Pokémon was once again in the sight of many, as a curious clip of the series in its French dub was shared on social networks such as Twitter/X in which the Pokémon type of water, Star, appears in an overly "fantastical" way. Of course, this fact took many by surprise, and along with their comments, more than one cried over how comical the dubbing was, even when compared to H-type animations.
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These types of occurrences are very common in TV series dubbing, and over the years, there have been cases where, with plot circumstances that have nothing to do with "Rikolino," voice actors from around the world have added their own personal details, regional flair, and exaggerated flair. This is usually done to subtly break the ice in a boring scene, fill in awkward pauses in dialogue, emphasize comical situations for the audience, or simply to provide a curious confusion without any explanation.
This is the case of Star of Pokémon in the French dub of episode 93 (Bye Bye Psyduck or Goodbye, Psyduck) in which Marina, the water trainer of the Orange Archipelago, brings her Pokémon so that together with Misty's Golduck they could rescue the others who were kidnapped by Team Rocket. But when he appeared, Star (Staross in French) surprises everyone with his dubbing voice that resembles a scene that has nothing to do with a series originally intended for another audience.
And it's in a time jump to the battle he has with Misty's Golduck that, again, he starts making these sounds while lunging and casting his "Bubbles" attack ability, doing so with much more effort in that action. So the situation went from a simple but crucial battle to becoming totally hilarious and comical for those who suddenly see it and without knowing why it sounds that way.
The anecdotal and funny moment was shared by the user @Charilord from the social network Twitter/X accumulating hundreds of comments of all kinds, always alluding to this curious fact. Some of them are: "I don't want to imagine when I use a water jet..."; "It has to be a joke"; "Imagine if the battle were against Vaporeon"; "I'll have to watch the series in French, he says XD"; among many others. Furthermore, others took the opportunity to compare it to H-type anime, where these types of sounds are much more frequent, thus providing one of the most viral moments of the Pokémon of recent times.
For those who don't know Pokémon is a media franchise that originally began its journey with the company's role-playing video game Game freak and distributed by Nintendo which spread its immense popularity to other media such as anime series, films, manga, card games, and merchandising, among others, achieving global recognition. The anime series, a parallel story to the original video game, premiered in 1997 and continues to air to this day, with a new season released last year.
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