22 Jesse Parker - Pokémon Trading Card Game 3rd Place, World Championships 2024

#6Pokemon1LifeStory

He attained 3rd place at the Pokémon World Championships 2024 in the Trading Card Game with a Miraidon deck - now hop on your own electric bikes and join us for an insightful ride: Jesse Parker Photon Blasters his way onto Chazingdra Chats! From winning a copy of Pokémon Gold by cracking an Unown code on the back of a cereal box when he was 8, all the way up to taking you through this stellar Worlds run, via the stops along the way that made Jesse the incredible TCG player he is today, come and experience his fascinating life story - and, of course, discover his hand-picked Dream Team: the 6 defining Pokémon that have been the most special to him throughout his journey. Kick back, join in the laughs and let Jesse & I #MakeYourDayMerry!

Want to get to know Jesse even better? Head over to my Patreon for his Rapidash Round: quickfire bonus questions he hasn’t prepared for! Take an even deeper dive into his phenomenal Worlds 2024 performance - would he tweak anything about his deck in hindsight? What were the key differences between when he and eventual World Champion Fernando Cifuentes met in Swiss Rounds VS in the Semi-Finals, Jesse winning the former? - and learn more about Jesse beyond Pokémon: did you know he’s one of seven siblings? All this & so much more lies in store, so let the merriment continue! https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra

Keep up with Jesse’s latest on X @JessePrker (without the a)! https://x.com/jesseprker

And 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, Instagram & TikTok - I stream Pokémon games, vlog events I cast, make comedy skits and loads more! Come join in the merriment! 

https://www.youtube.com/@Chazingdra 

https://twitter.com/Chazingdra 

https://www.instagram.com/chazingdra/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@chazingdra 

And you can follow the podcast itself on X too @ChazingdraChats: 

https://twitter.com/ChazingdraChats 

If you enjoyed, do give the show a rating & review and drop a comment - it really helps! You can also watch the episode on YouTube (link above), where you can see Jesse's Dream Team Pokémon and share in the smiles! Leave a comment over there too as I'd love to know your thoughts on what Jesse has shared with us - and what your own Dream Team would be... Any feedback you have and any suggestions for guests, from competitive to casual Pokémon players and beyond, feel free to get in touch - chazingdra@gmail.com 

And why not join the friendly Merrifolk! Become a member of my Discord community Chazingdra's Chocolate Factory here - if you enjoy anything & everything the Pokémon video games have to offer then it's the place for you. It would be a pleasure to welcome you :) https://discord.com/invite/f2ssjED4ke 

(N.B. Music for the show coming soon!) 

TIMESTAMPS 

00:00 Welcome!

02:18 Young Years: Cracking the Unown Cereal Code

09:17 Jesse's 1st Dream Team Pokémon

11:07 Early Teen Years: Playing Pokémon Platinum Competitively

16:53 Jesse’s 2nd Dream Team Pokémon

18:42 Late Teen Years: Mewtwo Strikes Back

27:38 Jesse’s 3rd Dream Team Pokémon

29:34 Early Adult Years: Jesse The Local Legend

39:26 Jesse's 4th Dream Team Pokémon

40:40 ‘Try-hard’ Years: The Unstoppable Rise of Jesse Parker

48:55 Jesse's 5th Dream Team Pokémon

50:19 Current Years: From Lockdown to Third Place at Worlds

1:02:25 Jesse’s 6th Dream Team Pokémon

1:03:24 Jesse's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon

1:04:47 If Jesse were a Pokémon, what would he be?

1:06:27 Community Questions for Jesse

1:13:21 What’s next for Jesse?

1:15:50 What advice would Jesse give his younger self?

1:17:24 Jesse's Rapidash Round Teaser

1:17:52 Get involved & see you next time!

*Nuzlocke Challenge: A play-through of a Pokémon game employing certain fan-made rules, such as only being able to catch the first Pokémon that appears in a new area and being unable to use any Pokémon that faints for the rest of the play-through. 

Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International.