Without further ado, Round 12 of the PO Academy officially begins! If you wish to become a tutor, please fill out the form right under here and PM it to both me and Navz. 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. 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. DEADLINE IS AUGUST 12TH
Server names: Finchinator, Finch, Faye Reagan, Arsenal Arcanine, Bippoty Boppity Tiers you wish to teach: XY OU, BW OU (fuck UU, sorry) About me: I am Finchinator. I excel at tutoring users in the arts of utilizing pocket monsters in a competitive fashion. Also, zoro is fat References: everyone Timezone: gmt-4 ZORO, I NEED ACADEMY LOUNGE ACCESS BECAUSE I THINK I BLOOZED IT WHEN I LOST TL, THANKS
Server names: Nog, [IDM] Nog, Crustle Westbrook Tiers you wish to teach: XY OU About me: I'm sick with this beat, I spit fuel into the fire. References: anyone in IDM, Finch, Epik, Blitz Timezone: gmt-5 Was a tutor last round o.o
Server names: Forbidden Memories Tiers you wish to teach: XY OU About me: Peaked #1 with 2 alts: Twisted Sister and Specterito, and i know really well the metagame. References: Luck>Skill (n_n) Timezone: GMT +2
Approved rounds 10 and 11 Server names: Lutra Tiers you wish to teach: RBY OU About me: I've been playing competitive Pokemon for 8 years, RBY OU for 5, and RBY OU at the most intense level for 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 continue 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 my successful year. References: marcoasd, MetalGross, mibuchiha, M Dragon. Timezone: GMT +1 (BST)
Server names: Isa Tiers you wish to teach: RBY OU but more importantly GSC OU About me: RBY player at heart but Lutra is covering that front already. In RBY I have had most of my success - I mostly participate in teams tournaments and I play RBY in those (meaning I can't play GSC), where my main achievements are finals in both POWC and POCL, being RBY OU gym leader for three straight seasons is also something. In GSC, I have few noteworthy achievements but I can hold my own in the tier. I've beaten Jorgen and Crystal_ in offsite tour games! References: anyone in the Italian community! Timezone: GMT+2
Approved r9 and r11 Server names: Kurumi Tokisaki/Sakuya Izayoi/DracoNinja/Victini/Salamence/Jirachi Tiers you wish to teach: XY OU About me: I have been playing competitive pokemon since August 2012, and OU is one of the tiers that I am most experienced in. I got to page 1 on the PO ladder twice but decayed, and played with mostly semi-stall/balanced/bulky offense playstyles. Topped PS ladder within 90 games, highest peak is 1550 but decay keeps killing me. Prefer to teach only one tutee at one time because of a previous round's rivalry between tutees. References: Bugzinator, Finch, Raducan, Metalgross, entire Tournaments can really attest that I'm a decent player (zoro don't laugh) Timezone: +8GMT I would like to tutor @Brycen-Man and @diamondslight
Approved Rounds 8, 9, and 10. @ZoroDark I don't wanna tutor this round but like last round, I'd be willing to tutor if you don't have anyone else to do these tiers. Server names: Raducan Tiers you wish to teach: XY Ubers / BW UU About me: I've been a tutor for XY Ubers for rounds 8, 9, and 10. (I also went 0-6 in POWC oops). I was decently successful at BW UU, and I still play it often enough with series of battles with Finch. References: ZoroDark, Finchinator, Windblown, bugzinator Timezone: GMT -7