Pokémon "Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!" (lost unaired "clip show" episode of anime series; 1998): Difference between revisions

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Status: Lost

Set to air on January 6th, 1998, in Japan was a clip show called "Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!" (ポケットモンスター・冬のスペシャル!). This episode would have aired right after "Snow Way Out!". It is unknown how long the episode would have been, though it would have summed up episodes until "Holiday Hi-Jynx" (which itself never aired in some countries due to Jynx looking like an African-American stereotype). The episode was cancelled after the "Dennō Senshi Porygon" incident, which ended up giving Pokémon a four-month hiatus. A different version of this special that showed "Holiday Hi-Jynx" and "Snow Way Out" later aired on October 5th, 1998, and became an hour long. Though the clip show version never aired.

This episode shares the reputation of being one of five Pokémon episodes to have never been released, the other four being "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (a 1997 episode that was ultimately cancelled due to the fallout following the infamous "Pokémon seizure incident"), "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (a two-part 2011 episode that was cancelled shortly after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami) and "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).

External Links

Bulbapedia page on clip show episodes from the series.

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-Set to air on January 6th, 1998, in Japan was a clip show called '''''Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!''''' (''ポケットモンスター・冬のスペシャル!'').<ref>[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Clip_show Bulbapedia article on clip shows.] Retrieved 24 May '16.</ref> This episode would have aired right after "Snow Way Out!". It is unknown how long the episode would have been, though it would have summed up episodes until "Holiday Hi-Jynx". The episode was cancelled after the "Dennō Senshi Porygon" incident, which ended up giving Pokémon a four-month hiatus.
+Set to air on January 6th, 1998, in Japan was a clip show called '''"Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!"''' (''ポケットモンスター・冬のスペシャル!''). This episode would have aired right after "Snow Way Out!". It is unknown how long the episode would have been, though it would have summed up episodes until "Holiday Hi-Jynx" (which itself never aired in some countries due to Jynx looking like an African-American stereotype). The episode was cancelled after the "Dennō Senshi Porygon" incident, which ended up giving Pokémon a four-month hiatus.
-A different version of this special that showed "Holiday Hi-Jynx" and "Snow Way Out" later aired on October 5, 1998, and became an hour long.  Though the clip show version never aired.
+A different version of this special that showed "Holiday Hi-Jynx" and "Snow Way Out" later aired on October 5th, 1998, and became an hour long.  Though the clip show version never aired.
-This episode shares the reputation of being one of five Pokémon episodes to have never been released, the other four being [[Pokémon "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (lost special of anime series; 1997)|"It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore"]] (a 1997 episode that was ultimately cancelled due to the fallout following the infamous "Pokémon seizure incident"), [[Pokémon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" parts 1 and 2 (partially found two-part special of anime series; 2011)|"Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!"]] (a two part 2011 episode that was cancelled shortly after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami) and [[Pokémon "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (partially found episode of anime series; 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)
+This episode shares the reputation of being one of five Pokémon episodes to have never been released, the other four being "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (a 1997 episode that was ultimately cancelled due to the fallout following the infamous "Pokémon seizure incident"), "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (a two-part 2011 episode that was cancelled shortly after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami) and "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).
-==Reference==
+==See Also==
-{{reflist}}
+===Anime===
+*[[Pokémon "Battle Aboard the St. Anne" (found original American broadcast version of anime episode; 1998)]]
+*[[Pokémon "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (partially found unaired anime episode; 2004)]]
+*[[Pokémon "Computer Warrior Porygon" (lost unaired English dub of anime episode; existence unconfirmed; 1998)]]
+*[[Pokémon "The Legend of Dratini" (non-existent unaired English dub of anime episode; 1997)]]
+*[[Pokémon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (partially found unaired two-part anime episode; 2011)]]
+*[[Pokémon "Pokémon! I Choose You!" (found original Japanese airing of anime series pilot; 1997)]]
+===Shorts/Clip Shows===
+*[[Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Hikatokage no Tenkyuugi (partially found short of "Pokémon" anime; 2011)]]
+*[[Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Atsumare! Pokémon-boshi Matsuri (lost short of "Pokémon" anime; 2008)]]
+*[[Pocket Monsters XY: Uchū no Hahen (partially found short of "Pokémon" anime; 2014)]]
+*[[Pokémon 3D Adventure: Mew o Sagase! (partially found 3D short of anime; 2005)]]
+*[[Pokémon 4D: Pikachu's Ocean Adventure (partially found 4D short of anime; 2006)]]
+*[[Pokémon "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (lost unaired special of anime series; 1997)]]
+*[[Pokémon "Pocket Monsters, Fall Special!" (found "clip show" episode of anime series; 1997)]]
+===Other===
+*[[Pokémon 3: The Movie (lost first draft of anime sequel film script; late 1990s)]]
+*[[Pokémon Live! (partially found professional recording footage of musical; 2000-2001)]]
+*[[The Power of One: The Pokémon 2000 Movie Special (found The WB special; 2000)]]
+==External Links==
+*[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Clip_show Bulbapedia page on clip show episodes from the series.]
 [[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]