Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV LC

[gulch]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Little Cup, 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 LC
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

 

[Yoru97]

Username: Yoru97
PS! Username: H4ruto
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: gmt-10 (hst)
Usual Hours of Availability: As of now, 12am to 10pm, will update this and/or tutor if it changes.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing on showdown when Gen 7 Mix and Mega had the old-gen ladder a few years ago and had a lot of fun with it, with a few friends I made at the time becoming OM players of some note. I personally went on to get really into LC Mix and Mega which has been the main reason I have been on showdown for the past few years, with the format making it into TPP last year where I was the primary support for the LC mnm slot of the tournament winning Limasawa Street Litwicks and am currently co-managing the Corviknight Cultists in this year's OMFL. I mainly want to learn LC because I barely have played LC despite primarily playing LC-based OM Mashups.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Kanha Greninja]

Username: Kanha Greninja
PS! Username: Kanha Greninja
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: +2
Usual Hours of Availability: Summer Holidays, so whenever
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I have played a lot of tournaments in various formats. I would like to learn Lc because I have a bit of experience in it. But not enough to play in big tournaments
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[bro torterra]

Username: bro torterra
PS! Username: bro torterra
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: UTC-7
Usual Hours of Availability: 8-10a, 3-5p, 8-11pm (preferred)
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Been on Smogon and PS for a while for art and on-site game rooms so I know the basics of battling and play games occasionally, but I've never been good enough to really ladder in any tier (though I do have a PSPL win rate of 100% ). This would be my first time getting deep into competitive battling as a whole, so I might need a little extra instruction beyond specifics of the tier. I want to start with LC because it has the cutest mons.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Tipsarewelcome]

Username: Tips Are Welcome
PS! Username: Help is Necessary
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: GMT-7 (pst I think)
Usual Hours of Availability: 4-6, 8-12
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I play mostly monotype now, peaked at about 1400 but fell a bit cuz of meme teams, I like little cup cuz it’s funny and has cute mons, but I had a lot of trouble trying to start because it’s a new meta and chat is pretty dead.
Discord?: yes, but mostly not voice chat if possible, but sometimes is fine