Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A wild HappyDragonite appeared…and he’s getting grey hairs now. Well, his channel is anyway—so here we are seven years into this thing. I’m typing this early in the morning of November 11th, I’m dying for a cuppa (which as soon as I have this finished believe you me i will be funnelling down my gullet), and I’m not 15 anymore. I’m a twenty-something who’s actively working hard to improve his own life, and I like to think the fifteen-year-old that made this channel because he was lonely and wanted to talk about Pokémon with people who wouldn’t think he was a freak would be pleased with how his life is turning out.
This year as been an absolute nightmare for progressives (and if you follow me on any social media whatsoever you’ll know in between the shitposts I’m incredibly passionate about social issues), with so much loss, and so much heartbreak. 2016 has been tough for the world, but in spite of that, it has meant a great deal of personal growth—which honestly, has been years in the making. That gets into the little bubble that is my closely guarded personal life, but it’s been important to me. So important that 15-year-old me probably would have thought a bit more of himself.
Another thing that’s changed since that prat (aka 15-year-old me) made this channel is that now I actually have friends—and not like friends that I like but I sorta also hate, but like friends I really love, and people who I support and who support me. I have YouTube to thank for that. In past years I’ve named names, but this year I’ll save you, reader, the extra few paragraphs and just tell those individuals reading this that I couldn’t have done this without them, and their endless encouragement. These are people that that moulded me into who I am, and away from who I was.
In conclusion: thank you, each and every once of you (including the hate viewers—thank you for the views that let me buy pizza) for giving me a chance. Over the past year I think I’ve produced my absolute best music, and while I don’t produce it as much (see: life), when I do, I push myself to standards that would have given 15-year-old me a headache and probably bored him to tears. It’s incredible to see how this channel has grown in it’s little ways, and I know it’ll keep growing, which is really cool to get to experience from behind this computer screen. Thank you for caring. I care too. When I think about what I’ve tried to do here in the past few years, I realise I’ve tried to turn it into the safe place that I would have clung onto like a baby koala when I was younger. I couldn’t have done that without the support of a bunch of genuinely kindhearted people, and I’m honoured that we’ve gotten a reputation of inclusiveness here—seriously, whenever I’m in talks with *anybody* at YouTube they *rave* about how clean and positive my comments are, which is such a rarity *anywhere* on the internet. Be proud of yourselves for that. Know that wherever we go, we’re in this together. Thank you for seven years.
DOWNLOAD: soundcloud.com/happydragonite-538612648/pmd-mt-blaze-summit-reorchestrated
PLACES YOU CAN FOLLOW ME:
FAQ: happydragonite.tumblr.com/FAQ
Twitter: twitter.com/HappyDragonite
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/HappyDragonite/388369837871414
Tumblr: happydragonite.tumblr.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/happydragonite
Art in this video is by AutobotTesla! autobottesla.tumblr.com
Music sounds better with headphones. Pop 'em in, and listen to the magical ear fireworks.
HappyDragonite Super-Quick F.A.Q.
Q: You used my art in one of your videos, can I have credit?
A: Absolutely. Please email me immediately following the link on my channel page, and I will credit you as soon as humanly possible. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.
Q: What do you use to produce your music?
A: High quality samples from Kontakt 5, my wits, and Logic Pro 9. For video editing I use iMovie 9 (because the new one is impossible to figure out because I’m old and I don’t know how new fangled things work), and for image editing I use Pixelmator, which is a fantastic image editor for Mac, and doesn’t cost a bajillion dollars like Photoshop.
Q: Can I use your music in a video / monetized video?
A: Absolutely. You don’t even need to ask my permission, just add a link to my channel in the description of your video and it’s all good. No need to make it all complicated. Go right ahead.
Q: How can I help support your channel ie. donations?
A: I don’t accept donations at this time, but watching my videos (liking etc.) helps. If you have adblock on, if you turned it off to watch the videos of the people you watch on YouTube (or whitelist YouTube!) that would be super cool, because that’s sort-of completely how I can afford to keep uploading videos instead of working retail, or running an international Rare Candy cartel.
