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Chazingdra Chats (A Pokémon Podcast)

Chazingdra Chats (A Pokémon Podcast)

Written by: Charlie Merriman (Chazingdra)
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 Hello there and a very warm welcome to Chazingdra Chats! The show where we take a stroll through the life stories of people in the Pokémon community, discovering the 6 Pokémon on their dream team along the way. I’m Charlie Merriman, otherwise known as Chazingdra, a host & commentator for the Pokémon Video Game Championships Series and a content creator, and I’m joined each week by a new guest. Come hang out with us and hear my guest’s fascinating tales, soak up some Pokémon nostalgia and share the laughs as we go - enjoy! (Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International.)Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Science Fiction Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Chazingdra Chats with PAPASEA, 'Nintended' Pokémon Content Creator & Beyond

    Chazingdra Chats with PAPASEA, 'Nintended' Pokémon Content Creator & Beyond
    Jan 28 2026
    It's the *90th* episode of Chazingdra Chats! An honour to be joined by PaPaSea, whose phenomenally popular 'Beating Pokémon how Nintendo Intended' series defined his channel - but just how did he get to where he is today? Come and discover PaPaSea's fascinating life story and the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years that he would choose for his Dream Team - let PaPaSea and I make your day merry! It's time for Chazingdra Chats to evolve! Going forwards, I'll be doing seasons of the show rather than releasing every single week. This will mean I'll have more time to make other kinds of content and curate rosters of guests for each season. Thank you so much for your wonderful support of Chazingdra Chats and I'll see you soon for Season 2! 👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying our chat, they go such a long way and it would mean a huge amount. Thank you! @Chazingdra across all socials 🤔 Want to learn more about PaPaSea? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for his RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for... Links below! 🔗 MY LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@Chazingdra https://twitter.com/Chazingdra https://bsky.app/profile/chazingdra.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/chazingdra/ https://www.tiktok.com/@chazingdra chazingdra@gmail.com Become a channel member for exclusive perks including FOUR bonus videos per month and support me as a creator: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdVDcJyZoKX-GSmrMF1yYg/join Join my Patreon or buy individual products and support me as a creator: https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra Join my friendly Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke And you can follow the podcast itself on X too @ChazingdraChats: https://twitter.com/ChazingdraChats 👋 My name's Charlie Merriman - Merri by name, merry by nature! My passion for Pokémon has made me a host & commentator for its Video Game Championships Series, and beyond that I love taking on all kinds of challenges & adventures in the games which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in! I've got big plans for Pokémon's 30th anniversary this year... 🎬 Watch my documentary about commentating the 2025 European International Championships here: https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI 🎧 *90* episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond including MANDJTV, WOLFE GLICK, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS & many more - enjoy! All episodes so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen on Spotify - 10,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27 Season 2 coming soon... 🎥 RELATED EPISODES: Joe Merrick, Serebii Webmaster - https://youtu.be/kJOrUziQL0A Kwikpanik, Shiny Hunting Creator - https://youtu.be/sRNcrc0Upww NoraInTheFuture, Shiny Hunting Creator - https://youtu.be/3m07lSANLmk THATSAplusONE, Competitive Pokémon Creator - https://youtu.be/fMg1dz6Yifc Droomish, Pokémon 'Philosophy' Creator - https://youtu.be/h8UA5XjW6wA Keep up with PaPaSea's latest and watch his fantastic content - @PaPaSea (or similar) across socials 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome! 01:58 Childhood and Pokémon & PaPaSea's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 09:13 Generation 2 & PaPaSea's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 14:44 Discovering a Favourite & PaPaSea's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 23:21 Pokémon YouTube & PaPaSea's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 32:15 'Nintended', Other Facets & PaPaSea's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 45:02 Being a Full-Time Creator & PaPaSea's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 52:56 PaPaSea's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 58:58 If PaPaSea were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:00:07 Community Questions for PaPaSea 1:05:51 What's next for PaPaSea? 1:07:16 What advice would PaPaSea give his younger self? 1:08:27 PaPaSea's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:09:13 Get involved! 1:10:11 Season 2 Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost #6pokemon1lifestory
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Chazingdra Chats with THEPOKÉRAF, Pokémon Anime Content Creator

