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Some Pokémon episodes are banned due to controversial content, such as "Beauty and the Beach." "Beauty and the Beach" featured a swimsuit pageant, sexualization, and an inflatable suit with fake ...

One such ban was largely due to the pervasive use of firearms. Although such bits were intended for comic effect, the use in one episode specifically was deemed too dark for children by 4Kids ...

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: it’s tough out there for a Pokémon anime completionist. Tracking down every episode across all 26 seasons makes nabbing the franchise’s many colorful ...

The episode titled “Beauty and The Beach” in particular had managed to be the first to be banned in all non-Asian countries for nearly three years because of a single scene. Eventually, even though ...

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