There have been numerous controversies regarding the Pokémon franchise in its various forms and media. Violence Animation Although 4Kids and TAJ allow for some cartoon violence in the anime, the following episodes contain scenes that were deemed to be "too violent", and thus were cut from the English broadcast: Pokémon - I Choose You!: Misty slapping Ash after he tells her he's okay, presumably be
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