tribal sandal
<@&734833821429661816>
My has this month gone by fast! Here's the fourth and final week (+3 days) of prompts :) It's the final stretch, yall got this! As always, transparent copy/paste versions available in the drive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12lncpz92SYPLxNRj5mgVFMT8PSlqe97C
quartz tendon
Oh and hats are now closed too 
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> stream in about 27 minutes, come hang out with me till then! https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
tranquil kite
Ready to do some adventuring? If you aren't afraid of over-complicated events, and are free for a month-long commitment, you may be interested in The RPG!
It's a combination between storytelling, spriting competition, and Pokemon Showdown battles! So be prepared to build up your team, strategize with items and abilities, and reach the end of the Map without losing all of your Stamina!
<@&1270914214646648927>
More info can be found in the thread!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1378122618196066414
quartz tendon
Alright guys, no stream for today, I apologize but I have finals coming up <@&1374130393594331297>
tribal sandal
It's time for...
Welcome back <@&734833821429661816> to another Team Rush, an event where we focus on completing an entire fusion line by a specific date!
Our next rush for 2025 is to celebrate Pride Month! This month we'll be focusing on a mon that comes in many bright colors across the rainbow: Minior Core!
Our goal being to complete All Minior Cores by <t:1751353200:D> (Which is <t:1751353200:R>!) Both heads and bodies are open this time around! Heads are pretty far along, but there are a lot , so we may pivot to focus on only one later this month if it comes down to it... but I believe in yall 
Join us over in #1378812681875886210 if you'd like to participate! There you'll find a pin with details and a sheet to throw down your claims, and check out what's already been sprited.
As always, if we reach 100%, all participants will receive the Minior Completionist role for a few months! And keep an eye out, there may be some extra milestones dropping soon that you can unlock along the way 👀
Happy Pride Month, and happy spriting! 🌈
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> I am not available at <t:1749330000:f> (our usual stream time), so I offer 2 deals:
I'll put up a short poll in a sec
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> stream in about an hour, see you there!
quartz tendon
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241 is open now, will ping when it starts!
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> we are lvie!
pliant rose
Hello everyone, I'm anaconja, one of the new event organizers focused on Showdown events. I'd like to introduce
every Sunday at <t:1750021200:t>. There will be a roomtour on https://play.pokeathlon.com/ following this schedule:
Week 1: [Gen 7] IF Dex OU
Week 2: [Gen 7] IF Dex UU
Week 3: [Gen 7] IF Dex Doubles OU
Week 4 (if there are 5 Sundays in the month): [Gen 7] IF Dex Ubers
For the final week, we will host a special, unorthodox metagame where the winner gets the Event Winner role. The rotation for that is to be decided later, but for this month it will be [Gen 7] IF Dex Monotype.
To celebrate this new event, for the first UU tournament this Sunday we will offer a custom avatar prize on Pokéathlon and the Event Winner role to the winner, so be sure to sign up when it drops!
<@&734833821429661816>, be sure to go to id:customize to pick up the <@&1174730003129303050> role if you're interested. (Subsequent announcements will only use the latter ping.)
pliant rose
<@&1174730003129303050> tour is up and will start in 36 minutes
pliant rose
congratulations to @solar hamlet for winning the if uu tour
tribal sandal
<@&734833821429661816> <@&1270914214646648927>
Almost 10 days left for our Minior Rush! We've still got 160~ unclaimed Minior Core bodies up for grabs. We're cutting it close but I believe in yall!
Drop by #1378812681875886210 to see what's still available :)
There's also a bunch of concept sketches made by @neon obsidian over in their thread #1380516529711481003 if you're looking for inspiration!
quartz tendon
Sorry for the long wait on the Hoenn contest results, our carrier pigeon went on strike, so we had to bike all the way up to Hoenn for these results! Needless to say, I am thrilled to present you...
First off, Medicham/Torkoal by @heady mantle has a great pose. and the sfx is insanely creative, making the torkoal body hit a whole new level, perhaps even ascending 
Stantler/Numel by @drowsy tartan needs no introduction. Certified little lad turned meme, he knows. He knows he made it to the podium. A very well made sprite, surprisingly super cute for two not very popular mons, Stantler especially.
Wingull/Seedot by @dusty fulcrum gets the "Lil Guy™️" spotlight
Love him. Would give him chips.
Gotta give props to Chingling/Braixen by @harsh dagger for making it to the spotlights while being completely devoid of any Hoenn Pokémon! A nice, clean fusion that gives lots of room for its evolutions to play off of, a noteworthy entry!
Lastly, @rocky heron's Beautifly/Typhlosion is a marvel of creativity, utilizing the butterfly theming from Beautifly to create a stunning visual for Typhlosion's flame in an uniquely creative way worthy of praise.
But enough yap yap, stand by for the results!
Check it out, Peeko is back! He left me the...
-# slow and steady wins the race 
fashionably late, as always
oh and, no stream today, I am a sickly dude
quartz tendon
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have 2 days left on this! (ignore the incorrect timestamp on the post 
)
pliant rose
<@&1174730003129303050> if dex monotype tour at https://play.pokeathlon.com starting in 33 mins, win to get event winner role
why am i getting baseballed
pliant rose
congratulations to LTitan9 for winning the tour (hes not in this server so he doesnt get the role 
)
tribal sandal
-# I'm a bit late forgive me
Congrats on hitting 100% on both heads and bodies!
We had over 700!! Minior Core sprites made throughout the month, by over 130!! sprite artists! Yall averaged at nearly ~24 sprites per day (almost one sprite per hour!) The concept artists worked hard as well, making over 100 concept sketches over the month!
Whether you only contributed a single sprite, or were out here going for Pokefan, you all did a great job breathing life into these colorful space rocks!
As promised, the Minior Pride role has been rolled out to all participants! Please let me know if you should've received it but haven't, or if you have it and would rather not :)
-# As with last rush, it'll be lowered in role hierarchy in a week or so and eventually merged into the general Rush Completionist role when the next Rush rolls around!
Thanks again to everyone who participated! Happy spriting, and Happy Pride Month!
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> Hey, I forgot my excuse in the oven... SIKE!
See you in 5h37m from this message!
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> 15min, stage is open
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> I'm sorry I didn't make it today, though to make it up to you guys, next week we'll go the E4 and beat IF! You guys have 2 options:
Hello <@&734833821429661816>. I looked in my coat pocket today and found a small letter from Lysandre addressed to Oleana. I couldn't resist reading it. It read:
The hat production idea was a success. These people have been fueling our funds with the hats' outstanding production value. Attached to this note are pictures of some of the samples we have gathered. Also, check the closet, but don't reveal to anyone what you see in there. Those will be our high-end products, for they are the winners of the "Hat Contest". To think, we have these people fooled.
Je reste à votre disposition pour tout renseignement complémentaire,
- Lysandre"```
Upon turning the letter, I saw...
## The Hat Contest Spotlights!
The first hat described was @short crow's Skitty Earphones: ```These cute headphones look exactly like something a popular streamer would wear! The outline colors are used precisely to show the shape of the faux ears, and the asymmetrical design gives the piece a comfortable, relaxed feel.```
Next up, @oblique whale's Zigzagoon: ```An outstanding fashion statement, though I can't be sure if the Zigzagoon is real or not...```
Lastly, the letter closes with @warm kelp's Whipped Dream: ```An astounding use of confectioner goods to bring this design to life, though I fear it may be melting under the studio lights.```
Stay tuned for the reveal of what's in the closet!~
-# it's not a skeleton, I promise 
quartz tendon
Having read Lysandre's letter, I walked over to the closet. Anxiety clouded my thoughts as I took each step towards what could very well be the definition of fashion for Summer 2025. I slowly turned the knob, hands tingling from excitement. I looked up and, sure enough, there they were; three boxes, labelled 1st, 2nd, 3rd in that order. I took them down from the closet, and upon opening the boxes, I was awestruck. These were most definitely...
The drive
The judge sheet for the overworld hats
The judge sheet for the trainer card hats
The judge sheet for the overall score
||Thank you @burnt stream for the Pikajamas, and @jagged cedar for the bg used!||
-# slow and steady wins the race fashionably late, as always, but this time this quip is relevant
quartz tendon
quartz tendon
<@&1374130393594331297> see you <t:1752958800:R> to beat receding hairline evil leader gym leader and the guys at the end of victory road!
opal briar
Howdy, my <@&734833821429661816> & <@&1270914214646648927> friends!
It's been a while since you've last heard from in this channel, hasn't it?
Well, I just got one thing to say to you all.....
Invited to what? To this years' Fusion Day, of course! That's right, our month-long celebration is back and better than ever before, and I can prove it! Want to know how?
...and read up on all the juicy info about the Fusion Day Relay and you get to- oh oops, I almost said too much. Read the document yourself, it's worth every word!
If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me, @opal briar, a ping in #event-general or send me a DM!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> & <@&1270914214646648927>, it is officially 8.8 in my timezone, and so forth...
Well, go down to #pick-your-team to PICK!! YOUR!! TEAM!!
But please remember, once you pick - that is the team you pick, so I'd encourage thinking it through and reviewing your options from the Team Rewards.
And with this announcement out of the way, I hope you forward to this very exciting month we have in front of us.
I certainly am!
mR
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> The first showing of our first Movie is about to begin in The Stage!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
((I'd have normally done my pre-hand announcement, but I slept through that alarm ))
opal briar
Our first movie showing is over... and with it comes the promised banner!!
Shoutouts to @prime lily, who helped out a lot with the initial startup of the banner and nailing the perspective
Shoutouts to @prisma sentinel & @reef yacht for their amazing work on the triple Kyodonquaza and overall Pokémon Shading & polishing
Shoutouts to @red jungle for helping out with the tree shading
Shoutouts to @upper apex for giving us permission to use their Kyodonquaza design for the banner
-# I also worked on it, doing the trees placement and initial renders before shading, and some additional shading to the Pokémon
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
This is your reminder that we are doing our second showing of Pokemon: 4EVER in one hour!!
Hope to see you there!
opal briar
The Stage is now open!!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
opaque glade
Over the past years, you have made countless contributions to the cause of fusion enthusiasts. You have traversed mountains, labored through jungles, dove deep underwater, and even explored digital dimensions.
The unnamed sponsor of the prize hunter expedition teams has been touched by your efforts, and has decided to gift you all with an all-expenses paid vacation to the land of natural beauty and glittering waves: Hoenn!
Now while we do want you to get to relax, and this is a vacation for all intents and purposes... don't you still want to use this chance to explore Hoenn's natural biodiversity? In that spirit, while this isn't a usual fusion hunter expedition and there will be no single prize fusion, our sponsor will be awarding 96 Fusion Day Event Points for sprites that tickle their fancy.
That's right! Our sponsor has heard about the contest currently abuzz in the fusion community, and wants to sponsor YOU! 🫵
I truly hope you enjoy your excursion through Hoenn's bountiful landscapes. Please join your fellow spriters in #1355989314290450452 for a short explanation of the rules for this map. Lets get vacationing! <@&734833821429661816> <@&1270914214646648927>
~~ ~~
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
We'll be having our second movie night in the Stage in 17 minutes!!
We'll be getting started with our second movie night in 5 minutes!!
Feel free to join us in the Stage if you are interested!!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
The movie has begun!!
pliant rose
its on at https://play.pokeathlon.com/# and will start at 5pm est
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
pliant rose
☝️ baseball this guy
opal briar
The tourney has started!!!
Good luck to participants, and may the best team reap those points!!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
We'll be getting started with our second showing of our second movie night in 5 minutes!!
Feel free to join us in the Stage if you are interested!!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
Team Completion RushWe thought that the team rivalry wasn't really there, so here's a little something to fuel it!
You know how each team has their own bonus points Pokémon?
Well, what about this :
Here's Team Ruby's chart
Here's Team Sapphires' chart
And here is Team Emerald's chart!
opal briar
This should be the last ping for the night, apologies for so many tonight!
<@&734833821429661816>
The results from the Showdown have come
1st: @drowsy surge, giving 16 pts to Sapphire and themselves
2nd: @prime forum, giving 12 pts to Emerald and themselves
3rd: @soft pasture, giving 8 pts to Emerald and themselves
-# (icy glastrier was not on any team during participation, therefore no points)
Additionally, I'm happy to announce that fixing up abandoned/no-qa sprites from the archive now counts towards your team's points!! 
Here's how it's gonna work, you must bring it into spritework and ping @sinful nova. Tell her which team the sprite is for, and once it's see the sprite in the finished folder, it'll be tallied for your team. For more information on sprite salvaging, please visit and read the pins in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1110687947004583946
quartz tendon
Guys, you won't believe it, but I think I just lost my ID.
This is utterly aggravating, considering how good I looked in it 
I guess I'll have to order a new one, and what better way to get me a new trainer card than a...
)Every 5 entries per team, gain 8 pts
1st: 24 pts
2nd: 18 pts
3rd: 12 pts
Good luck to all emerald spriters, and I guess good luck to everyone else
The Drive
#1281689585235267716
Attached to this are, in order:
quartz tendon
-# probably not, if you don't touch grass, I doubt you'd touch sand or water either
But with that being said, I present to you the...
Deadline: <t:1756235400:R>
Good luck to all you surfers!
pliant rose
You're a fusion researcher in the new land of Hoenn, and you're excited to explore the region and document your findings. This, of course requires new data points, so you have to test these Pokemon in battle to see them for yourself.
Metagame Description: The available Pokemon has been expanded to also include all Hoenn Pokemon. However, you must use at least one Hoenn Pokemon in each fusion.
It is 20XX, and the apocalypse has happened: the Infinite Fusion Dex OU tier leader has unbanned Kyodonquaza. The metagame is in shambles as the triple fusion wreaks havoc.
Metagame Description: Every team can have one Kyodonquaza.
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
Howdy folks!!
We got our winner of the Team Completion Rush!!
.... ontop of the 900 points that the fusions on this chart already give...
Huh. 16 points after getting that many is certainly just a drop in the bucket, innit?
Well, luckily I have a solution!
Now, this doesn't work retroactively - what's done is done, but going forward the podiums and points for those events are higher than ever before!!
Also, the points for the currently ongoing Trainer Card Contest and Beach Day Contest have also been increased!!
-# And I would not be surprised if I end up having to increase them again....
pliant rose
# Introducting IF Dex: End of the World
It is 20XX, and the apocalypse has happe...
these formats are now live btw
quartz tendon
Speedy announcement for a speedy event!
That's right, it's...
Speed Spriter: Clean-Up Crew (NA Edition)!
The thread for sprite salvaging is https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1110687947004583946, and you have until <t:1755205200:f> to complete it!
Also, keep in mind that a more EU-friendly time will be available tomorrow! You are able to enter both if you want, but you must have separate sprites for each!
The Drive for submission: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZkosbjULjtzQFtQktGn6Mfo8DrdmidJG?usp=sharing
Godspeed, <@&734833821429661816>!
-# I need a nap, enjoy the extra 15 minutes
tranquil kite
Speedy announcement for a speedy event!
...Again!
That's right, it's...
Speed Spriter: Clean-Up Crew (EU Edition)! 
-# I did not have the Speed Line Emote available, blame my boss
The thread for sprite salvaging is https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1110687947004583946, and you have until <t:1755273600:f> to complete it!
This is the EU-friendly one You are able to enter both if you want, but you must have separate sprites for each!
The Drive for submission: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iYTJgtRDZl17Tcqa0XWsbBC5lNAx2fVg?usp=sharing
Godspeed, <@&734833821429661816>!
-# Eheheheh, you didn't expect me to be here, did you?! Wait, what do you mean you don't even know who I am?
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Apologies about missing the first showing's proper time, I missed my alarm.
We will be having our first Showing of our third movie night in 25!! Join if interested
opal briar
We are getting started with our movie within https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241!!
opal briar
Deciding to check it out, and man oh man it does not disappoint. There's dishes and meals from all over the world here, and you get to eat 'em all!!
You grab some of your favorite meats and veggies, and go to sit down - but just when you're about to take a bite...
some mashed potatoes hit you on the back of the arm, and next thing you know.
Food. Is. Flying. Everywhere!
Carrots are chucked through the air, abundant leftovers launched left and right , and this for sure is not what people mean when pigs fly...
Worst part of it all is you're right in the middle of it - and it certain doesn't help when you see a member of an enemy team aiming some mushy peas right at you! You grab what's you, and with your team trying to usher you out of the middle of this, you get ready to throw!!...
...But while you could throw this sizeable amount of chunky applesauce at this person from a rival team right in front of you, there's this person from the third rival team just throwing even more food willy-nilly that just ... aggravates you to no end.
Maybe you could call a small truce, and blast that fella with this instead???
Regardless of what you do, better do something and fast because...
Collabs Encouraged
Can Collab with any team
A collab entry is limited to 2 people per entry
No Animation
All Pokémon Must Be Within IF
Must submit in drive in correct format (see pins)
Up to 3 Entries Per Person
Must have some element of Food within the fusion
Can be represented by Pokemon Food (berries, Moomoo Milk, Lava Cookies, etc.) or real food ((especially if it comes from your own culture and habits!))
Entries must have been made after the announcement
Deadline: <t:1756501226:R>
Good luck to you all, <@&734833821429661816> , and fight for the right to crunch your lunch!!
opal briar
We are getting started with our movie within https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241 in ** 7 mins**!!
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
red jungle
What if, <@&734833821429661816>, you could make your fusions at any size you wished? Use as many colors as you wanted? If that excites you, then get ready for the
The rules are simple:
.realthree ParasSawsbuck Sapphire.png]Your theme is your team! Try to pick fusions that match the team you have chosen.
Entries will be judged on their design, how well they match the theme, their readability, and how well they could be translated into a sprite.
A podium will be chosen for each team, and on top of that, the overall highest-scoring entries will earn points.
-# If you lack inspiration, here are some ideas, though any design with a clear enough link to the theme is acceptable:
-# Version Exclusives, 🟥 Rubies, Land, Drought, Ground Types, Fire Types 🟦 Sapphires, Ocean, Storms, Water Types 🟩 Emeralds, Sky, Winds, Flying Types, Dragon Types
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Points:
Placing first on the team podium awards 36 points. Second awards 24 points, and third awards 12 points.
Placing first overall awards 24 points for yourself and your team. Second awards 16, and third awards 12.
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Included at the bottom of this message is a text document listing the eligible Non-IF Pokémon.
Deadline is: <t:1756180800:F>, <t:1756180800:R>
Have fun, Pokéathletes!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
We'll be having our first showing of our fourth movie in an hour!!
opal briar
We are getting started with our movie within The Stage in ** 5 mins**!!
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
red jungle
After a long journey of facing many difficult battles, you and your team have finally come to the greatest test of them all. To win this legendary encounter, you’ll need to know everything you can about your opponent. You slide open your Pokédex and…
Huh? No data?
Sounds like it’s time to do some research… 
That’s right, <@&734833821429661816>, it’s time for a brand-new
We’re asking you to write the best Pokédex entries that you can! Your entries will be graded on creativity, readability, and correctness. Entries will be sorted into one of four tiers, but only one entry can claim the top tier!
-# Your reading comprehension is an important part of being a successful author!
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Awards:
Each A-Tier entry will earn 3 points for the submitter and their team. Each B-Tier entry will earn 2 points.
The winner of the contest will be granted 32 points! They will claim the snazzy Event Winner role, their entry will be pinned in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1019208546916761660 as an example for aspiring Pokédex authors, and their entry will be recorded for posterity in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/689428264607023121.
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The Poké Pages released with this event are for a group of powerful Legendary and Mythical Pokémon.
All submitted entries to this event must be written for a fusion that includes at least one of the following Pokémon:
Arceus, Necrozma, Ultra Necrozma
You can open the images in a new tab to view them more clearly.
This set of Pokémon has the theme of "legendary entries", as these Pokémon represent the most difficult lore to understand and portray in PIF.
Your entries do not need to follow that theme. All that we ask in terms of theme is that you use what you learn to inspire more creativity.
You have until <t:1756004400:F>, <t:1756004400:R> to submit your entries.
(This is not a submission form for entering your Pokédex entry into the Pokémon Infinite Fusion game! If you want to see your entry in-game, make sure you also submit it via the form linked in Custom Pokedex Entries!)
Good luck, authors! 🫡
opal briar
Reminder that our Showdown Tournament | New Lands is taking place in 50 mins!
We hope to see you there - https://play.pokeathlon.com
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
This announcement servers as a small update announcement for 2 things coming up soon!!
1: New Lands is in 20 minutes, and I wanted to make sure those interested were properly notified, since I didn't ping for the last one
2: Our movie night, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew is in 80 mins ( an hour, 20 mins)!! Hope to see you there!!
opal briar
welp.
The finals are going on right now, but neither of them are in the IF Discord... so....
Also Movie Night in 7 mins.
opal briar
Kept you waiting, huh?
There's plenty of them in Infinite Fusion, all unique in their own ways, but often neglected beyond their pixels...
That was, until now.
Here's your chance to earn some points for your team, and give some appreciation to some of the many, many fusions within IF!!
First and foremost the biggest rule:
From there:
1st: 32 points
2nd: 24 points
3rd: 16 points
1st: 24 points
2nd: 16 points
3rd: 12 points
Have fun, make someone's day, and good luck!
<@&734833821429661816>
Sure, seems like an appropriate place to do it.
Yes, but ideally they should be counterparts or from the same evo line.
Otherwise, I feel like it just makes your focus too wide.
Basically, if you choose to include multiple - make sure you have a good reason to do so.
Make sure it compliments your piece and not bloats it for the sake of having more in it.
Don't. No. Not allowed. That can of worms will stay closed thankyouverymuch!~
forest bane
Are you tired of looking at the same, boring old PC box screens whenever you put your Pokémon away? Are you tired of your Pokémon screaming from inside of the PC "It's SOOO dull in here!"? Are you tired of this intro spiel? 
Well, fret no longer <@&734833821429661816> , for this is the
1st: 20 points
2nd: 16 points
3rd: 12 points
1st: 18 points
2nd: 12 points
3rd: 10 points
Let's all do a good job of letting team emerald win guys 
-# Also, I totally didn't rip this whole format from Pory in the ID card contest
Below are the following files:
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forest bane
You will be submitting the full PC art image to the drive, banner and all.
Please make sure they're positioned correctly! If there is any uncertainty with what is the banner and what is the main art, it will be disqualified 😔
-# Apologies for being so unclear
opal briar
opal briar
## PSA: Speed Spriter #2, both NA & EU are being delayed due to complications.
...
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Well be having our fifth movie night here in an hour!!
opal briar
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
I normally ping for these, but maybe I shouldn't have?? I guess that's feedback I'll get in the survey later
Because, regardless... <@&734833821429661816> - our movie has started!!
opal briar
Speedy announcement for a speedy event!
That's right, it's...
Speed Spriter: Hoenn's "Hurry-up"s ! (NA) Also, keep in mind that a more EU-friendly time will be available tomorrow! You are able to enter both if you want, but you must have separate sprites for each!
-# Not that you even could make the same thing for tomorrow, even if you tried....
Godspeed, <@&734833821429661816>!
-# And with that.... I rest until Movie 
-# Speaking of movie, that'll be at the new hour
opal briar
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
<@&734833821429661816> - our movie has started!!
.....ok now the movie is started, and Stage properly open - Apologies !!
tranquil kite
Speedy announcement for a speedy event!
...Again again!
That's right, it's...
Speed Spriter: Hoenn's "Hurry-up"s ! (EU) -# I'm not abusing my powers to put an Alcremie emote in an event what do you mean?
If you entered yesterdays, you are able to enter this one as well, but you must have separate sprites for each!
-# Although not that you could, the pools are different 
Godspeed, <@&734833821429661816>!
red jungle
I'm sure you're all wondering what the surprise is
Well, it's something super important. Without it, this whole Fusion Day Relay would be a massive flop...
One might even say it's the most important part of Fusion Day...
That's right, <@&734833821429661816>...
We'd like to thank you all for helping Pokémon Infinite Fusion for so many years with all of your talents and enthusiasm!
So, sincerely, thank you. 
We all hope you're having a wonderful Fusion Day (month), and we've celebrated the people that have made this event so fun with some colorful collages that showcase your excitement. Thank you again for celebrating with us.
Now, let's... POKÉATHLON!
-# ||Oh, don't give me that 
I wanted an extra new Pokémon addition as much as you all do...||
red jungle
opal briar
Movie in an hour!!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Something's come up for me, so I'll have to start the first showing a lil' early than usual - apolgies for that.
Anways....
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
opaque glade
What an amazing vacation to Hoenn we had! We surf, we dove, we saw pretty much every legendary endemic to the Hoenn isles. As the prize hunters get settled on their return flight, I hope they can reflect back on their time exploring, and keep these memories for many years to come.
Even though this was a vacation, our sponsor would like to give a shout-out to a hunter who decided to forgo relaxing and vacationing, and instead discovered the most new fusions out of their cohort:
Who needs work-life balance! Our sponsor would also like to reward the fusions that just tickled their fancy. During your exploration, we have been recording these unique fusions and have tallied up the points earned.
To wrap up, lets take a look at the full map of 104 fusions discovered by our hunters! Amazing work!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
Also Movie Night in 16 mins.
Apologies for the inconvience
Apologies for the inconvience...
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
Gotta say though....
this funny as hell
quartz tendon
No time to explain, here are the spotlights for both of the Speed Spriter: Clean-Up Crew! Top is new sprites, bottom is pre-rework!
@Rincewind#5271 had a great idea with Vileplume/Cyndaquil, which @fringe trench masterfully idealized! It keeps the essence of the original while adding onto it in all the best spots, it is a great example of how a little polish can truly finalize a sprite!
Next up we have a sprite that was originally done by @woven rover, but the work that @lime slate put into the Arbok/Glaceon takes it to the next level! The original had a lot of great design choices which the reworked version works into a new light, overall really well done, I'd love to see more designs from both spriters!
@charred grove laid out the foundation work upon which @serene pagoda would work with for Cresselia/Absol, an absolutely stunning display of skill in applying polish to the original sprite while keeping its essence!
@ionic peak started the design for Rampardos/Nidoqueen with many great creative details and expression, but @tawdry turtle's sprite takes it to the next level by adding some technical polish and further improving on the expressivity! Overall, both artists deserve a lot of praise for their work!
Last but not least, @granite cloud made a Porygon/Stantler that, while a good sprite on its own, was given a different take by @simple raft, overall both versions do great things with the concept!
Stay tuned for the results <@&734833821429661816>!
opal briar
Here are the...
Please note these events had Team Podiums.
This gives Team Sapphire 36 points!
These two are repeat placements from Team Sapphire, which per the rules of Team Podiums - give no additional points, but will give the users the respective Contest Roles.
-# Still, congrats to Team Sapphire on the Podium Sweep - really good sprites y'all
These next denote the points for Ruby and Emerald within Clean-Up Crew NA.
This gives Team Emerald 24 points!
This gives Team Ruby 12 points!
And now - the EU results!!
This gives Team Sapphire 36 points!
These two are repeat placements from Team Sapphire, which per the rules of Team Podiums - give no additional points, but will give the users the respective Contest Roles.
-# De ja vu, huh?
These next denote the points for Ruby and Emerald within Clean-Up Crew EU.
This gives Team Emerald 24 points!
This gives Team Ruby 12 points!
Apologies for the text wall - <@&734833821429661816>, but with a lot of info comes a lot of text
Knew I forgot something
opal briar
Today was the last new event worth points, the final Showdown tournament.
This new week is just a chill week w/ me in the Stage playing Infinite Fusion, while the events close - and things get judged.
So, I should let you know the cut-off overall for points.
opal briar
Not on purpose mind you, but... Frog 🐸 recently has finished the script for counting the points - and we figured it'd be a good time to give you a....
Bet you weren't expecting things to be like this, huh? 
Things aren't over quite yet - there's still plenty of ways to earn points via the ((at the time of this post)) 6 ongoing contests or posting sprites within the gallery...
But - don't forget that salvaging sprites also gives you points as well, just be sure to follow the proper steps!!!
opal briar
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
We're gettin' started in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
Join if interested!
opal briar
I'm doing a spritelocke ((in name, not an actual nuzlocke))
I will be searching out autogens, and if I find one - I must sprite it.
I'll be switching back n' forth between gameplay & spriting!
quartz tendon
you won't believe it, but...
opal briar
### Q: How does this playthrough differ from <@181333962797350912>'s???
I'm doi...
We'll be pickup where we left off tomorrow, starting with finishing the Aipom/Bayleef sprite!
red jungle
opal briar
We'll be pickup where we left off **tomorrow**, starting with finishing the Aipo...
<@&734833821429661816>
We're pickin' up where we left off yesterday, hopefully finishing the Aipom/Bayleef today, and getting through Mt.Moon!
quartz tendon
2 hours later, and I can say that the
opal briar
Made 3 sprites today, had a guest apperance from @hushed walrus - got Cut from the S.S Anne, and are preparing to face Surge!!
Tomorrow we'll pick up where we left off, making our fusion of Venipede/Honedge!!
Hope to see you there!!
hushed walrus
And who knows.. i may return... 👻
red jungle
First of all, all of us Unown would like to give you <@&734833821429661816> a big thanks for participating in this writing-focused contest!
And now, the results! Entries were placed into tiers based on their quality and correctness. The rubric for grading was as follows:
C-Tier: The entry contained one or more grammar or spelling error, and/or it did not follow the guidelines required for PIF Pokédex submissions.
B-Tier: The entry was free from spelling errors, grammar errors, and rule breaches, but the way it was phrased resulted in one or more elements of the content being unclear.
A-Tier: The entry was free from spelling errors, grammar errors, and rule breaches, and it was clear and easy to read. All A-Tier submissions are looked at as candidates for the winning position.
Only one person can claim the top rank, though. Our winner this time crafted an entry that, without breaking canon, befits a powerful fusion while painting a vivid picture.
POKENAME’s celestial flames obliterate whatever they engulf, reducing entire landscapes into charred wastelands. Miraculously, new life springs up from these scorched areas, resulting in newly formed lush, thriving ecosystems.
Congratulations, @quartz tinsel, you are the winner!
You have won 32 points for yourself and for your team, Team Sapphire. Your entry will be pinned in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1201260356182483134 as an example to aspiring Pokédex authors.
In addition, all three teams have won points from the multitude of quality entries in this contest. A-Tier entries each awarded three points, and B-Tier entries each awarded two points. The totals are 72 points to Team Ruby, 16 points to Team Sapphire, and 12 points to Team Emerald.
If you entered the contest and would like to see how you placed, page over to the Contest Results tab in the FUSION POKÉDEX ENTRIES sheet to view the entries!
Once more, a huge thanks to all of our entrants! Good luck and happy writing to everyone as you continue to expand PIF lore! 
opal briar
### Not a bad day for the stream!!
Made **3** sprites today, had a guest appera...
As promised, we're picking up right were we left off, <@&734833821429661816>!!
opal briar
Albeit there was only 1 sprite today, we got a lot done!! We grounded out the ghostly Surge and the ever-exploding Erika, explored a large part of Kanto, got the Silph Scope from raiding the Rocket Hideout, and subsequently the PokeFlute from Mr. Fuji, ending up in Fuchsia City!!
Tomorrow we'll pick up where we left off, most likely levelling up our somewhat-underlevelled team - and spriting whatever autogens they will ((inevitably)) evolve into!!
Hope to see you there!!
opal briar
As promised, we're picking up right were we left off, <@&734833821429661816>!!
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241 is open!!
opal briar
We did 3 sprites today, finishing up the sprites for our starter. We got through Koga, and got through most of Silph Co., taking a break to backtrack - get the PokeRadar and hit up the Safari Zone to find... a lucky shiny, Sprinkles the Chespin, who is now fused with Pop Rocks the Vileplume... as an autogen!!
No.
Tomorrow...... is the Movie Nights, so we actually are taking a break from the playthough - and it will instead continue....
Next Friday - is we'll pick up where we left off, spriting Chespin/Vileplume, same time as usual!!
Hope to see you there!!
Also we've hit a full day and playtime and aren't even on the 6th gym yet 
opal briar
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> I got something goin' on, so I'll be startin' the first showing of our final Movie Night a bit earlier than usual!!
Apologies for the inconvience...
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
forest bane
PC Box art contest is now closed!
opal briar
Hope to see you there
Also worth mentioning that Food Fight is now closed!!
<@&734833821429661816>
And with that... all contests are closed!
opal briar
If you have any issues, and for some reason cannot join the channel - ping me please.
opal briar
That's our whole schedule, every contest started and closed - every movie run and done, everything that I wanted to do, accomplished....
Granted, not everything is finished just yet - there's still a couple hours left for getting stuff into the gallery for points, same with salvages.
And, of course the judging and precedings after for who has the most points, but..... regardless of it all.
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
This gives Team Emerald 48 points!
11-point Tiebreaker!This gives Team Ruby 36 points!
11's !These is a repeat placement from Team Ruby, which per the rules of Team Podiums - give no additional points, but will give the users the respective Contest Roles.
-# Please note: These Card names are ones I made up on the spot, using the file name as a base - if the piece has an actual name, ping me and I'll edit it.
Denoting points for Team Sapphire....
This gives Team Sapphire 24 points!
opal briar
### Not a bad day for the stream!!
We did **3** sprites today, finishing up the...
opal briar
opal briar
### Not a bad day for the stream!!
We did **3** sprites today, finishing up the...
We got stuck on 3 WIPs before having to end the stream to work on.... something 😉
Next Friday... we will continue where we left off, which is the same place we left off the previous Friday - making the sprite for our Vileplume/Chesnaught!
See you then!
opal briar
While we may be slowing down after the events of Fusion Day, that does not mean these results will be slow, no after all it's the....
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Due to the Nintendo Direct tomorrow, and also some personal matters - the stream will be delayed to 11am EST
opal briar
opal briar
<@&1403229694022651904> <@&1403229344754696213> <@&1403228280936730674> & <@&734833821429661816> ((and even <@&1270914214646648927>))
While you're all still waiting on the results of the contests n' whatnot... I have something to ask of you all!
This survey is the best way for you 🫵 to let me, @opal briar 
, know what you liked/disliked, where I can improve for the better, and most importantly - what you want to see for the future!!
And if you have any questions outside the survey, express 'em to me in my DMs!! Or general chats!! Or anywhere!!
-# (( Just don't send me on a wild goose chase on the search for knowledge, I don't want to break my New Years' resolution 
))
opal briar
omg I put last years' link
Don't make sheets at 3am blud
-# <@&1403229694022651904> <@&1403229344754696213> <@&1403228280936730674> & <@&734833821429661816> ((and again our <@&1270914214646648927>s)
Please re-fill the survey, since it's got different questions than last year.
opal briar
Due to personal matters ((like me sleeping in )) - the stream will be delayed to <t:1758380461:R>
opal briar
## PSA for Infinite Fusion "Sprite-lock"
Due to personal matters ((like me sle...
opal briar
## We're getting started here in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513...
We may have only did 1 sprite today, @cunning sail's Flygon/Spiritomb, but that's alright because I'm really proud of it - and boy did it take us a while to get everything just right. That's how it goes with concept arts though, give 'em the love they deserve. We also made consider progress on @soft osprey's Hawlucha/Bastiodon!
Next Friday - is we'll pick up where we left off, finishing the Hawlucha/Shieldon line, same time as usual!!
Hope to see you there!!
-# I've been thinking about moving the starting times in general to 11am, because it's easier on me, but I'll think on it some more
opal briar
opal briar
Got 2 sprites today, @soft osprey's Hawlucha/Bastiodon and a prevo for it we made ourselves!! We also beat Sabrina today, opening up a ton of the map - and used the day to explore it going everywhere from Cinnabar, to Mt. Ember - and even Crimson City! We also prepped two new fusions for next time!
Next Friday - is we'll pick up where we left off, beginning on the Torkoal/Budew line, and also Gourgeist/Pidgeotto same time as usual!!
Hope to see you there!!
opal briar
But how can you really go to the beach without boxes to take stuff in?
Here's the...
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
((Finishing up somethin' rq))
red jungle
It's spooky month, Pokémon fans...
What are we doing this October? Well, we're...
You thought that the Duskull Rush was dead and buried? Think again, because with the addition of new Pokémon, we're once again challenging you to finish making all Duskull-head and Dusclops-head fusion sprites!
Don't get comfortable, though, as there's more frights and sprites to come... You only have 14 days to complete this rush! If you can reach 100% completion on these goals, we'll revive another that you thought was resting peacefully...
If everyone can band together to survive this entire haunting month, the prize at the end will be yours...
Get spriting, Spriters. The deadline ends <t:1760759940:R>. Life is short, and your time starts now!
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Please do not claim more than 3 (total) fusions at a time!
Note on Claims: Claims are not an "I and only I can sprite this!" label. They're purely to keep track of what's being made, or planning to be made. Don't get upset if someone else sprites it despite your claim; all sprites are appreciated and will make it into the game!
-# In order to claim a sprite, you must be able to post to the #sprite-gallery, i.e. you must have the Spriter role. If you wish to get the Spriter role so you can contribute, follow the instructions in #1134483288703119361. Applications take around 3-8 days for processing after submitted. All sprites submitted to the #sprite-gallery that follow server rules will be added to the game. Sprites submitted to the gallery must go through the full feedbacking period as required by #spriting-guidelines: #spriting-guidelines message
<@&734833821429661816> 👻
quartz tendon
opal briar
Got 4 sprites today, the entirety of the Torkoal/Budew line from @soft osprey, and a bonus bird - Gourgeist/Pidgeotto by @thorny sentinel!! We also challenged the mighty Zapmolcuno today and.... got destroyed , so we diverted into exploring the region, doing some quests and ended up....
On Halfmoon Island
Next Friday - is we'll pick up where we left off, facing an important choice
or 
??-# React with which you'd want to see
Hope to see you there!!
This is also a good opportunity for a...
Due to Legends ZA's release on the 16th, we will be having a second stream next week on the 11th, but no stream on the 17th.
opal briar
### An amazing day for the stream!!
Got **4** sprites today, the entirety of t...
opal briar
Today was a day, alright!
Thanks to your influence, we did what we had to.... and ended up with on our side! With that new found power ((that we didn't even use on the team )), we were able to blow past Mt.Ember and the fierce Zapmolcuno - and furthermore...
Tomorrow, we'll continue where we left off -- - - crash landed , and work our way through Johto and the Sevii Islands!
Hope to see you there!!
opal briar
**Tomorrow**, we'll continue where we ~~left off~~ -- - - ***crash*** landed <:s...
Tomorrow has come!!
opal briar
**Quite the legendary day **
We explored 99.9% of the Sevii Islands ((all except the Sunkern Labyrinth)), and nabbed up legend and legend today!!
On the 24th.... we'll be doing Articuno/Pawniard to get our Ice/Steel needed for the Sunkern Labrynth..
See you then, Enjoy Z-A this week!!
red jungle
-# At the time of writing this,
Duskull-head fusions are at 96.68% completed! Dusclops-head fusions are at 82.69% completed!
There are 19 Duskull sprites to go! There are 99 Dusclops sprites to go!
There are no unclaimed Duskull-head fusions, though 13 are claimed without any work having begun on them yet. There are 34 unclaimed Dusclops-head fusions, and 34 have been claimed without any work yet.
⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻
The deadline is <t:1760759940:R>, and you guys have been killing it! Such dead-ication! If you haven't joined in on the fun yet, there's still time to do so! Every sprite helps, even if it's only bite-sized.
To expedite and organize your efforts, we would like to remind people that a claim and even a WIP tag does not bar you from making a particular sprite. There is a multiple mains system in PIF, so having more than one sprite for a fusion is not only allowed but encouraged! Keep an eye on your fellow rushers and have their backs when they need it.
If we fail this rush, we don't win the special prize at the end... Don't ask me what it is; it's so secret even I don't know! Let's work hard, Spriters, on this back-from-the-dead rush! Go brainstorm, and paint the town dead!
red jungle
You thought that the **Duskull Line Rush * **
-# *Dusknoir not included
was dead and done with, <@&734833821429661816>? After all the noise you made with your headhunting? You've awoken the dead by completing those sprites. After all, this is really the
Mimikyu, Sableye, Litwick, and Spiritomb! Can you complete all head fusions for all four of these Pokémon? Making it through this gauntlet is the only way to claim the mysterious ultimate prize!
You only have 12 days to complete this rush! But here's the twist: For each Pokémon that you successfully finish, another 72 hours is granted for to you to keep headhunting... Do you have what it takes?
👻 For being successful in your endeavors headhunting both Duskull and Dusclops, we are also extending the offer to have a friendly competition to see whose flag will fly above this haunted soil.
That's right, there will be a Flag Contest announced shortly...
Get spriting, Spriters. The deadline ends <t:1761883200:R>. Time is not on your side...
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Please do not claim more than 4 (total) fusions at a time!
Note on Claims: Claims are not an "I and only I can sprite this!" label. They're purely to keep track of what's being made, or planning to be made. Don't get upset if someone else sprites it despite your claim; all sprites are appreciated and will make it into the game!
quartz tendon
This year, instead of the typical flag for your rushes, since this isn't your typical rush format, I propose to you, my fellow spriters...
Maybe the spirits will take your offering...
The Drive
#1423724176497442857
Attached to this are, in order:
<@&734833821429661816> I forgot the ping on the actual announcement, see above
opal briar
**Quite the legendary day **
We explored 99.9% of the Sevii Islands ((all excep...
Earlier this week my hand had suffered some injuries - I am currently in recovery, and using my hand for extended periods of time hurts.
Therefore, I feel the need to cancel this week's Sprite-lock stream, apologies.
To make up for this - I will likely do 2 streams next week - on the 31st and 1st respectively!!
opal briar
I know it's been quite the while, apologies - I'll always put real life first when I have to.
Regardless, though - 2 more podiums of results today!!
Starting with.....
quartz tendon
🥁
opal briar
We also have tonight the....
you may have thought I forgot to ping - <@&734833821429661816>, but I just like to forward these to #contest-gallery so I don't gotta copy 'em and ping people again 
red jungle
I've got a spooky trick for you! Due to your failure, we have to-
I'm just kidding! You guys are killing it! What I've really got is this treat:
Congratulations on reaching 100% completion on Sableye-head fusions! As a reward for such dedicated rushing, the deadline has been extended by three days to <t:1762232340:f>, <t:1762232340:R>!
Remember, if you manage to complete another set of assigned head-fusions, the deadline will be extended by a further three days.
Enjoy your Halloween, and good luck on your head hunt, <@&734833821429661816>!
red jungle
You're right on track for the special prize at the end!
Don't lose focus now, though. The deadline may have been pushed further back to <t:1762491540:f>, <t:1762491540:R>, but you still have two more heads to hunt.
As before, if you complete another featured set of spooky head-fusions before time is up, your deadline will be pushed back another three days!
It's a fight to survive, <@&734833821429661816>, so fight, fight, sprite!
red jungle
You're on the last leg of the race, <@&734833821429661816>! Or should I say, the last head of the race
The only prize left to win is the reward at the end, after the deadline, which due to your efforts, has have been pushed further back to <t:1762750740:f>, <t:1762750740:R>!
-# I wonder what the prize is! Let's not mess this up right at the end...
The haunting night draws to a close, headhunters... Let's sprite to the end!
red jungle
The night has been long, but at long last you can lay down your tablets and rest your weary fingers.
You completed all head fusions for six different Pokémon during the event! Your headhunting was successful! Now, all that is left is to lie in wait for the upcoming prize...
red jungle
The poll will be open for 24 hours, <@&734833821429661816>. For those who need more clarification, here are the options explained in detail:
Judged Sprite Contest: A period of time will be given for participants to create a sprite for the contest. A panel of judges will score the submissions according to a rubric.
Community-Voted Sprite Contest: A period of time will be given for participants to create a sprite for the contest. Members of this server will select the winner through rounds of voting open to all.
Speed Spriter Contest: Spriters are given 24 hours to create a sprite for the contest. The exact fusions allowed are kept secret until the contest's start to ensure a tidy timetable.
Reopen the Spritober Flag Contest for more participants: The entry period has closed, but should you pick this option, you will once again be able to compete to create the flag representing this year's Spritober event. Submissions take the form of a Trainer Card background.
6 Separate Sprite Contests, one for each Pokémon: Like the first option, but multiple contests, one after another. Each contest would only allow sprites using a Pokémon featured in the Spritober event.
Spritober Sprite Self-Glow-Up Contest: Like the first option, but the submissions must be for fusions you sprited during the Spritober event. You will be given time to correct, revamp, and polish your Spritober sprite before submitting it to the contest.
red jungle
opal briar
But for good reason. I wanted to give ample room for the demo stream - and also set some things up BTS. The next Sprite-lock stream that happens, will most likely be the last....
... Because in the next stream - we will be finishing everything. Catching the remaining legends, trouncing Johto... and defeating Red
This should be happening this weekend on <t:1763737200:D>!! I will update if that changes.
-# I may split into into a second stream on Saturday, 21/11 if necessary.
Those those familiar with the process, Secret Spriter takes up most of December, meaning that our contest for the Woobat line, Skrelp line, and Tynamo like will fall into Early 2026. We hope you look forward to those.
The last thing, I'd like to share tonight is
opal briar
Now of course, we had our old suggestion form within the pins of #event-general.
However - I don't access to that. Best solution?
Contacting Katten to get access? Yeah probably, but that's not a very me way to do things.
Instead I go my own way.
Just put in your discord username, and your idea!!!
-# We even got a second space to further elaborate on more complex ideas.
The things you submit in this form don't just have to be ideas for events - they can be anything event-related that you want to tell us about for better or worse!!
-# "All info is useful info."
This form will be available here, and also in the pins of #event-general.
These last weeks of the year, <@&734833821429661816>, will be quite fun....
and I hope you look forward to what is still to come.
opal briar
After a long night's work, you can finally lay down your weapons art programs and celebrate your victorious headhunting! What better way to cheer your strength than with a friendly competition? It's time to pull out some tricks to craft some real treats for the community. As you selected, it's time for the...
Deadline: <t:1764111644:D>
Good luck, spooky Spriters!
opal briar
opal briar
We have done it.
We caught every remaining legend today, got all the remaining Johto badges... and conquered Mt. Silver and our Shiny Charm.....
-# ...a nd our Aerial Ace TM
Thank you to any and all who were here within the streams, to who were interested in spriting enough to watch someone else make 'em
Special Thank You's to @soft osprey, @thorny sentinel & @cunning sail who helped with a couple of the designs for our team!
Our final time:
opal briar
## <@&734833821429661816>, the time has come.
After a long night's work, you c...
Closing in on the 24hr mark for entries!!
opal briar
## <@&734833821429661816>, the time has come.
After a long night's work, you c...
AKA they'll start Friday.
-# Saturday at the latest
-# Figured it'd be best to formally announce it
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
You picked it, you wanted it - and it's time to begin our Community-Voted Sprite Contest for Spritober!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
It's December 1st. And you know what that means.
It's time for this years' Secret Spriter!!
Per usual, this first week of December will be us collecting your requests, which will be done in a separate channel: #secret-spriter-2026
This channel can only be seen by Spriters.
To those of you familar with Secret Spriter n' such, off you go now to #secret-spriter-2026 to submit your request
But for those unfamiliar with Secret Spriter, it's an event consisting of 3 phases
Submission Phase ((We are here))
Spriting Phase
and
Contest Phase
Submission Phase is typically the first week of December, where we collect your requests using a Google Form. There's further instructions within the form as to how to write your requests, albeit if you have any questions, ask me!
Spriting phase lasts typically about 2 weeks, ending around Christmas. This is where requests are passed out randomly, making sure a person doesn't get their own request.
You as the Spriter simply complete the request, and will complete this phase.
You will receive your request via DM, that should be us passing out requests sometime between the 9th and 11th.
You'll see this within the #secret-spriter-2026, but I'll re-iterate it here as well. If any complications arise when you get your request, and you can't finish it, let us know. Please.
Contest Phase is just the entries being thrown into a polled contest at the end of it, nothing special.
-# Figured I'd get the announcement out before I get my day goin'
Oh - almost forgot!
Roughly 10-12 days into the deadline after you receive your request, I will post a Google Spreadsheet that those of Secret Spriters' past know as....
the list. will show whether I, @opal briar have seen that you have started your request in #1050404143807873157 with a colored bar next to your name in either 🔴 red or 🟢 green.
If your name is next to 🔴 red, it means I have not seen your sprite in #1050404143807873157 yet, either by you not having it been posted in #1050404143807873157 yet, or I having missed it. Either way, when the deadline comes you do not want your name to be 🔴 red. It only leads to bad things for you if your name is red.
If you name is next to 🟢 green, it means that I have seen your sprite in #1050404143807873157 and you've done your part in Secret Spriter. yippee 
-# Just be sure to still finish your request.
Oh still - one more thing....
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
Spritober Quarters are up!! #contest-polls
[Also Secret Spriter if you missed it earlier today](#event-announcements message)
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
Howdy folks - two announcements tonight!
Starting off simple:
Have taken a suggestion from the past and for finals of polled contest, the names of the fusions are in there so you can easily tell what you're voting for!
Second,
If you are a Spriter, and at all interested in participating this year in Secret Spriter - fill out that form!!
opal briar
Requests will slowly start to be passed soon!~
-# Spritober Podium Tomorrow - Today I focus on Secret Spriter stuff.
opal briar
If you haven't DM'd me before, be sure to keep an eye on your Message Requests!!
Once I pass out all requests, I'll have more instructions here!!
opal briar
-# I powered through it this year!
But this is I shall throw out a ping for this, to ensure it's not missed
<@&734833821429661816>
Here is the run down on how this works: This info will also be present in #secret-spriter-2026 for a quick and easy spot to hold on to all info rather than having to scroll back to this message.
Now that you've received your request it is best to:
If you see your request being made in spritework:
And one more very VERY important thing within this section of "rules":
Do NOT freeload:
If any issue comes up, (IRL stuff, you feel like the sprite is too difficult and need help, you can't do it for religious reasons, etc.), DM me, @opal briar, so I can take care of things and make sure all requests get done. You won't be in any trouble as long as you let me know.
The deadline for your request is <t:1766970000:R>, AKA <t:1766970000:F>.
I have also decided that this year.... we will not be doing a Secret Spriter Contest.
The notion of heavy competition out of a Secret Santa just takes away from the main point of the event.
We'll instead be doing a collage this year!
If interested in being in the collage - place your product in this drive by the deadline!
If you think you should have a request right now, but don't - check your message requests or DM me, @opal briar.
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
With Spritober Finals concluded, it's time for the podium!!
But first...
Up first, we have @zinc lintel's Spiritomb/Masqureain, which uses the keystone in a very clean way as the main body with the Spiritomb eyes as the wings tying it all together - such a clean concept with a creepy stare to boot!
Next up - Sableye/Skitty from @civic widget. While not the most visually complex - that's what we love about it! The pose is so clean and the shading is very well done. This is a cat with nine lives and it's not afraid to use 'em!
This final spotlight needs no further introduction because quite simply.
They rock.
-# Spiritomb/Chimecho from @wide jay
And now here's our podium!!
-# Community Voted
opal briar
I'm taking it pretty easy this week, so I've only got two announcements for ya today!!
First and foremost - I've decided to turn the Spritober Flag Contest into a Bonus Round Poll you can vote on in #contest-polls !!
<@&734833821429661816>
If your name is 🟢 green on this list, you're fine. Nothing more that you gotta do for the event, you've posted your sprite into #1050404143807873157 , and that's good.
If your name is 🔴 red on this list, then it means I have not seen your sprite on #1050404143807873157
More likely than not, that means I did not see your ping, and you should re-ping me in your thread, so I can correct it.
Alternatively it means that you've not posted it in #1050404143807873157.
Regardless of such, you should do what's in your power to make your name not 🔴 red.
Also a small reminder since I don't think I made it too visible the first time around 😅
...by the deadline!
-# Not Mandatory, but I just want to make sure I get the info out there!
opal briar
-# Or hope you already have if you're in a timezone where it's no longer Christmas!!
opal briar
Therefore, now you are now able to talk about your requests!!
I'll also be keeping the collage drive open for another 24 hours in case you still missed it!
Hope you enjoyed this year, <@&734833821429661816>. The only thing left is our usual End-of-Year recap and then we move to bigger and better ...
opal briar
It might be a bit basic, but here's the Secret Spriter 2025 collage!
opal briar
It's time for the first contest of 2026, we got a lot of great stuff comin' at ya this year.
But this first contest is not one of my own, rather a request from a certain someone in Kalos
I don't get these often, so I figured it would be a nice change of pace - let's see what they have to say....
Before I make any hard commitments with these - I wanna see some zap-tastic fusions from the Tynamo line, so get to it!
What you think that's too hard? Seriously? Well then go grab a partner then — or don't, either way show me something good. Got it!?`
For those unfamiliar with Double Trouble ((which is less of you than last time )), we have a sheet that sorta acts as a hub to help us stay informed.
When deciding with someone to collab with for an entry, you gotta put in a team name, and mark down you and your partner in the the corresponding columns. You'll also use as the name on your sprites (ex: #.# by EX4MPL3 G4M1NG.png)
You don't have to all your entries with the same person, but each person you do collab with would be a different team.
There's also a column to help those looking for people to collab with find others to collab with. All you gotta do is put your name there.
The Sheet of Information
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19sHxguisvFHLNdkrkZUPN5VHGJvdAdAqUJg-0mRjib0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
With that out of the way, here's the rules:
Good luck everyone!
opal briar
Hello everyone, I've mentioned this a lil' bit before - but I'm finally getting around to it. Our yearly event sum-up for 2025.
Where to even start? 2025 overall I'd say was... a pretty good year for events, especially in terms of our bigger stuff.
First and foremost - Hey! We did it! LC Polls were finished. Thank god. Obviously it's still kinda stuck in a limbo, which isn't great... but since I'm not the one with the prize pool, I don't really know how to... solve that? Sorry if that's not a great answer, especially about something like that.
We also added a lot of reccuring events this year to our #1149373303669145751 hub, and I think we're at a point now to where there is great variety of things there, and I'm happy with that.
Weirdly enough, in contrast to our 2024 year.... we didn't really have a main-line contest until March... Good thing we're not doing that this year, feel like that's a lot of time with no contest.
I really liked By Land, By Sea, and By Air - I think they were good entry level contests that also still had a recognizable skill ceiling. I have something similar planned this year ((which I think I'll be doing in February???? I think????)), so I hope you look forward to that.
April Fools Contest
Mergemay
Once again , Mergemay would not be what it is without the phenominal chart. Another thank you to @serene pagoda, @prime lily, @maiden laurel and @forest bane for their hard work on that art. Beyond that... in truth I don't have much to say on Mergemay, sorry if you were expecting me to say more 😅
-# Same with the rushes, sorry if your a Rush fan - I'm not good at touching on those
And now for the two biggies of the year...
Now I know this is technically a bit out of order, Mergemay happened after this - but I wanted to do the two superevents together so.
For those unaware, back in mid-April many of the Staff and helpers pretended to be mainline Pokémon Characters and through @sage dove - people could be grunts and we took over the server ala Rainbow Rocket, there were a lot fun across the chats in the server, some experimental contests during this time and . @red jungle spent a lot of time making that event just right. Plus it led up to IFs 10th Birthday and the announcement of Hoenn, and most importantly... I got to be Guzma . I think this event was a smashing success and.... between me, you, and how many others read this.... I'm using this as lil' bit of inspiration for next years....
I tried something very different last year, and..... there were goods, there were bads and there were... let's just say "really not good"s
So that's exactly how we'll break this down, starting with.....
I think points in concept were a great idea to make things feel like they had weight. I also think the theming was really strong with the teams and the use of Pokéathlon to connect it to mainline canon and things felt very cohesive in that way. We tried very hard to make sure everyone could participate last year, no matter their timezone - which was an issue in 2024.... and the good news on that is atleast based on our survey from last year is that what we did to fix that DID indeed help. I'm also happy to see the banner we made is just sticking around so another thank you @prime lily , @prisma sentinel , @reef yacht , @red jungle and @upper apex for making it all possible with said banner.
-# ||I'm unfortunately not humble enough to not mention that I also did my part too for it, sorry ||
I'm happy that a lot of stuff worked, but to really know where to improve - it's essential to also understand...
Now in contrary to what I just said: The points were also kinda bad, because of the bad balancing around them. This was my first year trying out a system like this and it showed. Also on paper teams and healthy competition were a great idea, and in many parts they succeeded to generate that. Unfortunately the teams came off largely uneven both within size, but also spriter to non-spriter density. Emerald was both the largest team, but also the one with the least spriters and that's... well, not necessarily "bad", but moreso misleading and it created a lot of toxicity.
Speaking of toxicity, yeah, there was a lot of that too - especially towards the end of the event. I think this was resultant of the originally brutalist nature of the competition, which I will be avoiding for next year. Just overall bad, but not the worst.
Atleast they aren't
Once again bring em' up here, because this specific part about the points is just, well... "Really Not Good"
The points available within events during the celebration were just nowhere near worth the effort compared to the points you could gain from optimal spriting and ignoring the events. That is bad, like really bad. You never want to incentivize not interacting with the events, because that only punishes those that do.... which is really bad. This also encourage a "Quantity > Quality" thing which again, is "Really Not Good", especially in a game where art is the main focus.
The other thing to address here is the very unnecessary blowback to the collage we had, that was very mean. Sure it wasn't the most exciting thing in the event, but there was still a large amount of toxicity towards which was just "really not good"...
I really enjoyed the Spritelock, just getting to use The Stage and show-off both the Spriting process to those unfamiliar with it, and the game to the Spriters who've never played it - it was just an amazing experience from interacting with people to breaking my own spritelock and to our Staff and Helpers who read this....
.With that we're on our final topic of the year.
Secret Spriter this year went amazingly, with only 3 substitutions and no abandonded requests. I think the only notable thing we did differently this year was instead of a contest, we did a collage.
And I really like this change, because in something meant as just: a way to celebrate the holidays and make something nice for someone, well, there shouldn't be need for competition at all, why muddle the spirit and intention of the event? I think going forwards this'll be what I stick to.
And with that - that's everything I wanted to talk about.
It's 2026 now, and I've been here with Infinite Fusion for 5 years, and while unfortunately I don't have my original join date, (( I had perm issues :[ )), I'll still be here until it reaches another 5 years.
So for the years to come and for what we do, I hope you'll still stick by us.
Thank you for reading,
mR-# P.PS: Get pinged nerds
-# <@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
This is just a small reminder that the deadline Double Trouble 5 is almost here!
opal briar
# Double Trouble 5: DYN4M1C DU05
----------------------------
For those unfamili...
In fact, you can expect DT5, oh I dunno....
Right now!
Now, unfortunately we were unable to get any spotlights from Canari within our Double Trouble Contest. Time constraints on our end and being a streamer n' all, y'know how it is.
But we did get some... very choice words for some of the entries.
Let's play that audio now...
Audio Transcript
One job! I said I couldn't Mega Evolve my partner Eelektross, and what do y'all do!? Make it anyways!?!?!?
-# Of all the #&@&^#$& and #@&#& things you could've done...
You're lucky the judges are nicer than I am!
End of Audio Transcript
... I'd rather not deal with an earful again, so for future contests - let's avoid the mega stuff, shall we? 🙏
-# And for the record, no penalties were used for those who did megas in this one.
To break character for a second, while we did get a sizeable amount of stuff for DT5 here, just too many of them are going to get alted, which for a new addition into the game - not good!
So I'm taking this step to avoid this situation for the future. Feel free to ask questions in #event-general
Now onwards to the results....
-# <@&734833821429661816>! Expect the next announcement in like 1-4 hrs - also read above pls ty,
opal briar
So obviously the next contest is Swoobat!!! Yayyy!!! || 
||
And for this contest - I thought it'd be fun to take the suggestion of the person who single-handedly added it to the game! || ||
So let's see what they have in mind!! || ||
.... huh.... another collab... contest
We... we just did this :))
y'knowy'know - I got it, back-up plan!!
Let's go to the other Swoobat person, maybe they have a different idea that I can spin this into
That other person?
What did you have in mind??? || ||
Huh, well ain't that neat!! Aha!!
So anyways....
Our community is so cool! So many different styles and things that people explore beyond GF's sprites and palettes...
But what if I hated you all, and you weren't able to that??
Well, it'd kinda look like this:
-# This contest is loosely based on a suggestion from @zealous ravine
Welcome to our first experimental contest of the year, I've got some slightly different rules than usual so listen up, because it's super important!
First and foremost the usuals:
-- and now the stuff that as of 2/14/26, I am regretting
You may only use GF Gen 5 Battle Sprites / Smogons' Sprite Project sprites, and their palettes as the main base for the body, and the palette from your respective head.
No Use of Bases or Palettes in #asset-gallery / #spriting-resources your own creation
No fusions from concept art, scratch, whatever. You must use the GF / Smogon Sprite Project Sprites & Palettes for the poses & palettes.
Your palette must be exclusively from the head Pokémon, and no new colors may be added.
This includes colors from
Box Sprites
The Heads' Shiny
Any extra color coming from a backsprite
Taking parts from a backsprite is allowed, but if it adds a new color - you must remove that color
Additionally colors coming from specific frames of animation (i.e Reshiram / Zekrom's tail) are not allowed to be used within the head palette
You may not heavily alter the pose from these sprites
This means that the pose should not be unrecognizable as anything but the respective body sprite
In the case of Gen 5's sprites, you may polish up a frame from the animated sprites
You may not combine multiple frames together to create an new pose between the two
You may not heavily adjust the shading of the body
This means that overall how the sprite is shaded shouldn't be entirely redone from the ground up, but adjusting the shading is still allowed
This also includes cases of
Adding / Removing Patterning
Signifying a specific texture
You may still make parts for the Pokemon, as long as they don't break the other rules - nor superimpose on them
This means that you may still scratch parts for a Pokemon, to not introduce awkward proportions into your spritem or better include elemants of the head/body Pokemon
Examples may include
The parts created should still compliment the pose of the Gen 5 sprite and not go against it, and in turn change the pose signifigantly
To elaborate just a little bit more, say you wanted to use Scyther as the body
You'd be relegated to this or polishing up a frame from its' animation
And say you wanted to use Scyther as the head
This is all you get
If you have any questions - ping me in #event-general, but beyond that...
Oh and for the record
S/Woobat Collab Contest is coming, but figured a palette-cleanser would be nice
opal briar
If you have questions about your entry, feel free to ping me in your #1050404143807873157 thread
-# I didn't expect this one to end up so confusing, but makes sense
opal briar
No Collabs
No Animation
All Pokémon must be in Pokémon Infinite Fusion
You have 4 entries
Must submit in drive in correct format (see pins)
No Megas, GMax or Regional Forms
Must be Made After this announcement
You may only use GF Gen 5 Battle Sprites / Smogons' Sprite Project sprites, and their palettes as the main base for the body, and the palette from your respective head.
No Use of Bases or Palettes in #asset-gallery / #spriting-resources your own creation
No fusions from concept art, scratch, whatever. You must use the GF / Smogon Sprite Project Sprites & Palettes for the poses & palettes.
Your palette must be exclusively from the head Pokémon, and no new colors may be added.
