#6Pokemon1LifeStory *TRIGGER WARNING* for the Pandemic topic: Strained relationship with family members and how to process their loss For the 80th episode of Chazingdra Chats, what an honour to be joined by Austin John Plays! Discover the person behind the hugely popular gaming tutorials - how gaming represented an escape for Austin, how he pivoted into a successful music career, how it all came together when he started YouTube - as well as the 6 Pokémon most special to Austin that he would choose for his Dream Team... Come hang out with Austin & me and let us #MakeYourDayMerry ! 👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying it, they go such a long way and it would mean a huge amount. Thank you!@Chazingdra across all socials. 🤔 Want to learn more about Austin? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for his RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for... Links below! 🔗 MY LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@Chazingdra https://twitter.com/Chazingdra https://bsky.app/profile/chazingdra.bsky.social https://www.instagram.com/chazingdra/ https://www.tiktok.com/@chazingdra chazingdra@gmail.com Become a channel member for exclusive perks and support me as a creator: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdVDcJyZoKX-GSmrMF1yYg/join Join my Patreon or buy individual products and support me as a creator: https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra Join my friendly Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke And you can follow the podcast itself on X too @ChazingdraChats: https://twitter.com/ChazingdraChats   👋 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. 👀 A range of content & streams on the channel, including POKÉMON LEGENDS: Z-A, and keep an eye out for my video about commentating the Pokémon Europe International Championships 2025 - coming soon... 🎧 There are 80 episodes of the show and counting featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond including MANDJTV, WOLFE GLICK, PM7 & many more - enjoy!All episodes so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27   🎥 Related videos:MANDJTV's episode - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ WOLFE GLICK's episode - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM PM7's episode - https://youtu.be/pKJc-nsABFs TRUEGREEN7's episode - https://youtu.be/Rt-VZAAFkeE OSIRUS' episode - https://youtu.be/WeHr0XzoTRA   Keep up with Austin's latest and watch his fantastic content - @AustinJohnPlays across all socials   🕰️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome!02:48 Getting into Gaming12:14 Austin's 1st Dream Team Pokémon15:04 Music Career23:09 Austin's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon24:31 YouTube35:07 Austin's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon37:32 Deviating from Channel Format41:34 Austin's 4th Dream Team Pokémon43:09 Pandemic - *TRIGGER WARNING* Strained relationship with family members and how to process their loss48:52 Austin's 5th Dream Team Pokémon51:46 Now58:47 Austin's 6th Dream Team Pokémon1:00:59 Austin's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon1:02:25 If Austin were a Pokémon, what would he be?1:03:58 Community Questions for Austin1:10:25 What's next for Austin?1:11:16 What advice would Austin give his younger self?1:12:27 Austin's Rapidash Round Teaser1:13:10 Get involved!   Music by Tom HiomChannel art by Lee 'Osirus' ProvostLike/subscribe/notifications animation by mangofree on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/videos/subscribe-button-subscribe-73041/ Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company International.