to see what's wrong and notices a {{p|Joltik}} on his back draining electricity from Pikachu. Ash attempts to pull Joltik off Pikachu while {{AP|Oshawott}} pops out to help, and the Joltik shocks them both. {{an|Iris}} and Cilan decide to use their {{t|Electric}} Pokémon to recharge Pikachu. They bring out {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} and {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} which both look sick and worn out as well. Iris and Cilan look on in horror. They realize that their [[Poké Ball]]s are drained as well. They decide that they must head to the [[Pokémon Center]] immediately. At the Pokémon Center, all of their Pokémon are healed. Nurse Joy mentions that there have been many instances of electricity draining recently. While recalling their Pokémon, Oshawott shows his affection to Emolga who is surprised by it. {{an|Bianca}} enters the Pokémon Center and knocks Ash into the fountain. After pondering as to why she was in the Pokémon Center, Bianca remembers to ask [[Nurse Joy]] to fix her [[Xtransceiver]]. Nurse Joy explains that the battery is dead and that she will fix it. Bianca makes a phone call to [[Professor Juniper]] to tell her that her {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} learned {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Ash interrupts her. Professor Juniper tells them that she is at the Chargestone Cave, and speaks to them about Electric rocks that she is studying inside of the caves. The Professor shows them that she is at the base camp outside of the caves.

All of a sudden the power goes out and they lose communication with Professor Juniper. One of her assistants points out that the problem is coming from a certain area of the Chargestone Cave. Ash, Cilan, Iris, Nurse Joy and Bianca decide to go check out the problem. They look outside, but a group of {{p|Galvantula}} are blocking the door. Nurse Joy tells them that they must remain silent, and soon after, the Galvantula wander back into the woods. Meanwhile inside of one of the cave, {{TRT}} is working with the charged up rocks, gathering them up and recording their data. A Joltik wanders in and [[Jessie]] sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} to use {{m|Gust}} to blow Joltik away from the cave. Woobat knocks Joltik out with a few attacks, and Jessie tells Joltik to never bother them again. Meanwhile, Bianca checks her Xtransceiver and realizes that it stopped working again. Bianca brings out her Minccino and explains to everyone that her Pokémon now knows Thunderbolt. A flock of Galvantula rush to the aid of Joltik and revive it with their electricity. Bianca tells everyone about the trade evolution of {{p|Karrablast}} and {{p|Shelmet}} that she is planning to do with Professor Juniper, Cilan then explains to Ash about how the trade evolution works between Karrablast and Shelmet.

Ash and his friends run into a few more Galvantula. Bianca has Minccino use Thunderbolt on a tree so that they can try to get away while the Galvantula are distracted and then knocked out by {{b|Oran}} Berries. When they try to get away, more Galvantula show up and use Thunderbolt on everyone before wrapping up and stealing both Pikachu and Minccino. Ash runs into an {{m|Electroweb}} barrier when he tries to go after the Galvantula, Iris brings out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to use {{m|Metal Claw}} to destroy the web. Ash and Bianca run after them but end up sliding down the cliff, Galvantula release both Minccino and Pikachu and they get scared by the lit up eyes peering from underneath the tree, with several Joltik surrounding them. Meanwhile, Bianca had knocked Ash once again into a body of water, and Ash is displeased by that. Bianca tells Ash that if she throws her Xtransceiver up into the air, they can follow the Galvantula after it grabs the Xtransceiver. She throws it up in the air, Galvantula grabs it, and they run after it.

Meanwhile Cilan and Iris are concerned about whether Ash and Bianca are okay. Professor Juniper and her assistant run into them, and Cilan explains to them what the situation is. Ash and Bianca hide in the bushes and observe what is going on with the Galvantula, Joltik, Pikachu, and Minccino. They notice that Minccino and Pikachu are using Thunderbolt on the Joltik and mistakenly think that they are being forced to do that. Pikachu explains to them that they need to help restore the electricity of the Joltik. Galvantula also help restore the Joltik. Professor Juniper tries to check their location, and explains to Cilan and Iris that one of the caves had been where the problems are arising from. They attempt to open the door to the cave that shouldn't be there, but have to back away as Iris had told them that there is something coming. Team Rocket appears outside of the machine they are using and admit they are the ones causing the problem. Meanwhile, Minccino and Pikachu are playing with the Joltik and the Galvantula suddenly head towards the cave, with Ash and Bianca following.

Iris has her Excadrill use {{m|Dig}} to stop the machine in its tracks. The Joltik and Galvantula arrive and use Thunderbolt on Team Rocket plus their machine which charges up the rocks and sends the machine into the air and back down to the ground. Everyone tells Team Rocket that they will never be forgiven for stealing the rocks, to which Team Rocket replies with an attack.Woobat uses {{m|Gust}} and {{p|Yamask}} is using {{m|Night Shade}}. Woobat's attack hit Excadrill and Dwebble and Yamask's attack hit Pikachu and Minccino. By their Trainers' orders, they used Thunderbolt and Swift on Yamask. Woobat continues to use Gust. {{p|Dwebble}} is battling and struggles; and Dwebble begins to evolve much to Cilan's delight. Dwebble evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and Ash uses his [[Pokédex]] to scan Crustle. Crustle intercepted Woobat's Air Slash with its newly learned {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. Crustle's Rock Wrecker, Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}, Woobat's Air Slash and Yamask's {{m|Shadow Ball}} attacks collide which causes an explosion. Team Rocket gets away in a flying machine with all of the rocks they needed, accomplishing their task.

Ash, his friends, and Professor Juniper head back to the Chargestone Cave. Galvantula and Joltik restore the rocks back to where they belong. Professor Juniper's assistant tells her that she's ready to trade.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] again.
* Bianca reveals her intention to trade her {{p|Shelmet}} with Professor Juniper's {{p|Karrablast}} in order to evolve both of them.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{p|Dwebble}} evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Karrablast}}
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* Professor Juniper's assistants

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Galvantula}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Dwebble}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; evolves)
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Joltik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Galvantula}} (multiple)
* {{p|Shelmet}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Karrablast}} (fantasy; debut)
* {{p|Accelgor}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Escavalier}} (fantasy)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Beheeyem}}
* This is the second episode in a row to feature the evolution of a main character's {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, with {{Ash}}'s {{p|Roggenrola}} evolving into {{AP|Boldore}} in the previous episode.
* [[Sinnoh Route 201]] is used as background music when Ash, Bianca, Iris and Cilan are traveling toward the cave.

===Errors===
* When Nurse Joy's Audino is first shown, it's missing its hat.
* Jessie's eyes were switching colors between purple and blue a few times throughout this episode.
* When everyone is shocked by the mecha floating, one of Juniper's assistants was shocked when he wasn't even looking at the mecha. Instead he was looking at someone to the side.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=C3C3C3|bordercolor=2C2C2C
|zh_cmn={{tt|電電蟲、電蜘蛛！電石洞穴！！|Joltik and Galvantula! The Chargestone Cave!}}
|nl={{tt|Crisis in de Chargestone Grot!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|da={{tt|Krise i Chargestone grotten!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|de={{tt|Krise in der Elektrolithhöhle!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|fi={{tt|Kriisi Chargestone-luolassa!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|el={{tt|Κρίση στη Σπηλιά Τζάρτζστον!|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!}}
|it={{tt|Crisi alla Cava Pietrelettrica!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|no={{tt|Krise i Chargestone-grotten!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Problemas en la Cueva Electrorroca!|Troubles in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Crisis en la Cueva Electrorroca!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|pl={{tt|Kryzys w Jaskini Elektrokamieni|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|sv={{tt|Kris i Chargestone-grottan!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
}}
 
{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW061 |
prevtitle=Battling the King of the Mines! |
nextcode=BW063 |
nexttitle=Evolution Exchange Excitement! |
series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{Project Anime notice}}

[[Category:Best Wishes series episodes|062]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Shinzō Fujita|719]]
[[Category:Episodes storyboarded by Ken'ichi Nishida|719]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Hiromasa Amano|719]]
[[Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura|719]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon evolves|719]]
[[Category:Episodes in which a main character's Pokémon learns a new move|719]]
[[Category:Episodes focusing on Bianca|719]]

[[pl:BW062]]

[[de:Krise in der Elektrolithhöhle! (Episode)]]
[[fr:BW062]]
[[ja:BW編第62話]]
[[zh:BW062]]

BW062

2013-08-31T23:31:43Z

Glispoleon:

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=BW061 |
prevtitle=Battling the King of the Mines! |
nextcode=BW063 |
nexttitle=Evolution Exchange Excitement! |
series=Best Wishes series |
colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW062 |
altepcode=EP719 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=Crisis at Chargestone Cave! |
title_ja=バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！|
title_ja_trans=Bachuru, Dentula! The Electric Rock Cave!! |
broadcast_jp=January 12, 2012 |
broadcast_us=May 19, 2012 |
en_series= |
en_op={{so|Rival Destinies}} |
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
ja_ed= [[Seven-colored Arch|七色アーチ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=藤田伸三 |
storyboardn=1 |
storyboard=西田健一 |
directorn=1 |
director=尼野浩正 |
artn=1 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=BW061-BW070|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|062}}
* {{BMGf|123648|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|125399|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|132855|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Crisis at Chargestone Cave!''' (Japanese: '''バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！''' ''{{tt|Bachuru|Joltik}}, {{tt|Dentula|Galvantula}}! The {{tt|Electric Rock Cave|Chargestone Cave}}!!'') is the 62nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 719th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 12, 2012 and in the United States on May 19, 2012.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on their way to [[Mistralton City]], with {{Cilan}} pointing out the [[Chargestone Cave]] in the distance. Ash looks over to {{AP|Pikachu}} and realizes that he is sick and looks completely worn out. Ash picks up Pikachu to see what's wrong and notices a {{p|Joltik}} on his back draining electricity from Pikachu. Ash attempts to pull Joltik off Pikachu while {{AP|Oshawott}} pops out to help, and the Joltik shocks them both. {{an|Iris}} and Cilan decide to use their {{t|Electric}} Pokémon to recharge Pikachu. They bring out {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} and {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} which both look sick and worn out as well. Iris and Cilan look on in horror. They realize that their [[Poké Ball]]s are drained as well. They decide that they must head to the [[Pokémon Center]] immediately. At the Pokémon Center, all of their Pokémon are healed. Nurse Joy mentions that there have been many instances of electricity draining recently. While recalling their Pokémon, Oshawott shows his affection to Emolga who is surprised by it. {{an|Bianca}} enters the Pokémon Center and knocks Ash into the fountain. After pondering as to why she was in the Pokémon Center, Bianca remembers to ask [[Nurse Joy]] to fix her [[Xtransceiver]]. Nurse Joy explains that the battery is dead and that she will fix it. Bianca makes a phone call to [[Professor Juniper]] to tell her that her {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} learned {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Ash interrupts her. Professor Juniper tells them that she is at the Chargestone Cave, and speaks to them about Electric rocks that she is studying inside of the caves. The Professor shows them that she is at the base camp outside of the caves.