This includes colors from
Box Sprites
The Heads' Shiny
Any extra color coming from a backsprite
Taking parts from a backsprite is allowed, but if it adds a new color - you must remove that color
Additionally colors coming from specific frames of animation (i.e Reshiram / Zekrom's tail) are not allowed to be used within the head palette
You may not heavily alter the pose from these sprites
This means that the pose should not be unrecognizable as anything but the respective body sprite
In the case of Gen 5's sprites, you may polish up a frame from the animated sprites
You may not combine multiple frames together to create an new pose between the two
You may not heavily adjust the shading of the body
This means that overall how the sprite is shaded shouldn't be entirely redone from the ground up, but adjusting the shading is still allowed
This also includes cases of
Adding / Removing Patterning
Signifying a specific texture
You may still make parts for the Pokemon, as long as they don't break the other rules - nor superimpose on them
This means that you may still scratch parts for a Pokemon, to not introduce awkward proportions into your spritem or better include elemants of the head/body Pokemon
Examples may include
The parts created should still compliment the pose of the Gen 5 sprite and not go against it, and in turn change the pose signifigantly
opal briar
opal briar
opal briar
opal briar
It's 8 'o clock! The Drive for By the Books is closed!!!
Anyways.....
So, I've said this a couple times within other channels but never up here in the main meat of information that is #event-announcements
Simply put, we're moving straight into our Swoobat Collab Contest.... right now!!!
The reason for this is for both purposes of my schedule, and that I know it'll be a bit before results for BtB are out
Also as this is a collab contest - the deadline is going to be a bit longer and I still want to start Dragalge in March, so this was the best option in my eyes
This contest despite being a collab contest - won't be a Double Trouble. Why?
Because we just had one, and I don't redo stuff so quickly
Instead, enjoy the absolutely cheesy and terrible name - welcome to....
While this is not a Double Trouble, we will again be having a sheet that sorta acts as a hub to help us stay informed.
When deciding with someone to collab with for an entry, you gotta put in a team name, and mark down you and your partner in the the corresponding columns. You'll also use as the name on your sprites (ex: #.# by Preamble Example.png)
You don't have to all your entries with the same person, but each person you do collab with would be a different team.
There's also a column to help those looking for people to collab with find others to collab with. All you gotta do is put your name there.
The Sheet of Information
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12OMz2OXvHLPLFKSIL5wCSAqXKfdRmXj1u5oetGwJvJM/edit?usp=sharing
With that out of the way, here's the rules:
Good luck, <@&734833821429661816> - don't feet too batty now!
-# Oh also, in case you don't feel like scrolling - again I repeat, By the Books drive is closed
opal briar
It's time for results for By the Books, but first some spotlights!
Our first spotlight is for @glass basin's Shuppet/Scolipede, which uses Scollipede's silhouette in a very clever way, making the innards feel hollow, yet firm.
Our second spotlight tonight goes to @buoyant veldt's Dustox/Weavile - the head crest -> wing was very well done, alongside being a highly polished clean-up of an animation frame. Plus the multiple arms here doesn't stray to heavily away from the pose, and compliments the fusion nicely
Our last spotlight goes to @tawdry turtle's Reshiram/Rayquaza - Reshiram palette sucks - but to use it to such effect here goes above and beyond, for sure worthy of a shoutout
And now the podium
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
The deadline for Through the Myst and Mud is fast approaching! Close to 2 days left!
opal briar
opal briar
opal briar
Through the Myst and Mud; The Bat Flies is currently being judged, but that doesn't mean it's not time to move on to what's next!~
opal briar
We've Eelektross at the begininng of January....
We've Swoobat at the middle of Feburary....
I try and keep things interesting a fresh persay, don't want things to stagnate. We want things to evolve over time, so what better way to do that....
Name 3 AKA the actual name: Dragging the Finish Line
Oops. But what's in a name anyways, especially fake names that spoil what I want to do partly?
All that's important here is the rules - be sure to follow.
Must use either Skrelp or Dragalge in your entry / entries
NO MEGA DRAGALGE, actually let's just say NO MEGAS, NO. No. Nuh uh.
No Animation
No Collabs
All Pokemon Must Be Within IF
Must submit in drive in correct format (see pins)
Up to 4 Entries Per Person
An entry is defined as a pair of sprites for this competition
For the first half of an entry: Your Skrelp/Dragalge must be fused with something that can evolve.
-# Exs: (Skrelp/Mamoswine), (Skrelp/Meowth), (Dragalge/Pikachu), (Roselia/Skrelp), (Rockruff/Dragalge), (Skrelp/Hitmonchan)
For the second half on an entry: Evolve one-stage of the first half.
-# Clarification: If the entry can evolve in multiple ways (ex:Roselia/Skrelp), you would not do (Roserade/Dragalge), either (Roselia/Dragalge) or (Roserade/Skrelp)
Form Changes aren't Evolutions
-# (Sorry Castform, Necrozma and Oricorio)
A sprite can be both a second half to 1 entry, and a first half to another
Similarly so, split-evolution Pokemon like Eevee, Tyrouge, or Gloom can use the same first half multiple times.
Both halves of an entry must be made after announcement
This contest will be judged!
Good luck, <@&734833821429661816> - did my best to clarify stuff this time, but nothing should be too tricky.
Oh! I forgot one very important thing for submitting this time
And then do this for each entry
opal briar
Voting for Through the Myst and Mud; The Bat Flies is done - so today is results and....
Our first spotlight of the night goes to a little eeny meenie fusion in a land of lots of final evos!
Despite being made of first-stages, there's a very well expressed concept here, alongisde great shading and linework
Shoutouts to @modern dawn for their amazing Woobat/Chimchar!!
In the similar vein of the first spotlight, this was a contest with plenty and I mean plenty of Woobat and Swoobat heads, so it feels quite appropriate to give some love to a body as well!
Our second spotlight of the night goes to hello hello's (( @brave crater and @delicate ridge)) Klefki/Swoobat!
And our final spotlight of the night goes to something that....
And while yes it did get DQ'd, it's such a dumb joke that that I'll humor it with a spotlight just this once.
Our third Spotlight of the night is a totally ordinary Woobat
They didn't put their name in the team sheet though so I don't know how it's from, right @gleaming crest??
And now the podium
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>
What? Just because I didn't do this yesterday did you think I was going to make you wait another year for the Part 2
opal briar
Dragging the Finish Line! is closed!
opal briar
It's time for the April Fools Results!! Yep!!
Look here they all are!!! Yayy!!!!!
But unfortunately, right as I was starting to type out the podium.....
It showed up
It's vile, it's evil, the sprite that represents everything about Contest Meta and had thrown itself out of this contest...
And what it is doing it so.... evil!!!!
thug finals-like fight, where it is trying to strike everyone with 
!!!!!!
So to you 🫵 - I ask....
Ok so while my original suspense may be ruined...
The question is not!
opal briar
A question asked, a response given
That response being... . . .. . ..
Evenly matched in number, in power and therefore..... there is only one appropriate result
Pebble does indeed happen, but It. is weaked too much by Pokemon Infinite Fusing all over the place!
And therefore....
....right?
Well, did you know??? I made a mistake on the Style poll, the actual winner of it.... was not there!!!
opal briar
This was the April Fools 2025/2026 event of all-time
opal briar
-# <@&734833821429661816>
Before today's announcement, I wanted to take a brief moment to talk about the recent contests we've had.
First and foremost, while it probably doesn't sound too off-key, 4 contests in 4 months back-to-back-to-back like this is.... a lot to say the least. It's a lot on our judges. a bit on my schedule, and a lot on those who participate. I normally try to avoid stuff like this, to better space things out and help prevent burnout on both ends. In this case though, it was kind of a necessary ""evil"" this time due to them all being contests for new additions into PIF & PIFH. And with any new addition one thing is always needed - atleast a good sized batch of sprites for the new Pokemon. And these contests help with that a lot. To those who were overwhelmed by all the contest as of a late, I apologize.
Secondly and more importantly.... I'd like to address sort of the negativity and self-deprecation people have been having towards their results in said contests as of late. There's been multiple #discord-suggestions on the topic, so if you all the better info on it, I'd look there because today I'm just not good with words and I can't think of a good way to sum it all up nicely with a nice lil' bowtie
Instead I'll quote myself:
"When the contests stop being fun and just become negative over bad competitve habits, it might be time to take a step back for a while - y'know?"
And that's what we are doing, we're taking a step back from contests for a while and instead will be doing a couple more Pure Fun type events, ones with not a focus on competition, but rather just doing something fun because you can.
And that leads us into todays' event!
-# Which I'm still finalzing the message for, but hey - something to read and chew on while you wait like, 10 mins
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NB0uoTNJzEX0bP4XgH16NsG4c6ZH2l-j?usp=sharing
You can do it however you'd like, drawing, physical, digital - I remember last time someone did one out of sand, anything goes!!*
*As long as it doesn't break anything in #rules, that is.
When putting a file in the drive. please name it simple like this
*(PieceName)By(YourName)For(Person(s)WhoMadeFusion).png
ex: DancingBirdQuartet By GordoGamR For Paya.png
For sake of this first run, each person can put 2 pieces each in the drive.
On <t:1777420800:f>, I will close the drive - and work on a collage containing all of the Fan Art in the drive
Again important to mention.
<@&734833821429661816> - here's the event, have fun!
I'll also be trying to use #events-schedule, more.
drowsy surge
👀
it is time
That's right! I will be starting a spritelock! Tune in on <t:1776618000:F> for the long-awaited beginning of the second spritelock!
-# Like the first spritelock, this will not be a nuzlocke, I don't want to make people watch me do calcs for half an hour 
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
For those not around for the first one, here's a rundown of what it is.
Despite sounding similar to a Nuzlocke, it isn't one. Instead it is a form of challenge run where your team starts off as autogens that the player then makes a polished version to replace the autogen and use on their team.
From there's it's a normal playthrough ending after ||the Sinnoh Triple||.
If you're curious about spriting or have never played PIF yourself, I'd highly recommend tuning in!
opal briar
Howdy, <@&734833821429661816>. I know this is a bit of a late night ping, but it's important nonetheless!
Jack in the Box, Ink on the Watchog, Chromatic Clash, and Sino and Mildnight's Awesome Improvement Seminar are all coming as official events!
The first two already have a post, while the latter will be up soon!
Also of note:
......well that's not entirely true, it's been back for a while actually. .....but now there is again official support behind it!
drowsy surge
We'll be getting started with the Spritelock in around an hour! (<t:1776618000:R>)
opal briar
Since this is the first stream of the run, here's a ping for you all
<@&734833821429661816>
drowsy surge
Whew, that sure was a Spritelock 2 if I've ever seen one.
We beat Brock and made some new friends along the way! I hope to see everyone tomorrow at <t:1776704400:R> where I will start by making the evolutions of Spinky and Jiggy! Hopefully we'll see some Myst vs Mist action as well! POND
drowsy surge
https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
Spritelocke is continuing where we left off!
opal briar
Most tempted Myst has been to ping <@&734833821429661816> because it's Spritelock time
drowsy surge
Most tempted I've been to write a summary of today's spritelock progress 
That was fun! Whilst I didn't make much progress in game, we did get to meet Spinky and Jiggy's evolutions, and we met a new friend in Snappy!
Next time we'll actually fight Misty ||we better||
Tomorrow won't be a stream. Next stream will be overmorrow (this Wednesday).
opal briar
Howdy, my <@&734833821429661816>!!
I got two things today, Dragging the Finish Line results.... and their spotlights!
So let's get right into it!!!!
Our first spotlight of the night goes to the line with the Strongest Personality
Not literally strong, but rather such an inherently strong concept that quite frankly, I'm suprised it didn't go Top 3.
Our next spotlight of the night goes to something that our judges thought was downright cool, and should have that good bit of extra attention... so here it is now!!
Now you may be thinking..... this is a lot of Skrelp & Dragalge bodies... and I agree.
-# and a bit of spoilers here, but so does our podium agree with that
So the last spotlight of the night is going to a Skrelp/Dragalge Head and what better a choice than something absolutely goofy?
And now.... for the podium!!!
opal briar
Howdy, my <@&734833821429661816>!!
I got two things today, `Dragging the Finish...
This is because you don't have either the Special Event Pings role or the Recurring Events Pings role. These channels are hidden from those without those roles as a way to help reduce channel bloat for those, quite frankly, not interested in events.
If you want a pingless option for viewing these channels, there is also the Event Spectator role
Turns out I had one more thing I wanted to talk about actually
Oh silly me, for those without the role it just looks like a bunch of nothing
Here's a screenshot with the channels
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> & <@&1270914214646648927>
You ever get tired of these pings?? Especially now that these roles are needed to see a good chunk of event channels???
Well, good news! There's a new tab in the id:customize / #roles section, which'll give you the Event Spectator role. It'll give you access to the event channels all the same without any of the pings! If that is something that interests you, go nab it!
drowsy surge
Spritelock continues <t:1776880800:R>!
<@&1374130393594331297>
Spritelock continues in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241!
drowsy surge
Forgot to give a summary yesterday, but I'll real quick let yall know that there will be no spritelock stream today 
(or any thursday for that matter)
drowsy surge
Spritelock stream again <t:1777053600:R>!
drowsy surge
<@&1374130393594331297> Starting now!
drowsy surge
That sure was a stream, but hey, we beat Lt. Surge! Next stream will be on Monday, I hope to see you there!
||I'm sorry I'm late I forgot about the summary again 😭||
opal briar
The drive for Fan Art Fiesta closes today!! However... I'm considering extending that a bit in case there's others who need more time.
So, I'm asking now - would you all like a bit more time, say until the 28th?
rough falconBOT
Question
More Time?
Choices
Yes
No
Settings
1 allowed choice
opal briar
Well that's an immediate 10+ people for yes
Then it shall be done.
-# The change will be reflected in #events-schedule and the inital announcement momentarily
drowsy surge
<@&1374130393594331297> Spritelock again in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241!
drowsy surge
Another spritelock stream over, and this stream I... well, uhh, finished Wigglytuff/Lombre and lost it over a Jangmo-o/Jumpluff that's about it. Not sure when my next stream will be but I think it's best if I prepare in advance again cuz this was a bit chaotic
opal briar
-# ~~ The drive for Fan Art Fiesta! is closed!~~
I'll begin working on the collage most likely next Thursday and should have it done Saturday ((I hope))
opal briar
-# ~~ The drive for `Fan Art Fiesta!` is closed!~~
## No it's not! Today's the ...
tribal sandal
A legend has existed within the Hoenn region for many years now. A legend of two beasts, a titan that controls the lands... and a leviathan that controls the seas... Always clashing, always bringing change in their wake. But change isn't inherently bad... far from it!
So for this month, let's change things up. Shall we?
This is our prompt-based event that we host alllll throughout May! In a similar vein to Inktober, each day this month will have a theme, and the goal is to create a sprite each day inspired by that theme, filling out your chart as you go!
This year - you'll be picking supporting either Groundon and the expansion of the lands, or Kyogre and the broadening of the seas!
Each week, we'll be dropping new prompts for yall to work on, submitted by you and chosen by our lovely mimes! Feel free to work on previous or future prompts, but please do not post them until their respective day! (or until after their day!)
Participation is easy. Simply create your sprite inspired by that day's prompt, then post it to #1050404143807873157 and later, #sprite-gallery, with Mergemay + that day and prompt in the post!
You may also notice some extra prompt(s) via our Segmented Rayquaza by @polar pendant . Those are Alt Prompts! If you're struggling with inspiration for a particular prompt, simply copy paste a segment and drag it out and over the title for your regular prompt to use it! You can only use each one once, so use them wisely! A new one will drop every week alongside that week's prompts!
You can find the beautiful chart below, created by the wonderful @polar pendant, @forest bane, @serene pagoda and @red jungle , with week 1's prompts filled out already.
You may also find them downloadable in this google drive!
Can't wait to see your sprites, post will be up soon after this announcement!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816>, sorry for being so late folks
tribal sandal
(also post is live! #1499934766508806154)
drowsy surge
Hi everyone! It's been a while, but the spritelock will continue in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241 <t:1777830300:R>!
<@&1374130393594331297> We're starting!
drowsy surge
Wahoo, Snappy finally gains a sprite for its evolution! Most of this stream was actually gameplay progress, we helped team rocket out a bunch, and harmed them as well ofc by beating Giovanni . Of course it wouldn't be a spritelock stream without Gordo also joining in real quick to notify me that I'm TAKING TOO LONG
Erika will be fought very soon, and maybe we'll see some of the team members evolving as well 👀
tribal sandal
-# The theme of this Mergemay is me being distracted
<@&1270914214646648927> Mergemay Week 2 is now live! You can find the updated charts below, and as always, there's transparent copy/pasteable versions included on the google drive below.
Join us over in #1499934766508806154 to share your progress!
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1PHEzrxD_-MRuDQC52oyQM4sUk4i4LXfv
opal briar
Now I know Howls pinged Recurring.... but it's Mergemay!!
So I'm also reminding our <@&734833821429661816> folks
Also notice it's only when we ping Special Event Pings the kangaroos show up?
drowsy surge
Expect another spritelock stream <t:1778259600:R>!
drowsy surge
The spritelock continues in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241 ! <@&1374130393594331297>
drowsy surge
Unfortunately today's spritelock ended prematurely due to discord issues, but at least Jiggy's final sprite has been made, and we beat Erika today!
opal briar
Do I ping for this?? Sure, why not - hey my <@&734833821429661816> folks!! It's time for a lil' something!
I know I said I'd have this ready last saturday, but hey - late is better than !! Right?
But what am I talking about??? Well, it's the....
94 95 different art pieces from between this Fan Art Fiesta! and the debunked Fan Art Contest!
I'm proud of you all, keep making things for others
Find it in their respective drives here!
Fan Art Contest drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/18pG1Iprcd9eKq8D064s3b3Njjf_zA03D
Fan Art Fiesta! drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1NB0uoTNJzEX0bP4XgH16NsG4c6ZH2l-j
drowsy surge
<@&1374130393594331297> No premature announcement today (sorry), but the spritelock will be continued right now in! https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
drowsy surge
That was fun 
Today we got a bike, beat koga (who?), had a bunch of fun conversations like discussing the best/worst ghost type pokémon, played some Pokémon showdown and made the final evolution for Floppy! the Sandslash/Milotic!
The team is slowly coming together, now to get a sixth team member
tribal sandal
-# Sorry I'm late again 
<@&734833821429661816> Mergemay Week 3 is now live! Updated charts are below, and the transparent copy/pasteable versions are in the linked Google Drive :)
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/10PxpjjPkYYpl02gKFmLG3kDiNPE7BYj7
Keep on sharing progress over at #1499934766508806154! I love seeing everyone's creations! :D
drowsy surge
Guess what..
That's right, another spritelock stream
Starting 🔜 <t:1779132000:R>
This stream won't be as long but make sure to check it out anyways!
drowsy surge
I totally forgot to ping livestream pings this time
That was a shorter episode, but I've made some progress on Silph, I'll be fighting Giovanni for the 2nd time next stream.
Also, Spinky (Quilladin/Trubbish) evolved again so of course I had to sprite it! Can't wait to have to sprite it again literally the next level
tribal sandal
Wow this month is going by fast.
<@&734833821429661816> Mergemay Week 4 (+ the final 3 days) are now up! It's the final stretch, yall got this :)
As usual, there's transparent chart-only copies for people to copy paste onto your existing charts if needed. I look forward to seeing everyone's work!
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1P36lwM_px_9CZlLZVk-x8TM12mqrbGKT
drowsy surge
Spritelock continues <t:1779559200:R>!
drowsy surge
<@&1374130393594331297> Starting spritelock in https://discord.com/channels/302153478556352513/1148785825178460241
drowsy surge
Another wacky day in spritelock land
Silph was indeed Saved™, our rival clutched against Giovanni, Screeny (now Klang/Golbat) and Snappy (now Hakamo-o/Jumpluff) evolved, and thus 1.5 sprites were finished.
But most important might be that I've finally got a 6th team member! Pointy the Charmander/Mareanie! Why do I choose the most difficult and frustrating Pokémon to sprite? I don't know, but you all get to watch me suffer and that's what the spritelock is all about
charred tundra
Spiritomb Community Contest is open: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/dswdmk/spiritomb_sprite_competition/
unkempt swift
Remember everyone submitting sprites for the contest ends today so please finish up making and submitting them
charred tundra
Voting for the Spiritomb Community Contest now open: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/dti8qu/voting_now_open_for_spiritomb_community/
Just visit the imgur link. Reddit didn't want to host the image itself, unfortunately.
charred tundra
It's been brought to my attention that the original poll closed, and I was unable to reopen it. I've made a new poll, but I will keep track of the results from the old poll if it turns out nobody votes in this new one. Apologies for this, it won't happen again.
New poll: https://strawpoll.com/18z87sye
(Preview picture is blurry, but clicking the link will give you a clearer image)
lilac laurel
non-blurry version
charred tundra
The poll has now been closed and I am preparing the results. Thank you for voting.
charred tundra
Congratulations to both of our winners, Zoroark73 and Blackboots, from this competition! Vote for the subject of the next competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/duxe95/congratulations_to_zoroark23_with_the_aerodactyl/
unkempt swift
The next contest will either be Aegislash, Ditto, Yanmega or Probopass. Please be sure to vote Isaac has put a lot of work into doing this!
charred tundra
Reminder that voting for the Pokémon to use in the next contest will be closing soon. If you haven't voted, do so now.
unkempt swift
charred tundra
Yanmega Community Competition is now open:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/dwao08/yanmega_sprite_competition/
Any links you require are in the Reddit post, as they will always be, as they have always been.
unkempt swift
The winner or winners of this contest will be able to pick a pokemon for the next contest poll
charred tundra
Quick reminder that today's the last day for submissions for the Yanmega competition. Still got a few hours left for a last minute entry.
charred tundra
Voting for the Yanmega Community Contest now open: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/dy82nz/voting_now_open_for_yanmega_community_competition/
Now with a non-blurry image hosted on Reddit itself! Link to the poll can be found in the comments of the Reddit post.
charred tundra
Congratulations to our winner, mammuth89, from this competition! Vote for the subject of our next competition by following the link below!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/dzmbyu/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
Aegislash Community Competition is now open:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e0zkh5/aegislash_community_competiton/
Link to Google Drive folder found in the Reddit post. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
charred tundra
Reminder that today's the last day to submit entries for the Aegislash contest. There are still a few hours left, so make sure to do so before the end.
charred tundra
Voting for the Aegislash Community Competition now open:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e31j1n/voting_now_open_for_aegislash_community/
The link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments as always.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @unreal sorrel for winning the Aegislash competition! Vote for the subject of our next competition by following the link below!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e4n76w/congratulations_to_calicorn_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
Luxray Community Competition is now open:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e5n4el/luxray_community_competition/
More information can be found in the Reddit post, as well as the link to submit entries.
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Luxray Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e7l81b/voting_now_open_for_luxray_community_competition/
As usual, the link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments.
charred tundra
Original poll only let you choose one option. Vote in this one instead:
https://strawpoll.com/sekckew4
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Luxray community competition! Vote for the subject of the next competition by following the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e8wghp/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
Probopass Community Competition now open! Follow the link below to upload your submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/e9ur45/probopass_community_competition/
Can't wait to see your 👃 sprites.
lilac laurel
post should be back
charred tundra
Reminder that you have about 24 hours left to submit entries for the Probopass competition, so be sure to do so before it's over.
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Probopass Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ebmg5k/voting_now_open_for_probopass_community/
Link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Probopass community competition! Vote for the subject of the next competition by following the link below: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/eczz61/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
Zoroark Community Competition now open! Follow the link below to find out how to submit your sprites.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ee8z2z/zoroark_community_competition/
charred tundra
The Reddit post is back up, so please read that to get the full rules for the competition. Thank you.
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Zoroark Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/egeut2/voting_now_open_for_zoroark_community_competition/
Link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Zoroark Community Competition! Vote for the subject of the next competition by following the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ehqfx0/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
Infernape Community Competition is now open! It's the first of the new decade, so let it be a good one. 🥳
As always, follow the link below for the rules of submission:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ej1ss4/infernape_community_competition/
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Infernape Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ekxvkh/voting_now_open_for_infernape_community/
Link to the poll in Reddit comments.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @barren kettle for winning the Infernape Community Competition! Vote for the subject of the next competition by following the link below: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/embvpa/congratulations_to_jamo_for_winning_the_infernape/
charred tundra
Also, I've been told people dislike seeing the same Pokémon in the poll again and again. Poll here to decide how future selection should go, so that more people are happy.
https://strawpoll.com/w953gkyr
I'll give this poll until it's time to decide the subjects of the next competition. Be sure to vote in it so your voice is heard, as I'm unlikely to change it again after this.
charred tundra
Torterra Community Competition is now open! Follow the link below for rules of submission. Please read them carefully before submitting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/enbru1/torterra_community_competition/
🌲 🐢
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Torterra Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/eoo9ko/voting_now_open_for_torterra_community/
Link to the poll in the Reddit comments.
Also if anyone wants to make me some fancy looking letter and number sprites for future votes, feel free to PM me or @ me with them.
charred tundra
I'll post these from now on, just before uploading the poll, so that people know I'm not rigging the system.
Congratulations to @proper swift for winning the community competition! Follow the Reddit link to vote for next time's competition subject.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/epq93b/congratulations_to_sourdeer_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
The Quagsire Community Competition is now open! Follow the link below for rules of submission. Please read them before submitting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/eqjz5i/quagsire_community_competition/
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Quagsire Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/erx7og/voting_now_open_for_quagsire_community/
The link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments.
charred tundra
Randomised Pokémon for next fusion vote. Spoilered because someone requested I don't reveal them, although the poll will be up in a few minutes. 🤷
Congratulations to @sterile radish for winning the Quagsire community competition! Follow the Reddit link to vote for next time's competition subject!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/eswaph/congratulations_to_xillo_for_winning_the_quagsire/
As well as that, be sure to vote on the other poll in the Reddit comments, concerning how people feel about themed competitions. More details as to what those are in the comments there, if you have any questions just @ or PM a contest manager.
charred tundra
The Kingler Community Competition is now open! Follow the link below for rules of submission. Can't wait to see what you manage to do for these sprites!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ettfvl/kingler_community_competition_classic/
mystic crag
Ayo boyos o/
I'm going to be helping run contests from now on and with that starting up the themed contests that will run on an alternating basis with the current contest. With this new contest it will be exactly the same running/time wise so starting the 30th I will publish a vote with 4 options such as the pollution theme suggest a while ago.
If anyone has any suggestion for themes and such feel free to ping myself or @charred tundra 
charred tundra
CURRENTLY INACCURATE
Community Competition Timetable:
Community Competitions run weekly, alternating every week between a Classic Competition (run by myself) and a Themed Competition (run by @mystic crag).
Thursday to Saturday: Subject vote. This is the time period when you can vote on what the subject for the next competition will be.
Saturday to Tuesday: Competition entry. This is the time period when you can make and submit sprites that match the competition subject.
Tuesday to Thursday: Entry vote. This is the time period when you can vote on which sprites entered into the competition you think were the best.
Each will begin and end at roughly 8PM BST of that day (i.e. competition entry begins at roughly 8PM BST of Saturday, and closes at roughly 8PM BST of Tuesday, when the entry vote will begin).
charred tundra
Kingler is gone
Voting is now open for the Kingler Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ev7sdl/voting_now_open_for_kingler_community_competition/
The link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments.
mystic crag
Congrats to @sonic perch for winning the Kingler Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ew93z3/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
Starting now will be the first process for the Themed Contests so make sure to check the comments in the reddit link and vote for what you guys want the first theme to be 😎
mystic crag
The Cosmic Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions. I left a footnote at the bottom of my post you might want to be read but other than that I'll be looking forward to what people come up with 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ex9kar/cosmic_community_competition_themed/
Just PM or ping me if you got any troubles
mystic crag
Voting is now open for the Cosmic Themed Community Competition:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/eyt3xb/cosmic_themed_fusion_contes_open/
Link to the poll can be found in the Reddit comments. 👾
mystic crag
Just a heads up the voting for the current contest has less than 30 minutes left. In case anyone hasn't voted yet 😉
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sterile radish for winning the Cosmic Themed Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ezvahf/congratulations_to_xillo_for_winning_the_cosmic/
Be sure to follow the Reddit link to vote for the subject of the next competition, which will be a Classic one!
charred tundra
The Classic Arbok Community Competition is now open for entries! Follow the link below for rules of submission:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f0ua03/arbok_community_competition_classic/
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Arbok Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f2b77d/voting_now_open_for_the_arbok_community/
Link to the poll can be found in the Reddit post. Love the snakes you guys made. 🐍
mystic crag
Congratulations to @charred iron for winning the Arbok Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f3cze2/congratulations_filthy_moth_for_winning_the_arbok/
The next competition is back to themes so go to the comment section from the link above to find the link. I've also put a link to mood boards in that same comment
mystic crag
The Apocalyptic Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f4cp4m/apocalyptic_themed_community_fusion_competition/
Still working with kinks in this contest so feel free to PM either me or @charred tundra if you got any troubles 
mystic crag
Bois we up and ready for some voting 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f5x2ff/apocalyptic_themed_contest_pole/
Link to the poll in the reddit post ;)
charred tundra
Sorry for the lateness of this one, but let's get it started! A big congratulations to @proper swift for winning the Apocalyptic Themed Community Competition! 🎉
Vote for the subject of the next Classic Competition by following the Reddit link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f70aaq/congratulations_to_sourdeer_for_winning_the/
charred tundra
The Classic Ampharos Community Competition is now open for submitting your entries! Follow the link below for rules of submission:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f7xw2d/ampharos_community_competition_classic/
mystic crag
Voting is now open for the Ampharos Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/f9gong/voting_now_open_for_the_ampharos_community/
Link to the poll can be found in the reddit post. Imagine not being here to start the poll smh 
mystic crag
Congratulations to @tardy pollen for winning the Ampharos Community Competition! 🐮
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fahxe3/congratulations_for_winning_the_ampharos/
Back to themes this time around so the link is within the link ^ 
Was a close one this time around
charred tundra
The Opposites Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link below for rules of submission, even though I am well aware none of you read them:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fbi5tj/opposites_themed_competition/
Imagine not being here to start the competition smh 
mystic crag
Poll for the Opposites Themed Competition Is now Open!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fd1vx9/voting_now_open_for_the_opposites_themed/
Follow the link above to find a link to the poll as well as a reference to the entries 
I can't say I know what an opposite is anymore 
charred tundra
Congratulations to @true plank for winning the Opposites Themed Community Competition! ☯️
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fe14m7/congratulations_to_aquatic_for_winning_the/
We return to classic for the next competition, so be sure to vote for the subject of the next contest via the link.
charred tundra
The Classic Porygon-Z Community Competition is now open for submissions! 👾 Follow the link below for the rules and the Google Drive folder:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ff0l3p/porygonz_community_competition_classic/
charred tundra
Voting for the Porygon-Z Community Competition is now open!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fgynl9/voting_now_open_for_porygonz_classic_community/
As always, just follow the link in order to vote. Voting ends tomorrow due to the delay, so be sure to vote!
mystic crag
Congratulations to @rugged fable for winning the Porygon-Z Community Competition! 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fhmntd/congratulations_tenedranox_for_winning_the/
Rolling back around to themed contests so follow the link to choose the next theme. Keep in mind we still actively look for themes for the backlog so feel free to send us any you think sound good 😉
mystic crag
Nightmare Fuel Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fioi3p/nightmare_fuel_themed_community_fusion_competition/
Such a perfect competition for my surge fusions. too bad he isn't a pokemon 
mystic crag
Voting for the 'Nightmare Fuel' Community Competition is now!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fkcx2t/voting_now_open_for_the_nightmare_fuel_community/
A bit late on this one due to gimp being disgusting but there are some terrifying fusions in this bundle so vote wisely!
charred tundra
Congratulations to @rugged fable for winning the Nightmare Fuel Themed Community Competition! https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/flgnky/congratulations_to_tenedranox_for_winning_the/
Be sure to click the link above to vote for the subject of the next classic competition!
