Coolio! I'm into the competitive spectrum myself for years now and it's still fun to play in! Once you get started, learning more about it comes easy! Though nowadays I'm just taking a break from the more serious and competitive-side to it and just play competitive battles with more or less my favourite pokemon to use, just for a little fun and for kicks. :]
Welcome to the forums, Perverockstar! Grrreat to have you here and it's a pleasure on meeting you - you can call me Dragon! Anywho, you can stop by the Trade Corner board if you wanna do some trading with other members! They also bred specific pokemon and have things like IV'd pokemon and shinies up for trade, so, maybe you can strike deals with them! The Battle Center is a great place if you wanna discuss the pokemon competitive game, and if you have any questions about competitive pokemon in general, you can ask in the quick questions thread and someone will help you out soon! It's also a good place if you wanna get your team rated there, to help it improve! <33
Another thing that's good to mention is our
battle server, if you wanna try out some battle simulations with the regulars that hang out there, which is a really nice alternative, imo! We'd love to see you there sometime! Either way, have a pleasant stay, and have yourself a great night! If you need anything, just ask, and I hope to see you around the forums soon, pal! :3