Getting to Know Blunder: The Pokemon Mastermind

https://www.youtube.com/@Thunderblund...   / thunderblunder7   Blunder, aka Thunderblunder777, is a legend of Competitive Singles and a veteran of Pokemon Showdown YouTube Content. Blunder stands out with his Flashy and exciting playstyle and hilarious battle commentary. His Channel has a great mix of Serious competitive analysis and casual fun. Blunder has a dedicated community nicknamed "The Agency" and his sense of humor trickles down, creating many community memes and inside jokes. Today I talk with Blunder about his journey as a Competitor and Creator, the current state of Gen 9, the art of YouTube Thumbnails, starting a Fashion company and of course, Michael Jackson. Check out Scarzig who makes Pokeaim's Thumbnails:   / scarzig   0:00 Intro 0:33 Blunder and Jim finally Collaborating 1:32 The Gen 3 Renaissance 2:32 Does Blunder like Gen 3? 4:39 The Early days of Gen 5, 6 and Pokemon Online 5:40 The History of Showdown YT, and the Rise of Competitive Content 9:42 Jimothy's Gen 3 Tournament 11:29 Balancing Analytical Content and Humor/Entertainment 17:26 Competing as a YouTuber 18:16 The Rise of Community Tournaments 20:02 Blunder's Unique Thumbnail Strategy 27:55 What is "The Agency"? 32:08 Dealing with Burnout 35:11 Blunder's Favourite OU Format 45:11 Blunder's Various Catch Phrases 45:19 What is "Goob"? 48:05 What is "Sheist"? 49:36 What is "Shamone"? + Michael Jackson Discussion 53:16 Blunder's Thoughts on Gen 9 OU and Tera 1:01:14 Blunder's Unique Merch 1:08:36 The effects of Social Media + Building an Audience 1:11:15 Blunder's Twitch Era + Favourite Non-Pokemon Games 1:16:23 Outro Become a Patron if you want.   / jimothycool   Check out my Showdown Gameplay channel! https://www.youtube.com/@jimothygamin...   / jimothycool     / discord   The below text is very relevant to many people. Game Freak just blew all other online game development schools out of the water with this incredible new 2022 release. You're gonna need to get a game design degree online, and FAST, if you want to make a better game than this. Not even the best strategy games android reddit could hold a candle to this breathtaking Next generation competitive Pokemon experience. Scream Tail is the Jigglypuff of our wildest dreams. It has been buffed with some higher statistics and the incredible ability, Protosynthesis. Gen 9 Competitive Pokemon wouldn't be the same without this powerful pink blob. He kinda looks like someone I met in one of my game design and development courses. Gen 9 Pokemon Showdown is one of the greatest online gaming sites in history. From Pikachu and Charizard, to Palafin and Roaring Moon, The new Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, have introduced a lot of new faces. Can I succeed in one of the best android games of all time? If so, I'm gonna get myself a Walmart bakery Pokemon cake to celebrate. Gholdengo is a Pokemon made of pure gold. He must have done some online business management courses to accumulate all that wealth. Or perhaps he might want to learn how to make money playing video games on YouTube. In any case, he's a powerful metagame force, with absolutely no interest in online game development schools. #competitivepokemon #pokemonscarletandviolet #agency