April Fools' Day 2014

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April 1, 2014 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Tuesday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

Hoaxes

Fansites

Bulbagarden

Other Fansites

Others

  • Google updated their Google Maps mobile application with a licensed, time-limited "Pokémon Challenge" mini-game running until April 2, 2014 at 02:00 PDT where users have to find and catch Pokémon scattered across the worldwide map. This is accompanied by a live-action announcement trailer depicting exaggerated augmented reality gameplay.[1]
    • Google's Pokédex contains 151 Pokémon, spanning all six generations with 25 per generation (nine of them each were forms of starter Pokémon), along with Mew*.
  • yugiohcardmaker.net changed it's name from Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Maker to Pokémon Card Maker, adopting the appropriate font for the Pokémon logo.

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