April Fools' Day 2014

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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.

Hoaxes

Others

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

References

  1. ↑ Google Asia Pacific Blog: Become a Pokémon Master with Google Maps
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