In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Joey Lopez, a Pokemon Trainer who co-owns Rockets Markets, a business who helps hosts and market events around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Joey Lopez starts his journey with collecting Pokemon cards. Due to his family being heavily against Pokemon, Joey was left on the outside looking in as he watched his friends playing the Pokemon video games. Surprisingly, his parents finally grant him permission to play Pokemon, with his first ever game being Pokemon Soul Silver.

Joey Lopez shares his motivation to be an entrepreneur and building up Rockets Markets and Trainer Con. He also gives insight into how he met his business partner and what he has learned along the way about hosting Pokemon events around the DFW area.

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by both PenPeaches & NobleJanobii, a Pokemon Trainer couple who find their interest art by looking at the art of the Pokemon TCG.

Both PenPeaches & NobleJanobii dive into their experience with Pokemon starting with Pokemon TCG before talking about Pokemon webcomics. They each talk about the community and how it led to them meeting each other. They also share their interest in the video games ranging from the Pokemon main series games to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series.

Finally, PenPeaches & NobleJanobii give insight into some of their Pokemon art they have drawn and the inspiration behind each piece.

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by GoodraFTW, a Pokemon Trainer who is a part time content creator on Twitch and Youtube who hosts Shiny Showdown with his co-host LadyDunsparce!

GoodraFTW starts his Pokemon journey playing Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. He shares his early experience playing with his friends, despite his family against engaging with the franchise due to religious reasons. GoodraFTW would continue playing the games as he grew older.

GoodraFTW shares his favorite region of Johto and what he loved about playing the second generation. He gives insight into the numerous Pokemon he fondly remembers, including his favorite one, and also gives insight into his eventual transition into the PokemonTCG from Yugioh.

Finally, GoodraFTW shares his dabble into creating content and how he came up with the idea of Shiny Showdown. He connects how his value of friendship has kept him motivated to keep up with creating Pokemon content and how he has used content creators in the Yu-gi-oh space to influence his own ideas.

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Caleb Hatfield, a Pokemon Trainer who co-owns Rockets Markets, a business who helps hosts and market events around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Caleb Hatfield starts his journey with Pokemon Blue and playing the Pokemon games and watching teh anime. Caleb continues his Pokemon journey playing through the Hoenn games, but somehow completely misses Pokemon Gold & Silver!

Caleb Hatfield takes a brief break from Pokemon, but returns with Pokemon GO where he would play the game during the initial hype of 2016. Caleb would also play Pokemon GO with his girlfriend as they would Shiny Hunt together and even share catches.

Finally, Caleb Hatfield dives into the origin of Rockets Markets and becoming a vendor using Rockets Relics. He gives insight into how he met his business partner and what he has learned along the way about hosting Pokemon events around the DFW area.

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Pok3tini, a Pokemon Trainer and enthusiast about everything Pokemon

Pok3tini shares his initial experience with Pokemon starting with watching the Pokemon anime as he followed Ash and Pikachu's adventures. Pok3tini was given Pokemon Yellow for his birthday that further progressed his passion for Pokemon.

Pok3tini would continue to play many of the Pokemon games as they released, finding a particular fondness for Pokemon Gold/Silver. Pok3tini shared what he loved about these games and gives insight into the final battle gainst Red.

Finally, Pok3tini shares his return to Pokemon through both Pokemon GO and collecting Pokemon cards. He gives insight into finally acquiring this special Pokemon card!

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by BeccaBaddest, a Pokemon Trainer and competitive battler in Pokemon VGC.

BeccaBaddest shares her Pokemon journey starting by watching TikTok videos of people opening Pokemon card packs. This sparked her interest to begin collecting and searching her area for Pokemon card packs to open and complete her collection. She eventually dives into how she transitioned from being a collector into giving competitive Pokemon TCG a try.

Eventually, BeccaBaddest shares insight into her transition from Pokemon TCG to Pokemon VGC. She shares her motivation behind the change and compares the two competitive scenes, giving reasons behind why Pokemon VGC was a better fit for her preference.

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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.

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