#6pokemon1lifestory
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
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
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
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!
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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