Issue #2 Released

Jimbo · Jul 6th, 2009, 3:21:14 PM

http://www.smogon.com/smog/

We're only a few days behind schedule this time :)

Post comments/questions here. I hope you all enjoy this issue.

EDIT: Oh also, the placement of this issue is 100% temporary. We're working on getting each issue it's own page, but that might take a little while. We figured you'd rather see the issue this way than not see it at all ;D

darkie · Jul 6th, 2009, 3:31:43 PM

compliments can go directly to my inbox. complaints can go to jimbo's.

Huntofthelion · Jul 6th, 2009, 4:19:33 PM

Haha good stuff guys. Only skimmed it cause I just woke up and all but it looked great.

Keep it up =D

Imran · Jul 6th, 2009, 4:59:04 PM

Looks good, the featured Pokemon article was solid, informative and interesting. I particularly enjoyed the Pokemon that GameFreak included to troll us article. This edition is an improvement on the last one, the smog is heading in the right direction =)

Xia · Jul 6th, 2009, 5:07:50 PM

The troll section was hilarious. Kudos to Thunda and CaptKirby!

Havak · Jul 6th, 2009, 5:22:38 PM

Great job all round everyone :)

Lunar Solstice · Jul 6th, 2009, 5:45:26 PM

It's awesome! Can't wait for #3!

**locopoke** · Jul 6th, 2009, 6:24:42 PM

Another great issue, good job to everybody who worked on it. I was mentioned twice ~o~

Kevin Garrett · Jul 6th, 2009, 6:48:42 PM

All of the staff did an excellent job despite jimbojokes being editor. ;D

darkie · Jul 6th, 2009, 7:00:25 PM

don't worry KG, he wasn't alone:

[17:29] <darkie> can i be co-editor-in-chief
[17:30] <Jimbo> ok
[17:30] <Jimbo> hi5
[17:30] <darkie> :D
[17:30] <darkie> :D
[17:30] <darkie> h5
[17:30] <darkie> er
[17:30] <darkie> hi
[17:30] <darkie> high
[17:30] <darkie> btw I'm lame

SMZ · Jul 7th, 2009, 7:00:17 AM

Good job. The troll section was awesome!

X-Act · Jul 7th, 2009, 7:28:13 AM

Good stuff. You bet I'll be submitting an article next time...

Sapientia · Jul 7th, 2009, 8:13:49 AM

didn't smogon user honchkrow win the vgc in paris?

Erazor · Jul 7th, 2009, 11:12:45 AM

Hah, really enjoyed this edition.

However, a few of the articles were a bit disappointing, only because they'd already been posted in Stark. Only SDS' Rotom article was new I believe.

However, the interview with Jumpman was really nice, and the troll section was simply hilarious. Also, the featured pokemon was nice and solid, and I especially liked the type analysis articles.

I'd hoped for a warstory this time round. Oh well....

Overall, this was a big improvement over issue no.1, keep it going guys!

Quickster · Jul 7th, 2009, 12:22:12 PM

wheres the smogon member , 'The Smog'?

Imran · Jul 7th, 2009, 12:30:55 PM

The members list search function might do it ;)

**Stellar** · Jul 7th, 2009, 12:31:07 PM

The Polls/Trivia article links to The Smog's user profile.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/member.php?u=32443

~~-DSP-~~ · Jul 7th, 2009, 12:38:07 PM

The Game Freak Trolls article made me laugh so hard, nice work guys. Can't wait till Issue #3.

ARandomDude · Jul 7th, 2009, 3:13:37 PM

Great trolling article =)

If one feels the need to complain about badly constructed trivia questions, how would one do it?

darkie · Jul 7th, 2009, 3:38:20 PM

like I said, complaints go to jimbo!

Mr.378 · Jul 7th, 2009, 3:58:54 PM

Ha, the trolling article was good, I must say.

umbr · Jul 7th, 2009, 5:41:43 PM

Maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but there were a number of spelling/grammar errors/typos (most apparent in the Successes at VGC article) which, while they in no way detracted from the overall quality of the article, were occasionally distracting.

Loved the issue as a whole though, especially Rocket Grunt's amazing Cyclohm rendition.

Wes · Jul 7th, 2009, 5:58:54 PM

Great job guys! I really enjoyed reading it. Special thanks to the artist, who did a great job(of course, the writers did too!).

