David Lafarge Pokemon's iconic French intro, 'Hey, salut a tous les amis', used as a nostalgic meme sound in gaming edits and French YouTube parodies.
This is the energetic opening line from French Pokemon YouTuber David Lafarge, delivered in a bright, instantly recognisable shout: Hey, salut a tous les amis, c'est David Lafarge Pokemon. The voice is fast, cheerful and slightly over the top, with the enthusiasm of a creator greeting longtime subscribers. For French-speaking viewers it triggers immediate nostalgia for early YouTube Pokemon openings, unboxings and gameplay videos. Dropped into a modern edit, the clip works like an instant greeting and punchline at once, signalling playful fandom before anything else happens on screen.
David Lafarge built a large French-speaking audience on YouTube under the name David Lafarge Pokemon, posting Pokemon gameplay, openings and collection videos. His shouted greeting, Hey, salut a tous les amis, became his signature and a shared reference for a generation of French Pokemon fans. Clips of the intro were reposted, remixed and imitated across French meme pages and Discord servers, turning a simple channel opening into a standalone reaction sound. It remains popular because the delivery is unmistakable, even for listeners who never watched the original videos regularly.