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B101 Inactive Tutee Posts & Updates

Username: 2 Genders
PS! Username: Super Hayes
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Evenings. Specifics: Mon, Tues, Wed: 4pm-12am. Thurs, Fri: 7pm-12am. Sat, Sun: 12pm-12am
I’m very flexible/chill/understanding.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):
Played ORAS OU long ago (see “Joined Date: 2016”) but stopped playing before gen 7 released. Didn’t play pokemon again until SV (started around the integration of Pokemon Home) and have been playing on and off.
I hover around 1525-1650 with a peak of 1706 falling just outside the top 500. My goal is to be able to break into the 1700s consistently.
I basically only play HO and some Offense/Bulky Offense for its simplicity, excitement, and quick matches.
I am not concerned with improving team building (there are plenty of good teams out there created by players far better than me) and am primarily hoping to improve my understanding of making the “most” correct play each turn and why it is the correct play.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Jertsi said:
Username: Jertsi
PS! Username: jertsi
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT+2
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekdays 9-15, few evenings a week
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I do not have a lot of messages on the forum as I am mostly a lurker and enjoy reading. I only started competitively playing in Gen 9 OU and I am currently hovering around 1200-1400. I have enjoyed it a lot and am looking to get better. I am comfortable playing HO but would like to get some guidance on balanced or otherwise more defensive teams and overall battling. I am also interested in team building and want to mostly use my own teams.
Are you able to use Discord?:Yes.
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Returned, I am still interested, bit forgot this was an option.
"Format of Interest" SV OU
"Original Signup Post Link" "Have I updated my Original Post?" Yes.

:Heliolisk: Returned
 
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Username: rutriyououiyiyuyt
PS! Username: rutriyououiyiyuyt
Signup Format: SS OU, BW OU
Your timezone: EDT/GMT -4
Usual Hours of Availability: will be changing in around a month because of school but currently most days before 4pm i am free.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started playing ladder on showdown around a year before I made my account in April of 2022. Since then I've reached a peak of ~1400 in ss ou and ~1300 in bw ou, I've also competed in a couple tournaments and played in a few draft leagues and the like on discord. I've always loved both bw and ss as they have the more polished mechanics of the newer gens but without the crazy gimmicks.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes, my name is ilop.
 
Yellow Paint said:
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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for National Dex 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.


Signup template for Chinese language tutoring:
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Username: N3xus.28
PS! Username: tio do gb
Signup Format: Ndex gen 9
Your timezone: GMT +1
Usual Hours of Availability: 8AM - 12 AM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Types weakness, a Little bit of predict and minimal spreads
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes (n3xus.28)
Yellow Paint said:
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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for National Dex 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.


Signup template for Chinese language tutoring:
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Yellow Paint said:
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Welcome to Battling 101! If you're seeking a tutor for National Dex 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.


Signup template for Chinese language tutoring:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse...
 
Username: Roguish
PS! Username: RoguishArchetype
Signup Format: SV DOU
Your timezone: AKST (GMT -9)
Usual Hours of Availability: weekdays 4 PM - 7 PM, weekends 8 AM - 8 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I don't have any real comp experience. I have watched some VGCs and have built a lot of pokemon according to Smogon specs. I have played a bit in tournaments on SV but never made it super far in the brackets.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Username: W80
PS! Username: W80
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT+1
Usual Hours of Availability: 4pm-10pm GMT+1 on weekdays, more flexible on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Been a ladder player in 2023 and I quit the game that year I wasn’t that good and I came back to the game in 2025 and still not very good lol. I want to become better at the game and actually get a good elo when I ladder. I don’t know a lot about team building for sv ou but I do know some things about it. My main goal is to get good enough to dominate in tournaments not get knocked out in the first round again :) I hope someone could make me there apprentice.
 
