Top 10 Pokémon Celebrations and Events - TheCartoonGamer

[@paulbunyunn]

Symphonic Evolutions was so moving. I've been a fan of the franchise since original Red and Blue and hearing and seeing all the fans fill up a theater was awesome. Still have the shirt from the event! 😊

[@Kolbatsu]

I remember when I saw Mewtwo Strikes Back in theaters as a kid was an event. Granted I was 6 and I didn't know I was about to go into a movie that was a heady symbolism and metaphor filled traumatizing movie about what it means to live, but I doubt any kid did back in the day. Also my dad was asleep the whole time.

[@Nintendofan781]

you're lucky I wished I would've seen it in theaters. I was only a toddler when that came out.

[@ItzNiekoyo]

I completely forgot about the buildup to X and Y. Holy crap, you just reminded me how memorable everything was from watching Dookieshed and NateWantsToBattle, waking up from a nap and seeing Charizard X, shofu breaking down all of the new info, the constant leaks and how someone said Greninja was fake and took credit for it. Wow. Thank you for that nostalgia trip

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Haha, no problem. That was so wild to be a part of.

[@liammcnicholas918]

“Dookieshed” Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

[@CRANTIME]

I'm very grateful I was able to see the first Pokemon movie in theaters. I have such fond memories of that era of the franchise

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Even though I was only 3-4 at the time, I do too!

[@CRANTIME]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 I was 6 when Pokemon hit the west. I think I was in a very good spot to appreciate all it was

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@CRANTIME I think someone recorded 5 year old me singing the PokeRap during the end of an episode, but I hope to God it doesn't surface sometime in my future. Hopefully it's long gone.

[@swagkirby3449]

I turn 25 this year so can I take the phrase "quarter century adventure-y"

[@wikiuser92]

How is your channel not more popular than this?

[@yotsubafanfan]

I went to the 2018 Pokemon World Championship in Nashville as a spectator. And man, it was just amazing. Anybody that thought Nashville didn't deserve it ( and believe me there was a bunch I was one of the few that was super excited about it since I live so close by.) Had their expectations blown out of the water. The town fully embraced it! Bars were making and serving limited edition Pokemon themed drinks especially to celebrate the event, Pokemon go was still huge so people were all over the place catching Pokemon left and right. But my favorite part though was following a bunch of people looking for the mascot for the Nashville Predators who started handing out joke Pokemon cards featuring the catfish (A good luck charm for their hockey team.) As a Predators fan and a Pokemon fan it was like my two favorite things joined as one for a short time. I also really enjoyed the Heart Gold Soul Silver Pikachu color pichu/ knotched ear Pichu event. It was by far the cutest of the in game events.

[@WilfredCthulu]

I know it's not relevant to this but I still must thank you for introducing me to Seviper's pleased motorboat sounds the other pokemonth. They have had a lasting appeal on me to this day.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

No problem.

[@castform7]

I do love it whenever Seviper sounds like a motorboat. Always really charming.

[@perrt4126]

Another year, another PokéMonth. Been looking forward to this one!

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

I'm glad you were/are!

[@StaticR]

I'mma be honest your natural voice just screams "pokemon protagonist character", I *really* hope you'll get a chance at voice acting something like this one day!

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Haha, well, live in hope!

[@Kuchito08]

Listening to this reminded me that when I was still really into Pokemon (2002-2008 or so) I was living in a rural area in North Carolina and couldn't go to any of the events since convincing my parents to take me 4-5 hours to Raleigh, NC for the 10th anniversary event was impossible. I think the only event I got to be a part of was the Mystry Mew Event that was a promotion for the Lucario Movie at...Toys R Us? My memory on the matter is a little fuzzy. I might have moved at that time, so that also kind of messes with my memory. Only other thing I remember is my brother trading his Shiny Mightyena for a normal Cloyster while we were waiting the couple hours in line to receive Mew and talking with some college age guys that were in line.

