Banned Seizure Inducing Pokemon Episode (Electric Soldier Porygon)

[BaCkWeRdZ]

Just watched this episode... Didn't notice anything seizure worthy... Oh well, maybe it's because Japanese kids eyes are so squinched??? lol

[SolidDiamondJirachi]

About 700 Japanese people can say Pikachu gave them a seizure and not be lying

[BUIZELISCUTE]

Dark, brightness on max, fullscreen . . .

Just watched it.

And now to wait . . .

[crossbonesoffire]

That scene is crajhgmyuiuvby e47itbi57yukll0'0b89;beyn

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Holy $H!T that was weird

[lining1997]

my head slightly hurts now

[AER1994]

this actually gave me a slight headache =p

[blondeontheinside100]

how in the world did i get a top comment?

[1000whitedusts]

Err.. is that the only part on the episode which make the 700 children i japan got seizure?? it's only a few second, and i don't feel any seizure.. -.-a

[Squishyy123]

In this clip they go faster! No wonder it gave kids seizures.

[MysteryStewpot]

Pfft, this is nothing compared to some of jettan's videos.

[Theevil6ify]

epilepsy test!!!!!!

[randommuchlol888]

How did people get siezoiuhenfuigdahkjaskgtrgivys­adxugbyhubaicbeiufnhiudhbsuib

[mccman0513]

oh shiznit I'm twitching now and I never twitch that's bad right???D:

[girl2345678901]

Pikachu soo cute ^.^ -3

[TheCrimsonChorus]

Almost flipped out of my Fucking chair because I thought I was going to have a seizure!

[Revektion]

I will sue you,.

[leeleigh1928]

4Kids actually dubbed this, and reduced the speed for safety reasons, but never got to air it because Japan banned it worldwide.

[MrLifeinatent1]

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[Mistersamii]

WTF ? Why ban this episode ?

[simplysteph98]

@Mistersamii Some people had seizures over the red and blue light effects on it called Paka Paka it is a sign of epilepsy they never knew it would cause it there is somthing that triggers a seizure in your brain when you see it but it might not do it immediatly

[HeroSmashWizard]

@Mistersamii Cause it put 600 japanese into seizures....

[MadBootDude]

I didn't get a seizure...

[blondeontheinside100]

Um, how does watching flashing colors effect your brain so badly that you get a seizure?

[HeroSmashWizard]

@blondeontheinside100 Ur brain cant take the fast pace of the colors, that the brain sends shock waves throughout ur body.

[soccerman158]

@blondeontheinside100 wow your a dumbass

[JordanSpecops123]

@soccerman158 you're a dumbass

[mocrogappie]

@blondeontheinside100 it's not only the flashing colors that effects your brain

but also the speed of the colors

[nerfswat101]

@blondeontheinside100 Most people who watched this episode watched it in full screen, and the intense colour flickering while obscuring most of there vision while so close to the screen caused them to get seizures.

[ihatethebigcheese]

@blondeontheinside100 Epilepsy, you idiot.

[devdaye]

your supposed to sit at least a couple feet away and watch it you dont just look real close to your computer

[285274]

i don't feel any shit

[HeroSmashWizard]

@285274 Umm.. if u dont have epilepsy..ur fine

[HeroSmashWizard]

@285274 Then u dont have epilepsy

[BBSxClan]

Bullshit

[TheKierensaysmaybe]

This is terrible on part of the producers haha, Its such a optical hazard! D:

[TheCalvertz]

Shit, My vision is all funny :( I'm not joking!

[16517]

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[Incathelizard]

Porygon, my favourite first gen Pokemon banned because of pikachu :(

[lowkeybeat]

I watched it three times didn't even flinch do you have to have a predisposition to having seizures for it to do any thing if so why didn't they just slap a disclaimer on it and send to the u.s.

[HeroSmashWizard]

@lowkeybeat If u have epilepsy, then u get seizures, if u dont, ur fine..

[hunter4435]

@HeroSmashWizard wiz wachu doin here? :o

[HeroSmashWizard]

@hunter4435 commenting..

[hunter4435]

@HeroSmashWizard lol i never knew u watch pokemon

[superbeans258]

if only it was in english

[TronSlayerX]

After Watching this I felt sick and almost Vomited that is how bad it Hit me

[themouthopener]

@TronSlayerX You might want to go to the doctor. You could have Photosensitive Epilepsy.

