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Areas of Expertise: Pokemon Showdown!, OU, RMT
Background: I got interested in competitive Pokemon about a year and a half ago. I found out about the competitive scene from watching shofu, Haydunn and NBZ. Watching those guys got me wanting to play for myself since is sounded like a fun thing to do. After watching for a few months to try to build up my knowledge, I gave it a shot on Pokemon Online. I quickly realized that this was much then the videos made it look. Since I timed trying to learn Pokemon right around the end of my senior year with finals, AP Tests, Prom etc, I put it down and would give it another shot when I'm less busy. I came back to playing last November, after facing some struggles playing I decided to get tutored. My tutor, HuntofTheLion, taught me how to play OU and showed me around the site. With his help I started getting more involved with the RMT forums by rating teams and working up for a badge. During that time, I became a Moderator on Pokemon Showdown in about two and a half months which earned my current badge. With XY recently being released I have started working on C&C by helping write some analyses and helping make sets optimal for onsite presentation.
Hobbies: I'm a huge sports guy. Mainly basketball and football with some knowledge of baseball. I like to play basketball and football. I read a decent of books. Watching TV is something I tend to do when I'm lazy such as Game of Thrones, Dexter, House of Cards. I do indeed play Pokemon (clearly), I spend a good bit of time on IRC and Smogon. I'm currently studying Biochemistry in my second year of college getting ready for Med school in a few years. I'm also fluent in French and I used to speak Russian but I forgot it :(.
Favorite Pokemon: Lucario!
Good Questions to Ask Me: I'm willing to help out with just about anything. I can answer your questions regarding the OU metagame or how to get more involved with Pokemon Showdown. I'm an adept teambuiler so I can help you make a team or fixing some holes in your team. Don't hesitate to talk to me about anything outside of Smogon since making friends around the site can really be beneficial. I also speak French and can help you get around the language barrier. I'm usually pretty free to talk if I'm on IRC or on Skype if need be. Ask me anything you want, you aren't limited to purely Smogon/Pokemon questions. Ask away!