A wild HappyDragonite appeared…and he’s getting grey hairs now. Well, his channel is anyway—so here we are seven years into this thing. I’m typing this early in the morning of November 11th, I’m dying for a cuppa (which as soon as I have this finished believe you me i will be funnelling down my gullet), and I’m not 15 anymore. I’m a twenty-something who’s actively working hard to improve his own life, and I like to think the fifteen-year-old that made this channel because he was lonely and wanted to talk about Pokémon with people who wouldn’t think he was a freak would be pleased with how his life is turning out.
This year as been an absolute nightmare for progressives (and if you follow me on any social media whatsoever you’ll know in between the shitposts I’m incredibly passionate about social issues), with so much loss, and so much heartbreak. 2016 has been tough for the world, but in spite of that, it has meant a great deal of personal growth—which honestly, has been years in the making. That gets into the little bubble that is my closely guarded personal life, but it’s been important to me. So important that 15-year-old me probably would have thought a bit more of himself.
Another thing that’s changed since that prat (aka 15-year-old me) made this channel is that now I actually have friends—and not like friends that I like but I sorta also hate, but like friends I really love, and people who I support and who support me. I have YouTube to thank for that. In past years I’ve named names, but this year I’ll save you, reader, the extra few paragraphs and just tell those individuals reading this that I couldn’t have done this without them, and their endless encouragement. These are people that that moulded me into who I am, and away from who I was.
In conclusion: thank you, each and every once of you (including the hate viewers—thank you for the views that let me buy pizza) for giving me a chance. Over the past year I think I’ve produced my absolute best music, and while I don’t produce it as much (see: life), when I do, I push myself to standards that would have given 15-year-old me a headache and probably bored him to tears. It’s incredible to see how this channel has grown in it’s little ways, and I know it’ll keep growing, which is really cool to get to experience from behind this computer screen. Thank you for caring. I care too. When I think about what I’ve tried to do here in the past few years, I realise I’ve tried to turn it into the safe place that I would have clung onto like a baby koala when I was younger. I couldn’t have done that without the support of a bunch of genuinely kindhearted people, and I’m honoured that we’ve gotten a reputation of inclusiveness here—seriously, whenever I’m in talks with *anybody* at YouTube they *rave* about how clean and positive my comments are, which is such a rarity *anywhere* on the internet. Be proud of yourselves for that. Know that wherever we go, we’re in this together. Thank you for seven years.
DOWNLOAD: soundcloud.com/happydragonite-538612648/pmd-mt-blaze-summit-reorchestrated
PLACES YOU CAN FOLLOW ME:
FAQ: happydragonite.tumblr.com/FAQ
Twitter: twitter.com/HappyDragonite
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/HappyDragonite/388369837871414
Tumblr: happydragonite.tumblr.com
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/happydragonite
Art in this video is by AutobotTesla! autobottesla.tumblr.com
Music sounds better with headphones. Pop 'em in, and listen to the magical ear fireworks.
HappyDragonite Super-Quick F.A.Q.
Q: You used my art in one of your videos, can I have credit?
A: Absolutely. Please email me immediately following the link on my channel page, and I will credit you as soon as humanly possible. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.
Q: What do you use to produce your music?
A: High quality samples from Kontakt 5, my wits, and Logic Pro 9. For video editing I use iMovie 9 (because the new one is impossible to figure out because I’m old and I don’t know how new fangled things work), and for image editing I use Pixelmator, which is a fantastic image editor for Mac, and doesn’t cost a bajillion dollars like Photoshop.
Q: Can I use your music in a video / monetized video?
A: Absolutely. You don’t even need to ask my permission, just add a link to my channel in the description of your video and it’s all good. No need to make it all complicated. Go right ahead.
Q: How can I help support your channel ie. donations?
A: I don’t accept donations at this time, but watching my videos (liking etc.) helps. If you have adblock on, if you turned it off to watch the videos of the people you watch on YouTube (or whitelist YouTube!) that would be super cool, because that’s sort-of completely how I can afford to keep uploading videos instead of working retail, or running an international Rare Candy cartel.
