Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV OU

[Ticken]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV OU, 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 OU
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

Signup template for Chinese language tutoring:

你的Smogon ID：
你的PSID：
想报名学习的分级：
你的时区：
通常空闲的时间：
简单介绍你的宝可梦对战经历(至少三句话)：

 

[Jertsi]

Returned: 07/29/2025

Username: Jertsi
PS! Username: jertsi
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT+2
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays 9-15, few evenings a week, but can be discussed.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I do not have a lot of messages on the forum as I am mostly a lurker and enjoy reading. I only started competitively playing in Gen 9 OU in 2024 and I am currently hovering around1400. I have enjoyed it a lot and am looking to get better. I am comfortable playing HO but would like to get some guidance on balanced or otherwise more defensive teams and overall battling. I am also interested in team building and want to mostly use my own teams.
Are you able to use Discord?:Yes.

 

[phosphor]

Signups for Chinese language tutoring is now available for this tier!

Use this template to sign up for it:

你的Smogon ID：
你的PSID：
想报名学习的分级：
你的时区：
通常空闲的时间：
简单介绍你的宝可梦对战经历(至少三句话)：

 

[summerside]

Username: summerside
PS! Username: summersid
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST (UTC-5)
Usual Hours of Availability: I work 9 to 5 usually M-F, but I'm remote so as long as I don't have a meeting heavy day I can usually make time. Generally available after 7 PM most days. I'm currently away for vacation so the earliest I can be available is 1/4.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing competitively pretty casually since DPP OU and while I've been OK at battling, I struggle a lot with team building and playing consistently well. However, I haven't really tried too hard to get better since I was a kid. As of recent, I've had a bit of trouble laddering in SV OU and would like to develop fundamentals to get to the 1700s on the ladder in OU and then hopefully take those skills to other metagames as well. I'd eventually like to relearn Gen 4, Gen 6 and 7 as those have been my favorites to ladder in, but I feel like this would be a good starting point.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, and can probably mic up too (would have to set it up though).

 

[Alisyem]

Username: Alisyem
PS! Username: Alisyem
Signup Format: OU
Your timezone: GMT-6 (CST)
Usual Hours of Availability: 6pm-7pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been to around 1500 Elo, but normally sit around 1400. I've been played everyone once in a while for years as a kid but only recently discovered how to actually play. I only really do well with RMT teams or Samples, and would like to learn how to build on my own.
Are you able to use Discord?: yeah, Alierael

 

[Lacks]

Username: Lacks
PS! Username: Lkks
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT -5
Usual Hours of Availability: Anytime after 6 pm on weekdays, and 4 pm on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing competitive mons since the start of SS but started seriously getting into tournaments this year. I'm decent at SV OU, going 6-2 in the recent OUFL. I can play with most teams, but I struggle with maintaining consistency on high ladder. I'd also like help with teambuilding, as I find it really difficult.
Are you able to use Discord?: Ye

 

[Mok3s]

Username: Mok3s
PS! Username: Mok3s
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: +1
Usual Hours of Availability: after school
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i started to play actively ps since last year. Ive tried many tiers but now i would like to learn sv ou cuz i find it interesting and more motivated instead of other tiers. I would like to learn how to build solid teams and to play better than now.
Are you able to use Discord?:yes, mok3s

 

[Horii]

Username: horriii
PS! Username: horriii
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: gmt+5
Usual Hours of Availability: 7pm-12am +5, most of the time thursday/friday
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Been playing competitively sm/oras/ss for a while and have decent results in them would like to learn SV asw i've been trying to learn this gen but i think there's much more i could learn
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes horii0713

 

[MemphisDepay]

Username: MemphisDepay
PS! Username: MemphisDepayy
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -3
Usual Hours of Availability: 2pm - 4pm every day except Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):I want to improve in the tier, I play ladder frequently, always picking between 1800-2000. I'm not that good at teambuilding so this is one of the main topics I want to work with my tutor. My best result at SV OU tours is a 2-0 at Teamballo.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes jotaoz_