From now on, winning a Community Competition won't just mean that you'll get to pick a Pokémon as one of the options for next time's poll, because let's be honest, that prize was sorta terrible.
Now we are bringing in two new prizes for each winner! Your sprite will feature in #contest-gallery, alongside all other winning sprites, for everyone to see for all time. Simply scroll through the gallery to see all of the first place fusions since the debut of these competitions, alongside statistics about how many votes they got, and a link to the voting phase for them on Reddit, allowing you to review all of the competition they had!
The other prize is the big one, though. Upon winning a competition, your sprite will become the new server icon for an entire week!
I wish luck to all of you and encourage you all to enter future sprite competitions so as to have a chance at these fabulous prizes!
charred tundra
The Classic Lucario Community Competition is now open for submissions! Follow the link below to submit your sprite, and for the rules, if those are your sort of thing: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fml7kd/lucario_community_competition_classic/
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Classic Lucario Community Competition! Click the link below to vote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fobykh/voting_now_open_for_lucario_classic_community/
mystic crag
Congratulations to @uncut imp for winning the Lucario Community Competition! 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fpihxe/congratulations_geno_the_mighty_head_for_winning/
We back at it again with themed contests so make sure to follow the link in the reddit post to pick a theme! Remember we are always looking for extra themes for the backlog if you have anything interesting 😉
mystic crag
Prehistoric Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fqra6r/prehistoric_themed_community_fusion_competition/
mystic crag
Voting for the 'Prehistoric' Community Competition is now open!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fsk9u8/voting_now_open_for_the_prehistoric_community/
Follow the link and be sure to vote on what you think is the best :mhDeal:
charred tundra
I'm sad to say that we've cancelled the Prehistoric Community Competition. BigTimeAng and I decided that with so many entries and being so popular, it was clearly just too open a theme. However, as I knew this would be an unpopular opinion, I have also fired BigTimeAng, as damage control. A new competition will be opening today, and for the sake of time, will be open only for today so we can get these new competitions back on schedule. In order to ensure that the themes are much better in future, they will all be randomly generated strings of words from now on. So please click the link below to submit your Legal Wholesale Fusions for the brand new Legal Wholesale Themed Community Competition!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12cFlHw27s3GotP2zvrrosYXw0U_7N4g2?usp=sharing
If you have any complaints about this, please redirect them to today's date, and have a good day.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @steel spoke for winning the Prehistoric Themed Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ftsui6/congratulations_to_admiral_pillowfight_for/
Be sure to click the above link and vote for the subject of the next Classic Community Competition!
charred tundra
The Omastar Community Competition is now open for submissions! Click the following link for the rules and to enter into the competition: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fuz81n/omastar_community_competition_classic/
You have three days. Good luck!
charred tundra
Voting for the Omastar Community Competition is now open!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fwqtfx/voting_now_open_for_the_omastar_community/
Follow the link to vote on which fusions you think are the best.
mystic crag
Congratulations @uncut imp for winning the Omastar Community Competition!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fxyb68/congratulations_for_winning_the_omastar_community/
Right back at it with the themed contests so be sure to follow the link and vote
charred tundra
We have now had one year of sprite competitions, with one year of winners! But which sprite from the past year was the best of them all? Follow this link to vote in the big yearly competition polls: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fyn457/the_big_yearly_sprite_vote_preliminary_round/
You have two days until the preliminary rounds close and the finals open up. This is possibly a once in a lifetime event, so be sure your voice is heard, and read the Reddit post for more information.
Also be sure to still vote for the subject of the next theme competition if you haven't already!
mystic crag
Fantasy Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/fz9pl1/fantasy_themed_community_fusion_competition/
charred tundra
I'm not sure who, why, or how, but the Finals polls have been pretty severely tampered with. I feel like whoever did it didn't realise that while most people can't see results until deadline, I can, and I check them for stuff like this fairly regularly.
As a result of this, the poll will be deleted and the vote will be delayed until I can find a way of doing it such that this doesn't happen again. Unfortunately this means that the result won't fall directly on the anniversary of the end of the first competition, but such is life. I apologise for any annoyance this may cause anyone.
mystic crag
Voting for the Fantasy Community Competition is now open! 🧙♀️
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g1cbt1/voting_now_open_for_the_fantasy_community/
Follow the link and be sure to vote on what you think is best 
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Fantasy Themed Community Competition! Looks like switching to Ursaring was definitely a good choice for all your spriting needs. 🎉
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g2lb8i/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
Be sure to click the above link and vote for the subject of the next Classic Community Competition!
charred tundra
The Swampert Community Competition is now open for submissions! Click the link to submit your entries and read the rules if you are so inclined:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g3swun/swampert_community_competition_classic/
You have three days from now until the competition closes. Good luck and have fun!
charred tundra
You may now vote in the Swampert Community Competition! And a big thanks to @rugged fable who made a program such that these sprite sheets can now be made instantly and randomly, so competitions can run much smoother now, with less awkward copy and pasting on my end. Just ignore the fact there's no E, that's technically my fault.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g5lgdi/voting_now_open_for_the_swampert_community/
You have two days in which to vote!
mystic crag
Congratulations @uncut imp for winning the Swampert Community Competition! 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g6skig/congratulations_geno_eno_for_winning_the_swampert/
We rolling back to themed competitions this week so be sure to check out the link and vote in the poll 😉
mystic crag
Kaiju Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow for rules and submissions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g7zs27/kaiju_themed_community_fusion_competition/
mystic crag
Voting for the Kaiju Community Competition is now open!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/g9ukia/voting_now_open_for_the_kaiju_community/
Follow the link and be sure to vote on your favs :dabfist:
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Kaiju Themed Community Competition! 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gbo71n/congratulations_to_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
We're returning to Classic Competitions and a possible change of schedule, since currently it seems that voting takes up more time over the week of entries than it needs to. More on that in a bit.
For now, a new way of voting, using a bot! Vote for the subject of the next Classic Community Competition below!
unkempt swift
>> subject
charred tundra
The Empoleon Community Competition is now open for entries! Click the following link, pretend you've read the rules, and submit your entries:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gcbvp8/empoleon_community_competition_classic/
You have three days from this point in which to submit your entries.
charred tundra
Voting now open for the Empoleon Community Competition! For real this time. 
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ge42o0/voting_now_open_for_the_empoleon_community/
mystic crag
Congratulations @sonic perch for winning the Empoleon Community Competition :clubpenguin:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gfcxej/congratulations_mammuth89_for_winning_the/
Back at it with the Themed Contests so make sure to follow the link and vote :)
mystic crag
Eeveelutions Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link to read the rules and info about submitting
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gglw4o/eeveelutions_themed_community_fusion_competition/
mystic crag
Finalist voting has now started for the Eeveelution themed contest. Check out #contest-polls to vote!
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Eeveelution Themed Community Competition! 
We'll be returning to Classic Competitions next, so be sure to vote in #contest-polls before time is up!
charred tundra
The Classic Shuckle Community Competition is now open! As always, follow the link, pretend you've read the rules, and ping me to ask questions I've already answered!
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gky7to/shuckle_community_competition_is_now_open_for/
This is opening a few hours early for uh, no specific reason. 🌳
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Classic Shuckle Community Competition! Due to the bot kinda letting me down, we've returned to Strawpoll for this bracketed vote, although some extra verification has been added that should be less annoying than everyone having to enter their names. 🥳
Anyway the initial brackets are now open. Head over to #contest-polls to pick your favourite Shuckle! Finals open in around 24 hours.
Oh, I forgot to add a Shuckle emoji to the end of that message. 
charred tundra
The finals are now open for the Shuckle competition! Go on over to #contest-polls to cast your vote. If you read this far into the message, then I am very proud of you.
mystic crag
Voting for themed competition is now open. Check out #contest-polls for the poll!
mystic crag
Congratulations to @ornate moss for winning the Shuckles Community Competition! 🍓
charred tundra
These contests take time, not only on the part of the entrants but on BigTimeAng and I's parts too. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes here, with tweaking of bots and discussions of ideas in order to try and make these the best competitions possible, and it's been absolutely great until recently. But after the last competition where you all complained that the same person shouldn't be allowed to win more than once, and then this one where there was a lot of toxicity regarding the winner, I'm not sure there's a point in continuing them. The votes are fairly tallied in a democratic way. You are voting for a sprite, not a person. The person behind the screen is unimportant in the voting phase. These polls have been worked on to ensure that there is minimal chance of voting manipulation (we would know when using the bot if such a thing occurred, and it is yet to, and Strawpoll has recently begun to check for bots more strongly), and also to give every sprite a chance to be seen, noticed, and not merely glanced over (the bracketed system is not at all easier for BigTimeAng and I to do, it is for the benefit of the lesser known spriters).
BigTimeAng has said to me that he will at the least run this next themed competition. But after that we'll see what happens.
mystic crag
Self-Fusion Themed Community Competition is now open! Follow the link bellow to read the rules and info about submitting
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/gpau0m/selffusion_community_competition_is_now_open_for/
mystic crag
Voting for the Themed Competition is now open. Check out #contest-polls for the poll!
mystic crag
Voting for the Self-Fusion Finalists is now open. Check out #contest-polls for the poll!
mystic crag
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the self-fusion community competition!
Contests will be put on hold for a while for things to be figured out so bear with us! 🙂
charred tundra
It's the return of the thing that was gone that is now back. Community Competitions are returning, and there'll be a change of some capacity announced later on by @mystic crag. We're returning with a Classic Kecleon Competition. Rules and entry are in the link below.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/hc5736/kecleon_community_competition/
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the Kecleon Community Competition. Vote in #contest-polls for your favourite entry in each bracket.
charred tundra
As @formal crypt has already spoiled, the finals are now open for voting in #contest-polls. I've also included the results of the initial voting rounds, so check those if you want.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Kecleon Themed Community Competition! Good to see that things haven't changed in the gap since competitions ended! You can see the full voting results in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
They are not only back, but they are here to stay for the foreseeable future, which does in fact belong to me. We never got our announcement from @mystic crag, but oh well. The Golduck Community Competition is now open for entries. Further information and rules can be found in the following link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/hkpceb/golduck_community_competition_classic/
Entries for this competition will close on July 7th, at 8pm BST.
charred tundra
Got a quick poll for you over in #contest-polls regarding themed competitions. People in general appear to prefer the classic competitions, but I wondered if that was just a loud minority. So, be sure to vote in the anonymous poll over there to let me know if you like them or not.
This poll will close when voting opens for the Golduck Community Competition in a few days. Be sure to vote before then, and also be sure to enter your Golduck sprites!
charred tundra
Voting for the Golduck Community Competition are open and, as well as the results for the Themed Competitions poll, they can be found over in #contest-polls as usual. Be sure to vote!
So uh, yeah. Themed Competitions will be sticking around as it turns out most of you do in fact like them. 👀
charred tundra
Votes are now open for the Golduck Community Competition finals! This poll will close on July 9th at 5pm BST. Earlier than usual so that the next competition can begin tomorrow, at 8pm BST.
Head on over to #contest-polls and be sure to vote before then!
charred tundra
GG to @sonic perch for winning the Golduck Community Competition! Full results for the finals are available over in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
Themed Competitions return, in the form of the Greek Mythology Themed Competition! Submit entries below, and read up on what a Themed Competition is too, if you want:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ho9o3n/the_greek_mythology_themed_competition_is_now/
Entries for this competition will close on July 14th, around 8pm BST.
charred tundra
Due to the sheer amount of entrants to this competition, there'll be three voting stages. The top two from each bracket will move on into a semifinal, and then there'll be a final. But first I need to actually gather up the top two from each bracket.
charred tundra
Alright, semifinals are now open, and I did absolutely nothing stupid with my messages in the run up to opening them, you imagined that.
Go over to #contest-polls and vote, you have until 8pm tomorrow, at which point the finals will finally open, and you'll have to pick between the highest rated three of the competition!
charred tundra
The finals are now open. The winner of each semifinal bracket has gone forth, and the highest rated three sprites from the competition are now finalised.
You have until 5PM BST on the 17th of July to vote, so be sure to go to #contest-polls and do so before then.
charred tundra
Congratulations to @sonic perch for winning the Greek Mythology fusion competition!
The classic Mantine competition will begin later today, but I am currently not at home. I will also change over the server icon and update the contest gallery.
charred tundra
The Mantine Community Competition is now open for entries! Read rules and submit your entries by clicking the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/hthmxv/mantine_community_competition_classic/
Entries for this competition will close on July 22nd, around 8pm BST. I gave you all an extra day since it's possible I may have slightly missed yesterday. 👀
charred tundra
This next competition will trial the idea of a second and third placing in the competition, as well as obviously the first place. I've currently not decided on a prize for these placings, so feel free to come up with ideas.
How it'll work is all entries will be split into 4 equal brackets for the preliminary rounds. The top placement from each bracket will go directly into the finals, and the second and third place in each bracket will compete in the semifinals. From there, the top two from the semifinals will go on to face off against those in the finals. This may sound complicated, but hopefully it'll make sense as you see it in action. It was the only feasibly fair way for the top three to be determined without taking into account whether they simply got lucky in their brackets.
Thanks to @pseudo tide for asking people for their opinion on this matter and reporting back to me, and thanks to @rugged fable for finding a fair way to determine first, second, and third placements. 🥇 🥈 🥉
charred tundra
The current competition pools have been hidden because ideas from them have been copied by the IF2 server. I will return to having it in private.
charred tundra
The current competition pools have been hidden because ideas from them have been...
charred tundra
Preliminary voting is now open for the Mantine Classic Competition! You have until 8pm BST on the 23rd of July (tomorrow) to vote in each bracket, so be sure to do so in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the semifinals of the Mantine Community Competition. The winners from each preliminary bracket have gone straight ahead to the finals, and the runners up from each preliminary bracket now face off in the semifinals to join them. Vote in #contest-polls before tomorrow, as you have until around 8PM BST on July 24th to vote.
charred tundra
Voting is now open for the finals of the Mantine Community Competition, and the bronze medal is still anyone's game! The four winners from the preliminary brackets, and the two winners from the semifinals are now squaring off against each other to determine the top three. Be sure to vote in #contest-polls before 5PM BST tomorrow (25th July), when the winner will be announced.
ALSO in order to get the competitions back on track, I'm announcing the competition that starts tomorrow a day early, but entries will remain closed until then. The powers of randomness have decreed that tomorrow (25th July) at 8PM BST, the Reptilian Themed Competition will be opening. Rules and explanations will follow when the competition opens, but you are officially allowed to begin making sprites.
charred tundra
The contest results are up for the Mantine competition finals! Congratulations to:
🥇 @unkempt swift with the Mantine/Meganium, our overall winner for this competition, with 21 (25.3%) votes in the finals!
🥈 @half kayak with a Lugia/Mantine, coming in second with 15 (18%) votes.
🥉 @sonic perch with his Metagross/Mantine, coming in barely third with 14 (16.9%) votes in the finals.
Full results are available in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
Right, new poll's up in #contest-polls for the names of the first, second, and third place winners of contests. This poll will be open for the next day or two. If you don't like a name, don't vote for it. There will be no further discussion on the names as people did not take said discussion seriously, so names are not subject to change, as it was a waste of my time.
charred tundra
Our next Themed Competition is here, the Reptilian Themed Competition! Read the rules before submitting your entries, and both can be done via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/hxrp2n/the_reptilian_themed_competition_is_now_open_for/
Entries for this competition close on July 28th at around 8pm BST. This may seem like less time than previous competitions, but by alerting you beforehand I aim to push the schedule back into place where it should be. Anyway, good luck with your entries! 🐍 🦎
charred tundra
I've granted an extension on the Reptilian Themed Competition. It will now remain open for entries until July 29th at 8PM BST, since you all don't seem to care about me trying to get back to a normal schedule. 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have one hour left to submit entries for the Reptilian Themed Competition. A further extension will not be granted, so you must be done by then.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of the Reptilian Themed Competition! There were a huge number of entries here, so I've had to split it into five brackets. The winner from each bracket progresses straight to the finals, while the second and third place of each bracket will compete against each other in the semifinals, just as before.
You have until around 8PM BST on the 30th of July to vote, so be sure to do so in #contest-polls before then.
I should mention that for Themed Competitions, you aren't necessarily voting for the best sprite, but the one you think fits the theme the best.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The preliminary voting round is now over. There are more entries in the semifinals than usual due to a tie for third place in one of the prior brackets, but apart from that, the same rules apply. The top two from the semifinals will go to the finals to face off against the winners from the preliminaries. You have the standard amount of time, until 8PM BST on July 31st (tomorrow), so vote in #contest-polls while you can. As before, I must state that for themed competitions you aren't necessarily voting for the best sprite, but the one which you feel best encapsulates the theme.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open, be sure to vote before tomorrow (1st of August) at 8PM BST, when the finals close. As always for themed competitions, you are voting for the one you feel best captures the theme, as opposed to the one you think is the best sprite, etc etc nobody reads these messages.
Go over to #contest-polls and vote while you can.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The votes are finalised for the Reptilian Themed Competition! Congratulations to:
🥇 @sonic perch with the Groudon/Blastoise, our overall winner with 24 (23.76%) votes in the finals!
🥈 @runic ore with the Mr. Mime/Treecko, coming in second with 20 (19.8%) votes in the finals.
🥉 @restive elk (I think) with the Rayquaza/Spiritomb, in third place with 15 (14.85%) in the finals.
Full results will be available shortly in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> it is definitely 8PM BST, I don't know what you're talking about. The Classic Mamoswine Community Competition is now open for entries that can be submitted via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/i2libr/mamoswine_community_competition_classic/
You can submit entries until 8PM BST on August 6th. Good luck should you enter.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> preliminary voting is now open for the Mamoswine Classic Competition. Back to our standard four brackets for voting, since the amount of entries was more normal this time. As always, the winner from each bracket progresses straight to the finals, while the second and third place of each bracket will compete against each other in the semifinals.
You have until 8PM BST on the 7th of August to vote, so make sure you do so in #contest-polls before then.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The preliminary voting round has come to a close. Just like last time, there was a tie for third place in one of the brackets, so both moved on to the semifinals, meaning there are nine sprites there instead of the usual eight (but it looks nicer so I don't mind).
As before, the same rules apply. The top two from the semifinals will go on to face the winners of each preliminary round. As always you have until 8PM the next day to vote, at which point the finals will open, so be sure to vote in #contest-polls before 8PM BST on the 8th of August. Full results for the preliminaries are also visible there.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are now open for the Mamoswine Community Competition! The six highest voted sprites are here, but only three can enter the podium at the end.
Vote in #contest-polls before tomorrow (9th of August) at 8PM, when the winners will be announced! Full results for semifinals and preliminaries are also available.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are now in for the Mamoswine Community Competition! A very close one this time! Congratulations to:
🥇 @sonic perch with 24 votes (21.82%) in the finals!
🥈 @barren kettle with 22 votes (20%) in the finals!
🥉 @little rapids with 21 votes (19.09%) in the finals!
Full results are available in #contest-polls. Be sure to check back here tomorrow at 8PM BST for a very special competition, requested by our overlord, The Frogman himself.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> It's here! I've written a lot on the subreddit about the rules for this competition, but I'll still state some facts about the Starter Triple Fusion Competition here:
The most notable thing about it is that the winner of this competition gets to choose A Pokémon to add to the base game.
Submit your entries and read the rules via the following link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/i7b41j/the_starter_triple_fusion_competition_is_now_open/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
This competition will close on the 22nd of August, at 8PM BST. I will give another ping of warning around the halfway point. You have plenty of time to submit your best work, so don't rush it. Good luck to everyone, you're all brilliant.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the submission period has now passed the halfway point, but there's still plenty of time to enter!
formal crypt
Don’t scare us like that
charred tundra
I said in my original post that I'd say when it was the halfway point.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the Starter Triple Fusion Competition is now officially ending in a few hours. There are only around six hours left in which to submit your sprites, and due to the sheer length of the competition an extension will not be granted. Be sure to submit before then.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The submission period for the Starter Triple Fusion Competition has now officially closed. Voting will open soon, once I've compiled the entries.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> It is here at last! The preliminary voting rounds are open for the Starter Triple Fusion Competition. These polls will remain open for two days, closing at around 8PM BST on the 24th of August, to give people plenty of time to vote. The voting format will remain the same as in previous competitions, to determine an overall winner. Afterwards, smaller votes will be held to determine the winner of each generation.
Be sure to go over to #contest-polls and vote while you can.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> apologies for the delay, there were technical difficulties. The preliminary rounds are now over, and the semifinals have begun. Two from here will go on to the finals, where the five winners of the preliminary brackets are, as usual. These semifinals are pretty large in comparison to usual, as there were a lot of ties.
Anyway, you have until 8PM BST on August 26th to vote, at which point the finals will open. Apologies for those of you itching to start spriting for the next competition, but I believe the voting phase for this current one to be of a lot of importance, so be sure to cast your vote in #contest-polls before then.
Also you can see the weird technical difficulty in there.
mystic crag
Double Trouble Competition
This Competition will have a sign up phase going over the current voting stage and further details and rules will come about when the contest begins on the 28th
You will still be able to sign up when the contest begins but keep in mind it may be harder to find a partner.```
Signup:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MO97AVXED7XIw7MQMt42HaPyv3YP-ZVZMrnxmekmmW8/edit#gid=0
The Pokémon for this Competition are as follows:
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Weezing, Doduo, Girafarig, Doublade
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
Update: Added a section of the sign up where you can put your name so people can find you if you are looking for a team.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for the starter triples fusion competition. Apologies for the delay, I was attempting to deal with something in the background.
We now have seven finalists, and soon we'll determine which is the winner, and therefore who gets to add a Pokémon to the base game. You have until around 8PM BST on the 28th of August with which to vote, so make sure to do so in #contest-polls.
Also, BigTimeAng has opened a sign up sheet for the next competition, so don't forget to check that out also if you haven't already! Details are above.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are in for the Starter Fusion Triples competition, and an overall winner has been voted in. Votes for each other generation will be held immediately following this post, so that each has a default within the game files. But without further ado, congratulations to:
🥇 @tardy pollen with an overwhelming 48 votes (35.29%) in the finals!
🥈 Jubilily, with 22 votes (16.18%) in the finals!
🥉 @frigid meadow and @sonic perch in a tied third place, with 18 votes (13.24%) each in the finals!
Apologies to Jubilily, but if you have a Discord account I couldn't find you. If someone points me in their direction I'll rectify this and give them their reward.
charred tundra
Polls are now open for the remaining regions, to determine an overall winner. These will be open for around 48 hours or so, but only the winners will be announced this time, and no further awards will be given out. Still, be sure to vote in #contest-polls. You can expect a message from BTA shortly with regards to his next competition, so look forward to that.
mystic crag
Double Trouble Community Competition is now open for entries!
To participate in this competition, submit up to Two fusion sprites per team that fit within the criteria stated within signups, Via the linked Google Drive folder bellow, or by sending them to a contest manager on Discord if you are unable to add them to the Google Drive folder yourself. Be sure to add your team name to the name of the file, so that you can be identified. be sure to submit using one of the methods above as to be counted towards the final submits for the end poll. Please be sure that your team is within the sign up sheet posted within my last message.
For those without a team or still looking for another team please add yourself to the looking for team section of the sign up sheet and I will be randomly giving out an assigned partner some time tomorrow.
Submissions should be within the size of 288x288 scaled up from 96x96, with a stretch being 300x300. Please make sure submissions follow this standard to be accepted:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17H9uc8xIKXZVioQN1J6osViD2_IIr6GK
This competition officially opens on the 28th of August, and will close in three days, on the 1st of September.
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> heads up in around an hour I will create random teams for those who have not yet got one/are on the sign up looking for team section. So make sure you are on the looking for team section of the sign up sheet if you are still looking
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Update on contest:
1) I have decided to extend the contest by an extra day, making it 4 days and ending on the 1st of September
2) I have now assigned random teams from the people who were on the looking for team sign up. If anyone else is still wanting to participate but is unable to find someone to partner up with then please contact me or add yourself to the looking for team sheet section of the sign-up sheet
Congratulations to @unreal sorrel, @meager kernel, @uneven chasm, and @tardy pollen for winning each respective region in the Starter Triples Fusion Competition. Results will be available in #contest-polls for a day or so, if you want to look back on the fifty or so polls we've had in the last few days for some reason. Other than that, there is still one day in which to enter BTA's Double Trouble competition, so if your entries aren't in yet then be sure to finalise them soon.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> heads up I will be collating the sprites for voting in about 5 minutes. make sure your sprites are in
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the Double Trouble team competition. Feel free to head on over to #contest-polls and vote.
Voting ends tomorrow. just go 23 hours 30 minutes into the future 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Final poll for the Double Trouble competition is now open. Head on over to #contest-polls to vote.
Voting ends tomorrow; in 22 hours.
Apologies for the delays
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Congratulations to team Xillo use mammuth that use ursaring made up of @sterile radish & @sonic perch for winning the Double Trouble Team Competition 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The Regional Variant Contest is now open for entries! Click the following link to read the rules (I have outlined which rules are of importance for this competition, and which ones are the usual rules that nobody ever reads) and to submit your entries:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/immi8o/regional_variants_competition/
Message me or @honest roost if you require any further information on this contest or if I've worded anything badly and it needs further explanation.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of the Regional Variant Competition. You have until around 8PM BST on the 9th of September to vote, so do so in #contest-polls before then. Feel free to ask a contest manager for an explanation of how the voting works if you are confused.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The semifinals are now open for voting over in #contest-polls until tomorrow at 8PM BST (so in 23 and a half hours). The results for the preliminary rounds are also visible there if you are interested.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The Volcarona Community Competition is now open! Please follow the link bellow for further details and a link to the submission drive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ipn46g/volcarona_fusion_competition/
Any questions or concerns please contact a <@&641801785618726956>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for the Regional Variant Competition. As always, you have until 8PM BST the following day within which to vote in #contest-polls, at which point the winners will be announced. Also be sure to check out BTA's Volcarona competition if you haven't already.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Regional Variants Competition, and it was a close one this time. The winners are as follows:
🥇 @sterile radish with the Galarian Weezing/Hypno, with 20 votes (20.2%)!
🥈 @unkempt swift with the Alolan Sandlash/Gardevoir, with 19 votes (19.19%)!
🥉 @unkempt swift with the Galarian Rapidash/Gardevoir, with 18 votes (18.18%)!
All very close results, and the full breakdown can be seen in #contest-polls. Congratulations once again to our three winners, and be sure to enter BTA's Volcarona competition if you haven't already. 📯
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> First stage of voting for the Volcarona Community Competition is now open! Go check out #contest-polls to vote 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> polls are now open for the semifinals of the Volcarona Community Competition, over in #contest-polls as usual! Results are also there for the preliminaries if you're interested. You have until 8PM BST on the 15th of September to cast your votes before the finals open, so be ready. As always, if you are confused about how voting works, feel free to DM or ping a <@&641801785618726956>. Be ready for the announcement of the next Themed Competition in just a few minutes also!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> hey, it's me again! The Cute Themed Competition is now open for entries, and it has rules that nobody will read, too! Follow the link below to submit your entries and do absolutely nothing else: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ist6k5/the_cute_themed_competition_is_now_open_for/
This competition closes in four days, at 8PM BST on the 18th of September. There are a maximum of three sprites per entrant.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Polls are now open for the Finalist poll for the Volcarona Community Competition. Please head over to #contest-polls to vote.
Poll ends 8PM BST on the 16th.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Volcarona Fusion Competition. The winners are as follows:
🥇 @unkempt swift with Volcarona/Arbok, with 28 votes (28.28%)!
🥈 @tardy pollen with Cofagrigus/Volcarona, with 22 votes (22.22%)!
🥉 @half kayak with Palkia/Volcarona, with 19 votes (19.19%)!
Check out #contest-polls for a rundown on poll votes.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> sorry for the delay, the voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of the Cute Themed Competition! You have until 8PM BST on the 19th of September to cast your votes. Reminder that you are voting for the entry you find the cutest.
There were a lot of entries, so there are more brackets than usual. This will result in a large semifinal, but uh, there's not much I can do about that. Y'all were too cute.
Anyway, be sure to go over to #contest-polls and vote while you can!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The Klefki Community Competition is now open! Please follow the link bellow for further details and a link to the submission drive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/ivyetq/klefki_fusion_contest/
Any questions or concerns please contact a <@&641801785618726956>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The uh, semifinals is here. It's huge. I could think of no way of splitting it without adding in extra days or making the end results inconclusive. So there are 16 entries and only two get to move on, so make sure your vote counts. Vote in #contest-polls before 8PM BST on the 20th of September, when the finals will open.
Be sure also to check out EnormousTemporalAng's Klefki competition up above.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are here for the Cute Competition. They are also huge. You have until tomorrow at 8PM BST to vote in #contest-polls, at which point first, second, and third place will be decided. Good luck to everyone who entered.
Also be sure to enter EnormousTemporalAng's Klefki Classic Competition up above if you haven't seen it already!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Cute Fusion Competition. The winners are as follows:
🥇 @rugged fable with Gliscor/Oshawott, with 17 votes (17.51%)!
🥈 @frigid meadow with Blissey/Dragonite, with 15 votes (15.45%)!
🥉 @runic ore with Smeargle/Growlithe, with 13 votes (13.39%)!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The Klefki preliminary voting has now begun! Please check out #contest-polls to vote! Voting will end tomorrow at 8pm BST
PLEASE READ!:
[This contest will only have the preliminary and finals due to bracket sizes]
[you may vote 2 times this contest in each bracket as I am testing some things out!]
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The Klefki Finals are now open for voting. Go check out #contest-polls to both vote and see the results of the preliminaries. Voting will end tomorrow at 8pm BST!
Again you may vote up to 2 times
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Klefki Fusion Competition. The winners are as follows:
🥇 @runic ore with klink/klefki, with 22 votes (27.28%)!
🥈 @rugged fable with Arceus/Klefki, with 19 votes (23.56)!
🥉 @sterile radish with Klefki/Scizor, with 15 votes (18.6%)!
🥉 @pseudo cobalt with Aegislash/Klefki, with 15 votes (18.6%)!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The Plants Themed Competition is now open for entries. I've written nothing but coherent messages down below and none of it is bizarre scribblings. The rules are also there.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/izqwd3/the_plants_themed_competition_is_now_open_for/
You have until the 29th of September to submit your plants, at 8PM BST as usual. Good luck. 🪴
Also remember that the results for the Klefki competition are above and can be seen in full in #contest-polls!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> no more submit plant. Vote for plant. Plant plant #contest-polls until tomorrow at 8PM BST, the 30th.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> semifinals open for plants. Continue plant vote. Plant plant. #contest-polls until tomorrow at 8PM BST, the 1st of October. Plant plant. Results for preliminaries visible also. 🪴
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the plants finals are here. Vote for best plant. Plant plant. Vote for plant in #contest-polls until 8PM BST on the 2nd of October, when the winners will be stated.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Plants Themed Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @unreal sorrel with Venusaur/Hydreigon, and @jaunty radish with Sunkern/Steelix, tying first with 22 votes (26.51%) each in the finals!
🥉 Scrapi, with Venusaur/Abomasnow, with 12 votes (14.46%) in the finals!
Thanks to everyone for entering, and well done to those you placed on the podium. As always, the full voting breakdown will be visible in #contest-polls for several days.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the Mimikyu Community Competition is now open! As always click the link below to ignore the rules and submit your entries:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/j4kv0n/mimikyu_community_competition/
If you have any questions then ask a <@&641801785618726956>.