All of a sudden the power goes out and they lose communication with Professor Juniper. One of her assistants points out that the problem is coming from a certain area of the Chargestone Cave. Ash, Cilan, Iris, Nurse Joy and Bianca decide to go check out the problem. They look outside, but a group of {{p|Galvantula}} are blocking the door. Nurse Joy tells them that they must remain silent, and soon after, the Galvantula wander back into the woods. Meanwhile inside of one of the cave, {{TRT}} is working with the charged up rocks, gathering them up and recording their data. A Joltik wanders in and [[Jessie]] sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} to use {{m|Gust}} to blow Joltik away from the cave. Woobat knocks Joltik out with a few attacks, and Jessie tells Joltik to never bother them again. Meanwhile, Bianca checks her Xtransceiver and realizes that it stopped working again. Bianca brings out her Minccino and explains to everyone that her Pokémon now knows Thunderbolt. A flock of Galvantula rush to the aid of Joltik and revive it with their electricity. Bianca tells everyone about the trade evolution of {{p|Karrablast}} and {{p|Shelmet}} that she is planning to do with Professor Juniper, Cilan then explains to Ash about how the trade evolution works between Karrablast and Shelmet.

Ash and his friends run into a few more Galvantula. Bianca has Minccino use Thunderbolt on a tree so that they can try to get away while the Galvantula are distracted and then knocked out by {{b|Oran}} Berries. When they try to get away, more Galvantula show up and use Thunderbolt on everyone before wrapping up and stealing both Pikachu and Minccino. Ash runs into an {{m|Electroweb}} barrier when he tries to go after the Galvantula, Iris brings out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to use {{m|Metal Claw}} to destroy the web. Ash and Bianca run after them but end up sliding down the cliff, Galvantula release both Minccino and Pikachu and they get scared by the lit up eyes peering from underneath the tree, with several Joltik surrounding them. Meanwhile, Bianca had knocked Ash once again into a body of water, and Ash is displeased by that. Bianca tells Ash that if she throws her Xtransceiver up into the air, they can follow the Galvantula after it grabs the Xtransceiver. She throws it up in the air, Galvantula grabs it, and they run after it.

Meanwhile Cilan and Iris are concerned about whether Ash and Bianca are okay. Professor Juniper and her assistant run into them, and Cilan explains to them what the situation is. Ash and Bianca hide in the bushes and observe what is going on with the Galvantula, Joltik, Pikachu, and Minccino. They notice that Minccino and Pikachu are using Thunderbolt on the Joltik and mistakenly think that they are being forced to do that. Pikachu explains to them that they need to help restore the electricity of the Joltik. Galvantula also help restore the Joltik. Professor Juniper tries to check their location, and explains to Cilan and Iris that one of the caves had been where the problems are arising from. They attempt to open the door to the cave that shouldn't be there, but have to back away as Iris had told them that there is something coming. Team Rocket appears outside of the machine they are using and admit they are the ones causing the problem. Meanwhile, Minccino and Pikachu are playing with the Joltik and the Galvantula suddenly head towards the cave, with Ash and Bianca following.

Iris has her Excadrill use {{m|Dig}} to stop the machine in its tracks. The Joltik and Galvantula arrive and use Thunderbolt on Team Rocket plus their machine which charges up the rocks and sends the machine into the air and back down to the ground. Everyone tells Team Rocket that they will never be forgiven for stealing the rocks, to which Team Rocket replies with an attack.Woobat uses {{m|Gust}} and {{p|Yamask}} is using {{m|Night Shade}}. Woobat's attack hit Excadrill and Dwebble and Yamask's attack hit Pikachu and Minccino. By their Trainers' orders, they used Thunderbolt and Swift on Yamask. Woobat continues to use Gust. {{p|Dwebble}} is battling and struggles; and Dwebble begins to evolve much to Cilan's delight. Dwebble evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and Ash uses his [[Pokédex]] to scan Crustle. Crustle intercepted Woobat's Air Slash with its newly learned {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. Crustle's Rock Wrecker, Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}, Woobat's Air Slash and Yamask's {{m|Shadow Ball}} attacks collide which causes an explosion. Team Rocket gets away in a flying machine with all of the rocks they needed, accomplishing their task.

Ash, his friends, and Professor Juniper head back to the Chargestone Cave. Galvantula and Joltik restore the rocks back to where they belong. Professor Juniper's assistant tells her that she's ready to trade.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] again.
* Bianca reveals her intention to trade her {{p|Shelmet}} with Professor Juniper's {{p|Karrablast}} in order to evolve both of them.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{p|Dwebble}} evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Karrablast}}
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* Professor Juniper's assistants

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Galvantula}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Dwebble}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; evolves)
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Joltik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Galvantula}} (multiple)
* {{p|Shelmet}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Karrablast}} (fantasy; debut)
* {{p|Accelgor}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Escavalier}} (fantasy)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Beheeyem}}
* This is the second episode in a row to feature the evolution of a main character's {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, with {{Ash}}'s {{p|Roggenrola}} evolving into {{AP|Boldore}} in the previous episode.
* [[Sinnoh Route 201]] is used as background music when Ash, Bianca, Iris and Cilan are traveling toward the cave.

===Errors===
* When Nurse Joy's Audino is first shown, it's missing its hat.
* Jessie's eyes were switching colors between purple and blue a few times throughout this episode.
* When everyone is shocked by the mecha floating, one of Juniper's assistants was shocked when he wasn't even looking at the mecha. Instead he was looking at someone to the side.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|電電蟲、電蜘蛛！電石洞穴！！|Joltik and Galvantula! The Chargestone Cave!}}
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|pl={{tt|Kryzys w Jaskini Elektrokamieni|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
|sv={{tt|Kris i Chargestone-grottan!|Crisis in the Chargestone Cave!}}
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BW062

2013-08-31T23:31:29Z

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screen=hd|
title_en=Crisis at Chargestone Cave! |
title_ja=バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！|
title_ja_trans=Bachuru, Dentula! The Electric Rock Cave!! |
broadcast_jp=January 12, 2012 |
broadcast_us=May 19, 2012 |
en_series= |
en_op={{so|Rival Destinies}} |
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
ja_ed= [[Seven-colored Arch|七色アーチ]] |
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scenario=藤田伸三 |
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artn=1 |
art=志村泉 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=BW061-BW070|
footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|062}}
* {{BMGf|123648|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|125399|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|132855|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Crisis at Chargestone Cave!''' (Japanese: '''バチュル、デンチュラ！電気石の洞穴！！''' ''{{tt|Bachuru|Joltik}}, {{tt|Dentula|Galvantula}}! The {{tt|Electric Rock Cave|Chargestone Cave}}!!'') is the 62nd episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 719th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on January 12, 2012 and in the United States on May 19, 2012.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on their way to [[Mistralton City]], with {{|Cilan}} pointing out the [[Chargestone Cave]] in the distance. Ash looks over to {{AP|Pikachu}} and realizes that he is sick and looks completely worn out. Ash picks up Pikachu to see what's wrong and notices a {{p|Joltik}} on his back draining electricity from Pikachu. Ash attempts to pull Joltik off Pikachu while {{AP|Oshawott}} pops out to help, and the Joltik shocks them both. {{an|Iris}} and Cilan decide to use their {{t|Electric}} Pokémon to recharge Pikachu. They bring out {{TP|Cilan|Stunfisk}} and {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} which both look sick and worn out as well. Iris and Cilan look on in horror. They realize that their [[Poké Ball]]s are drained as well. They decide that they must head to the [[Pokémon Center]] immediately. At the Pokémon Center, all of their Pokémon are healed. Nurse Joy mentions that there have been many instances of electricity draining recently. While recalling their Pokémon, Oshawott shows his affection to Emolga who is surprised by it. {{an|Bianca}} enters the Pokémon Center and knocks Ash into the fountain. After pondering as to why she was in the Pokémon Center, Bianca remembers to ask [[Nurse Joy]] to fix her [[Xtransceiver]]. Nurse Joy explains that the battery is dead and that she will fix it. Bianca makes a phone call to [[Professor Juniper]] to tell her that her {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} learned {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but Ash interrupts her. Professor Juniper tells them that she is at the Chargestone Cave, and speaks to them about Electric rocks that she is studying inside of the caves. The Professor shows them that she is at the base camp outside of the caves.

All of a sudden the power goes out and they lose communication with Professor Juniper. One of her assistants points out that the problem is coming from a certain area of the Chargestone Cave. Ash, Cilan, Iris, Nurse Joy and Bianca decide to go check out the problem. They look outside, but a group of {{p|Galvantula}} are blocking the door. Nurse Joy tells them that they must remain silent, and soon after, the Galvantula wander back into the woods. Meanwhile inside of one of the cave, {{TRT}} is working with the charged up rocks, gathering them up and recording their data. A Joltik wanders in and [[Jessie]] sends out her {{TP|Jessie|Woobat}} to use {{m|Gust}} to blow Joltik away from the cave. Woobat knocks Joltik out with a few attacks, and Jessie tells Joltik to never bother them again. Meanwhile, Bianca checks her Xtransceiver and realizes that it stopped working again. Bianca brings out her Minccino and explains to everyone that her Pokémon now knows Thunderbolt. A flock of Galvantula rush to the aid of Joltik and revive it with their electricity. Bianca tells everyone about the trade evolution of {{p|Karrablast}} and {{p|Shelmet}} that she is planning to do with Professor Juniper, Cilan then explains to Ash about how the trade evolution works between Karrablast and Shelmet.

Ash and his friends run into a few more Galvantula. Bianca has Minccino use Thunderbolt on a tree so that they can try to get away while the Galvantula are distracted and then knocked out by {{b|Oran}} Berries. When they try to get away, more Galvantula show up and use Thunderbolt on everyone before wrapping up and stealing both Pikachu and Minccino. Ash runs into an {{m|Electroweb}} barrier when he tries to go after the Galvantula, Iris brings out {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}} to use {{m|Metal Claw}} to destroy the web. Ash and Bianca run after them but end up sliding down the cliff, Galvantula release both Minccino and Pikachu and they get scared by the lit up eyes peering from underneath the tree, with several Joltik surrounding them. Meanwhile, Bianca had knocked Ash once again into a body of water, and Ash is displeased by that. Bianca tells Ash that if she throws her Xtransceiver up into the air, they can follow the Galvantula after it grabs the Xtransceiver. She throws it up in the air, Galvantula grabs it, and they run after it.

Meanwhile Cilan and Iris are concerned about whether Ash and Bianca are okay. Professor Juniper and her assistant run into them, and Cilan explains to them what the situation is. Ash and Bianca hide in the bushes and observe what is going on with the Galvantula, Joltik, Pikachu, and Minccino. They notice that Minccino and Pikachu are using Thunderbolt on the Joltik and mistakenly think that they are being forced to do that. Pikachu explains to them that they need to help restore the electricity of the Joltik. Galvantula also help restore the Joltik. Professor Juniper tries to check their location, and explains to Cilan and Iris that one of the caves had been where the problems are arising from. They attempt to open the door to the cave that shouldn't be there, but have to back away as Iris had told them that there is something coming. Team Rocket appears outside of the machine they are using and admit they are the ones causing the problem. Meanwhile, Minccino and Pikachu are playing with the Joltik and the Galvantula suddenly head towards the cave, with Ash and Bianca following.

Iris has her Excadrill use {{m|Dig}} to stop the machine in its tracks. The Joltik and Galvantula arrive and use Thunderbolt on Team Rocket plus their machine which charges up the rocks and sends the machine into the air and back down to the ground. Everyone tells Team Rocket that they will never be forgiven for stealing the rocks, to which Team Rocket replies with an attack.Woobat uses {{m|Gust}} and {{p|Yamask}} is using {{m|Night Shade}}. Woobat's attack hit Excadrill and Dwebble and Yamask's attack hit Pikachu and Minccino. By their Trainers' orders, they used Thunderbolt and Swift on Yamask. Woobat continues to use Gust. {{p|Dwebble}} is battling and struggles; and Dwebble begins to evolve much to Cilan's delight. Dwebble evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and Ash uses his [[Pokédex]] to scan Crustle. Crustle intercepted Woobat's Air Slash with its newly learned {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. Crustle's Rock Wrecker, Pikachu's {{m|Electro Ball}}, Woobat's Air Slash and Yamask's {{m|Shadow Ball}} attacks collide which causes an explosion. Team Rocket gets away in a flying machine with all of the rocks they needed, accomplishing their task.

Ash, his friends, and Professor Juniper head back to the Chargestone Cave. Galvantula and Joltik restore the rocks back to where they belong. Professor Juniper's assistant tells her that she's ready to trade.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} meet up with {{an|Bianca}} and [[Professor Juniper]] again.
* Bianca reveals her intention to trade her {{p|Shelmet}} with Professor Juniper's {{p|Karrablast}} in order to evolve both of them.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{p|Dwebble}} evolves into {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}} and learns {{m|Rock Wrecker}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Karrablast}}
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Professor Juniper]]
* Professor Juniper's assistants

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW062.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Galvantula}} ''(U.S. and international)'' {{p|Dwebble}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Excadrill}} ({{OP|Iris|Excadrill}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; evolves)
* {{p|Crustle}} ({{OP|Cilan|Crustle}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Stunfisk}} ({{OP|Cilan|Stunfisk}})
* {{p|Woobat}} ({{OP|Jessie|Woobat}})
* {{p|Yamask}} ({{OP|James|Yamask}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Joltik}} (multiple)
* {{p|Galvantula}} (multiple)
* {{p|Shelmet}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Karrablast}} (fantasy; debut)
* {{p|Accelgor}} (fantasy)
* {{p|Escavalier}} (fantasy)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Beheeyem}}
* This is the second episode in a row to feature the evolution of a main character's {{type|Rock}} Pokémon, with {{Ash}}'s {{p|Roggenrola}} evolving into {{AP|Boldore}} in the previous episode.
* [[Sinnoh Route 201]] is used as background music when Ash, Bianca, Iris and Cilan are traveling toward the cave.

===Errors===
* When Nurse Joy's Audino is first shown, it's missing its hat.
* Jessie's eyes were switching colors between purple and blue a few times throughout this episode.
* When everyone is shocked by the mecha floating, one of Juniper's assistants was shocked when he wasn't even looking at the mecha. Instead he was looking at someone to the side.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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BW050

2013-08-26T00:30:45Z

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prevtitle=Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! |
nextcode=BW051 |
nexttitle=Lost at the Stamp Rally! |
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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW050 |
altepcode=EP707 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym! |
title_ja=ライモンジム！華麗なる電撃バトル！！|
title_ja_trans=Raimon Gym! Magnificent Electric Shock Battle!! |
broadcast_jp=September 29, 2011 |
broadcast_us=February 25, 2012 |
en_series= |
en_op= {{so|Rival Destinies}}|
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
ja_ed= [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ]] |
olmteam=Team Kato |
scenario=武上純希 |
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storyboard=尼野浩正 |
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director=西田健一 |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|bw|050}}
* {{BMGf|117570|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|119772|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|127365|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
'''Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!''' (Japanese: '''ライモンジム！華麗なる電撃バトル！！''' ''{{tt|Raimon|Nimbasa}} Gym! Magnificent Electric Shock Battle!!'') is the 50th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 707th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 29, 2011 and in the United States on February 25, 2012.

{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
{{Ash}} is sitting on a bed with {{AP|Pikachu}} busy deciding which {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} he'll pick for his battle against [[Elesa]]. {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}} watch Ash as he formulates his strategy. Pikachu eagerly wants to participate but Ash isn't sure yet. He decides to battle Elesa from a strategic view. He tells Pikachu that he's not going to use him, much to Pikachu's disappointment. [[Professor Juniper]] transfers over Ash's choice for the battle and Ash, Iris, and Cilan head to the [[Nimbasa Gym]].

At the [[Gym]] Ash tells Pikachu to sit out for this battle with Cilan and Iris. As Ash entered the field, Elesa greets him. She promises her fans that she'll put on spectacular performance which is responded with cheers from her fans. The [[Battle judge|referee]] announces that the match will be three-on-three.

Elesa sends out her {{p|Zebstrika}}. Cilan knew she would send out Zebstrika first again. Iris noted that Zebstrika single handedly defeated all three of {{an|Bianca}}'s Pokémon the [[BW049|previous day]]. Ash anticipated this and he sends out his {{AP|Palpitoad}}. Iris and Cilan praise Ash for choosing Palpitoad for its type advantage against {{type|Electric}} Pokémon. Ash commands a {{m|Mud Shot}} but Zebstrika dodges. Elesa tells Zebstrika to use {{m|Flame Charge}} which hits Palpitoad and sends it flying. However Palpitoad stands back up with no signs of damage. Zebstrika uses Flame Charge once more and it hits Palpitoad once again, but stands back up unfazed. Iris wonders why Zebstrika is using Flame Charge which doesn't damage Palpitoad much. Cilan notes that Elesa has something planned. Palpitoad uses {{m|Hydro Pump}} but Zebstrika dodges using the speed it gained from its Flame Charge attacks. Zebstrika attacks with a {{m|Double Kick}}, but Palpitoad dodges. Zebstrika uses Double Kick again and hits Palpitoad. Zebstrika uses {{m|Quick Attack}} to finish off Palpitoad. However, to Elesa's surprise, Palpitoad stands up. Ash decides to use {{m|Supersonic}} which hits Zebstrika. Confused, Zebstrika is hit by a Mud Shot followed by Hydro Pump which knocks it into the wall, knocking it out.

Elesa thanks Zebstrika and returns it to its [[Poké Ball]]. Ash decides to keep on using Palpitoad despite its fatigue. Elesa isn't worried and sends out her next Pokémon, an {{p|Emolga}}. Palpitoad starts off with a Supersonic but Emolga uses {{m|Acrobatics}} to dodge, then attack Palpitoad. Ash tells Palpitoad to try again but Emolga counters using {{m|Attract}} which works revealing they are opposite genders and making Palpitoad dizzy. Ash is confident since Electric-type attacks don't work on Palpitoad but Elesa reminds him that Emolga doesn't only use Electric moves. Emolga uses {{m|Aerial Ace}} and knocks Palpitoad out.

Ash is disappointed since Palpitoad was supposed to beat all of Elesa's Pokémon by itself. Ash didn't prepare another Pokémon so he tries to think of which one to use next. Ash runs out of the Gym to the [[Pokémon Center]] to get his next choice. He returns shortly and sends out {{AP|Snivy}}. Emolga starts off with Attract but so does Snivy. Both attacks hit, but neither are affected since both are female, which Ash forgot. However Ash is still confident since Electric moves don't work well on {{type|Grass}} Pokémon, but once again he forgot that Emolga is a {{type|Flying}}, and Flying-type moves are super effective against Grass types. Ash commands Snivy to use {{m|Vine Whip}} to keep Emolga away from her, but Emolga easily dodges. Snivy uses {{m|Leaf Blade}} repeatedly but Emolga evades. Snivy then uses {{m|Leaf Storm}} which hits Emolga, but barely does any damage. Emolga attacks Snivy using Acrobatics then finishes Snivy off using Aerial Ace.

Ash is down to his last Pokémon, but doesn't know who to send out. The referee tells him if he doesn't choose soon, he'll have to forfeit. Ash desperately tries to think who would be best suited to battle Emolga. Pikachu unleashes a {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Ash, being so fed up that he hasn't considered using him. Ash realizes rather than relying on strategy, he needs to rely on the bonds and tenacity of his Pokémon. Ash asks Pikachu to fight which Pikachu happily accepts. Pikachu starts off with an {{m|Electro Ball}}, but Emolga counters with her own Electro Ball, causing both Electro Balls to cancel each other out. Pikachu uses Quick Attack and knocks Emolga into the wall knocking her out.

Elesa decides to get serious and calls out her "Electric Queen." The Pokémon she sends out is a {{p|Tynamo}}. Ash, Pikachu, Iris, and Cilan are surprised that the strange looking EleFish Pokémon is her ace Pokémon. Ash uses his Pokédex, but it still doesn't explain what's so special about it. However, Ash notes that he should still be careful. Elesa takes initiative and has Tynamo use {{m|Tackle}}. Tynamo quickly rushes to into Pikachu sending him from the field to the wall. Ash is stunned by its speed and power. Pikachu dislodges itself from the wall and returns to the field. Tynamo uses Tackle once more. Pikachu tries to dodge but Tynamo disappears. Pikachu looks upwards to see Tynamo descending swiftly downwards and Tackles Pikachu into the ground. Stuck, Pikachu tries to free itself, but Tynamo repeatedly Tackles Pikachu. Pikachu is worn out but it manages to pull itself out of the ground. Elesa decides to wrap things up with one more Tackle. Ash wonders how to overcome Tynamo's speed. Pikachu gives Ash a reassuring look. Ash understands and realizes that Pikachu can do "that." He then orders Pikachu to use a whole lot of {{m|Thunderbolt}} attacks at the field. When the smoke clears the flat field is now rocky forcing Tynamo to attack Pikachu head on only. Elesa tries to stop Tynamo but it zips off as Pikachu readies an {{m|Iron Tail}}. At the last second Pikachu dodges Tynamo then quickly retaliates with Iron Tail. Tynamo is flown into the wall, knocking it out.

Elesa congratulates Ash and presents him with the {{Badge|Bolt}}. Outside Elesa suggests that Ash should continue to [[Driftveil City]] for his 5th Badge. However, Elesa mentions that the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]] is being repaired so he'll have to stay in [[Nimbasa City]] for a little while longer.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} has a Gym battle with [[Elesa]] and wins, earning himself the {{Badge|Bolt}}.
* Ash learns from Elesa that the next Gym is in [[Driftveil City]], but has to wait to travel there because the [[Driftveil Drawbridge]] is closed for repairs.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Tynamo}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Elesa]]
* Female referee
* Elesa's fans
* [[Professor Juniper]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW050.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Tynamo}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Palpitoad}} ({{OP|Ash|Palpitoad}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ([[Elesa]]'s)
* {{p|Zebstrika}} ([[Elesa]]'s)
* {{p|Tynamo}} ([[Elesa]]'s)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Zorua}}
* [[Ash's Palpitoad]] is revealed to be male in this episode, which {{Ash}} already knows.
* ''[[Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark Music Collection|As I'm Lost ~By Your Side~]]'', an instrumental of ''[[By Your Side ~Hikari's Theme~]]'', is used as background music.
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} narrate the preview for the next episode.
** Unlike all other previews in the {{series|Best Wishes}}, this preview does not start with Ash talking.
* This is the first time when Ash has switched his Pokémon [[party|team]] during a Gym battle.
* An instrumental of ''{{so|Best Wishes!}}'' is used as background music during the first half of Ash's Gym Battle.
* This episode was initially given the title ''Battle - Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!''<ref>http://tv.msn.com/tv/episode/pok%c3%a9mon-black-and-white/battle-dazzling-the-nimbasa-gym!/</ref>.

