[DougJustDoug**]

I just gave the issue a read-through. Great work! Notable standouts for me:

• Phil's Protips were perfect. Great mix of information and style.
  
  
• SDS did a great job with Breloom. I've been a 'Loom fan forever, but that article made me want to fire up a Shroom team, and do some SubPunching just for fun.
  
  
• The OU RMT by undisput3ed and TOF was a nice read, and I normally don't get too interested in RMT's in the Smog
  
  
• Scofield's Lead Synergy article caught my eye because of the layout and quick hit blurbs for key pokemon. That drew me in to read the whole thing and I really enjoyed it. Nice work, Scofield.
  
  
• Mekkah's TCG article was surprisingly interesting, since I have never played TCG and still don't intend to. But, Mekkah did a great job of making the article accessible to general pokemon enthusiasts. I enjoyed the read.
  
  
• Deck Knight's speculations on B&W were a nice comic diversion with some great historical game tidbits thrown in.
  
  
• The art was the best overall effort I have seen in any issue to date. Cartoon's Venusaur, Icepick's Tyranitar, Cyzir's Latias, HellaHellaStyle's Breloom, and Hen's Moltres were the ones that really stood out for me. But, big props to all the contributing artists in this ish.