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I feel like Smogon kinda lost its magic. Forums are less popular than they were, old staff is not exactly kind to newer people (at least from what I have seen in few threads), Smogon Pokedex is EXTREMELY slow with updates (and less creative), paedophiles are present in the community.
And then there are rules which I just don't fucking understand anymore. There was this "no complex bans" policy but then the whole Baton Pass chain-ban threw that idea out the window. Apparently, "overcentralizing" isn't an argument when you can relatively easily counter a Pokemon/strategy (infamous Landorus-T/Stealth Rock). Apparently, Moody and evasion is a big no-no, however Paraflinch is a legit strategy.
And then GameFreak fucked up seventh gen by adding cancerous Tapus and removing such features as Horde Battles and Blissy Bases. Man, I just don't care anymore.