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Pokemon TikTok said a tearful goodbye to its fans before being banned across the United States on January 19, 2025.
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The final video shared is an iconic Butterfree scene from 1997 that evokes nostalgia and sadness.
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Despite the Supreme Court ruling and political opposition, there remains hope for American TikTok users.
official pokemon A TikTok account said goodbye to its fans before the video-based social media app was banned nationwide across the United States. With a video catalog of over 1 million followers and 10 million likes, the English-language TikTok is pokemon Company Int'l dug deep into the animated series to say a tearful goodbye to American fans.
A nationwide ban on the app, ordered by the U.S. Congress in March 2024, takes effect on January 19, 2025, as an ultimatum to pressure China-based owner ByteDance to sell ownership of the social media platform. It is going to be. Despite efforts to preserve the social media app's use for American audiences, a recent unanimous Supreme Court ruling against TikTok upheld Congress's decision, citing the “sensitivity to foreigners” of the app's users. Enemy control.”

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In TikTok's final heartfelt farewell during the final day before the ban, the Pokemon Company International said a similarly poignant farewell to 1997. pokemon In the anime, when Ash Ketchum and Butterfree said goodbye to each other, the former released the latter so they could live on as their own kind with their pink Butterfree companion. The episode in which this scene appears is the 21st episode of the series, titled Bye Bye Butterfree, but Butterfree has special significance because it was the first Pokémon Ash caught when it was a Caterpie. The post said, “Thank you for the memories, trainers,” which encouraged fans to follow. pokemon On other social media platforms.
Pokemon TikTok Says Goodbye With Infamously Sad Butterfree Scene
Ash and Butterfree have reunited after 25 years, but there remains hope that TikTok users in the United States won't have to wait that long. USA Today reports that outgoing President Joe Biden's administration has no plans to implement the ban, which would take effect on his final days in office. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump, who signed an executive order banning TikTok during his first term in 2020, said in a recent interview with Meet the Press that he would likely push back the deadline by 90 days, and some political analysts say he will seek a buyer for TikTok or seek other means. We are willing to cooperate with ByteDance to preserve this.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew praised Trump's willingness to work with company executives in response to the Supreme Court's decision to ensure the company can continue to serve its 170 million daily users in the United States. Chew's video statement said the move “is a strong stance in support of the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.” The original congressional motion to ban TikTok was widely approved by both major political parties in the House, with Republicans voting 197 to 15 and Democrats voting 155 to 50.

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