Smogon
- This article is about the fansite. For the Pokémon named "Smogon" in German, see Koffing.
| Smogon | |
|---|---|
| "Pokémon on the Internet: Let's make it happen" | |
 | |
| Language | English |
| Status | Active |
| Run | 2004 - Present |
| Date opened | December 18, 2004 |
| Creator | chaos |
| Number of Articles | 77 (Not including an analysis for each Pokémon in each generation) |
| Forum | Smogon University |
| Mascot | Koffing |
| Website | Main Page |
Smogon University, commonly shortened to Smogon, is a website whose content encompass competitive Pokémon 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 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 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 forums has over 70,000 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. Smogon Residents of the Smogon forums are referred to as "Smogoneers" or "Smogonites".
IRC
Smogon operates several IRC channels on irc.synirc.net, the most important being #dreamworld for Pokémon centric discussion and #smogon as the more general channel.
Competitive Battling
The term 'competitive battling' within Pokémon refers to battling against other human players using either Wifi Battling via the Nintendo DS, the downloadable programs Pokémon Online, Shoddy Battle and NetBattle or any of a number of battle simulating bots, usually found on 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 AI - which requires a significant amount more intelligence and strategy to succeed.
Pokémon Online
Pokémon Online is an application for competitive Pokémon battling, compatible with Generations II, III, IV, and V. On November 21, 2010, Smogon released its official Pokémon Online server.
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 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
- chaos (Site Owner)
- DougJustDoug
- Jumpman16
- Mekkah
- mingot
- Misty
- Philip7086
- BlueKirby
- Articuno64
Super Mods
- Bloo
- darkie
- Great Sage
- Haunter
- Hipmonlee
- Jackal
- Jibaku
- Kevin Garrett
- RBG
- Reachzero
- Rising_Dusk
- Setsuna
- Synre
Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as Azure Heights and Marble Palace catered to competitive players.
External links
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