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"Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Japanese: でんのうせんしポリゴン, Hepburn: Dennō Senshi Porigon, translated as "Computer Warrior Porygon", although more commonly "Electric Soldier Porygon") (IPA: [deɴnoː seɴɕi poɾiɡoɴ]) is the 38th episode of the Pokémon anime's first season.
Dennō Senshi Porygon" (でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porigon, translated as "Cyber Soldier Porygon" or "Electric Soldier Porygon") aired only once on TV Tokyo in Japan on December 16, 1997, at 6:30 pm JST. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. First season of the Pokémon animated television series Season of television series Pokémon: Indigo League Season 1 Volume 1 English DVD cover No. of episodes 82 (Japanese version) 80 (English version) Release Original network TV Tokyo Original release April 1, 1997 (1997-04-01 ...
38: N/A: 38 "Electric Soldier Porygon" Transliteration: "Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Japanese: でんのうせんしポリゴン) Kiyotaka Itani: Junki Takegami: Takayuki Shimura: December 16, 1997 () N/A: 39: 37: 39 "Pikachu's Goodbye" (Forest of Pikachu) Transliteration: "Pikachū no Mori" (Japanese: ピカチュウのもり) Directed by ...
The most infamous of these episodes was Cyber Soldier Porygon (でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porygon, commonly Electric Soldier Porygon). The episode made headlines worldwide when it caused 685 children to experience seizures and seizure-like symptoms caused by a repetitive flash of light. [53]
Pokémon is a Japanese animated television series based on the Pokémon video game series published by Nintendo.The Pokémon anime series debuted in Japan on April 1, 1997, and as of 2024, the series has more than 1,300 episodes.
Later broadcasts of this episode were edited so that the flashes were not as fast, unlike the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" episode of the Pokémon anime, which was completely banned. [2] Similar incidents were also reported following the "Pokémon Shock" incident.
Photosensitive epilepsy was again brought to public attention in December 1997 when the Pokémon episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon" ("Cyber Soldier Porygon") was broadcast in Japan, showing a sequence of flickering images that triggered seizures simultaneously in hundreds of susceptible viewers (although 12,000 children reported symptoms which may ...