[iwanabrawl]

ow....

[indiansdream]

For some people it seems to be very bad! I'm glad it's not me! Why did I watched it? ... Don't know.

[sentaiblue16]

yes this is bad, the flicking red lights is bad

[VeryAwesomeStuff]

Now I'm scared I will get a seizer...

[Terra23437]

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[BullTaurenz]

i won! i didnt get a... dklxnv sdrdhgv4rc iuhju6m5byhv ujn

[clareneill]

I hope i don't get seizures4 dt6gcdfrsar6tgcfrsd5xudfr 65e

[kiduzzie]

7 people got a seizurefnajfkanfkanknfasanfnaf­asfnkf

[MsKatieboo97]

nope no seizure...

[719n30track]

porygon should be considered a legendary pokemon

[Tactual]

Some people just can't handle the sheer awesomeness of Pokemon

[xXPandaTsubasaXx]

omg I was soo curious to watch this but I am paranoid that I might have a seizure XD LOOL

[masatotanaka999]

back when you could find the whole episode on youtube(those were the days) i showed this episode to 11 people at once at my anime club and non of them got seizures

[wokeupthismorning100]

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[karkooshy95]

Yeah.. i had to look away.. xP.

[DT1510]

damn it i got seizure juice on my keybored :(

[EpicMexicanNinja913]

it aint that bad lol

[meteorite1209]

@EpicMexicanNinja913 to you... this hospitalized over 600 people in japan, then more when clips were shown on the news

[EpicMexicanNinja913]

@meteorite1209 oh well even tho i feel srry for those kids in japan it didnt really give me a seizure tho :/

[XxValeriexXx]

I'm still alive. WTF is this!?!?!?!?!?

[whacks100]

Wait pokemon is an anime?

[numanomiah]

wow WTF was that it!!!!!!!

[misstreehuggerfromNY]

I was thinking, "What if I actually have a seizure? I'm home alone..." D:

[TheRuben8811]

I'm having a seizure what the fuck do i do?!!!

[InfectedGuppy606]

@TheRuben8811 You'd be passed out on the floor shaking like a bitch if you were having a seizure.

[AllieRX87]

If there's anything that needs the George Lucas treatment, it's this particular moment.

[XxMrmoneyKing]

@ello20000 Seizures are some serious shit bro. Think of a better attempt to get a thumbs up.

[TubeheadSkinnymike]

Hey! They activated the Seizure Procedure!

[WeareLegion97]

I feel sorry for Porygon. He's been blamed for it all these years. It was really Pikachu's fault! Pickachu used Thunderbolt on the missles and caused the flashing. Now they won't show Porygon's.evolve forms in episodes. Porgon2 is my favorite pokemon and I wanted to see it shine on an episode...but no! Pikachu is too blame even tho I love the little guy :3

[leONxxxd1]

@cottencandiexoxo video games dont make u a nerd

[Samuraislash600]

Meh.

[smurtletheturtle]

Hmm. No seizure.

[cottencandiexoxo]

Well... ive been playing video games since i was 3 so after 14 years of gaming i dont think anything can give me a seizure... and im a girl so that doesn't make me a nerd!!... I think... :)

[RandomthingIIike]

@cottencandiexoxo How does being a girl make you any less of a nerd? How does playing video games make you a nerd to begin with?

[bayleafqween]

@cottencandiexoxo

You have just described a geek. Geeks and nerds are completely different things :P

[meteorite1209]

@cottencandiexoxo All of your ignorance

[alicelouise412]

haha all i could think was "omg I hope I don't have a seizure" hahaha

[SauceBosswitdaFoss]

My eyes kinda hurt from watching tht

[video1666]

i didnt has seazure too...

[Daviboy124]

I was scared as hell before I watched the video cause I was reading a whole bunch of articles about this episode so I wanted to see it for myself I was hoping I wouldn't get a seizure I didn't but now my eyes hurt

[killerramza360]

In 1997, 685 kids in Japan were rushed to hospitals after an intense Pokemon episode caused dizziness, vomiting and seizures.

