February 5, 2025 • 37 mins
In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Pok3tini, a Pokemon Trainer and enthusiast about everything Pokemon
Pok3tini shares his initial experience with Pokemon starting with watching the Pokemon anime as he followed Ash and Pikachu's adventures. Pok3tini was given Pokemon Yellow for his birthday that further progressed his passion for Pokemon.
Pok3tini would continue to play many of the Pokemon games as they released, finding a particular fondness for Pokemon Gold/Silver. Pok3tini shared what he loved about these games and gives insight into the final battle gainst Red.
Finally, Pok3tini shares his return to Pokemon through both Pokemon GO and collecting Pokemon cards. He gives insight into finally acquiring this special Pokemon card!
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Pok3tini (00:00):
I'm Poka Tini and this is my Pokemon story.
David Hernandez (00:42):
Welcome to as the pokeball turns where we
interview people about theirexperience with Pokemon.
My name is David Hernandez I'mjoined by Pokitini, here to
share his passion for Pokemon.
Pokitini, welcome to the show!
Pok3tini (00:56):
Wow.
Thank you so much for having me,David.
I really appreciate it.
David Hernandez (00:59):
Absolutely, and you know, I know you're very
excited, I'm very excited, we'reall just very excited to Dive
into your journey.
And what I love about yourjourney is you are just like me
almost you started day one and Iwant to ask this question
because you have some photos onyour Instagram.
Pok3tini (01:13):
Oh, absolutely.
David Hernandez (01:14):
of the photos you have is actually you holding
a big Pikachu plushie and whenwe say that, I don't know if you
remember, it's like a huge giantplushie and you're like maybe 7
or 8.
Pok3tini (01:23):
Yes.
maybe in that picture, I wasprobably around five or six
years old.
David Hernandez (01:27):
Okay, because it reminded me of one I had as
well and we got, we got, at thestate fair.
Where did you get that?
Do you remember?
Pok3tini (01:33):
I do not recall, but I do remember, it's actually a
backpack, actually.
It's one of those, it's alittle, it has a little, um,
zipper.
David Hernandez (01:42):
Oh, really?
Pok3tini (01:42):
stuff in it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't really remember when Igot it.
Maybe it could have been aChristmas present or a birthday
present.
I forgot when I got it, but Iwas super excited.
That was actually my firstplushie Pikachu, actually.
David Hernandez (01:54):
Really?
So that was like back whenPokimane was happening.
That was the first plushies yourparents
Pok3tini (01:58):
absolutely.
Yeah.
I, that my first, I think myfirst, maybe one of my first
Pokemon backpacks, I would say.
Yeah.
David Hernandez (02:05):
That's awesome.
What was it like in thoseinitial days when you were young
and Pokemon, was everywhere?
Pok3tini (02:10):
Oh, I see.
It was just one of those, like Iwas in a kid and in a candy
store, basically the fact that,it was a huge craze back when I
was a kid.
all my cousins were playing thegame.
all my classmates were also wereinto it.
It was just a huge craze.
I just remember I got so suckedinto it.
I'm like, Oh, this is.
An awesome franchise and thenwant to be a part of it.
David Hernandez (02:32):
Do you remember?
Like, what got you into it?
Was it like just seeing theenemy on the TV show?
The cards, the games,
Pok3tini (02:37):
So it was, um, my cousins were the ones who
introduced me to it.
there was like, Hey, Martin,there's a show.
You should check it out.
so I started watching the anime.
And I got so into it that I lovethe franchise itself.
I told my parents, I think atthe age of seven, I told her, I
really want to do a Pokemontheme party.
(02:58):
So they're like, Oh yeah, let'sdo it.
So I remember, as a kid.
10 years old, I had a Pokemontheme party, and I always wanted
to get my first Gameboy there.
So, surprisingly enough, one ofmy aunts gave me a Gameboy
Color.
And it was a teal colored aswell.
(03:18):
And my first ever Pokemon game Iever played was Pokemon yellow.
And ever since then, that tookme into a huge craze of Pokemon
and played a lot of games eversince.
It's insane.
It's the same how that, that,version got me into the,
franchise.
And never looked back and I'mlike, wow, it started with, an
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aspiration of becoming the bestPokemon trainer.
And here we are now.
I'm talking to you, talkingabout the love for Pokemon.
It is crazy how one game canchange it all.
David Hernandez (03:49):
Ooh, I love that.
It's amazing how one game canchange everybody's life, man.
That's the, that's the perfectline right
Pok3tini (03:56):
for sure.
but yeah, I played the games,watched the anime, collect the
cards as well.
And I still continue till thisday.
So it's great.
David Hernandez (04:04):
You know, it's kind of cool that your parents
were supportive of you to beable to play Pokemon, because
they even tried to get
Pok3tini (04:09):
Mm hmm.
David Hernandez (04:09):
birthday.
And, you know, keep in mind,this is back when Pokemon first
started, so they don't have,like, the default balloons or
the, like, the party stuff thatwent around.
Like, what do you remember ofthat party?
Like, all your friends comingover?
Like, did your parents, like,have to get kind of creative to
make some of the Pokemon stuff?
Pok3tini (04:24):
Yeah, yeah, They had like little activities, right?
So they had a section where youguess who named that Pokemon.
That's like one game.
And then there's a coloring booksection they did.
And they remember, um, and theywere like, Oh, best coloring
contests.
I remember that.
And then they would have like,Different, cutouts of Pokemon
all over the house, basically.
And I remember also, I also hada birthday cake that had
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different types of Pokemon.
I think it had all the starters.
It had Bulbasaur, Charmander,Squirtle, and then also it had a
Pikachu.
Um, I forgot.
It said Artificial, but it was Idon't remember.
David Hernandez (05:00):
Just let people know it was definitely
unofficial, because this stuffdid not exist back in our day,
Pok3tini (05:04):
Exactly.
But, um, that was the, yeah, itwas a core memory of mine too.
So it was cool to see all myfriends and even my cousins all
come together, you know, for thelove of Pokemon.
It was really cool to see thateveryone all coming together,
sharing that joy.
David Hernandez (05:19):
you know, it's also cool to where I know.
Initially, the enemies wouldintroduce to you and you and
your cousins were kind of divinginto the Pokemon together.
And then of course they gave youPokemon Yellow, which is the
closest game we've ever gottento this day, that resembles the
anime.
Did you feel like when youplayed Pokemon Yellow, that you
were almost like Ash Ketchum,like going through each region,
trying to beat the game, justlike he did?
Pok3tini (05:41):
absolutely.
And so it was funny too.
I would, uh, I remember watchingthe episode of the anime and I
was also along with my ownjourney to, and I would just
kind of like play through it asif I was wearing Ash Ketchum and
it was cool.
Yeah.
I remember going through it,Getting your, getting your
Pikachu.
Oh man.
That thing.
And also you had to beat Garywith his Eevee.
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So it kind of, it feltsimultaneously like you were
playing the game.
While watching the anime, so itwas really cool.
David Hernandez (06:11):
Now, did you try to use Thundershock on Onix
to see if it would work, justlike the anime did?
Pok3tini (06:14):
Oh yeah, absolutely! Yeah, exactly what I did too! I
was like, oh I hope, you know,Thundershock could just help,
and and then somehow like, itwill go off as a sprinkler, and
then rain will down, I beat it,but to, to my dismay, just
knowing that, oh, it was notaffected, I'm like, oh.
So, I need, I need to findanother way to beat this Onix.
David Hernandez (06:38):
It was where's the sprinkler man?
Come on.
It should in right now.
I'm
Pok3tini (06:43):
little did I know that, typings were a thing.
So I had to figure that out.
So, I learned the hard way.
So,
David Hernandez (06:52):
Hmm.
Pok3tini (06:53):
But thankfully, I remember, um, uh, you know how
right before you get thePokeballs on the left side, of
that route of Viridian City,that's where you can get at
least a Mankey or a Nidoran, andthat was, that was the game
changer, where it's like, okay,this person knows, like, a
fighting type move, like DoubleKick, right?
And, I think I was like, okay,let me get this Pokemon, they
(07:14):
look cool, and then that, uh,those Pokemon did help along the
way.
David Hernandez (07:18):
so for me, I didn't really care for making it
all.
And I use Nidoran and Pokemonred, but my go to was always
Butterfree, with confusionbecause I would raise my 10 to,
you know, to get a Butterfreeand learn confusion.
I'd always be the way I beat it.
Brock.
That was the only way I did for
Pok3tini (07:31):
Oh, that's
David Hernandez (07:31):
yellow.
Pok3tini (07:32):
I thought it was the coolest thing to have like a,
bug learning psychic, type move,which is insane.
I'm like, Oh, that's
David Hernandez (07:36):
especially that early on.
I was like, Oh my God, this issuch OP power.
Like it was
Pok3tini (07:40):
OP power.
Right.
David Hernandez (07:42):
but it was,
Pok3tini (07:42):
too, even the, like, in the beginning, like psychics,
the psychotype was such apowerful, like typing in those
days,
David Hernandez (07:49):
when it came to the anime?
What?
Scenes stick out to you when itcame to watching Ash's journey,
like where there's any of yourfavorite episodes that you
enjoyed watching.
Pok3tini (07:55):
I think it's like the main ones, right?
bye bye, Butterfree.
That was the first time a kidcan, you know, kid cry.
I was like, what?
The fact that they also put somelike sad background music too.
I'm like, why, Pokemon?
Why are you making me tearing upat this?
Oh my goodness.
David Hernandez (08:11):
It's such emotion episode.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (08:13):
emotional episode.
The fact that, you know,Caterpie was his first ever
caught Pokemon, right?
Ash and, having your firstPokemon, you know, evolve into
Metapod and then into aButterfree.
you build a strong bondingrelationship with that Pokemon,
and they'll see the let it gobecause of a girl Butterfree.
I'm like, what the?
David Hernandez (08:30):
Right.
Pok3tini (08:31):
Bye bye.
But, um, but Yeah, it was reallysad.
It's just, uh, I just rememberedseeing Pikachu's face crying off
of the cliff while he saidgoodbye.
I'm like, damn, don't go.
David Hernandez (08:41):
And then also keep in mind that even
beforehand when he was on theSSA and, you know, he was
originally traded his Butterfreefor eradicate and he felt
emotional just doing that.
