The Story of CANDYEVIE • Chazingdra Chats: A Pokémon Podcast • Shiny Hunter/Animator Interview

We're kicking off Season 2 of Chazingdra Chats with the fantastic CANDYEVIE, creating animated video essays about all things Pokémon! Come and hear her fascinating life story, from raising butterflies & frogs as a child to starting YouTube with Shiny hunting all the way up to now with her hugely popular channel - and, of course, discover the 6 Pokémon most special to her over the years that she would choose for her Dream Team...

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👋 My name's Charlie Merriman - Merri by name, merry by nature! My passion for Pokémon has made me a host & commentator for its Video Game Championships Series, and beyond that I love taking on all kinds of challenges & adventures in the games which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in! I'm currently playing through every generation of Pokémon & catching 'em all on stream - and I've got more big plans for Pokémon's 30th anniversary this year...

🎧 More than 90 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond including MANDJTV, WOLFE GLICK, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS & many more - enjoy!
All episodes so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin
Listen on Spotify - 10,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27

We're now in Season 2! Guests: CandyEvie, Jrose11, Bonstevawich, SophChan, PhillyBeatzU, Chi-Chi, Joshua Lorcy, AuraLaur, PKMNcast, Brian David Gilbert

🎥 RELATED EPISODES:

Cuppa Phee - https://youtu.be/01utEvjB2oc

Lore Keeper Toby - https://youtu.be/XDQa3ND6CAw

partyarlie - https://youtu.be/dHIaIejjDcc

AbsolBlogsPokemon - https://youtu.be/f8qIgbw_sg8

MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ

Keep up with CandyEvie's latest and watch her fantastic content - https://www.youtube.com/@CandyEvie

🕰️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome!

01:13 Raising Butterflies

03:18 Lucy's 1st Dream Team Pokémon

07:03 Catching Frogs

08:13 Lucy's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon

10:22 Hardcore Shiny Hunting Phase

13:27 Lucy's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon

18:53 Symphonic Evolutions

22:20 Lucy's 4th Dream Team Pokémon

27:34 Competing in Other Games

30:28 Lucy's 5th Dream Team Pokémon

32:44 YouTube & Cat Parenting

41:09 Lucy's 6th Dream Team Pokémon

43:17 Lucy's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon

44:27 If Lucy were a Pokémon, what would she be?

45:36 Community Questions

49:37 What's next for Lucy?

51:52 What advice would Lucy give her younger self?

53:19 Lucy's Rapidash Round Teaser

53:59 Get involved!

NB We recorded before Pokémon Day 2026 and the announcement of Winds & Waves/Generation 10 etc.

Music by Tom Hiom
Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost

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