[killerramza360]

@killerramza360 this is the episode

[NickieMonee]

I didn't have a seizure. I thought I was an advanced super specimen. But looks like no one did :(

[WoWplayer791]

I didn't get a seizure but I got a head ache "-.-

[AnimeRVPHF]

no me paso nada !!!!!

chupensela

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[ctalikepeanutbutter]

Pikachu use Banned porygon fight episode  It's super epileptic!

[TheMarkz12]

wha the i felt a litte weird after looking at that

[ZEFFER14]

Pikachu used Seizure Shock!

It's super effective!

[1stDarkraiBoy]

I was lied to I want my money back

[shadex2330]

I actually have seizures and it didn't do shit to me

[LinkxXxX1]

How the hell did kids get seizures from that...

[krazeelissita89]

@LinkxXxX1 You must be dumb. Some people are epileptic. Rapid flashing lights/colors can cause them seizures. Epilepsy causes electrical signals in the brain to misfire so when they see this its too much for the brain to handle.

[xdigitalxbeerx]

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[Hydroxoid]

that hurt my eyes lol

[WhatWouldNinjaDo1]

THAT GAVE KIDS SEIZURES!?

[video1666]

@WhatWouldNinjaDo1 İ am kid but i hasnt got seazure....

[Snarf605]

7 people had seizures.

[TmarTnRocks123]

This isn't that bad I haven't experienced a seizure, If I did I would have already fallen down on my keyboardyetausdgoauregrocnagro­inywariuovnrewaiuyrvweioauyvrn­weauirnyvoweuiavnyrioauyrnioau­nryoaiurywoauivnyaoirvny123df5­452

[xXAnnelieseMichelXx]

I was scared to watch it because I thought this video was a screamer to be honest.

[sailormoonashley]

wow... at first i was scared to watch it cuz of those 700 kids in japan!

but after i watched it i was wondering

wtf is so bad about it?

[StudioRebirth]

@sailormoonashley seizures can be caused by bright, neon-like flashing lights. Watch it too much, and, for some people, they'll get really bad headaches and their muscles in their head will spasm and it could kill them. Children are more vulnerable to this because their brain is still developing.

[AsYouFallingDown]

@sailormoonashley Epilepsy: A disease causing people that have it to have a seizure when they see flashing, bright colors. Not so much as StudioRebirth answered you. It's due to the common epilepsy disease, which doesn't mean anything is wrong physically, like other diseases. It just means something in your brain cannot handle the flashing colors. Epilepsy is very common, about 50 million people worldwide have it.

[LLS12341]

I am seizure prone! I can handle this stuff no prob!

[sailormoonashley]

@LLS12341 im a little afraid to watch it after all those things i heard about it!!

[Legboy1129]

Thanks to video games this does not bother me at all.

[ZeroPath5]

it isnt bad but i can see how u would get a seizure

[silverfeather988]

The only thing that happened to me was wanting to watch some of the old episodes agein XD

[quaxers]

phew i survird but my heart is beating as hell i found out the kids had epilepsy for epileptic kids this can simply cause a seizure but not me

[quaxers]

when the lights started i looked away

im srsly scared to watch the whole thing ):

[CharlesLaurita]

I love how Porygon was blamed all these years...poor lil guy.

[ArtemusWolfwood]

What I don't understand is why they couldn't have just applied some kind of filter over the animation frames - y'know, considering they replaced or altered the footage on so many other things.

[slade6alpha]

I had a seizure, now I'm dead, I'm suing Nintendo.

[saltypapcorn]

Feck, I shit my pants when the voices started...

[bucketslash11]

porygon, porygon2 and porygon z are digital pokemons, that can be translated to digital monsters(pokemon is pocket monsters), which makes the porygons the first digimons

[Naud1234]

That's really harmless.The red and blue lights are not even 5 seconds long. 700 japanese kids got a seizure, my god. They were epileptic anyway, because I don't think non epileptic kids would get a seizure ftrom this. 700 is not much if you realise that almost all japanese kids probably watch pokemon. :P They banning it for that?! I don't think American kids would get a seizure when they watched this. I watched worse epileptic videos.