===Errors===
* {{Ash}} claims that none of his Pokémon have a type advantage over {{p|Emolga}}. However, {{AP|Roggenrola}}, a {{type|Rock}}, would have an advantage over Emolga, who is part {{type|Flying}}.
* When {{Ash}} receives the Bolt Badge from [[Elesa]], Ash's Palpitoad is much smaller than normal, barely reaching Ash's knee, whereas Palpitoad was roughly the same size as a kneeling Ash in ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]''.

===Dub edits===
* The aforementioned ''{{so|Best Wishes!}}'' instrumental background music is replaced by an instrumental of ''{{so|Rival Destinies}}''.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=C3C3C3|bordercolor=2C2C2C
|zh_cmn={{tt|雷文道館！華麗的電擊對戰！！|Léiwén (Nimbasa) Gym! Magnificent Electric Shock Battle!!}}
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==References==
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BW049

2013-08-26T00:27:06Z

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altepcode=EP706 |
colorscheme=Unova |
screen=hd|
title_en= Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! |
title_ja=ジムリーダーはカリスマモデル！カミツレ登場！！|
title_ja_trans=The Gym Leader is a Charisma Model! Kamitsure Appears!! |
broadcast_jp=September 22, 2011 |
broadcast_us=February 18, 2012 |
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en_op= {{so|Rival Destinies}}|
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
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footnotes=*{{filb-eppics|bw|049}}
* {{BMGf|119388|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|126992|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
}}
''' Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!''' (Japanese: '''ジムリーダーはカリスマモデル！カミツレ登場！！''' ''The Gym Leader is a Charisma Model! {{tt|Kamitsure|Elesa}} Appears!!'') is the 49th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 706th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 22, 2011 and in the United States on February 18, 2012 as the start of the fifteenth season, ''[[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies]]''.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
As {{Ash}}, {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}} depart from the [[Battle Subway]], Ash is eager to finally challenge the Gym leader of Nimbasa. As they arrive at the Gym, {{an|Bianca}} runs in from out of nowhere and bumps into Ash sending him into a nearby fountain. Bianca has arrived to challenge the Gym Leader, a well-known model in [[Unova]], [[Elesa]]. Unfortunately as they approach the doors to the Gym, the doors don't open. A notice nearby says that Elesa is in a Fashion Show at the moment. Rather than just stand outside Ash, Cilan, Iris, and Bianca decide to go see her show. At the show Elesa struts down the runway in the latest Unova fashion. While everyone is amazed by her beauty, Elesa notices {{AP|Pikachu}} and jumps down to see him. She gleefully looks at Pikachu stating it's the first time she's seen a real one in person. Ash and friends introduce themselves to her, and Bianca and Ash announce that they wish to battle her for the Bolt Badge, which Elesa accepts.

Ash and friends return to the Gym, now open. After riding a roller coaster to enter the Gym battle field Elesa welcomes everyone. She decides to battle Bianca first since she reserved her battle beforehand. Elesa tells Bianca that someone has been waiting for her. As a pair of doors open, [[Bianca's father]] walks in, who came to Nimbasa to bring Bianca back home but Bianca doesn't want to go back yet. Her father tries to persuade her that her journey is way too dangerous but Bianca refuses to end her adventure now. Elesa suggests that Bianca should battle her to show how much she's grown since she started. However her father tells her that if she loses to Elesa, she must return home, which she accepts, much to Ash's surprise. Without any further delay, Elesa guides Bianca to the field while her father, Ash, Cilan, and Iris head to the sidelines to watch the battle. The Referee announces that the battle will be a three-on-three match.

Elesa sends out a {{p|Zebstrika}}. Bianca sends out her newest Pokémon, a {{p|Shelmet}}, which Ash promptly checks with his Pokédex. Bianca starts off the battle by having Shelmet use {{m|Acid}}, but Zebstrika dodges. Shelmet then fires multiple {{m|Energy Ball}}s but Zebstrika's speed allows it to dodge all of them. Elesa commands Zebstrika to use {{m|Flame Charge}} which hits Shelmet. Zebstrika finishes Shelmet with a {{m|Double Kick}}. Bianca decides to send out {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}}. Minccino starts off with a {{m|DoubleSlap}} followed by {{m|Swift}} but Zebstrika evades. Zebstrika, once again, unleashes a Flame Charge which knocks Minccino down. Minccino stands back and uses [[Hyper Voice]] which manages to hit Zebstrika. However Zebstrika uses Flame Charge to escape and lands a Double Kick, knocking out Minccino.

Down to her last Pokémon, Bianca sends out her {{TP|Bianca|Pignite}}. Pignite starts off with a {{m|Flamethrower}} but Zebstrika dodges then tries to attack Pignite with a Double Kick but Pignite dodges. Pignite uses a Flame Charge of his own which manages to knock Zebstrika down to the ground. Pignite follows up with a Flamethrower but Zebstrika uses its Flame Charge, cutting through the flames and knocking Pignite to the floor. Zebstrika tries to Double Kick, but Pignite dodges. Pignite jumps up and uses {{m|Heat Crash}}, which manages to hit Zebstrika. Pignite uses Flamethrower again and Zebstrika counters it again with Flame Charge. Elesa decides to wrap up the match and has Zebstrika use {{m|Wild Charge}} which, after an explosive hit, knocks out Pignite. Bianca has lost the match.

Ash, Cilan, and Iris are saddened by the result, knowing that Bianca would have to return home now. Outside of the Gym, Bianca's father praises his daughter for doing her best, but still plans on taking her home. Bianca still doesn't want to go home despite the promise. Bianca calls out her Shelmet to make sure it's okay. Iris gives it some medicine. Elesa exits the Gym and invites all of them to go to the Pokémon Center first to heal their Pokémon. After lunch, Bianca's father decides it's time to return home, but Ash tries to stand up for Bianca. Bianca's father reminds him about the recent Pokémon thefts. Worried that such misfortunes may fall upon Bianca, he wants her to wait until she is a little older and a little calmer. Bianca's father begins to leave but Iris and Cilan tell Ash to challenge Bianca's Father to a Pokémon battle. If he wins Bianca can continue to travel. However if Ash loses, he must return to [[Pallet Town]]. Despite the extreme wager, Ash accepts.

Elesa referees the match, making it a one-on-one battle. Bianca's Father admits that Ash has guts, then changes into his battle suit, revealing that in the past he was referred as the "Red Meteor" when he traveled as a Trainer. He calls out his "Red Flash", a {{a|Zen Mode}} {{p|Darmanitan}}. Suddenly {{AP|Oshawott}} pops out of his [[Poké Ball]] to battle which Ash happily agrees. Darmanitan disengages its Zen Mode and starts off the battle by using Flamethrower which hits Oshawott. Oshawott uses {{m|Water Gun}} but Darmanitan dodges. Oshawott tries to {{m|Tackle}} Darmanitan, but it counters with {{m|Fire Punch}}. Oshawott uses {{m|Razor Shell}} but Darmanitan dodges. Oshawott uses {{m|Aqua Jet}} and Darmanitan tries to counter with Fire Punch but Oshawott dodges and manages to hit Darmanitan. Darmanitan uses multiple Fire Punches which, after a few misses, manage to hit Oshawott. Oshawott is tired; Bianca doesn't want to see anymore. She tells Ash that he doesn't have to risk going back home to fight for her to continue traveling. Bianca's Father ask why Ash is fighting for her despite the huge risk. Ash tells him that Bianca is his friend. Ash, Iris, and Cilan tell him about all of the times they've crossed paths during their journeys. and how important she is to them now as their friend.

Bianca's father smiles and decides to wrap up the battle. He orders Darmanitan to use {{m|Flare Blitz}} while Ash has Oshawott use Aqua Jet. After the two attacks collide and the steam disperses, Darmanitan is standing just fine but Oshawott is knocked out. Ash loses the battle, which means he will return to Pallet Town. However during the battle Bianca's father seems to have had a change of heart and tells Ash that he doesn't need to return to [[Kanto]]. By battling Ash, Bianca's father remembers when he used to travel around. He encourages Ash to continue to grow stronger. Most importantly he approaches his daughter and tells her it's okay for her to continue on her journey through [[Unova]] as long as she has friends like Ash, Iris, and Cilan. Bianca promptly thanks her father and hugs him.

Bianca decides that she'll get stronger so she runs off to go to [[Desert Resort]] to train. She gives her last goodbyes before leaving the center. Iris notices that Bianca left her bag there, and Bianca's father grabs her bag and leaves to give it to her. Ash, Iris, and Cilan are all relieved that Bianca is able to travel. Elesa approaches Ash and promises to battle him tomorrow for her Gym Badge, which Ash looks forward to doing.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encounter {{an|Bianca}} and meet [[Elesa]], [[Nimbasa Gym]]'s [[Gym Leader]].
* [[Bianca's father]] appears to take his daughter home with him.
* Bianca is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Shelmet}}.
* Bianca has a Gym battle with Elesa but loses.
* Ash has a battle with Bianca's father and loses.
* Bianca's father decides to allow her to keep traveling.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Elesa]]
* [[Bianca's father]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Shelmet}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Elesa]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Bianca's father]]
* [[Battle judge|Female referee]]
* Elesa's fans

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW049.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Shelmet}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}})
* {{p|Zebstrika}} ([[Elesa]]'s)
* {{p|Pignite}} ({{OP|Bianca|Pignite}})
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Shelmet}} ({{an|Bianca}}'s; debut)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} ([[Bianca's father]]'s)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Archen}}
* It is revealed in this episode that Bianca's Pokémon were included in the ones that were stolen from the Pokémon Center by Team Rocket [[BW047|in the previous]] [[BW048|two episodes]].

===Errors===
[[File:BW049 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|Elesa's missing leggings]]
* During the final shot of {{Ash}} and [[Elesa]], Elesa's black leggings are missing.
* In the dub, Ash calls {{m|Razor Shell}} by its Japanese name, Shell Blade, during his battle with Bianca's father.

===Dub edits===
* In the scene where Elesa was modeling, a remixed version of チェレンのテーマ ''[[Pokémon Black & White Super Music Collection|Cheren's Theme]]'' was used, instead of the real version, which Burgh used.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|道館訓練家是超級模特兒！小菊兒登場！！|The Gym Leader is a Supermodel! Elesa Appears!!}}
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BW045

2013-08-25T23:59:32Z

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epcode=BW045 |
altepcode=EP702 |
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screen=hd|
title_en=Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!|
title_ja=オーベムとダブランと夢泥棒！|
title_ja_trans=Ohbem and Doublan and the Dream Thief! |
broadcast_jp=September 1, 2011 |
broadcast_us=December 10, 2011 |
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en_op={{so|Black and White}} |
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
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'''Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!''' (Japanese: '''オーベムとダブランと夢泥棒！''' ''{{tt|Ohbem|Beheeyem}} and {{tt|Doublan|Duosion}} and the Dream Thief!'') is the 45th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 702nd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on September 1, 2011 and in the United States on December 10, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
The episode starts off with {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} setting up for dinner and {{MTR}} volunteers to look for firewood. Unbeknownst to them, a Dream Thief by the name of [[Leon]] is spying on them from a distance. He then sends out his {{p|Beheeyem}} to deceive them so that they may steal their Pokémon. While searching for firewood, Meowth meets Beheeyem who has plenty of firewood. Meowth brings it back with him and tells the gang that Beheeyem is willing to give them anything they want. {{an|Cilan}} wishes for {{b|Figy}} Berries to use in his dish instead of his {{b|Wiki}} Berries and Beheeyem succeeds in fulfilling Cilan's wish. Beheeyem asks if there is anything else they want, and {{an|Iris}} suggests that Ash wish for the rest of his Gym Badges, to which he declines. Cilan then decides he'd like to sleep in a proper bed for the night, and Beheeyem leads them away from the camp.

As they wander into the wilderness, Beheeyem creates a hotel with its {{t|Psychic}} powers. The gang walks in but the hotel is empty, but Beheeyem leads them to their room which is exactly as Cilan described it. The gang jump on the bed and instantly fall asleep. Later, a figure breaks through the window, startling everyone awake. They begin to apologize for barging in and beg for mercy, but that's when the figure identifies itself as [[Officer Jenny]] and switches on the lights. Jenny introduces her partner, {{p|Duosion}}, and informs them that they are inside a dream created by Beheeyem, and to notice if anything around them is missing. They immediately notice that {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{TP|Iris|Axew}}, and Meowth are missing, and have been stolen by Beheeyem. They chase Beheeyem down the hall, when they become blocked off by bars. Leon then appears and introduces himself as a Dream Thief, and then escapes. Officer Jenny explains that the only way to get out of the dream is to make everyone involved acknowledge that they are in a dream, and to strike an exit with a Psychic attack. Iris notices an exit, and Jenny has her Duosion hit it with {{m|Psywave}}.

They then find themselves outside, and Leon is tying their Pokémon up. Jenny battles against Leon, but with no avail and that's when Cilan notices that there are two moons, indicating that they are still dreaming. Ash and Iris then wake up Pikachu and Axew, but fail to wake up Meowth. Ash has Pikachu shock Meowth with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and Duosion attacks another exit. Yet again they find themselves still in a dream when Leon appears from a UFO and flies away. Again they attempt to wake Meowth and exit the dream, but still Meowth insists on sleeping. Finally, after entering a dream with a giant Beheeyem, they hit Meowth with a combined Thunderbolt, {{m|Dragon Rage}}, and Psywave, as well as force feed Figy Berries to him which finally causes him to stay awake long enough for them to escape. Once out, Leon attempts to make his escape, only to be stopped by a cranky Meowth. Leon makes him an offer to become partners, but Meowth refuses after all he was just put through, and shreds Leon's clothes with {{m|Fury Swipes}}. With Leon finally in custody, Officer Jenny thanks the gang for their help and leaves. Meowth then realizes they should have asked Jenny to take them to the Pokémon Center, and they all groan at the realization.

Meanwhile in [[Nimbasa City]], [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are conducting a final test on their subway train when they're noticed by {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}. The pair then decide to investigate, stating it is their duty as Subway Bosses to ensure the safety of the subway.

==Major events==

* The heads of the [[Battle Subway|Nimbasa Subway system]], {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}} and {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}, notice [[Jessie]] and [[James]]'s sabotage and begin investigating.
{{animeevents}}
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Beheeyem}}
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Duosion}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Ingo}}
* {{FB|Subway Boss|Emmet}}
* [[Leon]]
* Police Officer

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW045.png|200px|thumb|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Beheeyem}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Beheeyem}} ([[Leon]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Duosion}} ([[Officer Jenny]]'s)
* {{p|Tympole}}
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
[[File:BW045 painting.png|thumb|220px|The painting]]
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Roggenrola}}
* ''[[Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark Music Collection|As I'm Lost ~By Your Side~]]''' is used as background music.
* A painting inside the resort is based on {{wp|M. C. Escher}}'s famous piece, ''{{wp|Relativity (M. C. Escher)|Relativity}}''.
* This episode aired the same day as ''[[M14|Black—Victini and Reshiram]]'' in the United States.
* In the UK, this episode aired out-of-order, being shown on CITV on December 29, 2011, the day after ''[[BW048|Battle for the Underground!]]'' premiered.

===Errors===
[[File:BW045 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|The error]]
* The black parts of Pikachu's ears were missing in the beginning scene when Beheeyem showed up to Ash and the party.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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BW040

2013-08-25T21:52:01Z

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prevtitle=Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! |
nextcode=BW041 |
nexttitle=The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk! |
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colorscheme=Unova}}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=BW040 |
altepcode=EP697 |
colorscheme=Unova|
screen=hd|
title_en=Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!|
title_ja=熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！|
title_ja_trans=The Fiercely Fought Don Battle! Tsutarja VS Komatana!! |
broadcast_jp=July 21, 2011 |
broadcast_us=November 5, 2011 |
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en_op={{so|Black and White}} |
ja_op= {{so|Best Wishes!|ベストウイッシュ！}} |
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'''Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!''' (Japanese: '''熱闘ドンバトル！ツタージャVSコマタナ！！''' ''The Fiercely Fought {{tt|Don|Club}} Battle! {{tt|Tsutarja|Snivy}} VS {{tt|Komatana|Pawniard}}!!'') is the 40th episode of the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and the 697th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on July 21, 2011 and in the United States on November 5, 2011.
{{spoilers}}

==Synopsis==
The next day of Club Battle begins, with all of the competitors in the crowd. [[Luke]] is filming everything for his documentary as the announcer declares that [[Trip]] will be fighting {{an|Cilan}}. In the commentary booth, [[Don George]] notes that as Cilan is a Gym Leader, he will be a very tough opponent. On the field, Cilan warmly greets Trip and hopes that the battling flavor he saw during Trip's Striaton Gym Battle will re-emerge. Trip confidently asserts that he and his Pokémon have significantly improved since he beat [[Chili]], and promises that their battle will be much more exciting. {{Ash}} is excited to watch the battle and {{an|Iris}} tells him that whilst Trip seems very confident, she can't imagine Cilan losing. [[Burgundy]], however, can and she declares that she wants Trip to give Cilan the beating of his life. As she rages, the battle commences. Cilan sends out {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} whilst Trip sends out his {{TP|Trip|Gurdurr}}, which Ash scans on the Pokédex and realizes has evolved from the {{p|Timburr}} he and {{AP|Oshawott}} battled earlier.

Cilan launches the first attack and Dwebble flies forward with an {{m|X-Scissor}}. Trip tells Gurdurr to dodge and Gurdurr slams its iron bar into the ground, heaving itself over the bar and dodging Dwebble's attack. Gurdurr spins itself in midair and thuds to the ground, chuckling at Dwebble. Dwebble goes in for a {{m|Slash}} attack, but Gurdurr uses its steel beam to keep Dwebble away and flicks Dwebble overhead. The commentator and Don George praise Gurdurr's tactics and note that Dwebble can't get close. Gurdurr sticks its beam into the ground and charges forward for a {{m|Rock Smash}}. Cilan cries out for Dwebble to dodge, which it does, retreating into its shell. However, the blow is so powerful that Dwebble's rock is cracked. Cilan cries out in horror whilst Burgundy smugly notes that Gurdurr just needs to keep it up to make her happy. Ash and Iris call out support for Cilan and Dwebble.

Gurdurr attempts another Rock Smash, but at Cilan's call Dwebble scuttles out of range. Trip changes tactics and Gurdurr uses {{m|Stone Edge}}, hitting Dwebble hard. Don George notes that it was a super-effective move. Luke is very excited about this being his best movie ever, but {{an|Bianca}} sticks her head in front of the camera asking if he has seen {{TP|Luke|Zorua}}. Luke pleads with her that he is busy but she insists that Zorua is missing and he should be looking for her. Luke awkwardly agrees.

Dwebble struggles to get up whilst Trip notes that he's impressed Cilan hasn't thrown in the towel. Cilan smiles and compliments Trip's improvement then declares that is evaluating time, much to the exasperation of Iris, who notes that they are in store for another [[Connoisseur]] moment. {{TP|Iris|Axew}} moans in agreement. Burgundy however, is grinding her teeth and bursts out that she doesn't want to hear Cilan's evaluation she wants him to flunk.

Cilan compliments Gurdurr's harmoniously interwoven technique and power and in particular its well-defined muscles, allowing for a refreshing yet bold style. However, he declares that Dwebble and he will emerge victorious with a perfect recipe of offense and defense. Ash cheers Cilan's speech but Iris groans. Trip ignores Cilan and orders a barrage of {{m|DynamicPunch}}es, which Dwebble desperately dodges.

Bianca walks along a hallway, having looked everywhere for Zorua. She comes across [[Georgia]] and asks if she's seen Zorua, but Georgia silently shakes her head. Disappointed, Bianca walks further along until she runs into Georgia again. Excited, she asks if Georgia has seen Zorua, then pauses for thought, not grasping that she has already seen Georgia in this corridor. The first Georgia giggles and hugs Georgia, much to Georgia's disgust. Georgia picks up her clone and puts her away from her, where she giggles and transforms back into Zorua. Gasping for excitement, Bianca runs after Zorua, telling her that they can watch the tournament together, not to be shy and that she has food. Georgia watches in perplexity.

Back at the battle, Trip orders Gurdurr to attack Dwebble up close. Gurdurr charges in with its steel beam, but Dwebble rolls aside and Cilan orders {{m|Shell Smash}}. It then uses {{m|Rock Slide}} to bury Gurdurr in stones. Trip cries out in astonishment whilst the commentator compliments the power of Rock Slide. Don George explains that Rock Slide was all the more powerful because Shell Smash amplified Dwebble's offense at the cost of some defense power. Burgundy demands to know whether Cilan's move is legal, whilst Iris excitedly assures her that it is and that it's very cool that Dwebble can use Rock Slide. Ash congratulates Cilan on his comeback.

Gurdurr manages to free its arms and begins to heave itself out of the rock at Trip's encouragement, whilst Cilan orders Dwebble in for a final Slash. Just as Gurdurr is freed, Dwebble slashes it and it thuds to the ground. Trip cries out for Gurdurr to get up as he knows it can still battle, but Gurdurr collapses back to the ground, knocked out. Cilan congratulates Dwebble when there is a flash - Trip has taken their photo to chronicle his journey, he will never forget his defeat at Cilan's hands. Cilan boasts that he is happy to answer any of Luke's questions when the young movie maker arrives with his camera, but then the real Luke comes sprinting across the stadium and swipes his camera back from the giggling Zorua. Cilan abashedly suggests that there will be no interview.

Back in the stands, Burgundy is grinding her teeth and sulking about Cilan's victory whilst Bianca comes across the group, telling them that she's been looking for Zorua. Ash reminds her that she is up next, which she has completely forgotten. [[Stephan]] grins and boasts that she is up against him, but once he wins he will be facing off with Ash. Bianca frowns and prepares for the battle.

The battle between {{TP|Bianca|Minccino}} and {{p|Zebstrika}} continues, with Minccino using {{m|Tickle}} to incapacitate Zebstrika, who has tears in its eyes from laughing. Iris, Axew and {{AP|Pikachu}} cheer it on whilst Ash notes that Minccino is looking very good. Minccino then uses {{m|DoubleSlap}} and {{m|Hyper Voice}} to knock Zebstrika back. Stephan calls for Zebstrika to stay in the battle, and the Thunderbolt Pokémon stands its ground and neighs defiantly. Stephan calls that it is his turn and Zebstrika uses {{m|Shock Wave}}, badly hurting Minccino. Bianca pleads with Minccino to get up, but a {{m|Stomp}} from Zebstrika knocks Minccino out and gives the victory to Stephan, who decides not to make an issue of the referee mispronouncing his name. Bianca picks up Minccino and cries out that her loss wasn't fair.

Luke's {{p|Golett}} slams into [[Scooter]]'s {{p|Darmanitan}}, before using a {{m|Shadow Punch}} to knock it out, whilst [[Iris's Emolga]] uses {{m|Attract}} to incapacitate [[Jimmy Ray]]'s male {{p|Watchog}}, before Iris orders Emolga to take Watchog down with {{m|Hidden Power}}. The last first round battle is over and Luke and Iris join Georgia, Ash, Cilan, Stephan, [[Dino]] and [[Antonio]] in Round 2. Don George dismisses the Trainers for the day, telling them they are free to stay at the Pokémon Center overnight before Round 2 and the Semi-Finals the next day.

Trip picks up his healed Gurdurr from [[Nurse Joy]] at the Pokémon Center, making preparations to leave. Ash asks Trip where he is going and he replies that he has things to do now that Gurdurr has been healed. Ash protests that the competition hasn't ended, and Trip shrugs, saying that his Pokémon won't get stronger by watching others battle. He then walks out of the Center whilst Ash calls after him. Cilan and Iris join Ash, and Cilan explains that he just has to let Trip be himself. Iris agrees but says that she still doesn't understand him. Ash calls out to Trip, suggesting that they have a battle next time they meet up. Trip doesn't look back but waves noncommittally.

Inside, Cilan has prepared a delicious dinner for the trio and [[Stephan]]. Stephan sets down an enormous meal, which Ash challenges and piles up his own plate. The two begins shoveling down food, trying to outdo each other. Iris snorts that only little kids could have an eating contest, and then starts at a clone of herself standing behind her. The clone giggles and Iris realizes that it is Zorua. Right on cue, Bianca arrives and tries to lure Zorua away with pizza, salad or dessert. Zorua-Iris leaps into the air and turns into Axew, grabbing the hands of Iris's and spinning it around. Axew protests vocally, but Zorua only mocks it. Bianca seizes Axew against its will and Iris protests that she's made a mistake, but Bianca loudly maintains that she has Zorua. The two grow even louder and begin fighting over Axew. Meanwhile, Zorua wanders over to Luke, who is doing behind-the-scenes filming for his documentary. Luke asks Zorua to stop running away. However, having spotted Zorua, Bianca releases Axew, causing Iris and Axew to crash into the ground, and chases Zorua from the room. Ash and Stephan obliviously continue shoveling food down, each pausing only to declare that they will win. As Ash starts to choke, Cilan chuckles as Iris calls them hungry little kids.

Later, Ash and Pikachu crash onto the mattress with very full stomachs. Iris exclaims in delight as Dwebble repairs the crack in its rock. Cilan is pleased as he says he might need Dwebble in Round 2, and this way it will be ready. As usual, Burgundy arrives and tells him that any pairing he will get tomorrow will be terrible and he will lose. She then walks off without anything further than that. Ash asks if Burgundy ever gives it a rest, and Cilan moans that she proves that there is such a thing as too much spice.

The next day Ash sprints to the stadium, psyched for his next battle. Georgia walks up and tells Iris that it seems she's gotten a tiny bit stronger. The two taunt each other and talk themselves up. Cilan asks them to calm down until Zorua, imitating Georgia, turns up. Iris promptly moves Zorua's arms and mocks Georgia again. Georgia gets riled up, but shrugs it off and tells them that they'll settle it in battle. She walks off and Iris yells after her defiantly. In the stadium, the announcer sets off the pairings: Ash against Georgia, Antonio against Dino, Luke against Cilan and Iris against Stephan. Ash is excited to fight Georgia, wondering who she will fight with after using {{p|Beartic}} in Round 1.

The battle begins and Ash sends out {{AP|Snivy}}. Georgia counters with {{p|Pawniard}}, who Ash looks up on his Pokédex. Don George notes that it will be interesting to see how Ash and Snivy counter Pawniard's close-range battling skills. Ash orders a {{m|Leaf Storm}}, but Pawniard uses {{m|Metal Claw}} to slash up the leaves. Cilan notes that he's never seen such an exquisitely honed edge to a Metal Claw, and that Georgia has clearly gotten a lot stronger. Iris yells encouragement out to Ash and Snivy, who try another Leaf Storm. Pawniard leaps over and gets in close on Georgia's instructions, using Metal Claw to slash Snivy, causing serious damage. Snivy collapses to the ground as Luke wonders how Ash will turn the tide in a battle so easily controlled by Georgia. Stephan says it’s all about spirit and one just has to give all they have.

Snivy gets back up and Pawniard rushes in, but Ash orders {{m|Attract}}. However, the attack does nothing, much to the amazement of Cilan, Iris, Dino and Ash, none of whom picture the deadly little blade Pokémon as feminine. Georgia criticises them for being slow on the uptake and orders Pawniard to use Iron Head. Snivy dodges but the attack dislodges rocks which fly at Snivy. Snivy blocks the rocks with {{m|Vine Whip}}. One of the repelled rocks impales on Pawniard's bladed head, forcing Pawniard to the ground under the weight. Georgia gasps as Stephan cheers on Ash so that he can battle Ash. Snivy hits with a barrage of Vine Whips, doing more damage, before wrapping the match up with {{m|Leaf Blade}}. At Georgia's urging, Pawniard rolls over and heaves itself onto its feet. The Leaf Blade strikes the rock on Pawniard's head, shattering it and freeing Pawniard.

Georgia compliments Ash for putting up a fight, and then orders Pawniard to use {{m|Guillotine}}. Snivy dodges but the damage on the arena floor indicates the one-hit-KO nature of the attack. Iris is shocked and Cilan explains how powerful Guillotine is, pleading with Ash to be careful. Pawniard launches another attack, but Snivy catches it with Vine Whip. As it is flailed around the air, Pawniard regains its footing and spins the much lighter Snivy around, thudding it to the ground and freeing itself from its vines. Ash pleads with Snivy to get up as Pawniard prepares another Guillotine. The episode ends on a cliffhanger.

==Major events==
* [[Trip]]'s {{p|Timburr}} is revealed to have evolved into a {{TP|Trip|Gurdurr}}.
* {{an|Cilan}}'s {{TP|Cilan|Dwebble}} is revealed to have learned {{m|Rock Slide}}.
* Cilan defeats [[Trip]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Stephan]] defeats {{an|Bianca}} and advances to the second round.
* [[Luke]] defeats [[Scooter]] and advances to the second round.
* {{an|Iris}} defeats [[Jimmy Ray]] and advances to the second round.
* [[Georgia]] is revealed to have obtained a {{p|Pawniard}}.
* {{Ash}} begins his battle with Georgia.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Pawniard}}
* {{p|Gurdurr}} ({{OP|Trip|Gurdurr}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Iris}}
* {{an|Cilan}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Don George]]
* [[Freddy O'Martian]]
* [[Trip]]
* {{an|Bianca}}
* [[Burgundy]]
* [[Stephan]]
* [[Georgia]]
* [[Luke]]
* [[Antonio]]
* [[Dino]]
* [[Scooter]]
* [[Jimmy Ray]]
* Don George's pupil
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}s
* Audience

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP BW040.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Gurdurr}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Axew}} ({{OP|Iris|Axew}})
* {{p|Oshawott}} ({{OP|Ash|Oshawott}}; flashback)
* {{p|Snivy}} ({{OP|Ash|Snivy}})
* {{p|Emolga}} ({{OP|Iris|Emolga}})
* {{p|Dwebble}} ({{OP|Cilan|Dwebble}})
* {{p|Audino}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Audino}})
* {{p|Timburr}} ({{OP|Trip|Timburr}}; flashback)
* {{p|Gurdurr}} ({{OP|Trip|Gurdurr}}; debut)
* {{p|Minccino}} ({{OP|Bianca|Minccino}})
* {{p|Zebstrika}} ([[Stephan]]'s)
* {{p|Pawniard}} ([[Georgia]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Zorua}} ({{OP|Luke|Zorua}})
* {{p|Golett}} ([[Luke]]'s)
* {{p|Darmanitan}} ([[Scooter]]'s)
* {{p|Watchog}} ([[Jimmy Ray]]'s)

==Trivia==
* [[Professor Oak's lecture|Professor Oak's Pokémon Live Caster]]: {{p|Elgyem}}
* The next episode's preview is narrated by {{an|Iris}} and [[Stephan]].
[[File:BW040 Error.png|thumb|200px|right|Georgia's missing glove]]
* This is the first episode to use music from ''[[M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions]]''.
* This is the last episode of the Pokémon anime to broadcast in analog in Japan, as that country {{wp|Digital television transition|ceased most analog TV broadcasts}} three days later on July 24, 2011.

===Errors===
* In the scene right before Ash and friends enter the stadium for the second round, one of Georgia's gloves is missing.

