Pokémon has been criticized by members of the religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam; Christian concerns over Pokémon have primarily concerned perceived occultic and violent themes as well as the concept of "Pokémon evolution" (which some relate to the theory of evolution), which is said to violate creation according to Genesis.
n the United Kingdom, the "Christian Power Cards" game was introduced in 1999 in response to these claims of Pokémon to be Satanic, the game being similar to the Pokémon TCG but using Biblical figures.
""Miniryu no Densetsu", or "The Legend of Miniryu", was the second episode to be banned by 4Kids Entertainment. This was the 35th episode of the original Japanese series. At several points in this episode, guns are pointed at people threateningly, and warning shots are fired."
On December 16, 1997, more than 635 Japanese children were admitted to hospitals with epileptic seizures. It was determined that the seizures were caused by watching an episode of Pokémon, "Dennō Senshi Porygon", (most commonly translated "Electric Soldier Porygon", season 1, episode 38); as a result, this episode has not been aired since.
2: Saturday Night Live, April, 1996
Heedless of the penalties that await anyone foolish enough to misuse the image of the American flag, Rage begin to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers during the show. Their scheduled two-song performance is subsequently cut short. The NBC network come around by 1999, when the band appear on the Conan O'Brien show to perform 'Testify'.
"They were afraid their sponsors would be offended", says Tom. "Timmy shredded up one of the flags and threw it at the host. The place filled with secret service agents and we were summarily escorted from NBC studios."
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