So it was very difficult for himjust to let him go.
Cause he tried before and hecouldn't do it in this.
Pok3tini (08:56):
try and
David Hernandez (08:56):
Was it build up even more to it?
Pok3tini (08:59):
Exactly.
Exactly.
it pulled the heartstrings whenI saw that episode.
David Hernandez (09:05):
Oh my Do you know the episode for me that
pulled the heart strings?
It's gonna be a different one.
I literally cried.
I still cannot watch to thisday.
The one where he almost gave upPikachu.
Pok3tini (09:16):
Oh my gosh.
Yes.
Because
David Hernandez (09:19):
underrated
Pok3tini (09:20):
of a family of two.
David Hernandez (09:21):
Yeah.
Like Pikachu meets is like afull, group of Pikachu in the
wild.
And I guess throughout theepisode, Ash notices Pikachu
having a lot of fun seeingPikachu actually be happy.
And keep in mind, this is.
Yeah.
Pikachu's relationship hadgotten better, but it's still
kind of new and Ash iscontemplating leaving Pikachu
and he literally just saysPikachu stay and run and I can't
(09:41):
watch that part from when heturns back to that episode
because it just it's soemotional for me.
It's such a heartbreakingepisode.
Although in the, you know,eventually Pikachu does come
back, but still.
Pok3tini (09:52):
yeah, I thought honestly, I thought he was going
to actually let him go time.
I'm like, what?
No way.
This is your ace Pokemon andyou're letting that one go?
What?
David Hernandez (10:02):
Now we know what happened to Ash's dad.
We see pattern.
Pok3tini (10:06):
Oh yeah.
Exactly.
David Hernandez (10:15):
Oh gosh.
It was, it was too soon.
Too soon.
Pok3tini (10:19):
Um, but yeah, that, those are, um, that one, even
to, um, when Ash tried to fightagainst Lieutenant Surge too,
when he had that conflict of ifhe should evolve his Pikachu
give that Thunder Stone.
And that was a thing where hehad a tough decision, I know he
wanted to win, but, he's hadthat conflict of if I should
evolve it or not make itstronger, but he's stuck with
(10:39):
his gut.
And then peeked you pullthrough.
David Hernandez (10:41):
Yeah, Pikachu eventually won it, thankfully.
And I think they still kept thatThunderstone if you keep
watching later on.
This is like years later towhere up the Thunderstone again.
And it was kind of a cool homageto think about why Ash kept it
all this time.
You know, you find out Pikachuis the one who wants to be the
strongest Pikachu of all time.
That's why he doesn't want toever evolve.
Pok3tini (10:59):
Oh yeah, I feel like every season 2 he's like
probably level 100, or beyond itevery time.
David Hernandez (11:03):
He should be.
He should be.
Oh
Pok3tini (11:05):
It still, it still baffles me that he lost to Snivy
Snivy from episode, I'm likehow?
In um, the fifth generationBlack Manta.
David Hernandez (11:15):
That whole arc I have beef with, man.
That whole arc is where Istopped watching the anime for a
bit.
Pok3tini (11:22):
I think the same team, the same here too.
I probably didn't stop watchingit that point.
But uh, but yeah, it's crazy.
David Hernandez (11:30):
you know, keep moving forward.
So, you know, eventually, youknow, Pokemon keeps going with
the games.
It came to Johto and Hoenn.
Did you stick with the franchisethroughout?
Pok3tini (11:38):
Oh, absolutely.
So, after Pokemon yellow, play,I had the silver version and my
sister had the gold version, sowe, did our little battles here
and there.
Um,
David Hernandez (11:47):
your sister got in the plane too.
Pok3tini (11:48):
Oh yeah.
I think it was my whole familygot into it.
cousin and my sister got intoit.
she eventually fell off with it,Thankfully I had a sister to
battle with practice with.
I remember using those linkcables.
Oh, here we go.
Fine, man.
Uh, man, kids don't know thestruggle when trading.
It was a thing.
David Hernandez (12:07):
All they know is Wi Fi and we had to use
Pok3tini (12:08):
Wi Fi.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
but yeah, honestly, Jelta isactually one of my favorite
regions.
I like the fact that, you got toplay two regions, you got Kanto
and Johto, and it was just acool experience you feel like a
real Pokemon trainer, battingall the gym leaders you can,
also the Elite Four, and thenafter that I play, uh, Ruby and
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Sapphire.
that was actually a fun, thatwas a fun, I love, I see New
Pokemon too from that region.
Love that.
I did not get myself a Ds, so Iskipped out on Diamond and Pearl
in platinum, and I remember inhigh school, finally got a DSI,
that's when I played a black andwhite.
And I remember that was, thatwas a fun experience too,
playing that world to a wholenew set of Pokemon.
(12:52):
And then after that I didn't geta 3DS.
So I did skipped on the sixth,generation.
So I didn't play X and Y Andthen, unfortunately, I also
missed out on Sun and Moon, butthen I finally got a Switch.
Then I started playing back tothe games again, and then I
played Sword and Shield.
And then Scarlet and Violet now.
(13:13):
And that's my history of mygaming.
David Hernandez (13:16):
that's cool.
So what is it about like Pokemonhas kept you like engage the
entire time because, you know,you've taken some breaks here
and there, obviously, butsomething about franchise
literally keeps you hooked inthroughout your entire life that
you've grown up with.
Pok3tini (13:28):
Oh, it's, I think the creativeness of like building
your own team.
also like, you know, battlingwith each other, trading.
And there's a special connectionto it.
I feel like it's just like, youfeel like it's your own pet, you
know, and you're reading it,reading it.
And I always wished, you know,Pokemon were real, but
thankfully we're, we're gettingthere.
(13:50):
We're pretty much getting therewith this Pokemon Go stuff with
the augmented reality.
could happen eventually.
So, so it's awesome.
so that's, you know, what keepsme going is the fact that you
can, you know, you're creatingnew Pokemon and trying to
collect them all.
It's, that's the gotta catchthem all
David Hernandez (14:04):
Got catch them Pokemon.
theme
Pok3tini (14:07):
Pokemon, right?
So that's what gets me going isjust the fact that you want to
become the very best, like noone ever, ever was.
And you keep going, try catchthem all.
So that's it.
That's, that's what gets megoing.
and also the, what also makes itvery fun is that the community
itself is awesome.
it's amazing to see that we canall come together because this
franchise made this, made ithappen for us.
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So it's.
Really cool to see.
David Hernandez (14:30):
What are some of your favorite Pokemon
Pok3tini (14:32):
There's only one particular Pokemon I always
wanted to have.
So it's, my favorite Pokemon isUmbreon is one of my favorite
Pokemon's,
David Hernandez (14:39):
was about embryo on the mix of your
favorite.
Pok3tini (14:41):
So, like I said, gen two was really one of my,
favorite generations.
I think it's the design ofitself.
I also loved Eevee, but the factthat you can evolve this Pokemon
in Midnight with increasing thefriendship, thought that was
such a cool way to, evolve it aPokemon.
So it was such something newthat I enjoyed, just love the
design of it.
and it's also known as theMoonlight, Pokemon.
(15:02):
if you also don't need to know,I also play the Playano.
So my first ever songs I playedclassically on the Playano was,
uh, Beethoven's MoonlightSonata.
And ever, ever since then, Ijust been hooked into the idea
of Moonlights and MoonlightPokemon.
So that's why Umbreon is one ofmy favorite Pokemons.
David Hernandez (15:20):
that's so cool.
Like, Yeah.
such a cool connection.
So you play Beethoven's a moonnight and then your favorite
Pokemon is also based on themoonlight.
It's a cool connection.
Pok3tini (15:29):
It's such a connection.
Yeah.
So I think I just, ever sincethen, I, you know, what's your
favorite Pokemon?
And that it always falls back tothat.
I know I'm not the only one wholoves Umbreon, everyone loves
it.
That's why it's, that's why it'sso hard, you know, to get all
the cards that are Umbreonrelated because they're hella
expensive, but it's, it's, it'sa cool Pokemon.
That's, that's the reason whythere's such a big love for it.
(15:51):
So,
David Hernandez (15:51):
So funny enough for me, those two SP on embryon,
I didn't care for when theyfirst out.
It wasn't until I play PokemonColiseum
Pok3tini (15:59):
Oh, really?
Okay.
David Hernandez (16:00):
I appreciated him a lot more embryonic course
is more tanky, but I actuallyfell more in love with Espeon
because it just hits hard.
Pok3tini (16:07):
Oh yeah.
special attack, right?
David Hernandez (16:08):
that special attack is huge.
And also just the way it wasdesigned.
Like, I feel like.
Top 10 for me, just because thatgame, and it's kind of cool just
to see how people have thoseconnections with Pokemon, like
for you, it's just because ofthe moonlight and it's just kind
of cool how you connect both thereal world with Pokemon It's
kind of awesome.
Pok3tini (16:27):
Yeah.
And also high, high, highspecial defense.
You know, it's cool.
David Hernandez (16:30):
It's a tank.
It
Pok3tini (16:31):
a little, a tank.
Yeah.
Um, but yeah, I'd love that too.
also my other favorite Pokemontoo.
I also love Dragonite Dragon isalso one of my favorites
David Hernandez (16:40):
to go with classic.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (16:43):
also love Erdos.
Gengar, oh yeah, Gyarados isawesome.
I remember first, we werewatching that episode also in
the anime where, James Magikarpsomehow turns into a Gyarados in
that
David Hernandez (16:55):
Yeah.
Cause he bought it off that guyfor
Pok3tini (16:57):
Oh, for the guy?
David Hernandez (16:58):
Yeah.
And he kicks it saying it wasuseless.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (17:00):
Yeah, exactly.
And all of a sudden, Yeah,
David Hernandez (17:03):
And that's a fun fact.
I think that's the only timeI've ever seen James.
Abuse or be mean to a Pokemoneverything yeah, he's very
caring for his Pokemon That'sthe only time that he's ever
done it I think I don't quote meat the reruns the entire anime
from scratch But still that'sthat's very rare to see James do
that even back then
Pok3tini (17:23):
I remember he kicked it off, right?
He kicks off the, that's hisass.
David Hernandez (17:27):
He keeps it off the little raft.
