Dennō Senshi Porygon

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"Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Japanese: でんのうせんしポリゴン, Hepburn: Dennō Senshi Porigon, "Computer Warrior Porygon") is the 38th episode of the Pokémon anime's first season. During its sole broadcast in Japan on December 16, 1997, multiple scenes with flashing lights induced photosensitive epileptic seizures in children across the country. Over 600 people, mostly children, were taken to hospitals; many others experienced milder symptoms that did not necessitate hospitalization. Furthermore, it is estimated that the total number of children who were affected in some way, even if they were not taken to the hospital, reached several thousand. The incident is referred to in Japan as the "Pokémon Shock" (ポケモンショック, Pokemon Shokku). The episode was written by Junki Takegami and directed by Kiyotaka Itani, and was broadcast on TV Tokyo. In the episode, Ash and his friends find that there is something wrong with the Poké Ball transmitting device at the local Pokémon Center. To find out what is wrong, they...

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