You have four days to submit, with submissions ending on the 7th of October at 8PM BST. Good luck.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries for the Mimikyu Community Competition have now closed, and voting has begun. As always, we begin with the preliminary round, where the winner of each of the four brackets will progress straight to the finals, and the second and third place of each bracket will go to the semifinals. Vote for the sprite you think is the best Mimikyu fusion, you have until the 8th of October at 8PM BST to do so in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the semifinal brackets are now open for the Mimikyu Community Competition. We almost had the perfect amount, but you guys just had to tie again.
As always, you have roughly 24 hours from now in which to vote, at which point the finals will open. Be sure to do so in #contest-polls before then. The results of the preliminary brackets are also in there.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are here for the Mimikyu Community Competition. You have 24 hours to vote in #contest-polls before the results are released, at 8PM BST on the 10th of October, so be sure to do so before then to have your say. As always the results of the previous brackets are visible there.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Mimikyu Community Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @void cypress with the Rayquaza/Mimikyu, coming in first place with 27 votes (27.3%) in the finals!
🥈 @void cypress with the Gyarados/Mimikyu, causing déjà vu with 20 votes (20.2%) in the finals!
🥉 @unkempt swift with the Mimikyu/Lopunny, coming in third with 16 votes (16.2%) in the finals!
Thank you to everyone who entered! As always, the full results will be visible in #contest-polls until the next competition.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Just a reminder that there is only three days left for the sponsored contest, still time to get work done and submit 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> this is your final notification that there is only 24 hours left for submission to the sponsored competition. Please make sure any submissions are done by then as I will not be prolonging the deadline for any latecomers
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting for the Sponsored Competition is now open! please head over to #contest-polls to vote! If your sprite is not within the current polls that means you were seeded due to uneven numbers. only spriters can vote
mystic crag
I realised I never set a time but it's 8PM BST like usual
Till first vote phase finishes I mean
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Second stage of voting for the Sponsored competition is now open! Head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting is from G8-G11 and L1-L3. Same as last time you have until 8pm BST to vote
mystic crag
If the vote results aren't showing for anyone you can reference this
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Third stage of voting for the Sponsored competition is now open! head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting is for G12,G13 and L4-L7. Once again you have until 8pm BST to vote
Had to update the bracket again since I mislabelled. This should be the final iteration and more understandable
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Second part of the third stage to determine losers bracket is now open! head over to #contest-polls to vote. voting is for L8 and L9. Voting will end 8pm BST.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Fourth stage of voting for the sponsored competition is now open! Head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting is G14 and L10,L11. Voting will end 8pm BST
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Second part of the fourth stage of voting is now open! Head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting is L12. Voting will end 8pm BST
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> get pinged again 
The Banette Community Competition is now open for entries. Submit them via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/je8zfo/banette_community_competition/
You have four days to submit, until the 23rd of October at 8PM BST. Be sure also to vote for L12 in the Sponsored Competition too. Good luck.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> into the big leagues now with 3rd place being determined! Head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting will end 8pm BST
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> We are now at the final voting stage of the Sponsored competition, determining 1st and 2nd place! Head over to #contest-polls to vote. Voting will end 8pm BST
Also a first congratulation to @little rapids for achieving third place. An overall sum up will be done once the current poll is completed.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the sponsored competition has now ended! I would like to congratulate the winners, with 1st place by @tardy pollen, 2nd place by @blissful parrot and 3rd place by @little rapids. Everyone did a great job on this contest and I hope you all had fun with it!
You can check out the winning sprites in #special-contest-gallery
I'll get in touch with the winners soon
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Preliminary voting is now open for the Banette Community Competition. Voting ends tomorrow at 8pm BST at which point the semifinals will be open so be sure to head over to #contest-polls to vote before then!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the semifinals are now open for the Banette Community Competition. As always, you have just under 24 hours in which to vote, at which point the finals will open, so be sure to vote in #contest-polls before then.
The results for the preliminaries should be up in a bit, the bot takes its time sometimes.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> get pinged again
The Face Your Fears Themed Competition is now open for entries. Submit them via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/jhfvgf/the_face_your_fears_themed_competition_is_now/
You have four days to submit as always, until the 28th of October. I have outlined the rules above, and separated them from the regular contest rules. There is no excuse for not reading them.
I have been looking forward to this theme, it was suggested by someone and I really liked the idea. Perfectly timed, too.
Also be sure to vote in the Banette Community Competition, too.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are now open for the Banette Community Competition! You have just under 24 hours to vote at which point the winners will be revealed, at 8PM BST tomorrow, the 26th of October. #contest-polls is where you'll vote, as always, and the results for the semifinals should be visible there soon if not now.
Also be sure to enter the Face Your Fears competition if you haven't already!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are here for the Banette Community Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @unreal sorrel with the Banette/Hydreigon, coming in first place with 23 votes (26.14%) in the finals!
🥈 @burnt stream with the Banette/Ursaring, coming in second place with 20 votes (22.73%) in the finals!
🥉 @unkempt swift with the Banette/Metagross, just barely coming in third place with 19 votes (21.59%) in the finals!
Thank you to everyone who entered, and I'm sorry to those of you who didn't realise this competition actually existed. As always, the full results will be visible in #contest-polls until the next competition.
Be sure also to take a look at Face Your Fears, the Themed Competition that is currently accepting entries!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the Face Your Fears competition. Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations for facing your fears. You have until 8PM BST tomorrow to vote in #contest-polls before the semifinals open.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the semifinals are now open for the Face Your Fears competition. As always you have just under 24 hours, until 8PM BST tomorrow, to vote in #contest-polls. Results for the preliminaries will also be visible there at some point soon.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> sorry for the delay, I was predisposed. The finals are now open for the Face Your Fears competition. Due to the delay I am giving you until 9PM BST tomorrow to vote in #contest-polls at which point the winner will be announced. You can see the results for the semifinals there too, in a bit, probably. Depends on how the bot's feeling.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are in for the Face Your Fears Community Competition. The winners are as follows:
🥇 @rugged fable with the Tentacruel/Spiritomb, coming in first place with 23 votes (30.26%) in the finals.
🥈 @unreal sorrel with the Dhelmise/Aggron, coming in second place with 21 votes (27.63%) in the finals.
🥉 @burnt stream with the... Metagross/Palkia (Whismur/Claydol?), coming in third place with 12 votes (15.79%) in the finals.
Happy Hallowe'en. 🥕
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> We have a new sponsored competition! go check out #special-contest-gallery for details, and a big thanks to @burnt stream for being our sponsor! 🙂
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The Classic Shroomish Competition is now open for entries! Read the rules and submit via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/jopzjw/shroomish_community_competition/
You have the standard four days to submit, until the 9th of November at 8PM GMT. Also be sure to check out #special-contest-gallery if you haven't already.
You have @rugged fable to blame for this competition, as he made me a program that tells me which Pokémon have the fewest custom sprites, so I can choose from that list. I probably won't do that every competition, but it'll come up here or there. Regardless, it's a very useful program, so a big thanks to him. 🥳
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that there are just over 24 hours left to enter into the Shroomish Competition. There's still time to enter if you haven't yet.
Also, I've put a poll in #contest-polls to gauge how much people enjoyed this competition. Should I base Classic Competitions off of the least sprited Pokémon again in future, and if so how often? I'm just looking for a vague idea, so let me know what you thought. I'll keep that poll open until the contest ends tomorrow.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The Classic Shroomish Community Competition is now closed, but the preliminary voting stage is open. As always, you have just under 24 hours to vote for your favourite sprite of each bracket in #contest-polls, after which we will move onto the semifinals.
Also be sure to check out #special-contest-gallery if you haven't yet. There's actual prizes to be won over there, and your sprites don't even need to be good.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The Semifinals are now open for the Shroomish Community Competition! You have just under 24 hours, until 8PM GMT tomorrow, to vote in the semifinals to decide which two of the twelve close-scoring semifinalists go through to the finals. As always, cast your votes in #contest-polls, where the results of the preliminaries will be visible shortly. Probably.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the Shroomish finals are here! 
You have until 8PM GMT tomorrow to vote in #contest-polls for your favourite of the finalists, after which the polls will close and the winners will be announced.
Also, do be sure to check out #special-contest-gallery if you haven't yet. There's still plenty of time to enter the current competition, and there's plenty of prizes to be had.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results are in for the Shroomish Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @formal crypt with the Shroomish/Magnezone, coming in first place with 23 votes (17.48%) in the finals.
🥈 @meager kernel with the Shroomish/Venusaur, coming in second place with 16 votes (12.16%) in the finals.
🥉 @void cypress with the Shroomish/Snorlax , coming in third place with 14 votes (10.64%) in the finals.
And another <@&734833821429661816> ping for a sweet sweet new competition opening. Read the rules and submit via the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonInfiniteFusion/comments/jt1xp2/the_avian_themed_competition_is_now_open_for/
You have until the 16th of November at 8pm GMT to submit
Also if you haven't looked at it yet we still have the sponsored competition available to be submitted to in #special-contest-gallery. so check that out 😉
charred tundra
OK, to clear up some confusion on the avian competition, here are some guidelines:
Aim to make it look like a bird. This means bird features (beaks and stuff, you know birds. You must have seen birds, they're everywhere), bird body shapes (scientifically birds are shaped like beans, but there are technically other shapes out there), etc. As much like a bird as you can.
If it is clearly a bird, it is clearly a bird. Congratulations you have a bird.
If it is not clearly a bird, aim for 70% bird (lowering my previous bar a bit, but it's still an A in bird where I'm from). Have as many bird features as you can without ruining your original concept, is the point. There will be no scientific checks for bird percentage, just submit what you personally feel is bird enough. If it is 0% bird I will smite you.
Do not just submit frogs.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> bird votes time. As always vote in #contest-polls for the sprite in each bracket that you think is the most representative of the theme "Avian". You have 24 hours until the preliminaries close and the semifinals open, so be sure to vote. A lot of entries this time, which was slightly unexpected.
Some changes are coming to future competitions, so be sure to stay tuned for those. Also keep in mind that this is a different poll from the one taking place over in #sponsored-polls-old!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The semifinals are now open for the Avian Themed Competition. Vote in #contest-polls as usual for the sprite you feel best utilises the theme "Avian". You have just under 24 hours, until 8PM GMT on the 18th of November, to vote, at which point the finals will open.
Also be sure to vote over in #sponsored-polls-old as that is a different competition from this one!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are now open for the Avian Themed Competition! As always, vote in #contest-polls for the sprite you feel best encompasses the theme "Avian". You have just under 24 hours, until 8PM GMT tomorrow, to vote, at which point I will reveal the results.
You can also check said channel for all poll results thus far.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are now in for the finals of the Avian Themed Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @unkempt swift with the Reshiram/Talonflame, coming in first place with 15 votes (23.44%) in the finals!
🥈 @hushed walrus with the Darkrai/Talonflame and @meager kernel with the Psyduck/Porygon2, tying for second place with 11 votes (17.19%) each in the finals!
🐦 Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered. 🐦
charred tundra
Contest Rules 1: Submission Rules
To participate you must submit your fusions via the google drive linked in the post, and if you absolutely cannot figure out these arcane magicks, then you can contact any contest manager here on Discord and send them your entries. Fusions should be named as "head"."body" by "spriter".png, where "head" is the IF Pokédex number of the Head, and "body" is the IF Pokédex number of the Body, and "spriter" is a name I can use to identify the entry as your own. If you absolutely must use a Pokémon outside of IF then do not use its national Pokédex entry, use its name. Ensure the image is within the boundaries of 288x288, as any larger and it will be removed. The maximum number of entries you may submit depends on the competition.
I will remove any joke entries, and all entries must be new (made less than a week before the announcement of the competition series).
Contest Rules 2: Competition Subject
For Classic Competitions, a Pokémon is given as the subject. This Pokémon must be used in any fusions you submit, as either the head or the body. Or both, if you really want.
For Themed Competitions, instead of having a subject Pokémon, there's a subject theme, and all fusions submitted must fit the theme (but still aim to have them look like a fusion of the two Pokémon, in the Pokémon style).
Special Competitions tend to come with their own rules, but are very similar to Themed Competitions usually.
RAICHU CLASSIC COMPETITION
The Raichu Competition is here! And on Discord only! We've made the move over here because nobody read the rules when I posted them to Reddit and it was a lot of wasted time on posts, but since posting the general rules I've already had people comment on things in them that I say literally every time, thus proving my point. 👀
Refer to the pinned Submission Rules as well as the pinned rules on Competition Subjects. You all know what Raichu is, don't lie to me.
I'm accepting of Raichu. I used one once, but I waited until my Pikachu naturally learned Thunder so it took forever waiting for it. But in Conquest Raichu is used by best warlord don't @ me, so I still have some attachment to it. It's just never something I think about all too often, likely because it's so often overshadowed by Pikachu.
Chose a nice simple one for this transition. You have until the 23rd of November at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iPzWGwamHO7pGrElgTRXCbFZcw4iwRDq?usp=sharing
One more thing to be noted is that in this competition I will be trialling all sprites being new. Do not submit sprites that you have made prior to the competition's opening. This is very likely to continue over to all future competitions, unless this one gets like two entries.
Good luck with your mice.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Preliminary voting is now open for the Raichu Community Competition! Be sure to vote over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, at which point the semifinals will open.
Also be sure to vote in #sponsored-polls-old for the final vote over there!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The semifinals are now open for the Raichu Community Competition. As one of the brackets did not have a conclusive winner and ended with a tie for first place, both entrants have instead gone into the semifinals. However, as a result of this, the top three placing sprites from the semifinals will go to the finals instead of the top two.
As always, vote in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, at which point the finals will open.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> our second ever sponsored competition has now ended! I would like to congratulate the winners, with 1st place by @unreal sorrel, 2nd place by @austere flint and 3rd place by @rustic herald. Hope you all god some laughs with this one and had fun making some memes 😉
You can check out the winning sprites in #special-contest-gallery and check out the overall bracket votes on the website https://challonge.com/IFComicalComp.
I would also like a final thank you for @burnt stream for allowing us to run this contest by sponsoring us 
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Winners of the brackets and random draw will be contacted about their prizes.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are now open for the Raichu Community Competition! Be sure to vote over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, at which point I will announce the winner.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are now in for the finals of the Raichu Classic Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @rugged fable with the Raichu/Tyranitar (26.248), coming in first place with 21 votes (26.92%) in the finals!
🥈 @unreal sorrel with the Corsola/Raichu (222.26), coming in second place with 17 votes (21.79%) in the finals!
🥉 @burnt stream with the Whimsicott/Raichu (360.26), coming in third place with 15 votes (19.23%) in the finals!
Congratulations to all three of our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered! 
charred tundra
FORGOTTEN THEMED COMPETITION
No, Stan, I didn't forget.
Refer to the pinned Submission Rules as well as the pinned rules on Themed Competitions, even if you think you're familiar with them as there have been a few changes recently.
This is a less rigid themed competition after complaints that the last one was too rigid. We're returning themes to their roots. So basically, whatever "Forgotten" means to you, make a sprite based on that. Obviously the standard rules apply though, otherwise I wouldn't have told you to read them.
I don't like forgetting things. I don't think anyone does. Even tragedies I'd rather remember than forget. Although I always forget peoples' names and stuff, so therefore we can conclude that tragedies are better than names. Or something. I dunno, I forget my point.
You have until the 30th of November at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ev06q7rDI-uz16D80IPTaawno7x2tlea?usp=sharing
Please don't forget to enter this competition. 👀
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Preliminary voting is now open for the Forgotten Themed Competition! As always, vote over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, the 1st of December, at which point the semifinals will open. Remember that you're voting for the sprite that you feel best represents the theme "Forgotten".
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The semifinals are now open for the Forgotten Themed Competition! Vote now in #contest-polls to decide which two of our semifinalists will go forth to the finals!
Remember to not only vote for quality, but for which sprite you feel best fits the theme. You have until 8PM GMT tomorrow to vote.
mystic crag
Hey hey hey. How's it going <@&734833821429661816>? We got something special for you all this Christmas time! SECRET SPRITER the spriters equivalent of a Secret Santa 🎁
Simply put, if you want to participate all you need to do is fill in this little form https://forms.gle/GQ4f9X9CTFvi8YAeA with your username and what sprite you want someone else to make. To participate and submit a form you must also be spiriting!
Once the form is closed on the 8th we will be randomly handing out the sprites to those who submitted a form. But remember! Keep what Pokémon combo you submitted a secret from who is making it! 
Of course we are still the contest guys, so your sprites will also be submitted to a drive for sprite voting. Maybe we can even give you a special Christmas winner role 😉
charred tundra
KROKOROK CLASSIC COMPETITION
Thought we were done with forgotten things? Think again. With a grand total of one sprite, Krokorok is tied for being the least sprited Pokémon. And not only that, this competition is basically just a timer until the Secret Spriter entries close, so Krokorok's not even being given any respect by BTA and I. 🎉 🥳
Refer to the pinned Submission Rules as well as the pinned rules on Competition Subjects.
I've actually never used a Krokorok, or any stage of the line. So uh, it sure does exist. It's very popular and I can see why, it just always felt overused to me, so I never went near it. It has a hilarious shiny form though. Really accentuates those beady little eyes.
You have until the 5th of December at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HWhfM-7rGx6rnV9UnD9Hs76HNbp3hAaI?usp=sharing
And remember, the day this competition's winner is announced is the day that entries close for the Secret Spriter competition, so be sure to submit what you'd like while you can via the link in BTA's post above. Also remember to vote in #contest-polls for the Forgotten Themed Competition.
Good luck with your land crocs. 🏜️ 🐊
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are now open for the Forgotten Themed Competition! Be sure to vote in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, at which point the winners will be announced.
Also be sure to enter the Krokorok Classic Competition if you haven't already, it's pinned above.
Also be sure to put your name down for Secret Spriter if you haven't already, it's bound to be a lot of fun.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are in for the Forgotten Themed Competition! The winners are:
🥇 @rugged fable with the Torterra/Golurk (318.369), coming in first place with 22 votes (30.56%) in the finals!
🥈 @burnt stream with the Abomination, coming in second place with 16 votes (22.22%) in the finals!
🥉 @pseudo tide with the Shedinja/Kirlia (289.286), coming in third place with 13 votes (18.06%) in the finals!
Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to everyone who entered. I know it was a difficult theme, but there were a lot of good entries!
Please remember to sign up for Secret Spriter if you haven't already, and be sure also to enter the Krokorok Classic Competition while you can!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary stages of the Krokorok Community Competition. As always, vote over in #contest-polls for which sprite is your favourite. You have until tomorrow at 8PM GMT, around 24 hours from now.
Also be sure to sign up for Secret Spriter if you haven't already and you want to, as it will be closing in a few days.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the semifinals are now open for voting for the Krokorok Community Competition. Since bracket 3 had no defined winner due to a tie for first place, they have both gone to the semifinals instead of the finals, and the top three from the semifinals will advanced to the finals instead of just the top two.
As always vote in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, when the finals will open. 🏜️ 🐊
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for the Krokorok Community Competition! You have until tomorrow at 8PM GMT to vote in #contest-polls before the winner is announced, so get to it.
Also be sure to note that at 8PM GMT tomorrow is when Secret Spriter closes its sign-up sheet. You have only 24 hours to sign up if you haven't already, so make sure you do so before you miss your chance.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> for those who entered the Spriter Secret Santa, you will be receiving your prompt shortly. Once I have sent all of them out I will give you guys another post with the usual rules, deadlines and links. I'll tell you here that I will be giving another week for the sprites so that it goes over the month more (and to make sure you can sprite on your schedule casually)
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> We're right on time to announce the results of the Krokorok Community Competition, and I did not fall asleep. 👀
The winners are as follows:
🥇 @void cypress with the Cofagrigus/Krokorok (362.410), coming in first place with 23 votes (30.26%) in the finals!
🥈 @void cypress 👀 with the Krokorok/Squirtle (410.9), coming in second place also with 15 votes (19.74%) in the finals!
🥉 @burnt stream with the Sandslash/Krokorok (28.410), coming in third place with 14 votes (18.42%) in the finals!
Congratulations to both of our winners and thank you to everyone who entered. It wasn't the easiest of competitions, but I think every entry did a good job with creating a new sprite. Now it's over to Secret Santa for a while before standard contests return. 🏜️ 🐊 🎅
mystic crag
Secret Santa Competition
Only those who previously signed up and have been given a combo to sprite may participate!
You have 1 week (until the 15th of December at 8pm GMT) to submit for the contest.
Typical rules apply as stated in the pins 📌, submit sprites to the link bellow:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1auTth_EaV2A6BVDb5xtqBcEmPU_IlcPm
<@&734833821429661816> 🎁 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Just another reminder that you have only 3 more days to submit for the comp 😉
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> final reminder that you have less than 24 hours to submit your sprites for Secret Spriter, and that BTA and I will be exponentially sadder for every sprite that is not made.
If you absolutely cannot make your sprite and you know that, DM BTA as soon as possible so he can sort something out
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> with a few dm's and concerns I will be extending the secret santa submission deadline to the 17th. If you are still unable to create your given sprite, please DM me. 🙂
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> this is your second final reminder that you have less than 24 hours to submit your Secret Spriter entries.
As before, be sure to DM either BTA or myself if you don't think you can get it done in time so we can hire someone else to make it sort something out. 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> submissions are now closed. PM me immediately if you need to submit still as I will be compiling for poll
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> It's that time! Secret spriter sprites have been made and we are ready to start the voting process!🎅
Thank you to everyone who took part and created such wonderful sprites! I'm sure those who requested will be happy so as of now you can exchange who request what! I will not be personally distributing who requested sprites as to not put those who did not sprite in the line of fire.
Check out the preliminary polls for the sprites in #contest-polls :)
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Semi-final voting for the SSS is now open! You have until tomorrow at 8PM GMT to vote in #contest-polls. 🎅
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> was a mess up with the poll results. Please re-vote in #contest-polls if you had already done so
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Finals are now open for the secret spriter comp. You have until tomorrow at 8pm GMT to vote in #contest-polls 🏂
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> BTA is dead and I have killed him. The results are now in for the Secret Spriter Competition! The winners are as follows:
🥇 @burnt stream with the Delibird/Snorlax (225.143), coming in first with 24 votes (37.5%) in the finals!
🥈 @pseudo cobalt with the Giratina/Venusaur (345.3), coming in second with 15 votes (23.44%) in the finals!
🥉 @hushed walrus with the Reuniclus/Zoroark (359.338), coming in third with 8 votes (12.5%) in the finals!
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who entered and made a sprite, you've made this Christmas competition work and delivered gifts to people all over the server. 🎄
charred tundra
ISAAC'S BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
I am getting older soon, and to celebrate I was given the idea of hosting a competition in which entrants can use only my ten favourite Pokémon that are actually in IF. You can find the spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1POLM_1fontZVhnrqC35EusU2VLZVXUNgy6XR3Qh3gDQ/edit#gid=263582833
Thanks to Kiwi.
So there's 100 possible fusions to make, but 30 have already been done. That still means there's 70 combinations left, so choose whichever you desire.
If this goes well, then the other mods and BTA will also have these competitions throughout the year. If this goes badly then my birthday is ruined.
You have until the 6th of January at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mhwAUt_g1c1JC9K3T5SI3GhUnamW95am?usp=sharing
As always, refer to the pinned rules, and pester @burnt stream if you don't understand the spreadsheet, she loves to talk about them.
Good luck and have fun. 😄
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have less than 24 hours to submit your entries to this competition. There's still time to make something if you haven't yet. 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> I am now older, and the Isaac's Birthday Competition has now closed for entries, but has opened its preliminary round of voting.
As always, you have 24 hours to vote in each bracket over in #contest-polls. Thank you to everyone who entered. 
🐛 🥳
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> sorry for the delay, but the semifinals for the Isaac's Birthday Competition are now open for votes! As always go over to #contest-polls and vote before 8PM GMT tomorrow.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for the Isaac's Birthday Competition!
Imagine having so many semifinals ties on my birthday. 
Be sure to vote between the, like, 50 different entries over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are in for the Isaac's Birthday Competition. Our top three winners are as follows:
🥇 @grim lantern with the RunerigusCofagrigus/Yanmega (362.270), dominating first place with 25 votes (32.05%) in the finals!
🥈 @deep cape with the Yanmega/Gliscor (270.273) and @sage cradle with the Crobat/Mantine (169.226), tying for second with 12 votes (15.38%) each in the finals!
Thank you very much to everyone who entered. Next contest will likely open tomorrow. 🥳
mystic crag
BRELOOM CLASSIC COMPETITION
Thanks to Katten for the suggestion on this one, I also though it would be a really nice Pokemon do a fusion with 
As always refer to pins for submission rules. You will have until the 14th of January at 8pm GMT to submit your sprites to this competition.
Submit your sprite here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1m73xJgaZmaNzHZxb0v3MN_HUO0sNNS3Z?usp=sharing
I'll be interested in the fusions using Breloom as the head
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the voting for preliminaries in the Breloom Competition is now open. Feel free to head on over to #contest-polls and tell me what I did wrong vote ⏫
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the voting for the finals of the Breloom Competition is now open! We are just skipping over semi-finals this time around because of entry size so make your vote count and head on over to #contest-polls 🥢
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results of the Breloom competition are here 🍾 and as follows:
🥇 @void cypress with the Breloom/Gardevoir (355.287), coming in first with 23 votes (16.79%) in the finals!
🥈 @fallow loom with the Honedge/Breloom (327.355), coming in second with 13 votes (9.49%) in the finals!
🥉 @tardy pollen with the Parasect/Breloom (47.355), coming in third with 11 votes (8.03%) in the finals!
charred tundra
TOMATE'S BIRTHDAY COMPETITION
Tomate is getting older soon, and I guess since we celebrated my ageing we should celebrate his too. Rules are the same as for the Isaac Competition, Tomate's 10 favourite IF Pokémon fused with each other. Spreadsheet can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1POLM_1fontZVhnrqC35EusU2VLZVXUNgy6XR3Qh3gDQ/edit#gid=1750749567
Thanks once again to Kiwi, although I know she believes spreadsheets are their own reward. 
So there's 100 Tomate-based fusions to make, although some have already been done, but there's still loads left, so choose whichever you desire. You can mark it on the spreadsheet or something if you want. Depends on if Tomate wants doubles or not (I didn't ask him, whoops 👀).
You have until the 22nd of January at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15sBUYNnFdvyyzO7EkPEM-ZNGXPsh_hme?usp=sharing
As always, refer to my pinned rules, and once again for a birthday contest pester @burnt stream if you don't understand the spreadsheet and pester @pseudo tide if you want to.
Good luck with your entries, and have fun. 🙂
<@&734833821429661816> 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary round of the Tomate's Birthday Competition! As always be sure to vote over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow, at which point the semifinals will open.
mystic crag
Double Trouble 2 Electric Boogaloo: The makings of a Legend
Just like last time this competition is about teaming up with a fellow spriter and creating a fusion together.
We are going pretty open for the theme on this one: "The making of a Legend". What that means is you will be fusing the head of a non-Legendary with a Legendary, creating an all new legend! (aka [non-legend/Legend])
You will have until the 26th to sign up before entries are open, although we wont stop you from creating teams past that. It might just be a bit harder to find one.
Standard rules will apply however unlike last time I am going to restrict how many teams you can join. You may only be a part of 3 teams at a time, meaning you cannot go onto making a fourth sprite until you have finished one of your current three. With this I ask you to not add yourself to a team on the sheet if you are still in the progress of three sprites. In regards to how many sprites a single team can submit, I will be setting that to 2.```<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
Just to clear up any confusions and to more clearly announce it. There is a "looking for team" section that you can put yourself on in the signup sheet. Use this to let people know you are looking for a team or to find people for your own team. Unlike last year I am not pairing up people within the looking for team section to make sure teams are to a better quality.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> semifinal voting is now open for Tomate's Birthday Competition. Be sure to vote over in #contest-polls before 8PM tomorrow, after which the finals will open. That is all.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for Tomate's Birthday Competition. As always be sure to vote in #contest-polls before 8PM tomorrow so that your voice is heard.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are now in for the Tomate's Birthday Competition. Our top three winners are as follows:
🥇 @tardy pollen with the Unown/Deoxys (201.308), coming in first place with 18 votes (25.71%) in the finals!
🥈 @sonic perch with the Deoxys/Steelix (380.208) and @burnt stream with the Shinx/Bellossom (388.182), tying for second with 12 votes (17.14%) each in the finals!
Thank you very much to everyone who entered! Feel free to ping @pseudo tide in #event-general for his choice award!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> I will now be opening up the drive for submission until the 30th when voting will start. Simply put the fusion number then your team name when naming your sprites. standard rules still apply aside from each team only being permitted 2 submissions.
Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pDgPhH24f1sKcg3FRtxzyynyHtiaye7U
You may still sign up for teams in this time so feel free to do so.
Sign-Up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t_PTY5BU72ZSDJ109j6aJ9PcEJxNJxA3YNpBJpikxz4/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=102371440887001049294
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the Double Trouble 2 Electric Boogaloo competition! A larger competition this time, so more brackets for you to vote in over in #contest-polls before 8PM GMT tomorrow.
||Also a bonus image made by himself:||
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the Double Trouble competition semi-finals! Go and check our #contest-polls to vote. Voting will be closing tomorrow at 8pm GMT.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The voting for the finals of the Double Trouble competition are now open! Go check out #contest-polls to vote. Voting will be closing tomorrow at 8pm GMT.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results of the Double Trouble competition are here 🍾 and as follows:
🥇 @unreal sorrel & @burnt stream aka team 'Hedgedog' with the Roserade/Suicune (352.245), coming in first with 26 votes (22.36%) in the finals!
🥈 @unkempt swift & @meager kernel aka team 'Superior SS' with the Spiritomb/Giratina (295.345), coming in second with 15 votes (12.9%) in the finals!
🥉 @charred tundra & @burnt stream aka team 'Fishy The Medic and Sjoba_sheep' with the Remoraid/Regigigas (223.346), coming in third with 13 votes (11.18%) in the finals!
mystic crag
GEN 2 RETRO COMPETITION
With the current long running comp being gen 3+ I thought it would be nice idea to go back to the classics with this one. For this competition I want you to make sprites in the gen 2 style. This does not mean you need to use gen 2 pokemon, but it might be easier to work from there.
Standard competition rules apply as pinned. You will have until the 11th of February at 8pm GMT to submit your sprites for this competition.
Submit your sprites here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rnW6CAk_RDsbiVSopkRW9IOvCviW0SxO
Hope to see some vibrant bois
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Reminder that you only have two days to enter the Modern Mode Rival competition over in #special-contest-gallery. Time flies when you're having fun.
There's still time to enter if you haven't already.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results of the Gen 2 competition are in and as follows:
🥇 @rugged fable with Lugia/Feraligatr (249.160), coming in first with 13 votes (8.97%) in the finals!
🥈 @unkempt swift with Vaporeon/Sentret (134.161) & @true plank with Drifloon/Pikachu (402.25), coming in joint second with 10 votes (6.9%) in the finals!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> just over an hour now to submit entries for the Blaquaza, Tomate and Katten Modern Mode Rival competition.
mystic crag
'Seven Deadly Sins' Themed Competition
Going back to my origins of themed competitions this week with a 'Seven Deadly Sins' themed comp. For this competition I want you to make fusions that embody one of the seven deadly sins; pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth.
Aside from the standard competition rules as seen in 📌's you will only be allowed to submit 2 sprites.
You have until the 23rd of February at 8pm GMT to submit your sprites for this competition.
Submit your sprites here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YY_7pE-lKXavvkDOfGgo8AIfkXZB_p1L?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Semi-final polls are now open for the 'Seven Deadly Sins' themed competition. Go heck out #contest-polls to vote! Voting ends tomorrow at 8pm GMT
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Finals poll for the 'Seven Deadly Sins' Themed competition are now open. Go check out #contest-polls to vote! Voting will be ending tomorrow at 8pm GMT
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> An error my end in creating the final poll. Please re-vote in #contest-polls if you had already done so
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are now in for the Modern Mode Rival Competition! Congratulations to:
🥇 @void cypress, winning every round that came his way and landing in a solid first place!
