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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Mat4yo, a Pokemon Trainer who specializes in writing and performing raps about Pokemon!

Mat4yo dives into how he started with rapping beginning with critiquing Epic Rap Battles of History. He details his involvement with crafting the Ash Ketchum vs. Charles Darwin episode and gives insight into the writing process. Eventually, he transitions into writing raps and how he got involved into the "nerdcore" community.

Mat4yo then talks about his early experiences with Pokemon beginning with Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. He shares his opinions on the games and how they influenced his love for the franchise and how it has evolved as he has grown.

Finally, Mat4yo talks about his trip to Japan and experience the homeland of Pokemon with his brothers!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay
POKEMON GYM LEADER RAP CYPHER - Cam Steady ft. Mat4yo & More [Kanto]
GOODBYE ASH - Mat4yo ft. Mewmore
Candle - Flint 4K ft. Mat4yo
Deoxys vs Rayquaza RAP BATTLE - Cam Steady ft. Mat4yo

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Slix, the webmaster for Poliwager.net, a small, friendly, fun-loving community centered around Pokemon!

Slix shares his initial experience with Pokemon starting with Pokemon Blue. He gives insight into playing different Pokemon games, but being specifically fond of Pokemon Blue, where he discovered his favorite Pokemon!

When Pokemon Diamond & Pearl was released, Slix started a website called Poliwager.net, which was originally designed for providing news for friends before growing into a small community! Slix gives insight into his experience maintaining an online community for the last 15 years!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by KnifeLaughLove, a Community Ambassador for Pokemon GO from Chicago, Illinois.

KnifeLaughLove shares his initial experience with Pokemon starting with Pokemon Red and the Pokemon TCG. He further elaborates his experience with Pokemon GO and building up the Pokemon GO community in Chicago.

KnifeLaughLove shares his experience collaborating with Niantic for GO Fest and shares insight into the type of experience he desires for visitors coming to Chicago. He also touches on building up a Pokemon GO Community utilizing both Discord and Campfire!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by both Kateramarie and BeeCeeKay, Community Ambassadors for Pokemon GO from Kansas City, Missouri

Both Kateramarie and BeeCeeKay share their initial experience with Pokemon. There primarily involvement has been with Pokemon GO and the biggest influence on their Pokemon journey has been the Pokemon GO Community.

Afterwards, both Kateramarie and BeeCeeKay shares their experience playing building up their Kansas City community with the Community Ambassador Program from Niantic. They both share what influenced them to get involved and share insight on how their community works together as a team!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by AlphaPupRemy, a Community Ambassadors for Pokemon GO from Monroe, Louisianna.

AlphaPupRemy shares his initial experience with Pokemon. He has grown up with Pokemon his entire life and has developed a fondness for the Ice type Pokemon. He shares his start with Pokemon Blue before taking us on a journey throughout each generation, specifically his fondness for Unova.

Finally, AlphaPupRemy shares his experience playing Pokemon GO and building up his community with the Community Ambassador Program. He expresses the challenges and offers tips to potential Pokemon Trainers interested in building up their local community.

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by KyaColosseum, a Pokemon Trainer who created the mod Pokemon Grand Colosseum.

KyaColosseum shares her interest in Pokemon starting with the Hoenn regions. Eventually it led to her playing the Nintendo Gamecube game Pokemon Colosseum. The game had a huge impact on her Pokemon journey where she appreciated the characters, music, and many aspects of the game.

KyaColosseum continued her interest in Pokemon playing all the main series games. However, eventually she returned to Pokemon Colosseum to create a mod of the game that updates the graphics, speed, details, and other features within the game. She shares her challenges and motivation to create the mod with some help from other Pokemon Trainers.

Finally, we test KyaColosseum's knowledge with the return of the segement, "What's That Pokemon?"

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by HurricaneKaz, a Pokemon GO Trainer with an interest in Pokemon GO PvP and a huge passion for bird Pokemon.

HurricaneKaz shares her lifelong love of birds, which naturally extended into their affection for bird Pokémon such as Pidgeot and Articuno. The conversation delves into her early experiences with Pokémon games with her brother. The passion for Pokemon stayed with her throughout her life and eventually transitioned into her entry with Pokemon GO.

HurricaneKaz's story with Pokemon GO starts like many others during 2016. However, it wasn't until Legendary Raids were introduced where HurricaneKaz became more engaged with Pokemon GO. She found a Raid Community who would travel to different Legendary Raids within her community.

HurricaneKaz eventually transition from raiding in Pokémon GO to competitive PvP. She touches on her brief involvement with GO Stadium and the many other opportunities she has had within the PvP community such as such drawing episode teasers for GO Stadium, involvement with GIrlsThatPvP, and even casting for Gym Breakers.

Finally, she touches on her amazing journey to GO Fest and what it is like to meet Pokemon fans both in-person and from the online community!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by FilmVlogs, a Pokemon GO Trainer from Hawaii

FilmVlogs shares his early experience with Pokemon from watching the anime. Eventually he would experience Pokemon through the video games and found similar connections between the Pokemon anime and video games.

Eventually FilmVlogs would dive into Pokemon GO and would engage the game through Pokemon GO Raids and Shiny Hunting. FilmVlogs shares insight into what motivates him to do Raids and shares some of his rarest catches, including a few Shundos!

Finally, FilmVlogs dives into his excitement and expectations for Pokemon World's in Honolulu! Join in on the Pokemon World's hype by listening to this local Pokemon story from Hawaii!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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