===Dub edits===

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The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

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User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T17:09:55Z

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== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums some users modded (there's no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore with the change to xenforo but), a new forum was created (Doubles), and 3 super mods have been alumnized separately within said timeframe. ALSO--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk: Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T17:07:01Z

Glispoleon: /* Smogon edits */

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== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums some users modded (theres no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore with the change to xenforo), a new forum was created (Doubles), and 3 super mods have been alumnized separately within said timeframe.--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk:Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T17:06:10Z

Glispoleon: /* Smogon edits */

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== The Preview Button ==
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== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums they modded (theres no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore with the change to xenforo), a new forum was created (Doubles), and 3 super mods have been alumnized separately within said timeframe.--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk:Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T17:04:11Z

Glispoleon: /* Smogon edits */

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== The Preview Button ==
Instead of editing a page several times in a row, try using the preview button to make sure your edit looks the way you want it to. It's right next to the Save Changes button... Please try it out, so as not to clog up the Recent Changes. Thanks! --[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]] 00:07, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums they modded (theres no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore with the change to xenforo), and 3 super mods have quit within said timeframe.--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk:Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T17:01:10Z

Glispoleon: /* Smogon edits */

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== The Preview Button ==
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== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums they modded (theres no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore), and 3 super mods have quit within said timeframe.--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk:Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

User talk:Glispoleon

2013-08-09T16:59:55Z

Glispoleon: /* Smogon edits */

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== The Preview Button ==
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== Smogon edits ==

Over the past few days, you've edited the Smogon page 11 times, just to edit the staff section. Please try to combine your edits into larger and more substantial edits whenever possible, to avoid repetitive editing such as the one I pointed out. Thank you. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 20:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry about that, its likely because I was missing various forums they modded (theres no page which details the forums that a specific staff member mods anymore), and 2 super mods have quit within said timeframe.--[[User:Glispoleon|Glispoleon]] ([[User talk:Glispoleon|talk]]) 16:59, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Smogon

2013-08-09T16:56:37Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Moderators */ didnt catch this in previous edit

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

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2013-08-09T16:55:19Z

Glispoleon: /* Administrators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-08T19:11:37Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-08T04:09:59Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-07T19:47:03Z

Glispoleon: /* Staff */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
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mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-07T18:51:52Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Contributions and Corrections, Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-07T17:39:47Z

Glispoleon: /* Staff */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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lang=English |
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defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
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mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Doubles, Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Doubles, Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* DTC (Pokemon Showdown!) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* Level 51 (Doubles)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (Doubles, OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Treecko (NU Analyses) (Project)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Pre-Contributor, Contributor, Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-07T09:25:44Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-06T19:40:19Z

Glispoleon: /* Administrators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
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image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
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defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
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forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-06T06:49:03Z

Glispoleon: missed that one

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
color={{poison color light}} |
bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-05T19:11:15Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-05T16:48:43Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* iss (Little Cup)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-05T06:10:46Z

Glispoleon: changed name back to stellar

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-04T18:09:53Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Digby (Orange Islands)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-08-03T22:52:33Z

Glispoleon: update

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jumpman16
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed, World Cup of Pokemon)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Tobes (Contributions and Corrections, OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Ace Emerald (UnderUsed)
* Aeroblacktyl (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Conflict (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Crux (Circus Maximus)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Digby (Orange Islands)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Hantsuki (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Layell (Orange Islands)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* LonelyNess (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Maaf (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Malekith (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nachos (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Ojama (Battling 101)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* remlabmez (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* reyscarface (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stone_Cold (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Great Mighty Doom (World Cup Of Pokemon) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-06-16T22:36:24Z

Glispoleon:

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
color={{poison color light}} |
bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Great Sage (Contributions and Corrections) (Project)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* Joim (Other Metagames, Pokémon Showdown!)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MJB (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers, VGC 2013 Analyses)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-06-13T04:00:16Z

Glispoleon:

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Great Sage (Contributions and Corrections) (Project)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* Joim (Pokémon Showdown!)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MJB (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers, VGC 2013 Analyses)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

[[it:Smogon]]
[[ja:Smogon]]

Smogon

2013-06-06T20:54:53Z

Glispoleon:

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* Joim (Pokémon Showdown!)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MJB (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* Woodchuck (Pokémon Showdown!)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)
* Zracknel (Artist)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Oreburgh Gate

2013-05-18T01:16:21Z

Glispoleon: encountered lv 10 psyduck by walking on b1f

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|jpname=クロガネゲート
|jptrans=Kurogane Gate
|jptranslit=
|size=295
|image=Oreburgh Gate 1F DPPt.png
|imageIV=Oreburgh Gate 1F DPPt.png
|type=cave
|strength=yes
|rocksmash=yes
|surf=yes
|west=Route 203
|regionwest=Sinnoh
|east=Oreburgh City
|region=Sinnoh
|regionmap=Sinnoh Oreburgh Gate Map.png
|mapdesc=Once one gets through the tunnel, the city of Oreburgh is just a stone's throw away.
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|generation=4
}}
The '''Oreburgh Gate''' (Japanese: '''クロガネゲート''' ''Kurogane Gate'') is a small cave that is located on the west side of [[Oreburgh City]], separating it from {{rt|203|Sinnoh}}. Although the passage between Route 203 and Oreburgh City is small, the cave has a lower floor that can be reached with {{m|Rock Smash}}. Underneath are several items and the only Trainer in the game that uses {{p|Riolu}} in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, which can be reached using {{m|Strength}} and {{m|Surf}}. There are also ramps that can be jumped using a bicycle, formed naturally from the stone in the cave.

==Description==
Oreburgh Gate is accessed via {{rt|203|Sinnoh}}, east of [[Jubilife City]], completing the path between Jubilife and [[Oreburgh City]]. The small cave was designed to be a short path in-between routes, but more of it becomes accessible after certain [[HM]]s are obtained.

Starting from the western entrance from Route 203, the passage approaches an upside down "T" intersection. By traveling east, past two Trainers, the entrance to Oreburgh can be reached. However, by turning north, the tunnel leads to a stairwell going down to the basement floor. Several smashable rocks are scattered around the tunnel, including one that blocks the passage to the basement and can only be removed with {{m|Rock Smash}}.

The basement floor is much larger and more complex than the ground floor. A series of rocks, ledges, and boulders form a giant maze in the subsurface caverns. A large underground lake cuts through the basement, separating it into two parts. Several items are scattered throughout the area. The cave can be thoroughly navigated through the use of {{m|Rock Smash}}, the [[Bicycle]], {{m|Surf}}, and {{m|Strength}}, and the labyrinth can be bypassed almost entirely by surfing around the lake. On the other side of the water, one Trainer and two items, {{TM|01|Focus Punch}} and an {{DL|Plate|Earth Plate}}, can be found.

==Items==
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|TM Fighting|Obtained from Hiker next to the entrance|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{HM|06|Rock Smash}}}}
{{Itemlist|Stardust|Middle of the basement floor (Requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|D=yes|P=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Stardust}}}}
{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|Middle of the basement floor (Requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|Pt=yes||display={{DL|Valuable item|Big Pearl}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|On the right side of the basement floor (Requires {{m|Rock Smash}})|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{TM|70|Flash}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Fighting|Left of the jump ramps on the basement floor (Requires {{m|Rock Smash}} and either a bicycle or {{m|Surf}})|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{TM|31|Brick Break}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Fighting|At the far left of the basement floor (Requires {{m|Surf}}, {{m|Strength}}, and {{m|Rock Smash}})|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{TM|01|Focus Punch}}}}
{{Itemlist|Earth Plate|At the far left of the basement floor (Requires {{m|Surf}} and {{m|Strength}})|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|display={{DL|Plate|Earth Plate}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}

==Pokémon==
{{catch/header|cave|4}}
{{catch/div|cave|1F}}
{{catch/entry4|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Cave|5-8|all=20%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Cave|5-8|all=65%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|054|Psyduck|no|no|yes|Cave|5-7|all=30%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|074|Geodude|yes|yes|no|Cave|4-8|all=80%|type1=rock|type2=ground}}
{{catch/entry4|074|Geodude|no|no|yes|Cave|5,7|all=5%|type1=rock|type2=ground}}
{{catch/div|cave|B1F}}
{{catch/entry4|041|Zubat|yes|yes|yes|Cave|7-10|all=59%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Cave|10|all=1%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|yes|Cave|7-10|all=30%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|074|Geodude|yes|yes|yes|Cave|7-9|all=10%|type1=rock|type2=ground}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry4|041|Zubat|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-30|all=60%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-40|all=5%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-30|all=30%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|055|Golduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-40|all=5%|type1=water}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry4|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|no|Fish Old|3-10|all=100%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|129|Magikarp|no|no|yes|Fish Old|3-15|all=100%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10-25|all=65%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entry4|339|Barboach|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|10-25|all=35%|type1=water|type2=ground}}
{{catch/entry4|130|Gyarados|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|30-55|all=65%|type1=water|type2=flying}}
{{catch/entry4|340|Whiscash|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|30-55|all=35%|type1=water|type2=ground}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}

==Trainers==
===In {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}===
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Camper.png|Camper|Curtis|112|1|403|Shinx|♂|7|None|36=ハジメ|37=Hajime}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Picnicker.png|Picnicker|Diana|80|2|406|Budew|♀|5|None|054|Psyduck|♀|5|None|36=サチコ|37=Sachiko}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Veteran.png|Veteran|Grant Requires [[HM03]]|2800|3|447|Riolu|♂|33|None|075|Graveler|♂|35|None|398|Staraptor|♂|34|None|36=ダイキ|37=Daiki}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|1}}

===In {{v2|Platinum}}===
{{trainerheader|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Camper.png|Camper|Curtis|112|2|396|Starly|♂|7|None|403|Shinx|♂|7|None|36=ハジメ|37=Hajime}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Picnicker.png|Picnicker|Diana|144|1|399|Bidoof|♀|9|None|36=サチコ|37=Sachiko}}
{{Trainerdiv|cave}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Veteran.png|Veteran|Grant Requires [[HM03]]|2720|3|447|Riolu|♂|34|None|398|Staraptor|♂|34|None|075|Graveler|♂|34|None|36=ダイキ|37=Daiki}}
{{Trainerfooter|cave|1}}

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! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|cave}}" | Base Floor
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|- style="background:#000"
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| rowspan="3" | [[File:Oreburgh Gate B1F DPPt.png|400px]]
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! style="background:#{{pearl color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pearl}}
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==In other languages==
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{{Sinnoh}} 
{{Project Locations notice}}
[[Category:Sinnoh locations]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Caves]]

[[it:Varco Mineropoli]]

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[[ja:クロガネゲート]]
[[zh:钢铁关口]]

Smogon

2013-05-17T19:53:01Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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image=Smogon logo.png |
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lang=English |
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}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Tournaments, Ubers)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Vinc2612 (Tournaments)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-13T19:47:45Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
color={{poison color light}} |
bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
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articles=yes |
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mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Bummer (The Smog)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Ubers) (Project)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-10T13:44:04Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* dragonuser (Rate My Team)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Ubers) (Project)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-08T21:26:30Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* jas61292 (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* Korski (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Ubers) (Project)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* paintseagull (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-07T22:04:08Z

Glispoleon:

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, UnderUsed)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* McMeghan (Ubers) (Project)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islands)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wi-Fi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-07T17:51:56Z

Glispoleon: /* Moderators */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-05T03:18:22Z

Glispoleon: /* Staff */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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lang=English |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2013 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-04T16:39:28Z

Glispoleon: /* Super Mods */

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{{Fan site|
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image=Smogon logo.png |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Moderators===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-05-04T16:37:50Z

Glispoleon:

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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corecolor={{poison color}} |
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image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
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reason=no |
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articles=yes |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, Smogon IRC, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Blind Voting, Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-04-30T14:18:23Z

Glispoleon: /* Staff */

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. On July 2, 2012, Smogon made its transition to Pokémon Showdown!, but retained a Pokémon Online server; this was later phased out due to a severe lack of userbase.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, The Policy Review, Smogon IRC, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* Stellar (Orange Islands)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp, Tiering Contributor)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-04-16T23:50:54Z

Glispoleon:

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. Smogon is currently preparing to cease support of Pokémon Online in the near future to move to Pokémon Showdown!.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, The Policy Review, Smogon IRC, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Huntofthelion (OverUsed)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* TheMantyke (Wifi)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-04-09T19:52:14Z

Glispoleon:

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
color={{poison color light}} |
bordercolor={{poison color dark}} |
corecolor={{poison color}} |
sitename=Smogon |
slogan=yes |
sloganline=Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen |
image=Smogon logo.png |
size=150px |
caption= |
lang=English |
status=Active |
run=2004 - Present|
create=December 18, 2004 |
defunct=no |
reason=no |
creator=chaos |
articles=yes |
noarticles=148 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation, moves, items, types, Natures, Dream World Project. Includes CAP) |
forum=yes |
forumname= Smogon University |
mascot={{p|Koffing}} |
weblink=[http://www.smogon.com/ Main Page]
}}

'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. Smogon is currently preparing to cease support of Pokémon Online in the near future to move to Pokémon Showdown!.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, The Policy Review, Smogon IRC, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* HSA (Smogon Tour) (Project)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Huntofthelion (OverUsed)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-04-06T04:32:56Z

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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

==Site==
===Website===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
===Forums===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

===IRC===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

==Competitive Battling==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

===Pokémon Showdown!===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

===Pokémon Online===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. Smogon is currently preparing to cease support of Pokémon Online in the near future to move to Pokémon Showdown!.

