Weaponry in the Pokémon world

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A revolver in EP035. This episode was banned due to weapon use.

Weaponry, mainly firearms, has appeared in the anime. While there is generally no concern with this as weapon use is rather mild, an extreme case caused one episode to be banned. Weapons in the anime were a common occurence in the Indigo League story arc, and in the Orange Islands story arc, no weaponry other than cannons and a few other non-lethal weapons were in the show, but when the Johto League story arc premiered, all kinds of real-life weapons were practically absent from the show on through the next 2 story arcs.

Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village

Brock used a hunting knife to cut down a net trap which caught Ash, Misty and Pikachu.

Here Comes the Squirtle Squad!

Team Rocket used a bazooka (albeit with sakura petals as ammunition) and a sub-machine gun to carry out an armed robbery of the Poké Mart for bomb ingredients. Shortly thereafter, the store owners, mistaking Ash for a member of Team Rocket trying to rob the store again, pointed several handguns, shotguns and assault rifles at Ash's head. Later in the episode, Team Rocket used the bombs that they had stolen earlier to attempt to destroy the Squirtle Squad.

Mystery at the Lighthouse

Jessie and James tried to ward off the Dragonite approaching Bill's lighthouse by using bazookas with live missiles.

Beauty and the Beach

Team Rocket tried to destroy Porta Vista by firing a missile at the city.

Tentacool and Tentacruel

Nastina and her followers used assault rifles and rocket launchers to try and kill the Tentacool. She also has a tank, from which several rounds were fired. Team Rocket, Nastina and her army also attempted to use biological weapons to destroy the Tentacool.

Bye Bye Butterfree

When Ash and friends infiltrate Team Rocket's hideout where they have stashed all the stolen Butterfree, they attack Ash and Misty's Pokémon with sledgehammers and a clamp. Jessie even manages to successfully land a blow with a sledgehammer to Misty's Starmie.

Pokémon Scent-sation!

Team Rocket uses a small but apparently rather powerful bomb to set the Celadon City gym on fire.

The Kangaskhan Kid

This violent episode had much weaponry use throughout. In the first few minutes of the show, Ash tries to capture what he thinks is a Chansey but it turns out to be Safari Ranger Jenny wearing a Chansey hat. She then levels a rifle at the group and orders him to drop the Poké Ball. Also, James uses a tranquilizer gun to knock out the Kangaskhan. Tomo also uses a boomerang as a weapon, and he hits Ash in the face with it, and also uses it to knock the fuel cap off of Team Rocket's mecha, leaking fuel everywhere; combined with Ash's Charmander's Flamethrower attack set the mecha ablaze. Then, Tomo's parents crash into the mecha with a helicopter to save Tomo, Ash and his friends. There is also a lot of battering in this episode; as hammers, logs and fists were used to hit people throughout the episode.

EP035

This episode was banned due to the Safari Zone Warden pointing a revolver at Ash and even firing at Team Rocket. Due to this, it left a major plot hole in the anime. Dubs were made, but never aired.

EP038

While Ash, Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Team Rocket are inside the computer system, a virus clean-up software represented as a floating ambulance fires missiles at Porygon while Ash, his friends and Team Rocket are riding on it.

Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon

Team Rocket used a large amount of dynamite to blow up Grandpa Canyon.

Princess vs. Princess

Before the final match of the Princess contest between Misty and Jessie, James and Meowth are dressed up in Mafia-style clothing and Meowth is holding a Thompson rifle. Meowth then asks Jessie "You want us to take care of her?"

The Purr-fect Hero

At the beginning of the episode, Ash and Brock tell Misty that Kids' Day should be a boy's holiday only, because of the Princess festival that recently occurred in that timeframe. The next slide showed Brock dressed up in ancient Japanese samurai clothing holding a katana, which is a common type of samurai sword.

The Case of the K-9 Caper!

Early in the episode, Ash and his friends came across a burglar fleeing. Ash tried to order Pikachu to stop him, but the burglar was holding a pistol, which scared Pikachu. This episode was not banned. Also, Team Rocket used 2 gaseous bioweapons to dullen the Pokémon's sniffing ability and to cause the character's voices to become high pitched (the latter was implied to be Helium).

It's Mr. Mime Time

Team Rocket use a tank with live rockets to viciously attack Ash, Misty, Brock, Stella and her Pokémon.

Make Room for Gloom

When Ash, Pikachu, Misty and Brock arrive at the Xanadu nursery, they start peeking through the glass dome that is the nursery. They then encounter a man named Potter who is holding something that they mistake as a flamethrower. It is then revealed to be a garden spray.

To Master The Onixpected!

Team Rocket used a rocket launcher on an Onix, and both rockets hit and exploded on Onix. But it emerged unscathed, and chased after Team Rocket.

Pallet Party Panic

Team Rocket attacks Pallet Town by throwing bombs at the townspeople.

Viva Las Lapras

The 2 antagonists in this episode, Captain Crook and Scuz, fire cannons with live cannonballs at Ash, his Pikachu and Lapras.

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