Cherish Ball — Trainer Stories Posts
Every Trainer carries a Pokémon story worth preserving. Cherish Ball celebrates the people behind the Pokémon through their memories, experiences, passions, and communities. Discover the moments that made Pokémon meaningful to the Trainers who lived them.
Dec. 14, 2025
How Trainer-Con Built a Pokemon TCG Community in Dallas
I remember the first time I vended at an event. I was excited. energized, even, until I realized I’d forgotten the two most important things: cash and my card reader. No way to make a sale. So I improvised. I promoted my Pokémon Memory Wall instea…
June 27, 2025
How to Build A Pokemon GO Community in Canada
I remember the day I sent the message that changed everything. I wasn’t sure I was ready to lead. But I had already spent years helping my local Pokémon GO community organizing raids, giving advice, showing up even when no one asked me to. Eventual…
May 28, 2025
How Adellion Built A Pokemon GO Community
When BrandonTan91 came to visit, we talked for hours. About Pokemon GO, about the grind, but more importantly, about the people. I remember opening up to him about my hopes for rebuilding the Pokémon GO community in Dallas after the pandemic. The fa…
May 14, 2025
How PokeJungle Built an Online Pokémon Community
By the time I was heading into high school, most people around me had already given up on Pokémon. It wasn’t cool anymore. It was childish, embarrassing, almost felt taboo. So I hid it. I kept my Game Boy close, but quiet. No one knew how much Ruby …
April 30, 2025
How to Build A Pokemon GO Community in Ukraine
I remember walking empty streets during the early months of COVID-19. The world outside my car windows was quiet, surreal, places that once buzzed with life were ghost towns. As an essential worker, I wasn't confined to my home like many others, but…
March 23, 2025
How to Build A Pokemon GO Community in Addison, Texas
I remember sitting inside a Starbucks in Addison, Texas with a small group of Pokemon GO players. For an average person, it was just a casual meetup. However, in the Pokemon GO universe, it was answering the call to action and in my heart, I knew it…
March 14, 2025
Why I Created As The Pokeball Turns
Your next Pokémon adventure begins here. But this time, it’s not about catching them all, it’s about catching something deeper like connection, healing, and purpose. I didn’t always know I wanted to start a podcast. I just knew I had something to sa…