Nice that you've decided to sign-up here, Textbook; good to see you! Welcome to PokéCommunity. :) Every single one of us (well, not all, but at least most!) here love Pokémon and have similar interests, so you should have no problem making friends here; don't worry. Just keep yourself active and try to hang around as much as you can. The more you do, the more people you'll get to meet.
As Aura said, you should definitely check Trade Corner out. We've got a lot of people there wanting to trade, so if that's what you're looking for, you should be finding offers pretty quickly and get your trades done. Don't forget to visit its sub-forum, by the way--
Trade Plaza. If you've got some trades done already and wish to submit some rating, you could head
over here--the Trade Reviews forum. Make sure to read all rules and guidelines before posting, though! If you need help, you're always free to contact moderators of that section:
CC,
tabor62, and
EV♥.
You want to share your friend code, too, right? Are you playing X/Y? Then if you are, take a look
here and post your FC when you feel comfortable! People will start adding you as soon as you, and you may add them back as well if you wish. Well, have fun here! I'm Nymphadora by the way, but you're always free to call me Ashley--I don't mind at all. n__n See you!