They were staying on because Ithink they were Stuff they
shipwrecked I think
Pok3tini (17:32):
Yeah,
David Hernandez (18:20):
when it comes to Johto what did you like about
playing those games?
Because I know you said it waslike both multiple games.
Did you also like, you know,facing your former self and also
the gym leaders and all that?
Pok3tini (18:30):
all that was cool and all, but I think that the, and
the final challenge, right.
You, when you face against red,it like, whoa, that's cool.
Like, that's like a whole notherchallenge.
You thought you'd like, you canbeat the champion.
You know, I think, I think Lancewas the champion in that, in
that season.
And, but the fact that there'sa, there's a more to it where
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you go to, it's a melt silver.
that's where you beat.
Red, and you can see his old OGPokemon.
And I think that was a coolthing too.
That's why that also got mehooked.
That there's also, there's afinal boss that you have to
David Hernandez (19:03):
which was your former self.
Yeah, it's
Pok3tini (19:04):
It former self,
David Hernandez (19:05):
biggest twist ever in Pokemon
Pok3tini (19:07):
yeah, exactly.
Oh, that plot twist or spoileralert.
I mean, but I think that's thereason why I enjoyed that game
so much is that, you know,besides, you know, you're
playing two regions, but thefact that you do battle against
your former self.
It's something pretty cool.
David Hernandez (19:24):
me, I always enjoyed the time changes.
Um,
Pok3tini (19:27):
Oh yeah, that's right.
David Hernandez (19:28):
yeah, I was the first time, you know, because,
you know, the SBN embryo werethe first time introduced
evolutions and seeing both thedifference between day and night
was kind of unique for me atthat age at the time.
I didn't get the chance to seenighttime because, you know, I
was younger, so I couldn't stayup as late because I didn't get
to be up to like 8 somethinglike that was very late.
So I can never see nighttimetill I was older.
But it was just kind of cool tosee how much the game could
(19:50):
simply change because of, time Ifeel like that's kind of been
missing lately or just not asnoticeable.
Maybe we take it for granted.
I don't know.
It could be one of the other, Istill wasn't just enjoy those
small little details of just howmuch area can change and you
have to go back.
I know they reintroduced it withblack and white when they did
seasons.
And I just kind of like that howan area can just change based on
whether you change the time orseason or what have you.
Pok3tini (20:12):
I'll give me like two with the legends of Arceus too.
Oh, that's also the game I'llalso play too.
You know how you get Ursa Luna,right?
You have evolve your Ursaringright in the moonlight.
So things like that.
That's pretty cool.
David Hernandez (20:25):
so eventually, you know, you started doing
Pokemon TCG.
you know, you startedcollecting.
Were you always collector, ordid you kind of collect later
on?
Pok3tini (20:32):
so yeah, when I was a kid too, I, I mean, I always
collected, the Pokemon cards.
I remember that I was afascinated about them.
didn't play the game too much.
It was just more of like, Oh,something to collect.
Right.
So instead of baseball cards, Iwas collecting Pokemon cards
when I was a kid.
just trying to collect them all.
But like I said, I had a hiatuswhere I stopped during high
school college days.
I didn't, I stopped.
(20:52):
I think ever since the pandemichappened, Watching other
YouTubers, like pulling cards,the nostalgia of like opening a
pack and pulling the chase cardthat got me back into the, the
hobby itself.
So, um, now, now, now I try tosee a collect, collect all my
favorite cards.
I can, of course, I'm trying tocollect all my Umbreon cards.
David Hernandez (21:13):
Do you try to complete, like, certain sets, or
do you try to, like,
Pok3tini (21:16):
uh,
David Hernandez (21:17):
you like?
Pok3tini (21:18):
there's, I mean, there's some sets I did want to,
like, try to complete.
try to master set the 151.
the Scarlet Violet, which is,something I would like to have.
David Hernandez (21:27):
Some of those are just sick too.
Yeah,
Pok3tini (21:29):
Yeah, it's really cool.
I think every year like artworkis just getting better and
better.
David Hernandez (21:32):
that's what keep saying.
Like some of this artwork, I'mlike, where was this when I was
younger?
Like, I mean, Oh
Pok3tini (21:39):
before, you know, like, you know, probably 10, 20
years time is going to have somelike, hologram cards where
David Hernandez (21:45):
my gosh.
Well,
Pok3tini (21:45):
figures will just pop out, it was going to be
David Hernandez (21:47):
TCG pocket.
Pok3tini (21:51):
exactly.
yeah.
And then ever since I got backinto the hobby, collecting the
cards that I like and stuff.
I think what got me back inlearning to play in the game is,
TCG Pocket.
It's actually back to learningthe game itself, uh, which is
great.
So, I think I liked it, howsimplified it is.
So, it's also pretty quick, So Ithink that's game gave me back
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to learning to play the game.
So, but I love it.
David Hernandez (22:15):
I love TCG pocket too.
Like I was looking forward towhen they'd said they were doing
immersive cars.
I'm like, I'm in.
I I just love artwork.
I wish there was more of it, butyou know, you can't everything,
but even I'm, I open this appevery single day and I'm just
excited to get what I'm going toget.
And I
Pok3tini (22:30):
I need to open a
David Hernandez (22:31):
Yeah, it's great.
It just doesn't, I don't have topay for it.
Pok3tini (22:35):
Oh, yeah, I know.
Right.
And I get to get the little freetwo packs, you know,
David Hernandez (22:39):
Well, don't pay as much.
I should say.
Pok3tini (22:41):
Oh, I know.
I, been guilty about it.
even so I remember when the, thePokemon company, remember they
do every annually, they make anannouncement when they had first
announced about TCG pocket.
I was like, ah, another game.
Just like, uh, virtual Pokemon,Pokemon cards.
Honestly, I was not enticed byit.
I was like, ah, that could justlet it go.
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But I think ever since theyshowing more news about it,
showing all the card artwork init, I'm like, okay, let me give
it a chance.
remember downloading it.
I'm like, oh my gosh, these carslook sick.
I want them all, and it gothooked ever since.
David Hernandez (23:16):
Yep.
And it is the collector side ofit because I feel like Pokemon
TCG online was way more of acompetitive side of things,
which isn't bad, but.
For those who just don't want toreally deal much, or would
rather have the option ofbattling and just want to
collect, Pokemon TCG Pocket fitsthat niche perfectly, because
you can collect, the battling'sthere if you really want to, but
it's not necessary for theexperience compared to TCG
(23:37):
Online.
It's kind of pushed towards itin my opinion.
Pok3tini (23:41):
Yes.
So I get both sides, thecollector part of it and also
just the idea of battling, But Ithink it's more catered to more
of the collectors out there.
So, Yeah.
David Hernandez (23:51):
I want to talk about is your chase card was
your prismatic evolution Umbreonyou got it.
What was finally get that cardafter waiting so long and seeing
other people get it and maybebuild up the story on like what
it is behind it for those whomay not be familiar.
Pok3tini (24:09):
Oh, wow.
Yeah.
So I'm gonna get a littleemotion about it just because
it's just, I can't believe Ijust manifested.
David Hernandez (24:15):
Let's go! Yeah! That's Mm
Pok3tini (24:19):
like I said, my favorite Pokemon was Umbreon.
And I remember when they didintroduce the, terrestrial
festival set, introducing a,skies 2.
0.
And they're just featuring allthe evil evolutions.
I got super excited.
I just was looking forward towhat you're going to do with the
Umbreon card.
when the Pokemon, companyfinally did release the new
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artwork.
I was like, wow, I need to getthis so badly.
I need this card in mycollection right now.
you know, I was waitingpatiently and just getting my,
you know, get my pre orders and,you know, hopefully I get my
box.
and then.
I kid you not David, every timeI would open the app on
Instagram and check my feed, Ijust see people pulling it and
(25:00):
like, Oh, I finally put themovie on our son, or they call
it a Sunbreon because it lookslike a son right behind it.
And I'm like, Oh, he finallypulled it.
You finally pulled it.
And I'm like, I'm like puttingin a fake smile.
I'm like, Oh, good job.
Congratulations.
I'm so happy for you.
I'm like, God damn it.
Wasn't my chance.
Wasn't my turn.
David Hernandez (25:17):
It's like you're like, seething, and
you're sitting with the HappySpace
Pok3tini (25:20):
Oh, I know it exactly.
Oh, now it hurt every time.
Every, every time I saw a post,someone posting about it, a
little part of me just tears upand like, I wish it's mine.
I wish it was mine, but thenafter that, and finally I got
another box.
I told myself I'll.
Purchase another booster box andI did a live where I did.
(25:44):
Uh, I opened two boxes I didn'tget any evolutions.
I did I did get like a secretart rare cards, which are really
cool.
I was like, oh, it's not anevolution, but it's okay But
i'll take what I can so but Ihad one more box.
I'm like, okay, let me save thatbox because I was gonna meet
with my cousins Who also, whointroduced me to the Pokemon.
I was like, Oh, let me open thislast box with them and shout out
(26:08):
to my cousins.
They're honestly huge supportersof me.
And I, appreciate each and everysingle one of them.
And I told myself, I hope, hopethere's this, Umbreon card in
this box.
You know, if not, I was about tolike lose it.
I'm like, I need to change a newfavorite Pokemon I.
I was like, I'm just so tired ofit.
I'm just tired of how expensive,this Pokemon is.
(26:29):
And I need something new becauseit's not, I don't have the
budget for this, this, this newPokemon.
So I remember we went to mycousin's place, we, finally got
together and we just toldourselves, we're going to
manifest it.
We're going to send all thisprayers.
So like, let's go live and see,hopefully we can pull it.
And without a doubt, you know,it finally happened when I
(26:52):
finally pulled the last card andsaw the rainbow border.
I'm like, this could be it.
And I just lost it.
with excitement, I wasjubilated, ecstatic, and super
happy that I finally pulled itand tears of joy just came down
streaming through my face andsaying, I finally did it.
He's got a man infested.
(27:12):
He's got to keep praying, man.
That's prayers do work.
So,
David Hernandez (27:16):
It must be kind of cool to just also have it
around your family who got
Pok3tini (27:19):
oh yeah, it
David Hernandez (27:20):
you and just see the joy.
Yeah,
Pok3tini (27:22):
It's the people that you, you love and who support
you since day one, you know,seeing them, super excited for
me.
