RANT: GTS

I do enjoy a good rant.  This rant is about the GTS.  If you do not like rants, I recommend you read a different post.

The GTS is an excellent tool to help trade pokemon and complete pokedexes.  I do applaud Nintendo for creating an effective tool like this for trading; although I do wish that it would not limit trades to what you have seen.

But the mechanics and limitations are not what this rant is about.  This rant is about YOU, the users of the GTS.

One good rule of thumb to think about is that, like books, 'there is nothing more common than a rare pokemon.'  What I am referring to is that people put pokemon, such as Zekrom and Reshiram (the series mascots and Legendary pokemon) on the GTS, and are asking for something which is impossible to get (i.e., Lv. 9 or below Reshiram).

Here is a hint:  Nobody cares that you caught Reshiram or Zekrom, so don't put them up on the GTS like you are trying to show them off.  You have to catch them to complete the game anyways.  All you do is clog up the GTS and hinder people who are actually trying to trade.  It isn't like we can negotiate with you on the standard GTS.  The same goes for shinies.

Now, if you want to put them up and ask for a completely unreasonable trade (i.e., your Lv1. Eevee for my Lv. 100 Zekrom), that's fine; at least that trade can happen.  But please, do the rest of us a favor and trade things that you actually want to trade.