Hi. Welcome to the community. You could ask away questions and clear any of you doubts at New Users' Hangout thread in The Welcome Lounge. About creating thread all you need to do is go to any forum you like and click on 'Make a new topic' button. Then you can create your own thread and submit it. If you have any questions feel free to drop a visitors message. Also there are moderators out there to help you. You may add a bit more information about you, your likes and dislikes in world of pokemon, reason for joining community etc. There is lots of cool stuff to do being a newbie. Edit profile, edit avatar, create your signature, make new friends and get introduced to the different forums and ongoing discussions. Enjoy the stay!