Without further ado, Round 9 of the PO Academy officially begins! XY LU is now available as a tier for tutoring! @Navz and I are still leading the Academy this round. : ) Fill out the following form if you wish to become a tutor. Please read the Mission Statement and Guidelines thread before doing so, so that you know what you are signing up for. IMPORTANT: DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FEW SOLID REFERENCES Server names: Aliases you often use on the server. Tiers you wish to teach: Tiers you feel comfortable teaching. About me: A some information about you and why you think you are a good choice as a tutor, and why you want to be one. Good things to list would be ladder peaks, tournament victories (preferable forum tournaments), and other accomplishments. However, feel free to list other "real life" things that might make you more suitable for the position. References: A minimum of three members in good standing within the community who can vouch for both your attitude and battling prowess. Timezone: In GMT. Please start one (1) conversation with both me AND @Navz on these forums. Just to avoid confusion; once we have approved your application you may post it in the thread. Be warned that posts that are unapproved will be deleted and those applications not counted. Once applications have been reviewed, tutors will be shortlisted from those in the thread. If you were previously approved for the academy and would like to continue tutoring you may post your previous application directly in the thread, but getting re-approved is not a guarantee. Deadline: 4th May
Server names: Finchinator, Finch, Smogon Doubles Tiers you wish to teach: BW UU, BW OU, XY OU, XY UU About me: I am Finchinator; I've been around for a bit over two and a half years and have been contributing to this community for a year and a half. I have played in tournaments like POCL, POWC, and other prestigious tournaments on these forums, but I'm nothing special. My best tier is BW2 UU, but I also excel in BW2 OU, XY OU, and XY UU. I am active on most weeknights and even more so on the weekend. The best place to reach me is the forums, but if you see me on the server, I will likely be responsive, too. References: ZoroDark, Raducan, Meeps, ßasedVictory, etc. (could list plenty, but this'll suffice) Timezone: GMT-4 Other: ZoroDark's fat. Hi, I agreed to tutor Isa in XY OU. I can take another tutee or two in any tier I listed, ofc
approved last round Server names: Slayer, Zendom Tiers you wish to teach: XY Ubers About me: Ubers always was my favourite tier and I've been playing it for a long time. I peaked #1 in Ubers and I am able to build standard teams and also unusual teams. I'm also very active on the server. References: Ramiel, Fixed, ZoroDark, Monsters of Men, [hero]Lacus Clyne, Finchinator, Yagura
Forum username: puregenius Server names: puregenius, graytail Tiers you wish to teach: BW Ubers, XY Ubers About me: Laddered to 4th and 6th on DW Uber and Uber ladders respectively during BW1 and got 3rd in the Uber BST challenge. Achieved a record of 4-4 last POCL and 4-1 this POCL for BW Ubers. I know Ubers pretty well as I have tinkered with pretty much every viable mon. Oh yeh and I do Uber QC. References: Zoro, tape, leon
accepted round 9 Server names: MewtwoHidden Tiers you wish to teach:XY OU About me: I have been playing XY OU since it was released. I participated in the Genesect/MegaLuke/Deo-S vote on Smogon. I have written a few analyses for the Wiki in OU, and I was recently picked for Wiki QC. I have a really flexible schedule and most of the time, I can tutor a tutee whenever they find me on the server, which is on a daily basis. References: Finchinator, TheGalicianWarrior, Tox, Shurtugal, Afro Smash, Tearing_Shadows, Maxedofhaxed, Poliwrath Says, Fille, Epikhairz, Celebi. Timezone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
Server names: MeowMix sux, (゚⊿゚) Tiers you wish to teach: BW2 UU About me: I defeated user Starstorms in a Best Of Three (BO3) battle in the Lower Tier Triathalon (LTT) Quarterfinals. Also I literally led BW2 UU until it was retired. Also I'm a shitposter. References: Luck>Skill, CasedVictory, Hikari Timezone: EDT (GMT-4)
approved like 3 rounds ago Server names: Epikhairz Tiers you wish to teach: XY UU, XY OU, BW2 UU, BW2 LU (Sorted from most comfortable teaching to less comfortable teaching) About me: I lead XY UU QC, I am a member of XY OU QC, and I was a member of BW2 UU QC, so yeah I QC a lot. I know my stuff when it comes to common sets and synergy in the tiers and I have been playing these tiers enough to comfortably teach it. Even though I may not have much presence in LU here, I did a lot of laddering and stuff with LU in late BW2 and I know the meta pretty well. Also, I have epik hairz References: Xinc, Ramiel, MewtwoHidden, others available upon request (fellow QC members can probably vouch for me, though I haven't asked them :x) Timezone: GMT -7 (PDT) Other: I may have quite a few tiers I can teach, but don't pile me with a bunch of work pls :[
Server names: Lutra Tiers you wish to teach: RBY OU About me: I've been playing competitive Pokemon for nearly 8 years, RBY OU for nearly 5, and RBY OU at the most intense level for just over 1 year. I started playing RBY passionately on NBS with the RBY2K10 founders, WaterWizard and t3h Icy in 2009. It wasn't until 2013 when RBY was finally fully implemented in PO, that I achieved my full potential. I first placed no.1 with a team with Persian in on the RBY OU ladder, when M Dragon was playing on it. Later, I was part of the winning team in POCL3: after having an unlucky start, I ended up winning my semi-finals and finals battles to go 5-3. Additionally, I won Good Old Days Tournament, a 64 man best of 3 tournament on Smogon in RBY OU and have competed in my own tournaments, mostly 16 man best of 5 single elimination, aiming to attract the best of the RBY OU player base: I've won 1, finished runner-up in 3 and have achieved over 50% of the maximum points. The reason I want to be a PO tutor is to help expand the skilled RBY OU player base further and part with knowledge I've learned, especially over the past year. References: MetalGross, mibuchiha, M Dragon. Timezone: GMT +1 (BST)
Server names: Shadow Sneak Tiers you wish to teach: XY Ubers About me: Been an Ubers analysis QC for some time now, I've kept steady ranks on the ladder as well. I've been playing the tier since it's release, and I can say I have extensive knowledge on it. References: Fixed, Finchinator, Poliwrath says Timezone: -5 EST
approved last 2 rounds I think Server names: Raducan Tiers you wish to teach: XY Ubers, BW UU About me: I've been a tutor for XY Ubers for the last 2 rounds. I was decently successful at BW UU, and I still play it often enough with series of battles with Finch. I would like to acknowledge that my last round of tutoring wasn't super successful due to the fact that I was super busy and that my tutee and I had difficult timezones. So yeah, if I'm not picked this time, I wouldn't be totally surprised. References: Finchinator, bugzinator, SsasedVictory, Windblown, MeowMix Timezone: GMT -7
Approved last round Server names: Serebii / Bulbapedida / Arctic Fox Tiers you wish to teach: XY UU / BW UU / XY OU / BW OU About me: Teambuilding is my specialty. I can do stall, HO, Bulky Offense, etc. etc. pretty well. I have shared quite a few teams with my good buddy Draciel and watch as he decimates people with them (and a few other teams and people from this and last gen). Yagura knows my LC teams pretty well because I can't share them with Draciel. However when I do try to battle I can achieve great things. My patience just isn't there to ladder seriously. Anyway, I've always wanted to be a part of the community so this is my attempt at it. Last round didn't go as planned for a bunch of reasons, but I wont go into detail here. My battling isn't the greatest, but I can hang with the best of them (Wind stop haxing me in UU ;-;. Hope I get you in HCL Playoffs though). Then again, solid teams can solve many problems; and from there you can only improve your battling skills. References: Fille, Windblown, Sasuke Uchiha, Trademark Timezone: GMT -5 EDIT: Can also do LC. Yagura can vouch.