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'''April 1, 2010''' was an {{wp|April | '''April 1, 2010''' was an {{wp|April Fools' Day}} that fell on a Thursday. In the Pokémon fandom, many websites pulled hoaxes on and supplied false information to gullible fans. | ||
==Hoaxes== | ==Hoaxes== | ||
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* [[Psypoke]]'s main page was totally replaced with what appeared to be an older version of the site, with the header text saying that the site's estimated completion date would be "roughly three years from now". The site also asks for visitors to click on its ads, such as the fake banner ad on the right of the page, to help it generate revenue; a reference to when it had heavy advertising. All content related to anything released after the original Gold and Silver versions was removed from the fake homepage. Clicking on any of the links (including the aforementioned fake ad) took visitors to the ''actual'' main page. | * [[Psypoke]]'s main page was totally replaced with what appeared to be an older version of the site, with the header text saying that the site's estimated completion date would be "roughly three years from now". The site also asks for visitors to click on its ads, such as the fake banner ad on the right of the page, to help it generate revenue; a reference to when it had heavy advertising. All content related to anything released after the original Gold and Silver versions was removed from the fake homepage. Clicking on any of the links (including the aforementioned fake ad) took visitors to the ''actual'' main page. | ||
* Similar to the previous year, [http://www.collectorviper.com/ Collectorviper] showed an image revealing the existence of three promo cards with {{p|Zorua}} and Zoroark on them that were due to come out in July. The resource links<ref>[http://golbat.diarynote.jp/ Collectorviper 1]</ref><ref>[http://kai_gun.livejournal.com/ Collectorviper 2]</ref> goes to two blogs of the people who made the cards in the image, with at least one person showing the cards she made and revealing that it was an April Fools' prank. The next day, Collectorviper also revealed that it was a hoax and that the co-conspirators helped set it off. | * Similar to the previous year, [http://www.collectorviper.com/ Collectorviper] showed an image revealing the existence of three promo cards with {{p|Zorua}} and Zoroark on them that were due to come out in July. The resource links<ref>[http://golbat.diarynote.jp/ Collectorviper 1]</ref><ref>[http://kai_gun.livejournal.com/ Collectorviper 2]</ref> goes to two blogs of the people who made the cards in the image, with at least one person showing the cards she made and revealing that it was an April Fools' prank. The next day, Collectorviper also revealed that it was a hoax and that the co-conspirators helped set it off. | ||
* [http://www.pokecommunity.com/ Pokécommunity] changed its name to Slowpokécommunity and locked the skin as a pink, Slowpoke themed one. This was to reflect the fact that these events happened on April 2nd, the day after April | * [http://www.pokecommunity.com/ Pokécommunity] changed its name to Slowpokécommunity and locked the skin as a pink, Slowpoke themed one. This was to reflect the fact that these events happened on April 2nd, the day after April Fools' Day. | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
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{{April | {{April Fools'}}<br> | ||
{{Project Fandom notice}} | {{Project Fandom notice}} | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||