    Chazingdra Chats with THEPOKÉRAF, Pokémon Anime Content Creator
    Jan 21 2026
    From a haunting encounter with the Pokémon anime on rewind to being invited to the 2025 World Championships and all the ups & downs in between - come and discover the fascinating life story and 6 Dream Team Pokémon of anime content creator ThePokéRaf! 👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying the episode, they go such a long way and it would mean a huge amount. Thank you! @Chazingdra across all socials 🤔 Want to learn more about Raf? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for his RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for... Links below! 🔗 MY LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@Chazingdra https://twitter.com/Chazingdra https://bsky.app/profile/chazingdra.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/chazingdra/ https://www.tiktok.com/@chazingdra chazingdra@gmail.com Become a channel member for exclusive perks including FOUR bonus videos per month and support me as a creator: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdVDcJyZoKX-GSmrMF1yYg/join Join my Patreon or buy individual products and support me as a creator: https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra Join my friendly Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke And you can follow the podcast itself on X too @ChazingdraChats: https://twitter.com/ChazingdraChats 👋 My name's Charlie Merriman - Merri by name, merry by nature! My passion for Pokémon has made me a host & commentator for its Video Game Championships Series, and beyond that I love taking on all kinds of challenges & adventures in the games which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in! I've got big plans for Pokémon's 30th anniversary this year... 🎬 Watch my documentary about commentating the 2025 European International Championships here: https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI 🎧 More than 80 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond including MANDJTV, WOLFE GLICK, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS & many more - enjoy! All episodes so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen on Spotify - 10,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27 🎥 OTHER EPISODES: MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ Wolfe Glick - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM Austin John Plays - https://youtu.be/OWBHRSiuvJ0 GlitchxCity - https://youtu.be/PdI1BCszyb4 Rosemary 'Nekkra' Kelley - https://youtu.be/q2lPhVPcyP4 Keep up with Raf's latest and watch his fantastic content - @ThePokeRaf everywhere (except Instagram - @thepokerafyt) 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome! 02:08 First getting into Pokémon: Episode 23 07:16 Raf's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 10:27 "What I learned after hitting 10k on YouTube" 18:51 Raf's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 21:09 Mental Health & Nearly Abandoning Pokémon 29:44 Raf's 3rd Dream Team Pokemon 31:05 Pokémon World Championships 2022: London 37:05 Raf's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 39:00 "How Pokémon Journeys Changed My Life" 46:23 Raf's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 48:55 Pokémon World Championships 2025: Anaheim 55:02 Raf's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 57:19 Raf's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 58:24 If Raf were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:00:08 Community Questions for Raf 1:05:48 What's next for Raf? 1:08:05 What advice would Raf give his younger self? 1:10:06 Raf's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:10:43 Get involved! Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost NB Mega Evolution: Certain Pokémon can Mega Evolve, accessing a temporary boosted form. #6pokemon1lifestory
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Chazingdra Chats with CLOVERBELLS, Competitive Pokémon VGC Content Creator

    Chazingdra Chats with CLOVERBELLS, Competitive Pokémon VGC Content Creator
    Jan 14 2026

    Full-time teacher, basketball coach and competitive Pokémon content creator, discover the fascinating life story of CloverBells and the 6 Pokémon he'd choose for his Dream Team!

    👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying the episode, they go such a long way and it would mean a huge amount. Thank you! @Chazingdra across all socials

    🤔 Want to learn more about Joe? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for his RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for... Links below!

    🔗 MY LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@Chazingdra

    https://twitter.com/Chazingdra

    https://bsky.app/profile/chazingdra.bsky.social

    https://www.instagram.com/chazingdra/

    https://www.tiktok.com/@chazingdra

    chazingdra@gmail.com

    Become a channel member for exclusive perks including FOUR bonus videos per month and support me as a creator: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdVDcJyZoKX-GSmrMF1yYg/join

    Join my Patreon or buy individual products and support me as a creator: https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra

    Join my friendly Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke

    And you can follow the podcast itself on X too @ChazingdraChats: https://twitter.com/ChazingdraChats

    👋 My name's Charlie Merriman - Merri by name, merry by nature! My passion for Pokémon has made me a host & commentator for its Video Game Championships Series, and beyond that I love taking on all kinds of challenges & adventures in the games which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in! I've got big plans for Pokémon's 30th anniversary this year...

    🎬 Watch my documentary about commentating the 2025 European International Championships here: https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI

    🎧 More than 80 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond including MANDJTV, WOLFE GLICK, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS & many more - enjoy! All episodes so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin

    Listen on Spotify - 10,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

    🎥 RELATED EPISODES: Wolfe Glick - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM

    Aaron 'Cybertron' Zheng - https://youtu.be/f0M4tSxPGQg

    James Baek - https://youtu.be/QXIqYbXMZ2o

    Joseph Ugarte - https://youtu.be/aDECwv0olz4

    PokeaimMD - https://youtu.be/N2t7J779Lgc

    Keep up with Joe's latest - @CloverBells21 on X, ⁨@CloverBells⁩ on YouTube

    🕰️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome! 02:38 Childhood 08:22 Joe's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 12:39 College 17:59 Joe's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 21:02 High School Teaching 23:19 Joe's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 28:03 Basketball Coaching 35:28 Joe's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 38:23 Learning VGC in the Pandemic 45:37 Joe's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 49:59 YouTube 59:02 Joe's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:02:09 Joe's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:02:44 If Joe were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:03:48 Community Questions for Joe 1:09:59 What's next for Joe? 1:13:21 What advice would Joe give his younger self? 1:14:25 Joe's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:15:08 Get involved!

    Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

    #6pokemon1lifestory
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    1 hr and 17 mins
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