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Set to air on the morning of December 31, 1997 in Japan was an hour long Pokemon New Year's special titled "Oomisoka da yo! Poketto Monsutaa" or '''"It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore"'''. The episode was cancelled during the fallout brought on by the infamous "Pokemon seizure incident" that had occurred earlier in the month and that would ultimately lead to Pokemon taking a four month hiatus. As the title suggests, the episode would have been a recap one, going over the previous events of the anime; the special was scheduled to air between episodes 39 and 40.<ref>[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Unaired_New_Year's_Eve_Special Bulbapedia article on the episode.] Last retrieved 04 Mar 2015.</ref> It is widely speculated that footage from ''Computer Warrior Porygon'' would have been used in the episode.
'''"Oomisoka da yo! Poketto Monsutaa"''' ("It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore") was an hour-long New Year's special for the popular anime series ''Pokemon'' that was set to air on December 31st, 1997 between episodes 39 and 40. It likely would have been a simple recap of all of the show's most notable events up to that point, but was ultimately cancelled due to the fallout of the infamous "Pokemon seizure incident" that occurred earlier that month due to "Computer Warrior Porygon".<ref>[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/It%27s_New_Year%27s_Eve!_Pocket_Monsters_Encore Bulbapedia article on the episode.] Last retrieved 04 Mar 2015.</ref> It also likely used footage from said episode.


While this episode was ultimately never put to air, a 2 hour New Year's special (with an almost identical title, "It's the New Year! Pocket Monsters Special") ''did'' air two years later (covering the events of the anime up to episode 77), and it is largely assumed that material previously created for the intended 1997 episode would have been recycled for the 1999 one.
While the episode was never aired, another two-hour New Year's special, "It's the New Year! Pocket Monsters Special", aired two years later and may have used material originally created for the 1997 special. Other than that, no footage of the special has surfaced.


This episode shares the reputation of being one of four Pokemon episodes to have never been released, the other three being [[Pokemon "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (partially found episode; 2004)|"Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!"]] (a 2004 episode that was cancelled as a result of the Chuetsu earthquake of the same year) and [[Pokemon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" parts 1 and 2 (lost episodes; 2011)|"Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!"]] (a two part 2011 episode that was cancelled shortly after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami).
This episode shares the reputation of being one of four Pokemon episodes to have never been released, the other three being [[Pokemon "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (partially found episode; 2004)|"Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!"]] and [[Pokemon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" parts 1 and 2 (lost episodes; 2011)|"Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" two-part episode]].


== References ==
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== External links ==
==External Links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851720678174794&permPage=1 Opening and closing credits of the 1999 New Year's special (Japanese, unsubtitled), via Facebook; 11 May 2014.] Last retrieved 04 Mar 2015.
*[https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851720678174794&permPage=1 Opening and closing credits of the 1999 New Year's special (Japanese, unsubtitled), via Facebook; 11 May 2014.] Last retrieved 04 Mar 2015.


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Revision as of 21:24, 12 January 2017

Title screen of the 1999 New Year's special.

Status: Lost


"Oomisoka da yo! Poketto Monsutaa" ("It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore") was an hour-long New Year's special for the popular anime series Pokemon that was set to air on December 31st, 1997 between episodes 39 and 40. It likely would have been a simple recap of all of the show's most notable events up to that point, but was ultimately cancelled due to the fallout of the infamous "Pokemon seizure incident" that occurred earlier that month due to "Computer Warrior Porygon".[1] It also likely used footage from said episode.

While the episode was never aired, another two-hour New Year's special, "It's the New Year! Pocket Monsters Special", aired two years later and may have used material originally created for the 1997 special. Other than that, no footage of the special has surfaced.

This episode shares the reputation of being one of four Pokemon episodes to have never been released, the other three being "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" and "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" two-part episode.

References

  1. Bulbapedia article on the episode. Last retrieved 04 Mar 2015.

External Links