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PM7 hosts biggest Pokemon competition with $2,500 prize
Eight creators compete in elimination rounds for twenty-five hundred dollars; the winner gets a title that took twenty episodes to exist.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on BBN TonightPublished
Photo: Suyash Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Tonight at 10:00 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (PM7)'s, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by YouTube (PM7): “PM7 hosts biggest Pokemon competition with $2,500 prize”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:00 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Pokemon.
- BBN covered this story before: Michael Che on Gillis monologue; Pokémon score; Housemaid sequel (October 15).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's from YouTuber PM7, called I Hosted the Biggest Pokemon Competition Ever, and it's number three on YouTube's U.S. trending chart with three hundred twenty-one thousand views.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat's the prize?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty-five hundred dollars at stake, eight creators competing in elimination rounds. Since we haven't covered it yet, we're working with just the title, description, and view count.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd here's the turning point. The winner becomes the first Leaderboard Grand Champion, in episode twenty. Nineteen episodes, no champion.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo who was on the leaderboard before?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNobody, Hank. That's the build.
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The story so far
- How Pokémon's Lead Composer Reimagined the Iconic Theme for Netflix · What's on Netflix
- BBN Picks: what to watch on Netflix tonight · What's on Netflix
- Michael Che on Gillis monologue; Pokémon score; Housemaid sequel · The Hollywood Reporter
- PM7 hosts biggest Pokemon competition with $2,500 prize (this story)
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