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Pokemon Anime Awards 2018 - (VOTING CLOSED IN ALL CATEGORIES)

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Akkipeddi

All set to be a nice guy
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: @Satomine Night
Most Contributing/Active Member: @shoz999
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @keepitsimple
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @xEryChan
Best Debater: @Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @GarchompTheAssassin
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @PokemonBattleFanatic-
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: @Darthlord7
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @Epicocity
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight
Best Quote/Post: @LilligantLewis
LilligantLewis; said:
"Because I like BW and SM when a lot of people don't, if someone criticizes SM, even if it's a valid criticism, I will suddenly complain that no one criticized XY in the same way. I will then proceed to pretend the thread is being raided by XY fanboys even though I'm the only one who brought up XY in the first place".
Best Thread: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/...iters-to-go-about-writing-the-8th-gen.662461/

Member of the Year 2018: @Dephender
 
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ash&charizardfan

Humans are tools
Very tough list since i have to leave out some huge names but-
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: @Golden_Latias/@1rkhachatryan
Most Contributing/Active Member: @ShadowForce720/@shoz999
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @keepitsimple/@Dragalge
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @Zoruagible
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @xEryChan/ @Pokegirl Fan~
Best Debater: @Darthlord7

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @Pokegirl Fan~
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): God knows

Biggest Fan of the Original Series:@TheWanderingMist
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @PokemonBattleFanatic-
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: @Darthlord7
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @AshxSatoshi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @Akkipeddi/@345ash-greninja/@Genaller
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight

Best Quote/Post: TBD
Best Thread: Versus Thread https://forums.serebii.net/threads/versus-thread.661805/

Member of the Year 2018: @Satomine Night/ @Pokegirl Fan~/@LilligantLewis/@Blaze MasterX
 
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Victorian Rush

Weather Manipulator
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: Depender
Best Speculator: Satomine Night
Most Contributing/Active Member: ShadowForce720
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: Ryu Taylor
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: Ryu Taylor
Nicest/Friendliest Member: xEryChan
Best Debater: Darthlord7

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): PokeGirl Fan~
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: Alola Asventurer
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: xEryChan
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: AshxSatoshi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: 345ash-greninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: DatsRight

Best Quote/Post: TBD
Best Thread: TBD

Member of the Year 2018: Satomine Night
 

LilligantLewis

Bonnie stan
Members' awards:

Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: @dman_dustin
Most Contributing/Active Member: @ShadowForce720
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @shoz999
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @xEryChan
Best Debater: @Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @Pokegirl Fan~
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): @Omegaz

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @Alola Adventurer
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: @TheWanderingMist
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @345ash-greninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight

Best Quote/Post:

I'd like to see how you justify bringing one pokemon to a gym battle (which would have required him to put everything in rotation except Paliptoad and Pikachu) and forgetting the sex of his Snivy as "Ash trying something new"

Unless the "new thing" that he tried is huffing paint fumes right before a gym battle, I can't imagine what it is.

Best Thread: How do you expect the writers to go about writing the 8th gen?

Member of the Year 2018: @Power Up
 
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Ignition

We are so back Zygardebros
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: Dephender
Best Speculator: Satomine Night
Most Contributing/Active Member: shoz999
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: Dragalge
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member:AuraChannelerChris
Nicest/Friendliest Member: xEryChan
Best Debater:Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): TBD
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): LilligantLewis
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @PorcelainVulpix
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: WanderingMist
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series:satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: 345ashgreninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: DatsRight

Best Quote/Post:
Best Thread: Pokèmon Speculation Thread

Member of the Year 2018: @LilligantLewis
 
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Satomine Night

The Power of Z!
(I'm definitely going to have to come back and edit this post later.)

Members' awards:

Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: @Golden_Latias
Most Contributing/Active Member: TBD
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @xEryChan
Best Debater: @VoltTacklingPika

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @Pokegirl Fan~
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @AshxSatoshi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @345ash-greninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight

Best Quote/Post: TBD
Best Thread: TBD

Member of the Year 2018: @Dephender
 
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shoz999

Back when Tigers used to smoke.
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @lolipiece
Best Speculator: Speculator of what?
Most Contributing/Active Member: @Genaller
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @PorcelainVulpix
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: TBD
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @xEryChan
Best Debater: @Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): TBD
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @Power Up
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @LilligantLewis
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: @Ignition
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @Akkipeddi
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @xEryChan

Best Quote/Post:
Excuse me, but I believe we've forgotten one classic line:

"But where will we get work without any experience or knowldege?"
"I know! We can be TV executives!"

Best Thread: @Funniest Lines in the Anime

Member of the Year 2018: @Genaller
 

xEryChan

Demon Child
I’ll be editing this later before voting ends.

