When I started Pokemon:
I first got into Pokemon when I saw the anime on TV and then begged my parents to buy me Blue which influenced my younger brother to get a Gameboy Pocket Color and Yellow. I lost interest before the release of the Gameboy Advance and the later generations games. It was not until I bought a DS that I wanted to try out Diamond due to its positive reviews (and was surprised and impressed with how much had changed).
How/When I found this site:
I found Smogon when I was trying to catch up with the three generation gap between Blue and Diamond. Though I was able to gain some understanding of the new pokemon and mechancis of the game I was even more overwhelmed with how indepth the game was analyzed. Rather than trying to catch up and try to play in the competitive enviornment, I used what I learned just to beat the game and play in the battle tower but never tried to explore other the aspects of the game inlcuding breeding. It was not until I recieved Platinum that I wanted to try and experience the competitive game, compelling me to play on shoddy (even though I lose twice as much as I win) by copying teams that I see in the RMT section. I've also become interested in learning how to breed within the game.
Why I stay:
The main reason why I stayed on Smogon is because it was one of the first in depth sites that caught my attention when I got into Diamond. The strategy pokedex is my favorite feature of the site but what compelled me to sign up was after reading the first entry of The Smog which showed me how active, creative, and informative members were in the Smogon community.
I first got into Pokemon when I saw the anime on TV and then begged my parents to buy me Blue which influenced my younger brother to get a Gameboy Pocket Color and Yellow. I lost interest before the release of the Gameboy Advance and the later generations games. It was not until I bought a DS that I wanted to try out Diamond due to its positive reviews (and was surprised and impressed with how much had changed).
How/When I found this site:
I found Smogon when I was trying to catch up with the three generation gap between Blue and Diamond. Though I was able to gain some understanding of the new pokemon and mechancis of the game I was even more overwhelmed with how indepth the game was analyzed. Rather than trying to catch up and try to play in the competitive enviornment, I used what I learned just to beat the game and play in the battle tower but never tried to explore other the aspects of the game inlcuding breeding. It was not until I recieved Platinum that I wanted to try and experience the competitive game, compelling me to play on shoddy (even though I lose twice as much as I win) by copying teams that I see in the RMT section. I've also become interested in learning how to breed within the game.
Why I stay:
The main reason why I stayed on Smogon is because it was one of the first in depth sites that caught my attention when I got into Diamond. The strategy pokedex is my favorite feature of the site but what compelled me to sign up was after reading the first entry of The Smog which showed me how active, creative, and informative members were in the Smogon community.