It's the 100th episode of Chazingdra Chats! What an honour to mark the occasion with phenomenally popular content creator Brian David Gilbert aka BDG. Discover his incredible life story and 6 Dream Team Pokémon, from 'backseat gaming' over his brother's shoulder as a child, via his life-changing Perfect Pokérap, all the way up to now as the host of The Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show for Pokémon. Let BDG & I make your day merry!

👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying our chat, it goes such a long way and would mean a huge amount. Thank you!

@Chazingdra across all socials

🙏 Thank you so much for your support over the past 100 episodes and for exploring the life stories & Dream Teams of the Pokémon community with me - I can't believe we're here! This is the Season 2 finale of Chazingdra Chats but there are 99 further episodes featuring guests such as WOLFE GLICK, MANDJTV, JAHARA JAYDE, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS and so many more. Enjoy! Watch all episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen to all episodes on Spotify - 15,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

🤔 Want to learn more about Brian? 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 bonus videos 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 including shiny hunting which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in!

🎥 FURTHER EPISODES & VIDEOS MENTIONED Wolfe Glick - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ Watch my documentary about commentating the epic 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships - https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI Watch my one-man show WONDER DRUG: A Comedy about Cystic Fibrosis - https://youtu.be/RtgnO2cvvFE?si=nU6YwMKE6ygRZ0sj Pokémon One-Liners - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwf6eLFz9YAT2kV3RIy95CxGQw20M0EHN ------ Joe 'Serebii' Merrick - https://youtu.be/kJOrUziQL0A Why do YOU love Pokémon? 30th anniversary interviews - https://youtu.be/oSkaxmZb2I0 Truegreen7 - https://youtu.be/Rt-VZAAFkeE SirToastyToes - https://youtu.be/go6oRJCiXkw

Keep up with Brian's latest - @briandavidgilbert across socials

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to the 100th Episode! 04:44 Childhood Gaming with Siblings 13:56 Brian's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 18:25 An Unfortunate Trade 25:58 Brian's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 29:29 Pokémon in College 36:48 Brian's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 41:29 A Bittersweet Pokémon GO Summer 48:55 Brian's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 52:24 The Perfect Pokérap 1:08:34 Brian's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 1:11:20 The Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show 1:23:22 Brian's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:28:46 Brian's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:29:44 If Brian were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:31:12 Community Questions 1:35:52 Let's Quiz BDG! A Mini Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show 1:43:43 What's next for Brian? 1:45:18 What advice would Brian give his younger self? 1:47:19 Brian's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:48:08 Get involved & Thank You for Season 2!

✨ A HUGE thank you to my channel members & patrons at the time of uploading for supporting the channel: ashthekarp, CaseyPKMN, 19TokinToken, pokemontrainermike1, Shad0wFeevke, BroseidonLive, 0megasoul, wolfganghahn2490, elliefawnx, KayDeeVGC, GymLeader_J, indiepctv, AddiRockART, dmfried858, Infernape Shinjo, Oliver Evans, WiiMik3, SuperShinxOne, Eman20016; Ben Kyriakou, Possumbreath, Morten Schødts Pedersen, AerialAC Click on the relevant links above to support me directly and see your name here! Thank you so much either way for listening.

Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

#6pokemon1lifestory

Discover the life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of content creator Auralaur67, how she pivoted away from Pokémon despite the franchise being a mainstay in her younger years, and how she's now healing her inner child by embracing it again.

👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying our chat, it goes such a long way and would mean a huge amount. Thank you!

@Chazingdra across all socials

🤔 Want to learn more about Laur? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for her RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions she 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 bonus videos 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 including shiny hunting which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in!

