Streaming in the Pokémon World

The sun peeked through Joseph's window at an unforgiving angle, landing squarely on his face. He cracked one eye open to find Bean the Shroomish snoozing next to his pillow, his beloved blue beanie tugged halfway down his mushroom cap. Tyrunt lay draped across his legs, snoring like a truck engine, and Riolu had claimed the remaining pillow real estate.

"Morning, everyone…" Joseph rasped to the chat. The Rotom Twins projected a sleepy sticker: 'STREAMER WAKE UP!'

"Bean looks so cozy!" "You gotta let him keep the hat now." "Tyrunt drool check plz."

Joseph carefully peeled his leg free from Tyrunt's grip. It made a soft "rawr?" in its sleep, flopped over, and faceplanted into Bean's side. The Shroomish didn't even flinch.

In the kitchen, Joseph lined up four bowls: one for Tyrunt (mountain of berries and PokePuffs), one for Riolu (Oran slices and protein snacks), one for Bean (mystery mushroom mix, or so the bag claimed), and one for himself — which was just instant noodles.

Bean waddled in, beanie firmly back on his head. He stared at his food, then at Joseph's noodles.

Joseph narrowed his eyes. "Don't even think about it. This is human food, buddy."

Bean's eyes got huge and sparkly under the brim. He leaned forward, gave the noodles a sniff, then huffed and started pecking at his own bowl instead.

"Good talk," Joseph said, slurping up a mouthful.

Rotom 1 caught Bean side-eyeing the noodles every few seconds. Rotom 2 added a caption: "Bean plotting noodle heist."

After breakfast, Joseph dragged the squad to the empty clearing behind his house — now unofficially dubbed the "Chaos Yard" by his chat. The plan: start Bean's training with some simple moves and see if he could handle actual battles.

"Alright, Bean," Joseph said, hands on hips. "You're gonna learn how to tackle and absorb without falling asleep mid-move. Got it?"

Bean blinked. Then yawned. Then curled up on the grass.

Chat went feral:

"BEAN NO" "THE CUTEST SABOTEUR" "Sleep is power."

Joseph turned to Tyrunt. "Hey, buddy. Can you help motivate Bean a bit?"

Tyrunt nodded enthusiastically, then let out a soft growl. It tapped Bean with its snout. Bean lifted his head, glared, then boop headbutted Tyrunt's nose. Tyrunt just wagged its tail and nudged him again.

Riolu, meanwhile, perched on a stump like a sensei. He crossed his arms, eyes narrowed as if he were judging Bean's entire existence.

Joseph pulled out a toy target dummy he'd ordered online — shaped like a goofy Wobbuffet. He set it up and pointed dramatically.

"Alright! Bean! Use Tackle!"

Bean shuffled up to the dummy. He headbutted it once — a gentle boop. The dummy wobbled slightly. Bean yawned and lay down on its foot.

"LMAO" "He said: 'I did my best.'" "Bean is a whole mood."

Joseph facepalmed. "Rotom, play the 'Mission Failed' music."

Rotom 1 obliged with a goofy 'womp-womp-womp' effect.

Riolu jumped down from the stump, tapped Bean on the cap, and mimed a stronger headbutt motion. Bean scowled, got up, and this time slammed the dummy hard enough to knock it over.

Joseph and chat exploded.

"HE DID IT!!" "RIOLU THE TRAINER." "Bean got that hat power."

Bean sat back down and promptly fell asleep on top of the flattened dummy.

While the team took a snack break, Joseph's phone buzzed with a new trending clip. He nearly choked on a berry.

The Beedrill Bros had "leaked" a fake news segment: "EETVEE EXPOSED — SECRETLY USING FAKE POKÉMON!" They were wearing trench coats and plastic sunglasses, standing in front of a cardboard cutout of Joseph's face.

"Look at this," one of the Bros said dramatically. "This streamer's Tyrunt is actually an animatronic robot — and his so-called Shroomish is just a plushie with a wig."

The other Bro poked the cutout's nose. "Yeah! Total scam!"

Rotom 2 projected a giant "LMAO" emoji. The chat howled:

"THEY'RE SO BAD AT THIS." "A plushie with a wig I CAN'T." "Please react live."

Joseph smirked. "Oh, I will. But not now — I want my counter-prank to be perfect."

Back inside, Joseph sat cross-legged on the living room floor, surrounded by his Pokémon squad. Bean was happily chewing on a mini Poké Puff, Tyrunt sprawled next to him, and Riolu stood guard, sensing mischief.

"Alright, team. Operation: Beedrill Bros Backfire," Joseph said, pulling out his sketchpad. "Any ideas?"

Tyrunt gave a tiny "rawr" and pointed to Bean.

"Good point. Bean is the star. We'll film a reaction video where Bean does all his real moves — but we'll also, uh… make it hilarious. Rotoms, you in?"

Rotom 1 and Rotom 2 projected thumbs up.

"PRANK WARS INCOMING." "Make them eat their own Beedrill honey." "Bean about to carry the entire brand."

By sunset, Joseph had everything planned. He set up a small stage in the Chaos Yard, complete with lights, a green screen, and props: a cardboard robot Tyrunt, a plushie Shroomish with googly eyes, and a fake Beedrill made from pillows and duct tape.

"Tomorrow," Joseph told the chat, "we record the dumbest 'proof' to expose their 'expose.' And Bean here will perform a special hat trick to prove he's real."

Bean squeaked and tugged the beanie back over his eyes.

Riolu gave the camera a deadpan stare as if to say, "Yes, these are my coworkers."

As the night settled in, Joseph wrapped up the stream with Tyrunt snoring at his feet, Riolu meditating on the windowsill, and Bean perched on his lap — still wearing the hat.

"Today was perfect chaos," he told his viewers. "We made progress with Bean — kinda. The Beedrill Bros are still clowns. And we're just getting started."

Rotom 1 projected the new follower count: 50,000.

Rotom 2 added confetti and fireworks.

"EE-TVEE UP!" "Bean is my spirit Pokémon." "CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PRANK VID!"

Joseph grinned at his sleepy crew. "Alright, EeTvee fam. Sleep tight, dream of hats, and stay petty."

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