>>51210006This guy get it.
Pokemon battle engine was in first place created for interesting, relatively deep but easy to understand single player experience, with pvp being afterthought. All these invisible stats, rng rolls and "unfair" tactics are there to mix-up fights against normally stagnant and predictable AI and the same invisible stats, rng rolls and "unfair" tactics are fucking definition of uncompetitive shit.
Both Smogon and VGC are retarded shit because they treat themselves too seriously. Pokemon as E-Sport is a goddamn joke.
And even if said uncompetitive battle engine could be somehow made competitive - Current options is either playing according to rules of company that does not care or according to rules of some "council" with sticks too far up their asses that are more concerned about maintaining the status quo than letting people to have fun.