It's, it's such an awesomefeeling to have.
So I'm very blessed to have themin my life.
So yeah, I'm not going to getemotional, but it's awesome.
I super happy.
That and super blessed to havethem in my life.
(27:43):
So yeah, I don't know.
I'm lost for words, actually.
David Hernandez (27:47):
dive into that a little bit.
So, like, how has having yourfamily, you know, be such an
essential part within yourjourney as a Pokemon trainer?
How important has they played asa role?
And how much has it impactedyour life over time?
Mm hmm.
Mm hmm.
Pok3tini (28:03):
tremendous.
Honestly, they, the supportthey've given me, you know, and
there's some people out theretoo, like, you know, I know they
have family members who arelike, who don't get about
Pokemon, like, Oh, it's just,you know, it's just a kid's game
or, why would you still continueto, uh, love that franchise?
But honestly, I Pokemon's foreveryone.
It's I think it's universal.
Um, it doesn't matter if you'reone or two years old and if
(28:25):
you're 90 years old or a hundredyears old, it's Pokemon is still
something if you still love itand you do enjoy it, that's
something you should keepholding to you.
what makes it special is that,you know, if your family
supports your love for Pokemon,it's rewarding too.
it's awesome.
It's tremendous.
It's having them, along with youwith the Pokemon journey.
(28:45):
it's hard to explain in words,but it's, it's having, having
that backbone of support for youis, it's a tremendous, it helps
a lot when you, find somethingthat you love or you're
passionate about and have,people that you love supported
with you, it goes a long way.
So I'm, I'm fortunate enough andblessed enough to have a family
who has been there since dayone.
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So I'm truly grateful for them.
David Hernandez (29:11):
And, you know, let's talk about the community
real quick.
Cause you've also had people whowere just as happy to see you
finally get what you're chasing.
Pok3tini (29:17):
Oh yeah.
David Hernandez (29:17):
Like what kind of amazing people have you been
able to meet just
Pok3tini (29:20):
Oh man, I remember,
David Hernandez (29:21):
You
Pok3tini (29:23):
too, I got a, um, a plethora of like, DMs how good
they were congratulating mebecause they all know, all my
friends in the, in thecommunity, they know that I've
been trying to search for thisPokemon, trying to get myself an
Umbreon card and being as anUmbreon fan, like you need this
card in your collection, Yeah, Iwas, I was bombarded by all of
these, uh, congratulations.
(29:44):
And it was, it was alsouplifting and rewarding to see
that, people who out theresupporting your, uh, filing that
chase card for you.
And it's awesome.
So out to all of them out there.
You know who you are.
You all know who you are.
David Hernandez (29:59):
yeah, was there ever that temptation to just buy
the card by itself to, like,give up on trying to a pack and
just like, go ahead and buy itonline.
Pok3tini (30:10):
Yeah, I know.
And there's all, I know it'slike those people that like, why
you just buy the car, Marty?
Like, you know, why you justsave them and just buy the card.
But I think it's the fact, theopening a pack, you know, one of
those things and pulling ityourself.
It's just a, It's a, it's adifferent feeling when you do
that.
So, it just feels like, youknow, when you're, you know,
back when I was a kid, rememberI, I pulled a base set to
(30:30):
Charizard.
Uh, I I remember how excited Iwas that feeling, you know, that
nostalgia feeling of pullingsomething big up a car like
that.
It's just like, oh, like I said,it's hard to describe in words,
but you just got to, you'refeeling the moment and there's a
sense of jubilation in yoursystem.
Uh, it's great.
So I think that's why, and also,I mean, like I said, Umbreon,
(30:52):
it's an expensive Pokemon,right?
It's so high.
And I'm like, why, that's like alot of paychecks to like, you
know, fulfill.
I have other things too.
Uh, financial obligations youhave to do, that's why, uh,
it's, it's rewarding
David Hernandez (31:08):
I think it ties into like a lot of people, why
they are engaged with thefranchise.
You know, you got people whochase the shiny Pokemon, you
know, yes, they probably buy itonline or they could breed it or
whatever, have you, but they'reafter the chase, they want that
experience.
And, you know, for them toexperience the shiny Pokemon for
you, your experience in gettinga card you really wanted.
And for me, I remember the firsttime I ever got, uh, it was the
(31:31):
first time EX, uh, Pokemon cameout and I got my first EX, like
when I opened a random boosterpack and it was a Kingdra EX.
Probably not a good card, but Istill remember it.
And it's those memories that youkind of want to cherish.
Like you, if you had just boughtit, you would have missed out on
this family joining you aroundyou and getting all you know,
DMs and all that.
So there's more to it than just.
(31:52):
Getting the item itself.
It's also getting the experiencethat comes with it, which would
have been robbed.
I think
Pok3tini (31:57):
Yeah, absolutely.
It does bring out the corememory, you're going to have
that last forever now in your,in your memory, right?
It's that having that corememory itself.
It's, something I will, youknow, trade it in the world.
So it's great to have it.
David Hernandez (32:09):
now, if you just want to give me the card
and then you can just go back tochasing again, I don't mind the
chase continues, man.
Pok3tini (32:18):
The chase continues! I sure, I know, of course.
For the moon, it's for the moonbreon too, the other one, the
evolving skies one, my goodness.
Like that's something I don't, Idon't think I'm ever gonna pull
it.
But I might have to be saving upthen.
I guess that's my next one, justto save up for that, actually,
so.
That's an exception that I wouldactually have to pay for because
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there's no way
David Hernandez (32:41):
Oh my gosh.
You never know.
We'll see.
Thanks Cap.
The dreams happen.
Pok3tini (32:44):
dude.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I just got manifested.
Yeah.
You know, positive vibes.
honestly, I was, I was gettingdistraught.
I was gay.
I was getting on the low.
I was like, ah, I've seen peoplepull it.
I'm like, well, I always toldmyself if I'm going to pull it,
that'd be awesome.
So, but I finally came intofruition and here we are talking
about it.
So awesome.
David Hernandez (33:06):
You know, speaking of this experiences, I
know you had a chance to go togo tour, I believe
Pok3tini (33:11):
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
David Hernandez (33:12):
and I want to ask, like, what was it like to
kind of place?
I think if it was near where youare from, or at to it was like
to go to there and be aroundpeople who are playing Pokemon
Pok3tini (33:23):
it was incredible.
Actually.
It, the fact that, go tour, itwas just kind of like right next
door because I also, it was inPasadena.
It's by the Rose bowl.
I remember just the fact thatthere were so many people all
over the world coming to thislocation.
It was really cool.
I think it's exciting.
that's where I met, uh, one ofmy friends there too, from shout
out to, uh, Bobby, yeah, he, hewas there too.
(33:45):
And I remember that's when Ifirst actually met him, uh,
meeting him, the first time, andit was, it was funny because I
was walking by and he was like,There's someone who knows my
name and was actually him andhe's like, wow, that was so
exciting.
And I remember, I remembertaking a picture with him.
So a shout out to you, it wasawesome to meet him and I met
other, other content creatorswho also saw super Danny as
(34:08):
well.
got a picture with her as well.
It was really cool.
got some shinies that I reallywanted to, so it was really
cool.
I think that I got both theshiny de alga and paia.
The, the origin form wheel wasreally cool.
So, I was super, and also the,the fact that they also opened
the field for us too, so they,the football field, they, uh,
(34:28):
opened it up for us to exploreas well, which it was really
cool.
So the fact that I got to walkon the football field was
really.
it was exciting.
David Hernandez (34:36):
Hey, yeah, it's like the go to event sometimes
to meet people.
That's what I love about goingthose live events because you
get to kind of.
Play Pokemon, but just get tomeet fellow Pokemon nerds who
love the as much as you do.
Pok3tini (34:47):
exactly.
It was super fun.
also, I also went to, to, uh,even last year I went to, uh,
New York as well.
I went to go fest when I wasthere
David Hernandez (34:57):
Really?
What
Pok3tini (34:57):
Yeah.
That, that
David Hernandez (34:58):
Yeah.
What was it like to go to NewYork for GO Fest?
Let's
Pok3tini (35:01):
Oh, yeah.
I mean, like those, that was myfirst ever time, uh, to visit
New York.
So, uh, a little overwhelming,but no, it was, it took some
days to, uh.
figure, uh, figure the subwaysystem out.
David Hernandez (35:13):
Yeah.
Little wrong turns and stufflike that.
Pok3tini (35:16):
You got to get lost once, once in a while,
David Hernandez (35:19):
Only once I was going to say you're pretty good
then.
Pok3tini (35:22):
no, no.
I also, when I was back in highschool, I took the subway system
too.
So it isn't, much of adifference.
If need to know, you just got totake your time with it.
Thankful, thankfully, Googlemaps.
You just got to beat, you know,Vigilant, but it does, it gets
confusing.
Just only which direction you'regoing.
So, but it took a while.
(35:42):
It took a learning curve, but Iwas fun at New York.
It was really cool.
It's exciting.
It felt like, uh, experiencing alot or so many people compared
to LA.
So many people, much alldifferent types of walks of life
with people there.
So, uh, but it was fun.
I had a good time in New York atit.
It was a really fun experience.
David Hernandez (36:01):
Well, Pocatini, I want to ask this last question
before we this interview.
If you were going to have a teamof six Pokemon, which six would
you pick?
Pok3tini (36:09):
Oh, man.
let's see here.
definitely not Umbreon.
I'm just kidding.
I'm joking.
course, that he's definitely myace there.
So Umbreon will be there.
yeah, I will have Dragonite.
I would like to have a Dragonitethere.
I would like to have, oh,Gengar.
Let's do some OGs.
(36:30):
I like Gengar, Gyarados.
I do like Greninja.
I do like Greninja.
That's actually favorite.
And one more.
Let's do, uh, a Metagross.
I like a Metagross Metagrosswould be cool.
Yeah, that'd be cool.
David Hernandez (36:45):
Yep.
Well, Pocatini, thank you forcoming on as the Pokeball turns
before you go.
If people want to connect withyou, if they want to check out
your content, where can they goby all means, please plug away
Pok3tini (36:55):
Alright guys, if you guys wanna check me out.
I'm on Instagram.
