Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV Monotype

[Thor]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Monotype, you are in the right place. Please read all the rules carefully and fill out every part of the application.

RULES​

• You must be able to access Discord, or whatever your tutor wants as the primary form of communication.
• You must be willing to use Pokemon Showdown! even if you are being tutored in a cartridge format such as Battle Spot or VGC.
• You, the tutee, should have at least 15 posts before signing up AND your account's age should be a minimum of at least 1 month old before signing up.
  • This is not a strict requirement meaning you may still be paired without satisfying it, so no matter what, DO NOT spam post elsewhere in the forum. That is an infractable offense and we do not encourage such behavior from potential Tutees.
• You must have battled competitively for a decent amount in at least ONE of the Smogon tiers or Battle Spot / VGC to sign up. Playing 10 or so matches on the PS! ladder is not substantial enough, ~70 or so is more reasonable. This experience does not need to be for the format you sign-up for; this is just to weed out people who have never played competitively that can improve themselves simply by using resources already available to them without needing a tutor to hold their hand.
• You, the tutee, are responsible for setting up times with your tutor. When you receive the Smogon notification informing you of the pairing, please take the initiative and post on their VM wall first. Continued scheduling and communication is key to a successful pairing!
• Use the Tutee Talk forum to complain about your tutor (or praise them if they're doing a good job). These are no longer mandatory, but if your tutor is ridiculously inactive or is a complete jackass, COMPLAIN HERE. Nobody can see your tutee talk posts except for you and the Battling 101 Staff; everything is confidential.
• Signups older than 4 months or 1 month since last login will be considered inactive. These will be moved to the Inactive Posts thread, and can be returned back to this thread by request.
• Tutors can and will drop you if sessions go badly, and significant violations may result in a ban from B101. Be active, be enthusiastic, be respectful. Make the best of your time together!

Here is the signup template, and an example sign-up post.

Username:
PS! Username:
Signup Format:
Your timezone:
Usual Hours of Availability:
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
Are you able to use Discord?:

Username: Shiba
PS! Username: Big Sean
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: EST (GMT -5)
Usual Hours of Availability: weekdays 8 PM - 12 AM, weekends 12 PM - 12 AM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing competitively in early XY and spammed Baton Pass on the ladder. I was pretty skilled I guess. I then got more involved with Smogon and started to play in various tournaments like UUPL and later on Snake and SPL. I could use a bit more practice in this tier though, so I'm looking to get help
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Wilsondude]

Username: Wilsondude
PS! Username: Wilsondude
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: GMT +6 (IST timezone)
Usual Hours of Availability: 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM (mostly)
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Well I started off playing Monotype since September 2024 and started off with mono steel. Now I'm just a mono rock user.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes (Username: magnesiumyt)

 

[Azaan]

Username: chriscp
PS! Username: chriscp
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: 5.5+
Usual Hours of Availability: full day
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i play a lotta mons specially old gens and in current sv meta i have interest in sv. Would like to learn more
Can use discord: yes.

 

[Schaared]

Username: Schaared
PS! Username: Schaared
Signup Format: SV MONO
Your timezone: GMT + 12
Usual Hours of Availability: mostly mornings, 8-10 am, and evenings, such as 6-11 pm. Can sometimes do like 12-2 pm when on a lunch break
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing PS 6 months ago and play nearly every day. I usually main steel, fire, ghost, and psychic, using bulky offensive strats.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[KamenAlliterator]

Username: romanjionly
PS! Username: rodentchess
Signup Format: SV Mono or National Dex Monotype
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: 9 AM - 3 AM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've played in numerous tours on pokemon showdown, and just won my first one a couple weeks ago. I've also played tournaments on Smogon here as well to see how I would do against to stronger players of the format. I mainly use Steel, Dragon, and Ground, but I do like to step out of my comfort zone and branch out to more types.

 

[xiharu]

Username: xiharu
PS! Username: why'sth
Signup Format: Sv Mono
Your timezone: GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability: 8pm-2am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i like monotype, and mostly only monotype cuz idk how to tera. i play stallish poison
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, un is xiharu

 

[carlosk181]

Username:carlosk181
PS! Username:carlosk181
Signup Format:gen 9 monotype
Your timezone:GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability:3:30 to 4:30 maybe later
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I am very competitive and I LOVE Pokemon showdown. I've played for about 1 year and am open to any suggestions. I am common sense smart while battling.
Are you able to use Discord?:yes