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April 1, 2024 was an {{wp|April Fools' Day}} that fell on a Monday.

==Hoaxes==
===The Pokémon Company===
The Official Pokémon YouTube channel released a video showcasing a fictional "Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament 2024", in which participants compete in a televised live event to earn the best score in [[Pokémon Sleep]].
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==Events==
===Pokémon GO===
An event titled '''An Excellent Opportunity''' was held on April 1, 2024, from 0:00 to 23:59 local time. During the event, {{GO|Catch rate|Nice Throws or better}} will always register as Excellent Throws. Special event-themed Field Research for {{p|Spinda}} and Timed Research for Stardust, Poké Balls, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and three Golden Razz Berries were also available during the event.<ref>(March 31, 2024). "[https://pokemongolive.com/post/an-excellent-opportunity-2024 An Excellent Opportunity]." ''Pokémon GO''.</ref>

===Pokémon Masters EX===
A one-day [[special event]], [[Electricity Disruptors]], saw the [[Pokémon Center]] be plunged into darkness due to a mysterious power outage, causing a large number of {{type|Ghost}} Pokémon to appear and the [[Lavender Town]] theme from {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}} to replace the usual background music. Several actual [[Ghosts in the Pokémon world|ghosts]] also made an appearance, including the [[Lumiose City]] ghost girl from {{g|X and Y}} and the fake {{mas|Acerola}} from {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}.

===Pokémon Sleep===
During the second week of the {{Sleep|List of events|Raikou Research event}} (held from April 1 to 7, 2024), the {{Sleep|Snorlax}} raised on [[Greengrass Isle]] starts at a rating of Ultra 4 rather than Basic 1. Additionally, as a tie-in to the Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament 2024 hoax, a free gift of 4 Poké Biscuits, 1 {{Sleep|Incense|Recovery Incense}}, 4 Energy Pillow, and 1 Dream Cluster M is given to all players.<ref>(April 1, 2024). "[https://www.pokemonsleep.net/en/news/5391/ Pokémon Sleep CHAMPION TOURNAMENT 2024 Commemorative Gift]." ''Pokémon Sleep Official Webpage''.</ref>

===Fansites===
[[The Cave of Dragonflies]] pretended to add front page links to online casinos, which was actually a front for a new article explaining the mechanics of the [[Roulette]] in the games {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}. This was completed with a casino themed style which was forced on users for the day. <ref>https://www.dragonflycave.com/april-fools April Fools' Jokes Archive</ref>

==Aesthetic changes==
===Bulbagarden===
For April Fools' Day, [[Bulbagarden]] became Larrygarden, being restyled to the aesthetic of the [[Paldea]]n [[Gym Leader]] and [[Elite Four]] member [[Larry]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240401022226/https://twitter.com/Bulbagarden/status/1774512086585913770 Tweet by Larrygarden - The original Pokémon community @Bulbagarden]</ref>

[[Bulbapedia]] had a grayscale theme for the day to match Larry's plain personality,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240331193500/https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Archived version of the Bulbapedia Main Page from April 1, 2024]</ref> while the [[Bulbagarden forums]] had a simple, plain-style skin.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240331194148/https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php Archive of Bulbagarden Forums from April 1, 2024]</ref>

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