The episode never aired again because the first broadcast caused 685 people to be hospitalized for seizures. During one scene in the episode, a full-screen explosion is animated using red and blue flashes that led many viewers to feel nausea and dizziness and, in some cases, caused some viewers to suffer seizures. The so-called "Pokémon Shock" led to new guidelines for animated children's programs.
Today in 1997, an episode of the cartoon Pokémon, entitled "Electric Soldier Porygon," was broadcast in Japan and never aired again. Why?
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Answer:
The episode never aired again because the first broadcast caused 685 people to be hospitalized for seizures. During one scene in the episode, a full-screen explosion is animated using red and blue flashes that led many viewers to feel nausea and dizziness and, in some cases, caused some viewers to suffer seizures. The so-called "Pokémon Shock" led to new guidelines for animated children's programs.
The episode never aired again because the first broadcast caused 685 people to be hospitalized for seizures. During one scene in the episode, a full-screen explosion is animated using red and blue flashes that led many viewers to feel nausea and dizziness and, in some cases, caused some viewers to suffer seizures. The so-called "Pokémon Shock" led to new guidelines for animated children's programs.
