Pokemon Anime Has Basically Ignored Porygon for 28 Years

The strange thing about this event is that Pikachu, not Porygon, was actually responsible. However, the Pokémon franchise decided to remove Porygon from the anime and has largely kept it and its evolved forms out of significant storylines ever since. Even after 28 years, Porygon’s absence remains a remarkably unusual and lasting consequence within the Pokémon anime series.








