In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Angelo "Rho" Pagnoa a Pokemon Trainer and podcast host for Littleroot Lessons.

Angelo's Pokemon journey started with the Pokemon TCG where he would learn the Pokemon TCG at his locals. Angelo touches on the early days of competitive TCG and how it was more show up and play compared to the organized play of today.

Angelo dives into his journey into Pokemon VGC and playing the main series games. However, it wasn't until Pokemon Sword and Shield when he started to engage with competitive Pokemon. Angelo shares his progress to become the Pokemon Trainer he is today and what he enjoys most about engaging with the Pokemon community.

Finally Angelo dives into his involvement with Littleroot Lessons and his motivation to do Pokemon interviews of VGC players after certain regionals. And to finish off this interview, we play a game of "What's That Pokemon?"

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by BlackJack Gabbiani, a Pokemon Trainer, voice actor, and fanfic writer.

Blackjack Gabbiani starts from the very beginning where they dive into their interest in Pokemon starting with Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow. Eventually, they develop a deep interest into the Pokemon world, specifically the Pokemon Villainous Teams and the motivations behind their action. They further elaborate on the real world inspiration that led to their creation.

Blackjack Gabbiani deep dives into their favorite Villainous Team, Team Galatic, specifically Cyrus. They give insight into the possible motivation behind his goal of creating a new world with Dialga or Palkia in Sinnoh. They also deep dive into the other villainous teams across the Pokemon franchise and how they were influenced by both their upbrining and environment.

Finally, Blackjack Gabbiani connects the Pokemon Franchise with their passion for writing, specifically Pokemon fanfiction. They touch on lesser known characters and how much potential world building is done by not on themselves, but other Pokemon fanfic writers in the space.

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by RotomTCG, a Pokemon TCG Trainer and former Pokemon Worlds Competitor.

RotomTCG starts his Pokemon journey with the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) where he would learn the PokemonTCG at an after school program ran by a volunteer. Here he learned both the basic rules of playing Pokemon TCG and learning how to deckbuild.

RotomTCG dives into his experience playing the Pokemon video games starting in Hoenn with Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. He gives insight into other Pokemon games he enjoyed playing and even attempted to compete in both Pokemon VGC and Pokemon TCG for a brief period.

Finally, RotomTCG dives into the competitive side of PokemonTCG. He shares what he enjoys about going to local tournaments and the appeal behind spending time with friends for an entire day to talk about Pokemon.

You also don't want to miss his experience at Pokemon Worlds 2019 in Washington D.C!

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Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

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