[@MysticDojo]

The X&Y/ORAS era is still one of my fav eras if not my fav era of Pokemon with POGO out and the TCG just hit different at the time, and I remember watching for hours on end many passionate content creators uploading constant pokemon vids, rip those were the days

[@SSJ22Terris]

The Lead up to X&Y was super fun and exciting. I had just gotten back into the series a couple months prior, so it was really fun to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else. Wish I had more fond memories with the games themselves though.

[@megavolnutt4629]

I was waiting for the 10th anniversary entry and was disappointed to see that the live event tour wasn't even mentioned. It took place at Space Center Houston in my area. It was kinda like a museum exhibit with a history of pokemon display, games to win prizes, a button making station, Trozei was being demoed before it came out, card games and a merch store. I was 19 at the time and me and my gf were easily the oldest people there that weren't parents. I beat some kids in a game (trivia, I think?) and won an Emerald strategy guide lol. Still have it and the buttons I made there too, as well as a 10th anniversary sticker and pin.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Ah, that's so cool! Yeah, more local stuff passed under my radar (and don't even get me started on stuff outside North America), but that sounds like it was a lot of fun! Props on getting that Emerald strategy guide too, haha.

[@sonic23233]

I did see Symphonic Evolutions in early 2016 and I also saw I choose you at my local Cinemark

[@wikiuser92]

I remember the 20th anniversary and the leadup to X and Y very well. The latter was actually the first time I followed a Pokémon game from announcement to release. And I have done that with every other core Pokémon game since then too.

[@joniivee]

This video gave me all sorts of warm nostalgic feelings. Some of these events I was way too young to even attend or hear about (I'd just been born when the Pokemon 2000 tour was making its rounds) but they still made me wish I could have attended as a kid. The XY hype was definitely the height of my Pokemon fandom, I'll remember picking that game up on release day for the rest of my life. Small note: I distinctly remember seeing Mastermind Of Mirage Pokemon on Cartoon Network one morning before school because I actually got so upset I cried when Mew died xD so that's at least one rerun. I have to assume it was the redub but I'm not sure because it's difficult for me to put a time on. 2006 or 07 maybe?

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Yeah, I wish I could've gone to a lot of these, but even hearing about them was awesome. And as for Mastermind, I'm sure it must've rerun on CN but the original Kids' WB version has not resurfaced since. Still, since we didn't have CN in Canada at the time, it could have totally passed me by. Never aired on any Canadian channel.

[@joniivee]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 Ahh that makes more sense! Yeah, it's kind of a miracle we still have that version because it's seemingly been buried by the Pokemon Company since the initial airing.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@joniivee A bit of a shame, because Ash was voiced by Kayzie Rogers in that version, not his current actor Sarah Natochenny. So there's no legal way to see that version anywhere.

[@joniivee]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 Yeah, it's really cool on that historical angle. I know people were critical of her at the time but I definitely think Kayzie's take on Ash wasn't bad by any means. Even Sarah needed some time to improve.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@joniivee Yeah, I believe with enough time in the role she could’ve been a great Ash! She actually voiced him in a Burger King commercial in 2000, but that was just one line haha.

[@PeterGriffin11]

This video hit me right in the nostalgia I actually had and still might have one of those Burger King Pokémon cards I have the one with Dragonite on it I remember someone gave it to me in elementary school in 2005 or 2006 I think. I forgot all about Dookieshed too I use to watch his videos.

[@deathmatch1959]

The lead up to Pokémon X & Y was what made me a Pokémon fan again. I fell off the franchise after Gen 3 and when I saw the trailers showing Pokémon in 3D, the new Fairy typing, Mega Evolutions, and Charizard finally turning into a dragon; I had to play it. In fact, I just finished replaying it just a few days ago.

[@saiyan4414]

I ended up getting to go to Symphonics twice in two different towns in my area. It was really fun.

