Chazingdra Chats (A Pokémon Podcast)

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

[email protected]

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

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

[email protected]

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

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

[email protected]

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

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 !

👉 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 Scott? 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

[email protected]

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!

🎬 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

Adam Dorricott - https://youtu.be/WSBvNeJVSgo

Rosemary 'Nekkra' Kelley - https://youtu.be/q2lPhVPcyP4

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

Keep up with Scott's latest - @PKMNostrom on socials

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Welcome!
02:24 Childhood
13:48 Scott's 1st Dream Team Pokémon
17:28 Journey Across America 2006
26:11 Scott's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon
29:30 Competing
39:53 Scott's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon
43:49 Nugget Bridge
54:23 Scott's 4th Dream Team Pokémon
57:03 Early Casting
1:11:27 Scott's 5th Dream Team Pokémon
1:17:06 Pachirisu to Present
1:29:09 Scott's 6th Dream Team Pokémon
1:32:00 Scott's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon
1:33:48 If Scott were a Pokémon, what would he be?
1:34:59 Community Questions for Scott
1:43:34 What's next for Scott?
1:44:03 What advice would Scott give his younger self?
1:46:07 Scott's Rapidash Round Teaser
1:46:44 Get involved!

Music by Tom Hiom
Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

#6Pokemon1LifeStory

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 out the 6 Pokémon she'd choose for her Dream Team. More so than ever for the Holiday Season, let Jahara Jayde & 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!
@Chazingdra across all socials

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

#6pokemon1lifestory

🙏 I'll be taking a break over the holidays - see you in the new year, fantastic guests lined up already! Thank you so much for your support of the channel and show this year, it means more than I can say. Onwards & upwards in 2026! Have a very Happy Holidays, a very Merry Christmas if you celebrate it and sending you the warmest of wishes for the new year!

🔗 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

[email protected]

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 - a pleasure to meet you! I'm a host & commentator for the Pokémon Video Game Championships Series and a content creator.

👀 A range of content & streams on the channel, including plenty of MEGA DIMENSION and Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and the video I've been working on for months - I Commentated the Largest Pokémon Tournament Ever - is OUT NOW! https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI

I'm the first in the world to commentate Pokémon Legends: Z-A battles - check it out here! https://youtu.be/PLLwj7sugmI

🎧 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

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

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

GlitchxCity - https://youtu.be/PdI1BCszyb4

AjentVee - https://youtu.be/VRqqTJqeZDg

Keep up with Jahara's latest and enjoy her brilliant content -  @JaharaJaydeGames on YouTube, @JaharaJayde everywhere else

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Welcome!
03:20 "I scared my little brother but then scared myself as a kid"
09:01 Jahara's 1st Dream Team Pokémon
11:18 "I melted a pot on the stove in high school"
18:24 Jahara's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon
22:19 "I put myself in hospital after going to the gym in college"
31:00 Jahara's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon
33:37 "I lost my host mother's umbrella while studying in Japan"
40:44 Jahara's 4th Dream Team Pokémon
46:38 "My Japanese students thought I was black because I tanned a lot"
53:13 Jahara's 5th Dream Team Pokémon
57:25 "I thought my husband was asking for a truck but he was actually proposing"
1:14:49 Jahara's 6th Dream Team Pokémon
1:17:24 Jahara's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon
1:20:10 If Jahara were a Pokémon, what would she be?
1:21:25 Festive Questions for Jahara
1:26:34 What's next for Jahara?
1:28:58 What advice would Jahara give her younger self?
1:30:28 Jahara's Rapidash Round Teaser
1:31:13 Would Jahara attend Pokémon events?
1:32:19 Get involved!

Music by Tom Hiom
Channel art by Lee 'Osirus' Provost
Like/subscribe/notifications animation by mangofree on Pixabay

Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company International.