April Fools' Day 2024

April 1, 2024 was an that fell on a Monday.
==Hoaxes==
===The Pokémon Company===
The Official Pokémon YouTube channel released a video showcasing a fictional "Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament 2024", in which participants compete in a televised live event to earn the best score in Pokémon Sleep.
==Events==
===Pokémon GO===
An event titled An Excellent Opportunity was held on April 1, 2024, from 0:00 to 23:59 local time. During the event, always registered as Excellent Throws. Special event-themed Field Research for and Timed Research for , s, Great Balls, Ultra Balls, and three Golden Razz Berries were also available during the event.(March 31, 2024). "An Excellent Opportunity." Pokémon GO.
===Pokémon Masters EX===
A one-day special event, Electricity Disruptors, saw the Pokémon Center be plunged into darkness due to a mysterious power outage, causing a large number of Pokémon to appear and the Lavender Town theme from to replace the usual background music. Several actual ghosts also made an appearance, including the Lumiose City ghost girl from and the fake from .
===Pokémon Sleep===
As a tie-in to the Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament 2024 hoax, a free gift of 4 Poké Biscuits, 1 , 4 Energy Pillow, and 1 Dream Cluster M is given to all players.(April 1, 2024). "Pokémon Sleep CHAMPION TOURNAMENT 2024 Commemorative Gift." Pokémon Sleep Official Webpage.
===Fansites===
The Cave of Dragonflies pretended to add front page links to online casinos, which was actually a front for a new article explaining the mechanics of the Roulette from . This was completed with a casino-themed style, which was forced on users for the day.https://www.dragonflycave.com/april-fools April Fools' Jokes Archive
Smogon forums had a number of April Fools threads:
* The OU forum created a thread proposing undoing all of the bans in the format, under the pretense that tier leader Finchinator was corrupt.https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/on-the-radar-rebooted-happy-april-fools-day.3740324/ On the Radar: Rebooted (HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!)
* The National Dex Doubles form posted a thread where the "Pokémon" from Pokéstar Studios would be added to the metagame. It also proposed adding in battle item use, and adding the Gem items.https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/welcome-to-pokestar-studios-april-fools.3740240/ Welcome to Pokestar Studios. [APRIL FOOLS]
* The Other Metagames forum put up a thread for a Pokémon Sleep-based metagame.https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-sleep-2024-april-fools.3740278/ Pokémon Sleep (2024 April Fools)
==Aesthetic changes==
thumb|250px|April Fools change of Bulbapedia's home page. Note the presence of Larry in the top left corner and the grayscale theme
===Bulbagarden===
For April Fools' Day, Bulbagarden became Larrygarden, being restyled to the aesthetic of the Paldean Gym Leader and Elite Four member Larry.Tweet by Larrygarden - The original Pokémon community @Bulbagarden
Bulbapedia had a grayscale theme for the day to match Larry's plain personality,Archived version of the Bulbapedia Main Page from April 1, 2024 while the Bulbagarden forums had a simple, plain-style skin.Archive of Bulbagarden Forums from April 1, 2024 In some cases, the color of the screen would be restored but Larry would remain.
Bulbapedia April Fools 2024 Color.PNG|Colored version that appears in the login page
Bulbagarden April Fools.PNG|Bulbagarden forums during April Fools
==References==
Category:Events