[@alphamarigi]

God this just reminds me how much I hate event exclusive Pokemon as a concept. The answer is a lot.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

Huh, another fun fact about Andrew Rannells is that he voiced Archie Andrews in series Archie's Weird Mysteries which I remember watching on Qubo a few years back. How I miss that channel after it left the air last year in February. My favorite event was Pokemon Rocks America in 2005 because it was the first one I ever got to go to. It was in one of the parking lots of Mall Of America in Minnesota, got to go there and get the Arora Ticket so I could get Deoxys, man was it a fun time.

[@drawer_mary]

I did go to Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions in my area with my friend who was also a big Pokemon fan and my little bother was amazing hearing all the song preformed by a orchestra was so beautiful! Same thing happed to my group they only knew the first part of the song lol at least I tried to sing the rest. Also I got to meet the conductor I let her know that she and her orchesta did a wounderful job and she signed my poster and was really cool seeing all the fellow fans made me so happy to be a Pokemon fan! I also still have the shirt and poster I got from the event

[@tristantrussell42]

Oh shit I forgot about Mastermind of the Mirage, watching that live on TV made me lose my damn mind with hype

[@shilohgrayson]

These events seem so fun! Reminded me how close Pokémon is to my heart.

[@JT5555]

now i'm just kind of depressed at all the pokemon stuff we in canada never got because the company doesn't think we're worth the fucks.

[@Tim-007]

Now you know how us Europeans feel. Except we get even less then the Canadians

[@Yensid951927]

The "10th" and "Black and White" tours and specials were the primary ones I attended.

[@Riitje]

Specifically the release of the first movie. I live in the Netherlands, so we never got the amount of spoils America had, but it was pretty grand all things considered. My mom absolutely hated every part of seeing the movie, as I'm sure many parents there did, but I was so happy.

[@christheleavittman7080]

I’ve only ever seen Pokémon Live through Musical Hell’s video on it.

[@ThunderToast97]

It's funny that you put the lead-up to X & Y as your #1, as that's something that I can look back on fondly in much the same way. I didn't make any KZbin videos, but as far as I know, I was one of the main, and fastest, reporters on new information for X & Y on this app called Video Game Amino, (does anyone still use the Aminos?) Regardless of how good the actual game was, X & Y was kind of my grand return to Pokemon, and I will always be grateful of that.

[@painters04]

One of the big ones I remember going to was the temporary Pokemon Center in London, mainly because Sword and Shield is based on my home country of the UK. This is a big deal as Europe doesn't have a Pokemon Center yet (Canada's opened recently) so getting merchandise like that was a BIG deal. Here's hoping that a permanent one opens online over here.

[@Tim-007]

I’ve long since lost all hope of Europe ever getting an online Pokémon center store. It hasn’t happened yet and I doubt it ever will happen.

[@painters04]

@@Tim-007 One can hope. I'm always crossing my fingers.

[@RemLasher77]

Me and my brother went to the Pokémon League Nintendo Training Tour ‘99. That’s how we got Mew in our Gen 1 games. I also remember going to the Pokémon Trading Card Game League with my brother which was held at a TOYS ‘R’ US.

[@Nintendofan781]

Awesome vid man. I love Pokemon so much. It's been a part of my life for many years. It influenced me to write my first book and it is now ten years old. I owe it all to Pokemon

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

That’s pretty cool!

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

When I was 9, I saw a televised concert on the WB network (now called CW network) for the pokemon 2000 soundtrack

[@fullmetaleevee]

Some of my favorite Pokemon Events I've been too not mentioned are Pokemon TCG Regionals, Pokemon Go Fest (Every one in Chicago that is) and the Pokemon Go Summer of 2016

[@BarrackObamaReal]

Most underrated youtuber on the planet

[@PkmnTrainerEmerald]

Omg?! Ian Jones-Quartey was there?! Brooooo awesome! Man how i wish i could have told younger me to go there i actually could have probably if i had asked my family haha well trying my best to attend the celebrations they may hold in the future!

[@bobalinx8762]

I fondly remember Can’t Stop (Catching ‘em All)!

