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lol, me too, irc is just the chat client most smogoners use, lets meet up on PO then. Id prefer to play on something like pokebattlecenter though, due to SmogonU being a bit unstable at times, so how about saturday 7pm there?
I pm'd RBG but the thread says we both should. I'll still need some time to build but I may be ready Saturday. If that's 5-10 PM +1 then that should be 11am-4pm my time which should be cool.
Deadline is February 7th which is the Monday after next. I'm free tomorrow and Saturday. Just give me a window you're usually on and I'll let you know if I can make it.