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Loved this. Have this guy back sometime. He was so natural in camera

THESE INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN SO COOL! Keep it up! Excited to dive into this!

No way this guy is so generous, I loved everything he had to show, that Victini gift was awesome I did not see that coming and It is gorgeous.

Mike was definitely one of the best guests you’ve had on the channel! Love all the insight and the fact that he is also a music fan haha!

oh man it’s so cool that you get to meet so many people in the industry and uncovering all this history!

*Leon receives rare card items*: ooh that’s so cool! *Leon receives Pokemon golf balls*: /Inverted screeching/

Mike was such a well-spoken and great guest. Such an enjoyable video that I listened to every part of. You can tell how much Mike enjoyed working on the game and the appreciation he has for the community.

This guy is the man. So enthusiastic and generous af.

This is one of my favorite pieces of Pokémon content ever. The history from inside is so enthralling. Thank you, LH for booking this legend.

Loved this!!!

This was my favorite video you ever posted I think! He is a wonderful man and we thank him for putting his heart into his work so much. We LOVE the Pokémon he helped create and come alive. I jumped up when he started giving you stuff. So happy to see you smile and your eyes go wide, Leon!

This was a great video! Would love to hear more from him, and/or just continue the guests that used to work on the TCG. Very insightful and fun.

This guy is the main reason i had a childhood, pokemon for life!

This might have to be one of my favorite videos. He seems like such a genuine human being. Seemed like you were justing there in aw listening to his stories. That wooden Victini card is beautiful!! Congratulations on that!

This is the kind of content I love - backstage stories about my favorite games that as a kid - I could care less about, but as an adult headed into the gaming industry, things I need to know.

If he wanted Rhydon on his name plate, he got played... that's Rhyhorn

This is why Leonhart is my favourite poketuber. He isnt just a one series thing. He expands to lots of different things "Interviews, Guess that grade, vintage packs, top 10s" and I'm so happy to be a part of the Hart Squad ❤

Love how honest, friendly and humble this guy was!

Also, another thing you don’t get enough credit for is letting people plug themselves. I know Mike’s plug was nothing to do with Pokémon but I’ve seen her do it with other lesser viewer creators about Pokémon because you know how hard it is. You know that by helping someone else you’ll still be fine and no one is trying to take the crown. You love the community and it shows every video. Awesome stuff, Lee.

The cards he shows at 4:38 10:45 17:23 21:20 28:50

"Don't write me hate mail." Dam what an OG. Haven't heard that in a while.

Leonhart this is why you are the top Pokémon content creator out there. This is one of my if not my most favorite video you’ve ever made and that’s saying something. It’s so amazing to get this kind of insite and what a genuinely nice guy mike is. Hope he can return for more stories in the future. #Hartsquad

Was this man responsible for my Blaine's Charizard fighting type energy instead of fire in its attack? haha this was a great watch, keep up the great work!

Watching Leonhart videos makes me want to watch Leonhart videos.

bro imagine being the guy that checked up on all the cards in the factory 😳

Such a fun interview, couldn’t stop smiling! Thank you for the memories!

Absolutely love the backstory to the theme decks, set names and even the Pokémon themselves. So cool to learn more about the hobby from an editing perspective. This was an absolute treat to listen to!

I could have listened to this guy for hours. So jealous of all the stories from inside the Pokémon company and working there. It’s so fun to hear the process of naming Pokémon and the editing process. So amazing! ✨

For some reason I was expecting the Pikachu to have a pull-string voice box where you hear "Why So Serious?"....

Thank you so much for taking the time to have him on.

Probably the best episode ever in the history of the channel, Leonhart! I mean, nothing against all the epicness you've brought us, but this was just something different. Something this community has been craving for so many years. The insider details and such. Great job in letting him speak too.

Random memory & a fun fact: I'm a 34 yrs old guy from Poland. When I was a teenager it was common through out all country to call less attractive girls a pokemon. Boys loved pokemon, girls hated being called that. True strory.

