Smog Awards 2023: Results

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Battling & Tournaments

Best Ubers Battler

  1. Fc
  2. entrocefalo
  3. Aberforth
  4. Suzuya
  5. Vert
  6. SiTuM

Best OU Battler

  1. Vert
  2. mind gaming
  3. (tie) MichaelderBeste2 / xavgb
  4. Finchinator

Best UU Battler

  1. Lily
  2. pdt
  3. Punny
  4. Mossy Sandwich
  5. umbry

Best RU Battler

  1. Beraldo
  2. robjr
  3. TheFranklin
  4. Feliburn
  5. Floss
  6. Ajna

Best NU Battler

  1. GXE
  2. freezai
  3. etern
  4. Danny
  5. Pokeslice

Best PU Battler

  1. S1nn0hC0nfirm3d
  2. fish anemometer
  3. (tie) gum / zS
  4. sensei axew

Best DOU Battler

  1. Xrn
  2. Nails
  3. Feyy
  4. qsns
  5. xqiht

Best LC Battler

  1. Hacker
  2. Scottie
  3. Laroxyl
  4. Eniigma
  5. tazz

Best Monotype Battler

  1. Attribute
  2. Leafium Z
  3. Trichotomy
  4. Scarfire
  5. Toadow

Best Battle Stadium Singles Battler

  1. Railgun
  2. DerpySuX
  3. Butch Hardnight
  4. papiloco

Best VGC Battler

  1. MichaelderBeste2
  2. emforbes
  3. z0mOG
  4. Nails
  5. sempra

Best OM Battler

  1. Quantum Tesseract
  2. Career Ended
  3. TTTech
  4. Ivar57
  5. cat

Best National Dex Battler

  1. ChrisPBacon
  2. hidin
  3. entrocefalo
  4. ezra
  5. Kyo

Best Draft League Battler

  1. GeniusX
  2. Hacker
  3. 100percentpureheat
  4. chi yu later
  5. SoggyDoggySage
  6. blittius
  7. King L5

Best Random Battles Battler

  1. MichaelderBeste2
  2. freezai
  3. pokeblade101
  4. Thiago Nunes
  5. (tie) LoSconosciuto / Michielleus

Best Old Gens Player

  1. McMeghan
  2. SoulWind
  3. BKC
  4. Conflict
  5. ABR
  6. Malekith

Best Lower Tier Player

  1. Giannis Antetokommo-o
  2. pdt
  3. Punny
  4. robjr
  5. Danny
  6. mncmt

Best Tournament Player

  1. MichaelderBeste2
  2. ABR
  3. Vert
  4. mind gaming
  5. Conflict

Best Ladder Player

  1. Storm Zone
  2. Mimikyu Stardust
  3. MichaelderBeste2
  4. Pinkacross
  5. Empo

Best Team Builder

  1. Vert
  2. ABR
  3. Pinkacross
  4. Storm Zone
  5. Mimikyu Stardust
  6. Will of Fire
  7. Pinecoishot

Most Influential Player

  1. aim
  2. blunder
  3. Finchinator
  4. Vert
  5. xavgb

Most Gimmicky Player

  1. crying
  2. Eeveeto
  3. Gimmicky
  4. longhiep341
  5. Storm Zone

Luckiest Player

  1. ABR
  2. Fogbound Lake
  3. Tricking
  4. Clas
  5. TDNT

Most Intimidating Player

  1. SoulWind
  2. ABR
  3. Vert
  4. MichaelderBeste2
  5. Tricking
  6. xavgb

Best New Player

  1. Sylveon used calm mind
  2. JJ09LIE
  3. entrocefalo
  4. Carkoala
  5. D4 Repertoire

Best Overall Player

  1. MichaelderBeste2
  2. ABR
  3. SoulWind
  4. (tie) Vert / xavgb

Most Impressive Victory

  1. MichaelderBeste2 winning Smogon Tour and Smogon Masters
  2. Conflict winning Classic
  3. Studio Gible winning SCL
  4. Giannis Antetokommo-o winning Grand Slam
  5. Vert winning OST

Best Tournament

  1. Smogon Premier League
  2. World Cup of Pokémon
  3. Random Battles Team Tournament
  4. Smogon Masters
  5. Smogon Classic

