Franka

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Franka
ブランカ Blanca
Franka.png
Franka
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Eye color Purple
Hair color Dark purple
Hometown Unknown
Region Unknown
Relatives Dot (daughter)
Murdock (older brother)
Animated series Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut A Wild Mom Appears!
English voice actor Unknown
Japanese voice actor Motoko Kumai

Franka (Japanese: ブランカ Blanca) is a supporting character in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. She is Dot's mother and Murdock's younger sister.

History

Franka and Dot

Pre-series

Before Dot joined the Rising Volt Tacklers, Franka and Dot decided that they'd have a trial period to evaluate whether the experience was what Dot wanted. Franka tasked Murdock with taking care of Dot, and keeping her up-to-date on her daughter's life aboard the Brave Olivine.

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

In Arboliva's Forest, Franka was briefly mentioned, albeit not by name, by Murdock.

In A Wild Mom Appears!, after some time without answers from Murdock or Dot, Franka traveled with Friede to Brave Olivine to personally check on her daughter and bring her back home. Upon arriving at the airship, Franka met Liko and Roy and introduced herself to the others. Shortly after, she decided to talk about Dot's situation in the group with her daughter's friends and, after that, with Liko's insistence, Franka let her and Roy try to talk to Dot.

Upon seeing Dot opening up to her friends and that she has two Pokémon partners, Franka decided to challenge her daughter to a Pokémon battle. After Dot finally managed to open up to her mother in battle, Dot's Quaxly managed to learn Low Kick and defeat her mother's Lycanroc. After this, Franka gave her approval for Dot to continue traveling.

Character

Franka is an overly expressive person that says a lot about her family members. She is often stopped by her Lycanroc from getting off topic.

Similar to Dot, Franka puts her hair back when she's getting serious or entering a battle. Just like her older brother, Murdock, Franka has a Pokémon from Rockruff's evolutionary line, although in her case it is a Midnight Form Lycanroc. This choice seems to reflect on the way she dresses, as Franka wears clothes and accessories with similar patterns to Lycanroc's forms, as well as a pair of Rockruff slippers.

Pokémon

On hand

Lycanroc
Franka's Lycanroc

Midnight Form Lycanroc is Franka's only known Pokémon. Whenever its Trainer begins talking too much and going off-topic, Lycanroc tends to help Franka stop talking and focus on the task at hand. It later battled Quaxly aboard the Brave Olivine's battlefield, where it managed to keep Quaxly at bay for the majority of the battle, but once Quaxly learned Low Kick, Lycanroc was knocked out, giving Dot and Quaxly the win.

Lycanroc’s known moves are Counter and Rock Throw.

Traveling with

Franka Rotom Phone.png
Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese くまいもとこ Motoko Kumai


Artwork

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Artwork from "After the story" [1]

Trivia

  • In the Italian dub, her Lycanroc was defined as a female.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ブランカ Blanca From blanco, Spanish for white
English, French Franka Similar to her Japanese name
Italian Franca Similar to her English name
European Spanish,
Brazilian Portuguese
Blanca Same as her Japanese name
Latin American Spanish Fran Similar to her English name

References

Related articles

Pokémon Horizons characters
Protagonists Liko (FloragatoTerapagos) • Roy (Crocalor)
Rising Volt Tacklers Friede (Captain Pikachu) • MollieOrlaLudlowMurdockDot (Quaxwell)
Explorers AmethioOniaZircHamberSpinelCoralSidianChalceGibeon
Relatives Lucius (RayquazaSix Heroes) • RystalLeilaDianaAlexLuccaRoy's grandfatherRoy's parentsFranka
Supporting cast Nurse JoyRotom PhonesAnnLiko's homeroom teacherNemonaIonoClavellGeetaDendraJacqPennyLukaRaiBoccoRaifortArvenPerrinCarmineBriarHeathGym LeadersElite FourMany temporary characters
See also: Pokémon the Series characters


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