EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP
THE NEW EP OF EVOLUTIONS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 16 YEARS THAT A KADABRA HAS APPEARED IN THE ANIME (DO THE URI GELLER LAWSUIT). MY BOY IS FINALLY FREE FROM THE SHADOW REALM
I’ll explain what the lawsuit is about for those confused. In 2000, famous British magician Uri Geller sued Nintendo for 60 million pounds (80 million USD) over the Abra line. More specifically, he claimed the Pokemon company were ripping him off with Kadabra. Yuri claimed Kadabra’s Japanaese name Yungera (ユンゲラー ) was based off of his name, and Kadabra bending spoons was a reference to an act Uri often did. Even though bending spoons is a fairly common trope with psychic characters, Uri didn’t realize that and claimed the Pokemon company “stole my identity.” While Uri never got any money from the lawsuit, to avoid any legal action, Pokemon stopped publishing the Abra line in the TCG and from appearing in the anime in 2003.
In 2020, Uri wrote a tweet apologizing to the Pokemon Company and for the grudge he held for all these years. He gave the company permission to use the Abra line in the TCG and anime again.
Long story short: British man got butt hurt over a cartoon psychic goat creature and it took him 20 years to realize how stupid that was.
