April Fools' Day 2014: Difference between revisions

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April 1, 2014 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Tuesday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.

Bulbapedia adopts a Canadian theme.
Bulbagarden forums were redesigned into Maple Garden Forums, adopting a Canadian theme. Other changes in the forums include:
- Forum moderators have their usernames and avatars changed to reflect the theme. Most of them were named after famous Canadians.
- Forum and site sections were renamed to reflect the theme.

Google updated their Google Maps mobile application with a licensed, time-limited "Pokémon Challenge" mini-game running until April 2, 2014 at 02:00 PDT where users have to find and catch Pokémon scattered across the worldwide map. This is accompanied by a live-action announcement trailer depicting exaggerated augmented reality gameplay.^[1]

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 ==Hoaxes==
-* Bulbagarden adopts a Canadian theme.
+===Fansites===
-** Bulbagarden forums earn the name Maple Garden Forums. Other changes in the forums include:
+====Bulbagarden====
-*** Forum moderators have their usernames and avatars changed to reflect the theme. Most of them were named after famous Canadians.
+* Bulbapedia adopts a Canadian theme.
-*** Forum and site sections were renamed to reflect the theme.
+* Bulbagarden forums were redesigned into '''Maple Garden Forums''', adopting a Canadian theme. Other changes in the forums include:
+** Forum moderators have their usernames and avatars changed to reflect the theme. Most of them were named after famous Canadians.
+** Forum and site sections were renamed to reflect the theme.
 ===Others===