KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -"Dennō Senshi Porygon” (Japanese: , Hepburn: Dennō Senshi Porigon, translated as “Computer Warrior Porygon", although more commonly “Electric Soldier Porygon") is the 38th episode of the Pokémon anime’s first season.

Detailed explanation-2: -Riding on Porygon’s back, Ash and his friends go over to confront Team Rocket, who are celebrating the success of their virus, which looks like a roadblock sign. Jessie and James send out Arbok and Weezing; Weezing uses Poison Gas on them, making Ash and his friends cough.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The Legend of Miniryu” (Episode 35) This episode was banned in almost every single country outside of Japan, largely due to the frequent use of firearms throughout it. One particular scene involves the safari warden, Kaiser, pointing a revolver at Ash and asking if he wants to get shot.

Detailed explanation-4: -Porygon Did Nothing Wrong Despite the fact that Pikachu’s attack was to blame for the strobing effect that actually caused the seizures, Porygon became the scapegoat, never to appear in another anime episode (outside of brief, occasional cameos).

Detailed explanation-5: -During the episode, a move by Pikachu caused the screen to quickly flash red and white. The visuals reportedly caused hundreds of childrens in Japan to have seizures, and quickly became a worldwide news story. Because of the incident, Porygon was banned from the anime and had all mention of it scrubbed.