>>54269516>what if the Pokemon I need comes from a game I don't ownIt's always been like that since day 1. This isn't anything new. Literally no matter which game you have there are Pokemon designed to need another game for you to acquire.
>what if I don't have the money?You have money to travel to Japan but not to buy Legends Arceus?
Also, hate to break this to you, but playing Smogon would be even more of nightmare on cart; how do you expect to get a V-Create Rayquaza or a Softboiled Mew if you can't even play PLA for genies?