Username: Medomai
PS! Username: Psuedoname, Other Various Alts
Signup Format: SV RU
Your timezone: EST (GMT -5)
Usual Hours of Availability: 8PM - 4AM, excluding tuesdays, occasionally earlier in the afternoon with some planning
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Have been playing RU on and off since forever. Not sure exactly when, but metagames I remember are stuff like SD Absol and Hitmonlee cores. Played when Acrobatics no-item Fletchinder and Rotom-Fan were real mons in RU. Tend to prefer bulky structures, and spend more time building teams than actually playing the game in all honesty. Have gone through many accounts throughout the years, been in the mid 1400s on ladder a few times, but never got around to grinding seriously or playing in tournaments. RU has always been my tier of choice, and i'd love to finally make an effort to really improve :)
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
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Username: xiharu
PS! Username: why'sth
Signup Format: Sv Mono
Your timezone: GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability: 8pm-2am
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i like monotype, and mostly only monotype cuz idk how to tera. i play stallish poison
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, un is xiharu
 
Username: passionfruit_fan
PS! Username: passionfruit_fan
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT-4 (east coast US)
Usual Hours of Availability: ~6pm onwards Wed-Fri (and every other Monday), flexible on Weekends. Can sometimes make time in the 2-5pm range on weekdays
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I got into comp mons playing in a friend's draft league, and picked up ladder to practice between seasons. I've been enjoying laddering, and want to commit to really getting better at the game. I cracked top 500 OU once, but otherwise have been between low 1700s (good day) or mid 1500s (real bad day). I also play rands (peaked 2100s) and UU (peaked 1500s), but would really like to focus on OU. I'd like to get good enough to be closer to 1800, 1900 level, maybe compete in some tournaments down the line. I enjoy keeping up with the tourney scene (SPL, WCOP, and OLT have been really cool), and I've only played with samples + teams shared from those tournies. My priority is learning how to pilot better; learning more about teambuilding would definitely be cool too, but isn't top of mind for me just yet.
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes!
 
Username: passionfruit_fan
PS! Username: passionfruit_fan
Signup Format: Draft
Your timezone: Eastern Time (ET) / GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability: ~6pm onwards Wed-Fri (and every other Monday), flexible on weekends. Can sometimes make time in the 2-5pm range on weekdays
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Been playing in my friend's draft league for a couple seasons and have been really enjoying it. I've done ok there, but haven't won anything. Everyone in the league keeps getting better, and a couple really strong players joined recently, so I'd really like to keep up. With the autumn seasonal coming up as well, I'd like to take the chance to improve as much as I can. I really like keeping up with the top-level leagues (DPL, DCL, DLWC), and what would be really cool would be improving enough to be considered for DFL draft next time it comes around.
Aside from my friend's league, my only other comp pokemon experience comes from laddering, where I've done alright. I've peaked 1700s OU (top 500), 1500s UU (top 200), and 2100s in rands (just shy of top 500); I have a lot of space to grow.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes!
 
Username: bwarang
PS! Username: I'll dm you, because my usual account is a name I use across multiple stuff online
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT-7 (Pacific Time)
Usual Hours of Availability: 8am-12pm Pacific Time
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences):

Hi, irl I'm currently running an educational services microbusiness (think: tutoring+counseling, <10 employees, <100 clients) and I don't understand Pokemon. I understand other games, like Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends, both of which I've gotten Challenger in (top 0.0125%). I am more of a TFT player than League player and peaked Challenger in League really early in Season 3 and 4. Despite being a longtime strategy/macro-heavy gamer, I've consistently hovered around ~1300-1400 elo on Showdown.

In Showdown, I definitely haven't played enough to really get good. For TFT, I've easily played ~4000 games over the years. In League, I've probably played ~1500. I've probably played ~450 games of Showdown total in my life. Still though, I don't really learn enough game-to-game in Showdown. I don't have a real understanding of the underlying concepts in both teambuilding and piloting.

I'm vaguely familiar with terms like tempo, positioning, core, archetype (BO, HO, Stall, etc), and viability. I read the Viability rankings, Sample team threads, some YouTube videos from people/channels like Finchinator, Smogon's official channel, and BKC quite often. I've played like 90 games over a few nights once, trying out a sample team by Blunder. My teambuilding is pretty laughable, and I basically copy/paste the S- and A- rank mons onto a single team lol. In general, I don't know how to properly choose a lead, or manipulate switches in order to gain advantage, or set up an endgame.

