Officers acting on orders from the National Police Agency questioned the program's producers about its contents and production process. On December 17, the day after the broadcast, TV Tokyo issued an apology to the Japanese people, suspended the program, and said it would investigate the cause of the seizures. News of the incident spread quickly through Japan. A fraction of the 685 children treated were diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy. Others had seizures while watching news reports rebroadcasting clips of the scene. Two people remained hospitalized for over two weeks. Although many recovered during the ambulance trip, over 150 viewers were admitted to hospitals. Japan's Fire Defense Agency reported a total of 685 viewers, 310 boys and 375 girls, were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Seizures, temporary blindness, convulsions, and lost consciousness were also reported. Īt this point, some viewers complained of blurry vision, headaches, dizziness, and nausea. Although red and blue flashes are shown earlier in the episode, a technique called 'paka paka' makes this scene especially intense these flashes are extremely bright strobe lights, with blinks at a rate of about 12 Hz for about 5 seconds in almost fullscreen, and then for 2 seconds outright fullscreen. Towards the end of the episode, in a scene in which Pikachu uses a destructive Thunderbolt attack to stop a cyber missile, an explosion flashes red and blue lights rapidly.

' Dennō Shi 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 Japan Standard Time. Global removals 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' (Episode 38) 3.1 'Tentacool and Tentacruel' (Episode 19).3 Episodes temporarily withdrawn in the United States after September 11, 2001.2.2.1 'Satoshi and Nagetukesaru! A Touchdown of Friendship!!' (Episode 1005).

2.2 Episodes removed by the Pokémon Company International.

2.1.2 'The Legend of Miniryu' (Episode 35).

2.1.1 'Beauty and the Beach' (Episode 18).

2.1 Episodes removed by 4Kids Entertainment.

1.3.2 'An Undersea Place to Call Home!' (Episode 851).1.3.1 'A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!' (Episode 696).1.2.1 'Battle of the Quaking Island! Dojoach vs.1.1 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' (Episode 38).

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