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===The Pokémon Company=== | ===The Pokémon Company=== | ||
*[[The Pokémon Company International]] announced on social media that they had been taken over by [[Team Rocket]]. | *[[The Pokémon Company International]] announced on social media that they had been taken over by [[Team Rocket]]. | ||
**On Twitter and Facebook, they made several posts following | **On Twitter and Facebook, they made several posts following the beginning and fall of their takeover.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980448397097189376</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980456311967031297</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980462612180692992</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980480444142567424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980489298146312192</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980480444142567424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980489298146312192</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980502518257016832</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980514297968148480</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980514300295983104</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980525874595299328</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980538540650983424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980548002057043968</ref> The hashtag #TeamRocketTakeover was launched with the first post and continued to be used on all posts. | ||
***[[VIZ Media]] played along with the hoax and got retweeted.<ref>https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/980482424915116032</ref> | ***[[VIZ Media]] played along with the hoax and got retweeted.<ref>https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/980482424915116032</ref> | ||
**On their homepage, several articles were written about Team Rocket and promoted on the main page.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/trainer-spotlight-jessie-james-and-meowth/ Trainer Spotlight: Jessie, James, and Meowth]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/prepare-for-trouble-on-pokemon-tv/ Prepare for Trouble on Pokémon TV!]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rocket-performance-evaluations/ Team Rocket Performance Evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rockets-pokemon-tcg-legacy/ Team Rocket’s Pokémon TCG Legacy]</ref> | **On their homepage, several articles were written about Team Rocket and promoted on the main page.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/trainer-spotlight-jessie-james-and-meowth/ Trainer Spotlight: Jessie, James, and Meowth]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/prepare-for-trouble-on-pokemon-tv/ Prepare for Trouble on Pokémon TV!]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rocket-performance-evaluations/ Team Rocket Performance Evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rockets-pokemon-tcg-legacy/ Team Rocket’s Pokémon TCG Legacy]</ref> | ||