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Pokémon fan convention reportedly turns into Willy Wonka Experience level disaster, as attendees report child safety concerns

Pokeverse - a Pokémon convention partnered with the Make-a-Wish foundation and that featured the original voice of Ash …

It was advertised to feature "trainer quests", "stellar headliners" and "live musical performances", alongside cosplay contests and game tournaments. Watch on YouTube Pokeverse's main attraction was the oppurtunity to meet Veronica Taylor, Ash's voice for the first eight seasons of the franchise's anime, and Jason Paige, the singer of Pokémon's iconic original theme song. More serious questions were raised about a Make-a-Wish panel where terminally-ill children were reportedly brought on stage for a filming oppurtunity, wearing surgical masks but in front of a large crowd.

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