This was such a cool video. With this unique window into the world of pokemon and all the BTS info Michael had, it took my regular "throw some leonhart on to relax to" and turned it into my eyes being glued to the screen. Awesome interview and great job as always!

Just wow thanks Michal J. Ryan for taking the time to do this and thank you Leonhart for MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!!

So funny, love how Leonhart is like 'uh huh, uh huh - show me the cards' xD - some amazing stories, what an awesome job :D 21:09

This is so funny, feels like a grandpa telling you old war stories

This is epic

Your videos have gotten better over time, and with you already having such a baseline level of goodness, I’m really impressed Leonhart, keep up being you and brining the greatness. It shows that this is your passion and you inspire me to try to be better.

FINALLY! We get the inside scoop of Error cards!! So cool! Some people speculated it was done purposely but after 22 years we know it was Michael having a typical Monday morning! So crazy that now we know Error cards slowed down as the years rolled by because the team grew from just Michael to more people looking over and double / triple checking.. makes error cards that much cooler with that kind of history to them. Amazing video. These are the best.

Pack openings get old to me pretty quick but these are the kinds of videos that I could watch twice love it!!

I couldn't help but picture Leon ripping open these packs and Mike Ryan freaking out lol I swear it looked like he wanted to open them so bad lolol

29:20 guy talking about Pokemon error cards confuses Rhyhorn with Rhydon haha love this vid but cmon that's just funny

i love how you go from a professional to then a five year old at Christmas XD "its mine ? YEAHHHHH" XD love the video man keep it up

Michael was such a natural on camera and I loved his stories. I could listen to him talk for hours! Wish the interview went longer. Thank you!

This is one of my favorite videos ever. Michael Ryan is such an awesome guy! And I’m so jealous of all of the amazing memories he has behind the scenes of Pokémon. So many little insights into what went on; like fighting over Christmas ornaments and William Hung. How can you not love this guy?

You can tell his passion for Pokémon is still alive and he genuinely enjoyed his time working on the products. I'm glad we got to hear his stories and thank you for sharing this!

These are awesome. I love seeing this behind the scenes of our childhood kinda stuff. Keep them coming, please!

What a cool guy. Good feeling that the Pokemon Company took good care of their employees

Leonhart, the look on your face in more than one moment is somewhere between “I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with my hands”… and “I want to steer this conversation in a different direction but I don’t know how to change the subject without being rude.” 😂😂

Wow this was wholesome. I almost teared up at the site of the base set 2 disc because I vividly remember playing that as a kid. Such an awesome guy.

Awesome guest, thanks Leon!

Born in 91' and have been there since the absolute beginning, it was awesome to see this stuff and it hit me when he said that he likes seeing people who have been there the entire lifecycle of the franchise...It just hadn't really occurred to me how far it truly has come and how much it has stuck.

It’s good to watch an interview that doesn’t involve chatting to someone who’s just taken a load of cocaine.

Definitely would love to see more of Mike's collection!! Such an interesting guy with so many stories and experiences to tell

This is like when Pegasus.. gives you a rare card .

I got so much joy out of watching you get stuff from him. You provide us with the same smile. Enjoy brother. Very very cool video. That guy was very entertaining. Seems like a genuine good guy.

This guy was so generous giving you some invaluable items! Both of the stars in this video have a big heart ❤️

That wooden victini is amazing

This was one of my absolute favorite guest videos! Mr. Ryan thank you so much for your stories and generosity to the Hartsquad!!!

Loved the video Leon! Super cool interview and really awesome to see the play test cards and to hear the personal stories. Can you get the play test light Machamp card graded?

wow that victini and light machamp play test card were so cooool

Damn!!! He gave so so much CRAZY STUFF!!! 😭😭😭 what an honor for having him there. Thank you for this video 🙏🏽

I love how you can tell you're on the edge of your seat the whole time!

Man this was amazing. Mike seems like an awesome dude and him extending his collection to you is wholesome. Great job, Lee!

