"Dennō Senshi Porygon" (Japanese: でんのうせんしポリゴン, Hepburn: Dennō Senshi Porigon, "Computer Warrior Porygon") is the 38th episode of the Pokémon anime's first season. During its sole broadcast in Japan on December 16, 1997, multiple scenes with flashing lights induced photosensitive epileptic seizures in children across the country. Over 600 people, mostly children, were taken to hospitals; many others experienced milder symptoms that did not necessitate hospitalization. Furthermore, it is estimated that the total number of children who were affected in some way, even if they were not taken to the hospital, reached several thousand. The incident is referred to in Japan as the "Pokémon Shock" (ポケモンショック, Pokemon Shokku).The episode was written by Junki Takegami and directed by Kiyotaka Itani, and was broadcast on TV Tokyo. In the episode, Ash and his friends find that there is something wrong with the Poké Ball transmitting device at the local Pokémon Center. To find out what is wrong, they must go inside the machine. Towards the end of the episode, Pikachu stops a wave of missiles with an attack, resulting in an explosion that is depicted by rapid flashing lights that fill the screen.After the incident, the Pokémon anime went into a four-month hiatus. The episode was pulled from rotation and was never aired in any other country. The incident complicated plans for an American localization of the series, and resulted in new broadcasting standards in Japan to ensure that future incidents would be avoided."Full Wikipedia article here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_PorygonMy gut is telling me this is more than just an accidental mass triggering of epilepsy. Perhaps it was a mass memetic weapons test. MKULTRA trigger? Something paranormal? What do you think about this incident?Thanks in advance as always!
it is also usually mentioned that there was a second, larger wave of mass hysteria one or two days later
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>>42990173Yeah, the news show the triggering clip in the report.
>>42990892they either didnt or they showed stills. there were no cases of epilepsy in the second wave. it was mass hysteria. parents, doctors, teachers and children were worried for anyone who watched TV.
>>42990075>pikachu caused the flashing lights>porygon was only nearby>porygon gets banned from pokemon anime>another win for pikachu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eox1ogr3SE
>>42990075Those kids were just weak.
>>42990075Porygon did nothing wrong! it was Niggachu!
>>42993600Looking at this, i don't think its anything conspiratorial. Shit had me worried i would start convulsing.
>>42991671kekd
why would it be MKULTRA if it's a japanese broadcast?
>>42990075It only works on a CRT or plasma, LCD and LED TVs won't trigger it because of emission differences. About 15% of kids under 12 are susceptible, more often girls than boys, nearly everyone older than that is unaffected (over 12s the rate is something like 1 in 10,000 susceptible IIRC). It doesn't actually do harm and there's no real practical use for it it's just a weird human brain quirk.
