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==Banned episodes in the English dub== | ==Banned episodes in the English dub== | ||
Four episodes have been banned in the United States. | Four episodes have been banned in {{pmin|the United States}}. | ||
===List of banned episodes=== | ===List of banned episodes=== | ||
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: This episode was banned due to the prevalent usage of handguns throughout the episode. The {{safari|Kanto}} warden points a gun at {{Ash}}'s head, and even shoots the gun at {{TRT}}. The banning of this episode left a major plot hole and a continuity error in the English dub, as this was the episode where Ash captured all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}}. As this is the Safari Zone episode, it also makes the Safari Zone unseen in the English anime, though it is mentioned in the two episodes that took place before it. | : This episode was banned due to the prevalent usage of handguns throughout the episode. The {{safari|Kanto}} warden points a gun at {{Ash}}'s head, and even shoots the gun at {{TRT}}. The banning of this episode left a major plot hole and a continuity error in the English dub, as this was the episode where Ash captured all 30 of his {{AP|Tauros}}. As this is the Safari Zone episode, it also makes the Safari Zone unseen in the English anime, though it is mentioned in the two episodes that took place before it. | ||
; ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' | ; ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'' | ||
: This is the only episode of Pokémon to be banned in the English dub after its initial airing. After the episode aired, a woman named {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}} wrote an article stating that {{p|Jynx}}, which was featured prominently in the episode, is a negative stereotype of African-Americans related to characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}''. Soon afterward, the episode was pulled from rotation and is not believed to have aired since 2000. Despite this, the episode is currently available on VHS, and is on the Indigo DVD boxset. Also, it still airs on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}}. Additionally, no restrictions were placed on this episode in Europe. This episode has also been banned in {{ | : This is the only episode of Pokémon to be banned in the English dub after its initial airing. After the episode aired, a woman named {{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}} wrote an article stating that {{p|Jynx}}, which was featured prominently in the episode, is a negative stereotype of African-Americans related to characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}''. Soon afterward, the episode was pulled from rotation and is not believed to have aired since 2000. Despite this, the episode is currently available on VHS, and is on the Indigo DVD boxset. Also, it still airs on {{wp|Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang}}. Additionally, no restrictions were placed on this episode in Europe. This episode has also been banned in {{pmin|South Korea}}. | ||
; [[EP250]] | ; [[EP250]] | ||
: This episode was also banned due to the large focus on Jynx. Unlike the previous episode, this one has never aired in English. Due to the episode not having the redesigned Jynx with purple skin, it was banned and has never been seen outside of Japan, except for {{ | : This episode was also banned due to the large focus on Jynx. Unlike the previous episode, this one has never aired in English. Due to the episode not having the redesigned Jynx with purple skin, it was banned and has never been seen outside of Japan, except for {{pmin|Brazil}}. | ||
==Banned episodes in South Korea== | ==Banned episodes in South Korea== | ||