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(so apparently a few of them were indeed updated this year compared to last. not all of them though)
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* Bulbagarden's Fun and Games forum was renamed the Woobat Cave, and there was an extra Random Messages thread.
* Bulbagarden's Fun and Games forum was renamed the Woobat Cave, and there was an extra Random Messages thread.
* On Reddit, subreddits /r/pokemon and /r/CFB switched themes for the day turning /r/pokemon into a sub on College Football and /r/CFB into a Pokémon themed sub.
* On Reddit, subreddits /r/pokemon and /r/CFB switched themes for the day turning /r/pokemon into a sub on College Football and /r/CFB into a Pokémon themed sub.
* On [[Pokémon Showdown]], a {{wp|Digimon}} theme was adopted for the battle simulator. Similar to previous years, all sprites and models were replaced with [http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/afd/ various fan-drawn sprites], with the exception of some sprites that were introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
* On [[Pokémon Showdown]], created by [[Smogon]] a {{wp|Digimon}} theme was adopted for the battle simulator. Similar to previous years, all sprites and models were replaced with [http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/afd/ various fan-drawn sprites], with the exception of some sprites that were introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
** Several of these sprites seemed to be mutilated versions of the actual sprites, but other were arbitrary drawings created largely as a joke (such as {{p|Xerneas|Xerneas's}} sprite looking like a tic-tac-toe board.
** Changes were also made in the text displayed to the user. A few of many examples follow.
*** When the move {{m|Stealth Rock}} was used, the flavor text "Mischievous Pebbles" or "Discrete Bricks" was shown.
*** When the move {{m|Taunt}} was used, the text displayed was "*Pokemon name* said "Yo momma so stupid, she makes her special attack go down when she uses {{m|Nasty Plot}}!"
*** When the move {{m|Earthquake}} was used, the text displayed was "*Pokemon name* used {{m|Fissure}}! Just kidding, it was Earthquake!"


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April 1, 2016 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Friday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

Hoaxes

Fansites

  • Bulbagarden's Fun and Games forum was renamed the Woobat Cave, and there was an extra Random Messages thread.
  • On Reddit, subreddits /r/pokemon and /r/CFB switched themes for the day turning /r/pokemon into a sub on College Football and /r/CFB into a Pokémon themed sub.
  • On Pokémon Showdown, created by Smogon a Digimon theme was adopted for the battle simulator. Similar to previous years, all sprites and models were replaced with various fan-drawn sprites, with the exception of some sprites that were introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
    • Several of these sprites seemed to be mutilated versions of the actual sprites, but other were arbitrary drawings created largely as a joke (such as Xerneas's sprite looking like a tic-tac-toe board.
    • Changes were also made in the text displayed to the user. A few of many examples follow.
      • When the move Stealth Rock was used, the flavor text "Mischievous Pebbles" or "Discrete Bricks" was shown.
      • When the move Taunt was used, the text displayed was "*Pokemon name* said "Yo momma so stupid, she makes her special attack go down when she uses Nasty Plot!"
      • When the move Earthquake was used, the text displayed was "*Pokemon name* used Fissure! Just kidding, it was Earthquake!"

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