Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: Natdex OU

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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for National Dex 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: Natdex 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)：

 

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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)：

 

[BEASTADARSH]

PS! Username: BEASTADARSH
Signup Format: [Gen 9] National Dex OU
Your timezone: GMT+5:30 / IST (Indian Standard Time)
Usual Hours of Availability: 3 pm to 8 pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing since the mid of Gen 8 NDOU, bad player as of now but I'm here to change it and make a name for myself in the community that is worth remembering. I have always been a fan of pokemon since my childhood and am going to be the very best that no one ever was.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Calmmind75]

Username: Calmmind75
PS! Username: Calmmind75
Signup Format: Nat dex OU
Your timezone: GMT +1
Usual Hours of Availability: between 16:00/18:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at mostly any time during the weekend
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Started playing a bit ago, been going through different formats to test them out. Have hit top 500 multiple times and I have just started to join tournaments
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, calmmind75

 

[liquidrelief]

Username: Surmen6781
PS! Username: Surmen6781
Signup: SV NatDex
Timezone: GMT +3
Hours: unavailable on Saturdays, otherwise im really flexible
Experience: started playing gsc ou at the start of 2025. it wasnt good so i branched out to other formats and thats how i got here. ive participated on certain tournaments but i havent made any other major breakthroughs. my battle tips are good but not the best meanwhile my teambuilding sucks.
Discord: surminader (thats my discord name which means i have it)

 

[Faintful]

Username: Faintful
PS! Username: Faintfulness
Signup Format: NDOU
Your timezone: GMT+2
Usual Hours of Availability: Monday-Friday 18:00-21:00, Saturday-Sunday 06:00-21:00
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I was introduced to competitive Pokémon a year ago through "Cobblemon", a Minecraft mod that uses Pokémon Showdown's engine internally to simulate battles inside of the game. I have several top 5 and top 3 placements in various tournaments for the unique server metagames that I played in, including a first place placement in Roanoke Network's "Diamond Premiere League". I started to pick up that I won't continue to get strong from battling in Cobblemon because the skill level of the players is much lower compared to the players in Smogon and in my belief the only way to get strong at something is to get your ass kicked repeatedly. And so I am here. I have been playing NDOU and SSOU for the past couple of weeks, peaking in the 1600's in both formats and am currently participating in the NDOU Summer Seasonal hoping to encounter strong players and learn from them.
Are you able to use Discord?: Of course, and I am also open to VC or to use any other communication platform.

 

[sn00syw00sy]

Username: sn00syw00sy
PS! Username: sn00syw00sy
Signup Format: ndou
Your timezone: 10+
Usual Hours of Availability: after 4pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): im kinda knew to comp pokemon i started like 6 months ago peaked at 1800s n then took a 4 month break now im rusty again i wna understand team compositions and how to teambuild while also learning how to make smarter plays and what i needa do to break down my opps teams n stuff
Are you able to use Discord?: yes

 

[Marss Barss]

Username: Marss Barss
Ps! Usermane: Marss Barss v2
Signup Format: Ndou
Time zone: Gmt -5
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekday 6-8pm gmt-5 Weekends 4-9pm gmt-5
Tell us a little about you experience in Competitive Pokemon : I have been playing competitive Pokémon for about two years now, trying to get a better understanding of the game. I'm hoping to finally get good at laddering and making better, smarter plays. My goal is to build a solid understanding of the tier and apply my knowledge to other tiers as well.
Are you able to use Discord? : Yes

 

[Generic Green Cavalier]

Username: genhui
PS! Username: genhui
Signup Format: ndou
Your timezone: gmt+7
Usual Hours of Availability: my night from around 9-11pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): ive been playing this format for some months. got some good records in a teamtour. i want to learn more about teambuilding and metagames and stuffs
Are you able to use Discord?: yes my discord is genhui