[@AviatrixDown]

I actually had no idea that PUSA had done a Pokemon song, that's awesome.

[@Tim-007]

Such a shame that Symphonic evolutions didn’t come to Europe more often. It seems pretty cool but I guess Europe doesn’t exist for TPCi.

[@Riitje]

Yup. Al hebben wij hier wel Final Fantasy Distant Worlds gehad.

[@timothyware7510]

Angry Birds Go- Nintendo Event in app Pikachu - Kart: Pink PokeBall Car - ability: Winks and Blows Kisses Powerups: throws Red lipstick and 👜 purse Mario - Car: the Classic MarioKart car Ability: 1up Mushroom Kirby- Car: Chef Kirby's lunchtime Truck Ability: Throws Pots And Pans Link -. Car: Link's sword fighting bouncy castle car Ability: Narrator's Syenergy Call

[@EICL2011]

The launch year for X&Y does bring some of the best memories. Pokemon the first movie sure brings back childhood memories. Pokemon the movie 2000 also brings very good memories. Now the Symphonic show was not as good as many say it was, they were playing Pokemon songs that I wasn't familiar with, and trust me I have invested hours+++ hearing the crowd sing to the opening of the anime was kind of annoying lol.

[@frenchy4380]

I was there with my best friend for the Pokémon x and y event at Nintendo world it was a lot of fun! The wait was long 😭 but we got little presents as we waited like some poke balls to hold ds games I still have them. You can see my scraggy plush on the front of my book bag really fast after the scene with fedora guy towards the front of the crowd lmao 😂 in like 18:12

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Dude, I totally see it! That's amazing! Small world, eh?

[@frenchy4380]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 haha definitely, great vid 👍

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@frenchy4380 Thanks, dude!

[@amightygrizzly]

12:04 I see Hulk Hogan. I understand that it's a great day to be alive.

[@castform7]

I've never heard anyone say they were "lucky" to see Mastermind, then again not many people talk about Mastermind but it's usually negative so it's cool to see you got some enjoyment out of it. Pretty cool "filling the Mew page" too. You sir, righted a wrong that day.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Well, when I say “lucky”, I’m just glad I was able to see that event for myself, because it very could have easily passed me by. The special itself, I was very mad seeing it unfold.

[@castform7]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 Ah, I see. That makes sense.

[@Inactivechannel-r6]

I remember watching the xy trailer alot

[@kryzethx]

That number 10... It's understandable though, unless you rewatch the intro from the first movie or have the soundtrack, I don't think most people will have heard the full version of the original song lol

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

I had neither. I learned after looking it up on KZbin way back when it first launched.

[@kryzethx]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 The Pokemon soundtracks are up on Spotify now so everybody can find them :D 2ba Master and Totally Pokemon specifically have all my favorite tracks, like the intro, You and Me and Pokemon, Together Forever, Double Trouble (Team Rocket), and even The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye). It's the best Pokemon nostalgia trip :D

[@MrGamerofmusic]

I remember being in the theater to see The First Movie and all the adults booing over the Vikings joke!

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Aw come on, that joke is gold!

[@MrGamerofmusic]

@@TheCartoonGamer8000 There were not many Vikings fans in my home town. Mostly Bucks, Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers fans!

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

@@MrGamerofmusic Ah, that makes sense.

[@Mante_killa]

Love this

[@tvirus9369]

I still have my mewtwo burger king toy with the gold mewtwo card

[@MIKERPHONE]

I want that floofy Primeape 😮

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

Same. Maybe it's out in the wild somewhere.

[@FuFuMega]

Pokémon Live ❤️

[@disneyboy3030]

For the Hulk Hogan thing I will say this. You better watch out brother. You don't know whatcha gonna do when Pokemon manina runs wild on you.

[@DankPit]

Why does he call it pokeymon

[@AshCampbell2206]

Ryan Reynolds voicing Pikachu is why I skipped that movie, I've already grown tired of the Reynolds mania since Deadpool. I like the guy but I don't need to see him voicing any Pokemon