Chazingdra Chats with CAM STEADY, Musician & Pokémon World Championships Performer

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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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Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for Cam’s RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for: Who are Cam's favourite music artists? What advice would he give to aspiring musicians? What's his favourite music from the Pokémon games? Answers to all these and more lie in store: let the merriment continue! LINKS BELOW

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Videos mentioned: GlitchxCity’s episode - https://youtu.be/PdI1BCszyb4?si=XLCWc3ya8ClNG0kh

Wolfe Glick’s episode - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM?si=3Jetf6Sw1fClhkZv

Cam Steady’s song ‘Mewtwo!’ - https://youtu.be/Lx7M8xzX8k8?si=0r_ZkFoTC84N2GkM

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. You can find me as @Chazingdra on YouTube, X, BlueSky, Instagram & TikTok - on my channel I stream Pokémon games both competitively & casually including Shiny hunting, vlog events I cast, make comedy skits and loads more. And there are now more than 60 episodes of the show featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond - enjoy! All episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

Keep up with Cam on all platforms: @TheCamSteady

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome! 01:53 Creating from the start 13:28 Cam’s 1st Dream Team Pokémon 16:29 Uploading a Pokémon rap to YouTube  25:25 Cam’s 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 28:21 A gateway to close friends 38:38 Cam’s 3rd Dream Team Pokémon  41:11 Side quests  51:18 Cam’s 4th Dream Team Pokémon 52:33 From film school to music 1:01:56 Cam’s 5th Dream Team Pokémon 1:04:37 The Pokémon World Championships 2025 1:18:01 Cam’s 6th Dream Team Pokémon  1:19:51 Cam’s complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:25:46 If Cam were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:27:39 Community questions for Cam 1:39:19 What’s next for Cam? 1:40:30 What advice would Cam give his younger self?  1:42:16 Cam’s Rapidash Round Teaser 1:43:00 Get involved and see you next time!

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