Welcome to the site, Melinda. Ignore these rude buggers who didn't even welcome you .... (Y'all should be ashamed of yourselves!)
It would also help if we knew what kind of bike it was. just saying "I have a pocketbike" on this forum is kinda like saying "I saw a woman shopping at Walmart." Without specifics, we're not sure exactly what to tell yu to help, since there are about a hundred different models of
pocketbikes.
Do you have any pictures? You can upload to an image hosting site like PhotoBucket, and then post the links here.
That all said, StrayDawg has got the best solution: when in doubt, clean everything. Here's a helpful link:
Cleaning stock carb tutorial