TRAINER'S EYE #100 - "Tied Up With Sylveon's Bow" ft. Trainer Mystic

In this Pokemon interview, we are joined by Trainer Mystic, a Pokemon Trainer from North Carolina here to celebrate our 100th Pokemon interview episode!

Trainer Mystic shares his experience with Pokemon starting with the anime. He would go into his room to binge watch all the episodes of Pokemon XY and Pokemon XYZ. Eventually his interest in Pokemon led him to playing the video games and Pokemon GO.

Trainer Mystic touches on what he enjoys about playing Pokemon GO as well as attending his first GO Fest in NYC. Listen as he shares his GO Fest story and his motivation to create content thanks to many Pokemon GO content creators!

Sources
Opening Song: "Forget You" by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay

Transcript

Trainer Mystic: 0:00

Hey, this is Trainer Mystic, and this is my Pokémon story.

David Hernandez: 0:42

Welcome to As the Pokeball Turns, where we interview people about their experience with Pokemon. My name is David Hernandez, and this is the 100th episode of Trainer's Eyes. I searched far and wide for the appropriate guest to have on this show. I wanted a guest who can teach us to understand the power that's inside. And I couldn't think of a better way than to have a guest who is a fan of not only of this podcast, But one of the biggest fans of all the different content creators within the Pokemon Go space Trainer Mystic Welcome to the show and thank you for being the 100th guest of as the pokeball turns

Trainer Mystic: 1:23

what's up guys? Yeah, thank you, uh, an honor. An honor to, uh, come on the podcast for the 100th episode. Congratulations, making it this far and everything.

David Hernandez: 1:33

Definitely and you know, I always appreciate because you have just such a cool Natural innocence. You know, you talk about all of what we do in the space and it's always appreciative for us to as content creators, to be able to hear feedback, such as yours, one of the questions I want to ask is, you know, what do you like about the content creators? Like, why do you look up to him so much?

Trainer Mystic: 1:51

basically, so I can, learn from them. So I, to see how they do their content creation. Um, so I can build up from that, like I just had this. One, friend of mine named Tony, who obviously inspires me and stuff, and I just bought, the same tripod that he uses, I'm gonna try to record my first actual vlog with the gameplay and my facecam side by side and it'll be my first like legit vlog because all my other vlogs are just me screen recording my phone when I'm not live streaming. So I kind of wanna, basically, build up a little bit and actually do vlogs how everyone else does, where it's my face cam on the left side and the game plan on the right side. So it's gonna take a little bit, but I have a little bit of editing skills, so it shouldn't be too hard.

David Hernandez: 2:37

I know you've had a chance to speak with other content creators. What advice have you received that you think has helped you the most, a longer journey to try to become a content creator?

Trainer Mystic: 2:48

honestly Probably like have fun. Don't worry about sub count like have fun keep learning. a quote that I found I was watching someone's stream and in the background of their stream Or yeah in the background of their stream. I heard this person say, we should inspire before we expire so

David Hernandez: 3:07

Mm.

Trainer Mystic: 3:08

I kind of go off of that and I actually I I go off of that and I should also start that to people as well because I think it's very good to go off because you don't know when you're going to expire. So now is your time inspire other people so that they can also do the same once you, the individual expires, so that they can, learn from you and go tell that to all the other content creators that, they've inspired and stuff from them being that person being inspired by me expire. So.

David Hernandez: 3:39

So you hope to be eventually become an inspiration just like the other content creators to people maybe who are earlier in the journey. That's awesome, dude. I love quotes like that. One of my favorite ones is if uh nobody comes to stop you from the future, how bad of a decision it is because I always have the trepidation of like, oh, is this the right thing to do or oh, am I making the right choice? I'm like, is it not world ending? I think I'm doing okay.

Trainer Mystic: 4:02

I think, the person that I actually heard it from, so, like I said, it was on a livestream of someone, by the name of OmniSec, I he was doing the stream. And some bodybuilder that, said in the, uh, him in background, because he was doing some tug of war thing and that's what he said to OmniSec. And so I heard, overheard that. And so I kind of been trying to adapt to that as well.

David Hernandez: 4:24

Speaking on the topic of New York City, you've had a chance to go to, I think your first GO Fest was last and then even this year, both in New York

Trainer Mystic: 4:32

and the Hohentor. So last year

David Hernandez: 4:34

Oh, and Hohentorf.

