Strategy & Metagame Lapras vs Articuno in Gen 1 OU OR Comparing leads in RBY

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Hey I felt it mght be nice to write a Generation 1-related article for the Smog. So.. I had an idea that I'd like to write an article comparing Articuno and Lapras, (if it's a shit idea then I'd be happy to write about something else lol).. I just thought I'd compare them since they're considered to be very similar pokemon, but Lapras is far far more popular, and it'd be interesting comparing why o.o.. another idea that might be better is comparing pokemon in the lead spot in gen 1 ou, since it's a pretty important and well-defined metagame. So the introduction could explain how sleep works in gen 1 and why it's important, and then I can do individual analysis of the pokemon and sets (so Jynx, Alakazam, Gengar, Starmie, Exeggutor). Either of these sound like good articles?
 
lapras vs articuno is a pretty narrow topic for a full article. it might be tricky to write that much and keep it interesting.

gen 1 leads could be solid. make sure it doesn't overlap too much with this letter. it doesn't go into individual sets, and has a stronger focus on sleep and sleep fodder. you can touch on some of the same subject matter, but make sure you distinguish your article from it.
 
hmm.. I could work on for this issue an article on leads, keeping it distinct from Crystal_'s article, and maybe next issue I could write one on Ice types in RBY (A bit more expansive than articuno vs lapras, mentioning cloyster and jynx gives me a lot more to discuss)
 
I'd be open for an article on RBY leads, where sets are posted with their the benefits and disadvantages explained, but are you the right man for the job? I've seen you hang around Ruins of Alpha, but I can't recall any particular informative posts. Jellicent , what's your opinion?
 
I am suited to writing it. Jellicent knows I'm a decent RBY player, I was a manager in the ruins of alph premier league, also I am a moderator of the RBY community's competitive forum pokemonperfect.com
 
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