Uri Geller, Kadabra, and How Alakazam Dodged a Bullet | RBY Bytes
402This video covers a multitude of subjects at once, centrally the lawsuit Uri Geller mounted against Game Freak over Kadabra, and the antisemitism allegations he made in the process. I take these allegations, analyse them, and show areas that he missed which could potentially have killed Pokemon had he known about them and gone more heavy-handed.
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This video is different to my usual Pokemon videos, but given I'd passively looked into this for over a year, I think it's worth sharing this unhealthy amount of information I now possess.
CREDITS
- Adeleine
- Sabelette
- 大吟醸 (Daiginjo)
- Frrf
Uri Geller was contacted and responded to an email for comment, but only noted Kadabra appearing in this link (https://zukan.pokemon.co.jp/?word=%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC&no_min=1&no_max=905). The information wasn’t useful, unfortunately.
SOURCES;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1003454.stm
https://web.archive.org/web/20070224021819/http://news.zdnet.co.uk/emergingtech/0,1000000183,2076058,00.htm
https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue/International_Localization#Localized_Pok.C3.A9mon_Names
https://www.thegamer.com/uri-geller-nintendo-permission-kadabra-pokemon-cards/
https://twitter.com/TheUriGeller/status/1332794451727691777
https://www.cbr.com/star-of-david-in-anime-magic-kabbalah-kagome-solomon/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagome_crest
https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Star_of_Lakshmi
https://ameblo.jp/aya-tenkawa/entry-12628902470.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20121118233828/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_119/2539-The-King-and-the-Donkey
https://casetext.com/case/universal-city-studios-v-nintendo-co-ltd
https://web.archive.org/web/20121005152716/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,617196,00.html
https://twitter.com/theurigeller/status/1333161301573578752
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/dec/29/2
https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/new_pegi_gambling_criteria_means_remakes_of_old_pokemon_games_could_be_rated_18plus
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Kadabra_(Groundbreakers_13)
Sources on the Kagome often draw comparisons to Israel and appear to be Zionist-leaning, and thus not politically neutral. I had difficulty finding anything that wasn’t. Therefore, the above Wikipedia pages, despite their dubious sourcing, as well as the Japanese source, may be more palatable.
https://healingood.tokyo/hexagram/
https://nihonjintoseisho.com/blog001/2017/12/14/japanese-and-jews-83/
This source discusses Zener cards and their history but gives off some omega crank vibes, so…read with scepticism, as the site says.
https://www.skepdic.com/zener.html
Interesting footage from the time period that shows an Alakazam nicknamed URIGELLER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GrQUNMBPoo
Given the time period, this was likely done in reaction to the lawsuit. Never got to include it in the video, though.
Pokemon beta name material:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/md0jxr/heres_the_rest_of_the_stickers_with_the_beta/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/mflcch/poster_with_workingprelaunch_eng_redblue_names/