Discover the incredible life story & 6 Dream Team Pokémon of Sophchan, from loving to perform as a child to how she navigates her fibromyalgia to being uniquely placed as a bilingual Brazilian esports caster - and how she inspires anyone who doesn't think this industry is for them to chase their dreams.
👉 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
🤔 Want to learn more about Soph? Become a YouTube channel member or head to my Patreon for her RAPIDASH ROUND! Bonus quickfire questions she 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
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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 which I stream and make videos about right here on this channel. Come join in!
🎧 More than 90 episodes of the show now available featuring a broad range of people in the Pokémon community 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 - 15,000+ 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 & CONTENT
UNITE Casters including:
Kelosaurus - https://youtu.be/Bg7HCPg9ZyE
Spragels - https://youtu.be/Pc7DbDaXtHw
VGC Casters including:
Nekkra - https://youtu.be/q2lPhVPcyP4
Gabby Snyder - https://youtu.be/uOUQr5M63_U
Watch my documentary about commentating the epic 2025 Pokémon Europe International Championships here - https://youtu.be/G8ctBWLskoI
Keep up with Sophchan's latest - @SophChanCasts across socials
🕰️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Welcome!
01:54 Music as a Child & 1st Dream Team Pokémon
12:01 Enjoyment of Explaining as a Teenager
23:00 Soph's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon
24:53 First League Of Legends Gig with Riot Games
32:46 Soph's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon
40:40 K-pop
46:47 Soph's 4th Dream Team Pokémon
48:03 Fibromyalgia Diagnosis
57:30 Soph's 5th Dream Team Pokémon & The Esports Industry
1:07:48 Casting & Hosting the Pokémon World Championships 2025
1:16:57 Soph's 6th Dream Team Pokémon
1:19:50 Soph's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon
1:21:23 If Soph were a Pokémon, what would she be?
1:22:36 What's next for Soph?
1:24:49 What advice would Soph give her younger self?
1:26:41 Soph's Rapidash Round Teaser
1:27:17 Get involved!
🙏 A HUGE thank you to my channel members & patrons at the time of recording for supporting the channel: ashthekarp, Jacrepid, CaseyPKMN, 19TokinToken, pokemontrainermike1, Shad0wFeevke, BroseidonLive, 0megasoul, drifloonsupremacyassociation, wolfganghahn2490, Rich.2288, elliefawnx, KayDeeVGC, BlueVacktor, duckyz_, GymLeader_J, indiepctv, ZiggyVanderhyden, AddiRockART, dmfried858, Infernape Shinjo; Ben Kyriakou, Casey Kort, Possumbreath, Morten Schødts Pedersen, AerialAC
Click on the relevant links above to support me directly and see/hear your name here! Thank you so much either way for listening 🙏
Music by Tom Hiom
Logo by Lee 'Osirus' Provost
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