Best Circuit

  1. Draft
  2. Other Metagames
  3. UU
  4. NU
  5. PU

Best OM

  1. Almost Any Ability
  2. Mix and Mega
  3. Fortemons
  4. Godly Gift
  5. Cross Evolution

Users

Nicest User

  1. Lily
  2. Theia
  3. a fairy
  4. UT
  5. TPP
  6. Eve
  7. Lumari
  8. Kaiju Bunny

Meanest User

  1. dhelmise
  2. Leru
  3. Theia
  4. Kalalokki
  5. UT

Wittiest User

  1. McMeghan
  2. BIG ASHLEY
  3. Tony
  4. Theia
  5. CaffeineBoost
  6. Sijih

Most Improved User

  1. Vert
  2. devin
  3. Bella
  4. cat
  5. Aawin

Most Overlooked User

  1. BigFatMantis
  2. Quite Quiet
  3. Theia
  4. Itchy
  5. Lumari
  6. Repu

Most Influential User

  1. Finchinator
  2. aim
  3. freezai
  4. ABR
  5. Lily
  6. Theia

Most Enigmatic User

  1. BIG ASHLEY
  2. Quite Quiet
  3. shadowpea
  4. Chloe
  5. June

Best Veteran

  1. McMeghan
  2. BKC
  3. ABR
  4. Conflict
  5. az
  6. Quite Quiet

Most Promising New User

  1. BeeOrSomething
  2. Gimmicky
  3. Rose
  4. WilhelmTheOkay

Best Avatar

  1. Isaiah
  2. (tie) Meri Berry / z0mOG
  3. hi.naming is hard
  4. kenn

Best Name Change

  1. tomatosoup110 -> Queen of Bean
  2. smely socks -> clerica
  3. Lady Salamence -> a fairy
  4. mathfreak321 -> Mathy
  5. Autumnchi -> Nyx
  6. keppy -> ishtar
  7. holly -> dawnbuster

Worst Name Change

  1. BlazingDark -> Mister Sauce
  2. hunternoooob -> Chris Chien Pao
  3. Natcrozma -> cat
  4. jonfilch -> fade
  5. Kaede -> Steorra
  6. Herv -> yone
  7. tiki -> strawberry

Member of the Year

  1. Mr.Bossaru
  2. Finchinator
  3. Theia
  4. Lumari

Community

Best Forum Staff Member

  1. a fairy
  2. (tie) Theia / UT
  3. ausma
  4. TPP
  5. Rissoux

Best Leader

  1. Finchinator
  2. Theia
  3. phoopes
  4. Rabia
  5. Rissoux
  6. Siatam

Hardest Worker

  1. Finchinator
  2. Theia
  3. Lumari
  4. Lily
  5. deetah
  6. Theorymon
  7. Repu

Nicest Community

  1. Other Metagames
  2. Smeargle's Studio / artists
  3. Random Battles
  4. CAP

Best Discussion Sparker

  1. Finchinator
  2. njnp
  3. Lily
  4. ausma
  5. Morkal

Best Smogon Discord Side Server

  1. Smogtours
  2. Draft
  3. Pet Mods
  4. GSC

Best Tournament Host

  1. Theia
  2. a fairy
  3. ken
  4. Merritt
  5. TPP
  6. Vertigo

Best Competitive Pokémon Poster

  1. Finchinator
  2. xavgb
  3. Lily
  4. LordBox
  5. Morkal

Best Main Smogon Discord Server Presence

  1. Eve
  2. Theorymon
  3. Archas
  4. Ratio
  5. Glimmer
  6. TheMoneyMeister

Best CAP Poster

  1. Lasen
  2. ausma
  3. Da Pizza Man
  4. spoo
  5. SHSP
  6. Explosion Badger

Best Circus Poster

  1. a fairy
  2. Celever
  3. Psypsypsypsypsythe
  4. Aura Guardian
  5. Duskfall98

Best Cong Poster

  1. awyp
  2. dave
  3. Wildfiree
  4. Morkal
  5. bdt2002

Best Smogoff Poster

  1. BIG ASHLEY
  2. Teh
  3. CaffeineBoost
  4. earl
  5. monkfish

Best Orange Islands Poster

  1. DetectiveTogekiss
  2. DrumstickGaming
  3. doipy hooves
  4. R_N

Best Smeargle's Studio Poster

  1. Kiwi
  2. Albatross
  3. kolohe
  4. Deka

Best Tutor

  1. Yellow Paint
  2. Siatam
  3. awyp
  4. Swiffix
  5. phosphor

Best Pet Mods Poster

  1. Yoshiblaze
  2. DuoM2
  3. Paulluxx
  4. zxgzxg
  5. earl
  6. Rezzo

Best Team Rater

  1. (tie) 1LDK / maroon
  2. (tie) awyp / DerpySuX
  3. Neko

Best RMT Thread

  1. MONOCLAW: THE MOVIE: THE ESSAY (CURRENT PEAK #14 @ 2033 ELO)
  2. Custom Game Team (300th Post)
  3. CHOICE BAND TERA FLYING DRAGONITE BALANCE - PEAKED #1 2110
  4. (tie) love flew away Booster Spam Offense ft. Tinkaton and Iron Jugulis (Peaked #1) / ULTIMATE STALL! Peaked #1 2139 Elo!
  5. Grassy Terrain Offense Vaporemons [Peaked at #4 on ladder]

Best Thread

  1. pictures of raccoons i found on instagram
  2. A Look Back at the First Year of SV OU
  3. Golem
  4. post your custom avatars

