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Pokémon Episode 38: Electric Soldier Polygon
"Electric Soldier Porygon" (でんのうせんしポリゴン, Dennō Senshi Porigon?) was aired in Japan on December 16, 1997, around 18:30 Japanese time, and became infamous for causing a number of epileptic seizures in young viewers. It is now banned worldwide, including Japan.
About 20 minutes into the episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon", there was a scene in which Pikachu stops some rockets with his lightning attack, resulting in a huge explosion that flashed red and blue lights. Although there were similar parts in the episode with red and blue flashes, this scene was extremely intense, with blinks at a rate of about 12 Hz for approximately 4 seconds in almost full screen, and then for 2 seconds outright fullscreen. At this point, viewers started to complain of blurred vision, headaches, dizziness and nausea, actual cases of the motif of harmful sensation. A few people even had seizures, blindness, convulsions and lost consciousness. Japan's Fire Defense Agency reported that a total of 685 children (310 boys, 375 girls) were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Although many children recovered during the ambulance trip, more than 150 of them were admitted to hospitals. Only two people stayed in the hospital for over 2 weeks.
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