Trainer Mystic: 4:34

first time ever. Hoentoro was my first time going to an in person event. and then this, it was just crazy that I could do a back to back event my first time ever, following GoFest, in New York. I'm lucky that I've met, Lured Up, podcasts like Jamal and stuff, who also lives in North Carolina, that I've been able. To go with so big shout out to him one of the main reasons i was able to go to new york Both this year last year. So

David Hernandez: 5:03

How important was it for Jamal to be able to go with you? Because y'all are both from North Carolina, both from, I guess, similar

Trainer Mystic: 5:08

Yeah, he's um half an hour away from me and um I think it was pretty important for him because when I told him that i've always wanted to go to new york city for pokemon go we all know pokemon go in New city is like top tier I think he was pretty excited. When I asked him if I was able to, go with him. and was pretty excited said, that he'll be fine if I catch a flight with him. So I think, he was excited that, he was able to fulfill that for me. So,

David Hernandez: 5:35

what expectations do you have going to New York City for going for your first GO Fest?

Trainer Mystic: 5:40

well, definitely a lot pokey stops, but for me, Going to in person events in general, as much as I love playing Pokemon Go for me it's more of just, um, seeing people because you get to play Go every single day, but unless you live in the same city as your close friends, It's only once every year or depending on how many events both you and your friend go to it. for Go Fest it's only once a year that you get to see that person.

David Hernandez: 6:09

In a way, because these were your first events, you were able to not only meet friends, for the first time, people you were on zoom and stuff like that. You also got to meet the content creators. You looked up to what was going through your mind. Whenever you did meet the content creators that you looked up to design a video in real life.

Trainer Mystic: 6:26

honestly, I think the biggest thing is, like, I've always told them, I've always been watching a lot of these content creators since I was probably 16 or 17, like, before COVID and stuff. I feel like, between watching them, in a video and meeting them in real life, it's just a totally different vibe, meeting them in real life rather than seeing them in the video even though them in the video is, obviously change about them real life. they're still the same person in the video as they are in real life. but I feel like you perceive them differently, in real life than in the video

David Hernandez: 7:03

when you went to New York city, besides seeing the content creators, what else did you get a chance to do while you were in the

Trainer Mystic: 7:09

I got to see Hamilton twice in New York I also went to the Central Park Zoo. I also got very hot, uh, uh, but that's like, a whole different story. We all, we don't, we don't, we don't

David Hernandez: 7:24

It was humid.

Trainer Mystic: 7:25

that part. Um, a lot of walking, I think. I've walked more in New York City this year and last year. then I did in Vegas for the Hoenn tour and I felt like I didn't really get do too much. in Vegas, I mean it was crazy because When I went to Vegas last year, I actually had some other discord friends from a totally different community that were also in Vegas that same weekend for a convention. And then, we met and everything. And then we went to like the M& M store and everything. And then, now we on meeting each other at conventions this year, in Ohio. And hopefully if they do it again in New York last year, if it's not during 4th July, Niantic, weekend, hopefully. Jamal and I can show up maybe a couple of days earlier, work schedules. Cause I know the rest of you guys showed up a couple of days, before like 4th of July and stuff. And then Jamal and I showed up on like Friday morning. So I definitely would like to have like four five days before GoFest New York, if they do it in New York again, to be able to actually tour the city more not about Pokemon Go too much. Cause like, I didn't. Really, I didn't get to go to the Statue of Liberty or I didn't see, even from a distance, didn't get to go inside, Empire State. and then, the 9 11

David Hernandez: 8:40

when it comes to GO Fest, you were there for Pokemon GO primarily. When did you first start playing the game? I

Trainer Mystic: 8:47

2016, on my previous account, but then when Hoopa came out some side mishaps happened with that account. And so I went a couple weeks without doing content and stuff. And then maybe in 2022, one of my friends, gave me a new account. But, I've technically been playing since 2016 a little mishap, and then got a new account, and I've been grinding ever since, and now I'm level 44 Team Mystic all the way because my name ChainerMystic, so.

David Hernandez: 9:17

Well, what aspects about Pokemon Go that you enjoy compared to maybe say another type of video game or a console?

Trainer Mystic: 9:23

it's the only game that gets me outside Yeah, because if I wasn't playing game, then I mean I might still go on walks But this actually pushes me to go outside, do live make videos and stuff And I'll go for two mile Like, I remember a back in June, I was in Uptown Charlotte, cause I went to that, uh, cemetery that Jamal talks about a lot. and then I couldn't find my way back to the big bus stop. so I ended up, walking 10 miles all the way. back to this other, park that, I also, play at during the weekend. Not, the one that goes to, not Hornet's Nest. It's a different one.

David Hernandez: 10:03

Do you like to catch Pokemon? Are you like a shiny hunter, PvP? In what ways do you enjoy playing Pokemon Go?

