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Before the series restarted, a special report was aired on April 11, 1998 titled 検証番組 アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告 ''Inspection program: inspection report of the anime Pocket Monsters problem''.
Before the series restarted, a special report was aired on April 11, 1998 titled 検証番組 アニメ ポケットモンスター問題検証報告 ''Inspection program: inspection report of the anime Pocket Monsters problem''.


Despite {{AP|Pikachu}} being the one to launch the seizure causing attack, {{p|Porygon}} has never had an important role in another episode since, while Pikachu has appeared in every Pokémon episode to date, barring [[Pokémon Chronicles]]. Porygon's evolved form, {{p|Porygon2}}, is the only one out of the one hundred [[Generation II]] Pokémon that hasn't appeared in the anime and many believe that it never will. Porygon has appeared in the first four films, and ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]'' as cameos, however.
Despite {{AP|Pikachu}} being the one to launch the seizure causing attack, {{p|Porygon}} has never had an important role in another episode since, while Pikachu has appeared in every Pokémon episode to date, barring [[Pokémon Chronicles]]. Porygon's evolved form, This made {{p|Porygon2}} not appear in the anime until over [[M15|decade later]]. Porygon has appeared in the first four films, and ''[[EP047|A Chansey Operation]]'' as cameos, however.


The seizures caused from this episode have dubiously made the Pokémon anime a frequent reference when discussing Japanese anime and its quick action and flashy effects. Numerous television shows and movies have made parodies with [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture|notable references]] by ''The Simpsons'' in the episode "{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}" and ''South Park'' in the episode "{{wp|Chinpokomon}}".
The seizures caused from this episode have dubiously made the Pokémon anime a frequent reference when discussing Japanese anime and its quick action and flashy effects. Numerous television shows and movies have made parodies with [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture|notable references]] by ''The Simpsons'' in the episode "{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}" and ''South Park'' in the episode "{{wp|Chinpokomon}}".