I used to be a server regular on the Pokecommunity battle server up until I had college, and of course life. I used to go on everyday like it was Facebook, but even more better and friendly. When I first went on, I felt like I wasn't going to fit in or I would be too awkward /weird, which I still am tbh. But, I suppose that in the end, I did in some way or another fit in. I have met a lot of people worth mentioning such as Chase, Sophie Golurk (Tom) , Ozzy, Dustin, Derk/Ange, Mid, Wolf, Nica, Jakee, Shawn, Nicole, Sheep, (although the latter 2 I met here), Zeffy, battlebro(littlebro), Gunner, Dipu, Slate, Kaori (Shinell), Vrai, Lala the Man, Renèe, Hayley, Sonic, Gavin, Harry, Blade, Luke, Aero, Sector, Megan, Ashley, Amanda, James, Lucas, Sri, Ryder (Kimi), oddísh, Yoshikko, Christοs, Chris, Tara, Rabi, Syn, Anti, Archer, Naka, Yankee, Jess, Audy, Jake(Hiroshi), Alex, TheFattestSnorlax, Red, Mudkipguy, and ShinySquirtleSquad.
I know that alot of people say that they avoid the server because they just suck at competitive battling, but, so do I, and I have been there for 3 years! It doesn't mean that going there you'll be an expert overnight, it will take time and effort to be good at battling, as does with everything in life, I know that I want to be better at battling, even though I am not doing much of competitive battling, I still want to learn regardless. So when there is a discussion on CB, I can contribute to the conversation, without ruining the chat by not knowing what I am talking about.
All in all, if you don't want to battle or just are clueless in making a team, then just sit back and enjoy the chat because you are not going to regret it. Don't worry about team building, because that is something everyone who first joined the server were initially scared of. Nonetheless we really do have quite some regulars who are experts themselves to help you out and teach you the basics and the past and current meta of today. So don't be hesitant to ask.
The battle server will always have a special place in my heart and I encourage those who have not yet been on there to just come and have fun, I can guarantee that you all will, even Christοs will guarantee it~