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| valign="top" | Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included: | | valign="top" | Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included: | ||
* A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan also depicting a DS port of [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. [[PokéLord]] later admitted | * A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan also depicting a DS port of [[Hey You, Pikachu!]]. [[PokéLord]] later admitted he had composed it as a joke.<ref>[http://www.filb.de/?option=news&aktion=komm&ID=201 Filb.de]</ref> | ||
* ''Chance'' (Japanese: '''チャーンス''' ''Chānsu''), believed to be a pre-evolutionary form of {{p|Chansey}}, is revealed as a new [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] card.<ref>[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/275.jpg Pokébeach 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/276.jpg Pokébeack 2]</ref> Its only attack is '''"April Fool"'''. | * ''Chance'' (Japanese: '''チャーンス''' ''Chānsu''), believed to be a pre-evolutionary form of {{p|Chansey}}, is revealed as a new [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] card.<ref>[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/275.jpg Pokébeach 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/276.jpg Pokébeack 2]</ref> Its only attack is '''"April Fool"'''. | ||
* '''[[Pokemopolis]]''' posted a cease and desist letter from a law firm representing [[Nintendo]] that claimed the site had tarnished Nintendo's image. | * '''[[Pokemopolis]]''' posted a cease and desist letter from a law firm representing [[Nintendo]] that claimed the site had tarnished Nintendo's image. | ||