April Fools' Day 2020

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April 1, 2020 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Wednesday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

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Hoaxes

Fansites

• Smogon shut down the social forum for the day and made the bogus announcement that Finchinator (the leader of the OU tier) would be retiring.

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Masters

• The background music for the Pokémon Center and other locations was changed to play music from Pokémon Red and Green.

Aesthetic changes

• The Bulbagarden forums were changed to be lightbulb-themed.

References

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