>>50532826The topic did get sidetracked, but Smogon singles is still not real pokemon.
Pokemon mainline has both singles and doubles, and even a few other styles, including 1v3s and 1v5s. Pokemon spinoffs have more varied styles as well.
>collection of your headcanonsThe official material, including the games, support these "headcanons" meaning they are canon. The only "headcanon" is 1v1 smogonfaggotry
>directly be interacted with outside of our headsWell, I'd imagine directly interacting with something inside your head would be a bit difficult.
