Toothless dances to a song by Pokémon Black And White wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023 or 2024, but now it’s become one of the biggest new memes of the holiday season. The beloved beast of How to train your dragon made easy has become part of a viral trend thanks to an animation by Cas van de Pol. Meanwhile, a clip showing the dancing bug-eye dragon has become a popular joke format, taking over platforms like TikTok as people share the animation.
You can watch the original clip, which shows Toothless dancing in an animation titled The ultimate How to Train Your Dragon recap cartoon. by Cas van de Pol on YouTube. Van de Pol has long been known for creating animated recap videos that parody popular series and media franchises. The viral clip comes from a moment in the video where Toothless is eating a fish while dancing Driftveil City theme while Pokémon Black And White plays. Now the silly little guy has taken social media platforms like TikTok by storm.
Generally, the meme consists of people taking the clip of “Toothless Dancing” and putting it over another image with text. The jokes vary, but many involve a situation where they’re partying or just being a little silly – like that Text in this video says
Many jokes also revolve around year-end celebrations, since the trend started so close to the holidays. In this Video was viewed by over 1.8 million peopleThe text reads: “If you successfully make it to Christmas without telling your friend what his present was,” and shows the dragon dancing in front of a pile of wrapped presents.
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Personally, I couldn’t escape this particular meme; It’s all over and I’ve now even seen fan animations that mimic this animation. It’s awesome and now we all have a reason to dance to a catchy Pokémon song.
