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
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!
...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.
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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.
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Discover the incredible life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of Sophchan, from loving to perform as a child to how she navigates her fibromyalgia to being uniquely placed as a bilingual Brazilian esports caster - and how she inspires anyone who doesn't think this industry is for them to chase their dreams.
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Having hosted the podcast It's Super Effective for 15 years, come and discover Steve Sarumi aka PKMNcast's fascinating life story, the origins of his show and what doors it's opened - and, of course, find out the 6 Pokémon most special to Steve over the years he'd choose for his Dream Team.
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*Content Warning* Family disputes and divorce growing up (Topic 1), gang violence (Topic 2)
Motivated above all else by making his mother proud, Joshua Lorcy opens up about the difficult times he experienced growing up, how he channelled his energies into competitive Pokémon and how he learned to be his authentic self. Now an official ambassador for the VGC community, discover his life story, 6 Dream Team Pokémon - and above all th...
Stumbling upon Jrose11's channel is what introduced me to Pokémon YouTube, and I like hundreds of thousands of others have been captivated by his content since the pandemic, beating the very first Pokémon games with every single one of the original 151 Pokémon and compiling a tier list. For the 6th anniversary of these runs, it's an honour and a full-circle moment to feature him on the show: discover his fascinating life story that...
Having sung on the soundtrack for the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, her songs about the series Hazbin Hotel, the game Among Us & more having amassed millions of views on YouTube, discover the fascinating life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of nerdcore musician Chi-Chi!
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A must-listen for anyone with creative aspirations. 'Lightsabers & Fire', "I quit.", 'You Can't Run From Your Calling' - from the chapter headings alone you know you're in for an epic journey with Bonstevawich. Nowadays he provides unofficial voice acting for Pokémon games, we'll see if that's a route the games eventually take - but it's just the latest in a long list of creative endeavours for Steve that include visual effects...
We're kicking off Season 2 of Chazingdra Chats with the fantastic CANDYEVIE, creating animated video essays about all things Pokémon! Come and hear her fascinating life story, from raising butterflies & frogs as a child to starting YouTube with Shiny hunting all the way up to now with her hugely popular channel - and, of course, discover the 6 Pokémon most special to her over the years that she would choose for her Dream Team.....
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!
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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!
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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!
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With a long history in the Pokémon scene, come and discover Scott Glaza's fascinating life story from childhood up to the present as a caster, via 2006's Journey Across America event and co-founding community website Nugget Bridge - and, of course, discover the 6 Pokémon most special to Scott over the years that he'd choose for his Dream Team. Let Scott Glaza & I #MakeYourDayMerry !
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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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