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'''The Legend of Dratini''' was a controversial episode of the Pokémon anime that aired in Japan in 1997, but was never broadcast outside of Asia. The episode was banned by the American dub company 4Kids following a controversial scene, which included Ash being held at gunpoint. This, unsurprisingly, did not get past the 4Kids censors, and thus did not air. As all countries outside of Asia air dubs based on the English version it was never shown outside of Asia.
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'''''The Legend of Dratini''''' was a controversial episode of the ''Pokémon'' anime that aired in Japan on November 25, 1997, but was never broadcast outside of Asia. The episode was banned by the American dub company 4Kids following a controversial scene where Ash is being held at gunpoint by the warden of the Safari Zone. This, unsurprisingly, did not get past the 4Kids censors, and thus did not air. As all countries outside of Asia air dubs based on the English version, it has never been broadcast outside of Asia.


4Kids used footage of this episode in the Pokérap which means that they got the episode from Japan. There is no indication that the episode has been dubbed.
4Kids used footage of this episode in the "Pokérap" music video, which implies that they likely got the episode from Japan at some point.


The Japanese version is available on YouTube, however. The closest to an English dub on YouTube is the Japanese version with English subtitles.
==Non-Existence==
The episode being dubbed in English was later confirmed to be false by Eric Stuart, voice actor of Brock and James in the ''Pokémon'' anime. The Broadcast Standards and Practices division of the television network disapproved of the episode - thus, it was never dubbed and remained unaired.<ref>[https://facebook.com/drew.s.hemmerich/videos/vb.100000054400177/1253089991369469/?type=3&theater Facebook video of Eric Stuart at Anime Midwest '15, disproving the existence of the dub.] Retrieved 28 Aug '18</ref>


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==Gallery==
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==See Also==
===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 "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)]]
*[[Pokémon "Pocket Monsters, Winter Special!" (lost unaired "clip show" episode of anime series; 1998)]]
 
===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)]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Non-existence confirmed]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 24 April 2023

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Ash being held at gunpoint by the Safari Zone warden.

Status: Non-Existent

The Legend of Dratini was a controversial episode of the Pokémon anime that aired in Japan on November 25, 1997, but was never broadcast outside of Asia. The episode was banned by the American dub company 4Kids following a controversial scene where Ash is being held at gunpoint by the warden of the Safari Zone. This, unsurprisingly, did not get past the 4Kids censors, and thus did not air. As all countries outside of Asia air dubs based on the English version, it has never been broadcast outside of Asia.

4Kids used footage of this episode in the "Pokérap" music video, which implies that they likely got the episode from Japan at some point.

Non-Existence

The episode being dubbed in English was later confirmed to be false by Eric Stuart, voice actor of Brock and James in the Pokémon anime. The Broadcast Standards and Practices division of the television network disapproved of the episode - thus, it was never dubbed and remained unaired.[1]

Gallery

The Pokérap that features footage of the episode.

See Also

Anime

Shorts/Clip Shows

Other

References