===Shoddy Battle===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

===NetBattle===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokémon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokémon Showdown!, The Policy Review, Smogon IRC, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokémon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (Contributions and Corrections, OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokémon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Huntofthelion (OverUsed)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokémon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokémon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Researcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

{{-}}
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[ja:Smogon]]
[[pt:Smogon University]]

[[Category:Fan sites]]

Smogon

2013-04-02T17:23:11Z

Glispoleon: /* IRC */

{{search|fansite|the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German|Koffing (Pokémon)|Koffing}}
{{Fan site|
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'''Smogon University''', commonly shortened to '''Smogon''', is a website whose content encompasses competitive [[Pokémon]] [[Pokémon battle|battling]]. It offers guides on battling strategies for people of different Pokémon knowledge backgrounds. The website was founded by 'chaos' (one of the developers of {{pkmn|NetBattle}}) and is a considerably well-known website, visited by competitive Pokémon battling enthusiasts.

The Smogon motto is "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" and their mascot is the Pokémon {{p|Koffing}}, the name Smogon itself being the German moniker for this Pokémon.

== Site ==
=== Website ===
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling.
=== Forums ===
The forum has over 166,000 members and several sections. During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoners" or "Smogonites".

=== IRC ===
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #pokemon for Pokémon centric discussion. Others include #othermetas, #ubers, #genvuu, #neverused, #littlecup, #adv, #vgc, #tcg, #smogonwifi, #mentor, #insidescoop, #cap, #grotto, #c&c, #grammar, #ratemyteam, #rarelyused, #ruinsofalph, #orangeislands, #smeargle, #circus, #warau, #fluodome, #doubles, #capasb, #tf2, and #showdown. These are all run by community leaders of Smogon.

== Competitive Battling ==
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wi-Fi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs [http://www.pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online], [http://www.shoddybattle.com Shoddy Battle], [http://www.netbattle.net NetBattle], and [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!], or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on {{wp|IRC}}. Both of these are online simulations of Pokémon games, where one may build a team of Pokémon with relative ease. Experienced players, 24-hour servers, diverse communities and an opportunity to test out strategies are just a few advantages of online battling, but perhaps the most vital advantage is battling against sentient players rather than {{wp|artificial intelligence|AI}} - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.

=== Pokémon Showdown! ===
[http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] is Smogon's official battle simulator created by one of the site's super moderators: Zarel. As of July 2, 2012, it was adopted by Smogon and became one of the first battle simulators to support the changes brought about by {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. The simulator also includes a downloadable application that can be run on the web browser [http://www.www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome]. [http://www.pokemonshowdown.com Pokémon Showdown!] also includes unique features such as the emerging tiers "Hackmons" and "Balanced Hackmons", which encompass Pokémon of normally illegal movesets and abilities.

=== Pokémon Online ===
[[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with [[Generation]]s {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, and {{Gen|V}}. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] server, which is usually the second most occupied server, only behind the Pokémon Online test server. Smogon is currently preparing to cease support of Pokémon Online in the near future to move to Pokémon Showdown!.

=== Shoddy Battle ===
[[Shoddy Battle]] is an application for [[Generation IV]] competitive Pokémon battling. Due to its increasing popularity during [[Generation IV]], Smogon once ran a dedicated Shoddy Battle server, and later had affiliated with Shoddy Battle itself. Due to Shoddy Battle's incompatibility with [[Generation V]], it was shut down. Smogon planned to host a server on Pokémon Lab, Shoddy Battle's successor. However, [[Pokémon Online (battle simulator)|Pokémon Online]] reached completion while Pokémon Lab was still in its beta stages, so this plan was scrapped.

=== NetBattle ===
[[NetBattle]] used to be one of the most popular competitive Pokémon battle simulators on the Internet. Smogon used to have a server on [[NetBattle]], but due to the decreasing popularity of the program, it was shut down.

==Staff==
===Administrators===
* Bloo (Battling 101, Rate My Team, Tournaments)
* bojangles (Contributions and Corrections, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Cathy (Pokemon Showdown!)
* chaos
* DougJustDoug (Create-A-Pokémon Project)
* Great Sage (Contributions & Corrections)
* Haunter (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Jumpman16
* Mekkah (Circus Maximus, Orange Islands, TCG)
* mingot
* Misty
* Setsuna (Battling 101, The Smog)

===Super Mods===
* Aldaron (OverUsed, Pokemon Showdown!, The Policy Review, Smogon IRC, Tournaments)
* Antar (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Birkal (Create-A-Pokemon Project, Orange Islands, Other Metagames, OverUsed, The Smog, The Suggestion Box)
* Delko (Rate My Team)
* Iconic (Contributions & Corrections, OverUsed, The Policy Review, Tournaments)
* JabbaTheGriffin (OverUsed)
* Jellicent (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, RarelyUsed, Ruins of Alph)
* Jibaku (Smogon IRC, Ubers, Ubers Analyses)
* jumpluff (Smogon IRC, The Smog)
* kokoloko (Contributions & Corrections, Underused)
* Oglemi (Contributions & Corrections, RarelyUsed)
* RBG
* Solace (Battling 101, Contributions & Corrections, Global Battle Union, Orange Islands, VGC)
* Vader (a forum, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* Wild Eep (Wi-Fi)
* Zarel (Pokémon Showdown!)
* Zebraiken (Contributions & Corrections, NeverUsed)
* Zracknel (Smeargle's Studio)

===Moderators===
* ΩDonut (Global Battle Union, VGC, Wi-Fi)
* AccidentalGreed (OU Analyses)
* Arcticblast (Other Metagames)
* Athenodoros (ASB) (Project)
* billymills (Circus Maximus)
* BKC (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* blarajan (Contributions and Corrections, LC Analyses, Little Cup)
* bmelts (Pokemon Showdown!)
* capefeather (Create-A-Pokemon Project)
* cookie (a forum)
* Deck Knight (ASB, Create-A-Pokemon Project)
* Ditto (Tournaments, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Tournaments)
* DittoCrow (Contributions and Corrections, RarelyUsed, RU Analyses)
* DM (a forum)
* Dogfish44 (ASB) (Project)
* Eiganjo (Wi-Fi)
* elcheeso (Smeargle's Studio)
* Elevator Music (Badge Leader: Tiering Contributor) (ASB, Create-A-Pokemon Project, Contributions & Corrections, Little Cup)
* Engineer Pikachu (ASB) (Project)
* Eo Ut Mortus (Tournaments)
* Expert Evan (Wi-Fi)
* Fatecrashers (Contributions & Corrections, Orange Islands, Smeargle's Studio, The Suggestion Box)
* FLCL (NeverUsed)
* Furai (Ubers)
* gene (Ruins of Alph)
* ginganinja (OverUsed)
* Glen (a forum)
* Harsha (Battling 101, OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* Hugendugen (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Huntofthelion (OverUsed)
* Its_A_Random (ASB) (Project)
* Jirachi (Rate My Team)
* kd24 (OverUsed, RBY / GSC / ADV, Warstory Archive)
* LightWolf (Circus Maximus)
* Limitless (Battling 101)
* locopoke (Smogon Social Media)
* macle (Contributions & Corrections)
* Mario with Lasers (Orange Islands)
* M Dragon (Tournaments)
* Marty D (Pokemon Showdown!)
* MikeDecIsHere (Smogon Social Media) (Project)
* mikel (Pokemon Showdown!)
* MK Ultra (ASB) (Project)
* Molk (RarelyUsed)
* Nexus (Contributions & Corrections, Wi-Fi)
* Ninahaza (a forum)
* NixHex (OverUsed)
* Objection (ASB) (Project)
* Philip7086 (Tournaments) (Project)
* PK Gaming (Contributions & Corrections)
* Pocket (OverUsed)
* Raseri (Contributions and Corrections, NeverUsed, NU Analyses)
* religiousjedi (Wi-Fi)
* R Inanimate (VGC 2012 Analyses)
* RitterCat (Smeargle's Studio)
* RT. (Contributions and Corrections, UnderUsed, UU Analyses)
* R_N (Orange Islads)
* sandman (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* sandshrewz (The Smog)
* Seven Deadly Sins (ASB, Contributions & Corrections)
* shade (a forum)
* Shii (Wi-Fi)
* symphonyx64 (Smogon Premier League) (Project)
* tab (Rate My Team)
* Taylor (OverUsed, Rate My Team)
* test
* Texas Cloverleaf (ASB) (Project)
* The Immortal (Pokemon Showdown!)
* Theorymon (Contributions & Corrections, Create-A-Pokemon Project, Smogon IRC, Ubers)
* Toast++ (The Smog, Wi-Fi)
* Tobes (OverUsed, Ubers)
* trickroom (Contributions & Corrections)
* V4Victini (Pokemon Showdown)
* verbatim (Pokemon Showdown!)
* voodoo pimp (Global Battle Union, VGC)
* WaterBomb (Sports Arena)
* zarator (ASB) (Project)

===Badge Leaders===
* Bloo (Tournament Director, Tutors)
* bojangles (Community Contributor, Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Smogon IRC AOp/SOp)
* Delko (Team Rater)
* DougJustDoug (Programmer)
* Elevator Music (Tiering Contributor)
* Great Sage (Contributor, Pre-Contributor, Battle Server Moderator, Battle Server Administrator)
* Haunter (Team Rater, Battle Server Administrator, Battle Server Moderator)
* Iconic (Tiering Contributor)
* JabbaTheGriffin (Tiering Contributor)
* mingot (Reasearcher, Programmer)
* Nastyjungle (Artist)
* Oglemi (Tiering Contributor)
* Setsuna (Site Staff, Smogon Media Contributor, Tutors)

==Trivia==
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players.

==External links==
*[http://www.smogon.com Smogon]
*[http://pokemon-online.eu Pokémon Online]

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