 

[pinkstork]

Username: Pinkstork
PS! Username: Pinkstork
Signup Format: SV OU
Your Timezone: GMT-6
Usual Hours of Availability: My availability varies depending on classes, club activities, homework and exams, but I’m usually free after 6:00-12:00 PM during the week and available anytime on weekends.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): I first started playing Pokémon Showdown in August and have been playing on and off. Lately, I’ve really been enjoying OU and have peaked in the 1700s on the ladder. I primarily play stall and semi-stall, but I feel like I’ve hit a plateau skill-wise. I’d like to improve my team building skills, identifying mid-ground plays, and proper positioning/long term game strategy. Also, I’d like to learn other play styles like balance or bulky offense.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, it’s my preferred communication method since I only lurk on the forums. My Discord is Pinkstork.

edit: I've recently peaked at 1926

 

[Elyk]

Username: Elyk
PS! Username: Elykk
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: Arizona GMT-7
Usual Hours of Availability: As I am currently an online student, I am available most times during both the week and the weekend. I am able to work around other’s schedules easily, if need be.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I’ve dabbled here and there in competitive Pokemon for quite some time. I watch a lot of competitive content and aim to improve myself anyway I can. I’ve played a lot of Random Battles and a bit of OU (mostly during previous gens, but I’ve played a little of SV OU as well), but I’m still quite green at the game in general. I’ve only recently begun to take getting better at Pokemon bit more seriously. I am extremely hard on myself as a player, so I am very open to feedback and criticism to work towards improving. I think the biggest aspects I want to better myself at are teambuilding and understanding how my choices affect the game state in later turns.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, and if anything, I prefer it.

(I know I am slightly under the 15 post requirement, but I hope that's not too big of an issue.)

 

[aeth]

Username: aeth
PS! Username: 8therum
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EDT (-4)
Usual Hours of Availability: Every weekday after 4-5pm, weekends all day
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I don't have a lot of experience overall. I played a bit of stadium singles on cartridge but got destroyed, and then I found showdown and played some SV OU. I'm now in the ADPL (undrafted roulette, but still in!), and want to mainly learn how to make good teams and how to play against other types of teams well.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[David Watts]

Username: Gaucho
PS! Username: Gaucho Amigo
Signup Format: SV OU
Timezone: CET / GMT +2
Availability: 5-10PM weekdays
Experience: Have been playing Showdown on and off pretty casually since SM OU. I have always had good knowledge, but never was involved in the community much. In the past few months I have been looking to get into more serious laddering and tournaments. I find myself usually around 1600-1700 on the ladder and am looking to really try and take it to the next level. I have struggled a bit to improve and find myself not really being fully locked into my more serious tournament matches, which does not allow me to plan for any sort of mid or endgame plans, and makes for as well a lot more carelessly thrown games than I would enjoy. This is something I would like to improve.
Discord: Yes. jaredcooper25

 

[TheGame2252]

Username: TheGame2252
PS! Username: Thegame2252
Signup Format: sv OU
Your timezone: PST
Usual Hours of Availability: 5-7am 10pm-2am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): used to play heavily when it was Shoddy battle, placed or won several tournaments, looking to get back into it
Are you able to use Discord?: yes

 

[SHSP]

Username: SHSP
PS! Username: SHSP
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekday nights outside of Tues/Thurs, at least one of Sat/Sun every week
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing CAP for a long while now and done well. mostly in past gens (SM/SS). I've played other tiers like OU more casually and am getting more involved in ND now, but definitely feel like I've plateaued as a player more than ever. I've tried taking steps on my own- laddering more, reviewing replays, etc- but haven't felt like I've gotten any better, so I'd love some assistance in getting better both in the builder and in-game planning/decisionmaking. (Tips about dealing with pressure, be it "high" ladder stuff or tournament games, would be huge as well)
Are you able to use Discord?: Yep, shsp

