Changes: List of banned and skipped episodes

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A Banned Episode is an episode of the Pokémon anime that was removed from the original lineup of episodes. Several episodes of the anime have been banned for different reasons.

Worldwide

Episode	Information	Air Date
File:IL035.png The Legend of Dratini	This episode is banned due to Kaiser pointing a gun in Ash's face and threatening to shoot him and because of Jessie, James, and Meowth firing several missed shots at Kaiser to catch the Dratini. The episode also contains profanity (for example, James swears at Kaiser). Also, when intaroggating Kaiser, Meowth has a moustache resembles that of Adolf Hitler.	November 25, 1997
File:200px-EP038.png Denno Shenshi Porygon (Electric Soldier Porygon)	This episode is infamous for causing many seizures when first aired. In the episode, Pikachu, in order to stop some missiles, uses a Thunderbolt attack. This leads to a very large and quick sequence where lights flash very quickly and vividly on screen. Some of these lights were strobe lights being flashed at very high speeds. Many viewers reported dizziness and nausea as a result of this. 685 children were taken to be hospitalized, although only 150 were kept overnight for observation. Despite rumors, there is no evidence to suggest that any of the viewers suffered lasting injury. The episode has never been shown again and has set guidelines for flashing lights in anime. To remove the episode from the public mind, the character Porygon and its evolutions have never actively appeared again over the course of the series, though they have made a number of cameo appearances.	December 16, 1997
File:AG101-unaired.png Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach Vs Namazun!!	This episode revolves around a bunch of Whiscash causing an earthquake. It was removed and never aired anywhere, including Japan, due to similarities to the Chuetsu earthquakes of October 23, 2004.	Unaired
File:BW023(2).png Team Rocket vs Team Plasma Parts 1 and 2	This episode was set to air in Japan but was delayed in because of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which also caused a tsunami. It may have also been delayed due to Castelia City being destroyed. By the time Team Plasma finally appeared almost two years later, the episodes had been retconned out of continuity, and it is highly unlikely that they'll ever air in any country.	Unaired

Removed by 4Kids

Episode	Information	Air Date	Notes:
File:IL018.jpg Beauty and the Beach	This episode revolves around all the female characters entering a swimsuit competition, including James, who, in order to enter, buys a pair of inflatable breasts. The episode is notable for one scene where James is waving his fake breasts in other's faces for comedic effect. The image has become a quite popular GIF on the internet. The scene that got it banned was later removed from the English dub, but it was badly cut.	July 29, 1997	This episode aired only twice in America. You can get this episode in the Pokémon: Orange Islands DVD pack.

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-|This episode is banned due to [[Kaiser]] pointing a gun in [[Ash]]'s face and threatening to shoot him and because of [[Jessie]], [[James]], and [[Meowth]] shooting [[Kaiser]] to catch the [[Dratini]]. The episode also contains profanity (for example, James swears at Kaiser.) Also, there is a mistake when [[Ash]] says he found a Rhydon, whereas he actually found a Rhyhorn. Later in the episode Misty mistakenly refers to her Staryu as a Starmie. Also, when intaroggating Kaiser, Meowth has a mustache that people think resembles that of Adolf Hitler (although this was unintentional).
+|This episode is banned due to [[Kaiser]] pointing a gun in [[Ash]]'s face and threatening to shoot him and because of [[Jessie]], [[James]], and [[Meowth]] firing several missed shots at [[Kaiser]] to catch the [[Dratini]]. The episode also contains profanity (for example, James swears at Kaiser). Also, when intaroggating Kaiser, Meowth has a moustache resembles that of Adolf Hitler.
 |November 25, 1997
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 |[[File:200px-EP038.png|link=IL038|175px]]<br />[[IL038: Electric Soldier Porygon|Denno Shenshi Porygon (Electric Soldier Porygon)]]
-|This episode is infamous for causing many seizures when first aired. In the episode, Pikachu, in order to stop some missiles, uses a [[Thunderbolt]] attack. This leads to a very large and quick sequence where lights flash very quickly and vividly on screen. Some of these lights were strobe lights being flashed at very high speeds. Many viewers reported dizziness and nausea as a result of this. 685 children were taken to hospital, although only 150 were kept overnight for observation. Also despite rumors there is no evidence to suggest that any of the viewers suffered lasting injury.The episode has never been shown again and has set guidelines for flashing lights in anime. To remove the episode from the public mind, the character Porygon has never appeared again over the course of the series.
+|This episode is infamous for causing many seizures when first aired. In the episode, [[Pikachu]], in order to stop some missiles, uses a [[Thunderbolt]] attack. This leads to a very large and quick sequence where lights flash very quickly and vividly on screen. Some of these lights were strobe lights being flashed at very high speeds. Many viewers reported dizziness and nausea as a result of this. 685 children were taken to be hospitalized, although only 150 were kept overnight for observation. Despite rumors, there is no evidence to suggest that any of the viewers suffered lasting injury. The episode has never been shown again and has set guidelines for flashing lights in anime. To remove the episode from the public mind, the character [[Porygon]] and its evolutions have never actively appeared again over the course of the series, though they have made a number of cameo appearances.
 |December 16, 1997
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+|[[File:BW023(2).png|link=BW023|175px]][[File:BW024.png|link=BW024|175px]]Team Rocket[[BW023: Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (Part 1)|&nbsp;vs Team Plasma Parts 1]][[BW024: Team Rocket vs. Team Plasma (Part 2)| and 2]]
-|This episode was set to air in Japan but was delayed in because of the '''Great East Japan Earthquake''' which also caused a Tsunami. The episode also featured [[Castelia City]] being destroyed. It is currently unknown when they will air in Japan and other countries.
+|This episode was set to air in Japan but was delayed in because of the '''Great East Japan Earthquake,''' which also caused a tsunami. It may have also been delayed due to [[Castelia City]] being destroyed. By the time Team Plasma finally appeared almost two years later, the episodes had been retconned out of continuity, and it is highly unlikely that they'll ever air in any country.
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-|This episode revolves around all the female characters entering a swimsuit competition, including [[James]], who, in order to enter, buys a pair of inflatable breasts. The episode is notable for one scene where James is waving his fake breasts in other's faces for comedic effect. The image has become a quite popular GIF on the internet. The scene that got it banned was later removed from the English dub, but it was badly cut however.
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+|This episode revolves around all the female characters entering a swimsuit competition, including [[James]], who, in order to enter, buys a pair of inflatable breasts. The episode is notable for one scene where James is waving his fake breasts in other's faces for comedic effect. The image has become a quite popular GIF on the internet. The scene that got it banned was later removed from the English dub, but it was badly cut.
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 *This episode aired only twice in America.
 *You can get this episode in the Pokémon: Orange Islands DVD pack.