Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV Doubles OU

[Yellow Paint]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Doubles 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 DOU
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

 

[Shucklegigas]

Username: Shucklegigas
PS! Username: Shucklegigas
Signup Format: SV DOU
Your timezone: GMT-8
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays: 8 AM - 12 PM, and 11 PM - 3 AM
Saturday: All day
Sunday: 8 AM - 11 AM, and 4 PM - 1 AM (Willing to compromise my availability sometimes for the tutor.)
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I originally got into "competitive" in BW1 when I was younger through Wifi battles until I was introduced to PO and Showdown later on. I would then start playing on the ladder as a hobby. It wasn't until ORAS came around where I started taking competitive seriously. I would play not only ladder but a little bit of VGC as well as any Draft Leagues I can find and get into. I would finally hit my strides and become a competent player in SM. I was always active to some extent through the simulators and other ways to interact with the community but didn't start participating in Smogon stuff or making a forum account until 2019. While I have dabbled in VGC here and there on cartridge I've never gotten to a point where I could play it at a high level as singles was always the main focus. I finally want to give doubles a fair shot. While I feel singles has always been more fun I think Gen 9 and the Tera mechanic as a whole are more balanced in doubles which has lead to it being more enjoyable despite my lack of experience. I enjoy Smogon's formats more then VGC so I want to give SV DOU a try.
Are you able to use Discord?:  Yes

 

[Blueflea]

Username: Blueflea perfer ethernara
PS! Username: Blueflean
Signup Format: SV DOU
Your timezone: +1
Usual Hours of Availability: the week end
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i started dou since 8 months with a friend. I reached the 9th in the ladder (1825). I'm actually playing in the osdt , now 3-0. Round 2, I won against Michaelderbeste2
Are you able to use Discord?: blueflea_05943

 

[hybone]

Username: hybone
PS! Username: hybone
Signup Format: SV DOU
Your timezone: +8
Usual Hours of Availability: the week end
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started dou since gen8 but have not involved in smogon tournaments by that time. I play several dpl for team china and brought xqiht into doubles.I played in 2023 osdt but not so seriously(2 act lose) and playing osdt 3-0 now.I want to learn this meta with my friend SeaLife.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes

 

[Despotia]

Username: Despotia
PS! Username: Despotia
Signup Format: SV DOU
Your timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability: Every day after 8pm for the week, week end free all the day
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): My first touch with DOU was in SwSh but I really take seriously this tier one year ago I'm new but I love this tier I make some tour more in old gens like gen5 or the fairies no real perf now but want to change that. In ladder my peak is 1697 but want to push futher in tour no perf except a quarter final in gen5 dou cup. I'm in OSDT 1-2 (rn) not really proud I got a lot of problem with defensive team but try to work on that. Before that I was more in Monotype but this tier don't really fit me anymore.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes (r.coon)

 

[protrainer69420]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Doubles 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: protrainer69420
PS! Username: protrainer69420
Signup Format: SV Doubles OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Mon-Fri 4PM-7PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-4PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've played a bit of Monotype, even finding a bit of success with a fairy type team. Then, I decided to go into the 1v1 metagame and made one or two decent teams. Now, I want to try some Doubles but I don't know where to begin.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes