23 Luca Ceribelli - VGC Pokémon World Champion 2024

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And to round out this trilogy of Pokémon Worlds '24 competitors, give it up for your World Champion in the Masters Division: Luca Ceribelli! Come discover Luca's fascinating journey up to this point, how he went from a decent performance at his first ever Pokémon tournament to winning the Turin Special Event 9 months later, how he was close to quitting the game heading into the London 2022 World Championships, and, of course, a detailed account of his Worlds run this year and his thoughts & feelings around his phenomenal achievement. What about his Dream Team: the 6 defining Pokémon that have been the most special to him over the years? What's his advice for aspiring World Champions, and would he recommend his winning team to a new player, both questions submitted by members of the community? It's all here in the 23rd episode of Chazingdra Chats: learn from a true Pokémon Master, get to know the man of the moment & have a laugh with Luca & me - let us #MakeYourDayMerry !

Luca preferred to record without video, and unfortunately was pushed for time so we were unable to record a Rapidash Round - quickfire bonus questions my guests haven't prepared for, about Pokémon & beyond! Check out my Patreon for hours & hours' worth of Rapidash Rounds with all my other guests: https://www.patreon.com/Chazingdra

Keep up with Luca's latest on X @cereevgc - https://x.com/cereevgc

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 (https://youtu.be/0WbasD4_bmM), where you can see Luca'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 Luca 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 . Episodes drop every Wednesday!

And why not join the friendly Merrifolk! Become a member of my Discord community Chazingdra's Chocolate Factory here - if you enjoy all the treats that the Pokémon video games have to offer, competitive & casual, 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!

01:22 Luca's First Ever Tournament

06:34 Luca's 1st Dream Team Pokémon

08:49 Victory in Turin

14:25 Luca's 2nd Dream Team Pokémon

17:01 One Last Shot: Worlds 2022

23:51 Luca's 3rd Dream Team Pokémon - "It saved my career"

24:53 Refreshed Perspective: Worlds 2023

28:09 Luca's 4th Dream Team Pokémon

30:47 "I'm not gonna top cut": EUIC 2024

33:33 Luca's 5th Dream Team Pokémon

36:22 Worlds 2024

43:10 Luca's 6th Dream Team Pokémon

45:47 Luca's Complete Dream Team & Partner Pokémon

46:47 If Luca were a Pokémon, what would he be?

48:41 Community Questions for Luca including his advice for aspiring Pokémon World Champions

55:20 What's next for Luca?

57:32 What advice would Luca give his younger self?

59:05 Get involved & see you next time!

*Regional forms: Certain species of Pokémon have alternative forms depending on the region in which they appear in the games, changing in appearance, type & other ways. For example, Kantonian Persian is a Normal-type whereas Alolan Persian is a Dark-type exhibiting a rounder face & different colours; Kantonian Marowak is a Ground-type whereas Alolan Marowak is a Fire & Ghost-type whose bone is on fire and has a more slender physique & different colours & markings.

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