Best Quote

  1. Charizard vs Chi-Yu
  2. Hemogoblin
  3. emoji irl
  4. Gullible

Contributions

Best Analysis Writer

  1. UT
  2. Theia
  3. Isaiah
  4. Tea Guzzler
  5. Neko
  6. asa

Best New Writer

  1. cat
  2. Frozoid
  3. (tie) Kinetic / sealoo
  4. Giyu
  5. Photon

Best Grammar Checker

  1. ken
  2. UT
  3. Rose
  4. Lumari
  5. Milak

Best Quality Control Member

  1. UT
  2. autumn
  3. Rabia
  4. sealoo
  5. LordBox

Best Contributor

  1. UT
  2. ken
  3. (tie) Lumari / Tea Guzzler
  4. Rabia
  5. deetah
  6. Pokeslice

Best Programmer

  1. dhelmise
  2. Marty
  3. Hecate
  4. shiny finder

Best Researcher

  1. DaWoblefet
  2. Marty
  3. Anubis
  4. SadisticMystic

Best Social Media Contributor

  1. dhelmise
  2. Marnie
  3. (tie) dex / Kiwi
  4. deetah

Best Flying Press Article

  1. The Dragapult Theorem: How OMs keep breaking Dragapult
  2. The Evolution of Pokémon Art over the Years
  3. UUFPL III Final Sunday Coverage
  4. The Many Niche Flying-types of RBY Ubers
  5. Dragon-types in Ubers across the generations
  6. Totally Aced: How The Community Conquered 7-Star Cinderace
  7. Fashion Statement or Over-encumbered? Pokémon Held Items and How it Works

Art

Most Promising Artist

  1. IMakeNoSense
  2. bro torterra
  3. Gaboswampert
  4. Turtleye_

Most Improved Artist

  1. grape tylenol
  2. Kiwi
  3. kolohe
  4. Pissog
  5. Zatqer

Best Artist

  1. (tie) Albatross / grape tylenol
  2. Kiwi
  3. (tie) Kaiju Bunny / kolohe
  4. Deka

Best Art for an Article

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  1. Art by Deka
    By Deka
  2. Art by Zephyri
    By Zephyri
  3. Art by Appletun a la Mode
    By Appletun a la Mode
  4. Art by Kiwi
    By Kiwi
  5. Art by kolohe
    By kolohe
  6. Art by Albatross
    By Albatross
  7. Art by grape tylenol
    By grape tylenol
  8. Art by Kaiju Bunny
    By Kaiju Bunny

Best Piece of Art

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  1. By IMakeNoSense

  2. By Kiwi

  3. By Zephyri

  4. By VerlangenLotte

  5. By Bummer

  6. By Alcor

Best Team Tour Logo

  1. SCL Studio Gible
    By Zracknel
  2. WCoP Europe
    By Blazenix
  3. UPL Void Villains
    By Blazenix
  4. WCoP Italy
    By AmirAlexander
  5. DCL Zero Fox Given
    By obi3

Pokémon Showdown!

Best PS! Auth

  1. UT
  2. (tie) Felucia / ironwater
  3. Siegfried
  4. Irpachuza
  5. kenn
  6. Syrinix

Best PS! Room Auth

  1. 35Q71N
  2. cat
  3. Archas
  4. Opple
  5. Pyro
  6. Atlas

Best PS! Room

  1. Random Battles
  2. Ruins of Alph
  3. Other Metagames
  4. Français

Best Ladder

  1. SV Random Battles
  2. ADV OverUsed
  3. SV OverUsed
  4. SV Almost Any Ability
  5. SV NeverUsed

Best Custom Avatar

  1. SCL III Studio Gible
    By Clementine
  2. keys
    By Clementine
  3. BSSPL VIII Dave's Dragonairs
    By Turtleye_ and Clementine
  4. PUPL IX M.A.A.D City Magmortars
    By Clementine
  5. BWPL III Zui Zoruas
    By Brumirage
  6. kolochu
    By Brumirage
  7. WCoP 2023 US Midwest
    By sharpclaw

Just For Fun

Taylor Swift Fan in Denial

  1. Finchinator
  2. Aberforth
  3. (tie) Hecate / nya
  4. Blitz

User Most Likely To Play a Tour Match While They Should Be In School or At Work

  1. Finchinator
  2. MichaelderBeste2
  3. Mimikyu Stardust
  4. cat

User Most Likely To Microwave Their Steak

  1. Aqua Jet
  2. Finchinator
  3. ABR
  4. Drifting
  5. susciety

User Most Likely To Bring the Worst Set Imaginable And Get Away With It

  1. crying
  2. blunder
  3. CTC
  4. Hacker
  5. cityscapes

User Most Likely To Bring Up Their Gym Habits Without Being Asked

  1. 3d
  2. bb skarm
  3. Petros
  4. BP
  5. Pak
  6. yogi

User Most Likely To Own the Life-Size Spheal Plush

  1. Me!!!
  2. nya
  3. SEA
  4. (tie) Nyx / kumiko
  5. Blitz

Cutest Pet

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  1. Björn (Robyn)
    Björn (Robyn)
  2. Rex (UT)
    Rex (UT)
  3. Graycie (MDM)
    Graycie (MDM)
  4. Dudley (deetah)
    Dudley (deetah)
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