Trainer Mystic: 10:10

I like hunting shinies and stuff. so something that I actually do is however many shinies I get from that event, I like to tag shiny name of the event. So like Whenever someone asks me, Oh, what shinies did you get during the adventure week Or what did you get during the eighth anniversary? Instead of scrolling down, I can just swipe over to tag section and scroll down. And I have that tagged section with all the, shinies that I got instead of having to scroll down and pinpoint which, shinies I got.

David Hernandez: 10:39

Do you have any experience with Pokemon before Pokemon Go?

Trainer Mystic: 10:42

I up watching anime. I also like Pokemon cards, but I'm not I Collect them, but I don't play the game as one of our fellow podcast groups of PPN does I'm not too big into the game portion of it. I'm more into collecting. and I'm very stagnant about what cards I keep. I don't really keep, common cards and stuff. I like to keep, better quality cards. Like me, I'm quality quantity. So even though my room is a mess right now, cause I just got a drum set. like to make sure, everything. looks nice, so I really keep the best looking Pokemon cards, unless it's like a Japanese card or something then I'll keep it just because it's Japanese card, but if it's just a normal common Pikachu card, then I'll most likely throw it away because it doesn't really mean anything to me because I'm not too experienced with TCG Beyond just collecting cards and then the show I watched the shows TV shows growing up, like, I would, come in here in the morning at like 8am and I would, have Pokemon XY or XYZ and a pre recorded episode of Phineas and Ferb on my TV I would come in my room in the morning, sit on my beanbag right over here and then binge watch Pokemon and Phineas and Ferb all Saturday morning...

David Hernandez: 11:58

that's an awesome way to spend a

Trainer Mystic: 11:59

have of the games too, like I have Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Legends Arceus, and Sword, and then, Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu. And then I have a couple of, 3DS games, like I think and stuff. I think Pokemon Go is probably my the most active Pokemon game I play because it's the switch games. I love the switch games all the shiny honing even though I only have like two shinies but it just very hard for me to keep along with uh storyline games so like I have not ventured more into Zelda Legends of Zelda Chairs of the Kingdom. I'm not too far in many of the Pokemon games because it's hard for me to keep up with. Those games, but very easy me to keep up and active with go.

David Hernandez: 12:47

It sounds like because it's more of a commitment to play the main game, cause you have to focus on the story and all that other stuff. It's easier to play Pokemon Go.

Trainer Mystic: 12:54

pokemon go doesn't really have a storyline

David Hernandez: 12:57

Out of all the Pokemon, do you have a favorite Pokemon at all?

Trainer Mystic: 12:59

Yes. It is the eevee squad. I love eeveelutions.

David Hernandez: 13:03

I gotta ask since you're

Trainer Mystic: 13:05

Yes.

David Hernandez: 13:06

you know, you like all the Eevee evolutions How about we rank them? So How would you rank the Eevee evolutions based on? Oh

Trainer Mystic: 13:15

Glaceon second. My favorite color also blue, so I have lot of blue stuff my room. So first is Sylveon and then second is Glaceon 3rd is Leafeon, 4th is Umbreon, and then, 6th, 7th are Jolteon, and, Flareon. And then in terms of Shinies, Eeveelutions, Soveon still first, and then 2nd, Glaceon, 3rd, Umbreon, 4th would be Leafeon. Fifth would be, and then the last two are Vaporeon. Well, I think Vaporeon would probably be, after Umbreon and then the last be Flareon. I mean, I know Leafeon and Glaceon don't have the best shinies, but I, I like them. I like them more than The evolutions, mine Evolutions minus Sion, simply because it doesn't take too long to evolve them in Pokemon Go because you just have to have enough candies and then have the rainy and grasser modules stuff. i'm trying to build my shiny evie army.

David Hernandez: 14:16

Michael, you've been a wonderful guest. I have to ask the last question before we close this show down. Say somebody's gonna come to North Carolina to battle you in a Pokemon battle six on six. What six Pokemon would you bring to the battle?

Trainer Mystic: 14:30

that's a good question probably any strong pseudo type pokemon uh pseudo i mean pseudo legendary pokemon So like, Garchomp, Garchomp, Gyarados, Tyranitar, uh, Rhyperior, and maybe even a Sylveon. And, uh, uh, uh, uh, wait, wait, wait. What's the zigzagoon's final evolution? Yeah, Obstagoon. Yeah, Obstagoon. Yeah.

David Hernandez: 14:58

Thank you for listening to as the Poke Ball Turns. we are officially at 100 episodes, and this wouldn't be possible without listeners like you. so from the bottom of my heart, thank you for listening to this podcast. if you wanna financially support the podcast considering becoming a Patreon, by going to patreon.com/as the pokeball turns. I'll see you next time with more people, more stories, and more Pokemon.