19 Gabby Snyder - Pokémon Video Game & Pokémon GO Caster

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With the 2024 Pokémon World Championships taking place the week of this episode's release, let's get to know one of the Video Game casters: Gabby Snyder! Did you know Gabby's grandfather was a famous musician? Or that she met her fiancé at her very first competitive Pokémon event? That as a child she wrote to Pokémon asking them to bring an event to Boston - and they did? Trust me, this barely scratches the surface of the fascinating tales Gabby has to share - get in here and discover her life story! As well, of course, as her hand-picked Dream Team of 6 Pokémon that have been there for her along the way... Come hang out & have a laugh with Gabby & me: let us #MakeYourDayMerry!

Want to get to know Gabby even better - and find out why she ends the episode with "It's about to get real degenerate in here"?! Then head to my Patreon (linked below) for her Rapidash Round: 15 minutes or so of bonus quickfire questions she hasn't prepared for - Gabby might not have done her Bidoof Shiny hunt yet in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, but what Generation IV Shiny hunt HAS she completed? If you're playing Pokémon Red with Charizard on the box, can you really choose a First Partner Pokémon other than Charmander - really? What's Gabby's favourite movie - and how many times did she see it at the cinema (brace yourselves for that one...)? These and many more lie in store - let the merriment continue! https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra

Make sure to keep up with Gabby's latest - you can find all her socials, her Twitch and more at https://simplygabby.tv/

And my name's Charlie Merriman - Merri by name, merry by nature - a pleasure to meet you! I'm a host & commentator for the Pokémon Video Game Championships Series and a content creator. You can find me as @Chazingdra on YouTube, X, Instagram & TikTok - I stream Pokémon games, vlog events I cast, make comedy skits and loads more! Come join in the merriment!

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If you enjoyed, do give the show a rating & review and drop a comment - it really helps! You can also watch the episode on YouTube (link above), where you can see pictures of the Pokémon that Gabby is talking about and generally share in the smiles! Leave a comment over there too as I'd love to know your thoughts on what Gabby's shared with us - and what your own Dream Team would be... Any feedback you have and any suggestions for guests, from competitive to casual Pokémon players and beyond, feel free to get in touch - chazingdra@gmail.com

And why not join the friendly Merrifolk! Become a member of my Discord community Chazingdra's Chocolate Factory here - if you enjoy anything & everything the Pokémon video games have to offer then it's the place for you. It would be a pleasure to welcome you :) https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke

(N.B. Music for the show coming soon!)

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome!

03:11 Gabby finding her people at her very first Pokémon event

11:18 Gabby's 1st Dream Team Pokémon

14:39 Music runs in the family

19:46 Gabby's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon

22:21 Gabby meeting her fiancé & her first live cast

35:32 Gabby's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon

39:53 Building a Pokémon website in the Internet's early days

47:27 Gabby's 4th Dream Team Pokémon

50:28 Travelling and a globe-hopping quest

59:24 Gabby's 5th Dream Team Pokémon

1:02:10 Eva Snyder

1:07:01 Gabby's 6th Dream Team Pokémon

1:09:05 Gabby's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon

1:10:52 If Gabby were a Pokémon, what would she be?

1:11:37 Community questions for Gabby - including her approach to learning how to cast new games and her proudest competitive achievement

1:20:25 What's next for Gabby?

1:22:45 What advice would Gabby give her younger self?

1:24:15 Gabby's Rapidash Round teaser

1:25:13 Get involved & see you next time! Including reveal of next week's guest...

Notes:

- If you're unfamiliar with the term 'hax' that Gabby uses e.g. around 28:00 - essentially bad luck. Like many games, in competitive Pokémon moves can miss, there's a small chance of a more powerful critical hit, certain moves can have a secondary effect etc.

- The 'Simple' Ability: any stat boosts & drops are doubled, e.g. Swords Dance would raise the Attack stat by 4 stages rather than 2, an opponent's Screech would also lower Defense by 4 stages rather than 2, etc.

- The changes for the 2025 season relevant to what Gabby talks about in the 'What's next' segment are that going forwards local Video Game tournaments need to be hosted as part of a card shop league, rather than Pokémon Professors hosting them separately up to now.   

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