🥈 @tender lynx and @waxen geode, losing against only one sprite, and in a close vote both times, coming in a very strong second!
🥉 @tardy pollen Going down in the second round to the one who would eventually defeat it, but curb stomping the majority of the loser bracket to come in an undeniable third place!
Thank you to everyone who entered, @pseudo tide will make an announcement later about the pick for the rival's other Pokémon. 
For anyone wanting to see the final standings, you can find them here: https://challonge.com/pjjk905k/standings
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results of the 'Seven Deadly Sins' themed competition are as follows:
🥇 @tribal sandal with Honchkrow/Persian (256.53), coming in first with 27 votes (19.17) in the finals!
🥈 @void cypress with Tauros/Primeape (128.57), coming in second with 24 votes (17.04%) in the finals!
🥉 @blissful parrot with the Milotic/Hitmonchan (335.107), coming in third with 17 votes (12.07%) in the finals!
pseudo tide
<@&734833821429661816> Following up on the results of the Modern Mode Rival Competition, the team has decided on the wild card entry that will make the rivals team:
👑 @tardy pollen's Nincada/Pawniard line is the lucky winner!
All of the entries were great and we had a hard time deciding on the wild card, so thank you for participating in this contest. Every line that was entered will have fusions used by trainers in the game.
Modern Mode will release soon, so keep an eye out for that too ❤️
charred tundra
GLISCOR CLASSIC COMPETITION
Classic Competitions are back!
For the first time since early January.
Anyway, you know the rules, and so do I. If you don't, they're pinned in this channel.
After having run the worst contest ever 
🧍♂️, I've decided to reward myself with this one (plus Gliscor doesn't get all too many sprites, which is sad). Gliscor is my favourite Pokémon, after an experience I had with one in a nuzlocke when I was younger. Plus it just has a cool type combination and manages to be both cool and cute. There will be no pithy remarks about Gliscor, it gets enough hate from Game Freak and doesn't need any from me. 🪰🦂
Please remember that the rules have changed, it is now a maximum of two submissions from each entrant.
You have until the 6th of March at 8PM GMT to submit your sprites via the link below: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIUEbwySfydO6EtyVQCu-XUhLnsYKgY2?usp=sharing
May your entries be good. 🙏
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> preliminary voting is now open for the Gliscor Community Competition. Voting is as usual, despite the smaller bracket sizes, so you'll have more of a chance to see each sprite in action. Make sure to vote in each poll in #contest-polls before the 7th of march at 8PM GMT.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> got a survey for you guys to fill out https://forms.gle/rcauNNyE7ULvpXHW8. Just in regards to future comps 😉
charred tundra
And please do fill it out. It'll take about two minutes. We've noticed less entries to contests as of late and we want to make them enjoyable for everyone, so we need your feedback to make that a reality.
charred tundra
Also if you guys could make your answers in the survey as clear as possible, that would be great. If we can't understand it we can't do anything with it.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The semifinals are now open for the Gliscor Community Competition! Please vote in #contest-polls for which of the sprites you want to see move into the finals, which will begin tomorrow at 8PM BST, when these polls close.
Also please be sure to let us know what you want us to do regarding contests, there is a survey above that can also be found in the pins. Thank you.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The finals are here for the Gliscor Community Competition, and you know the drill! Just vote over in #contest-polls before 24 hours have elapsed, at which point the winner will be unveiled.
As I said yesterday, please be sure to answer the survey pinned above if you haven't already.
mystic crag
Medieval Fantasy Themed Competition
A bit of a longer comp this time around while we figure stuff out with the form we have pinned. For this competition I want to see your classic dragons, knights, creatures of evil and much more!
I will be putting the cap of the comp back up to 3 since you will have a week to create the sprites for this one.
You have until the ***16th of March at 8pm GMT *** to submit your sprites.
Submit your sprites here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wuF_QtKcFbGLYxORLnEkoGeACPTqlyZr
<@&734833821429661816> thought this stock image was pretty neat for inspiration
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results are now in for the Gliscor Communtiy Competition! Our winners are:
🥇 @burnt stream with the Roserade/Gliscor (352.273), coming in first place with 33 votes (45.2%) in the finals!
🥈 @hushed walrus with the Cofagrigus/Gliscor (362.273), coming in second place with 13 votes (17.8%) in the finals!
🥉 @formal crypt with the Honchkrow/Gliscor (256.273), coming in third place with 9 votes (12.3%) in the finals!
Thanks to everyone who entered, and be sure to enter the Medieval Fantasy Competition posted about one minute ago!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The preliminaries for the Medieval Fanstasy themed competition are now open! Go check out #contest-polls to vote 😎
You have until tomorrow at 8pm GMT to vote.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the semi-final bracket for the Medieval Fantasy themed competition is now open! Go check out #contest-polls to vote.
You have until tomorrow at 8pm GMT to vote.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the time has come, the finals bracket for the Medieval Fantasy themed competition is open for voting! Go ahead and check out #contest-polls to be able to vote, you have until tomorrow at 8pm GMT to vote.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the Medieval Fantasy Themed Competition are in and as follows:
🥇 @jaunty radish with Honedge/Graveler (327.75), coming in first with 22 votes (19.14%) in the finals!
🥈 @void cypress with Talonflame/Luxray (372.332), coming in second with 19 votes (16.53%) in the finals!
🥉 @pearl iris with the Haxorus/Farfetch'd(368.83), coming in third with 12 votes (10.44%) in the finals!
charred tundra
NEW AGE COMPETITIONS
They're here, they're now, they're here again. Instead of alternating between classic and themed competitions like we used to, New Age Competitions™️ will each run in sets of three contests. These sets of three contests will be known as a competition series, and the contests contained within will usually be related in some way.
Part 1: The Interglacial Period
A shorter contest, usually consisting of a few days, focusing on either smaller Pokémon or cuter themes. A maximum of two entries, this contest is designed to allow anyone to feel they have a chance to enter without feeling overwhelmed at competing with kaiju sprites. This does not mean you should expect victory to come simply however, as smaller does not always mean easier. Animated entries are not allowed for these contests.
Part 2: Dining for Two
A longer contest, consisting of around a week. These contests will allow a maximum of three entries per person and will allow people to team up in groups of two to create sprites should they so desire. Contest themes and subjects will be more standard to what people who entered the old contests might come to expect.
Part 3: Judge and Jury
The longest and most unique part of the competition series. These contests will have a varying number of entries depending on the subject, and will generally cover harder themes or specific spriting techniques, and have been designed as the difficult part to end out each series. The sprites entered into this contest will then be placed before a panel of judges, who will usually be selected from past contest winners. These judges will rate each entry, meaning utilising the theme of the contest is key to victory, as opposed to loosely meeting it with an otherwise good sprite and hoping for the votes to turn out in your favour.
charred tundra
**NEW AGE COMPETITIONS**
They're here, they're now, they're here again. Instead ...
BTA and I hope that New Age Competitions and how they come in three parts will satisfy as many of the requests we got in the survey as possible.
They will begin soon, once BTA gets his bot up and running, but now you know what you have to look forward to/complain endlessly about.
charred tundra
New Age Competition Series 1: ⠠⠞⠂⠍
Welcome to our first ever New Age Competition Series, ⠠⠞⠂⠍. In this post I'll outline the three parts the series will go through consecutively. You can submit entries for each part as they come up, with rules as outlined in the pinned post, but we'll let you know what there is to look forward to later down the line.
The theme of this series, to help get us into the swing of things, are the teams that have been somewhat irrelevant for some time that are here on the server. 
But just getting you to make sprites for the teams would be too easy, and would somewhat remove purpose from having a contest at all. So without further ado, let's go over what the separate parts of this series will be.
The Interglacial Period
You have from the 21st to the 26th of March to create sprites using either Weedle, Cleffa, or Togepi as the body of the fusion. We're after smaller sprites here, not gigantic monstrosities. Make 'em cute.
Dining for Two
You will have from the 27th of March to the 3rd of April to create sprites which utilise the Pokémon Chinchou as either the head or the body. Since this will be the first Dining for Two competition, I'll remind you that you can enter either alone or in a group of two. However entering as a pair counts as an entry from both individuals towards their total submitted sprite count of three.
Judge and Jury
You will have from the 4th to the 11th of April to create sprites that could be a "team leader" for one of the three main teams, , using the head of that Pokémon. A team leader could have many characteristics, and the theme is purposefully left open. Your sprites will be judged by the inscrutable Knuckles, the unpleasable Blaquaza, and Tomate.
⠠⠞⠂⠍ - Part 1: The Interglacial Period
So, now that the introductions are out of the way, I can officially open up the first part of this competition series. For this contest, you have five days to submit sprites which use either Weedle, Cleffa, or Togepi as the body of a fusion. You may submit up to two entries. The deadline is 8PM GMT on the 26th of March.
Refer to the pinned rules on contests, as well as the post above to see everything this series has to offer.
Submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ULW2D2HVbA9rB8layYQf4I_9HiFvpubZ?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816> good luck, and feel free to ask BTA or I any questions you may have. 🙏
charred tundra
Entries for Dining for Two for the ⠠⠞⠂⠍ series will open tomorrow, as entries for The Interglacial Period ended today.
We will run all voting periods one after the other at the end of the series. Apologies for having people hold off on finding out the winners. 🙏
charred tundra
⠠⠞⠂⠍ - Part 2: Dining for Two
Hello yes I am BTA. I am BTA and I am opening part 2 of this competition series. I am BTA, and for this contest you have one week to submit sprites which utilise the Pokémon Chinchou as either the head or the body, with the deadline being 8PM BST on the 3rd of April.
I am BTA, and you should refer to the pinned rules on contests, as well as the specific post on the ⠠⠞⠂⠍ competition series. I am BTA, and this is a reminder that you can pair up for this competition, with a limit of three sprites being submitted by each person.
I am BTA and you can submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SI9ruzn2oUulI2F6nezIpUSbG3vFHZhx?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816> I am BTA, and good luck with your entries. I am BTA and as always you can feel free to ask either myself or @charred tundra about anything you have questions on.
formal crypt
BTA and I are pleased to announce that his bot will likely be done by the end of the day, meaning that voting will indeed be able to go ahead soon for this competition series.
This bot will also rejuvenate the sprite requests channel, allowing users to create their own profiles once it's implemented fully, among other features.
We thank you for waiting patiently, and we hope you look forward to everything this bot has to bring.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting for the preliminaries of part 1 of the contests is now open. Go check out #contest-polls to vote. Voting will end tomorrow at 8pm BST.
We are using a new bot for these so please bear with us if it runs into any problems! Each poll shows how to vote so make sure to read that if you are confused.
charred tundra
Also feel free to make a new profile picture for our brand new disobedient bot, @languid brook. If you make one you can DM it to @mystic crag, and he'll decide if it's good enough. 🙏
Ignore any responses he may give of "What?" or "I never asked for this" or "Isaac has set this up behind my back".
mystic crag
Just want to clarify that you can use the ❗ emote in any of the polls to reset your votes for said poll.
mystic crag
Currently figuring out where we will go with the current voting! Apologies for making things so difficult but we are hoping when all of this is over we can have something streamlined 😄
charred tundra
⠠⠞⠂⠍ - Part 3: Judge and Jury
The sound of the courtroom beckons. The mallet swings, requesting order. The head judge raises an eyebrow as you enter the room. You look around nervously, seeing a man eating an entire box of fondant fancies while staring at you intently, murmuring something vague about Phil Collins. Escaping your notice is another man, who is also there.
Hello all, and welcome to our first iteration of Judge and Jury, the contest that sees you creating sprites that are instead ranked by a panel of judges rather than voted upon by the community. Freshly out of my tube, I am happy to explain what the rules this time will be.
Finishing off our overall theming this series of "teams", the subject for this competition will be to create a fusion sprite using the head of one of the three main teams, Beedrill, Clefable, or Togekiss. This sprite should fit the idea of a "team leader", and will be judged on that criteria. This subject is purposefully left vague so that you can create what you feel fits.
You have one week, from the 4th to the 11th of April, to enter your sprites. There is a submission limit of three sprites. You may discuss entries before the winners are announced, as there is no voting period.
The judges are @pseudo cobalt, @pseudo tide, and @formal crypt.
Enter here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WZY-9FnEIyi32z2YjktWuAb51_wX8D5M?usp=sharing
Good luck. 🧑⚖️
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have less than 48 hours to submit entries to this contest. There's still plenty of time, so be sure to do so if you want to.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are now closed for the Judge and Jury portion of this competition series, and for the competition series ⠠⠞⠂⠍ as a whole.
Prepare for polls coming up, and we'll collate answers from judges soon. It will be a small while until the next competition series begins as BTA and I tweak some things and work on polls.
If you have any feedback for us regarding how this went, let us know via the link below:
https://forms.gle/QxofTPYnM8X9Q7pY6
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now underway for the prelims of PART 1of this section of contests. Please go check out #contest-polls to vote, you have until8pm BST tomorrow to vote. We will just be doing the part 1 and part 2 contest votes using pollmaster until we can figure out the best way to implement the weighted votes. 👍
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> a bit late on it starting but the semi-finals of PART 1 from this section of contests is now open! Please go check out #contest-polls to vote, you until 8pm BST on the 13th to vote. 🛌
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The finals for PART 1 of the contests is open for business... and I guess voting. Go ahead and jump to #contest-polls to do so. You have until 8pm BST tomorrow to vote ;)
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for Part 1 are in and as follows:
🥇 @hushed walrus with Giratina/Togepi (345.175), coming in first with 15 votes (9.9%) in the finals!
🥈 @grim lantern with Mime Jr./Weedle (258.13), coming in second with 10 votes (6.6%) in the finals!
🥉 @sterile radish with the Jirachi/Cleffa (381.173), coming in third with 8 votes (5.28%) in the finals!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the voting phase is now open for the preliminary rounds of part 2 of the ⠠⠞⠂⠍ competition series. If you recall, part 2 required sprites to utilise Chinchou as either the body or the head of the fusion.
Please head over to #contest-polls to vote for your favourite sprite from each bracket. You have until 8PM BST tomorrow, the 16th of April, to cast your vote. 🙏
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the semifinals of this contest are now ready for your votes, so head over to #contest-polls before tomorrow at 8PM BST to determine who goes to the finals.
Made a mistake with the poll, it has been fixed. If you voted, vote again.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals of this contest are now open, so please be sure to cast your votes in #contest-polls before tomorrow at 8PM BST, at which point the winners will be determined. You can also view the results of the semifinals maybe, we'll see how the bot's feeling.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals results are now in for Part 2 of this competition series, and are as follows:
🥇 @burnt stream and @meager kernel with the Chinchou/Vaporeon (170.134), coming in first place with 20 votes (32.26%) in the finals!
🥈 @waxen geode and @burnt stream with the Chinchou/Raikou (170.243), coming in second place with 15 votes (24.2%) in the finals!
🥉 @opal briar with the Chinchou/Magnezone (170.263), coming in third place with 11 votes (17.74%) in the finals!
A big congratulations to our winners, a thank you to everyone who entered, and a small pat on the back to @rugged fable for making such a stellar podium maker that runs the gifs at definitely the correct speed.
We'll have the results for the Judge and Jury part of the series tomorrow, and then you can expect a new series to begin shortly after.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for part 3 are now in, and as follows:
🥇 @burnt stream with the Togekiss/Zekrom (269.350), coming in first place with the judges giving the scores of [10/8/9]. Summing up to [27]
🥈 @waxen geode with the Clefable/Swampert (36.284), coming in second place with the judges giving the scores of [9.5/8/8]. Summing up to [25.5]
🥉 @waxen geode with the Beedrill/Honchkrow (15.256), coming in third place with the judges giving the scores of [9/9/7]. Summing up to [25]
<@&734833821429661816> for those looking for results head over to the doc here [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ycCQJoKmLMk6cI5374OExQva6oqfmu_D0sOmCI8a7dA/edit#gid=0]
It shows your scores and any feedback given
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> so with the increase in complexity as well as frequency in the contests, myself and @charred tundra are looking for another member to add to the staff team and become a Contest Manager. With this you will be tasked with helping run and create competition as well as communicate with your other Contest Managers. We don't expect you to 100% into this, but we expect at least 1/3 contest be open and managed by you with your best efforts showing through 😉.
Link to application form: https://forms.gle/HKPDQzbAvVrm3VcG8
We will be closing the application on the 27th, your form may be edited until then as we will be deliberating after so.
mystic crag
Competition Series 2: DIY Spriting
It is time for the second series of our new age competitions! We should be getting into the stage of normality with the competitions since we have had a while to jig them 😉. Below you will find an outline of the coming three competitions within this series, pertaining to the techniques and customisation of sprites.
Submissions allowed: 3
All start and end times are expected to happen at 8pm BST
Part 1: Tricky Techniques
You have from the 21st to the 26th of April to create a sprite that utilises the dithering technique, and towards this, use Corsola as the head. Dithering gets some bad blood so I wanna see what you got 🔫.
Part 2: Cool Customs
You will have from the 27th of April to the 2nd of May to create your own custom sprites. This is a non-fusion sprite that is made completely from scratch using any of the Pokemon currently available in Pokemon IF. Just like the last competition series, you may team up for this stage up to two times, each adding up to your total 3 submissions.
Part 3: Excellent Exploitation
You will have from the 3rd to the 10th of May to create a fusion using, as the body, any of the custom pokemon sprites made in the IF server. A collection of custom sprites made on the server can be found here [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vD-cEA5gLFWXx07zLm2aKiXERVkaW55V] but also check out the sprites from the last stage for custom sprites. Your judges for this series end are @burnt stream, @grim lantern and the third is yet to accept and so may change before the time
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> the google drive for 'Part 1: Tricky Techniques' is now open! You have 5 days to submit, with the deadline being the 26th of April at 8PM GMT.
To both see competition rules, and details for the currently running contest, please refer to this channels pins.
Please submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jlJEnNuAr7x7HEd6HcPB77z3jQ7mVEnK
Feel free to ping a <@&641801785618726956> for any questions and concerns 🙏
charred tundra
**NEW AGE COMPETITIONS**
They're here, they're now, they're here again. Instead ...
I don't know why BTA unpinned that when it's a general outline of competition series as a whole. 👀
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> this will be your last reminder that you can apply to join BTA and I in the ranks of the contest managers (applications closing in two days). As BTA and I have no lives and will probably be here until the day the sun explodes, if you want to run a contest now might be your last chance to ever apply to do so. You lose nothing by applying, and will always have an empty feeling of regret if you don't, so if you're even remotely considering it you may as well go for it.
The link can be found in this message: #event-announcements message
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> just thought I would put out a reminder that you have just about an hour left for the current competition. Make sure to submit if you have not already!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up and going for the preliminaries of the Tricky Techniques competition! Voting will last 24 hours, having it end tomorrow at 8PM GMT.
Go head on over to #contest-polls to vote 🙂!
charred tundra
DIY Spriting Part 2: Dining for Two Cool Customs
The void has spoken. Brazil hungers. We need custom sprites for part 3.
This is our first non-fusion competition. What we ask of you this time is simply to create a custom sprite, completely from scratch, of any one of the Pokémon available in IF. These will be available for use for other spriters (should you wish it) and for yourself making future fusions.
You should refer to the pinned rules on contests for any further information. A reminder also that you can team up for this contest, to create a total of three entries per person.
You can submit your sprites here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ysxu-oE8Iawp3SBuC1uiAIPNtkXA1LMq?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816> you have until the 2nd of May at 8PM BST to submit your entries. Good luck. 🙏
Opening this one a bit earlier than usual because there are other contest things to do today. 👀
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the semi-finals of the Tricky Techniques competition! Voting will last 24 hours, having it end Tomorrow at 8PM GMT.
Head on over to #contest-polls to vote 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> may we please get a warm welcome to our new <@&641801785618726956> @hushed walrus! 👏
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Finals for the Tricky Techniques competition are now open for voting! Voting will last 24 hours, having it end tomorrow at 8PM GMT
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the Tricky Techniques competition are now in, and as follows:
🥇 @half kayak with the Corsola/Metagross (222.293), coming in first place with 22 points (11%).
🥈 @waxen geode with the Corsola/Deoxys (222.280), coming in second place with 8 points (4%).
🥉 @half kayak with the Corsola/kyogre (222.340) and @hard swallow with the Corsola/Arcanine (222.59), coming in joint third place with 7 points (3.5%).
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have 24 hours to submit your custom sprites to the drive above, at which point the voting for Part 2 will open.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of this contest's Cool Customs portion! You have until 8PM BST tomorrow (no matter how often BTA says GMT) to vote before the semifinals open. However you have less time to prepare for entries to open for the next contest, since Katten needs sleep or something ( 🪲 🐝), so contests will be moving from 8PM BST to 5PM BST. This voting phase will remain at 8PM BST throughout, however.
So, only 21 hours until you can submit for the next contest, and 24 hours to vote over in #contest-polls!
charred tundra
DIY Spriting Part 3: Excellent Exploitation
The judges beg for you to exploit one another's work. One points a gun at me and forces me to speak the truth. One plays with Darkrai action figures in the corner. The other is noticed and prepared, but is not easily described.
This contest sees you creating sprites that are ranked by a panel of judges instead of being voted upon. Freshly out of my egg, I am happy to explain what the rules this time will be.
Simply make a fusion utilising any of the custom sprites made by the community, either in part 2 of this contest or before. These will need to be used as the body of your fusion. A drive of custom sprites can be found here, stored safely in Brazil: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vD-cEA5gLFWXx07zLm2aKiXERVkaW55V
You have one week to enter, from the 3rd of May to the 10th of May, at 5PM BST. There is a submission limit of three sprites per person, and you may discuss entries at any stage.
The judges are Kiwi, Scarecrow, and Punko.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1wR7j5-8maBQdrTm-X4NlLSF0Z-01zBbB
Good luck. 👩⚖️
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is open for the semifinals of part 2 of this competition series. Sorry for the delay, computer was slow among other things.
You know the drill though. Vote in #contest-polls before 8PM BST tomorrow, at which point the semifinals will open.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the finals of Part 2 of this competition series, DIY Spriting. You have 24 hours from now to vote in #contest-polls for which custom base you want to win, so be sure to do so!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the Cool Customs portion of this competition series are now in, and are as follows:
🥇 @tribal sandal with the Shinx (388), coming in first place with 23 votes (34.33%) in the finals!
🥈 @void cypress with the Dragonite (149), coming in second place with 12 votes (17.91%) in the finals!
🥉 @burnt stream with the Gardevoir (287), coming in third place with 10 votes (14.93%) in the finals!
Thank you to everyone who entered a custom base! Even if you didn't win, you may see your sprite used by someone else to make something great.
Be sure also to check out Part 3 of this competition series, Excellent Exploitation, and enter if you haven't already!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have under 24 hours to enter the Excellent Exploitation portion of this competition series. Entries close at 5PM BST tomorrow, the 10th of May.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are now closed for the Excellent Exploitation portion of this competition series. The judges will have their final verdicts in soon™️, and a new competition series will be announced tomorrow.
hushed walrus
Competition Series 3: Open the Door, Get on the Floor
🦧 Hello, and welcome to the third New Age Competitions series™️.
Down below you can find further contests specializing in fossil Pokémon.
Submissions allowed: 3
All start and end times are expected to happen at 5pm BST
Part 1: The Cambrian Nursery
You have from the 11th to the 16th of May to create a sprite with Kabuto, Omanyte, Anorith, Lileep, Cranidos, and Shieldon as the body of the fusion, you have a ton of options here, so make them good. 👀
Part 2: Weed Killer
You will have from the 17th to the 22nd of May to create sprites which utilise Aerodactyl as either the head or the body. You can enter alone, or collab with someone else to make the ultimate Aerodactyl sprite (Only two of your entries can be collaborative).
Part 3: Rock and Roar
You will have from the 23rd to the 30th of May to create a sprite that mimics a real life dino, the Pokémon you use for your fusion don't need to be fossil Pokémon, though. Your judges for this competition will be Retro, Stan and BButton.
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The contest: "The Cambrian Nursery" is now open for entries, (hosted by me, for the first time. ) you have 5 days to submit sprites, the deadline for this contest being 5PM BST the 16th of May.
To see the general rules for contests, refer to the pinned comments
Submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aNgq8K8gr8M58VPTflJud6vmYhWDvUlu
If you have any questions, then feel free to ping me, or any of the <@&641801785618726956>s here.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the Excellent Exploitation competition are here! I was going to post them tomorrow at 5PM to be punctual, but apparently our judges felt the need to tell everyone they were done. The results are as follows:
🥇 @half kayak with the Giratina/Torterra (345.318), with the judges giving scores of [10/10/9], summing up to a total of 29/30.
🥈 @waxen geode with the Beedrill/Infernape (15.321), with the judges giving scores of [10/10/8.5], summing up to a total of 28.5/30.
🥉 @tender lynx with the Goldeen/Latias (118.378), with the judges giving scores of [9.5/9.5/9], summing up to 28/30.
Full results can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wodNpIW8T-TJBJA7XnrXFVleRe0EZgOerDcVEZH0mRc
A very close contest! Thank you to everyone who entered, and a big congratulations to our winners. 🎉
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> i come with a reminder that you have 24 hours left to enter the contest: "The Cambrian Nursery", entries being closed at 5PM BST the 16th of May.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the preliminary rounds of the Cambrian Nursery contest, (in #contest-polls) votes will be closed tomorrow at 5PM BST, where the semifinals will open, too.
hushed walrus
If you would like to be pinged when a new series post, contest, etc is announced, please react to this message with . (Don't react if you already have the Contest Participant role)
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Part 2 of Series 3 aka "Weed Killer" is now open for entries!
Pretty much a classic for this one, with you guys having to utilise Aerodactyl as either the head or body.
Same as the last two series, you may collaborate 2/3 of your submissions.
Submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bfd-O-qmxxh5PDQ74upFgYmKZ7C3pxX-
You have until the 22nd of May at 5pm BST. To further check rules and the current competition series, check out this channels pins :)
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the semi finals of the Cambrian Nursery contest, as always vote in #contest-polls , votes will close tomorrow at 5PM BST where the finals will also open.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Error in semi-final brackets. Please re-vote if you had already done so in #contest-polls
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the finals of the Cambrian Nursery contest, (this time with no errors, hopefully) votes will close tomorrow at 5PM BST, where the winners will also be announced.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the Cambrian Nursery competition are in, the results are down below:
🥇 @tender lynx with the Heracross/Cranidos (214.305), coming in first place with 17 votes (25%) in the finals!
🥈 @burnt stream with the Quagsire/Cranidos (195.305), coming in second place with 13 votes (19.11%) in the finals!
🥉 @half kayak with the Hoopa/Kabuto (Hoopa.140), coming in third place with 12 votes (17.64%) in the finals!
Thanks a ton to everyone who entered a sprite, and make sure to enter the Weed Killer competition.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have just over 24 hours remaining to enter Part 2 of the current competition series, Weed Killer. Read more about it here: #event-announcements message
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Hello yes, it is i bri'ish BTA here, voting is now up for the preliminary rounds of the Weed Killer competition, remember, i am BTA, and you can vote in #contest-polls.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> heyo it's ya boi, Big Time of the Ang, dabbing at you live from my pond.
The semifinals are now available to be voted on for the epicly named Weed Killer competition, yo! Be sure to swing on by #contest-polls to do that, swiggity swow. BigTimeAng? More like BigTimeOut. Peace!
Open the Door, Get on the Floor Part 3: Rock and Roar
It feels more primal in the courtroom this month. As you step inside, you notice something strange. There only appear to be two judges. You feel like there should be a third. Perhaps they just don't have enough presence to be notable? A sudden pain in your toes causes you to look down, but you see only a shadow moving away quickly, and immediately forget about it. One of the judges chews on a leek and stares at you intently, while the other plays his gameboy advance and mumbles something about bad growth rates.
This contest sees you creating sprites that are ranked by a panel of judges instead of being voted upon. Freshly out of my bed, I am happy to explain what the rules this time will be.
You must make a fusion that resembles a real life dinosaur (or a real dead dinosaur, I guess). The Pokémon used in the fusion don't need to be fossil Pokémon, but this may be easier to work with.
You have one week to enter, from the 23rd of May to the 30th of May, at 5PM BST. There is a submission limit of three sprites per person, and you may discuss entries at any stage.
The judges are @meager kernel, @waxen geode, and @pearl iris.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hb447MoZ4eMA_kMSXxNOBQTHVjUs2rfJ?usp=sharing
Good luck. 👩⚖️
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Finals for the Weed Killer competition are now up for voting in #contest-polls, Voting will last 24 hours, ending tomorrow at 5PM BST. Also BTA and Isaac must be having a tea party without inviting me. 
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for Part 2 of Series 3 aka "Weed Killer" are in, and the results are as follows:
🥇 @burnt stream & @runic ore with the Gyarados/Aerodactyl (130.142), coming in first place with 25 votes (17.25%) in the finals!
🥈 @burnt stream with the Aerodactyl/Wailord (142.314), coming in second place with 14 votes (9.66%) in the finals!
🥉 @waxen geode & @glad burrow with the Kingdra/Aerodactyl (230.142), coming in third place with 11 votes (7.59%) in the finals!
~~Also I'm totally giving kiwi my personal award for her slowpoke stick-figure, I appreciate everyone's stick-figures, you are all impeccable stick artists ~~
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have less than 24 hours to enter the Rock and Roar portion of the Open the Door, Get on the Floor competition series.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are now closed for the Rock and Roar competition. The judges will finalise their scores and I will get them back to you soon.
hushed walrus
Competition Series 4: A little love
Well hello hello, and welcome to the fourth competition series, Isaac and BTA are at the beach, so i've been left behind to post the fourth series post. 👀
Submissions allowed: 5
All start and end times are expected to happen at 5pm BST
Part 1: Wrong side of the Podium
You have from the 31st of May to the 7th of June to create a sprite with Wailmer, Klang and
Vigoroth as the body or head of the fusion. These are the Pokémon with the least amount of sprites as of now, so go on, give them some love.
Part 2: Banding Together
You will have from the 8th to the 15th of June to create a sprite with the following Pokémon down below, you will need to take two Pokémon from the list and fuse them together. Collabs are allowed for all five entries.
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The contest: "Wrong side of the Podium" is now open for entries, you have 7 days to submit sprites, the deadline of this contest being 5PM BST the 7th of June.
Submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WthKav8-R1LhhUcUOLgPNt1D8WN0ewt9
If you have any questions about this contest, then feel free to ping me, or any of the <@&641801785618726956>s here.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The results are in for the Rock and Roar contest! they can be seen here:
🥇 @tender lynx with the Marowak/Bastidon (105.308), with the judges giving scores of [9.5/8.5/9.5], summing up to a total of 27.5/30.
🥈 @runic ore with the Meganium/Cranidos (154.305), with the judges giving scores of [9/9/8.5], summing up to a total of 26.5/30.
🥉 @tribal sandal, @sterile radish, and @void cypress tying in for third place with the Feraligatr/Lapras. Fraxure/Rampardos, and Ho-oh/Sceptile, with the judges giving scores of [8/9/9], [8.5/8.5/9], [9/8/9] summing up to 26/30, 26/30, and 26/30.