It's uh, po uh, the e is a, is anumber three and um, I usually
post a lot, some lives reels andpost a lot of con Pokemon
content out there.
Um, and I'm also on Discord aswell.
I am also go.
Pocatini with P O K with anumber three T I N I.
(37:18):
And I'm also on Twitch by don'tstream by just follow people out
there too.
So Twitch, discord, andInstagram.
I'm Poka Tini and this is my Pokemon story.
David Hernandez (00:42):
Welcome to as the pokeball turns where we
interview people about theirexperience with Pokemon.
My name is David Hernandez I'mjoined by Pokitini, here to
share his passion for Pokemon.
Pokitini, welcome to the show!
Pok3tini (00:56):
Wow.
Thank you so much for having me,David.
I really appreciate it.
David Hernandez (00:59):
Absolutely, and you know, I know you're very
excited, I'm very excited, we'reall just very excited to Dive
into your journey.
And what I love about yourjourney is you are just like me
almost you started day one and Iwant to ask this question
because you have some photos onyour Instagram.
Pok3tini (01:13):
Oh, absolutely.
David Hernandez (01:14):
of the photos you have is actually you holding
a big Pikachu plushie and whenwe say that, I don't know if you
remember, it's like a huge giantplushie and you're like maybe 7
or 8.
Pok3tini (01:23):
Yes.
maybe in that picture, I wasprobably around five or six
years old.
David Hernandez (01:27):
Okay, because it reminded me of one I had as
well and we got, we got, at thestate fair.
Where did you get that?
Do you remember?
Pok3tini (01:33):
I do not recall, but I do remember, it's actually a
backpack, actually.
It's one of those, it's alittle, it has a little, um,
zipper.
David Hernandez (01:42):
Oh, really?
Pok3tini (01:42):
stuff in it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I don't really remember when Igot it.
Maybe it could have been aChristmas present or a birthday
present.
I forgot when I got it, but Iwas super excited.
That was actually my firstplushie Pikachu, actually.
David Hernandez (01:54):
Really?
So that was like back whenPokimane was happening.
That was the first plushies yourparents
Pok3tini (01:58):
absolutely.
Yeah.
I, that my first, I think myfirst, maybe one of my first
Pokemon backpacks, I would say.
Yeah.
David Hernandez (02:05):
That's awesome.
What was it like in thoseinitial days when you were young
and Pokemon, was everywhere?
Pok3tini (02:10):
Oh, I see.
It was just one of those, like Iwas in a kid and in a candy
store, basically the fact that,it was a huge craze back when I
was a kid.
all my cousins were playing thegame.
all my classmates were also wereinto it.
It was just a huge craze.
I just remember I got so suckedinto it.
I'm like, Oh, this is.
An awesome franchise and thenwant to be a part of it.
David Hernandez (02:32):
Do you remember?
Like, what got you into it?
Was it like just seeing theenemy on the TV show?
The cards, the games,
Pok3tini (02:37):
So it was, um, my cousins were the ones who
introduced me to it.
there was like, Hey, Martin,there's a show.
You should check it out.
so I started watching the anime.
And I got so into it that I lovethe franchise itself.
I told my parents, I think atthe age of seven, I told her, I
really want to do a Pokemontheme party.
(02:58):
So they're like, Oh yeah, let'sdo it.
So I remember, as a kid.
10 years old, I had a Pokemontheme party, and I always wanted
to get my first Gameboy there.
So, surprisingly enough, one ofmy aunts gave me a Gameboy
Color.
And it was a teal colored aswell.
(03:18):
And my first ever Pokemon game Iever played was Pokemon yellow.
And ever since then, that tookme into a huge craze of Pokemon
and played a lot of games eversince.
It's insane.
It's the same how that, that,version got me into the,
franchise.
And never looked back and I'mlike, wow, it started with, an
(03:39):
aspiration of becoming the bestPokemon trainer.
And here we are now.
I'm talking to you, talkingabout the love for Pokemon.
It is crazy how one game canchange it all.
David Hernandez (03:49):
Ooh, I love that.
It's amazing how one game canchange everybody's life, man.
That's the, that's the perfectline right
Pok3tini (03:56):
for sure.
but yeah, I played the games,watched the anime, collect the
cards as well.
And I still continue till thisday.
So it's great.
David Hernandez (04:04):
You know, it's kind of cool that your parents
were supportive of you to beable to play Pokemon, because
they even tried to get
Pok3tini (04:09):
Mm hmm.
David Hernandez (04:09):
birthday.
And, you know, keep in mind,this is back when Pokemon first
started, so they don't have,like, the default balloons or
the, like, the party stuff thatwent around.
Like, what do you remember ofthat party?
Like, all your friends comingover?
Like, did your parents, like,have to get kind of creative to
make some of the Pokemon stuff?
Pok3tini (04:24):
Yeah, yeah, They had like little activities, right?
So they had a section where youguess who named that Pokemon.
That's like one game.
And then there's a coloring booksection they did.
And they remember, um, and theywere like, Oh, best coloring
contests.
I remember that.
And then they would have like,Different, cutouts of Pokemon
all over the house, basically.
And I remember also, I also hada birthday cake that had
(04:46):
different types of Pokemon.
I think it had all the starters.
It had Bulbasaur, Charmander,Squirtle, and then also it had a
Pikachu.
Um, I forgot.
It said Artificial, but it was Idon't remember.
David Hernandez (05:00):
Just let people know it was definitely
unofficial, because this stuffdid not exist back in our day,
Pok3tini (05:04):
Exactly.
But, um, that was the, yeah, itwas a core memory of mine too.
So it was cool to see all myfriends and even my cousins all
come together, you know, for thelove of Pokemon.
It was really cool to see thateveryone all coming together,
sharing that joy.
David Hernandez (05:19):
you know, it's also cool to where I know.
Initially, the enemies wouldintroduce to you and you and
your cousins were kind of divinginto the Pokemon together.
And then of course they gave youPokemon Yellow, which is the
closest game we've ever gottento this day, that resembles the
anime.
Did you feel like when youplayed Pokemon Yellow, that you
were almost like Ash Ketchum,like going through each region,
trying to beat the game, justlike he did?
Pok3tini (05:41):
absolutely.
And so it was funny too.
I would, uh, I remember watchingthe episode of the anime and I
was also along with my ownjourney to, and I would just
kind of like play through it asif I was wearing Ash Ketchum and
it was cool.
Yeah.
I remember going through it,Getting your, getting your
Pikachu.
Oh man.
That thing.
And also you had to beat Garywith his Eevee.
(06:04):
So it kind of, it feltsimultaneously like you were
playing the game.
While watching the anime, so itwas really cool.
David Hernandez (06:11):
Now, did you try to use Thundershock on Onix
to see if it would work, justlike the anime did?
Pok3tini (06:14):
Oh yeah, absolutely! Yeah, exactly what I did too! I
was like, oh I hope, you know,Thundershock could just help,
and and then somehow like, itwill go off as a sprinkler, and
then rain will down, I beat it,but to, to my dismay, just
knowing that, oh, it was notaffected, I'm like, oh.
So, I need, I need to findanother way to beat this Onix.
David Hernandez (06:38):
It was where's the sprinkler man?
Come on.
It should in right now.
I'm
Pok3tini (06:43):
little did I know that, typings were a thing.
So I had to figure that out.
So, I learned the hard way.
So,
David Hernandez (06:52):
Hmm.
Pok3tini (06:53):
But thankfully, I remember, um, uh, you know how
right before you get thePokeballs on the left side, of
that route of Viridian City,that's where you can get at
least a Mankey or a Nidoran, andthat was, that was the game
changer, where it's like, okay,this person knows, like, a
fighting type move, like DoubleKick, right?
And, I think I was like, okay,let me get this Pokemon, they
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look cool, and then that, uh,those Pokemon did help along the
way.
David Hernandez (07:18):
so for me, I didn't really care for making it
all.
And I use Nidoran and Pokemonred, but my go to was always
Butterfree, with confusionbecause I would raise my 10 to,
you know, to get a Butterfreeand learn confusion.
I'd always be the way I beat it.
Brock.
That was the only way I did for
Pok3tini (07:31):
Oh, that's
David Hernandez (07:31):
yellow.
Pok3tini (07:32):
I thought it was the coolest thing to have like a,
bug learning psychic, type move,which is insane.
I'm like, Oh, that's
David Hernandez (07:36):
especially that early on.
I was like, Oh my God, this issuch OP power.
Like it was
Pok3tini (07:40):
OP power.
Right.
David Hernandez (07:42):
but it was,
Pok3tini (07:42):
too, even the, like, in the beginning, like psychics,
the psychotype was such apowerful, like typing in those
days,
David Hernandez (07:49):
when it came to the anime?
What?
Scenes stick out to you when itcame to watching Ash's journey,
like where there's any of yourfavorite episodes that you
enjoyed watching.
Pok3tini (07:55):
I think it's like the main ones, right?
bye bye, Butterfree.
That was the first time a kidcan, you know, kid cry.
I was like, what?
The fact that they also put somelike sad background music too.
I'm like, why, Pokemon?
Why are you making me tearing upat this?
Oh my goodness.
David Hernandez (08:11):
It's such emotion episode.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (08:13):
emotional episode.
The fact that, you know,Caterpie was his first ever
caught Pokemon, right?
Ash and, having your firstPokemon, you know, evolve into
Metapod and then into aButterfree.
you build a strong bondingrelationship with that Pokemon,
and they'll see the let it gobecause of a girl Butterfree.
I'm like, what the?
David Hernandez (08:30):
Right.
Pok3tini (08:31):
Bye bye.
But, um, but Yeah, it was reallysad.
It's just, uh, I just rememberedseeing Pikachu's face crying off
of the cliff while he saidgoodbye.
I'm like, damn, don't go.
David Hernandez (08:41):
And then also keep in mind that even
beforehand when he was on theSSA and, you know, he was
originally traded his Butterfreefor eradicate and he felt
emotional just doing that.
So it was very difficult for himjust to let him go.
Cause he tried before and hecouldn't do it in this.
Pok3tini (08:56):
try and
David Hernandez (08:56):
Was it build up even more to it?
Pok3tini (08:59):
Exactly.
Exactly.
it pulled the heartstrings whenI saw that episode.
David Hernandez (09:05):
Oh my Do you know the episode for me that
pulled the heart strings?
