April Fools' Day 2005: Difference between revisions
From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Jump to navigationJump to search
mNo edit summary |
m (→Hoaxes) |
||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
* '''[[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. | ||
* '''[[PokéMasters forums]]''' faked a database error. | * '''[[PokéMasters forums]]''' faked a database error. | ||
* '''[[Serebii.net]] | * '''[[Serebii.net forums]]''' had an elaborate custom avatar prank which angered many. | ||
* '''[[Legendary Pokémon (site)]]''' showed a fake magazine page scan, revealing the shadow of a Pokémon named エイプリルフール | * '''[[Legendary Pokémon (site)|Legendary Pokémon]]''' showed a fake magazine page scan, revealing the shadow of a Pokémon named エイプリルフール — a katakana rendition of ''April Fool''. (Legendary Pokémon: [http://www.legendarypokemon.net/2005/04/01/English/yet-another-new-pokemon]). | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Chance TCG card.jpg|thumb|none|A Chance TCG card]] | | valign="top" | [[Image:Chance TCG card.jpg|thumb|none|A Chance TCG card]] | ||
[[Image:PokéMasters forums on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|PokéMasters forums]] | [[Image:PokéMasters forums on April 1 2005.png|thumb|none|PokéMasters forums]] | ||
[[Image:Legendary_Pokemon_April_Fools.gif|thumb|none|A scan showing April Fool]] | [[Image:Legendary_Pokemon_April_Fools.gif|thumb|none|A scan showing April Fool]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
=Aesthetic changes= | =Aesthetic changes= |
Revision as of 12:27, 2 April 2005
April 1 2005 was an April Fool's Day that fell on a Friday.
Hoaxes
Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included:
|
Aesthetic changes
A fairly predictable joke that recurs each April Fool's Day is an aesthetic change:
|
Content changes
A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus:
|
Non-hoaxes
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:
- None reported