April Fools' Day

**Other editions of April Fools' Day Event:**
**April Fools' Day (2018)**
April Fools (2019)
Tricky Pokémon 2020
Tricky Pokémon 2021
April Fools' 2-Oh?-22
April Fowl's Day: Pidgey Pandemonium

**April Fools' Day** was the first April Fools' Day Event in Pokémon GO that took place between March and April in 2018, to celebrate real-world April Fools' Day.

## Features

Pokémon sprites changed to classic 8-bit sprites
* Pokémon sprites changed to classic 8-bit sprites

Shiny Murkrow release
* Shiny Murkrow release

Murkrow spawn increased
* Murkrow spawn increased

The most recognizable feature of this event was changing regular sprites of Pokémon (static raster graphics of 3D models) into 8-bit sprites known from original Pokémon games.

### Featured Pokémon

 New Shiny Pokémon
Shiny Murkrow were released at the start of the event:

#198Murkrow

 Pokémon in wild
These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

#198Murkrow

## Gallery

### News banners

Banners for in-game news changed during the event, portraying the Pokémon as 8-bit sprites.

Eggstravaganza 2018 eventLugia second arrivalApril Community DayResearch tasks introductionLatias and Latios release

### Pokémon 8-bit sprites

The sprites were available for the Pokémon in regions released by the time of the event: Kanto, Johto and Hoenn. Smeargle and Celebi from Johto, Nincada family, Spinda, Kecleon, Clamperl family, the Legendary Titans, Jirachi, and Deoxys from Hoenn had not been released by the time of the event, and their sprites are not available. Furthermore, shiny sprites and event sprites were not available.

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