Full results can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18TyIXIUcukX3DeU_iDqxHMQu7S316xsaVQn_Ao-0VfI/
Thanks a ton to everyone who entered a sprite, and congrats to our winners 👏
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> just a reminder that you have about 24 hours left to enter the current competition ⚔️ #event-announcements message
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the preliminary rounds of the Wrong side of the Podium contest (as usual, you can vote in #contest-polls), voting will be closed tomorrow at 5pm BST, where the semifinals are also gonna open.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the semifinal of the Wrong side of the Podium contest, Voting ends tomorrow at 5pm BST where the finals will open, too.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The contest: "Banding Together" is now open for entries, you have 7 days to submit sprites, the deadline of this contest being 5PM BST the 15th of June.
Submit your entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zo_9GkhSKFpDWDF78G6wm1v9Ws0MiKAr
Please read here if you don't know what the contest is about: #event-announcements message
Kiwi made a chart where you can claim a sprite to make:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hft-qmyfqnDljKkOBupr-Se96eWvB0sYz4xtf_G8xtU/edit#gid=623463034
If you have any questions about this contest, then feel free to ping me, or any of the <@&641801785618726956>s here.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the finals of the Wrong side of the Podium contest, voting will be closed tomorrow at 5pm BST, where our winners will be revealed. 🙏
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Results are in for the Wrong side of the Podium contest, they can be seen down below:
🥇 @red ivy with the Klang/Wailmer (398.387), coming in first place with 18 votes (12.42%) in the finals!
🥈 @dire moat and @void cypress with the Wailmer/Magmortar and the Klang/Magikarp (387.268), (398.129) coming in second place with 13 votes (8.97%) in the finals!
🥉 @half kayak with the Klang/Metagross (398.293), coming in third place with 11 votes (7.59%) in the finals!
A big congrats to our winners, and make sure to enter the "Banding Together" contest. 🎉
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> thought I would give you guys a little reminder that you have just under 3 hours to submit to the current competition!
#event-announcements message
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> closing in about 5 minutes, so make sure to have your sprites in if not already
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The "Banding Together" competition is now open for voting. Head on over to #contest-polls to vote! voting ends in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 16th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> voting for the semi-final brackets in the "Banding Together" competition have now begun. Head on over to #contest-polls to vote! voting ends in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 17th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> changing how I am getting responses. If people have any competitions that they would like to see again, or concepts from other competition that they would like to see again in a new format, please DM me 😉
(No need to DM if you filled in the form)
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting for the finals of the "Banding Together" competition is now open. Head on over to #contest-polls to vote! voting ends in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 18th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the "Banding Together" competition are in, and the results are as follows:
🥇 @mental basalt & @meager kernel with their Ferroseed/Bibarel (413.383), coming in first place with 18 votes (11.34%) in the finals!
🥈 @hushed walrus & @runic ore with their Lairon/Latios (391.379), coming in second place with 13 votes (8.19%) in the finals!
🥉 @waxen geode & @runic ore with their Ninjask/Fraxure (356.415), coming in third place with 10 votes (6.3%) in the finals!
Together we fill in massive gaps in the pokedex 🙏
mystic crag
Competition Series 5: Tombs of Terror
Welcome to the fifth series of competitions, in this competition we will be venturing into the deep dark forgotten tombs.
All start and end times are expected to happen at 5pm BST
Part 1: Till Death
For this part, create a sprite using the body of 'Gastly'.
|19th - 24th June| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: NO|
Part 2: Egyptian Exploration
For this part, you are tasked with creating fusions that match the theme of 'Egypt'.
|27th June - 2nd July| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: YES(2/3)|
Part 3: Wrapped Up
For this part, create a line using 'Yamask' and 'Cofagrigus'. Each line counting as 1 entry.
Clarification: Your entry will consist of two Pokemon. You choose 1 Pokemon and fuse it with both Yamask and Cofagrigus to create your line. Your entry will be judged on both its looks and how both pokemon in your line compliment each other.
|3rd - 10th July| |Entries: 4| |Can collaborate: YES(4/4)|
Your Judges for part 3 are: @tardy pollen @sterile radish @runic ore
<@&734833821429661816>
<@&734833821429661816>
Entries for 'part 1: Till Death' is open for entries. Please submit to the following drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PEAZNrK13j06tTuNP-0MPC2VwSRWumJl
To check competition details and entry numbers please check this post:
#event-announcements message
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for 'Part 1: Till Death'. Head on over to #contest-polls polls to vote. Voting will end in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 25th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for 'Part 1: Till Death' semi final. Head on over to #contest-polls polls to vote. Voting will end in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 26th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the 'Part 1: Till Death' final. Head on over to #contest-polls polls to vote. Voting will end in 24 hours, at 5pm BST on the 27th of June
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the "Till Death" competition are in, and the results are as follows:
🥇 @jaunty radish with their Lickitung/Gastly (108.92), coming in first place with 14 votes (8.68%) in the finals!
🥈 @glad burrow with their Shellder/Gastly (90.92), coming in second place with 12 votes (7.44%) in the finals!
🥉 @wild hatch with their Unown/Gastly (201.92), coming in third place with 10 votes (6.2%) in the finals!
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Entries are now open for "Part 2: Egyptian Exploration"
Also the dates of which the contest will happen have been pushed back by two days, totally not because i forgot to host this competition or anything. 👀
Submit yo' entries here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e8GEia3xeQaQsmBM5SgjDz07glilE31t
To check competition details and entry numbers please check this post:
#event-announcements message
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> we have a new sponsored competition underway! please go check out #special-contest-gallery to check out the details and how to enter! you have two weeks 😉
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Do you want more time for the current contest? if so vote in #contest-polls, and if you don't, vote in #contest-polls 
hushed walrus
You have 24 hours more to submit entries to the current contest. (5PM BST tomorrow)
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the preliminary rounds of the "Egyptian Exploration" contest, voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST, where the semi-finals will open, too.
charred tundra
Tombs of Terror Part 3: Wrapped Up
As you walk into the courtroom, you have a feeling that whoever is narrating has about as much clue about what's going on as you do. You can almost feel them reading the pinned messages to get exact details that they can give you. One of the judges seems too busy creating art to keep their favourite subreddit alive to even notice that you're there. Another is busy correcting my work again, because I'm not as good at it as I think I am. The final judge looks at you constantly with a face expressing blatant disbelief.
This contest sees you creating sprites that are ranked by a panel of judges instead of being voted upon. Freshly out of my holiday, I am happy to reiterate what the rules this time will be.
You must create a two-stage evolutionary line, one of the stages utilising Yamask and the other Cofagrigus. Each entry will consist of two fusions making up the line. Your entry will therefore be judged both on each individual appearance and on how well the line flows.
You have one week to enter, from the 3rd of July to the 10th of July, at 5PM BST. There is a submission limit of four lines per person, and you may collaborate on these sprites. You may discuss entries at any stage.
The judges are @sterile radish, @runic ore, and @tardy pollen.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uo_poIUCgj2tHVzHxUFjFddjvk9r1YOz
Good luck. 👩⚖️
<@&734833821429661816>
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the semi-final bracket of the** 'Egyptian Exploration'** competition. You have until 5PM BST on the 5th of July.
Head on over to #contest-polls to vote!
Also just another reminder that we currently have a sponsored competition going on and you can check out the details in #special-contest-gallery 😎
Current Finalists
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the finals of the "Egyptian Exploration" competition. You have until tomorrow at 5PM BST to vote in #contest-polls, best of luck to everyone in the finals 🙏
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> The results for the "Egyptian Exploration" competition are in, and the results are as follows:
🥇 @pearl iris and @waxen geode with their Ninjask/Heracross (356.214), coming in first place with 31 votes (46.9%) in the finals!
🥈 @sterile radish with their Cofagrigus/Gardevoir (362.287), coming in second place with 13 votes (19.6%) in the finals!
🥉 @burnt stream with their Sandshew/Entei (27.244), coming in third place with 12 votes (18.1%) in the finals!
Thanks to everyone who entered, and congrats to our winners 🎉
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> a reminder that there are only three days left to enter the Wrapped Up portion of this competition series. There will be another reminder when only 24 hours remain. For more information, read this post: #event-announcements message
Also enter the sponsored contest, it's about halfway through.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> only 24 hours left to enter the Wrapped Up portion of this competition series! Still time to finish off your entries, so be sure to do so before it ends!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are now closed for the Wrapped Up portion of this competition series. The judges will go over the entries and I will post the results no sooner than 5PM BST tomorrow, on the 11th of July. You can expect the next competition series to begin soon™️.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Just want to put a reminder out there that there is only 2 days left for the current sponsored competition! If you want to enter and have a chance at some 💸 then head on over to #special-contest-gallery to see details and the submission drive.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are now in for the Wrapped Up portion of this competition series! They are as follows:
🥇 Magcargo/Yamask.Cofagrigus (219.411/362) by @half kayak and @void cypress, and Aegislash/Yamask.Cofagrigus (329.411/362) by @burnt stream and @half kayak, tying first with a total score of 26/30 each ([8/9/9] and [8/9/9], respectively)
🥉 Yamask.Cofagrigus/Slowpoke (411/362.79) by @charred tundra and @burnt stream, with a total score of 25/30 ([10/8/7])
The full results can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1noFezm2CXBGDShcKQ9LbBqofE6xgTpxeKnaUJds8684
Thank you to everyone who entered! We hope to see you in future competitions also. Don't forget to enter the sponsored contest over in #special-contest-gallery while you have time!
charred tundra
Competition Series 6: Constellation of Pixels
Welcome to the sixth series of competitions! In this series, we have escaped the tombs of the underground and voyaged high into the stars. ⭐
All start and end times will happen at 5PM BST
Part 1: Stardust Nebula
For this Part, enter fusions utilising one of the following Pokémon as either the head or the body: Clefairy, Umbreon, Staryu, Jirachi. The other component of the fusion may be any other Pokémon, it does not have to be one of these four.
|13th - 18th July| |Entries: 4| |Can collaborate: NO|
Part 2: Shining Brilliance
For this Part, enter fusions made utilising Palkia as either the head or the body of the fusion.
|19th - 24th July| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: YES(1/3)|
Part 3: No One Can Hear You
For this Part, enter fusions made with the theme Cosmic Horror. This can range from aliens to deep space monstrosities. These sprites will be judged by a panel of judges as with all Part 3s, based on how well the sprite fits the theme, as well as the sprite's general appearance.
|25th July - 31st July| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: YES(3/3)|
Your Judges for Part 3 are @burnt stream, @half kayak, and @hushed walrus.
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
Constellation of Pixels - Part 1: Stardust Nebula
Gazing up at the night sky, a child looks in awe at the stars, eyes filled with wonder, and swears one day to travel among them.
For this competition, you must enter fusions utilising either Clefairy, Umbreon, Staryu, or Jirachi as the subject of your fusion. This contest's entries close on the 18th of July, at 5PM BST. Each entrant may enter up to four sprites, with no collaboration outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t1mYAS6kkoYhdeIaq4pU7B0TcWqj_4l5?usp=sharing
Good luck to all of you who wish to travel among the stars. 🌠
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary round of the Stardust Nebula portion of this competition series! As always, head over to #contest-polls to vote. You have until 5PM BST tomorrow (19th of July) to do so.
hushed walrus
Constellation of Pixels - Shining Brilliance
For this contest, you will need to submit entries utilising Palkia as either the head or the body of the fusion. Entries close on 24th of July, at 5PM BST. You may enter three times with one of the three entries being a collab.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t7V9p2WKdfUuUQM0tymHx-kDHiSayMhF?usp=sharing
Good luck dealing with the god of space. 👾
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> double ping. 
Voting is now open for the semifinals of the Stardust Nebula portion of this competition series. Voting is underway in the same channel you can see the results in for the preliminary round, #contest-polls. Be sure to vote before 5PM BST tomorrow (20th of July).
Also be sure to read the above message and enter the Shining Brilliance portion of this competition series. 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for voting for the Stardust Nebula portion of this competition series! Vote in #contest-polls before around 5PM BST tomorrow (21st of July) at which point the winners will be announced.
Also be sure to get your space on and enter the Shining Brilliance portion of this competition series while you can! More information can be found in Katten's post above.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are in for Part 1 of the Constellation of Pixels competition series, Stardust Nebula! They are as follows:
🥇 Pyukumuku/Umbreon (370.197) by @glad burrow, with 22 votes (43.14%) in the finals!
🥈 Smeargle/Umbreon (235.197) by @half kayak, with 8 votes (15.69%) in the finals!
🥉 Umbreon/Ho-oh (197.250) by @burnt stream, with 7 votes (13.73%) in the finals!
Thank you to everyone who entered! This competition had lots of incredible entries. ⭐
Don't forget to enter the pinned Shining Brilliance competition, either!
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> Our sponsored competition is now finished! you can check out the winning sprites in #special-contest-gallery but I'll give a congratulation ping here. To our first place winners @pseudo cobalt and @meager kernel, second place and GamR choice winner @burnt stream, and third place winner @tardy pollen! 🎊
Also want a big thank you to go out to our sponsor @opal briar for their generosity 🙏
I will be contacting winner soon
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the preliminaries of the "Shining Brilliance" contest, voting is in #contest-polls. Voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST.
charred tundra
Constellation of Pixels - Part 3: No One Can Hear You
As you float into the courtroom, you feel a sense of terror. You can hear a constant wheezing sound from behind you, but as you turn around, you see it is just one of the judges. Another of the judges repeatedly enters and exits the 2D plane, seemingly comfortable being in both worlds. The third judge sits at a small desk, with a chair made of baseballs, and the narrative voice coming from below.
This contest sees you creating sprites that are ranked by a panel of judges instead of being voted upon. Freshly out of my cage, I am happy to reiterate what the rules this time will be.
You must create a fusion which fits the theme Cosmic Horror. This can range from aliens to deep space monstrosities. Examples made by the judges are given in the submission folder.
You have six days to enter, from the 25th of July to the 31st of July, at 5PM BST. There is a submission limit of three entries per person, and you may collaborate on these sprites using the standard collaboration rules. You may discuss entries at any stage. The judges are @half kayak, @hushed walrus, and @burnt stream.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GtjOla_qFQ-7MbWmCFCKwamCkQgVDzgb?usp=sharing
Good luck. 🧑⚖️👩⚖️👩⚖️
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the Semi-Final of the "Shining Brilliance" contest, voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST, where the finals will open.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the finals of the "Shining Brilliance" contest, voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST, where the winners will be revealed. 👀
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are in "Shining Brilliance" contest, part 2 of the Constellation of Pixels contest series. They are as follows:
🥇 Aegislash/Palkia (370.197) by @half kayak & @sterile radish, with 21 votes (41.17%) in the finals!
🥈 Palkia/Reshiram (344.349) by @hushed walrus & @burnt stream, with 10 votes (19.60%) in the finals!
🥉 Palkia/Golurk, Giratina/Palkia (344.369), (345.344) by @sterile radish, @void cypress, with 7 votes each (13.72%) in the finals!
Thank you to everyone who entered and congrats to our winners! 🎉
Don't forget to enter the "Constellation of Pixels - Part 3: No One Can Hear You" contest, too
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> there is a new sponsored competition underway! Please be sure to check out #special-contest-gallery to see how you can enter and what you can win. There are two weeks to enter. 
Also Kiwi forced me to send this image:
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that there are just over 36 hours left to enter the No One Can Hear You portion of this competition series.
There are like, no entries, so your chance of winning is fairly high. 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are closed for the No One Can Hear You portion of this competition series. The judges will finalise their decisions soon, and I will post the results no sooner than 5PM BST tomorrow to give them some time to do so.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the No One Can Hear You contest! They have been delayed slightly as my psychic powers failed me. Our winners are as follows:
🥇 Deoxys/Parasect (380.47) by @sick smelt, with the judges giving a total score of 29 [10/9/10]!
🥈 Yamask/Mewtwo (411.150) by @sterile radish, with the judges giving a total score of 28 [9/10/9]!
🥉 Deoxys/Farfetch'd (380.83) by @pearl iris, with the judges giving a total score of 26.5 [10/8/9.5]!
The full results can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VDxrXtBYaodQs2oVBpih-gd-n0pjl72dOH2KIJ9t9PU
Thank you to everyone who entered! I thought this contest was a lost cause, but all of the last minute entries were fantastic.
Stay tuned for the next competition series, even if it'll be a sad one. Also be sure to enter the sponsored contest over in... #special-contest-gallery!
mystic crag
Heyo peeparinos 😎 how goes it this fine afternoon?
As you may know, I have been a contest manager for a fair while, and have done my best to help and improve it.
However I have decided to step down and focus on other things (fighting Aliens 👽 ⚔️ and being lazy).
Twas a fun ride but it's not like I'm leaving the server so I'll still be as active as I ever have been 😎 (maybe I'll even submit sprites 😂)
The reign of terror of the contests managers will crumble without the secret evil mastermind. The answer is 4. Do what that information as you please.
hushed walrus
*do with 
charred tundra
Competition Series 7: End of an Era
I am sad to announce the seventh series of competitions. Though BigTimeAng may be leaving us, we may as well see him off properly, with one of the weirder competition series we've seen thus far. I hope you like Slowpoke.
All start and end times will happen at 5PM BST
Part 1: Reggae Reggae Style
For this Part, enter fusions which utilise the Pokémon Slowpoke as the head of the fusion. The other component may be any other Pokémon.
|4th - 9th August| |Entries: 4| |Can collaborate: NO|
Part 2: Heads or Tails?
For this Part, enter fusions made using either Slowbro or Slowking as either the head or body of the fusion. The other component of the fusion may be any other Pokémon.
|11th August - 16th August| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: NO|
Part 3: BigTimeAng's "Favourites"
For this Part, enter fusions made using two of BigTimeAng's ten favourite IF Pokémon (excluding the Slowpoke family), one as the head and one as the body. The list is as follows: Groudon, Infernape, Armaldo, Corsola, Cyndaquil, Luxray, Ditto, Magikarp, Sandshrew, Venonat.
|17th August - 23rd August| |Entries: 3| |Can collaborate: NO|
It should be noted that Part 3 will not be judged, it will simply be voted on as usual. However each part will have a BTA Choice Award - the last of those to ever be given out. 
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
End of an Era - Part 1: Reggae Reggae Style
Your sweet tail sap is a yummy, yummy snack. We're hungry and we want more.
For this competition, you must enter fusions which utilise Slowpoke as the head of the fusion. The body of the fusion may be any Pokémon of your choice. Standard contest rules apply. This contest's entries close on the 9th of August, at 5PM BST. Each entrant may enter up to four sprites, with no collaboration outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=16QGEDyz9Zhs35uBKav_iDvY3s5cwFCqw
Good luck to all of you who enter Slowpoke sprites for our Slowpoke Overlord himself. He desires your sacrifices.
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> I will be single-handedly choosing the top sprite of each category (funniest, coolest, cutest) for the current sponsored contest due to my fellow judges leaving. I will not be judging each individual sprite, as there are over one hundred of them at this point. I will look through them and determine a top one for each after deliberation, but don't expect to get feedback for them.
I will edit the post in #special-contest-gallery to say this. Be sure also to enter the current sponsored contest and the current regular contest while you can.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> final reminder that there are only 24 hours left to enter Part 1 of this competition series with your Slowpoke head sprites.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Preliminary voting is now open for the Reggae Reggae Style Community Competition. Be sure to vote over in #contest-polls before 5PM BST tomorrow, 10th August!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Semifinals voting is now open for the Reggae Reggae Style Community Competition. You have just under 24 hours to vote in #contest-polls, before 5PM BST tomorrow, 12th August.
This is also a reminder that that is when the sponsored contest entries end. This is your last chance to enter that. A decent sum of money is up for grabs, so don't miss out.
Also, Katten and I were both busy yesterday, so everything has moved over to today. I shall edit the original post about the competition series to move the days forward one. Expect the next part of this competition series to open soon.
End of an Era - Part 2: Heads or Tails?
Probability is important in both mathematics and the real world, and is used to estimate the values and likelihoods of a variety of things, ranging from a factory manager checking to see if too many items on the production line have been faulty, to maths students calculating the odds that the next ball pulled out of a bag will be blue.
For this competition, you must enter fusions which utilise either Slowbro or Slowking as the head or body of the fusion. The other component of the fusion is up to your choosing. Standard contest rules apply. This contest's entries close on the 16th of August, at 5PM BST. Each entrant may enter up to three sprites, with no collaboration outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kAl7brcGrywhWCb_oblRtmwwzbDn7KKx?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for voting for the Reggae Reggae Style competition. The polls will open for the sponsored contest in a bit, this will take me some time.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Reggae Reggae Style community competition. Our winners are as follows:
🥇 Slowpoke/Torterra (79.318) by @hushed walrus and Slowpoke/Farfetch'd (79.83) by @tepid sierra, tying first with 12 votes (25.53%) each in the finals (top left and top right, respectively)
🥉 Slowpoke/Golem (79.76) by @sick smelt and Slowpoke/Ninetales (79.38) by @void cypress, tying third with 8 votes (17.02%) each in the finals (bottom left and bottom right, respectively)
Don't forget to enter the Heads or Tails? contest as well. Entries for that close in three days.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of the Heads or Tails? contest. You have just under 24 hours to vote in #contest-polls, before 5PM BST tomorrow, the 17th of August.
charred tundra
Just a heads up that I am predisposed for the next two days. Ya boi will be finishing up the Heads or Tails? voting, but the sponsored contest will have to wait until my return. I'll be back as soon as I can be.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now up for the Semifinals of the Heads or Tails competition, voting is in #contest-polls and ends tomorrow at 5PM BST.
hushed walrus
End of an Era - Part 3: BigTimeAng's "Favourites"
For this contest, you will need to use BTA's favourite pokemon that are in IF, as follows: "Groudon, Infernape, Armaldo, Corsola, Cyndaquil, Luxray, Ditto, Magikarp, Sandshrew, Venonat." one being the head and another being the body. Entries close on the** 23rd of August**. You can enter up to 3 sprites total, and no collaboration. 
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UonK8mENfFgflzGVVhW4aYPOtDMt8Tho?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the finals of the Heads or Tails competition, voting is in #contest-polls and we will have our winners tomorrow at 5PM BST. 
Won't be pinging again, but i did a little mistake, the new poll is up for voting.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Heads or Tails contest. Our winners are as follows:
🥇 Slowbro/Metagross (80.293) by @half kayak, with 12 votes (26.6%) in the finals!
🥈 Slowking/Metagross (199.293) by @half kayak, with 9 votes (20%) in the finals!
🥉 Slowbro/Steelix, Darkrai/Slowbro (80.208), (347.80) by @austere snow , @void cypress, with 8 votes each (17.7%) in the finals!
Congrats to our winners! 
🎉
Don't forget to enter the BigTimeAng's "Favourites" contest as well!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that there are only 24 hours left to enter the BigTimeAng's "Favourites" competition! Enter while you can.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the preliminary rounds of the BigTimeAng's "Favourites" competition, Voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the finals of the BigTimeAng's "Favourites" competition, Voting ends tomorrow at 5PM BST, our winners will be revealed there, too.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the BigTimeAng's "Favourites" contest. Our winners are as follows:
🥇 Corsola/Groudon (80.293) by @half kayak, with 25 votes (58.13%) in the finals!
🥈 Ditto/Groudon (199.293) by @mental basalt, with 10 votes (23.25%) in the finals!
🥉 Groudon/Luxray (80.208) by @void cypress, with 6 votes (13.95%) in the finals!
Congratulations to our winners! 🎉 also Scrapi stop winning other people need a chance ok 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> there aren't going to be any new contests for a bit. We want to give them some time to rest, among other reasons.
Presumably they will return. But don't expect a new contest to open in the next few days or anything like that.
hushed walrus
It will take some time for sure
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the final results are in for the Kiwi's Little Cup Competition, and the the winners can be seen over in #special-contest-gallery.
If you'd like to see the final results in full, those can be found here: https://challonge.com/d649kw63
A big thank you to everyone who entered for making this competition one of the best we've ever had. I will be contacting the winners shortly to give everyone their prize.
charred tundra
Blaquaza's Birthday 2021
When this little Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus arrived at Octolab, everyone immediately fell in love with him. He was the cutest little octopus we ever laid eyes on. We prepared a little habitat for him and gave him a couple days to get acclimated. When he got used to his surroundings, he was immediately drawn to us as much as we were to him.
For this competition, you must enter fusions of two of Blaquaza's ten favourite Pokémon. This gives technically a total max possibility of 100 entries, but he doesn't want duplicates. What entries are still available to be claimed and made can be found in this spreadsheet, created by the lovely Kiwi: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1POLM_1fontZVhnrqC35EusU2VLZVXUNgy6XR3Qh3gDQ/edit#gid=1050850113
He didn't give a limit on the number of entries, so I'll be generous and say that you can submit a maximum of four entries each. You have until the 16th of September, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving feedback when working on your sprites.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12RDTZcPkJtLULJDDLIJ7A2wqxi2sTLJi?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have less than 48 hours left to enter the current competition. There's still plenty of time left.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting for the preliminary rounds of the Blaquaza's Birthday 2021 competition is now open. Head over to #contest-polls and vote for your favourite sprite from each bracket. You have until 5PM BST tomorrow (17th of September) to vote.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting for the semifinals round of the Blaquaza's Birthday 2021 competition is now underway. You have until 5PM BST tomorrow to vote in #contest-polls for your favourite sprite in the semifinals.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the finals are now open for voting for the Blaquaza's Birthday 2021 competition. You have until 5PM BST tomorrow to vote over in #contest-polls, after which the winners will be announced.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for the Blaquaza's Birthday 2021 competition, and the winners are as follows:
🥇 Ampharos/Rayquaza (181.342) by @burnt stream, with 20 votes (32.79%) in the finals!
🥈 Xatu/Xatu (178.178) by @mental basalt, with 16 votes (26.23%) in the finals!
🥉 Politoed/Rayquaza (186.342) by @lone bramble, with 15 votes (24.59%) in the finals!
Congratulations to our winners, thank you everyone for entering, and I hope everyone is prepared for the return to standard contests, starting soon!
charred tundra
The Return to Form Competition Series begins tomorrow at 5PM BST. Stay tuned for then.
charred tundra
Competition Series 8: Return to Form
We're back. Oh no.
From now on we'll only be announcing the names of the parts in the original announcement. Nothing further. You''re free to speculate on what they may mean or refer to. Part 1s will still probably have uh, "unguessable meme names", as my creativity is often referred to as. Or in this case, Katten will choose the name for part 1. But for Part 2s and 3s we will attempt to make the concepts within align with the names.
So, I can't even really tell you what this competition series is about, and that's OK! Just have fun entering as many of the parts as you want to.
Part 1: Pentagonal Pokémon Power
23rd September - 29th of September
Part 2: The goop Lab
1st October - 6th October
Part 3: Material Gain
8th October - 14th October
For the time being, we are not bringing in judges for Part 3s. Instead we have something else planned to try and limit those entries less. Have fun with the series, and I'll see you with the announcement post for Part 1 in just a few minutes.
<@&734833821429661816>
Return to Form - Part 1: Pentagonal Pokémon Power
"What shall we call Part 1, Katten?" the girl asked. "Where we droppin'", the otter replied. "What about 'Mysterious Hot Air Cucumber Saplings'?" the girl questioned. "Hmm..." thought the otter. "Why not a real name? Like uh, 'Pentagonal Pokémon Power'?". "But they're not even pentagonal Pokémon!" exclaimed the girl, prompting the otter to proclaim "👽" in response. "I still like Mysterious Hot Air Cucumber Saplings..." murmured the girl.
For this part, you must enter fusions which utilise one of the following Pokémon as the body of the fusion: Unown, Slugma, Drifloon, Pyukumuku, Bonsly
No kaiju meta is allowed.
Each participant may enter up to five sprites. We considered limiting it to four to be cruel, but go on, you can do one of each. Entries for this contest close on the 29th of September, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cxr2216Gannnsnvs_58GRJxzCUu9YnZg?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that there are less than 48 hours remaining to enter the Pentagonal Pokémon Power community competition.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the Pentagonal Pokémon Power Competition! Katten too slow. 😎
As always, head over to #contest-polls to vote. You have until 5PM BST tomorrow, the 30th of September, to cast your votes in all four of the preliminary brackets. After that the semifinals will open.
It's been a good contest! Have fun voting and prepare for Part 2 of the series, The goop Lab to open in two days time!
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the semifinals of the Pentagonal Pokémon Power competititon! You have until 5PM BST tomorrow, the 1st of October, to vote in #contest-polls! The top two sprites from the semifinals will go through to the finals, which will start at that time, along with Part 2 of this competition series opening.
hushed walrus
Return to Form - Part 2: The goop Lab
"The goop Lab?" the girl said. "The goop Lab.'", the otter replied."
For this part, you must enter fusions which utilise Ditto as either the head or the body of the fusion.
Each participant may enter up to four sprites.
Entries for this contest close on the 6th of October, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in spritework.
Also, at the end of the contest, i will be awarding a very epic and cool Katten choice award to a sprite i fit worthy.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CsozoqzhR8PLbm-GEgWWGak80bMElMfz?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the finals of the Pentagonal Pokémon Power competition! You have until 5PM BST tomorrow, the second of October, to vote in #contest-polls for which sprite you believe deserves to be the winner!
Also be sure to enter The goop Lab, which was announced just above this message.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> the results are in for Part 1 of the Return to Form competition series, Pentagonal Pokémon Power, and our winners are as follows:
🥇 Probopass/Pyukumuku (326.370) by @rocky veldt, with 13 votes (30.95%) in the finals!
🥈 Rotom/Drifloon (358.402) by @rocky veldt, with 7 votes (16.67%) in the finals!
🥉 Exeggutor/Bonsly (103.257) by @pearl iris, with 6 votes (14.29%) in the finals!
A big thank you to everyone who entered this competition! All of the entries were great, and it was lovely to host this. Congratulations to our winners also!
Be sure to enter The goop Lab, information on which is pinned in this channel, or can be found shortly above this post.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have less than 48 hours remaining to enter The goop Lab contest outlined above. There's still plenty of time left to make your entries.
hushed walrus
it's hard to remember to post a reminder and then get told you didnt post the reminder. 
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the The goop Lab Competition! yay 🎉
Voting ends at 5PM BST tomorrow, the 7th of October, you know the drill
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the semi-finals of the The goop Lab Competition
Voting ends at 5PM BST tomorrow, the 8th of October
charred tundra
Return to Form - Part 3: Material Gain
"Is this too open?", the girl asked the otter. "idk", the otter replied. "... I guess we'll find out", thought the girl.
For this part, you are free to make any fusion you like, but the Pokémon must be from the IF Pokédex. As well as that, they must focus on texture. Sprites will not be voted upon, but will instead be judged by the contest managers for how well they utilise texture within the sprite. It is up to you how you interpret this.
Part 3 was always meant to be more technical, so we're trying out what we believe to be an extreme of that concept. The Part 3 for the next competition series is more standard while we attempt to get a grasp of exactly what people are after, and what they can do with something as broad as this.
Because sprites are being judged and not voted upon, you are free to discuss them. This also means that you can enter smaller sprites should you so desire, as kaiju meta offers no real advantage. This contest may have a harder prompt, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to have fun with it.
Each entrant may submit up to three sprites. The window of time for entering starts today, at 5PM BST, and ends in 6 days, on October the 14th, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter your sprites here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u2WEwvLf1eQ44izGQml_nyZEn8KXms0R?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> voting is now open for the finals of the The goop Lab Competition
Voting ends at 5PM BST tomorrow, the 9th of October where we will have our winners, yay
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Katten here.
The results are here for Part 2 of our Return to Form competition series, The goop Lab. The winners are as follows:
🥇 Arceus/Ditto (315.132) by @tardy pollen, with 12 votes (26.67%) in the finals!
🥈 Ditto/Arceus (132.315) by @tardy pollen and Ditto/Shelgon (132.396) by @burnt stream, with 11 votes (24.44%) each in the finals!
Be sure also to enter the Material Gain competition above. 
