I started getting into competitive battling around the fifth gen but even then I've never really had any battles. Most of the ones I do have are through battling platforms like Pokemon Showdown, haha. xD; But it's really fun! Battling is such a great thing to do post-game and keeps you busy for a while since it takes a while to make a good team.
But anyways, welcome, Rush! I'm sure you're going to have an absolutely amazing time here. Our Battle Center is a great place to learn the ins and outs of battles as well as battle others.. though we have a lot of other places as well, like the Trade Corner for trading, for example. Hope you'll enjoy the community and stick around. :) I'm very much looking forward to having you here so stick around, yeah?! And be sure to give our staff members a call if you need anything at all.