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April 1, 2018 was an {{wp|April Fools' Day}} that fell on a Sunday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

==Hoaxes==
===The Pokémon Company===
*[[The Pokémon Company International]] announced on social media that they had been taken over by [[Team Rocket]].
**On Twitter and Facebook, they made several posts following the beginning and fall of their takeover.<ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980448397097189376</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980456311967031297</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980462612180692992</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980480444142567424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980489298146312192</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980480444142567424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980489298146312192</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980502518257016832</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980514297968148480</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980514300295983104</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980525874595299328</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980538540650983424</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/980548002057043968</ref> The hashtag #TeamRocketTakeover was launched with the first post and continued to be used on all posts.
***[[VIZ Media]] played along with the hoax and got retweeted.<ref>https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/980482424915116032</ref>
**On their homepage, several articles were written about Team Rocket and promoted on the main page.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/trainer-spotlight-jessie-james-and-meowth/ Trainer Spotlight: Jessie, James, and Meowth]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/prepare-for-trouble-on-pokemon-tv/ Prepare for Trouble on Pokémon TV!]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rocket-performance-evaluations/ Team Rocket Performance Evaluations]</ref><ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/team-rockets-pokemon-tcg-legacy/ Team Rocket’s Pokémon TCG Legacy]</ref>
***The Featured Pokémon were all Team Rocket Pokémon and the first one was {{p|Meowth}}.

===Pokémon GO===
*8-bit graphics for Pokémon sprites were announced, and then released in [[Pokémon GO]]. The 8-bit graphics were kept until April 7.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/post/newgraphicsapr2018/ Experience Pokémon GO Like NEVER BEFORE with Brand-New Graphics!]</ref>

===Pokémon Duel===
[[File:Duel April Fools Carlo.png|thumb|200px|Data for Carlo]]
*The [[Pokémon Duel]] Twitter account posted information for a figure featuring the player's AI, [[Carlo]]:<ref>https://twitter.com/pokemoncomaster/status/980235024678117376</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/pokemoncomaster/status/980235887203135488</ref>

====Figure information====
* Figure name: Carlo (カルロ)
* [[Move Point]]s: [[File:Duel MP0.png|25px|0]]
* [[Type]]s: {{2t|Electric|Steel}}
* Rarity: [[File:Rarity EX Duel.png|25px|EX]]
* ID: 0401

=====Abilities=====
{{DuelAbility|type=electric|type2=steel|name=Deep Learning|jname=ディープラーニング|jtrans=Deep Learning|effect=自分のターンの最初に、ＭＰ移動の代わりに、デュエルを３ターン前に戻してよい。ターンエンド。<br>At the start of your turn, instead of making an MP move, you may rewind the duel by three turns. Your turn ends.}}

=====Data Disk=====
{{DuelAttack/Header|electric|steel}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=blue|name=Shutdown|jname=シャットダウン|jtrans=Shutdown|effect=相手プレイヤーの使用デバイスをシャットダウンし、デュエルに勝利する。<br>The opposing player's device is shut down. You win the duel.|prob=20}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=red|name=Miss|jname=ミス|jtrans=Miss|prob=4}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=purple|name=Automata|jname=オートマタ|jtrans=Automata|effect=相手プレイヤーを「マヒ」状態にする。相手プレイヤーのプレートを１枚選び、使用済みにする。<br>The opposing player becomes {{DL|Special Condition (TFG)|paralyzed}}. Choose one of your opponent's plates. That plate is now used.|stars=1|prob=20}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=red|name=Miss|jname=ミス|jtrans=Miss|prob=4}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=gold|name=Extreme Speed|jname=しんそく|jtrans=Swiftness|power=100|prob=20}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=red|name=Miss|jname=ミス|jtrans=Miss|prob=4}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=purple|name=Sleep Mode|jname=スリープモード|jtrans=Sleep Mode|effect=このフィギュアを「ねむり」状態にする。デュエル終了までこのフィギュアにはタッチできない。<br>This figure falls {{DL|Special Condition (TFG)|asleep}}. Until the end of the duel, this figure cannot be tagged.|stars=3|prob=20}}
{{DuelAttack|type=steel|movecol=red|name=Miss|jname=ミス|jtrans=Miss|prob=4}}
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===Fansites===
* [[Pokémon Showdown]] announced it would have [[Max Revive]] and [[Critical hit|Critical Hit]] Insurance DLC.
* [[The Cave of Dragonflies]] revealed a new style for the day, which was a remake of the site as it appeared in 2003. It kept the layout and design but updated the banner to use newer Pokémon sprites, used Comic Neue as the font instead of Comic Sans, and included a new {{p|Butterfree}} cursor trail instead of reusing the prior design.<ref>https://www.dragonflycave.com/april-fools April Fools' Jokes Archive</ref>

==Aesthetic changes==
*The [[Bulbagarden Forums]] were changed into GardenGarden with accompanying Garden theme and names for rooms.
*[[Pokémon Central Wiki]] changed its main page to '''<s>Pokémon Central</s> Rainbow Rocket Wiki''' and designed it to reflect this.

==Other==
*{{wp|New Japan Pro-Wrestling}} (NJPW) added an {{p|Eevee}} mascot as one of their new pro-wrestler signed to the company. He was scheduled to fight wrestler {{wp|Evil (wrestler)|EVIL}} on April 1, 2018.<ref>[http://sp.njpw.jp/profile/141171 新日本プロレス NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING OFFICIAL WEBSITE]</ref>
*During a press conference, the Udon-prefecture announced that they would change their name to Yadon-prefecture ({{p|Slowpoke}}) to boost tourism and that Slowpoke would become their newly appointed Prefecture Governor. They even displayed some Slowpoke merchandise to sell and showed a commercial.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3VL7nSgW-o Youtube: An announcement from Udon-ken（April 1, 2018）]</ref><ref>[https://www.my-kagawa.jp/yadon-ken/ Yadon-prefecture official site]</ref>

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