🎧 More than 90 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community 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 - 15,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

We're now in Season 2! Guests: CandyEvie, Jrose11, Bonstevawich, SophChan, PhillyBeatzU, Chi-Chi, Joshua Lorcy, AuraLaur, PKMNcast, Brian David Gilbert

🎥 OTHER EPISODES Jahara Jayde - https://youtu.be/ULSxw2d_bpQ partyarlie - https://youtu.be/dHIaIejjDcc StephOfAnime - https://youtu.be/2vN62VaYuco MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ Wolfe Glick - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM

Watch my documentary about commentating the epic 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships here - https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI

Catch Laur's fantastic content - ⁨@auralaur67⁩ across socials

Watch the episode on YouTube to see Laur's dog and some of her collection! https://youtu.be/ZNtBA8PaKVU

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome! 02:34 Kawasaki Disease 09:01 Laur's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 14:34 Pokémon Sapphire 19:34 Laur's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 21:38 California to Colorado 28:18 Laur's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 29:55 Pokémon Diamond 36:39 Laur's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 38:08 Younger Brothers 43:08 Laur's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 45:56 From Middle School up to the Present: Healing Inner Child 1:05:33 Laur's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:07:20 Laur's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:08:29 If Laur were a Pokémon, what would she be? 1:10:35 Community Questions 1:19:25 What's next for Laur? 1:20:37 What advice would Laur give her younger self? 1:21:31 Laur's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:22:09 Get involved!

🙏 A HUGE thank you to my channel members & patrons at the time of uploading for supporting the channel: ashthekarp, Jacrepid, CaseyPKMN, 19TokinToken, pokemontrainermike1, Shad0wFeevke, BroseidonLive, 0megasoul, wolfganghahn2490, elliefawnx, KayDeeVGC, GymLeader_J, indiepctv, AddiRockART, dmfried858, Infernape Shinjo, Oliver Evans, WiiMik3, SuperShinxOne; Ben Kyriakou, Casey Kort, Possumbreath, Morten Schødts Pedersen, AerialAC Click on the relevant links above to support me directly and see your name here! Thank you so much either way for listening🙏

Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

#6pokemon1lifestory

Discover the fascinating life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of PHILLYBEATZU: how he sold his Funko POP! collection to buy a PC, how he took a huge risk abandoning his medical studies to pursue YouTube, how he wouldn't be where he is today without his wife, how he's about to release a movie - and how he now lives his childhood dream working officially with his favourite franchises.

👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying our chat, it goes such a long way and would mean a huge amount. Thank you!

@Chazingdra across all socials

🤔 Want to learn more about Philly? 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 bonus videos 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!

🎧 More than 90 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community 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 - 15,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

We're now in Season 2! Guests: CandyEvie, Jrose11, Bonstevawich, SophChan, PhillyBeatzU, Chi-Chi, Joshua Lorcy, AuraLaur, PKMNcast, Brian David Gilbert

🎥 RELATED EPISODES

Austin John Plays - https://youtu.be/OWBHRSiuvJ0

Lee 'Osirus' Provost - https://youtu.be/WeHr0XzoTRA

partyarlie - https://youtu.be/dHIaIejjDcc

Joe 'Serebii' Merrick - https://youtu.be/kJOrUziQL0A

MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ

Watch my documentary about commentating the epic 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships here - https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI

Catch Philly's fantastic content and keep up with his latest - @PhillyBeatzU across socials

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome! 01:47 Growing Up 07:47 Philly's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 11:03 Selling Funko POP!s to buy a PC 21:07 Philly's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 23:25 Leaving medicine for YouTube 30:02 Philly's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 31:26 "My wife is my greatest supporter" 42:16 Philly's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 43:49 Nintendo & NYC 56:55 Philly's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 59:28 Working with gaming companies 1:07:55 Philly's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:09:47 Philly's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:10:17 If Philly were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:12:01 What's next for Philly: Cardbound 1:15:24 What advice would Philly give his younger self? 1:16:52 Philly's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:17:31 Get involved!

🙏 A HUGE thank you to my channel members & patrons at the time of uploading for supporting the channel: ashthekarp, Jacrepid, CaseyPKMN, 19TokinToken, pokemontrainermike1, Shad0wFeevke, BroseidonLive, 0megasoul, wolfganghahn2490, elliefawnx, KayDeeVGC, GymLeader_J, indiepctv, AddiRockART, dmfried858, Infernape Shinjo, Oliver Evans, WiiMik3; Ben Kyriakou, Casey Kort, Possumbreath, Morten Schødts Pedersen, AerialAC

Click on the relevant links above to support me directly and see/hear your name here! Thank you so much either way for listening 🙏

Music by Tom Hiom

Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

#6pokemon1lifestory