In December 1997, an episode of Pokémon aired in Japan that would go down in television history for all the wrong reasons.

The Battle Stage of the Grand Festival is under way, and the first pairing is none other than Dawn and her feisty rival, Ursula!

It all started with a Game Boy and a dream to catch ‘em all. What began in 1996 as a pair of video games turned into a cultural phenomenon. Pokémon, from video games, anime, and trading cards to ...