>>23577686NB has a good article for redpilling people on smogon.
>For the first three generations, there was no way to battle or trade over the Internet using the real games. Instead, online communities (such as Azure Heights, GameFAQs, IGN, Pojo, and RPGamer) formed around fan-made battle simulators....
>The introduction of online play with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl created an explosion of popularity in this once niche community in a way that was never expected. Unfortunately, old habits die hard and Smogon continued to focus on the battle simulators that had once been created out of necessity.And that's what smogon is. A relic of the past.