 

[Gochan]

Username: Gochan
PS! Username: Gochan
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Mostly I'm available on nights after 8 pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing pokemon showdown since Gen 5, when this new gen came up I tried to adapt the first time actually got some good records and when the OLT started this gen in specific I got to 1700-1800 unfortunately couldn't qualify, I literally dropped this gen after wcup 2022 when it was the last time playing full current gen I went 1-1 with team Venezuela, I'm getting again this gen and would like to improve my builds and gameplan since OLT is coming again and I don't wanna miss it. Also to help me with other tours would definitely be a big plus getting better this tier
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, Gochan_n

 

[Love Craftedd]

Username: Love Craftedd
PS! Username: lovecraftedd
Signup Format: SV OU
Your Timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: WEEKDAYS: 3PM - 9 PM, (FRIDAYS: 3 PM - 11 PM) SATURDAYS: 5PM - 11 PM, SUNDAYS: 11 AM - 8 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): Although participating within the competitive scene of Pokémon is not entirely foreign to me, there are still many things I would like to understand about each tier, SV's in particular, for the most part. My aims are to become more efficient with teambuilding, interpreting metagames, in addition to performing at an overall higher level. Additionally, I'd like to shift my mindset toward the game as well if possible.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes ! (USER: shionphobic)

 

[Ankoku8]

Username: Ankoku8
PS! Username: Antetsu
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays 6-10pm, Weekends similar thing.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): I have played some competitive Pokémon. This has mostly been from different formats, and as a result I have a general feel for some teams in other formats. My interest here is to want to get better at the format, and learn the things I need to improve upon.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Surmen6781]

Username: Surmen6781
PS! Username: Surmen6781
Signup Format: SV OU (no shit sherlock)
Timezone: GMT +3
Usual Hours Of Availability: 16.00-22.00 (weekdays)
Currently Unavailable on Saturdays
Free on Sundays
Tell us a little about your competitive pokemon history: I started playing PS! for Gen 2 OU and my elo stood around 1100. Out of rage, I decided to jump to other generations (my most successful one was Gen 6 with 1250 but then I underperformed and got to 1100 again) and then tournaments. It's safe to say I sucked at them. I only joined two and at both of them, I lost against the first opponent two rounds in and my second opponent called act on me. Because of this, I gained an excessive amount of doubt, carelessness and rudeness (go up a few lines and you'll see proof) against everything PS! related. In fact, before writing this signup post, I punched my roomates balls because he dared to show me a video.
Are you able to use Discord?: no i have steam tho (Yefch #savetf2)

 

[Alxiz]

Username: Max op boy
PS! Username: 0Rose Thorns
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +10 (aka Australia, Victoria)
Usual Hours of Availability: on weekdays and Saturday I’m available at 1PM - 5PM on Sundays 2PM - 6PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I have been playing competitively since after the Dracovish ban in SS OU. I have recently bottomed out at around 1500 Elo,
I still have a lot to learn and have lots of room for improvement, I’m decent at team building and would say good at battling. I have hopes to become a top notch player, building great teams and clutching up tournaments.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, (0rose_thorns)

 

[yunino]

Username: yunino
PS! Username: yunino
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability: all day every day except monday and tuesday
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing since gen6 i think, never got to the point to really deep learn everything. Im pretty good with the basics and been able to win some tournaments matchs (other tiers). im also a fan of climbing ladder and getting top 500, done that before but never in OU
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, disc: venezolana

 

[Bxlu]

Username:Bxlu
PS! Username:Bxlu
Signup Format:SV OU
Your timezone:GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability:Week days to (5pm to 11pm) and weekends (all day)
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):I have played Pokemon showdown for a few months now and I’m not really getting better. What I want is to become great and be on the SV OU ladder hopefully. I would say I am an ok player not the best but ok.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[LB]

Username: LB
PS! Username: longestbanana
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +1
Usual Hours of Availability: During the week from 5pm onwards, weekend im free if im not doing anything and prefer to do everything at night time from like 11pm -3am but idm in the day is fine as well
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I play a lot of sv ou, i’ve peaked #8 on ladder which was ALMOST 2000 elo but i haven’t hit that mark yet, i’ve played in many pls and gained wins over many notable players. i can also build and build for some of my teamates and friends for their games. but this year i wanna get drafted in scl and also hopefully qualify for olt so i figured getting a tutor may help, i know effort = results and i’m ready to put in effort
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, my discord is astralys.

