Pokémon Porygon episode banned after thousands of children fell ‘ill’

Pokémon‘s television collection has actually been thrilling animé enthusiasts for greater than 26 years, and yet, there’s one episode that also one of the most diehard of followers might well have actually missed out on.

The installation, entitled Denn ō Senshi Porygon (which about converts as “Computer Warrior Porygon”) aired in Japan on December 16, 1997.

And, after that single, fateful outing, it was never to grace television screens again.

The reason for the ban? Reports of a strange health outbreak among children which was linked to a specific scene.

The episode follows Ash Ketchum, Pikachu and their pals as they investigate a faulty Poké Ball transfer machine by getting inside it.

Once there, the team come under attack, but are saved when Pikachu unleashes one of his high-octane electric outbursts – represented by a barrage of red and blue strobe lights.

And that’s where the trouble began.

According to clinical paranormal …