Members' awards:


Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: TBD
Most Contributing/Active Member: TBD
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @keepitsimple
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: TBD
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @Satomine Night
Best Debater:

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @Pokegirl Fan~
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year):

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @345ash-greninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: TBD

Best Quote/Post: TBD
Best Thread: TBD

Member of the Year 2018: @Dephender
 

mehmeh1

Not thinking twice!
New
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Dephender
Best Speculator: @RileyXY1
Most Contributing/Active Member: @Genaller
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @AuraChannelerChris
Nicest/Friendliest Member: TBD
Best Debater: @Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): TBD
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): TBD
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): TBD

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @LilligantLewis
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @Akkipedi
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight

Best Quote/Post:
Obviously they’d be called Mastered Ultra Instinct Trainers cuz they’re just so in-tune with Pokémon xD.
(that whole string really, but I don't think I can post a whole string of replies)
Best Thread: Would you date brock?

Member of the Year 2018: @satopi (his username was mentioned in the anime, so he wins :) )
 
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LilligantLewis

Bonnie stan

TheWanderingMist

Paladin of the Snow Queen
How odd that I got pinged in these posts but never got a notification(s)!

Also I'm actually the one whose going to tally this part of the awards. So keep things fair or it won't count!
All right, time to create 10 sock puppet accounts and nominate myself for every award.
 

lolipiece

Pictured: what browsing Serebii does to a person
Staff member
Moderator
Will potentially edit later if I'm not feeling too lazy. And not gonna ping anyone because that's just going to get annoying.

Most Informed/Intelligent Member: Satomine Night
Best Speculator:
Most Contributing/Active Member:
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: Dragalge
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: Dragalge (and that's only because I can't stop staring at...whatever your signature is supposed to be.)
Nicest/Friendliest Member: Satopi
Best Debater: DatsRight

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year):
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer):
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year):

Biggest Fan of the Original Series:
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series:
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series:
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series:
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: 345ash-greninja
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series:

Best Quote/Post:
Best Thread:

Member of the Year 2018:
 

Genaller

Silver Soul
So kis how’re you gonna handle the whole multiple noms in 1 category? I’m guessing you’d either have to give a reminder that it needs to be narrowed down to 1 nom per category before the deadline or in the interest of fairness you’d have to count it as fraction votes (e.g. if 3 members are nominated for 1 category by the same member, then each of those nominated members only get 1/3rd a voting point rather than a full voting point).

Also mehmeh1 while I’m incredibly flattered that you’d nominate me for 4 categories (Most Contributing, Best Debater, Best XYer and Best post/Quote), you can only nominate 1 member for up to 3 categories, so unfortunately you’ll need to replace me with someone else for 1 of those categories.

Anyways:

Most Informed/Intelligent Member: @Yuugis Black Magician
Best Speculator: @Satomine Night
Most Contributing/Active Member: @shoz999
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: @keepitsimple
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: @Dragalge
Nicest/Friendliest Member: @Pokegirl Fan~
Best Debater: @keepitsimple

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): @Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): @GarchompTheAssassin
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): @snorlax512 (doesn’t technically meet the criterion, but I’d like to give him a nod ^_^)

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: @TheWanderingMist
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: @ash&charizardfan
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: @mehmeh1
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: @satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: @Akkipeddi
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: @DatsRight

Best Quote/Post: @Epicocity ->
No, I don't enjoy the direction SM has moved in at all, and not because I'm one of those people who disliked it from the beginning.

In fact, I enjoyed the first 21 episodes. The humor was well-placed, and the story was heartfelt. Post-21 it took a dive off a cliff, at least writing-wise. Animation-wise, no one can argue how much it's improved, but I believe it's misused. That's not the overall reason I dislike it, though. I'm no animation buff and don't pretend to be, but I do write and I know how to analyze writing.

So, when it comes down to it, there's one word that I feel sums up SM perfectly: inconsistency.

Inconsistency to past series. Inconsistency to its own characters. Inconsistency to its pacing. Inconsistency between intent and portrayal.

I'll sum it up what I mean in the easiest way possible, and a lot of that comes down to what the series decided to do: stay in one place. Inherently, this isn't a bad decision. The problem is that they didn't work for it.

Ash isn't the type of character who sits around, but is now content with it. Ash isn't a character who does school, but now he is. The anime never took the time to explain to us why this was necessary for him. It was necessary for them, in order to tell a more slice-of-life story, except Ash has been around long before then, and now he feels like a completely different character because they've outright removed his wanderlust without giving us any justification as to why. This is no more evident than in Ula'ula, where Ash acted understanding one episode and fearful the next; coming from the same character that showed no fear with the more violent Chimchar. Had they built up an actual reason to have Ash stay here, however, I think the series as a whole would make more sense and mitigate a lot of the inconsistency.

But that's only one of the problems that comes with the stationary setting. The other is that pacing is arbitrary and progression is arbitrary; inconsistency. Ash only goes to take the trials when the plot tells him it's time. Of course, one could argue that in the last series it was the same, but there was still a sense of forward progression because they were moving towards a location. Not so, here, and it makes Ash seem lazier for it. Not only that, but as a result, plot points just come out of nowhere and happen. Rarely is there any buildup, a buildup that can at least be eschewed and explained away in previous series by it not happening because Ash and company need to arrive first. It makes Melemele, the smallest island in the games, feel like a City of Adventure, while every other island has jack going on.

