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

 

[Clarity]

Username: Clarity
PS! Username: Clarity
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: GMT/BST
Usual Hours of Availability: 2pm-8pm UTC, very available for the next month or two, then expecting to be busier after that.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I have played competitive Pokémon in some format since BW, most actively from 2015-2019 (3DS era). I'm currently trying to improve my play generally and familiarise myself with formats I haven't played much - I played some Monotype in gen 6 but never in a focused/highly competitive manner. I peaked around 1600 in current gen randoms, and I've played a few tournaments to varying degrees of success.

My current main formats are gen 6 randoms and NDOU. I've traditionally played a lot of hyper offense teams, but I've been learning bulkier pivot-focused strategies over the last few months. I'm looking to hone my fundamentals and untrain a decade of bad habits, along with learning the intricacies and meta of Monotype in particular.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Zorann]

Username: zorann
PS! Username: zorann or bromly1 I play on both
Signup Format: SV Monotype, BW Monotype, and ORAS Monotype
Your timezone: GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability: 4pm-12am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started Mono during SV and that's the only format I'm experienced in. I want to expand and learn how to play BW and ORAS while also fixing what I do wrong in SV. The highest I have been on ladder is in the 1600's and I haven't done many tournaments, but I'd like to start joining more. I have tried a few of the types, but I would like to get a good understanding of every type learn how to team build for them and all around become a smarter player. I did receive tutoring and learned a lot from Kiru and now I'd like to continue learning new types and formats.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[lcalvexx]

Username: lcalvexx
PS! Username:lctrem
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: gmt+1
Usual Hours of Availability: currently at any time, most likely from 3pm to 10pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):good in monotype competitive I started in this part only about 4 or 5 months ago but I've been improving a lot, reached high top on the ladder and also standing out in some tournaments outside of Smogon, I believe participating in this will help me get better in the tier in question
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, my discord is lczin7_

 

[Shemages]

Username: Shemages
PS! Username: Shemages
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your timezone: CST
Usual Hours of Availability: from 5pm to 12pm my time
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started in monotype in gen 8, with gen 8 monotype and gen 8 national dex monotype, then I started playing more tiers like National Dex OU, STABmons, etc. I consider my self a decent player that learn fast and I like a lot to play and learn more and more.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Draconuim]

Username: Draconuim
PS! Username: WinterSkyFall
Signup Format: SV Monotype
Your Timezone: GMT-7 | PDT
Usual Hours of Avaliablity: 4pm to 8pm and sometimes 10pm to 3am, my timezone
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing and battling pokemon since about 2019 during the SS era. I usually never played much in SS but in SV monotype I've been playing for about 6 months if not more and I could never get past being a decent player. I consider myself as a decent player and quick learner and I want to learn and play monotype better.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes its Winter_Sky_Fall

 

[Yuukimura]

Username: Yuukimura
PS! Username: queen haerin
Signup Format: SV Monotype/SM Monotype
Your timezone: GMT - 5
Usual Hours of Availability: 12pm-21pm GMT -5 IM BUSY IN THE WORK
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I have played competitive Pokémon in some old gen's like bw, oras, sm and ss.