 

[pyetro28]

Bem-vindo ao Battling 101! Se você está procurando um tutor para a SV OU, você está no lugar certo. Leia atentamente todas as regras e preencha todos os campos da inscrição.

REGRAS​

• Você deve conseguir acessar o Discord , ou qualquer outro recurso que seu tutor desejar, como forma principal de comunicação.
• Você deve estar disposto a usar o Pokémon Showdown! mesmo que esteja sendo ensinado em um formato de cartucho, como Battle Spot ou VGC.
• Você, o tutelado, deve ter pelo menos 15 postagens antes de se inscrever E a idade da sua conta deve ser de pelo menos 1 mês antes de se inscrever.
  • Este não é um requisito rigoroso, o que significa que você ainda pode ser pareado sem satisfazê-lo. Portanto, não importa o que aconteça, NÃO publique spam em outras partes do fórum. Isso é uma infração passível de infração e não incentivamos tal comportamento por parte de potenciais alunos.
• Você precisa ter jogado competitivamente por um bom tempo em pelo menos UM dos níveis do Smogon ou Ponto de Batalha/VGC para se inscrever. Jogar cerca de 10 partidas na tabela do PS! não é suficiente; cerca de 70 partidas é mais razoável. Essa experiência não precisa ser para o formato em que você se inscreve; isso serve apenas para eliminar pessoas que nunca jogaram competitivamente e que podem se aprimorar simplesmente usando os recursos já disponíveis, sem precisar de um tutor para ajudá-las.
• Você, aluno, é responsável por agendar os horários com seu tutor. Ao receber uma notificação da Smogon informando sobre o pareamento, tome a iniciativa e publique no mural da VM dele primeiro. Agendamento e comunicação contínua são essenciais para um pareamento bem-sucedido!
• Use o fórum Tutee Talk para reclamar do seu tutor (ou elogiá-lo se ele estiver fazendo um bom trabalho). Isso não é mais obrigatório, mas se o seu tutor for ridiculamente inativo ou um idiota completo, RECLAME AQUI. Ninguém pode ver suas postagens no Tutee Talk, exceto você e a equipe do Battling 101; tudo é confidencial.
• Inscrições com mais de 4 meses ou 1 mês desde o último login serão consideradas inativas. Serão movidos para o tópico "Postagens Inativas" e poderão ser devolvidos a este tópico mediante solicitação.
• Os tutores podem e irão dispensá-lo se as sessões correrem mal, e especificamente podem resultar em banimento do B101. Seja ativo, liberado e respeitoso. Aproveite ao máximo o tempo que vocês passam juntos!

Aqui está o modelo de inscrição e um exemplo de postagem de inscrição.


Modelo de inscrição para aulas particulares de língua chinesa:

 

[pyetro28]

Editar: retornou em 19 de março de 2024.

Nome de usuário:
PS! Nome do usuário: T0nezOfFun.
Formato de inscrição: SV OU.
Horário de seu fuso horário: EST.
Horário normal de disponibilidade: sábado e domingo, das 19h às 22h.
Conte-nos um pouco sobre sua experiência no Pokémon competitivo (mín. 3 frases):
Voltei ao competitivo após uma longa pausa desde XY/ORAS. A equipe está se fortalecendo um pouco, mas sinto que meu jogo está prejudicando a experiência. Cheguei ao pico de 1581 e gostaria de dicas sobre batalhas e formação de equipe.
Você consegue usar o Discord?: