The Smog community web-zine

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Released July 22, 2014

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General

Note from the Editor A Trivial Announcement (Safely) Meeting Smogoners IRL Interview with kokoloko

Battling Strategy

OU Spotlight: Greninja OU Spotlight: Talonflame Rain Offense in OU Pokémon You Should Use in OU and Why LC Spotlight: Trubbish Hazard Control in XY Little Cup Randbats - How to Play from an Expert .dancin' Out Of Style: Why Assault Vest Can't Be Slapped on Just Anything

Entertainment

Five Things I Learned from Changing my Avatar Every Day

Metagame

The Dark Side Of OU OU: The Uber Cuffs are Broken Top Threats in XY RU LC Baby Birds of Prey Tier Fusion: LC Doubles If Auto-Weather Were Still Permanent Remembering Our Roots Redux: Where Are They Now BW Heroes: XY Zeroes

Other Features

What Makes Great Warstories Great? Alpha and Omega: What Can We Expect? Competitive Pokémon on Facebook Restoring a Lost Art - A Case for Warstories Marked for Good: The Implication of the Blue Pentagon Pokémon History: Pairs Over the Generations