It's gonna be a different one.
I literally cried.
I still cannot watch to thisday.
The one where he almost gave upPikachu.
Pok3tini (09:16):
Oh my gosh.
Yes.
Because
David Hernandez (09:19):
underrated
Pok3tini (09:20):
of a family of two.
David Hernandez (09:21):
Yeah.
Like Pikachu meets is like afull, group of Pikachu in the
wild.
And I guess throughout theepisode, Ash notices Pikachu
having a lot of fun seeingPikachu actually be happy.
And keep in mind, this is.
Yeah.
Pikachu's relationship hadgotten better, but it's still
kind of new and Ash iscontemplating leaving Pikachu
and he literally just saysPikachu stay and run and I can't
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watch that part from when heturns back to that episode
because it just it's soemotional for me.
It's such a heartbreakingepisode.
Although in the, you know,eventually Pikachu does come
back, but still.
Pok3tini (09:52):
yeah, I thought honestly, I thought he was going
to actually let him go time.
I'm like, what?
No way.
This is your ace Pokemon andyou're letting that one go?
What?
David Hernandez (10:02):
Now we know what happened to Ash's dad.
We see pattern.
Pok3tini (10:06):
Oh yeah.
Exactly.
David Hernandez (10:15):
Oh gosh.
It was, it was too soon.
Too soon.
Pok3tini (10:19):
Um, but yeah, that, those are, um, that one, even
to, um, when Ash tried to fightagainst Lieutenant Surge too,
when he had that conflict of ifhe should evolve his Pikachu
give that Thunder Stone.
And that was a thing where hehad a tough decision, I know he
wanted to win, but, he's hadthat conflict of if I should
evolve it or not make itstronger, but he's stuck with
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his gut.
And then peeked you pullthrough.
David Hernandez (10:41):
Yeah, Pikachu eventually won it, thankfully.
And I think they still kept thatThunderstone if you keep
watching later on.
This is like years later towhere up the Thunderstone again.
And it was kind of a cool homageto think about why Ash kept it
all this time.
You know, you find out Pikachuis the one who wants to be the
strongest Pikachu of all time.
That's why he doesn't want toever evolve.
Pok3tini (10:59):
Oh yeah, I feel like every season 2 he's like
probably level 100, or beyond itevery time.
David Hernandez (11:03):
He should be.
He should be.
Oh
Pok3tini (11:05):
It still, it still baffles me that he lost to Snivy
Snivy from episode, I'm likehow?
In um, the fifth generationBlack Manta.
David Hernandez (11:15):
That whole arc I have beef with, man.
That whole arc is where Istopped watching the anime for a
bit.
Pok3tini (11:22):
I think the same team, the same here too.
I probably didn't stop watchingit that point.
But uh, but yeah, it's crazy.
David Hernandez (11:30):
you know, keep moving forward.
So, you know, eventually, youknow, Pokemon keeps going with
the games.
It came to Johto and Hoenn.
Did you stick with the franchisethroughout?
Pok3tini (11:38):
Oh, absolutely.
So, after Pokemon yellow, play,I had the silver version and my
sister had the gold version, sowe, did our little battles here
and there.
Um,
David Hernandez (11:47):
your sister got in the plane too.
Pok3tini (11:48):
Oh yeah.
I think it was my whole familygot into it.
cousin and my sister got intoit.
she eventually fell off with it,Thankfully I had a sister to
battle with practice with.
I remember using those linkcables.
Oh, here we go.
Fine, man.
Uh, man, kids don't know thestruggle when trading.
It was a thing.
David Hernandez (12:07):
All they know is Wi Fi and we had to use
Pok3tini (12:08):
Wi Fi.
Yeah, exactly.
Exactly.
but yeah, honestly, Jelta isactually one of my favorite
regions.
I like the fact that, you got toplay two regions, you got Kanto
and Johto, and it was just acool experience you feel like a
real Pokemon trainer, battingall the gym leaders you can,
also the Elite Four, and thenafter that I play, uh, Ruby and
(12:30):
Sapphire.
that was actually a fun, thatwas a fun, I love, I see New
Pokemon too from that region.
Love that.
I did not get myself a Ds, so Iskipped out on Diamond and Pearl
in platinum, and I remember inhigh school, finally got a DSI,
that's when I played a black andwhite.
And I remember that was, thatwas a fun experience too,
playing that world to a wholenew set of Pokemon.
(12:52):
And then after that I didn't geta 3DS.
So I did skipped on the sixth,generation.
So I didn't play X and Y Andthen, unfortunately, I also
missed out on Sun and Moon, butthen I finally got a Switch.
Then I started playing back tothe games again, and then I
played Sword and Shield.
And then Scarlet and Violet now.
(13:13):
And that's my history of mygaming.
David Hernandez (13:16):
that's cool.
So what is it about like Pokemonhas kept you like engage the
entire time because, you know,you've taken some breaks here
and there, obviously, butsomething about franchise
literally keeps you hooked inthroughout your entire life that
you've grown up with.
Pok3tini (13:28):
Oh, it's, I think the creativeness of like building
your own team.
also like, you know, battlingwith each other, trading.
And there's a special connectionto it.
I feel like it's just like, youfeel like it's your own pet, you
know, and you're reading it,reading it.
And I always wished, you know,Pokemon were real, but
thankfully we're, we're gettingthere.
(13:50):
We're pretty much getting therewith this Pokemon Go stuff with
the augmented reality.
could happen eventually.
So, so it's awesome.
so that's, you know, what keepsme going is the fact that you
can, you know, you're creatingnew Pokemon and trying to
collect them all.
It's, that's the gotta catchthem all
David Hernandez (14:04):
Got catch them Pokemon.
theme
Pok3tini (14:07):
Pokemon, right?
So that's what gets me going isjust the fact that you want to
become the very best, like noone ever, ever was.
And you keep going, try catchthem all.
So that's it.
That's, that's what gets megoing.
and also the, what also makes itvery fun is that the community
itself is awesome.
it's amazing to see that we canall come together because this
franchise made this, made ithappen for us.
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So it's.
Really cool to see.
David Hernandez (14:30):
What are some of your favorite Pokemon
Pok3tini (14:32):
There's only one particular Pokemon I always
wanted to have.
So it's, my favorite Pokemon isUmbreon is one of my favorite
Pokemon's,
David Hernandez (14:39):
was about embryo on the mix of your
favorite.
Pok3tini (14:41):
So, like I said, gen two was really one of my,
favorite generations.
I think it's the design ofitself.
I also loved Eevee, but the factthat you can evolve this Pokemon
in Midnight with increasing thefriendship, thought that was
such a cool way to, evolve it aPokemon.
So it was such something newthat I enjoyed, just love the
design of it.
and it's also known as theMoonlight, Pokemon.
(15:02):
if you also don't need to know,I also play the Playano.
So my first ever songs I playedclassically on the Playano was,
uh, Beethoven's MoonlightSonata.
And ever, ever since then, Ijust been hooked into the idea
of Moonlights and MoonlightPokemon.
So that's why Umbreon is one ofmy favorite Pokemons.
David Hernandez (15:20):
that's so cool.
Like, Yeah.
such a cool connection.
So you play Beethoven's a moonnight and then your favorite
Pokemon is also based on themoonlight.
It's a cool connection.
Pok3tini (15:29):
It's such a connection.
Yeah.
So I think I just, ever sincethen, I, you know, what's your
favorite Pokemon?
And that it always falls back tothat.
I know I'm not the only one wholoves Umbreon, everyone loves
it.
That's why it's, that's why it'sso hard, you know, to get all
the cards that are Umbreonrelated because they're hella
expensive, but it's, it's, it'sa cool Pokemon.
That's, that's the reason whythere's such a big love for it.
(15:51):
So,
David Hernandez (15:51):
So funny enough for me, those two SP on embryon,
I didn't care for when theyfirst out.
It wasn't until I play PokemonColiseum
Pok3tini (15:59):
Oh, really?
Okay.
David Hernandez (16:00):
I appreciated him a lot more embryonic course
is more tanky, but I actuallyfell more in love with Espeon
because it just hits hard.
Pok3tini (16:07):
Oh yeah.
special attack, right?
David Hernandez (16:08):
that special attack is huge.
And also just the way it wasdesigned.
Like, I feel like.
Top 10 for me, just because thatgame, and it's kind of cool just
to see how people have thoseconnections with Pokemon, like
for you, it's just because ofthe moonlight and it's just kind
of cool how you connect both thereal world with Pokemon It's
kind of awesome.
Pok3tini (16:27):
Yeah.
And also high, high, highspecial defense.
You know, it's cool.
David Hernandez (16:30):
It's a tank.
It
Pok3tini (16:31):
a little, a tank.
Yeah.
Um, but yeah, I'd love that too.
also my other favorite Pokemontoo.
I also love Dragonite Dragon isalso one of my favorites
David Hernandez (16:40):
to go with classic.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (16:43):
also love Erdos.
Gengar, oh yeah, Gyarados isawesome.
I remember first, we werewatching that episode also in
the anime where, James Magikarpsomehow turns into a Gyarados in
that
David Hernandez (16:55):
Yeah.
Cause he bought it off that guyfor
Pok3tini (16:57):
Oh, for the guy?
David Hernandez (16:58):
Yeah.
And he kicks it saying it wasuseless.
Yeah.
Pok3tini (17:00):
Yeah, exactly.
And all of a sudden, Yeah,
David Hernandez (17:03):
And that's a fun fact.
I think that's the only timeI've ever seen James.
Abuse or be mean to a Pokemoneverything yeah, he's very
caring for his Pokemon That'sthe only time that he's ever
done it I think I don't quote meat the reruns the entire anime
from scratch But still that'sthat's very rare to see James do
that even back then
Pok3tini (17:23):
I remember he kicked it off, right?
He kicks off the, that's hisass.
David Hernandez (17:27):
He keeps it off the little raft.
They were staying on because Ithink they were Stuff they
shipwrecked I think
Pok3tini (17:32):
Yeah,
David Hernandez (18:20):
when it comes to Johto what did you like about
playing those games?
Because I know you said it waslike both multiple games.
Did you also like, you know,facing your former self and also
the gym leaders and all that?
Pok3tini (18:30):
all that was cool and all, but I think that the, and
the final challenge, right.
You, when you face against red,it like, whoa, that's cool.
Like, that's like a whole notherchallenge.
You thought you'd like, you canbeat the champion.
You know, I think, I think Lancewas the champion in that, in
that season.
And, but the fact that there'sa, there's a more to it where
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you go to, it's a melt silver.
that's where you beat.
Red, and you can see his old OGPokemon.
And I think that was a coolthing too.
That's why that also got mehooked.
That there's also, there's afinal boss that you have to
David Hernandez (19:03):
which was your former self.
Yeah, it's
Pok3tini (19:04):
It former self,
David Hernandez (19:05):
biggest twist ever in Pokemon
Pok3tini (19:07):
yeah, exactly.
Oh, that plot twist or spoileralert.
I mean, but I think that's thereason why I enjoyed that game
so much is that, you know,besides, you know, you're
playing two regions, but thefact that you do battle against
your former self.
It's something pretty cool.
David Hernandez (19:24):
me, I always enjoyed the time changes.
Um,
Pok3tini (19:27):
Oh yeah, that's right.
David Hernandez (19:28):
yeah, I was the first time, you know, because,
you know, the SBN embryo werethe first time introduced
evolutions and seeing both thedifference between day and night
was kind of unique for me atthat age at the time.
I didn't get the chance to seenighttime because, you know, I
was younger, so I couldn't stayup as late because I didn't get
to be up to like 8 somethinglike that was very late.
So I can never see nighttimetill I was older.
But it was just kind of cool tosee how much the game could
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simply change because of, time Ifeel like that's kind of been
missing lately or just not asnoticeable.
Maybe we take it for granted.
I don't know.
It could be one of the other, Istill wasn't just enjoy those
small little details of just howmuch area can change and you
have to go back.
I know they reintroduced it withblack and white when they did
seasons.
And I just kind of like that howan area can just change based on
whether you change the time orseason or what have you.
Pok3tini (20:12):
I'll give me like two with the legends of Arceus too.
Oh, that's also the game I'llalso play too.
You know how you get Ursa Luna,right?
You have evolve your Ursaringright in the moonlight.
So things like that.
That's pretty cool.
David Hernandez (20:25):
so eventually, you know, you started doing
Pokemon TCG.
you know, you startedcollecting.
Were you always collector, ordid you kind of collect later
on?
Pok3tini (20:32):
so yeah, when I was a kid too, I, I mean, I always
collected, the Pokemon cards.
I remember that I was afascinated about them.
didn't play the game too much.
It was just more of like, Oh,something to collect.
Right.
So instead of baseball cards, Iwas collecting Pokemon cards
when I was a kid.
just trying to collect them all.
But like I said, I had a hiatuswhere I stopped during high
school college days.
I didn't, I stopped.
(20:52):
I think ever since the pandemichappened, Watching other
YouTubers, like pulling cards,the nostalgia of like opening a
pack and pulling the chase cardthat got me back into the, the
hobby itself.
So, um, now, now, now I try tosee a collect, collect all my
favorite cards.
I can, of course, I'm trying tocollect all my Umbreon cards.
David Hernandez (21:13):
Do you try to complete, like, certain sets, or
do you try to, like,
Pok3tini (21:16):
uh,
David Hernandez (21:17):
you like?
Pok3tini (21:18):
there's, I mean, there's some sets I did want to,
like, try to complete.
try to master set the 151.
the Scarlet Violet, which is,something I would like to have.
David Hernandez (21:27):
Some of those are just sick too.
Yeah,
Pok3tini (21:29):
Yeah, it's really cool.
I think every year like artworkis just getting better and
better.
David Hernandez (21:32):
that's what keep saying.
Like some of this artwork, I'mlike, where was this when I was
younger?
Like, I mean, Oh
Pok3tini (21:39):
before, you know, like, you know, probably 10, 20
years time is going to have somelike, hologram cards where
David Hernandez (21:45):
my gosh.
Well,
Pok3tini (21:45):
figures will just pop out, it was going to be
David Hernandez (21:47):
TCG pocket.
Pok3tini (21:51):
exactly.
yeah.
And then ever since I got backinto the hobby, collecting the
cards that I like and stuff.
I think what got me back inlearning to play in the game is,
TCG Pocket.
It's actually back to learningthe game itself, uh, which is
great.
So, I think I liked it, howsimplified it is.
So, it's also pretty quick, So Ithink that's game gave me back
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to learning to play the game.
So, but I love it.
David Hernandez (22:15):
I love TCG pocket too.
Like I was looking forward towhen they'd said they were doing
immersive cars.
I'm like, I'm in.
I I just love artwork.
I wish there was more of it, butyou know, you can't everything,
but even I'm, I open this appevery single day and I'm just
excited to get what I'm going toget.
And I
Pok3tini (22:30):
I need to open a
David Hernandez (22:31):
Yeah, it's great.
It just doesn't, I don't have topay for it.
Pok3tini (22:35):
Oh, yeah, I know.
Right.
And I get to get the little freetwo packs, you know,
David Hernandez (22:39):
Well, don't pay as much.
I should say.
Pok3tini (22:41):
Oh, I know.
I, been guilty about it.
even so I remember when the, thePokemon company, remember they
do every annually, they make anannouncement when they had first
announced about TCG pocket.
I was like, ah, another game.
Just like, uh, virtual Pokemon,Pokemon cards.
Honestly, I was not enticed byit.
I was like, ah, that could justlet it go.
(23:02):
But I think ever since theyshowing more news about it,
showing all the card artwork init, I'm like, okay, let me give
it a chance.
remember downloading it.
I'm like, oh my gosh, these carslook sick.
I want them all, and it gothooked ever since.
David Hernandez (23:16):
Yep.
And it is the collector side ofit because I feel like Pokemon
TCG online was way more of acompetitive side of things,
which isn't bad, but.
For those who just don't want toreally deal much, or would
rather have the option ofbattling and just want to
collect, Pokemon TCG Pocket fitsthat niche perfectly, because
you can collect, the battling'sthere if you really want to, but
it's not necessary for theexperience compared to TCG
(23:37):
Online.
It's kind of pushed towards itin my opinion.
Pok3tini (23:41):
Yes.
So I get both sides, thecollector part of it and also
just the idea of battling, But Ithink it's more catered to more
of the collectors out there.
So, Yeah.
David Hernandez (23:51):
I want to talk about is your chase card was
your prismatic evolution Umbreonyou got it.
What was finally get that cardafter waiting so long and seeing
other people get it and maybebuild up the story on like what
it is behind it for those whomay not be familiar.
Pok3tini (24:09):
Oh, wow.
Yeah.
So I'm gonna get a littleemotion about it just because
it's just, I can't believe Ijust manifested.
David Hernandez (24:15):
Let's go! Yeah! That's Mm
Pok3tini (24:19):
like I said, my favorite Pokemon was Umbreon.
And I remember when they didintroduce the, terrestrial
festival set, introducing a,skies 2.
0.
And they're just featuring allthe evil evolutions.
I got super excited.
I just was looking forward towhat you're going to do with the
Umbreon card.
when the Pokemon, companyfinally did release the new
(24:40):
artwork.
I was like, wow, I need to getthis so badly.
I need this card in mycollection right now.
you know, I was waitingpatiently and just getting my,
you know, get my pre orders and,you know, hopefully I get my
box.
and then.
I kid you not David, every timeI would open the app on
Instagram and check my feed, Ijust see people pulling it and
(25:00):
like, Oh, I finally put themovie on our son, or they call
it a Sunbreon because it lookslike a son right behind it.
And I'm like, Oh, he finallypulled it.
You finally pulled it.
And I'm like, I'm like puttingin a fake smile.
I'm like, Oh, good job.
Congratulations.
I'm so happy for you.
I'm like, God damn it.
Wasn't my chance.
Wasn't my turn.
David Hernandez (25:17):
It's like you're like, seething, and
you're sitting with the HappySpace
Pok3tini (25:20):
Oh, I know it exactly.
Oh, now it hurt every time.
Every, every time I saw a post,someone posting about it, a
little part of me just tears upand like, I wish it's mine.
I wish it was mine, but thenafter that, and finally I got
another box.
I told myself I'll.
Purchase another booster box andI did a live where I did.
(25:44):
Uh, I opened two boxes I didn'tget any evolutions.
I did I did get like a secretart rare cards, which are really
cool.
I was like, oh, it's not anevolution, but it's okay But
i'll take what I can so but Ihad one more box.
I'm like, okay, let me save thatbox because I was gonna meet
with my cousins Who also, whointroduced me to the Pokemon.
I was like, Oh, let me open thislast box with them and shout out
(26:08):
to my cousins.
They're honestly huge supportersof me.
And I, appreciate each and everysingle one of them.
And I told myself, I hope, hopethere's this, Umbreon card in
this box.
You know, if not, I was about tolike lose it.
I'm like, I need to change a newfavorite Pokemon I.
I was like, I'm just so tired ofit.
I'm just tired of how expensive,this Pokemon is.
(26:29):
And I need something new becauseit's not, I don't have the
budget for this, this, this newPokemon.
So I remember we went to mycousin's place, we, finally got
together and we just toldourselves, we're going to
manifest it.
We're going to send all thisprayers.
So like, let's go live and see,hopefully we can pull it.
And without a doubt, you know,it finally happened when I
(26:52):
finally pulled the last card andsaw the rainbow border.
I'm like, this could be it.
And I just lost it.
with excitement, I wasjubilated, ecstatic, and super
happy that I finally pulled itand tears of joy just came down
streaming through my face andsaying, I finally did it.
He's got a man infested.
(27:12):
He's got to keep praying, man.
That's prayers do work.
So,
David Hernandez (27:16):
It must be kind of cool to just also have it
around your family who got
Pok3tini (27:19):
oh yeah, it
David Hernandez (27:20):
you and just see the joy.
Yeah,
Pok3tini (27:22):
It's the people that you, you love and who support
you since day one, you know,seeing them, super excited for
me.
It's, it's such an awesomefeeling to have.
So I'm very blessed to have themin my life.
So yeah, I'm not going to getemotional, but it's awesome.
I super happy.
That and super blessed to havethem in my life.
(27:43):
So yeah, I don't know.
I'm lost for words, actually.
