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April 1, 2025 was an {{wp|April Fools' Day}} that fell on a Tuesday.

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==Events==
===Pokémon GO===
An event titled '''What's That Poké Ball?''' was held on April 1, 2025, from 0:00 to 23:59 local time. The event involved catching [[Poké Ball]]-themed Pokémon, namely {{p|Voltorb}} and {{p|Electrode}} (and their [[Hisuian form]]s), {{p|Foongus}}, {{p|Amoonguss}}, and {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Stunfisk}}.<ref>(April 1, 2025). "[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/have-a-ball-with-pokemon-gos-whats-that-poke-ball-event Have a Ball with Pokémon GO’s What’s That Poké Ball? Event]." Pokemon.com</ref>

===Pokémon Masters EX===
A one-day special event, '''[[Slumbering Snorlax]]''', had the Pokémon Center filled with {{p|Snorlax}} that were put to sleep by {{p|Jigglypuff}}, and a new remix of Jigglypuff's Song replaced the usual background music. The event also involved a battle against a single Snorlax, in which all the player's sync pairs are caused to fall asleep at the start of the battle.

===Fansites===
The Subreddit r/PokeMedia had an event where, because of a prank pulled by {{p|Hoopa}}, various characters, including some Pokémon, had their personalities flipped.

[[Pokémon Showdown]] had two additional formats. April Fool's Day was a Random Battle format exclusive to the day where both players use six {{p|Leafeon}} named April. Every time they take an action, the Leafeon sends the message "Fool's Day" in the chat, resulting in lines that read, "April: Fool's Day". Each Leafeon had the moves {{m|Tidy Up}}, {{m|Bitter Blade}}, and a custom {{t|???}} move called Herbal Dagger. The final move was one of {{m|Strength Sap}} or {{m|Razor Shell}}. A custom [[Ability]] similar to {{a|Parental Bond}} made the damaging moves hit twice. All Leafeon could [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastallize]] into the {{type|Fire}}. Monkey's Paw Random Battles is a Random Battle format based on Random Battle, in which players can obtain benefits during battle by "wishing", a custom mechanic using the existing UI for [[Mega Evolution]] and Terastallization, Monkey's Paw Random Battle is still available.

===Other===
A Special Edition illustration was released for [[Pokémon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE High ↑]] on April 1, 2025, where [[Hatsune Miku|Miku]] was replaced by {{wp|Kasane Teto}},<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokeMikuVOLTAGE/status/1906723165205913638 Tweet by @PokeMikuVOLTAGE]. Posted on April 1, 2025.</ref> a similar voice synthesizer character who debuted as an April Fools' Day joke and is consequently associated with the holiday.<ref>[https://tetomiracle.wordpress.com/about-kasane-teto/the-origins-of-kasane-teto/ The Origins of Kasane Teto]</ref>

{{wp|Google Search}} added a feature allowing users to [[Catch Pokémon (Google)|catch Pokémon]] from [[Generation I|the first generation]] by searching their names.

==Aesthetic changes==
===Bulbagarden===
For April Fools' Day, [[Bulbagarden]] became Zygarden and was restyled to the aesthetic of the Order Pokémon, {{p|Zygarde}}.<ref>[https://megalodon.jp/2025-0401-2307-45/https://x.com:443/Bulbapedia/status/1907022727371686033 Tweet by Zygarpedia @Bulbapedia]</ref> [[Bulbapedia]] became Zygarpedia,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250401115417/https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Archived version of the Bulbapedia Main Page from April 1, 2025]</ref> and both the wiki and the [[Bulbagarden forums|forums]] were themed after Zygarde.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250401003903/https://www.bulbagarden.net/home/ Archive of Bulbagarden Forums from April 1, 2025]</ref>

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Zygarden Bulbagarden April Fools' 2025.png|Zygarden home page
Zygarpedia Bulbapedia April Fools' 2025.png|Zygarpedia Main Page
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===Pikipedia===
For April Fools' Day, Bulbapedia's [[Nintendo Independent Wiki Alliance|NIWA]] affiliate [[Pikipedia]], a wiki about the {{pk|Pikmin series}}, became Pikapedia, a Pokémon wiki with {{p|Pikachu}} as its mascot.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250401095052/https://www.pikminwiki.com/ Archived version of the Pikipedia Main Page from April 1, 2025]</ref>

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