Hello MyGameDragon, I see that you've been trying to get into competitive pokes since the DP era and it's good to see that you're attempting to get into it. As for getting into Battling 101, you'll simply have to wait for a thread to go up in The Battling 101 Subforum. You can see when the next round's signups go up here. However, spots fill up very fast, so you might not get a tutor this round. I strongly recommend that you make a team in whatever metagame you're trying to learn so you can begin to get a feel for the game. Feel free to hop onto IRC using this Mibbit link and ask anyone in that chat room (#mentor) with a star or @ next to their name a question. You can also PM me or any of the other mentors any questions you may have. I usually go on IRC as Andrew, so if you have any questions, you can PM me there as well. I hope you have a good time on Smogon! :)