Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules.
1) mibbit.com
2) press chat button
3) where you see "IRC:" then a pulldown bar, change the pulldown to SynIRC [webirc]
4) change your nick to "Scarfwynaut"
5) change the channel to either #cal or #dreamworld
6) pm ballabrown24