Women Pokemon Trainers Episodes

Explore how women across the globe connect with Pokémon through creativity, strength, and nostalgia. These interviews highlight how women Trainers navigate the fandom, create community, and empower others along the way.
May 16, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #158 - "Mew Dances Across the Barrier Between Worlds" ft. dejamewmew

What happens when your first Pokémon game becomes your lifelong comfort franchise? As The Pokeball Turns welcomes dejamewmew, a cozy VTuber and Twitch streamer who built her brand around her love for Mew, pink aesthetics, and the emotional connection she felt with the Sinnoh region. Her Pokémon journey began with Pokémon Diamond on the Nintendo DS, and it’s been a space of nostalgia, discovery, and creativity ever since. From choosing Infernape and Lucario as childhood team staples to bondin…

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May 9, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #156 - "Baton Pass Begins With Buneary" ft. BunearyQueenAlexis

From level 80 Pidgeot solo runs to shiny-filled Twitch streams, this is the story of BunearyQueenAlexis starting with battling Brock with a hopeless Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow to building a full shiny living dex in Sword and S...

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May 2, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #154 - "Sylveon Was The Only Move Left" ft. Kelosaurus

From teaching in Australia to casting on the global Pokémon Unite stage, Kelosaurus shares how Pokémon helped her rediscover her identity, embrace her gamer roots, and find unexpected connection from Tokyo arcades to Twitch s...

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April 18, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #150 - "Good Morning Hisuian Arcanine" ft. MamaTurbo

MamaTurbo shares the moving story of her son TheTrueTurbo , a passionate Pokémon fan, Shiny Hunter, and Twitch streamer who lived with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). From childhood memories to his transition into streaming du...

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April 16, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #149 - "Ribombee Under Cresselia's Moonlight" ft. DetectiveMocha

Detective Mocha , a Shiny Hunter and Twitch streamer, shares how her Pokémon journey began with the Pokemon anime before transitioning into Pokemon Emerald and how it’s grown into a full-fledged passion for hunting Shiny Poke...

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March 28, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #144 - "Butterfree Soars Beneath Blaze Charizard" ft. The Cave of Dragonflies

Dragonfree, the webmaster behind the iconic The Cave of Dragonflies , joins us for a fascinating Pokémon interview about her unexpected journey from Pokémon Yellow to pioneering one of the longest-running Pokémon fan sites on...

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March 26, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #143 - "Umbreon Empowered By Wooper's Earthquake" ft. lilredwooper

Lilredwooper , a dedicated Pokémon Twitch streamer and VGC competitor, reflects on her Pokémon journey from opening Pokémon cards to Shiny hunting and engaging with competitive Pokemon. She talks about how Pokémon XD: Gale of...

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March 14, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #140 - "Villainous Stories Forged in Gengar's Curse" ft. StandardizedBogey

Reflecting on her first experience with Pokémon Blue, StandardizedBogey reveals how the Pokémon franchise sparked her love for fanfiction writing. With a focus on memorable Pokémon villains like Saturn from Team Galactic and ...

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March 12, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #139 - "Loyalty From the Embers of Growlithe" ft. AdaEnchilada

In this deeply personal conversation, AdaEnchilada reflects on her journey with Pokémon, from her early days with Pokémon Blue to the world-building and character creation that shaped her love for the series. She also discuss...

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Feb. 14, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #134 - "Finding Love By Drawing Pokemon Cards" ft. PenPeaches & NobleJanobii

PenPeaches and NobleJanobii , a talented Pokémon Trainer couple, take us through their shared love for Pokémon TCG and how it led them to create stunning Pokémon fan art and webcomics. From their early days in the Pokémon com...

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Jan. 31, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #130 - "Flash Fire Into Competitive Pokemon" ft. BeccaBaddest

Inspired by TikTok videos of Pokémon card openings, BeccaBaddest dove into Pokémon TCG collecting before discovering her passion for competitive Pokémon VGC. She compares her experiences in both competitive worlds, offering v...

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Jan. 10, 2025

TRAINER'S EYE #124 - "Zoroark Disguised As Dragon-Type Pokemon" ft. Grunesdragon

In this heartfelt interview, GrunesDragon reflects on their journey from a childhood restricted by media access to discovering the world of Pokémon Y and becoming a Pokémon Trainer. Their love for Dragon-type Pokémon and the ...

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Dec. 11, 2024

TRAINER'S EYE #119 - "Alolan Raichu Glides The Needle" ft. I Do The Felting

I Do The Felting shares her unexpected journey with Pokémon, starting with Pokémon Red and her love for Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. She explores her Pokémon GO experience, from Shiny hunting to participating in ...

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Nov. 27, 2024

TRAINER'S EYE #117 - "Elevating By Altaria's Wings" ft. RocketClare

From helping her children get outside to becoming a competitor in Pokémon Worlds 2024, RocketClare's Pokémon GO journey is one of personal growth and community. Learn how Pokémon GO PvP became her outlet for connection and me...

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Nov. 13, 2024

TRAINER'S EYE #115 - "Winging It With Shiny Dunsparce" ft. LadyDunsparce

LadyDunsparce takes us on a journey from the Pokémon Silver days, where she proved everyone wrong about gender and gaming, to her evolving love for the Pokémon TCG. Her story spans generations, from discovering her favorite P...

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