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| valign="top" | [[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb|none|A magazine page scan depicting Korechū]]
| valign="top" | [[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb|none|A magazine page scan depicting Korechū]]
[[Image:Pokemopolis on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Pokemopolis]]
[[File:Pokemopolis on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Pokemopolis]]
| 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 it had composed it as a joke.<sup class="plainlinks">[http://www.filb.de/?option=news&aktion=komm&ID=201]</sup>
* 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 it 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.<sup class="plainlinks">[http://www.pokebeach.com/news/275.jpg][http://www.pokebeach.com/news/276.jpg]</sup> 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.
* '''[[The PokéMasters forums]]''' faked a database error.
* '''[[The PokéMasters forums]]''' faked a database error.
* '''[[Serebii.net|Serebii.net forums]]''' had an elaborate custom avatar prank which angered many.
* '''[[Serebii.net|Serebii.net forums]]''' had an elaborate custom avatar prank which angered many.<!--yeah, but what was it?-->
* '''{{OBP|Legendary Pokémon|site}}''' showed a fake magazine page scan (actually about {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}), revealing the shadow of a Pokémon named  エイプリルフール &mdash; a katakana rendition of ''April Fool''.
* '''{{OBP|Legendary Pokémon|site}}''' showed a fake magazine page scan (actually about {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}), revealing the shadow of a Pokémon named  エイプリルフール &mdash; a katakana rendition of ''April Fool''.
| valign="top" | [[Image:Chance TCG card.jpg|thumb|none|A Chance TCG card]]
| valign="top" | [[File:Chance TCG card.jpg|thumb|none|A Chance TCG card]]
[[Image:PokéMasters forums on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|The PokéMasters forums]]
[[File:PokéMasters forums on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|The PokéMasters forums]]
[[Image:Legendary_Pokemon_April_Fools.gif|thumb|none|A scan showing April Fool]]
[[File:Legendary_Pokemon_April_Fools.gif|thumb|none|A scan showing April Fool]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:BMGf on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbagarden forums]]
| valign="top" | [[Image:BMGf on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbagarden forums]]
[[Image:Bulbapedia on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbapedia]]
[[File:Bulbapedia on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Bulbapedia]]
| valign="top" | A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change:
| valign="top" | A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change:
* '''[[Bulbagarden forums]]''' forced all users to adopt a skin for a day, parodying the scheme of Serebii.net forums.
* '''[[Bulbagarden forums]]''' forced all users to adopt a skin for a day, parodying the scheme of Serebii.net forums.
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* '''[[Serebii.net]]''' used the classic Digimon-for-Pokémon substitution.
* '''[[Serebii.net]]''' used the classic Digimon-for-Pokémon substitution.
* '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon.
* '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon.
| valign="top" | [[Image:Serebii.net on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Serebii.net]]
| valign="top" | [[File:Serebii.net on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Serebii.net]]
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| valign="top" | [[Image:haruka_on_April_1_2005.jpg|thumb|none|Haruka Fanclub]]
| valign="top" | [[File:haruka_on_April_1_2005.jpg|thumb|none|Haruka Fanclub]]
| valign="top" | A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus:
| valign="top" | A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus:
* '''Haruka Fanclub''' turned into a crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day.
* '''Haruka Fanclub''' turned into a crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day.
* '''[[Dogasu's Backpack]]''' changed into "Mod Soul" Kon's Backpack, a Bleach site.
* '''[[Dogasu's Backpack]]''' changed into "Mod Soul" Kon's Backpack, a Bleach site.
| valign="top" | [[Image:Dogasus Backpack on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Dogasu's Backpack]]
| valign="top" | [[File:Dogasus Backpack on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|Dogasu's Backpack]]
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==Non-hoaxes==
==Non-hoaxes==
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:
* Pokémon Casewraps<sup class="plainlinks">[http://www.casewraps.com/]</sup> - a customize your consoles with Pokémon images, but as the information was released on April 1, there was confusion as to whether it was real.
* Pokémon Casewraps<ref>[http://www.casewraps.com/ Casewraps - not a joke]</ref> - a customize your consoles with Pokémon images, but as the information was released on April 1, there was confusion as to whether it was real.
{{April Fool's}}


==References==
<references />
{{April Fool's}}<br>
{{Project Fandom notice}}
[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Events]]

Revision as of 10:43, 28 October 2010

April 1, 2005 was an April Fool's Day that fell on a Friday.

Hoaxes

A magazine page scan depicting Korechū
Pokemopolis
 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 it had composed it as a joke.[1]
  • Chance (Japanese: チャーンス Chānsu), believed to be a pre-evolutionary form of Chansey, is revealed as a new TCG card.[2][3] 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.
  • The PokéMasters forums faked a database error.
  • Serebii.net forums had an elaborate custom avatar prank which angered many.
  • Legendary Pokémon showed a fake magazine page scan (actually about The Legend of Zelda), revealing the shadow of a Pokémon named エイプリルフール — a katakana rendition of April Fool.
A Chance TCG card
The PokéMasters forums
File:Legendary Pokemon April Fools.gif
A scan showing April Fool

Aesthetic changes

Bulbagarden forums
Bulbapedia
 A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change:
  • Bulbagarden forums forced all users to adopt a skin for a day, parodying the scheme of Serebii.net forums.
  • Bulbapedia was taken over by a cabal, and various texts were changed to reflect this.
  • Serebii.net used the classic Digimon-for-Pokémon substitution.
  • Pokedex.jp also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon.
Serebii.net

Content changes

Haruka Fanclub
 A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus:
  • Haruka Fanclub turned into a crudely done Misty fan site for the day.
  • Dogasu's Backpack changed into "Mod Soul" Kon's Backpack, a Bleach site.
Dogasu's Backpack

Non-hoaxes

Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:

  • Pokémon Casewraps[4] - a customize your consoles with Pokémon images, but as the information was released on April 1, there was confusion as to whether it was real.

References

  1. ↑ Filb.de
  2. ↑ Pokébeach 1
  3. ↑ Pokébeack 2
  4. ↑ Casewraps - not a joke

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