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Username: vivderbinkie56
PS! Username: vivderbinkie56
Signup Format: gen 9 OU
Your timezone: IST
Usual Hours of Availability: 3-4pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i have been playing competitive gen 9 ou on and off for a few years now and havent achived much, just 1500 elo when volcarona was legal
Are you able to use Discord?: yes i am able to use discord my user there is vivderbinkie56 or you can find me in the smogon discord
 
Username: DDJoe
PS! Username: DDJoe
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT+0
Usual Hours of Availability: 5-10pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): 1 year of comp experience, have been drafted to scl and have performed well in certain large tours.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes.
 
Username: magma_man
PS! Username: magma_man85
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -4
Usual Hours of Availability: Most evenings after 5pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing for 1 year now and have competed in tours such as Smogon Tour (10 points) and Smogon Classics Series (12 points). I feel like I'm pretty inconsistent when it comes to battling in that I play very well in some and terribly in others. My main goal is to get good enough to consistently perform well in tournaments. Since OST is soon approaching, I think this could be helpful.
I am very active on Showdown and am willing to put the time, effort, and enthusiasm with my potential tutor
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, magma.man12
 
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Username: Gubbebubbe
PS! Username: Gubbebubbe
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays: 16 PM - 22 PM. Weekends: 10 AM - 1 AM. Hours can change depending on when i have classes, etc.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing everything from OU to AAA since the S&M days, employing "creative" team-building choices. Recently I began my journey to try and actually understand proper play and team-building, Peaking at 1400~ELO on SV OU, I like niech strategies and a more balanced approach but sometimes struggle to find ideas against opponents, which makes my play very reactive and non-threatening.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes! My username is "gubbebubbe."
 
Username: eeriespell
PS! Username: eeriespells
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST / GMT -5
Usual Hours of Availability: evenings usually after 8 pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): have played extensively, mostly just looking to get experience in current gen OU as the gen winds down since most of my playtime has been in lower tiers
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, @ yungjorts
 
Username: Initiatedog
PS! Username: Feebaccs
Signup Format: SVOU
Your timezone: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)
Usual Hours of Availability: After 6pm on weekdays and more open on weekends. Until around February I am extremely flexible however
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing competitive for around 2 years, on and off for the past year or so. Played in a couple tournaments and recently more in natdex where I'm currently at a peak of 1681. I want to learn more about OU specifically, the metagame, teambuilding and how to understand tiers easier. Especially in a prevalent one such as OU
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, my discord is freireop
 
Username: Tushar Cool
PS! Username: Tushar Cool
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: IST (GMT +5)
Usual Hours of Availability: weekends 12 PM - 2 PM 5 PM - 8 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing competitively in early XY on Showdown itself. I have participated in a few Smogon OU tournaments But most notably I was part of team India for a brief time and played POWC representing them, though no great success. I need some guidance regarding metagame because even after so much time I still can't do things like understand a metagame and teambuild myself and even my plays need to improve.

Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Username: Regiboob
PS! Username: Regiboob
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +0
Usual Hours of Availability: Unemployed (until further notice LOL) so I'm pretty free
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Recently retired from my sport and mons has filled that competitive void. My SV OU experience is largely limited to the ladder (purely because I haven't found many opportunities in the tier since I started looking), where I peaked 1900+ and tend to hover in and around the 1800s. Also won a recent iteration of the SV OU Team Building Competition which was fun. In other tiers, I've racked up a handful of neat wins against some players I really respect (and would love to work with), including Baddy in Masters, Always! in SS OU, and OranBerryBlissey in SV NU. I haven't plateaued by any means, and am only improving as I get more reps in, but I think having a mentor would be invaluable not just to my gameplay, but also to how I can navigate this competitive space and make a real name for myself. I have yet to "main" a tier, playing every chance I get in all the fairy gens from OU to PU, but I figure there's no better place to hone my skills and prove myself than in current gen OU, which I can only assume is the most competitive tier out there.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yepp
 
Username: Slikkles
PS! Username: Slikkles
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: +1
Usual Hours of Availability: mostly free my evenings and weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I've been seriously playing mons since mid 2023. I started with OU where I made top 10 of the ladder. Since then I mostly play rands in RBTT and RU in stuff like RUPL. I've also played in some stuff like unofficial pls etc. I want to get back into mons and my goal is to do well in OST, get drafted for OUPL next year and in the future, wcop for France.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yep
 
Username: decay_____
PS! Username: Decay and Roses
Signup Format: SV OU
Your Timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability: Generally in the evening past 19:00
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokémon (min. 3 sentences): Nearly masterball team in VGC, now trying to make the transition to Singles. Tried a bunch fo different formats and teams. But yet to find anything that sticks.
Mostly stuck at the 1250 mark at this point.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, my Discord is decay_____
 
Username: PetroOchentero
PS! Username: PetroOchentero
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: UTC -5
Usual Hours of Availability: Everydays 5pm-11pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Well... I tried to start playing Showdown in mid-May 2025, but since I didn't understand the mechanics of the competitive format, I got frustrated and decided not to continue. I know the basics: Types, natures, EVs, IVs, and I have a bit of knowledge about Pokémon team distribution. However, with this program, I hope to learn more about competitive play to become a good competitor in the future.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, Discord: petro_ochentero
P.D: I dont have a nice english, Spanish is my original language
 
