In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Out of Context Pokemon, a Pokemon Trainers who creates Pokemon media that is presented out of context.

Out of Context Pokemon starts his journey as a young child watching the Pokemon anime. He dives into his interest in watching Ash Ketchum progress through the different regions.

It was until Hoenn where Out of Context had his first experience with the games. Out of Context Pokemon compares how different it was playing the Pokemon games compared to watching the anime. Despite playing until Generation 4, due to finances, he was unable to continue playing the Pokemon games and continued to engage with the franchise through the anime.

Eventually Out of Context Pokemon returns to the videos games with Pokemon Sword and Shield. He shares his experience at playing an open world game compared to the last pixel games he remembered. He also starts to slowly dive into the Pokemon TCG where he would collect certain cards.

Finally, Out of Context Pokemon gives insight into become the new owner of the Twitter account he oversees and what led him to taking on that type of role. He gives insight into the type of content he creates and his roles within the online Pokemon Community.

Sources
Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Angelo "Rho" Pagnoa a Pokemon Trainer and podcast host for Littleroot Lessons.

Angelo's Pokemon journey started with the Pokemon TCG where he would learn the Pokemon TCG at his locals. Angelo touches on the early days of competitive TCG and how it was more show up and play compared to the organized play of today.

Angelo dives into his journey into Pokemon VGC and playing the main series games. However, it wasn't until Pokemon Sword and Shield when he started to engage with competitive Pokemon. Angelo shares his progress to become the Pokemon Trainer he is today and what he enjoys most about engaging with the Pokemon community.

Finally Angelo dives into his involvement with Littleroot Lessons and his motivation to do Pokemon interviews of VGC players after certain regionals. And to finish off this interview, we play a game of "What's That Pokemon?"

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

Connect with Angelo: Twitter | Bluesky

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by BlackJack Gabbiani, a Pokemon Trainer, voice actor, and fanfic writer.

Blackjack Gabbiani starts from the very beginning where they dive into their interest in Pokemon starting with Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Eventually, they develop a deep interest into the Pokemon world, specifically the Pokemon Villainous Teams and the motivations behind their action. They further elaborate on the real world inspiration that led to their creation.

Blackjack Gabbiani deep dives into their favorite Villainous Team, Team Galatic, specifically Cyrus. They give insight into the possible motivation behind his goal of creating a new world with Dialga or Palkia in Sinnoh. They also deep dive into the other villainous teams across the Pokemon franchise and how they were influenced by both their upbrining and environment.

Finally, Blackjack Gabbiani connects the Pokemon Franchise with their passion for writing, specifically Pokemon fanfiction. They touch on lesser known characters and how much potential world building is done by not on themselves, but other Pokemon fanfic writers in the space.

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

Connect with BlackJackGabbiani: BlueSky | Youtube | Website

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