[potymouf1]

ive seen a movie where there was an elliptic women and she seized after seeing a red flashing alarm light

this has really fast blinking red and blue? lights and the red could cause it

[Metaridley92]

So they banned that ENTIRE episode for that 20 second clip? They could have just taken it out...

[DrFeelGood6667]

That wasn't so b--

-falls to the floor, foaming at the mouth-

[MiddleofNowhereGirl]

My eye twitched. >.<

[Prussiasloveless]

dude.. this is like every other pokemon episode basicly -.- if you watch the pokemon snap episode theres lights like that in every episode pretty much, if people are that stupid to sit that close to there tv's and watch it over and over, i'd get a headache too, but this is harmless

[marioxd45]

How could this give seizures its harmless

[neonao45]

I gotta headache to o.O

[ChaoticDraco619]

That kinda gave me a headache... o.O

[Mikey7889]

the japanese sit way too close to their tvs

[wDevelopment]

4kids actually fixed this by slowing the flashing down to an acceptable level, but the Japanese government nope'd them.

[xmusicislife96x]

I'm seizure free :D

[dereka91]

@yoleeisbored you sure that headache wasn't a tumor setting in? I hope so...

[MrYeahunome]

Nah just kidding! Haha I just wanted attention!

[MrYeahunome]

I actually got fucking blind for 2 minutes don't watch this I got really scared! I'm serious! this scared the crap out of me! :(

[NahaleGuitar]

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[TheFunboy229]

Im use to flashing lights like that so that did not bother me at all

[ClubNarutoReaper]

Holy shit

[GoldenGal42]

Dammit Pikachu! <.<

[primeone810]

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[6shernandez]

The rapid flashing red and blue lights stimulate the brain and caused certain people to have seizures. The faster they are the more you are likely to have a seizure. In this video, the flashing is not fast enough to cause seizures. In The original, the flashing were faster. Take the Lavendar Town Syndrome. It depends on the person who is expeiencing it. People who have less developed hearing (children) are more capable of experiencing LTS than people with more developed hearing

[Riddles697]

This actually got me dizzy "/

[xXmjackermanXx]

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[superpaIkiagalaxy]

thats what sent peopel to the hospital? wow, eyes must be weeker 10 years ago

[ChanelleFromMars]

MY EYES. :(

[John246l]

This is a big lie!!! I am an epilptic and even after watching this I feelfinu njmikh nhdsavcsdnijcxlkj nlSP

[PainbowFox]

that was actually surprising

[Iamreallycoolful11]

@PainbowFox Suprizingly Shocking!

[ChaosHero17]

@Iamreallycoolful11 Omg, shut the hell up...

[TNTTeamMembers]

If you Electricute Missles They Shine Red and Blue? Maybe is they weren't so "Creative" and were more realistic they wouldn't have gotten this episode banned.

[TNTTeamMembers]

So Japan had a lot of kids, sensitive, epileptic, kids... For that reason I missed the "Full" Pokemon List.

[itzTiG3rCLAwzz]

did you know this episode gained Pokémon the dubious title of "Most Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures Caused by a Television Show" from The Guinness Book of World Records.

[PivotMakeranimations]

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[TheZanylion]

Huh. Waddaphenned?? Well That was NOT intense.

~ Zany

[Lemasaz]

i am scared ill have a seizure if i watch the whole thing

[KieransMagicToaster]

@hyperunneromega don't hate the makers hate the censors

[mYtHiC96]

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[RNACLunchbox]

this was my favorite episode i just with i could find an English version

[99jjyy]

Was it the flashing red and blue part that i should have been watching out for? It seemed pretty normal to me

[eddie123598]

im realy scared to watch LOL

[gothamD]

Listverse brought me here.

[amyxsonic]

I'm scared to watch XD

[hyperunneromega]

wait, what epilepsy? I didn't even fell a nudge in my brain! And if that is the reason why Porygon2 and Porygon-Z aren't appearing in the anime anymore, I hate those anime makers!!!!

[arcosfidel]

all time 10's...

[Infalen0]

Needs more flashing lights. Amirite?!

[4everanarsenalfan]

ahem pain

[4everanarsenalfan]

nothing at not even a pan in my eyes

[MetaKnightStarWarior]

Nothing... just a 5 second pain in my eyes xD

[zach10168]

GLaD i'm seizure-proof