VirtualKaraokeCircusAct · Jul 7th, 2009, 6:33:36 PM

Although I loved the issue, one thing really really bugged me. The fact that zubat wasn't on the list of trolls. That mother fucker has been in every cave ever, always trolling the hell out of pokemon players... all of them...

MegaKick · Jul 7th, 2009, 7:04:29 PM

Um, I think the trivia is wrong...

"Which of these abilities prevents burn status?

Flash Fire
White Smoke
Blaze
Magma Armor
Oblivious"

None of them do. If you were trying to mean flash fire, it says here: http://www.serebii.net/abilitydex/flashfire.shtml that if the ability is traced, the pokemon can be burned by will-o-wisp. It can also be burned by tri-attack (ingame knowledge). White Smoke prevents stat's from being lowered, blaze powers up fire moves, magma armor prevents freeze, and oblivious prevents attraction.

Otherwise, great issue. Loved it. Hilarious. 5/5, etc.

Jul 6th, 2009, 3:21:14 PM	#1
Jimbo it's a revolution, i suppose Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,572 New Jersey	Issue #2 Released http://www.smogon.com/smog/ We're only a few days behind schedule this time :) Post comments/questions here. I hope you all enjoy this issue. EDIT: Oh also, the placement of this issue is 100% temporary. We're working on getting each issue it's own page, but that might take a little while. We figured you'd rather see the issue this way than not see it at all ;D

Jul 6th, 2009, 4:59:04 PM	#4
Imran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,290 33 / 38 / 28	Looks good, the featured Pokemon article was solid, informative and interesting. I particularly enjoyed the Pokemon that GameFreak included to troll us article. This edition is an improvement on the last one, the smog is heading in the right direction =) __________________ Possibly the most interesting thread on Smogon .Bored of having to type coherantly? <LegacyRaider> it just feels nice to be able to whack that thing lol FRIGGIN IDIOTS OF A NATIONS If you are where I am, I'll give you my crsid and we can go to a pub or something :) I make music, please take a listen if you are that way inclined. Here is my Soundcloud and my Youtube. Last edited by Imran; Jul 6th, 2009 at 5:15:36 PM. Reason: Ambiguity >:

Jul 6th, 2009, 5:22:38 PM	#6
Havak I'm the Best. You're a Towel. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,279 Manchester, England, UK	Great job all round everyone :) __________________ UK VGC 2009 - Top 32 UK VGC 2010 - Top 32 UK VGC 2011 - Top 8 \| UK Nationals: 1-Up Events 2011 - Top 4 I chase the dream, not the competition.

Jul 6th, 2009, 6:24:42 PM	#8
locopoke indulges in unsavory behavior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,744	Another great issue, good job to everybody who worked on it. I was mentioned twice ~o~ __________________

Jul 6th, 2009, 6:48:42 PM	#9
Kevin Garrett is a competitor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,237 Passaic County, NJ	All of the staff did an excellent job despite jimbojokes being editor. ;D __________________

Jul 6th, 2009, 3:31:43 PM	#2
darkie coolcoolcool Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,353 Plano, TX	compliments can go directly to my inbox. complaints can go to jimbo's. __________________

Jul 6th, 2009, 4:19:33 PM	#3
Huntofthelion Live for the nights you can't remember Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 857 Mentor	Haha good stuff guys. Only skimmed it cause I just woke up and all but it looked great. Keep it up =D __________________ Help out with OU Team Building Quality over Quanity

Jul 6th, 2009, 5:07:50 PM	#5
Xia I am your big brother Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,464	The troll section was hilarious. Kudos to Thunda and CaptKirby!

Jul 6th, 2009, 5:45:26 PM	#7
Lunar Solstice Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 220	It's awesome! Can't wait for #3!

Jul 6th, 2009, 7:00:25 PM	#10
darkie coolcoolcool Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,353 Plano, TX	don't worry KG, he wasn't alone: [17:29] <darkie> can i be co-editor-in-chief [17:30] <Jimbo> ok [17:30] <Jimbo> hi5 [17:30] <darkie> :D [17:30] <darkie> :D [17:30] <darkie> h5 [17:30] <darkie> er [17:30] <darkie> hi [17:30] <darkie> high [17:30] <darkie> btw I'm lame __________________ Last edited by Jimbo; Jul 6th, 2009 at 7:28:16 PM. Reason: confidential info!

Jul 7th, 2009, 7:00:17 AM	#11
SMZ Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,509 Kingdom of the Two Seas	Good job. The troll section was awesome!

Jul 7th, 2009, 7:28:13 AM	#12
X-Act np: Biffy Clyro - Shock Shock Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,679 Malta	Good stuff. You bet I'll be submitting an article next time... __________________ http://users.smogon.com/X-Act For all your Pokemon needs (and more!) including: the Defensive EVs applet, the Probabilities of Breeding IVs in Pokemon applet, and the Ratings of Pokemon Base Stats applet (now Version 2.0!). And also the IV to PID applet!

Jul 7th, 2009, 8:13:49 AM	#13
Sapientia Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 909 Spain	didn't smogon user honchkrow win the vgc in paris?

Jul 7th, 2009, 11:12:45 AM	#14
Erazor ✓ Just Doug It Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,657 Never never land	Hah, really enjoyed this edition. However, a few of the articles were a bit disappointing, only because they'd already been posted in Stark. Only SDS' Rotom article was new I believe. However, the interview with Jumpman was really nice, and the troll section was simply hilarious. Also, the featured pokemon was nice and solid, and I especially liked the type analysis articles. I'd hoped for a warstory this time round. Oh well.... Overall, this was a big improvement over issue no.1, keep it going guys! __________________ Credit to Legacy Raider for the awesome Avatar. Check out my Archived Warstory between me and Lemmiwinks MkII

Jul 7th, 2009, 12:22:12 PM	#15
Quickster Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 277 Sigh.	wheres the smogon member , 'The Smog'?

Jul 7th, 2009, 12:30:55 PM	#16
Imran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,290 33 / 38 / 28	The members list search function might do it ;) __________________ Possibly the most interesting thread on Smogon .Bored of having to type coherantly? <LegacyRaider> it just feels nice to be able to whack that thing lol FRIGGIN IDIOTS OF A NATIONS If you are where I am, I'll give you my crsid and we can go to a pub or something :) I make music, please take a listen if you are that way inclined. Here is my Soundcloud and my Youtube.

Jul 7th, 2009, 12:31:07 PM	#17
Stellar Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,264	The Polls/Trivia article links to The Smog's user profile. http://www.smogon.com/forums/member.php?u=32443

Jul 7th, 2009, 12:38:07 PM	#18
~~-DSP-~~ Banned deucer. Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	The Game Freak Trolls article made me laugh so hard, nice work guys. Can't wait till Issue #3.

Jul 7th, 2009, 3:38:20 PM	#20
darkie coolcoolcool Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,353 Plano, TX	like I said, complaints go to jimbo! __________________

Jul 7th, 2009, 3:58:54 PM	#21
Mr.378 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 526	Ha, the trolling article was good, I must say.

Jul 7th, 2009, 5:41:43 PM	#22
umbr Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	Maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but there were a number of spelling/grammar errors/typos (most apparent in the Successes at VGC article) which, while they in no way detracted from the overall quality of the article, were occasionally distracting. Loved the issue as a whole though, especially Rocket Grunt's amazing Cyclohm rendition.

Jul 7th, 2009, 5:58:54 PM	#23
Wes Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 339 Die! eter?	Great job guys! I really enjoyed reading it. Special thanks to the artist, who did a great job(of course, the writers did too!).

Jul 7th, 2009, 6:33:36 PM	#24
VirtualKaraokeCircusAct Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,208	Although I loved the issue, one thing really really bugged me. The fact that zubat wasn't on the list of trolls. That mother fucker has been in every cave ever, always trolling the hell out of pokemon players... all of them... __________________ Yeah I thought about snorting them, will probably try it if normal ingestion isn't enough. And no I never touched a raccoon, but I somtimes pretend my cat is one.

Jul 7th, 2009, 7:04:29 PM	#25
MegaKick Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,452 Out getting milk	Um, I think the trivia is wrong... "Which of these abilities prevents burn status? Flash Fire White Smoke Blaze Magma Armor Oblivious" None of them do. If you were trying to mean flash fire, it says here: http://www.serebii.net/abilitydex/flashfire.shtml that if the ability is traced, the pokemon can be burned by will-o-wisp. It can also be burned by tri-attack (ingame knowledge). White Smoke prevents stat's from being lowered, blaze powers up fire moves, magma armor prevents freeze, and oblivious prevents attraction. Otherwise, great issue. Loved it. Hilarious. 5/5, etc.