Pokemon Episode 38 - Electric Soldier Porygon
Season 1: Indigo League
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| 38 | -- | "Dennō Senshi Porigon" (Electric Soldier Porygon) (でんのうせんしポリゴン) | December 16, 1997 | N/A |
| Ash and his friends arrive at a chaotic Pokémon Center; Ash asks Nurse Joy what is wrong. She tells our heroes that the Pokéball transfer machine is having problems. The Pokémon she sends arrive at another Pokémon Center as a different Pokémon! Professor Akihabara, the inventor of the Pokémon Transport System, explains that some thieves have intruded on the system and are causing havoc. The professor then sends our heroes and his Porygon into the virtual world. Then, the gang realize that it is Team Rocket. Will the gang be able to help Nurse Joy and avoid getting deleted? Info: This episode caused over 700 Japanese children to suffer seizures due to a flashing strobe effect of a red and blue flash. The episode was never commercially released or re-broadcast anywhere in the world. The show went on a four month hiatus in Japan following this event. | ||||
