Chazingdra Chats (A Pokémon Podcast)
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.)
Episodes
For the Chazingdra Chats Holiday Special I am so excited to welcome Jahara Jayde, a streamer & cosplayer who's exploded onto the Pokémon scene recently with her equally explosive reactions to the new game Pokémon Legends: Z-A! Come discover her incredible life story - from scaring herself in scaring her little brother as children to mistaking her fiancé's proposal for asking for a truck and so much more in between - and find ou...
*Content Warning* for the 'University' topic: Friends dealing with severe mental health issues, how that affects others; generally turbulent time
On the very day that Mega Dimension releases, the brand new DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, get to know someone who tried designing a Mega Charizard Z before Z Mega Evolutions were a thing: Cuppa Phee! Discover the life story of this artist who dreams up new Pokémon designs - and, of course...
SirToastyToes aka Tony has achieved things in the Pokémon games that barely anyone else has. Discover Tony's fascinating life story and some facets of Pokémon you might not even know existed - what led him to collect every single ribbon from the past 25 years on his beloved Scizor, catch Palkia in every single Poké Ball, Shiny hunt Wattrel with every single mark in Scarlet & Violet, set up My Pokémon Ranch Week (during which th...
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A 2-time Competitive Pokémon VGC Regional Champion who's taken invaluable lessons from his success - and even more from his failures - come learn from Joseph Ugarte aka JoeUX9, discover his life story, and find out the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years he'd choose for his Dream Team. Let Joe & I #makeyourdaymerry !
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*CONTENT WARNING* Child Protection Services & Foster Care around 12:01
Discover THATSAplusONE aka Phillip Wingett's life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon - in the week that he reached 50,000 YouTube subscribers! With more than a decade's worth of experience playing competitive Pokémon VGC, come share in Phillip's tales and, as always, get to know the person behind the Pokémon.
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NateWantsToBattle aka Nathan Sharp performed his incredible song Just Beyond at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships - and that's just one of many, many examples of the musician representing a community of which he's a stalwart part. Discover Nate's fascinating life story and the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years he would choose for his Dream Team - let Nate & I make your day merry!
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*TRIGGER WARNING* for the Pandemic topic: Strained relationship with family members and how to process their loss
For the 80th episode of Chazingdra Chats, what an honour to be joined by Austin John Plays! Discover the person behind the hugely popular gaming tutorials - how gaming represented an escape for Austin, how he pivoted into a successful music career, how it all came together when he started YouTube - a...
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Discover the life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of VGC content creator & competitor DARK TYPE DARSH - let Darsh & I #MakeYourDayMerry!
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Discover the life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of content creator & streamer AWESOMEADAM - let Adam & I #MakeYourDayMerry!
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A is very nearly here! Before we uncover a new chapter of Pokémon lore, it is my honour to welcome on the show the authority on the topic: Lore Keeper Toby. Discover his fascinating life story and the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years he would choose for his Dream Team... Let Toby & I #MakeYourDayMerry!
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Discover the life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of content creator & streamer Diana Mejia - let Diana & I #MakeYourDayMerry ! Please do leave a rating & review if you're enjoying it, they go such a long way and it would mean a huge amount. Thank you!
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It's the *75th* episode of Chazingdra Chats! To celebrate, I am honoured to be joined by MandJTV aka Mikey Groth. Don't miss your chance to discover the life story behind one of the first ever and most successful Pokémon YouTubers, from a fateful day at school seeing a classmate with a Game Boy via juggling content creation with university right up to now, with 2.5+ million subscribers. And as always, find out t...
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Let's round out the Hidden Power Podcast trio on the show with SOULSILVERART! Discover his fascinating life story - his Italian heritage, his passion to create, right up to the present and Hidden Power - and the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years he would choose for his Dream Team. Let Soul & I #makeyourdaymerry !
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Though focusing on competitive play in the video games now, it was collecting the trading cards that gave Becca her start in Pokémon. Come discover her life story and the 6 Pokémon she would choose for her Dream Team - let Becca & I #makeyourdaymerry !
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Chazingdra Chats with ANNA PROSSER, Pokémon World Championships Esports Host for 10 Years & Counting
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What an honour to have Anna Prosser on the show, who this year marked her 10th anniversary of hosting the Pokémon World Championships. Come discover all about her experiences, her fascinating life story - from gaming with her grandma as a child, to her musical background culminating in her stellar performance at Worlds 2025, to her winding job trajectory including serving as consultant on a water park and being...
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Look no further than this video for the most comprehensive insight into a World Champion's story that you could wish for. Thousands of Trainers competed all year long to reach that hallowed position, but it was Giovanni Cischke of the USA that came out on top in 2025. Discover his start with Pokémon watching over his brother's shoulder while he played, how he nearly didn't attempt to qualify for the World Champ...
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Fresh from performing at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships with a 40-piece orchestra, discover the fascinating life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of musician Cam Steady: how his video game rap battles series ultimately paved the way for Worlds, the inspirational people he’s encountered along the way - and how he is at root deeply embedded within the Pokémon community.
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Chazingdra Chats with TORD REKLEV, One of the Greatest Pokémon Trading Card Game Players of All Time
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Winner of no fewer than 5 International Championships, Tord Reklev is regarded by many to be the greatest ever player of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Discover his insights, fascinating life story & the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years that he would choose for his Dream Team.
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Joe Brown & I shared a whole lot of laughs recording this - his infectious enthusiasm is bound to #makeyourdaymerry ! Discover Joe's fascinating life story - how he grew up 'with a video game controller in one hand', being a production assistant on Major League Baseball, two epiphanies he experienced watching the film Inception and attending the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston - and find out the ...
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From initially streaming the Trading Card Game to a 50-hour drive across country with two cats, from sending a random message to hugely popular creator aDrive to casting & hosting events for Pokémon, Valorant & more: discover Sierra Dawn's fascinating life story and the 6 Pokémon she would choose for her Dream Team. Come hang out with Sierra & me and let us #makeyourdaymerry !
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