Username: bello figo
PS! Username: bello figo
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: +1 (Italy)
Usual Hours of Availability: most mornings and almost every evening from 6pm or 10pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing Pokemon Showdown in 2016, then I stopped playing it until 2020, where I briefly got back. I came back to playing in 2025 and decided to give tournaments a try. I have been playing Doubles/VGC at first, and then moved to Old Gens OU, where I had the most success and fun, playing and managing in many team tours (like BWPL, LCWC, LGPE PL, FCPL, EPL, NDFL, UMFL, NDAMFL, UUbersPL, and many Discord PLs like Mushi League) and contributing to wins in RCoP, GSC PL, and ADV WC. I know basically nothing of SV OU, as after playing my main tiers, I realized I need help to learn this tier and how it works from scratch. I’d love to be able to learn how to play good in this tier and how to effectively build my own teams.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: Astolfo_11
PS! Username: Ast0lfo_11
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Tuesday afternoons and evenings, starting from 1PM. All day on Thursday. Friday afternoons and evenings, starting from 1PM. All day on Saturday. Sunday afternoons and evenings, starting from 1PM.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing SV Monotype in 2023 and quit playing for 2 years after plateauing in the 1400s. I started playing SV OU a month ago and have learned mostly from rating teams by shadowing competitive helpers in the main discord to the point where I can give good team advice consistently. I've also built a lot of teams there myself, so I'm more of a builder then a battler. I enjoy watching replays from all gens, even though I don't necessarily know the ins and outs of other gens beside SV, I can follow what's going on in the battles. Currently i'm in the high 1300s on the SV OU ladder having played a handful of games. I've come to learn about leagues such as the SPL, OUPL, and OUFL, so I want to improve my in-game skills to be competent enough to experience these leagues.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
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Username: Damflame 3
PS! Username: Damflame
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: gmt+1
Usual Hours of Availability: during my evening and weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I play competitive pokemon since the start of SM. I continitued to play trough the years on different format, old gen / other metagames. And I want to solidify my skills in this current gen
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: aeth
PS! Username: 8therum
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: 7pm-1am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've started playing PS around a year ago, and I've been playing mainly monotype and hit 1490 on that ladder, while also hitting the 1400s on other ladders (including OU), and 1500 on rands. I have played in some Premier Leagues like ADPL and MFPL, but haven't done that well. I pick up things fast but I feel like I'm stuck in finding out what I can improve on.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes.
 
Username:MAT 2012
PS! Username:MAT 2012
Signup Format:SV OU
Your timezone:GMT+6
Usual Hours of Availability:My availabilities are every nights 8-10pm and whole day in friday
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've started playing on PS! in early june 2025(with other username), Mostly i like to play all formats, have decent experience in every formats.My 3 favourite formats are SV Ubers,OU and Monotype.I have peaked 39th on SV Ubers Ladder and 48th on SV Monotype Ladder(in alt).I play these two formats very well.Reach 1500-1600 under 40 games each time i start laddering in these two formats(in alts).Have 86gxe on Ubers.But Unlike My other 2 Favourite formats,I am worst at my 3rd favourite format OU.Always Stuck 1300 which is pretty bad.Once peaked 1500 once in my OU Journey.So i've came here to learn more about OU as a tutee and wants to be good established SV OU Player.
Are you able to use Discord?:Yes
 
Username: EG Jhonx
PS! Username: EG Jhonx
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -3
Usual Hours of Availability: All days after 3pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Playing in Smogon since 2011 competitively and Im the actual leader of the strongest competitive clan (End Game Team) which trained many actual SPL Stars
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: ElPachirisuDelVGC
PS! Username: ElPachirisuDelVGC
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: -3
Usual Hours of Availability: i cant ensure a specific hour time because it depends on which of my parents house i am, but i'm usually available after 11 AM until 9 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
I used to play Showdown in 2021 but i've never reached to anything and i dropped it until 2025 where i started to play again Singles and trying VGC for my first time. In that period i started inscribing myself in tournaments and teambuilding some modest teams for OU, while also playing mainly Monotype and Little Cup. I want to take tutoring sessions because i want to get better to not be deadweight to my partners in team tournaments, and just getting better in the tier that i have more stockolm syndrome for lol. I'm also feeling bad with myself because of how poorly i lost in my first round of OST, so i want to get better partly because of that. I'm usually between the 1300s-1400s but i've peaked 1530 on ladder once
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, my discord is Eviolitebisharp
 
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Username: Sputnik
PS! Username: Sputnikk
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT -8/US West
Usual Hours of Availability: Evenings of Monday and Thursdays, generalized availability during the weekend, will change depending but will often have a block during the day or at night.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been involved in Natdex for a really long time, I consider myself a very strong teambuilder in the format but I am inconsistent in tournament play. I would like to learn a new metagame (specifically I would like to try a Tera metagame again for something new to wrap my head around) as well as work on my ability to identify mid- and end-game lines and win conditions, as I have recently been struggling with this in high pressure situations. I have had some folks recommend SV to me and I would like to try it out.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Username: Mirbro
PS! Username: Dr. Mirbro
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +1
Usual Hours of Availability: Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm, I can invest 30m-1h daily, but I am also playing other tournaments.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Typical lower tiers player who wants to improve its OU skills. I did quite good old gens OU, but this gen my peak was at 1800 max. I want to improve it and become more consistent. I mainly play ladder but I am also sub for NLs team. Improving means I can be more helpful, so that's why.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
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