David Hernandez (27:47):
dive into that a little bit.
So, like, how has having yourfamily, you know, be such an
essential part within yourjourney as a Pokemon trainer?
How important has they played asa role?
And how much has it impactedyour life over time?
Mm hmm.
Mm hmm.
Pok3tini (28:03):
tremendous.
Honestly, they, the supportthey've given me, you know, and
there's some people out theretoo, like, you know, I know they
have family members who arelike, who don't get about
Pokemon, like, Oh, it's just,you know, it's just a kid's game
or, why would you still continueto, uh, love that franchise?
But honestly, I Pokemon's foreveryone.
It's I think it's universal.
Um, it doesn't matter if you'reone or two years old and if
(28:25):
you're 90 years old or a hundredyears old, it's Pokemon is still
something if you still love itand you do enjoy it, that's
something you should keepholding to you.
what makes it special is that,you know, if your family
supports your love for Pokemon,it's rewarding too.
it's awesome.
It's tremendous.
It's having them, along with youwith the Pokemon journey.
(28:45):
it's hard to explain in words,but it's, it's having, having
that backbone of support for youis, it's a tremendous, it helps
a lot when you, find somethingthat you love or you're
passionate about and have,people that you love supported
with you, it goes a long way.
So I'm, I'm fortunate enough andblessed enough to have a family
who has been there since dayone.
(29:08):
So I'm truly grateful for them.
David Hernandez (29:11):
And, you know, let's talk about the community
real quick.
Cause you've also had people whowere just as happy to see you
finally get what you're chasing.
Pok3tini (29:17):
Oh yeah.
David Hernandez (29:17):
Like what kind of amazing people have you been
able to meet just
Pok3tini (29:20):
Oh man, I remember,
David Hernandez (29:21):
You
Pok3tini (29:23):
too, I got a, um, a plethora of like, DMs how good
they were congratulating mebecause they all know, all my
friends in the, in thecommunity, they know that I've
been trying to search for thisPokemon, trying to get myself an
Umbreon card and being as anUmbreon fan, like you need this
card in your collection, Yeah, Iwas, I was bombarded by all of
these, uh, congratulations.
(29:44):
And it was, it was alsouplifting and rewarding to see
that, people who out theresupporting your, uh, filing that
chase card for you.
And it's awesome.
So out to all of them out there.
You know who you are.
You all know who you are.
David Hernandez (29:59):
yeah, was there ever that temptation to just buy
the card by itself to, like,give up on trying to a pack and
just like, go ahead and buy itonline.
Pok3tini (30:10):
Yeah, I know.
And there's all, I know it'slike those people that like, why
you just buy the car, Marty?
Like, you know, why you justsave them and just buy the card.
But I think it's the fact, theopening a pack, you know, one of
those things and pulling ityourself.
It's just a, It's a, it's adifferent feeling when you do
that.
So, it just feels like, youknow, when you're, you know,
back when I was a kid, rememberI, I pulled a base set to
(30:30):
Charizard.
Uh, I I remember how excited Iwas that feeling, you know, that
nostalgia feeling of pullingsomething big up a car like
that.
It's just like, oh, like I said,it's hard to describe in words,
but you just got to, you'refeeling the moment and there's a
sense of jubilation in yoursystem.
Uh, it's great.
So I think that's why, and also,I mean, like I said, Umbreon,
(30:52):
it's an expensive Pokemon,right?
It's so high.
And I'm like, why, that's like alot of paychecks to like, you
know, fulfill.
I have other things too.
Uh, financial obligations youhave to do, that's why, uh,
it's, it's rewarding
David Hernandez (31:08):
I think it ties into like a lot of people, why
they are engaged with thefranchise.
You know, you got people whochase the shiny Pokemon, you
know, yes, they probably buy itonline or they could breed it or
whatever, have you, but they'reafter the chase, they want that
experience.
And, you know, for them toexperience the shiny Pokemon for
you, your experience in gettinga card you really wanted.
And for me, I remember the firsttime I ever got, uh, it was the
(31:31):
first time EX, uh, Pokemon cameout and I got my first EX, like
when I opened a random boosterpack and it was a Kingdra EX.
Probably not a good card, but Istill remember it.
And it's those memories that youkind of want to cherish.
Like you, if you had just boughtit, you would have missed out on
this family joining you aroundyou and getting all you know,
DMs and all that.
So there's more to it than just.
(31:52):
Getting the item itself.
It's also getting the experiencethat comes with it, which would
have been robbed.
I think
Pok3tini (31:57):
Yeah, absolutely.
It does bring out the corememory, you're going to have
that last forever now in your,in your memory, right?
It's that having that corememory itself.
It's, something I will, youknow, trade it in the world.
So it's great to have it.
David Hernandez (32:09):
now, if you just want to give me the card
and then you can just go back tochasing again, I don't mind the
chase continues, man.
Pok3tini (32:18):
The chase continues! I sure, I know, of course.
For the moon, it's for the moonbreon too, the other one, the
evolving skies one, my goodness.
Like that's something I don't, Idon't think I'm ever gonna pull
it.
But I might have to be saving upthen.
I guess that's my next one, justto save up for that, actually,
so.
That's an exception that I wouldactually have to pay for because
(32:40):
there's no way
David Hernandez (32:41):
Oh my gosh.
You never know.
We'll see.
Thanks Cap.
The dreams happen.
Pok3tini (32:44):
dude.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I just got manifested.
Yeah.
You know, positive vibes.
honestly, I was, I was gettingdistraught.
I was gay.
I was getting on the low.
I was like, ah, I've seen peoplepull it.
I'm like, well, I always toldmyself if I'm going to pull it,
that'd be awesome.
So, but I finally came intofruition and here we are talking
about it.
So awesome.
David Hernandez (33:06):
You know, speaking of this experiences, I
know you had a chance to go togo tour, I believe
Pok3tini (33:11):
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
David Hernandez (33:12):
and I want to ask, like, what was it like to
kind of place?
I think if it was near where youare from, or at to it was like
to go to there and be aroundpeople who are playing Pokemon
Pok3tini (33:23):
it was incredible.
Actually.
It, the fact that, go tour, itwas just kind of like right next
door because I also, it was inPasadena.
It's by the Rose bowl.
I remember just the fact thatthere were so many people all
over the world coming to thislocation.
It was really cool.
I think it's exciting.
that's where I met, uh, one ofmy friends there too, from shout
out to, uh, Bobby, yeah, he, hewas there too.
(33:45):
And I remember that's when Ifirst actually met him, uh,
meeting him, the first time, andit was, it was funny because I
was walking by and he was like,There's someone who knows my
name and was actually him andhe's like, wow, that was so
exciting.
And I remember, I remembertaking a picture with him.
So a shout out to you, it wasawesome to meet him and I met
other, other content creatorswho also saw super Danny as
(34:08):
well.
got a picture with her as well.
It was really cool.
got some shinies that I reallywanted to, so it was really
cool.
I think that I got both theshiny de alga and paia.
The, the origin form wheel wasreally cool.
So, I was super, and also the,the fact that they also opened
the field for us too, so they,the football field, they, uh,
(34:28):
opened it up for us to exploreas well, which it was really
cool.
So the fact that I got to walkon the football field was
really.
it was exciting.
David Hernandez (34:36):
Hey, yeah, it's like the go to event sometimes
to meet people.
That's what I love about goingthose live events because you
get to kind of.
Play Pokemon, but just get tomeet fellow Pokemon nerds who
love the as much as you do.
Pok3tini (34:47):
exactly.
It was super fun.
also, I also went to, to, uh,even last year I went to, uh,
New York as well.
I went to go fest when I wasthere
David Hernandez (34:57):
Really?
What
Pok3tini (34:57):
Yeah.
That, that
David Hernandez (34:58):
Yeah.
What was it like to go to NewYork for GO Fest?
Let's
Pok3tini (35:01):
Oh, yeah.
I mean, like those, that was myfirst ever time, uh, to visit
New York.
So, uh, a little overwhelming,but no, it was, it took some
days to, uh.
figure, uh, figure the subwaysystem out.
David Hernandez (35:13):
Yeah.
Little wrong turns and stufflike that.
Pok3tini (35:16):
You got to get lost once, once in a while,
David Hernandez (35:19):
Only once I was going to say you're pretty good
then.
Pok3tini (35:22):
no, no.
I also, when I was back in highschool, I took the subway system
too.
So it isn't, much of adifference.
If need to know, you just got totake your time with it.
Thankful, thankfully, Googlemaps.
You just got to beat, you know,Vigilant, but it does, it gets
confusing.
Just only which direction you'regoing.
So, but it took a while.
(35:42):
It took a learning curve, but Iwas fun at New York.
It was really cool.
It's exciting.
It felt like, uh, experiencing alot or so many people compared
to LA.
So many people, much alldifferent types of walks of life
with people there.
So, uh, but it was fun.
I had a good time in New York atit.
It was a really fun experience.
David Hernandez (36:01):
Well, Pocatini, I want to ask this last question
before we this interview.
If you were going to have a teamof six Pokemon, which six would
you pick?
Pok3tini (36:09):
Oh, man.
let's see here.
definitely not Umbreon.
I'm just kidding.
I'm joking.
course, that he's definitely myace there.
So Umbreon will be there.
yeah, I will have Dragonite.
I would like to have a Dragonitethere.
I would like to have, oh,Gengar.
Let's do some OGs.
(36:30):
I like Gengar, Gyarados.
I do like Greninja.
I do like Greninja.
That's actually favorite.
And one more.
Let's do, uh, a Metagross.
I like a Metagross Metagrosswould be cool.
Yeah, that'd be cool.
David Hernandez (36:45):
Yep.
Well, Pocatini, thank you forcoming on as the Pokeball turns
before you go.
If people want to connect withyou, if they want to check out
your content, where can they goby all means, please plug away
Pok3tini (36:55):
Alright guys, if you guys wanna check me out.
I'm on Instagram.
It's uh, po uh, the e is a, is anumber three and um, I usually
post a lot, some lives reels andpost a lot of con Pokemon
content out there.
Um, and I'm also on Discord aswell.
I am also go.
Pocatini with P O K with anumber three T I N I.
(37:18):
And I'm also on Twitch by don'tstream by just follow people out
there too.
So Twitch, discord, andInstagram.
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