I do want to try taking Pokemon as seriously as I do the other games I've played. I probably won't become a tourney-worthy player, but if I do fall in love w/ Showdown as I have with other games, I might try to reach that point. I'm not really committed to any games/hobbies right now, and I'd try to prioritize Showdown for two/three months at least. I've wanted to be good at Showdown since I was in middle school, lol. So, if any tutors want to take a chance on me, I'd be a dedicated student and eager learner. I would prefer someone a little older, though, like 25 yo+. Sorry for asking for so much, but I'm getting a bit older myself, so it'd probably be for the best. Thank you for reading!
 
Username: nechroomba
PS! Username: neurooma
Signup Format: ND OU
Your timezone: EST
Usual Hours of Availability: Weekends from 12 PM to 4 PM
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Played competitive for a while and peaked 1700 on ladder, dropped the game for a year and became rusty. Kinda wanting someone to teach me the ropes again so I can ladder again
Are you able to use Discord?: yes, i can vc aswell
 
Username: rahul_3301
PS! Username: Rahul_3301
Signup Format: SV LC
Timezone: GMT-7
Usual Hours of Availability: all days 7am-1pm, 10pm-2am (subject to irl plans on a specific day)
Competitive Pokemon experience: I've been playing LC for a while but i was inactive for 3 years came back started in lcpl and currently playing ltwc. I think i am a decent clicker but i wish to get better in understanding game situations and matchups better so i don't get tunnel vision in the game and know what winpaths exist and improve at spotting them. So in conclusion, just trying improve my gameplay and meta understanding for tours.
Am I able to use Discord?: Yes. I'm happy to talk through text or through VC whichever the tutor may prefer
 
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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
 
Username: Incognition
PS! Username: Incognition
Signup Format: SV LC
Your timezone: +1
Usual Hours of Availability: Most weeknights from 6-11pm, most Sunday's from afternoon onwards, sometimes Saturday's - I can be flexible with my weekends.
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've been playing in multiple tours to learn different metas and get to know the community better.

I've had decent exposure to LC and SV LC, recently finishing 4-2 in pools and just missing out on qualification, winning LCSL and making decent runs in other tours.

However, I would like to take this to the next step and continue to learn how to read the game, teambuild independently and confidently, and improve my general fundamentals so that I can get noticeable results so that I can get noticed and considered for LCBC and LCPL.

I am very active on showdown, and I'm willing to put the time, effort, and enthusiasm for my potential tutor.

Are you able to use Discord?: Yes - Incognition (I can VC and message)
 
Username: Jethin 10
PS! Username: Jethin 10
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +5.5
Usual Hours of Availability: I am free most of the time and super flexible
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I started Pokemon in the middle of SV OU . I have peaked 1830s but I want to improve even more I feel like I hit a wall and i make hard reads rather than safe plays that's more my style and i use bo or bb teams more
Are you able to use Discord?: Yes
 
Nome de usuário : Derickituuu
PS! Nome de usuário : Derickituuu
Formato de inscrição: SV UU
Seu fuso horário: BRL (GMT-3)
Horário habitual de disponibilidade: segunta, terça e quinta, so a partir das 20h, quarta, sabado e alguns domingos o dia todo, sexta a partir das 16h
Conte-nos um pouco sobre sua experiência em Pokémon competitivo (mín. 3 frases): Eu estava jogando fire red e vendo conteudos sobre o jogo, ate que um canal no youtube que eu estava vendo conteudo sobre FR fez um video desafiando outro cara com os pokemons que eles capturassem no fire red, dai me surgiu uma curiosidade sobre o pokemon competitivo, dai pra frente comecei a ver muitos conteudos do LJdarkra, DLink, Brttar, oque mais assisti foi Brttar pq ele fazia videos contruindo equipes e eu aprendia muito vendo ele contruindo as equipes.
Você consegue usar o Discord?: Sim, Derickituuu#2487
 
