Hello everyone, I'm JTD783.
I first got into Pokemon when I was around 10 years old. I started with Leafgreen, then went on
to Platinum, Soul Silver, Black, White 2, X, and Alpha Sapphire.
My venture into competitive battling started somewhere in Gen V. Like many, I wanted to know
what I could do to make my in-game team better and of course, ways to beat my friends when
I battled them. This led me to Smogon and its many resources.
By XY I was fairly knowledgeable about battling (note: knowledge doesn't necessarily mean skilled)
and I was beginning to use Pokemon Showdown to test my abilities, which at the time weren't
anything amazing.
Somewhere in the past year or so I began to explore the forums more often, and my understanding
of the game took me to where I am now. This is when I started to understand Smogon and its
community better, and I began to consider myself a decent battler, peaking at around 1620 on the
OU ladder recently.
Along the way I've been a minor presence in the OU and main lobby on Showdown; some of those who
read this may recognize me from there.
In July 2015 I finallygot off my lazy ass decided to become a proper member after ghosting the threads
for so long. I hope to become a decent contributor to the site and be accepted into its community.
*Edit* First post :)
I first got into Pokemon when I was around 10 years old. I started with Leafgreen, then went on
to Platinum, Soul Silver, Black, White 2, X, and Alpha Sapphire.
My venture into competitive battling started somewhere in Gen V. Like many, I wanted to know
what I could do to make my in-game team better and of course, ways to beat my friends when
I battled them. This led me to Smogon and its many resources.
By XY I was fairly knowledgeable about battling (note: knowledge doesn't necessarily mean skilled)
and I was beginning to use Pokemon Showdown to test my abilities, which at the time weren't
anything amazing.
Somewhere in the past year or so I began to explore the forums more often, and my understanding
of the game took me to where I am now. This is when I started to understand Smogon and its
community better, and I began to consider myself a decent battler, peaking at around 1620 on the
OU ladder recently.
Along the way I've been a minor presence in the OU and main lobby on Showdown; some of those who
read this may recognize me from there.
In July 2015 I finally
for so long. I hope to become a decent contributor to the site and be accepted into its community.
*Edit* First post :)