77,629
edits
Smogon: Difference between revisions
m
replaced: Pokemon → Pokémon (4)
(I believe the outdated tag can be removed now - gave this a good sprucing up. I've changed the notable staff members to simply list senior staff, which is effectively what this was going for anyway.) |
m (replaced: Pokemon → Pokémon (4)) |
||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
==Site== | ==Site== | ||
===Website & Forums=== | ===Website & Forums=== | ||
The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling, including a "Strategy Pokédex" with competitive movesets and analyses, occasional news articles under "The Flying Press", in-game guides, and more. It's also a hub to access the Smogon Forums; as of August | The official website contains various articles and information about competitive Pokémon battling, including a "Strategy Pokédex" with competitive movesets and analyses, occasional news articles under "The Flying Press", in-game guides, and more. It's also a hub to access the Smogon Forums; as of August 12, 2022, it has over 421,000 members and 219,000 open discussions. It features discussion points for the Smogon metagame, [[VGC]] metagame, and any past generation metagame. It also has numerous workshop forums for making competitive documents and discussing tiering policies. It is also the central hub for tournaments, with its tournament subforum being where the premier [[Single Battle]]s event, Smogon Premier League, is held annually. | ||
During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. During [[Generation V]], however, Smogon instead affiliated with [[Pokémon Showdown]], the most up-to-date | During [[Generation IV]], Smogon was affiliated with [[Shoddy Battle]], and the official support and discussion forum of Shoddy Battle was a section on the Smogon forums. During [[Generation V]], however, Smogon instead affiliated with [[Pokémon Showdown]], the most up-to-date Pokémon simulator available. | ||
===IRC and Discord=== | ===IRC and Discord=== | ||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
===Spriting=== | ===Spriting=== | ||
To accommodate their site and | To accommodate their site and Pokémon Showdown, Smogon created the XY Sprite Project, which makes sprites in the style of [[Generation V]], and has since continued for later titles. To date, the projects have front and back sprites for almost every new Pokémon released since [[Generation VI]], and have animated sprites for a significant portion. This project has been borrowed from other community sites, fan games, and Pokémon Online. | ||
Smogon's [https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/smogon-sprite-project.3647722/ Smogon Sprite Project] has been the hub for ripping sprite icons from the 3DS games, distributed to other sites such as Veekun and r/pokemon, and continues to see activity into [[Generation IX]]. | Smogon's [https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/smogon-sprite-project.3647722/ Smogon Sprite Project] has been the hub for ripping sprite icons from the 3DS games, distributed to other sites such as Veekun and r/pokemon, and continues to see activity into [[Generation IX]]. | ||
| Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
* Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players. | * Contrary to popular belief, Smogon was not the first website to focus on competitive battling. In the past, websites such as [http://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/azure/ Azure Heights] and [http://www.zero.eclipse.co.uk/mp/index.shtml Marble Palace] catered to competitive players. | ||
* The badges used on the Smogon forums are based on the [[Badge#List of Badges|in-game badges]]. | * The badges used on the Smogon forums are based on the [[Badge#List of Badges|in-game badges]]. | ||
* Smogon discovered the '[[ | * Smogon discovered the '[[Masuda method|Masuda Method]]', a way to increase the chance of breeding a shiny Pokémon in Generation IV onwards. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||