Hello, everyone! Welcome to what everyone's been waiting for, the results of the 2018 Pokémon Watties Category Awards!

If you'd like to know how your story ranked, feel free to message us. We want people to use this contest as a tool for growth as a writer, so you can request a short review of your story if you did not place or get an honorable mention.

Now, without further ado...

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POKEMON WATTY AWARDS 2018

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Elite 4 in Oneshots (16 fics):

5th place, with 26 points, is "Hydrangea" by Torterra657

4th place, with 24 points, is "Forlorn" by NaivEevee

3rd place, with 23 points, is "Muma" by irideae

2nd place, with 10 points, is "The One Nobody Wanted" by ImberLapis

And our 2018 Champion of Oneshot, with 7 points, is "Luminescence" by d_s_t_e!

Elite 4 in Short Story (9 fics):

5th place, with 22 points, is The Kirlia Girl by EeveelutionBrandi

4th place, with 16 points, is Alola, Alola by Inuwanforall

3rd place, with 11 points, is In Your Shadow by UnisonRaider

2nd place, with 8 points, is All My Gratitude by ImberLapis

And our 2018 Champion of Short Story, with 7 points, is Guardian Angel by NaivEevee!

Elite 4 in Miscellaneous (12 fics):

5th place, with 18 points, is Swanna Girl and Braviary Man by JunieWeather

4th place, with 15 points and losing the tie-breaker for 3rd place, is Gates of Time by ragnarok-

3rd place, with 15 points and winning the tie-breaker for 3rd place, is The Forgotten Clone by SGMijumaru

2nd place, with 8 points, is Anonymous by glaceon346

And our 2018 Champion of Miscellenous, with 5 points, is Lost in Reality by Dragons_Rose!

Elite 4 in Adventure (10 fics):

5th place, with 26 points, and winning the tie-breaker for fifth place, is Twins of Kalos by FrozenBeenie

4th place, with 21 points, is The Flying Ranger by blue___22

3rd place, with 19 points, is The Void She Filled by Rosa950

2nd place, with 10 points, is The Viterals by JobMerkel

And our 2018 Champion of Adventure, with 7 points, is The World WIthout Them by UnisonRaider!

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WINNERS: Check your inbox for the PWA 2018 Seal that you can put on the cover of your fic if you wish.

We've also created a post-PWA survey that will help us improve the awards for next year. The link will be in the comments and on our message board, so please help us by filling it out!

Thank you,

the PWA staff