Yes you are almost at 1.5 Million subs! I hope that you reach 2 soon. Thank you for making these videos still. This is one of my absolute favorite videos that you have ever done. Seeing all of this is amazingly nostalgic for me. I started collecting when Base Set was first released in the US.

This video was absolute gold. Thank you for making this and allowing us all to have this on record forever. These are the moments we all wanted to hear about. Thank you Leonhart. The all time king of Pokémon!

Wow that’s crazy. I’m so glad you were able to grab some of this stuff for your collection leonhart! You deserve it! This was my favorite guest by far!

I really REALLY enjoyed this video. Michael is a great interviewee and a great person. Beautiful info to learn about all this wonderful world we all love. Keep this great work Leon 👏 i really hope you read this on some moment, and thank you 🙌

He was so fun, charismatic, and genuine. Leonhart I love every one of your videos and especially this one. I don't know if it is possible but I would love to see him on again or maybe even at the pop up shop!

What a wonderful man! I could listen to his stories for hours! I wish that we someday get to hear more about the lost sets Legendary Collection 2 and Jamboree.

Wow I gotta say, I loved the video! I was smiling the whole time, thank you 5 having him come on and tell us those stories! I hope 3 see him again or another cool guest!

Wow this was a great interview. The history behind how these cards were is amazing. Thank you Micheal for sharing these stories.

This guy was really nice. I hope only blessings come his way. Also i think leon should start making videos on best cards in specific sets. Like make a top ten list or something. Forgive me if he already does that.

What a champ! Think about how many life’s has been change by his work!

This guys story could be a movie! I would love to know more about the hobby from his perspective. I would watch a 3 hour movie of him for sure

A pleasure to hear the stories behind the making of Pokémon products.

Leon bro you should do podcasts, this is pretty much a podcast, you could have 2 channels one pod casts and the others opening Pokémon cards or just do it like this but do podcasts bro, your already so good at it!

"People were having epileptic seizures, because of the flashing..." Me: *sits entranced by all the flashing lights in the background of Leonharts room*

This is such an amazing interview! You’re the man Leonhart! Can always count on you for some amazing content!

Wait is he Professor Oak!? In real life!?

Amazing video!! @Leonhart did you ever think you would be were you are now with KZfaq? You have got to meet so many amazing people!! Thank you for sharing it all with us!!

This interview was mesmerizing. Loved listening to Michael talk about the history and the stories of his time working for Pokémon. Big thank you to him for sharing :)

That "Last Place" golf trophy should have been named "Highest Score"!

Awesome to see someone who was there from the beginning. Thanks for sharing

This was very cool! Love getting a behind the scenes interview of Pokémon!

Best guest to ever be on your channel!! Amazing 🙏

29:21 "I love Rhydon" -Rhyon on name plate

I feel like leonhart's like, ill take that places everything on his side of the table 😂😂

This is by far the coolest interview you have done yet. Keep them coming, I love seeing how joyful it is and everyone is so awesome

This is so cool! Looking forward to more interviews with Pokemon employees.

This interview was so cool. He had a lot of great stories about the company. Super cool to learn about the lore of the company. I am glad that the pokemon company treats their employees well

Yoyoyooo dope as always, me brudda! I have a PSA 9 of that Dark Persian, with the hp though! lolol

Good job with the interview, and congratulations on the new additions to your collection. Keep doing interviews like this one and the one you did with Carol.

That new pikachu peace statue is awesome😁👍

That last part when the director starts talking… I’m not gonna cry 😭 ❤️

Leo i thought when ditto transforms its eyes dont change, but i just watched an episode where it transformed to onix yet the eyes changed

I was wondering why my dark Persian had no hitpoints

That was awesome!!! To learn about how Pokémon began and to hear awesome stories is just great!!

I have never stayed until the end for an interview. This is worth it ❤️🌟 Christmas came early for Leon this year. Amazing insight on the history of Pokémon and more amazing rare item to add to the collection. Thanks Mike Ryan and Leonhart.