Streaming in the Pokémon World

Joseph's living room looked like a prop shop exploded overnight. Cardboard Tyrunt, plushie Bean with googly eyes, fake Beedrill drones made from balloons and duct tape — the Rotom Twins hovered around, projecting goofy filters on each one.

Tyrunt sniffed the cardboard version of himself and gave it a suspicious poke. It fell over. Tyrunt looked smug, as if he'd just defeated a real rival.

Bean, meanwhile, had climbed inside a spare cereal box labeled "100% REAL FAKE SHROOMISH." Only his beanie stuck out the side.

Riolu stood on the table, arms crossed, radiating "this is beneath me" vibes. The chat was loving it:

"Riolu is the only adult here." "I'd pay real money for a fake Bean plush." "STREAM ABOUT TO BE LEGENDARY."

Rotom 1 flashed a big, sparkly "LIVE NOW!" sticker as Joseph beamed into the camera.

"Hey EeTvee fam! Today's the day we end the Beedrill Bros' 'Expose Me' saga once and for all. And we're doing it… the dumbest way possible."

He panned the camera to the "Exhibit A" table: cardboard Tyrunt propped up by chopsticks, plushie Bean, and the cereal box. Bean peeked out, blinked at the lens, and hid again.

"First, we'll show you how 'fake' my team really is. Bean? Want to demonstrate?"

Bean flopped out of the cereal box, dragged himself to the target dummy, and delivered a surprisingly solid Tackle — then sat on the dummy's head like a trophy.

The Rotom Twins added dramatic anime speed lines:

"FAKE WHO???" "Bean has no chill." "Tyrunt, your turn!"

Joseph nudged Tyrunt toward the cardboard clone. Tyrunt sniffed it, turned to the camera, then bit its head clean off. Cardboard bits flew everywhere.

Riolu facepalmed. The chat lost it:

"LMAOOO" "Tyrunt said: I AM THE REAL ONE." "This is better than pay-per-view."

To finish, Joseph held up the Beedrill drone — a wobbly balloon contraption that made a sad buzzing noise when the Rotoms zapped it.

"Behold, the 'Beedrill Bros' latest invention," Joseph said dramatically. "It leaks honey and bad ideas."

He tossed it to Tyrunt, who gleefully stomped it flat.

"Alright, main event time," Joseph announced. "Bean, you ready to prove you're more than a plushie with a wig?"

Bean perked up. Joseph set a tiny obstacle course: a row of hats on sticks, with a big Poké Puff at the finish line.

"Bean, go!"

Bean waddled forward, spring-loaded with chaos. He bounced from hat to hat, snatching each one onto his cap like a tower of hats — never dropping a single one. By the time he reached the end, he was a walking hat monster.

Rotom 2 added epic fanfare: 'HAT LORD BEAN!'

The chat went nuclear:

"BEAN THE GOAT." "10/10 agility." "Beedrill Bros can't recover from this."

Bean nibbled the Poké Puff and promptly curled up to nap inside the hat pile.

Joseph turned to Riolu, who was still giving the camera the most judgmental look in existence.

"Riolu, anything to add?"

Riolu just gave the camera a slow thumbs-up — then pointed to the cardboard Beedrill sign that said: "GET WRECKED, BROS."

Rotom 1 ran the final highlight reel: Bean's hat trick, Tyrunt's cardboard massacre, and Riolu's savage approval all cut together with goofy music. Joseph uploaded the clip under the title: 'Real Pokémon, Real Hats, Real Dumb Beedrills.'

Minutes after going live, the video was trending across the region. Joseph's follower count jumped another 20,000 in an hour. The comments were brutal — but not for Joseph.

"Beedrill Bros got stung by their own prank." "Bean merch WHEN???" "Riolu is my new idol."

Meanwhile, the Beedrill Bros tried to clap back with a stream of their own. They buzzed around their messy garage studio, frantically shouting that the "footage was fake" and "Bean is a deepfake."

Joseph's chat spammed their comments with hat emojis. The Bros rage-quit after five minutes.

Joseph and the squad celebrated with a mountain of snacks. Tyrunt devoured his entire berry stash, Riolu nibbled daintily on Oran cookies, and Bean sat in his hat pile, occasionally stealing Tyrunt's crumbs.

Joseph raised his cup of instant ramen broth like a champagne glass. "Here's to the pettiest, dumbest, best prank war ever."

Rotom 1 projected a new overlay: "100K FOLLOWERS!"

Joseph nearly dropped his noodles. "No way… We hit six digits?!"

Bean squeaked and buried himself deeper in the hats — the true king of the day.

As the celebration wound down, Joseph checked his DMs: local trainers were now lining up to "collab" on future streams. Some offered goofy co-op battles, others wanted Bean's "hat skills" on their channels.

He chuckled, setting the phone aside. "Looks like we're trendsetters now, huh?"

Riolu, perched on the back of the couch, gave him a rare, tiny smile. Tyrunt rolled over onto Joseph's lap. Bean's snores came from under a hat mountain that wiggled every now and then.

Joseph looked into the camera one last time for the night. "EETVEE family… we're just getting started. Good night, and remember — stay real, stay petty, and don't mess with the Hat Lord."

Rotom 2 flickered out the final sign-off: "STREAM END."

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