Dennō Senshi Porygon (でんのうせんしポリゴンDennō Senshi Porigon literally "Computer Soldier Porygon", although most commonly translated as "Electric Soldier Porygon",Google Translated as "Polygon's Den Usenshi" ), is an episode from the popular children's anime Pokemon, which was infamous for using visual effects that caused seizures in a substantial number of Japanese viewers, an incident referred to as the "Pokémon Shock" (ポケモンショック Pokémon Shokku?) by the Japanese press. Six hundred and eighty-five viewers were taken to hospitals, but only two people remained hospitalized for more than two weeks. Due to this, the episode has been banned worldwide. After the shock, the Pokémon anime went into a four month hiatus, and it returned on TV Tokyo in April 1998. Since then, the episode has been parodied a