Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: Old Gens OU

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Username: Bahamut
PS! Username: Bahamut (usually find me in old shark room)
Signup Format: ORAS
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Almost Any. I have a lot of free time during the day currently.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon: Well I can't say when i started playing mons but its been quite a few years now. I played gen 7 anything goes for a while off and on. eventually topped the ladder in that. I played a bit of gen 6 PH in the old shark room back when it was private a few years back and people such as Dramlamb and AVcosmoem were around. I eventually took a big break came back and saw there was a ladder for gen 6 PH. From there well my progression just kept going. I felt really happy the first time topping that ladder. After a long period of time now between building more teams topping the ladder a few more times and helping in a lot of the resources between analysis VR and being RO of Oldshark (with great help from NtoTheN and Mbouchon) I can't say my job is done with Gen 6 PH nor will it be entirely be but the meta has become bit more stale for myself personally. I have fooled around with a few other metas like gen 1 ou or played a random game of this or that from time to time but ORAS ou seems to be what I set my eyes on. There are so many metas to pick from but I just went with my gut and said hey Gen 6 seems more in my direction of style. I seriously want to get gud at this metagame and I actually want to develop skills a lot of the matchups and long-term positioning seem extremely hard for me.
DIscord: UmbralBahamut
Hello my friend can you battle with me
 
Username: JTChilly
PS! Username: JTChilly
Signup Format: ADV
Your timezone: CDT
Usual Hours of Availability: Generally free anytime between 5pm and midnight most days
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I’ve been playing Pokémon showdown since I first discovered competitive in gen 6, and as such I’ve played to obtain a skill level to give my favorite YouTubers a run for their money— despite how unrealistic of a dream that’s been. My goals, however, shifted after scraping into top 500 in randomized formats like gens 3, 5, 6, and 9, to achieving it in gen 3 OU, peaking at around top 50 (albeit it with a premade kingdra para spam team). Now that I see just how large the gap truly is, I’m hoping to take my journey far more seriously by actually understand the complexities of the game like proper team building, exploring any additional formats as directed, and play at a level showing considerably decent tournament participation that shows I hold my own in a pinch.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yup! My username is james4444041
 
Username: e-create
PS! Username: depends on which account im using to ladder but main account is arsen18=
Signup Format: ORAS ADV
Your timezone: gmt-5
Usual Hours of Availability: generally Saturday and Sunday
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):

one of my first of matches was playing a game of ADV AND ORAS. out of all meta games I have played I realized that I enjoyed adv whether it be from the intricacies and details from before the physical special split and unique sets and niches can have.As for ORAS it was the best tier I ever laddered in reaching a 1500elo once. I realized I not only want to have fun in playing these old metagames I actually want to be better at it.

Are you able to use Discord?: yes the user name is e-create
 
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Username: Corvinus
PS! Username: yellocharizard, corvinus II
Signup Format: ADV OU
Your timezone: GMT -4 (EDT)
Usual Hours of Availability:
4pm to Midnight is preferred
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I'm an ADV main. My first tournament experience was in ADV Revival 2 and in the time since I've reached 1600+ twice and had a pretty average tournament showing. In the recent ADV Global Championship I got the chance to face against (and lose to) Cyberodin and OOZ!?, two invite-level players, which has really inspired me to try and reach for the next level of play. I'm hoping to learn more teamstyles, practice better tournament prep, and improve my consistency to have greater confidence going into all my future matches.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, discord: corvinusii
 
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Username: tsukinomiko
PS! Username: tsukinomiko
Signup Format: ADV OU, DPP OU, BW OU
Your timezone: GMT -5 (CDT)
Usual Hours of Availability:
Available in the afternoon/evening on most days after about 4 PM.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I got onroaded to ADV about six months ago, have a bit of tour experience but not really satisfied with my skill level and looking to improve. I've played some of and been interested in DPP and BW for a while and really want to improve at those as well. I play almost every OU every now and then but I'm particularly focused on improving at these three oldgens. I really enjoy teambuilding in all three, and would like to reach a skill level where I can do it more comfortably.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, my disc is tsukinomiko_
 
Username: averagetoxapexlover

PS! Username: Pex Universe

Signup Format: BW OU

Your timezone: GMT-4

Usual Hours of Availability:
4pm - 12 am

Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
Been playing on the site for 3 years, mainly been playing SS OU, SSND, and SVND. I haven’t had much tournament prevalence but i have always been attending/signing up for
them before i was banned and currently.

Are you able to use Discord?:
Yes
 
Username Beacon11
Timezone SA
Usual Hours of Availability: 9 AM to 4 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon. Im New. I started on Monday.
Are you able to use Discord? Yes shadow_king_04288
 
Nome de usuário: joaowk3
PS! Nome de usuário: joaowk3
Formato de inscrição: consigo jogar todo dia das 5 da manhã até 12:00
: GMT -3
Horário normal de disponibilidade: sempre consigo jogar às semanas e os finaisde semana.
Conte-nos um pouco sobre sua experiência em Pokémon competitivo (mín. 3 frases): Sinto que tenho uma ótima experiência no geral, nuca ganhei nadar1, mas também sinto que fiquei melhor depois de uma volta de 1 um ano , criei essa contamais omenos agora entãoé porriso que mia conta é assim.
Você consegue usar o Discord?: não.
 
Username: Gochan
PS! Username: Gochan
Signup Format: BW OU,ORAS OU, SM OU, SS OU
Your timezone: GMT -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 since Gen 5, when I started it was usually for fun and not getting so serious I played mostly in a hispanic server so that's where I came with some builds little crazy but it worked. Time has passed and I wanted to improve those tiers that I played before, I'm getting better playing SS to be honest making to the quarterfinals of the SSLT that was made recently I hope that can counts lol, making 5-2 masters league and a 6-3 on OUFL, also last year I was close to make it to the top cut on Smogon masters doing a 6-3. I don't wanna be only a SS player I want to be helpful with other tiers and even with buildings so I can fit for any team.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, Gochan_n
 
Username: Love Craftedd
PS! Username: lovecraftedd
Signup Format: BW 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 Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
Although participating within the competitive scene of Pokemon is not entirely foreign to me, there are still many things I would like to understand about each tier. 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)
 
Username: ManbaStrike15
PS! Username: Famus123
Signup Format: dpp ou
Your timezone: gmt -4
Usual Hours of Availability: I can every day except Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing the tier around 2021 on a Latin American platform, I found it fun but that was it. Then I started playing it again starting in 2023 when I wanted to improve but due to studies I put it aside and now starting in 2024 I started playing more actively, I reached round 3 in DPP CUP X, now I tried to play championship but I left round 1 and I wanted to play outside of smog in other places and it didn't go very well either. I would like to become more competent in this tier.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: Nichalho
PS! Username: Nichalho
Signup Format: SM OU and/or SS OU
Your timezone: GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Evenings on weekdays, more open on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I played gen 7 and 8 when they were current gen, but not at any competitive level. Recently I've been playing them in tours like Masters, STour and Seasonals and not only have I found I've improved, but I've been enjoying playing these gens a lot more. I'd love the chance to refresh my memory a bit and learn the intricacies of either of these metas in the hopes to continue growing and playing them more competitively.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Username: surmen
PS! Username:Surmen6781
Signup Format: GSC OU, DPP OU, ORAS OU
Your timezone: GMT 3.5
Usual Hours of Availability: available except sunday, (from gmt 3.5 perspective) 7AM to 10PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing competitive Pokemon from GSC. I started enjoying it but also getting piss mad for my mistakes. I jumped to other metagames to atleast try to get better in someway, but it failed. I'm tired of being the sore loser. That might sound corny, but it's true. Please help me.
Are you able to use Discord?: not at the moment sorry, if youre thinking of tutoring me message me on my wall about my discord username. by that time i'd probably get it back
 
Username: mangoose49
PS! Username: mangoose49
Signup Format: ADV OU
Your timezone: GMT +10
Usual Hours of Availability:
Just finishing up uni exams so I'll have near full availability outside of weekend afternoon/evenings. This is discounting random, one off commitments.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
A couple of years ago I started playing occasionally and in the last year or so I've played more regularly. Started with Pure Hackmons but I have more experience in ADV. Recently I've started feeling like my understanding of pokemon is flawed. For instance, I can't quite work out the essential components of a particular game are, or what needs to be done for me to win exactly.
Are you able to use Discord?:
Yes, (djohnson7965)
 
Username: mixnite
PS! Username: mixnite
Signup Format: ORAS OU
Your timezone: GMT +3
Usual Hours of Availability:
7-9am 9-11pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
i've been playing oras ou competitively for almost a year now and have managed to make great strides in the community managing to become a forum moderator among other achievements. i have a wealth of knowledge of the tier and have helped a few people learn the basics but i struggle heavily when it comes to playing in an actual tournament. i have an unfortunate record of losing early in tour and generally playing poorly in crucial matches and would like assistance in learning how to approach games properly.
Are you able to use Discord?:
yes
 
Username: Dastardlydwarf
PS! Username: Dastardlydwarf
Signup Format: ORAS OU/DPP OU/GSC OU
Your timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability:
im free most days in the evening or afternoon apart from Thursday and Saturday evening.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I have been playing in mainly adv tours for about a year and a half now and playing diffrent ladders on and off over that period of time. I have never really done amazing in any of the tours I have joined. I Mainly play ADV OU and have a middling understanding of the tier, I would like to learn a new tier.
Are you able to use Discord?:
yes Dastardlydwarf on discord
 
Username: Ellipse
PS! Username: ellipsettv
Signup Format: ADV OU
Your timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability: any time during the weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Ive been playing since gen 4 and im still bad
Are you able to use Discord?: redellipse_
 
Username: GOATED im_m0rtal.
PS! Username: GOAT im_m0rtal.
Signup Format: BW OU, SM OU, ORAS OU
Your timezone: +5.5
Usual Hours of Availability: pretty free besides exam, very flexible
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): started around 7/8 months ago. Used to play SV then transitioned into ORAS and SM where ive had some success. I find BW very fun, and want to increase my knowledge of that tier. I have decentish knowledge in SM and ORAS but i wish to achieve mastery of these tiers to some extent. I can build decently, but want to click better and reach a ladder peak. Been drafted for 2 PLs till now but i want to increase that.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: Toryyy
PS! Username: Tory4
Signup Format: RBY OU, GSC OU, DPP OU, XY OU, SM OU, SS OU
Your timezone: GMT-3
Usual Hours Of Availability: 2PM to 11PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I frequently play ladder, mainly SV OU and SV ND. I have minimal experience in gens 1, 2, 4, 6 OU, a little more in SM and quite a bit in SS. I'm currently looking to improve in the ones I already have some experience in and learn in the ones I don't.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Username: HeyYa!_Forte
PS! Username: HeyYa!_Forte
Signup Format: ADV OU
Your timezone: Gmt-5

Usual Hours of Availability: Most evenings after 4:30 (-5 gmt), or all day most weekends

Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I have been playing ADV OU for about 2 years, and have been competing in tours for 1.5 years. I have been fortunate enough to have a relatively fast come up that I am very proud of, placing top 32 in many tours (ADV Winter Seasonal 2024, Old Money Open 2024, Mugulis Cup 2024, Winter Classic 2025), going 6-3 in ADVR 2, and making it to Finals of Jimvitational 2 Playins. I am mostly self taught, but I feel like I am reaching the limits of what I can learn on my own and have started to plateau as a result.

I still struggle with a few things that I think have really been holding me back:

- I am able to understand how I lose games after the fact, but struggle to identify less obvious lose cons mid game.
- I am not able to maintain consistency with how well I am playing. I feel that this is due to struggling with some smaller scale decision making, as well as being slow to adapt to the cadence my opponent is playing at.
- I am really terrible at identifying structures (both in scouts and mid game) and effectively counter teaming on my own.
- Similar to the above point, I struggle to identify weaknesses when team building. The number of times I have tried team building, only to create something that gets destroyed by more than one common OU threat is ridiculous.

I am sure there are more flaws that I am unaware of, but this is what I have been able to identify on my own.

Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, my Discord is Forte_French
 
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Username: genhui
PS! Username: genhui
Signup Format: ORAS OU
Your timezone:
gmt+7
Usual Hours of Availability:
usually my nighttime
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
i have been playing competitive oras ou for a while. I have been getting a decent amount of tier knowledge. i probably know how to deal with certain playstyles and matchups. however, i often make questionable plays and ended up losing my games. I want to get more knowledge on the tier, as well as learning how to pilot teams and make winning plays
Are you able to use Discord?:
yes, my username is genhui
 
Username: Josh Fleszar
PS! Username: JoshSketch
Signup Format: GSC OU
Your timezone:
GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability:
Anytime.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I'm pretty good in the Old Gens except this one. No matter what I seem to not be able to really excel in the generation and I want to fix that, especially since it's my 2nd favorite Old Gen.
Are you able to use Discord?
Yes, JoshSketch is my discord.

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Username: career ended
PS! Username: career ended
Signup Format: rby ou, gsc ou
Your timezone: gmt-7
Usual Hours of Availability: late night, mornings
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i've played since oras was cg and have a lot of experience in a lot of gens and different tiers in tournaments. I havent played much old gens and would really like to pickup gens 1 and 2 since they're quite mechanically basic, which emphasizes play more. Im looking for more of an experienced sparring tutor who can run some and let me know when i've made some innaccuracies.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes its chillingtilnoon
 
Username: Azure_Crystal
PS! Username: Crowned Crystals ♔
Signup Format: BW OU
Your timezone: GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Late nights and Weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): BW OU is one of my favorite generations that I've been playing since mid-late 2019. During this time, I did mess around with other metagames, but BW OU stuck with me like glue because of how fun the 5th Generation of competitive is, and the high-level tour games like SPL, Smogtours during that time, and other circuits with strong players further encouraged me to improve at BW. From then to now, I still try to learn and invest myself into tours as much as I can, and there were admittedly moments of self-improvement in how far I can go, there were still a lot of errors that held me back from being consistent in games. Thus, I wish to find someone fortunate to polish my way of battling and generally learn new things to get better.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, 00_crystal
 
Username: ADV Andy/Seradess
PS! Username: Seradess
Signup Format: ADV ou
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: I work nights but like 3 times a week, soon starting school but I can set aside an hour very consistently every week or whenever we can work it out.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've played in several tours, and have gotten some respectable wins, but I'm too inconsistent to make any "deep" runs. I went 6-3 in ADVR2 and crushed newer players until I ran into anyone with real consistent skill and got owned. I believe there are likely many obvious flaws that hold me back, but I struggle at coming up with plans to improve my mons play (if I'm being honest, I want a tutor who is very eager to point out my flaws so I can quit coping and overcome them). If you're a potential tutor worried about hurting my feelings, don't. My feelings are my own problem.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes if you're interested in tutoring DM me -> whomstvedst
 
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