Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV 1v1

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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV 1v1, 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 1v1
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

 

[poofVGC]

Username: PoofVGC
PS! Username: Pooof!
Signup Format: SV 1v1
Your timezone: EST/EDT
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays 8pm-12am, Weekend 6pm-12am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
Been playing competitively since gen4. I usually don't like to play on ladder but just have custom games with regs in the tier's respective tier room. I just got into 1v1 and would like to get better at both teambuilding and reading leads.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Fancy1]

Username: Fancy1
PS! Username: Fancy Is Human
Signup Format: 1v1
Your timezone: gmt -4
Usual Hours of Availability: depends on classes but usually most afternoons on weekdays and most times of day on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
played ou and vgc since last year and joined a few tournaments. My interest has recently peaked in 1v1 and I’ve been playing in the majors tournament. I have made too 100 on the 1v1 ladder, but I’m still looking for improvement in team building and just in general in the tier

(non comp but I’ve also contributed some art to 1v1 disc, and talk there semi often so I’m pretty familiar with the people there)

Are you able to use Discord? yep

 

[skinnyrainbow11]

Username: skinnyrainbow11
PS! Username: skinnyrainbow11
Signup Format: 1v1
Your timezone: Cst
Usual Hours of Availability: 5-9 pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing since sword and shield on pokemon showdown. Never really made it that high on the ladder max 1300. I've played most of the formats and have made numerous teams. Decent at battling know most the basics but still new to gen 9 and the meta.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes.

 

[KeanuGrindingArc]

Username: KeanuGrindingArc
PS! Username: KeanuVGC
Signup Format: SV 1V1
Your timezone: PST
Usual Hours of Availability: Anytime after 5pm on schooldays and anytime on weekends if no sports
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Ive competed in a couple of VGC regionals and won a couple local tours and just started getting into Smogon during SV. Some new smogon tours that I have been fortunate to be drafted into are BLT and the Los Juegos Challenge Cup Tour. Ive been grinding ladder a lot more recently in multiple formats and would like to learn 1v1s as it has been very fun doing the current ladder tournament. I would like to learn how to teambuild in 1v1s as well as learn the best MUs of each individual team thanks to whomever helps me out much appreciated! :)
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Arvinraj K III C]

Username: Arvinraj K III C
PS! Username: Arvinraj K III C
Signup Format:bw Sv1v1

Your timezone: get +5.5
Usual Hours of Availability: my evening on week days and mornings on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. Three sentences): uhh Idk I made it to r13 in masters I started playing Pokemon as a monotype fan but my tastes changed and I was quickly turned into a 1v1stan because of nice people like smelly Nick etc.i would like to learn sv 1v1 teambuilding
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[Opchurtle100]

Username: Opchurtle100
PS! Username: Hungryfoodies / adamn3560 / bed sh*tter dan / the last shitbender
Signup Format: 1v1
Your timezone: -4 i think or whatever EST is
Usual Hours of Availability: my evenings sometimes it depends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): aight so i am da goatv at adv 1v1but yknow new shit rolls around and i da goat at that too(beatcrcify 3-0). but this new hoem shit lowkey not b ussin frfr so i require so assitance.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes sir/maam

dont give me nathan tho hes *******

murman why u gotta be sucha hater dude you know its not good for your mental