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(In English it was pretty clever to do a double entendre, but for other languages... Considering that adaptators aren't very good in this situations, and that most kids don't speak English and the reason was not convincing enough... This was a total mess.) |
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[[File:M02 Tracey explanation.png|right|thumb|250px|The deleted shot]] | [[File:M02 Tracey explanation.png|right|thumb|250px|The deleted shot]] | ||
* The Japanese prophecy did not refer to {{Ash}} specifically, but only to an "exceptional {{pkmn|Trainer}}". | * The Japanese prophecy did not refer to {{Ash}} specifically, but only to an "exceptional {{pkmn|Trainer}}". | ||
** The phrase "''and thus the earth shall turn to ash''" caused several problems in | ** The phrase "''and thus the earth shall turn to ash''" caused several problems in foreign dubs, as in other languages there is no way to form a sentence that can point that ''"the world will become ash"'' '''and''' imply that ''"the world will look to Ash for help"'' at the same time. | ||
*** Dubs like the [[Pokémon in Finland|Finnish]] and [[Pokémon in Latin America|Latin American]] ones opted to use the phrase "''the earth will become ashes''" in their respective languages, and then have Misty explaining that the word mentioned is "ash" in English, like the protagonist's name, convincing the others that Ash is the Chosen One just for that reason. | *** Dubs like the [[Pokémon in Finland|Finnish]] and [[Pokémon in Latin America|Latin American]] ones opted to use the phrase "''the earth will become ashes''" in their respective languages, and then have Misty explaining that the word mentioned is "ash" in English, like the protagonist's name, convincing the others that Ash is the Chosen One just for that reason. | ||
* A portion of {{an|Professor Oak}}'s explanation of what was causing the weather disturbance was cut. In it, Professor Oak theorized that life on earth was started by a chemical reaction that began when lightning struck volcanic seawater on the young planet, relating it to the elemental abilities of {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Articuno}}. | * A portion of {{an|Professor Oak}}'s explanation of what was causing the weather disturbance was cut. In it, Professor Oak theorized that life on earth was started by a chemical reaction that began when lightning struck volcanic seawater on the young planet, relating it to the elemental abilities of {{p|Zapdos}}, {{p|Moltres}}, and {{p|Articuno}}. | ||