Hello and welcome from me too CNK! Glad to hear you're doing well.
As Aura said, the Battle Center section is definitely the place to get advice on your teams, thanks to our helpful team help experts so I'm sure you'll become a great Trainer in due time. And nice to hear you enjoying X and Y right now. My fave features are Pokemon Amie and the trainer customization, I just can't decide what my trainer should look like but I love playing around with her style because Kalos is well, a stylish region. I took Froakie and Charmander as my starters, can't wait to see how your team ended up!
Anyways, you did great making an intro thread and I'm sure you can stick around and take part in the many Pokemon discussions, like the Pokemon X & Y section if you're interested in discussing the new games. I'm always on hand if you need a friend here, and contact any staff members if you need help. Have fun and I'll see ya around!
- Hikari