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August 19, 2025 103 mins

#6pokemon1lifestory

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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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! Come be a part of the merriment! 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 Tord online! https://x.com/TordReklev

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome!

01:54 Discovering the Pokémon Trading Card Game

09:07 Tord's 1st Dream Team Pokémon

12:05 The First Ever North American International Championships

22:05 Tord's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon

24:22 The European International Championships

36:18 Tord's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon

37:54 Completing the IC Gauntlet in Brazil

49:53 Tord's 4th Dream Team Pokémon

51:04 Making the World Championships Finals

1:04:28 Tord's 5th Dream Team Pokémon

1:05:18 The European International Championships - Take 2

1:17:02 Tord's 6th Dream Team Pokémon

1:17:29 Tord's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon

1:20:26 If Tord were a Pokémon, what would he be?

1:21:45 Community Questions for Tord

1:36:48 What's next for Tord?

1:37:58 What advice would Tord give his younger self?

1:39:12 Tord's Rapidash Round Teaser

1:40:02 Get involved & see you next time!

Music by Tom Hiom Channel art by Lee 'Osirus' Provost Like/subscribe/notifications animation by mangofree on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/videos/subscribe-button-subscribe-73041/ 

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

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