This arbitrary and inconsistent measure of progress impacts the characters, too. Lana and Kiawe are by far the most developed but receive little screentime, and Kiawe himself is inconsistently portrayed whether they need a stoic, spiritual badass or a goofy, over-the-top caricature. Sophocles and Mallow are sadly pushed to the side (though Sophocles can at least hold his own episodes). And Lillie...well, she's the ultimate version of fake development whose story was clearly intended to have us sympathize with her but fell flat thanks to Lusamine's vastly more sympathetic portrayal. Not to mention Lillie hasn't even changed in character at all, other than touching Pokemon (something she didn't even work for outside of a few instances that were negated) but continues to be pushed as the most important classmate.

By making the one decision to stay in a single location, it affected everything across the board because the writers clearly didn't know how to handle it or justify it.

It really comes down to this: SM can be enjoyable, but that doesn't mean it's good. Or even if it is good as an anime, it's not good as a Pokemon anime. Because it stripped away the adventure and the wanderlust and replaced it with 2D Pokemon, poor foreshadowing, large plot events that feel like filler when all is said and done, characters that are stuck for 50+ episodes and pop culture/anime references that never populated the series to this extent.

TL;DR Sun and Moon doesn't feel like a Pokemon series and is inconsistent with everything that came before it, so I can't enjoy it.

Best Thread: @Power Up -> https://forums.serebii.net/threads/...iters-to-go-about-writing-the-8th-gen.662461/

Member of the Year 2018: @LilligantLewis
 
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At least this yr I was voted more than once :)

Most Informed/Intelligent Member: Dephender
Best Speculator: TBD
Most Contributing/Active Member: LilligantLewis
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: keepitsimple
Craziest/Most “Out There” Member: AuraChannelerChris
Nicest/Friendliest Member: xEryChan
Best Debater: Genaller

Best Newcomer (joined in the last year): Ignition
Best Old Timer (joined 5 years ago or longer): Pokegirl Fan
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): Maldread Omegaz :( Miss you Captain

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: Maldread
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: TBD
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: Satopi
Biggest Fan of the XY Series: Epicocity
Biggest Fan of the Sun and Moon Series: Datsright

Best Quote/Post:

???
I never left but I do find it funny how every Tuesday you’re bashing SM but have the audacity to whine about people discussing Serena or XY in a negative light. You must be a special type of person. You don’t like what Pokémon is showing? Don’t watch it. You don’t like people talking “bad” about Serena or XY ignore it. Nobody’s putting anything towards your head to keep this misery you got going on

THE BEST POSTER ON THE PLANET. SO GOOD HE NEEDED TO CREATE AN ALT. RIP ASHXSATOSHI RIP GREENMALLOWS

Best Thread:

https://forums.serebii.net/threads/...-special-episode.662097/page-20#post-18590463
God tier thread, recommend everyone to read

Member of the Year 2018: LilligantLewis
 

PokemonBattleFanatic-

Well-Known Member
Members' awards:
Most Informed/Intelligent Member: Lord Trollbias
Most Contributing/Active Member: Pokegirl Fan~
Funniest/Most Entertaining Member: keepitsimple
Nicest/Friendliest Member: Pokegirl Fan~
Best Debater: Navin
Most Missed Member (someone who has been gone for over a year): Navin

Biggest Fan of the Original Series: pokemon fan 132
Biggest Fan of the Advanced Series: Navin
Biggest Fan of the Diamond and Pearl Series: Xenon Blue
Biggest Fan of the Best Wishes Series: satopi
Best Thread: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/paul-vs-alan.652590/
Member of the Year 2018: Pokegirl Fan~
 
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keepitsimple

site of lies
RIP ASHXSATOSHI RIP GREENMALLOWS
that's not fair, GreenMallows is a professional good poster

i want some of whatever drug you're smoking because it must be the good stuff. haha thanks though

So kis how’re you gonna handle the whole multiple noms in 1 category? I’m guessing you’d either have to give a reminder that it needs to be narrowed down to 1 nom per category before the deadline or in the interest of fairness you’d have to count it as fraction votes (e.g. if 3 members are nominated for 1 category by the same member, then each of those nominated members only get 1/3rd a voting point rather than a full voting point).
good point i do need to post a reminder

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@ash&charizardfan @Ignition @Satomine Night @xEryChan

you guys have nominated more than one person in some categories and i'm going to need you to narrow those categories down to one member before the deadline. appreciated, thanks!
 

345ash-greninja

Auto-Memories Doll
that's not fair, GreenMallows is a professional good poster


i want some of whatever drug you're smoking because it must be the good stuff. haha thanks though


good point i do need to post a reminder

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@ash&charizardfan @Ignition @Satomine Night @xEryChan

you guys have nominated more than one person in some categories and i'm going to need you to narrow those categories down to one member before the deadline. appreciated, thanks!
Also you need to remind @Power Up that nominating banned members isn't allowed here, he voted for Maldread a.k.a. Navin in the Biggest Fan of the AG series category. :)
 
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