Puzzle Page

By Level 51. Art by Fatecrashers.
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Welcome to our third Puzzle Page here at The Smog! As always, we're open to feedback; if there's some type of puzzle you'd like to see included next issue, or if you have a gripe with this issue's puzzles, feel free to send a VM to Level 51 or air your opinion in the feedback poll or release thread.

Once again, congratulations to the six astute users who won prizes last issue! 8-BIT Luster and xfix showed that their ears clearly have the mettle of a truly seasoned Pokémon master, while Obvious Power, Anty, and ethan06 came away tops in their Pokémon-related knowledge, with perfect scores on the parameter puzzles! Finally, RitterCat performed arguably the most impressive feat of the six, submitting a completely correct crossword grid in just over 24 hours after the issue's release! We'll be contacting RitterCat about his custom avatar shortly.

Parameter Puzzles

Your challenge for these questions is to obtain the given list of Pokémon from the "/dexsearch" command on Pokémon Showdown! using the correct number of parameters as shown! Note that "all" does not count as a parameter and that the exclusions mentioned are included in the total number of parameters. Can you figure out which parameters were used to obtain these results?

Simply type "/dexsearch" on Pokémon Showdown! for a quick introduction on how the command works. The first three users to send in all 15 correct answers will earn themselves a custom title on the Smogon Forums; failing which, the first three users with the highest scores will earn these custom titles instead!

  1. Level 1: Simple – the only parameters used here will be moves!
    1. Lugia, Smeargle, Yveltal (2 parameters)
    2. Chimecho, Chingling, Latias, Latios, Smeargle (2 parameters)
    3. Frillish, Jellicent, Manaphy, Phione, Smeargle (2 parameters)
    4. Dusclops, Dusknoir, Duskull, Smeargle, Zekrom (3 parameters)
    5. Absol, Bisharp, Darkrai, Mew, Pawniard, Smeargle (3 parameters)
  2. Level 2: Moderate – parameters used here may include moves, abilities, and types.
    1. Litleo, Pidove, Pyroar, Tranquill, Unfezant (2 parameters)
    2. Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Venomoth, Venonat (2 parameters)
    3. Darumaka, Glalie (2 parameters)
    4. Finneon, Lumineon, Pelipper, Suicune, Wingull (3 parameters)
    5. Chandelure, Crobat, Malamar, Meowstic, Noivern, Spiritomb (3 parameters)
  3. Level 3: Insane – parameters used here may include moves, abilities, types, colors, and exclusions!
    1. Crustle, Dwebble, Magcargo, Slugma (2 parameters)
    2. Flabebe, Floette, Florges, Hoppip, Jumpluff, Mawile, Skiploom, Togekiss, Togetic (3 parameters, including 1 exclusion)
    3. Eelektross, Girafarig, Grovyle, Pancham, Pangoro, Sceptile, Scrafty, Scraggy, Treecko (3 parameters, including 1 exclusion)
    4. Girafarig, Houndoom, Houndour, Kangaskhan, Shiftry (3 parameters, including 1 exclusion)
    5. Altaria, Azelf, Chimecho, Swablu, Tentacool, Tentacruel (4 parameters, including 2 exclusions)

Mystery Sound

Do you consider yourself a well-traveled denizen of the Pokémon world, able to recognize a tune from just a few bars of sound? If so, this is the challenge for you! Simply guess the location and the main series Pokémon game that this clip comes from. The first two users to send in all three correct answers will win themselves a custom title on the Smogon Forums!

Crossword

And here we have it: the grand finale to this issue's Puzzle Page! To participate, simply fill out the crossword grid below with what you believe are the right answers and send a screenshot of the grid to us. The first person to send in a completely correct grid will win themselves a custom avatar on Pokémon Showdown!, just like last issue. Should you be the lucky winner, more details concerning the prize will be sent to you later. Like last issue, this issue's answers range from Pokémon names to items to abilities to moves, so keep that in mind when you examine the clues!

Participation

You are eligible for the Puzzle Page competitions as long as you have a Smogon account. To participate, send all your Puzzle Page entries in a single forum conversation to The Smog. The deadline for submission is 2 weeks from now, on the 1st of January; after this, you can still try the puzzles, but the answers will be posted here and we'll close submissions. As always, good luck and have fun!

~ Level 51

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