New to Pokemon! LF friends.

[Swiftqt]

Hello everyone, my name is swift and i just bought Pokemon Y and am looking for friends that can help me trade and just enjoy the game. I have been following and watching justin for a while but pulled the trigger on a 3ds. I would love to meet people that can help me better understand the competative aspect of the game and also the fun trading and battling. I dont know how to add friends but if anyone could help that would be great. Thanks and i am looking forward to hopefully joining the community.