Lavender Town Syndrome was an urban legend that said in the Japanese version of the game Pokemon Red, a certain song on the soundtrack had special high pitched frequencies. These frequencies affected kids who played, causing confusion, dizziness, and supposedly driving some to suicide. Technically, it was only relevant when the games came out in the later 90's, but it does stand as a reminder of how limited information on the internet was back then- some people, mainly kids, (including me) genuinely believed such a thing had happened. It was easy to spread rumors if you sounded believable.
I don't think the tale was trying to warn anyone about anything, considering it's now confirmed to be false. I remember being terrified of it as a kid, and I would turn the game volume down whenever I reached the place that had that song.
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