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I was a professional solo player for a different game. I sacrificed lots of time every day to practice. I used maths and edited meta formulas to calculated individualized stuff. I was getting frustrated when I couldn't achieve something, so I spent even more time until I achieved it. I sacrificed my other hobbies to get better. I sacrificed my relationships IRL because I was so fucking autistic about getting better. It gave me a few difficult but THE BEST years of my life I would never exchange for anything else.
And seeing how those "pro" Pokemon players cry their asses about being disqualified after hacking disgusts me. I was on such stages. I'm sure many of the dudes on VGC sacrificed A LOT to be there. Time, money, family, relationships. While those manchildren fucks did fucking nothing and feel entitled to compete on the same stage as them just because they qualified with their hacked mons. I don't know how it works in Pokemon but those people should be banned from ever competing again and told to GTFO from the stadium immediately, that's how it'd work in my game. Disgusting fuckers.