The Incredible Story of BRIAN DAVID GILBERT: An Interview • Chazingdra Chats: A Pokémon Podcast 100!

It's the 100th episode of Chazingdra Chats! What an honour to mark the occasion with phenomenally popular content creator Brian David Gilbert aka BDG. Discover his incredible life story and 6 Dream Team Pokémon, from 'backseat gaming' over his brother's shoulder as a child, via his life-changing Perfect Pokérap, all the way up to now as the host of The Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show for Pokémon. Let BDG & I make your day merry! 👉 Please do leave a RATING & REVIEW if you're enjoying our chat, it goes such a long way and would mean a huge amount. Thank you! @Chazingdra across all socials 🙏 Thank you so much for your support over the past 100 episodes and for exploring the life stories & Dream Teams of the Pokémon community with me - I can't believe we're here! This is the Season 2 finale of Chazingdra Chats but there are 99 further episodes featuring guests such as WOLFE GLICK, MANDJTV, JAHARA JAYDE, AUSTIN JOHN PLAYS and so many more. Enjoy! Watch all episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0M4tSxPGQg&list=PLwf6eLFz9YAQfrHjSGoMIAE5hflGIkiyV&pp=gAQB0gcJCWMEOCosWNin Listen to all episodes on Spotify - 15,000+ audio downloads! https://open.spotify.com/show/5JdoxYzR6lr7DBN0lihdQJ?si=5ee2f7a52fd14c27 🤔 Want to learn more about Brian? 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 including bonus videos 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! 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 including shiny hunting which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in! 🎥 FURTHER EPISODES & VIDEOS MENTIONED Wolfe Glick - https://youtu.be/7ef-AnMHrjM MandJTV - https://youtu.be/rCm8-J1qBXQ Watch my documentary about commentating the epic 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships - https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI Watch my one-man show WONDER DRUG: A Comedy about Cystic Fibrosis - https://youtu.be/RtgnO2cvvFE?si=nU6YwMKE6ygRZ0sj Pokémon One-Liners - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwf6eLFz9YAT2kV3RIy95CxGQw20M0EHN ------ Joe 'Serebii' Merrick - https://youtu.be/kJOrUziQL0A Why do YOU love Pokémon? 30th anniversary interviews - https://youtu.be/oSkaxmZb2I0 Truegreen7 - https://youtu.be/Rt-VZAAFkeE SirToastyToes - https://youtu.be/go6oRJCiXkw Keep up with Brian's latest - @briandavidgilbert across socials 🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to the 100th Episode! 04:44 Childhood Gaming with Siblings 13:56 Brian's 1st Dream Team Pokémon 18:25 An Unfortunate Trade 25:58 Brian's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon 29:29 Pokémon in College 36:48 Brian's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon 41:29 A Bittersweet Pokémon GO Summer 48:55 Brian's 4th Dream Team Pokémon 52:24 The Perfect Pokérap 1:08:34 Brian's 5th Dream Team Pokémon 1:11:20 The Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show 1:23:22 Brian's 6th Dream Team Pokémon 1:28:46 Brian's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon 1:29:44 If Brian were a Pokémon, what would he be? 1:31:12 Community Questions 1:35:52 Let's Quiz BDG! A Mini Gotta Catch 'Em All! Game Show 1:43:43 What's next for Brian? 1:45:18 What advice would Brian give his younger self? 1:47:19 Brian's Rapidash Round Teaser 1:48:08 Get involved & Thank You for Season 2! ✨ A HUGE thank you to my channel members & patrons at the time of uploading for supporting the channel: ashthekarp, CaseyPKMN, 19TokinToken, pokemontrainermike1, Shad0wFeevke, BroseidonLive, 0megasoul, wolfganghahn2490, elliefawnx, KayDeeVGC, GymLeader_J, indiepctv, AddiRockART, dmfried858, Infernape Shinjo, Oliver Evans, WiiMik3, SuperShinxOne, Eman20016; Ben Kyriakou, Possumbreath, Morten Schødts Pedersen, AerialAC Click on the relevant links above to support me directly and see your name here! Thank you so much either way for listening. Music by Tom Hiom Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost #6pokemon1lifestory