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=Hoaxes= | =Hoaxes= | ||
[[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb| | {| | ||
Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included: | |- | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb|none|A magazine page scan depicting Korechū]] | |||
[[Image:Pokemopolis on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Pokemopolis]] | |||
| valign="top" | Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included: | |||
* A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan. [[PokéLord]] later admitted it had composed it as a joke. [http://www.filb.de/?option=news&aktion=komm&ID=201] [http://pokelord.com/news.php?act=news&id=521&cmt=off] [http://pokelord.com/news/fake_1stapril2005/fakedementi.jpg] [http://pokelord.com/news/fake_1stapril2005/compil_sites.jpg] | * A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan. [[PokéLord]] later admitted it had composed it as a joke. [http://www.filb.de/?option=news&aktion=komm&ID=201] [http://pokelord.com/news.php?act=news&id=521&cmt=off] [http://pokelord.com/news/fake_1stapril2005/fakedementi.jpg] [http://pokelord.com/news/fake_1stapril2005/compil_sites.jpg] | ||
* ''Chance'' (Japanese: '''チャーンス''' ''Chānsu''), believed to be a pre-evolutionary form of {{p|Chansey}}, is revealed as a new [[TCG]] card. (Pokébeach: [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/275.jpg] [http://www.pokebeach.com/news/276.jpg]) | |||
* '''[[Pokemopolis]]''' posted a cease and desist letter from a law firm representing [[Nintendo]] that claimed the site had tarnished Nintendo's image. | |||
* '''[[PokéMasters forums]]''' faked a database error. | |||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Chance TCG card.jpg|thumb|none|A Chance TCG card]] | |||
[[Image:PokéMasters forums on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|PokéMasters forums]] | |||
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=Aesthetic changes= | =Aesthetic changes= | ||
[[Image:BMGf on April 1 2005.png|thumb| | {| | ||
[[Image:Bulbapedia on April 1 2005.png|thumb| | |- | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:BMGf on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbagarden forums]] | |||
[[Image:Bulbapedia on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbapedia]] | |||
A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change: | | valign="top" | A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change: | ||
* '''[[Bulbagarden forums]]''' forced all users to adopt a skin for a day, parodying the scheme of [[Serebii.net forums]]. | * '''[[Bulbagarden forums]]''' forced all users to adopt a skin for a day, parodying the scheme of [[Serebii.net forums]]. | ||
* '''[[Bulbapedia]]''' was taken over by a cabal, and various texts were changed to reflect this. | * '''[[Bulbapedia]]''' was taken over by a cabal, and various texts were changed to reflect this. | ||
* '''[[Serebii.net]]''' used the classic Digimon-for-Pokémon substitution. | * '''[[Serebii.net]]''' used the classic Digimon-for-Pokémon substitution. | ||
* '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon. | * '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon. | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Serebii.net on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Serebii.net]] | |||
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=Content changes= | =Content changes= | ||
[[Image:haruka_on_April_1_2005.jpg|thumb| | {| | ||
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A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus: | | valign="top" | [[Image:haruka_on_April_1_2005.jpg|thumb|none|Haruka Fanclub]] | ||
| valign="top" | A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus: | |||
* '''[http://haruka.ferretgames.com Haruka Fanclub]''' turned into an crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day. | * '''[http://haruka.ferretgames.com Haruka Fanclub]''' turned into an crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day. | ||
* '''[[Dogasu's Backpack]]''' changed into "Mod Soul" Kon's Backpack, a Bleach site. | * '''[[Dogasu's Backpack]]''' changed into "Mod Soul" Kon's Backpack, a Bleach site. | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Dogasus Backpack on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Dogasu's Backpack]] | |||
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=Non-hoaxes= | =Non-hoaxes= | ||
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included: | Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included: | ||
* | * ''None reported'' | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] |