Username: Faintful
PS! Username: Faintfulness
Signup Format: NDOU
Your timezone: GMT+2
Usual Hours of Availability: Monday-Friday 18:00-21:00, Saturday-Sunday 06:00-21:00
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I was introduced to competitive Pokémon a year ago through "Cobblemon", a Minecraft mod that uses Pokémon Showdown's engine internally to simulate battles inside of the game. I have several top 5 and top 3 placements in various tournaments for the unique server metagames that I played in, including a first place placement in Roanoke Network's "Diamond Premiere League". I started to pick up that I won't continue to get strong from battling in Cobblemon because the skill level of the players is much lower compared to the players in Smogon and in my belief the only way to get strong at something is to get your ass kicked repeatedly. And so I am here. I have been playing NDOU and SSOU for the past couple of weeks, peaking in the 1600's in both formats and am currently participating in the NDOU Summer Seasonal hoping to encounter strong players and learn from them.
Are you able to use Discord?: Of course, and I am also open to VC or to use any other communication platform.
 
Username: sn00syw00sy
PS! Username: sn00syw00sy
Signup Format: svou
Your timezone: +10
Usual Hours of Availability: after 4 pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): i started comp mons a couple months ago so im relatively new i think i make okayish plays but i need help understanding teambuilding and how to build properly and understanding team comps im also bad with finishing of games and making plays that effect later outcomes and im horrible with terra
Are you able to use Discord?: yea
 
Username: sn00syw00sy
PS! Username: sn00syw00sy
Signup Format: ndou
Your timezone: 10+
Usual Hours of Availability: after 4pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): im kinda knew to comp pokemon i started like 6 months ago peaked at 1800s n then took a 4 month break now im rusty again i wna understand team compositions and how to teambuild while also learning how to make smarter plays and what i needa do to break down my opps teams n stuff
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
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Username: fvkumean
PS! Username: fvkumean
Signup Format: sv ou
Your timezone: -3
Usual Hours of Availability: weekend at morning and at night in middle of the week
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): Im new at smogon but i already get drafted in rupl as a helper and builder and played rugl (i made 4-4 in sm ru) and im trying to start play in smogon team tours. Im a RU main but I want to learn another tiers and another gens (since i just play sm and a bit of ss)
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username:itsscarycary
PS! Username:itsscarycary
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone:edt -4
Usual Hours of Availability: 2:30-10:30pm
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): well I have been competitively battling since March shortly after my birthday when I started off I strictly did randbats. when I got discord is when my formats I played started to expand starting with SV OU and I just couldn't win so I started playing vgc and found out I was better at still bad but better and I soon discovered some great draft leagues and have had a blast doing them ever sence. recently I have been wanting to get back into SV ou but the same problem I had before is happening I keep losing and I really want to get better but it seems no matter what I do I cant win.
Are you able to use Discord?: yessir
 
Username:carlosk181
PS! Username:carlosk181
Signup Format:gen 9 monotype
Your timezone:GMT-4
Usual Hours of Availability:3:30 to 4:30 maybe later
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I am very competitive and I LOVE Pokemon showdown. I've played for about 1 year and am open to any suggestions. I am common sense smart while battling.
Are you able to use Discord?:yes
 
Username: david.nrj_
PS! Username: davidipro08
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: GMT +2
Usual Hours of Availability: 17:00-22:00
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I'm huge fan of pokemon since i was little and i wanted to take the next step in competitive, not just doing the main history of the games. I've never played competitive seriously before, and i wanted to know how can i builld a solid team and start having experience.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
Username: reeebok
PS! Username: brobrubro
Signup Format: SV OU
Your timezone: Eastern (GMT -4)
Usual Hours of Availability: 8pm-11pm on some weekdays, after 5pm-11pm on weekends
Tell us a little about your experience in competitive Pokemon (min. 3 sentences): I've played VGC on cart casually for a few years, followed VGC for a while. Please ignore the 15 year old posts on this acct, I was literally a child back then (my apologies if they're cringe, not gonna read them). I've gotten to mid 1300-mid 1400 off of playing carefully and watching a few pinkacross videos. I'd like to improve at building and battling, comfortable with learning from basic concepts and won't get easily frustrated doing things the slow but correct way.
Are you able to use Discord?: yes
 
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