Hello out there. Who's Amazing Life listeners? How's it going? This is Nick.

And this is Jack. And we're the hosts of another awesome wondering podcast, The Best Idea Yet.

Each week, we tell an amazing story of how some of the most famous treats, games, and gadgets were invented.

Okay, we're talking Reese's peanut buttercups, Dr. Pepper, Super Mario Brothers,

skateboard, super soakers, and of course, the teenage mutant ninja turtles.

But today, we've got something really special for you.

Yeah, we did a whole episode.

Maybe our best one yet.

I'm one of the most popular games of all time.

Nick, should we say it together?

Let's do it, Jack.

Three, two, one.

Pokemon.

We got the whole story on how Pikachu, Charmander, and Squirtle all came to be.

And we're going to play you a clip of that episode right here, right now.

It's an incredible story about a kid from Japan who was so obsessed with collecting insects

that his friends called him Dr. Bug.

And how he took that love of little creatures and created one of the most successful

video and playing card games of all time.

We think you're going to love it.

And if you do, head on over to our show, the best idea yet, and check out our other episodes too. Even better, you. Yeah, you listening in the back seat right there. You can let us know which episode we should do next. Yeah, let us know. If you want to know how your favorite product was invented, we will look into it for you. Just leave a comment on our show page.

We read them all, and then we do them.

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