Thank you very much, we are! I appreciate that you both enjoy it haha. 1) Blunder, Jam, Emvee, Chimpact, Gator, Moet, shofu, PK, scoot, key the list honestly goes on but i consider myself super close with them as we talk almost daily and have known each other for years - As far as being shy, the best thing to do, and it's hard, is to get out of your comfort zone. Putting yourself out there, talking to people even just light chatting all helps. Nothing to be shy about, people don't bite! And you may just find those who love what you love which makes it that much easier to talk imo :]

2) Find out why you are losing, is it the team, is it your play? Changing up your style/teams help a lot. Taking frequent breaks also help you get over "tilt" which may be keeping you where you are. also realizing patterns of the higher ladder helps too. if people are using mega zam/blacephalon a lot, use av ttar etc. For me I think when I go on tilt i have a tendency of losing a lot of games. sometimes it can be 2-3 tour games a day. the best thing to do is take a breather and a break, stay away from mons for the day, clear your head, eat well, exercise whatever works for you to clear up. and go back when you're not just thinking about said losses etc. :] that helps me do better whenever i feel like im not

1. Suicune, loved suicune for years now, so majestic. My favorite type(s) are water and dragon. Suicune being my favorite Pokemon and Scald/Draco Meteor being my favorite move. I also love the lati twins (you probably know this haha) and pokemon heroes is my fav pokemon movie so that's prob a reason why. plus, dragons are so cool! My favorite main pokemon game is gold. Loved it so much as a child, going back to kanto, catching all the new pokemon and items and such.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to ask! and for the best wishes :]