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Make More Dishes (& Memories) in New Pokémon Camping CG/Live-Action Shorts

In 2022 the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel released a three-episode “Sweet Winter with Pokémon” (roughly translated) series. In these short videos, we see a man making and enjoying an assortment of sweet baked good for himself and his Charmander, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Psyduck. One year later in October 2023, the channel released a follow-up. Titled “Camping Trip With Pokémon” the series now features the same man taking his Charmeleon, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Psyduck, and new addition Sprigatito on a camping trip.''

Following a similar format to the previous series, each episode begins with an introduction of the food items being made, followed by the Pokémon playing around a bit. Then the video demonstrates how to prepare each dish and ends with the characters enjoying the meal.

However, what sets the 2023 series apart from the 2022 series is the slight melancholic atmosphere surrounding the Charmeleon. It's first seen in one of the first shots we see the Charmeleon when it is longingly looking at the sky. This continues into the second episode and concludes in the finale with a sequence that is reminiscent to the Pokémon episode “Bye, Bye Butterfree.”

While they're mostly videos on how to make some culinary dishes, the story presented in “Camping Trip with Pokémon” is heartfelt and worth watching.

Source: Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel