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Released May 9th, 2013

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General

Note from the Editor Interview with Vader Trivia

Battling Strategy

Diamonds Aren't Forever: The Elemental Gems in Singles Part II RU Spotlight: Slowking ADV OU Spotlight: Tyranitar

Metagame

Suspect Testing Round 10 OU Playstyle Analysis: Rain Offense Everything You've Been Told Is a Lie: Weatherless Offense in BW2 OU RU Theorymon NU's Newest Additions Underrated NU Movesets Priority in NU LC Pokémon That Take After Their OU Parents Stay Afloat: Simple VGC Anti-Rain Tips Glory Hogs: Fallen Stars in the Doubles Metagame War of the Weathers: A Look at Weather in Tier Shift Equality for All? Common Tier Shift Threats Explained DPP and BW Underdogs That Would Have Hit Big in RBY What Moves You: Later Gen Moves that Would Redefine RBY The Top 10 Mechanical Changes to Competitive Pokémon Top 10 Things That Ruined Pokémon

Arts & Recreation

Smeargle's Studio Update Movie Critics - The Panel: Golden Oldies

Entertainment

Do You Even Lift: Sinnoh Sweat Pokémon Biology: Baby Boomers PokéTour: Fuchsia City Looking Back: Blue aka Gary Oak, the Best Rival Ever

Other Features

Vis-à-vis with Contributions & Corrections Inside the ROM: The Deepest Secrets of MissingNo. and Glitch Pokémon Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Moves in the Dungeons A Look Back on NU's Premier League