Pokémon - April Fool's Day 2018

Pokémon GO - Sprites

As their first ever April Fool's Joke, Pokémon Go changed all the in-game images of Pokémon on the Nearby and in your Pokémon storage to be icons from the main series Pokémon games

Pokémon GO - Sprites

Pokemon Duel - UFO

The Pokémon Duel April Fool's joke of the year introduced a special new figure via social media. This figure was "UFO" and had ridiculously strong powers

Pokemon Duel - UFO

Kagawa Prefecture - Slowpoke

As a joke, the Kagawa prefecture of Japan announced a collaboration with Pokémon to add Slowpoke as their ambassador to match its Japanese name, Yadon with what the prefecture is known for, Udon Noodles. This ended up becoming a mainstay as Slowpoke became the first Pokémon Local Acts ambassador

Kagawa Prefecture - Slowpoke