I really enjoyed this issue, alot of very informative, yet easy to read articles.
Good Points
-The Top 6 Disappointments of DP was funny and informative
-All Pokemon and type analysis was done to good detail and effect, but without copious amounts of text, meaning you could pick up the main points of the article easily.
-The Featured RMTs were excellently discussed, giving pointers about just why they work so well to those who don't possess the team building power of the Smogon Brains. They also pointed out weaknesses, and how they could be dealt with, a nice touch.
-DougJustDoug is pretty cool =D
-The cover art really gives the issues an individual feel.
Bad Points
-Tangerine's article on surprise spent most of it's characters telling people why gimmicks are only a temporary measure of success, and that they will work out worse for you in a the long run. That is a good point, but sadly it was more throughly explained the rest of the article, which should have had more detail on how to find a new optimum set for a pokemon. It's all very well saying that experienced players experiment to find these sets, but some pointers on what factors to consider when trying to experiment with a pokemon would have been helpful.
Don't let the Smog die out :)
It is one of the best Web-zines I have seen, especially considering it is made on an almost undocumented topic.
