I must say, those look pretty good. I prefer the second layout over the first one, though, because the space for the content is smaller. The first one looks far too empty with all that extra space. ^_^; Also, the sidebars look a little plain. You've always made great Pokemon ones with images and whatnot - I think something like that would really liven it up. ^_^;
Nice job with the layout, though. :)