Not sure where to start.

[Justin]

(Sep 25, 2016, 05:49 PM)TheFriedToast Wrote: There certainly is lot more to competitive battling than I thought. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good place to start with competitive battling?

you can always check our tutorials section. http://pokemonforever.com/Forum-Pokemon-...-Tutorials

but @naitre is right there are a couple ways to play. Mainly Smogon (singles) or VGC (doubles)