Thread #83: are smogon ruining the metagame? edition

/cpg/ chatroom: http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/cpg - full of normal people
FAQ here: http://pastebin.com/qMER7vyR - your bro a shit

Introduction to Competitive Pokémon: http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/intro_comp_pokemon
Tiers Explained: http://www.smogon.com/bw/articles/bw_tiers
Clauses and Banlists: http://www.smogon.com/bw/banlist/
StrategyDex & Movelists: http://www.smogon.com/bw/pokemon/


Online Pokémon Simulators:

Pokémon Showdown: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com
Pokémon Online: http://www.pokemon-online.eu/

Official Website: http://www.pokemon.com/us/


Other Informative Websites:

Serebii: http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml
Bulbapedia: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page
Veekun: http://veekun.com/

ToTT: Why are you the /cpg/reatest?

Survey: http://pastebin.com/thUDJqKG