Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV LC

[gulch]

Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Little Cup, 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 LC
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

 

[Camden]

Username: Camden
PS! Username: Camden
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: Atlantic (-3 now, -4 after DST ends)
Usual Hours of Availability: My hours tend to be erratic due to my work but I'm always available at night after 8:30pm my time during weekdays, after 4pm Saturdays and after 6pm Sundays. If I have an off day I'm available at any time unless otherwise noted. I can provide more specific schedules later on if I'm picked up.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Been playing on and off competitively since I was a teenager but was never able to reach any impressive heights, a situation touted as "embarrassing" by most. In terms of Smogon I'm a former tier leader and was able to hold my own in older gens but could never grasp the complexities of modern metas. I struggle in most tournaments due to motivation issues, anxiety or simply sucking but on occasion I put on standout performances (I get really lucky). Hoping that a tutor can help make sense of what I'm not seeing and I can finally stop sucking.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[HSBT]

Username: HSBT
PS! Username: HSBT
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: -3
Usual Hours of Availability: 10-12 pm, Sunday after 3pm.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing competitively almost a year ago, mainly focused on SM. This year I had the opportunity to participate in several tournaments and in one of them Little Cup caught my attention. I would like to know more about the format to improve in the short and long term.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, holasoybalto.

 

[Calaeb]

Username: Calaeb
PS! Username: Cal
Signup Format: SV LC
Your Timzone: GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday generally after 1:00 PM.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing PS! in 2016, and pretty much since the get-go, I've been a Monotype player. I have general knowledge on the game, but I'd like to expand our from a single tier into new territories. LC has always interested me, and I'd love to be given the chance to learn some more about in-depth one-on-one with with tutorship program. Thank you!

 

[Incognition]

Username: Incognition
PS! Username: Incognition
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: GMT+0
Usual Hours of Availability: Weeknights from 6-11pm GMT+0, Sundays from 4pm GMT+0
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Playing a variety of tiers and gens at the moment but have adapted to SV LC pretty quickly. I reached Round 5 of the LC SV Fall Seasonals, Round 5 of the LC Last Chance Circuit and currently 2-1 in LPL representing the scrubs.

I would be keen for someone to take the time to review my replays and help me with building solid teams but also unique cores/sets and reach a much higher level.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes - Incognition

 

[abra xdd]

Username: abra xdd

PS! Username: abra xdd

Signup Format: SV LC

Your timezone: -3

Usual Hours of Availability: 3 pm - 6 pm weekdays, weekends on 2 pm - 8 pm

Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i started playing showdown in 2021 and started playing LC in end of 2022, i play competitively since end of 2023, reached r3 on last chance and currently playing LPL. I'm also a big fan of old gens, specially BW and SS :)

Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, abrakkj