Gen V Frontpage Icons

"Many members of Smogon are very anxious for me to get the site launched, and I don't want to do it without some spiffy new art. So, I'm coming to Smeargle's Studio, where talented artists abound!" — DougJustDoug

After the dust had settled from Pokémon Black and White's introduction to the main series, Smogon's main tiers had not only changed when it comes to what strategies were successful, but a whole slew of new mons had also made their impact on the current metagames. So in order to reflect that, new frontpage icons where needed to show that a new age had dawned upon competitive Pokémon battling, where the new Pokémon in question were chosen from OverUsed rankings.

The mission was simple: Draw three Pokémon that well represents Gen V, along with a list of additional requirements, which can be read in their entirety in the original thread.

They must all be 5th generation Pokémon.
The Pokémon should exhibit a general color theme of red, blue, and yellow/green.
The three Pokémon need to be "good competitive Pokémon".
Three pieces of colored lineart, each of a single pose of a single Pokémon on a white background.
It must be a digital rendering or a scan of a traditional drawing.
It must be an original artwork by the person making the submission.

Plenty of the studio's regulars contributed with colorful contributions, although various new faces decided to come out of hiding to share their skills as well. The complete submissions were then voted on in a public poll, and the results were concluded 4 days later. Below you can find the top 9 entries.