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have only 48 hours left to enter the Material Gain competition.
hushed walrus
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> entries are now closed for the Material Gain competition. Allow Katten and I three days to look through and judge them before the results are announced.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> it returns. That's right, we have another sponsored competition going on, hosted once more by the gamer himself, GamR.
Anyone can enter and there's prize money up for grabs, so be sure to check it out over in #special-contest-gallery. You have two weeks to enter, so take your time with your sprites.
Start here for the beginning of the contest post: #special-contest-gallery message
Good luck and have fun! This will be running in the background to tide you over for a bit before we return with a new competition series.
charred tundra
<@&734833821429661816> Katten and I have finished our judging for Part 3 of the Return to Form competition series, Material Gain. Our top three is as follows:
🥇 Snorlax/Weezing (143.110) by @burnt stream, with a final total rating of 19/20.
🥈 Litwick/Arbok (365.24) by @slow ember and Porygon-Z/Dusknoir (275.313) by @mental basalt, tying for second each with a final total rating of 18/20.
The final ratings for all sprites can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ELvPHJYhvNm22Eu66uC6b6_f2US_fYquZ2w6cBgbcec/edit#gid=0
Be sure to also head over to #special-contest-gallery and enter the contest there, where there's real prizes to be won.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> may we please get a warm welcome to our new <@&641801785618726956>s @mental basalt 
and the epic @opal briar! 🎉
hushed walrus
Competition Series 9: Similar Opposites
We're back. for the second time!
This contest series.. is about.. well you'll see 👀. I went a little crazy with my puns but feel free to guess what each theme is., Also Skel'n will be hosting Part 3, his very first contest, good job Skel'n.
Part 1: When LIFE gives you lemons 🍋
26th October - 31th of October
Part 2: Corpses aren’t very funny, they’re DEAD serious 👻
2nd November - 7th November
Part 3: Formal Objection 🥡
8th November - 14th November
No judges this time, either. I'll see you in a bit with the details on Part 1.
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Similar Opposites - Part 1: When LIFE gives you lemons
"Poor life decision, the skeleton said, i like my lemon better 🍋, the otter went. If only a certain GamR was around the skeleton murmured.."
For this part, you must enter fusions which utilise one of the following Pokémon as the body of the fusion: Bonsly, Happiny, Munchlax, Mime Jr, Mantyke.
No kaiju meta is allowed.
Each participant may enter up to five sprites. We did not consider limiting it to four to be cruel, so go on, you can do one of each. Entries for this contest close on the 31st of October, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in #spriting-discussion.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aBU0HofV2objZ4MWgh_9U5NsziMQF2Da?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> reminder that you have 20 hours left to enter the When LIFE gives you lemons competition. There's still some time to do your sprites.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Happy Halloween to you all! 🎃 Voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the "When Life Gives You Lemons" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls.
hushed walrus
Please wait with voting a little bit, Pollmaster thought it would be a good idea to not function right as i posted the brackets
Pollmaster is back up! Please re-vote 
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Happy 1st of November to you all! 🍋 Voting is now open for the semi-finals of the "When Life Gives You Lemons" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls.
Voting ends tomorrow at 5 PM GMT.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Happy 2nd November to you all! Voting is now open for the finals of the "When Life Gives You Lemons" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls. also, a little later than usual, i forgor 💀
Voting ends tomorrow at 5 PM GMT.
hushed walrus
Similar Opposites - Part 2: Corpses aren’t very funny, they’re DEAD serious
"Can we please have a actual name this time? the skeleton said, hahaha shit name go brrr the otter went. I swear, when will this GamR guy come here? the skeleton murmured..."
Howdy Hello and Hi! Welcome to the second part of the Similar Opposites series.
For this part, you must enter fusions which utilise one of the following Pokémon as the head or body of the fusion: Shedinja, Ninjask, Banette.
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 7th of November, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1znEb5GTJ5q6sm2_qpLjhFX8Om7Bc6RNi?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Happy 3rd November to you all! 🎉
The results are here for Part 1 of the Similar Opposites contest series, When Life Gives You Lemons.
The winners are as follows:
🥇 Kabuto/Mantyke (140.261) by @austere snow, Whimsicott/Mime. Jr (360.258) by @pseudo tide, with 11 votes (25.58%) each in the finals!
🥈 Eevee/Mantyke (133.261) by @ripe frigate, with 10 votes (23.25%) each in the finals!
🥉 Turtwig/Happiny (316.259) by @pearl iris, with 5 votes (11.62%) in the finals!
Be sure also to enter the Corpses aren’t very funny, they’re DEAD serious contest above. 👻
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> This is your sub-48 hour reminder for Corpses aren't very funny, they're DEAD serious. You have plenty of time if you had planned on entering, or making more entries.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the "Corpses aren't very funny, they're DEAD serious" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls.
mental basalt
Similar Opposites - Part 3: Formal Objection
Life and death blended in one series; The contradiction is obvious, your honor !
Heeeeeyyo, folks! Skel'n here for the first time, yay
Anyway, this is the third and last part of the Similar Opposites series.
For this part, your fusion must follow the theme of "Contradictory". Interpret it as you want.
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 14th of November, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jrHrqYOmq2MWFl_jRC3WGYsD_L70EvyN?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the semi-finals of the "Corpses aren't very funny, they're DEAD serious" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for finals of the "Corpses aren't very funny, they're DEAD serious" Competition! feel free to vote over in #contest-polls. Tomorrow we have our winners 🎉
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> The time has come! 🎊
The results for Part 2 of the Similar Opposites series, Corpses aren't very funny, they're DEAD serious. are here!
The winners are as follows:
🥇 Ninjask/Golurk (356.369) by @void cypress, with 26 votes for a total of (55.31%) of the votes in finals!
🥈 Banette/Kabutops (357.141) by @gritty gale, with 10 votes for a total of (21.27%) of votes in the finals!
🥉 Banette/Lickitung (357.108 by @pearl iris, with 5 votes totaling (10.63%) of the votes in finals!
Don't forget to enter the Part 3: Formal Objection above! 
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> This is your sub-48 hour warning for Formal Objection. Be sure to enter if you had planned on it!
opal briar
Heya folks, no ping for this message, so if you got any questions, feel free to ask me in #event-general
Pollmaster is currently offline, we Contest Managers have no clue when it will be back up. Until it is (or we find a good alternative) voting may be suspended and/or delayed until the issue with Pollmaster is fixed.
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the "Formal Objection" Competition! Head to #contest-polls to make your votes.
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the semis of the "Formal Objection" Competition! #contest-polls. Vote.
||I didn't forger. I had troubles 💀||
mental basalt
"Troubles"
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> It is time. Here are the finals of the "Formal Objection" Competition. Please do a little bit of voting in #contest-polls. Final results will release tomorrow
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Here we are!
The results for Part 3 of the Similar Opposites series, Formal Objection just arrived, aaaaaannnnnnnddddd... 🥁
The winners are as follows:
🥇 Porygon-Z/Bastiodon (275.308) by @burnt stream , with 20 votes for a total of (38.46%) of the votes in the finals!
🥈 Corsola/Infernape (222.321) by @slow ember, with 12 votes for a total of (23.08%) of the votes in the finals!
🥉 Suicune/Entei (245.244) by @deep cape, with 9 votes for a total (17.31%) of the votes in finals!
hushed walrus
Double Trouble 3: Meowth! That's right!
`Welcome to the third instalment of the Double Trouble series, this time around we'll be doing it very similar to the first DT.
In this one, you will need to group up with another Spriter and create a fusion from one of the listed Pokémon.
This contest will have a sign up phase just like the first one, you'll be able to start work on your sprite right away though.
you'll be able to submit your sprite after the sign up phase.`
Entries for this contest open on the 23rd of November, and end on the ** 2nd of December**
You'll be able to sign up for it using the link down below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GG_8CsUHxMwjgD2lt9tI27KxGF_5Pxiw3IVLbcAeOU0/edit?usp=sharing
You will still be able to sign up when the contest begins but keep in mind it may be harder to find a partner.
The Pokemon you may use as either the head or the body of the fusion are:
Growlithe, Persian, Smeargle, Bastiodon
You may enter up to 7 times.
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Had a couple people ask me this, so Imma clarify it here
You are allowed to collab with multiple people, you're not limited to making 1 team
hushed walrus
Entries are open!, submit here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/138lQNeHjpdjIpluLCFK1gkvh1R-3jUsM?usp=sharing
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is now open for the preliminary polls of the "Meowth! That's right!" Competition! Vote over in #contest-polls now. 🔫👀
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> hello yes, semi finals for the Meowth! That's right! competition are live, you know the deal i am busy so bye 
hushed walrus
Did a mistake 
, feel free to revote
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> The very polls in the very #contest-polls are very open for the finals of the Meowth! That's right! competition. 
Forgive us for the delay or I'll-
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Results are in!!!!!
🥇 Persian/Mewtwo (53.150) by 2cool4school [ @void cypress & @frigid meadow ] with 12 votes, totaling 24% of the votes in finals!
🥈 Regigigas/Bastiodon (346.308) by Joshu Gaming Industries [ @opal briar and @slow ember ] and Smeargle/Macargo (253.219) by A Cup of Gaspard [ @mental basalt & @runic ore ] having 10 votes each, and both with 20% of the votes in the finals!
🥉 Smeargle/Venusaur (253.3) by AsPredictedByTheSimpsons [ @pseudo cobalt and @runic ore ] and Talonflame/Persian (372.53) by RetroLips Productions [ @slow ember & @waxen geode ] with 9 votes each, and 18% of the votes each in finals!
opal briar
Secret Spriter 2021
It's the holidays everyone! And what better way to bring us all together than through others requests, specifically your requests. This is Phase 1 of our Secret Spriter, being the Collection Phase. We will collect requests through December 7th to December 12th, and after we will move on to the next Phase.
~~Please fill out the Google Forms below with your request, but keep in mind, by filling out the form you also sign up for the Secret Spriter. ~~
If you're reading this, you missed your chance to enter 💀
If you have any questions, just ask! <@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Submissions not following the format in the document above will be deleted on the spot. Don't try and cheat out a request
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Collection Phase is over!!! We move next onto the Sprite Phase! Starting on December 13th, and ending on the 20th, we will pass out the requests to those who signed up, and it is their mission to sprite it....pretty much the actual contest part of this lol.
Requests will be passed out on the 13th.
If at any part of this phase, something happens and you will not be able to finish your sprite please let us know, we will try and work out a solution to getting the request done!
mental basalt
Psst... You've got your request, right?...
Every requests now are assigned!
Now's the time for the spriting phase, you can start entering your sprite in the link down below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xmfx6mUl-WxL4BLoBYl5BydlZk_ZInAw?usp=sharing
As mentioned above, entries will close on the 20th of December, at 5PM BST.
Feel free to post your sprites in spritework, but do not reveal what you requested before the contest ends.
Have a good evening!
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Not gonna ping for this, but 5 days left of the Spriting Phase!
As I mentioned eariler.... Please let us know if you will not be able to finish your sprite.
opal briar
I'll be editing this post with the total number of sprites currently seen for the Secret Spriter, just to keep things easy to track (I'm making sure every request gets done, even if I gotta do it myself)
We did it, we hit the 25/25 Sprites Seen!!!! Amazing work everyone! 
We'll be sure to plan something special in the future for this happening without any complications
However just because I've seen them doesn't equal there in the drive, we currently have 25/25 in the drive, so be sure to place them there!
opal briar
You know....I'll be honest here. I, along with the other Contest Managers very expected atleast one sprite to not get finished, or touched, or just not done.
We hit all 25 sprites for the contest without a SINGLE problem!!!
I'll be sure to think of some sort of reward for that.
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> We've decided to start this a bit early, as we're trying to avoid voting on Christmas...but anyways...
Welcome to the Voting Phase! This is the part of the contest that most are familiar with!
Be sure to check #contest-polls often, as to vote in the competition
I'll have the preliminaries up in about 3 mins, so be ready!!!!
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Voting is open for the semifinals polls of the "Secret Spriter" Competition! Vote over in #contest-polls
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> It is time! Time to vote for the finals of the "Secret Spriter" Competition!
Go and decide of who was the best santa by voting in #contest-polls!
mental basalt
Heeeelllloooooo, my dear <@&734833821429661816>s! Finally, here are the results of the Secret Spriter competition!
The results are as follows:
🥇 Delibird/Dusknoir (225.313) by @void cypress with 29 votes, for a total of 46% of the votes in the finals!
🥈 Spiritomb/Articuno (295.144) by @sterile radish with 11 votes votes, for a total of 17% of the votes in the finals!
🥉 Arceus/Aegislash (315.329) by @grim lantern with 7 votes, for a total of 11% of the votes in the finals!
Congratulations to everyone who entered, thanks a million for your participation and have a happy Halloween!
opal briar
With the Secret Spriter having come to a close, surely some of you are wondering "What's next?", and quite simply....what's next is the holidays. That's right, there is no next contest 'till the New Year. Use this time to spend it with your family, friends, whoever you want! Enjoy the holidays everyone, and we'll be back in a couple days with the announcement of what's next!
Until then this has been the Contest Team of GamR, Skel'n, and Katten wishing you Happy Holidays!
See you soon
<@&734833821429661816>
mental basalt
opal briar
Hellllloooooooo all <@&734833821429661816>s!!!!
As you know, 2021 is ending soon, and we again had an exciting line up of contest throughout the year, with amazing sprites in each and every single one of them!!! Contests are growing to be big, BIG, _BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE!!! So, to commemorate the beginning of the next year, what's better.... than something completely new?
We, Contest Managers, happily introduce to the server what's not a new contest for once, but a whole new form of contests!
Without any further delay, let us introduce....
SPRITE CHAINS
What is it?
The Sprite Chain is an event that takes place once a certain amount of months, and last during one entire month.
Each Sprite Chains will take place apart from regular contests, and will have their own channel dedicated to them. I'll edit this message to link to the channel once it's up! -> not yet lol
How does it work?
The process isn't so different from the Secret Santa contests. When a Sprite Chain begins, you will be able to fill a form including your nickname to validate your participation.
You can also enter as a reservist if anyone was unable to participate.
After closing the forms, we'll put every participant names in a list, and pick 1/4 of them randomly to give them a request of our own.
They will get a delay of four days to do their sprite, and at the end of the delay, place it in a drive like for regular contests & pick a name from a list to request a fusion from.
Each given requests will be mixed, randomly, then assigned to the requested spriters.
The process will be repeated four/five times until every participants did their entry.
Voting phase works the same as any contest, except it will take more time and the brackets will be reworked to give everyone a fair chance to win. Brackets will most likely be similar to that of a sponsored. That most likely is key, we're not oracles y'know? ;)
When will it start?
The first Sprite Chain will start in the beginning of 2022, on the 1st of January, at 5PM BST!
Does being last request mean I don't get a request?
Well, yes & no. To quickly summarize, you would not get to request in the current sprite chain sadly as you'd be at the end of the chain. However, to accommodate for this you would get to give the first requests of the next chain, although not to any specific person, it's still random. As long as you were part of the last request wave in the previous chain, you'd be able to send us Contest Managers a request that matches the theme of the next chain regardless of if you decide to sign up for the next chain.
If you have any more questions, please either DM a Contest Manager (that's preferrably online ) or ask in #event-general and we will give the information you need!
hushed walrus
Competition Series 10: Xtreme Reptiles
We're back. for the third time!
This contest series is the tenth contest series! woo! that calls for a Xtreme celebration, so without further ado, here are the dates and names for the upcoming contests, enjoy! 
**Part 1: Humble beginnings **
6th January - 11th January
Part 2: Scaleing it up
14th January - 19th January
**Part 3: Jurassic Jungle **
21th January - 28th January
Have fun with this one, people of IF.
<@&734833821429661816>
Xtreme Reptiles - Part 1: Humble beginnings
It begins again.. for the third time.. Where did that GamR guy go exactly? off to plan something special? well, guess it's just me and my favourite skelloman to plan this, the otter went. As the speculation began, the two contest managers decided, i quote, "lets just steal old contest idea lol" and so they did.
It begins, again again.
This is the first part of the Xtreme Reptiles series.
For this part, your fusion must use one of the following Pokémon as the body of the fusion:
Charmeleon, Kecleon, Krokorok, Larvitar, Totodile
Each participant may enter up to five sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 11th of January, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EyZGAXrAudmRC3q0UWnto2unC9cYJ-SV?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Entries are closed
hushed walrus
And Polls will soon be up 
<@&734833821429661816> Votes are now up for the Humble beginnings competition! you all have until tomorrow at 5PM BST to vote, which happens in #contest-polls! have fun, uh, voting. 
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Votes are now up for the Semi-Finals of the Humble beginnings competition! you all have until tomorrow at** 5PM BST** to vote, which happens in contest-polls! have fun, uh, voting (again, for the second time)
Xtreme Reptiles - Part 2: Scaleing it up
"It begins again.. for the fourth time.. So uh.. contests, and also, sprites. oh and also, mammuth, hmm." the otter went. "hear me out what if we just thew it all together" the skelloman went. Well, we did that.
i present to you:
the second part of the Xtreme Reptiles series.
For this part, your fusion must follow the theme of "Reptiles" and have a focus on Special Effects/Texture. Interpret it as you want.
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 17th of January, at 5PM BST. No collaboration is allowed outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JJrC_vzClfJQmPHe-2Y9PToe0uaqJS0-?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> in a classic Katten way, i screwed up, hate me all you want, but you gotta revote in #contest-polls 
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Finals! (woo!) Votes are now up (woo!) You know the deal, you have until tomorrow at 5PM BST. voting is in #contest-polls.
mental basalt
Hey every <@&734833821429661816> it's me! ||(You saw nothing)||
Here we are! Today is the day to announce the results of the first part of the Xtreme Reptiles competition, known as Humble Begginings or something.
The results are as follows:
🥇 Klinklang/Krokorok (337.410) by @half kayak with 19 votes, for a total of 32.20% of the votes in the finals!
🥈 Litwick/Totodile (365.158) by @slow ember with 10 votes, for a total of 16.95% of the votes in the finals!
🥉 Torterra/Charmeleon (318.5) by @burnt stream with 9 votes, for a total of 15.25% of the votes in the finals!
Thank you for participating, make sure to not forget the Part 2 of this series right above!
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> votes are up you know the deal i am actually passing out bye
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> votes are up, semi final style, yeah, #contest-polls, tomorrow at 5PM BST
Oh and also the current finals, scrapi please stop being good 
hushed walrus
Oh and also the current finals, scrapi please stop being good <a:trollhandsome:9...
(this is a threat)
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Finals are up, vote in #contest-polls, winners revealed tomorrow at 5PM BST.
opal briar
Why hello there, you amazing <@&734833821429661816>s! I'm the one announcing the podium today... ||you've been 'd||
Results for part 2 of the Xtreme Reptiles seires, AKA ** Scaleing it up** are as follows:
🥇 Marowak/Arbok (105.24) by @half kayak with 19 votes, for a total of 30.1% of the votes in the finals.
🥈 Steelix/Rayquaza (208.342) by @hardy bluff and Darkrai/Krookodile (347.361) by @void cypress, both with 11 votes, each totaling 17.5% of votes.
🥉 Aegislash/Bastiodon (329.308) by @half kayak, with 9 votes, totaling 14.2% of votes.
Part 3 will be announced.....idk when
opal briar
Xtreme Reptiles - Part 3: Jurrasic Jungle
"It was time for a big reveal.....today we learn "where that GamR guy finally is..."
"Your travels are tedious, trudging through the hottest sands, and the murkiest waters, until you arrive...."
"There he is, rooted in the soil. All he has to say is one thing..."
"Welcome to the jungle."
Here we are folks! The final part of the Xtreme Reptiles series, welcome to the Jurassic Jungle!
For the finale, your fusion must focus simply on being jungle themed. Why is the last part, in a reptillian themed contest??? I dunno, lmao, all I do know is that's your task for this part!!!
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 29th of January, at 5PM BST. No collabs, outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11DZYcYmQ2y_uxfA9aeVL44euHr1JqZe6?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Brackets are LIVE! Go vote for the final part of Xtreme Reptiles!
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> ^
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Semifinals is LIVE!!! Go, go, go!
(instead of one large semi bracket, taking the top 2, for this one, it's 3 smaller brackets, top 1 moves on.)
Also, give us feedback on the new text colors, is it too light, too dark? What do y'all got to say?
opal briar
<@&734833821429661816> Sorry for the delay, but finals are here! Y'know the drill.
opal briar
Another reveal approaches, for it is time for the plant to announce our winners
Results for part 3 of the Xtreme Reptiles series, AKA Jurassic Jungle are as follows:
🥇 Victreebel/Mawile (71.300) by @half kayak w/ 30 votes. (44.1%)
🥈 Primeape/Torterra (57.318) by @half kayak w/ 13 votes. (19.1%)
🥉 Slaking/Torterra (309.318) with 6 votes from @hushed walrus. (8.8%)
<@&734833821429661816> ^
although....
There's also been something that's been on my mind lately, something someone said awhile back about ignoring contest pings that made me think about our current ping system, all I need from ya is just a 
or 
on this post here, (since that will briefly sum up whether you think the system's good atm), and DM me any feedback that you'd like to share with me 'n the rest of the Contest Team!
Thx - GamR
hushed walrus
Hi! not going to ping you all for this one, but me and the other contest gamers are at full work, well uh, working on the next contest series, and we had a little question for all of you, so uh, here it is 😎
unkempt swift
>> judged
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> never-mind i am going to ping all of you
(sorry)
hushed walrus
Competition Series 11: Retro Rumble
We're back. for the i have no idea time!
With PLA released, we thought it would be a great and and amazing idea, to not have a contest on it, but rather go a bit back in time, if you would. 
Part 1: From Black and White, to well, Black/White
3rd February - 9th February
Part 2: From 1 to 251
10th February - 17th February
Part 3: Retrobution
18th February - 25th February
I will soon bring you the first part of the funny contest series, you should prepare yourself, NOW 
.
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Retro Rumble - Part 1: From Black and White, to well, Black/White
"After a long walk through the jungle with this Gamr guy, your sense of time, feels, off, like space and time was shattered, but still remaining.
you feel late and early on the same time, suddenly, you find yourself in a realm, what realm? Thats for your mind to decide, in this realm, you meet, this random otter (who knows who they are), they give you a dead stare, and say a few words."
"We're back to the future baby "
Here we are gamers! The first part of the Retro Rumble series!
Here we go, i gotta explain some stuff, your fusion needs to use a gen 1/2 sprite as the base of the sprite. (if you have no idea what im saying rn look below)
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 9th of February, at 5PM BST. No collabs, outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1csXwFoqvtTnR241Q7yFBXLjqua-atM-q?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Contest Rules 1: Submission Rules
To participate you must submit your fusions via the google drive linked in the post, and if you absolutely cannot figure out these arcane magicks, then you can contact any contest manager here on Discord and send them your entries. Fusions should be named as "head"."body" by "spriter".png, where "head" is the IF Pokédex number of the Head, and "body" is the IF Pokédex number of the Body, and "spriter" is a name I can use to identify the entry as your own. Ensure the image is within the boundaries of 288x288, as any larger and it will be removed. Your sprite must not have a million colours either lmao, otherwise it will be removed too. The maximum number of entries you may submit depends on the competition.
I will remove any joke entries, and all entries must be new.
hushed walrus
Contest Rules 2: Competition Subject
For Classic Competitions, a Pokémon is given as the subject. This Pokémon must be used in any fusions you submit, as either the head or the body. Or both, if you really want.
For Themed Competitions, instead of having a subject Pokémon, there's a subject theme, and all fusions submitted must fit the theme (but still aim to have them look like a fusion of the two Pokémon, in the Pokémon style).
Special Competitions tend to come with their own rules, but are very similar to Themed Competitions usually.
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> helo gamers x2
The SEMIS are now open for the Part 1 of Retro Rumble, you know the drill, 5PM BST and so on, have fun voting for a second time!
and the current finals, if you care
scrapi stop being so good- wait
hushed walrus
Retro Rumble - Part 2: From 1 to 251
"im too tired to put anything here hi person reading this"
Aight, its the second part time.
epic explanation time 😎
For this Contest, your fusion may fit in either the gen 2 or gen 1 style to be submitted:
The gen 2 style uses 4 colours, 2 of those being black and white
The gen 1 style uses 4 colours, 2 of those being a light grey, and a dark grey, and the other two being black and white.
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close on the 18th of February, at 5PM BST. No collabs, outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1deWhf-v02ef_qK7gp501Ln360Dlvz3KV?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Finals are now open for the first part of Retro Rumble! ends at 5PM BST bla bla you know the drill <@&734833821429661816>
mental basalt
Hello <@&734833821429661816> gamers, here I am, to announce once again the results of the contest!
Result for part 1 of the Retro Rumble series, known as From Black and White, to well, Black/White (very long 💀) are as follows:
🥇 Porygon-Z/Scyther (275.123) by @hushed walrus with 16 votes, for a total of 33.33% of the votes in the finals!
🥈 Darkrai/Machamp (68.347) by @mental basalt and Magcargo/Noctowl (219.164) by @hushed walrus, both with 8 votes, each totaling 16.67% of votes.
🥉 Banette/Persian (357.53) by @runic ore with 7 votes, for a total of 14.58% of the votes in the finals!
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816> Hey everyone.
We are currently going through organisation issues with the contests.
We'll be pausing the current contest series for a while, and give contests in general a little break, right now the timing doesn't feel right. We hope you understand.
The sponsored contest will still run regardless, so make sure to not forget to vote :gamrpet:
hushed walrus
Hi! we back 😎
We've made some small QoL changes to contests!
i'll just list them here huehue:
First of all, dates will now be displayed like so: <t:32509699200:R> instead of: 5PM BST
We've added a new role <@&951148771369160764> which will let you look cool in the users tab 😎
And events will now be a way to see the contests currently ongoing!
Anyway yes, Retro Rumble Part II is back:
For this Contest, your fusion may fit in either the gen 2 or gen 1 style to be submitted:
The gen 2 style uses 4 colours, 2 of those being black and white
The gen 1 style uses 4 colours, 2 of those being a light grey, and a dark grey, and the other two being black and white.
Fusions should follow the gen 1/2 proportions and esthetic (see example below), recolored normal-looking fusions will be removed.
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close <t:1647450000:R>. No collabs, outside of receiving help in spritework.
Enter here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1deWhf-v02ef_qK7gp501Ln360Dlvz3KV?usp=sharing
<@&734833821429661816>
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816>
We decided to give the current contest From 1 to 251 one extra day for technical issues of our own & embarrassing lack of sprites, so you still have a fair amount of time to make the incoming winning sprite. 👀 (will end <t:1647536520:R> )
Stay hyped for the Retrobution contest that will come next!
mental basalt
Forgor? Was busy? Heck no, that'd be lame ; this was nothing but tactical waiting.
Mrrrhm!
Hello every <@&734833821429661816>s! Votes are now open for the preliminaries of the From 1 to 251 competition! (Retro Rumble part II 💀)
Go vote in #contest-polls, you have until tomorrow at <t:1647622752:R> to do so.
Additionally, keep your eyes peeled for the third part of the contest, Retrobution, that will drop tomorrow!
hushed walrus
Retro Rumble - Part 3: Retrobution
I have been battling the flu which is why i haven't been online like, ever
but guess who won 😎 (me)
anyways, are you all ready for an extremely new and exciting contest that is not boring AT ALL
The theme for this contest is Retro think of that as you want
This contest will be judged, if you dont know what a judged contest is, you can like check the pins
the funny judges are @half kayak, @opal briar and @waxen geode
Each participant may enter up to three sprites. Entries for this contest close <t:1648227600:R> collabs are allowed i swear guys dont shoot me
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-JtGgfhWWLdKwgXM3BlQmpJil9xLB276?usp=sharing
Also something something retro rumble part 2?? finals?? idk skeln told me to say that
<@&734833821429661816>
(also gonna plop this here because why not)
https://discord.gg/vpqsTDv5?event=954784810532999188
opal briar
Something something finals go
<@&734833821429661816>
mental basalt
Welcome back <@&734833821429661816>, and let us announce the finals of a tedious, delayed, misunderstood contest!
Result for part 2 of the Retro Rumble series, known as From 1 to 251 are as follows:
🥇 Duskull/Umbreon (311.197) by @tribal sandal with 17 votes, for a total of 26.98% of the votes in the finals!
🥈 Darkrai/Crobat (347.169) by @burnt stream with 16 votes, for a total of 25.40% of votes in the finals!
🥉 Porygon/Cofagrigus (137.362) by @grim lantern with 15 votes, for a total of 23.81% of the votes in the finals!
Congratulations everyone, and don't forget the Retrobution contest that comes next!
hushed walrus
Submissions for Part 3 of the Retro Rumble series are now closed, our judges will, uh, hopefully judge in the next couple of days, until then we wait.
ALSO (i am currently writing something something new contest)
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Competition Series 12: Step in the Archives
Hello! and welcome to the archives, (the sprite managers live here) anyway yes! new contest series you know the drill
Part 1: Chart of the week Contest!
25th March - 31st March
Part 2: The Contest Gym Leaders!
2nd April - 8th April
Part 3: Double Troubl- Triple?
9th April - 17th April
I'll bring in the first contest of the series soon, so dont kill me kiwi pls
<@&734833821429661816>
hushed walrus
Part 1: Chart of the week Contest!
howdy there lads 🦘
I have been exploring the ocean that is kiwi's sheets, like jesus get this addiction calmed
anyway:
For this contest, your submission must be a fusion from this finely kiwi handpicked sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YoHim6ScP3gPQ6jbLDSYHFjyGWwuh--oaTD4nJoH7YY/edit#gid=402475922
Each participant may enter up to unlimited sprites lets go. Entries for this contest close <t:1648742400:R>
oh and also a drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K1ScsZdZ-Iwp2qrX1DiAp4Wxue_0_4EJ?usp=sharing
I'm sorry for all the danish people who really wanted a danish beer drinking competition instead of this. 😔 🇩🇰
<@&734833821429661816>
opal briar
Heya, it me, your local sussy tree guy. Part 3 scores are finally done!
There's no third place, due to a tie in first & second. But here's your winners!
🥇@void cypress (201.19) @burnt stream (39.337) and @burnt stream (39.337) Total Score: 28/30
🥈 @lilac oar (275.363) and @burnt stream (166.287) Total Score: 26/30
Scoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1opXJlmGlPoU_rojoF0PNX1oAgPDKJsmSCH_ZWOBpz0c/edit?usp=sharing
hushed walrus
<@&734833821429661816> Hi everyone! First of all thank you for everyone who participated in the newest contest, trust me we have some cool ones coming up. The voting for Chart of the ~~week ~~ Contest! is now open, you know the deal, vote in #contest-polls.
also scrapi or xillo if you're reading this
juscare 👁️ ❗ ❗
slow ember
<@&734833821429661816> Hi everyone, big time ang is back, and i have brought a brand new contest, 🐄
you know the rules and so do i:
"you must make a fusion, but, it needs to be on a 600x600 canvas, drawn with a mouse, and look crappy as hell, And non-if mons only"
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_lriDgrVhLAV4HbTtC9fN15J1ZH-Pz4G?usp=sharing
collabs are allowed ok i will now go to the beach with lottie
austere snow
Decided I'd make my return as well, good to see you all again and I hope you all have fun with this latest contest. Me and Ang are out having a nice outing at the beach as we speak
austere snow
Anyway, I must take my leave... again...
Goodbye.
mental basalt
<@&734833821429661816>
It is ready.
Go to #special-contest-polls
You have one hour.
mystic crag
<@&734833821429661816> I missed the deadline for the contest so please head on over to the drive above and participate in the Tattoo Contest by stealing my fusion and adding your own flair 🔥 😎
