Pokemon really did steal his identity.

Last month we cast doubt on a legal case that had been reported in the press, that of Pokemon vs Uri Gellar, the much touted psychic magician from Israel who can bend metal objects with the force of his mind.

Uri Gellar was said by the British press to be bringing a legal action action gaming company Nintendo for "hundreds of millions of dollars" over the alleged creation of a cartoon Pokemon monster called Yun Geller.

Yun Gellar's primary weapon - apparently - is a bent spoon which acts as a kind of magic staff, which gives Yun Gellar the power of psychic mind-waves that flood an opponent with deadly migraines and confusion.

Uri Gellar was reported to be incensed by the use of a character which he claims is clearly modeled on himself and his own powers.

Gellar was said to be even madder about the double lightning bolts on Yun Gellar's chest and a star on the character's head.

This he had supposedly been interpreted by our magician chum as a Waffen SS uniform (the double lightning bolts were the insignia of Hitler's cruel DeathsHead legion) and the Star of David burned onto his forehead - Gellar is of course a jew of high standing.

"Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokemon character ... Nintendo stole my identity by using my name and my signature image of a bent spoon," Gellar was reported to have shouted.

In our piece last month we revealed our doubts about this story and issued a challenge to you readers to send us details of this mystery Pokemon and the episode he appeared in.

Well one of you brave readers, Stewart Nolan, was up to the challenge, so a copy of the Star Wars novel Balance Point, by Kathy Tyers, is now on its way to Stewart.

The critter we were looking for is actually called Kadabra. Only in Japan, is he "Yun-Geller," a play on the name of the famous magician Uri Geller.

Here's Stewart's details of the episode you can find Yun-Geller in.

Episode 22: Abra and the Psychic Showdown
The party finally arrives in Saffron City where a young girl manages a gym of Pokémon using her psychic powers.

If Ash defeats this particular Gym Leader, Ash can earn a gold badge. Gathering all their strength, Ash and Pikachu challenge her.

She happily accepts, but adds the strange condition that if Ash loses, they must become her friend. The official gym battle begins, but Pikachu is helpless against the young girl’s Pokémon, Abra.

To make matters worse, Abra evolves in the middle of the match, turning into the more powerful, Kadabra. Employing even stronger psychic powers against Pikachu, Saffron City’s Gym Leader defeats Ash.

As this strange story unravels, Ash encounters a mysterious man who seems to be the key to solving the puzzle to this young girl’s disturbing power.

Thanks Stewart. Truly, you are the Pokemon Master.

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Clement Dunkley. 01/01/2001
A bit of a sense of humor failure on the part of Mr Gellar, one feels.

Adrian Kenward. 01/01/2001
This sounds to me like either old Uri or Pokemon wanted a bit of publicity and put this story out there to get themself some attention. Is there really a legal case pending, or did it just disappear after the headlines hit? Reads like a PR person's dream to me.

Susan Donald. 01/01/2001
Hey, I can do magic. Look. Abracadabra, Wala-kazu, the Pokemon craze just disappeared, and in its place appears a shiny metal scooter, yours for just $90.

darren williams. 01/01/2001
Uri Gellar - reading fc fans have suffered his attentions before, to be frank any opportunity to get his name in print turns him on, ignore him and he may just go away.

Morbius. 13/01/2001
This guy is nuts. It is a chidrens show not some cult driven mad man. Get a life loser.