#6pokemon1lifestory Winner of no fewer than 5 International Championships, Tord Reklev is regarded by many to be the greatest ever player of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Discover his insights, fascinating life story & the 6 Pokémon most special to him over the years that he would choose for his Dream Team. Please do leave a rating & review if you're enjoying it, it would mean a huge amount and really helps out! Thank you :) Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for Tord's RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions he hasn't prepared for... Let the merriment continue!LINKS BELOW My links (@Chazingdra on all socials):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 Unlock exclusive perks by becoming a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdVDcJyZoKX-GSmrMF1yYg/join Join my Patreon or buy individual products: 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. You can find me as @Chazingdra on YouTube, X, BlueSky, Instagram & TikTok - on my channel I stream Pokémon games both competitively & casually including Shiny hunting, vlog events I cast, make comedy skits and loads more! Come be a part of the merriment!And there are now more than 60 episodes of the show featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community, from competitive to casual players & beyond - enjoy!All episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27 Keep up with Tord online! https://x.com/TordReklev TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome! 01:54 Discovering the Pokémon Trading Card Game 09:07 Tord's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 12:05 The First Ever North American International Championships 22:05 Tord's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 24:22 The European International Championships 36:18 Tord's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 37:54 Completing the IC Gauntlet in Brazil 49:53 Tord's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 51:04 Making the World Championships Finals 1:04:28 Tord's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 1:05:18 The European International Championships - Take 2 1:17:02 Tord's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:17:29 Tord's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:20:26 If Tord were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:21:45 Community Questions for Tord 1:36:48 What's next for Tord? 1:37:58 What advice would Tord give his younger self? 1:39:12 Tord's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:40:02 Get involved & see you next time! 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.