If /vp/ didn't exist what would a typical Pokemon General be like?
/vp/ or /tr/ was created because there were no pokemon generals, there were separate threads like here now but instead of being in a separate board they were flooding /v/
Your newfag is showing.
Before /vp/, /v/ was flooded with pokemon Generals. You had trading threads, mystery dungeon threads, anime threads.
It became too oversaturated. That's partly why generals as a whole have their own board as well