Sign-Up Apprentice Program Signups: SV Other Metagames

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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for SV Other Metagames, you are in the right place. Please read all the rules carefully and fill out every part of the application.

Available Formats:
Almost Any Ability, Balanced Hackmons, Mix And Mega

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 AAA
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

 

[Lightniong]

Username: Lightniong
PS! Username: wolfgame.mp3
Signup Format: SV BH
Your timezone: -4
Usual Hours of Availability: 1-10pm weekends, however i'll have like 1-11pm availability everyday in like 2 weeks due to schol ending
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing Pokemon for about 2 years now, mostly focusing on National Dex and it's respective other tiers. I got into OMs about a year ago when I signed up for OM Grand Slam for fun, and realized how fun it could be. I wanna try BH but it's very different than all the other tiers I've played, and I feel like i'll need help, especially on the teambuilding side of things.
Are you able to use Discord?: yeah, @lightniong2.5

 

[Strafepattern]

Username: Strafepattern
PS! Username: Strafepattern
Signup Format: NDOU
Your timezone: Central time zone
Usual Hours of Availability: Very flexible depending on the day
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences):
Hello, I recently got into Ndou about 3months ago or so and Im looking to improve my game play even more, in the short 3months ive almost hit 1600 on the ladder and was looking to start tournaments and stuff but I would like guidance and such. I came from Gen7ou where I have played quite a few tours so I'm not exactly unknowledge. I usually hang out in the National Dex discord server and the SM discord server. quick Note: Strafepattern isn't the main account I ladder wit but it's the only account I have that's registered with smogon and has been the only account I use in tournaments.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes

 

[KamenAlliterator]

Username: Rodent
PS! Username: rodentchess
Signup Format: SV Doubles OU
Your timezone: GMT+5
Usual Hours of Availability: any day 8am - 3am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I’m trying to branch out to more formats and OMs as well and get familiar with the metas particularly Alphabet Cup and Inverse, so that i can start taking part in more of the tournaments that go on in the community, I’m 1400 on the camomons ladder, and i contribute numerous different things in the OM itself, but i feel as if i can climb higher with the proper help and guidance.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes.