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'''April 1 2005''' was an [[April Fool's Day]] that fell on a Friday.
=Hoaxes=
[[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb|right|A magazine page scan depicting Korechū]]
[[Image:Korechu magazine page.jpg|thumb|right|A magazine page scan depicting Korechū]]
'''April 1 2005''' was an [[April Fool's Day]] that fell on a Friday. Pokémon-related hoaxes for this year included:
Pokémon-related hoaxes this year included:
* '''[[Bulbagarden]]''' forced all users to adopt a specified forums scheme for a day, parodying the scheme of [[Serebii.net]] forums.
* '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' changed its content to a Digimon theme.
* (unconfirmed) A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan.
* (unconfirmed) A new Pokémon, ''Korechū'' (Japanese: '''これュウ''' and '''これちゆぅ''', sic) was revealed in a magazine page scan.
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=Aesthetic changes=
[[Image:BMGf on April 1 2005.png|thumb|right|Bulbagarden forums]]
[[Image:Bulbapedia on April 1 2005.png|thumb|right|Bulbapedia]]
[[Image:Serebii.net on April 1 2005.png|thumb|right|Serebii.net]]
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.
* '''[http://www.pokedex.jp/ Pokedex.jp]''' also changed its appearance to focus on Digimon.
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=Content changes=
A variation on the previous theme, some sites change their focus:
* '''[http://haruka.ferretgames.com Haruka Fanclub]''' turned into an crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day.
* '''[http://haruka.ferretgames.com Haruka Fanclub]''' turned into an crudely done [[Misty]] fan site for the day.


=Non-hoaxes=
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:
Real announcements misinterpreted as hoaxes included:
* ''None reported so far''
* ''None reported so far''


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[[Category:Events]]
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