Pokémon Go Has a Huge April Fool’s Day Surprise — And It’s Not a Joke

Pokémon Go Has a Huge April Fool’s Day Surprise — And It’s Not a Joke

Pokémon Go is celebrating April Fool’s Day with a big in-game shock — and the best half is that it actually is not a joke.

Today sees the long-awaited launch of fan-favorite creature Mimikyu, the ghostly Pokémon who clothes up in a Pikachu costume. Fans have been clamouring for Mimikyu’s release for years, with its continued non-appearance every Halloween now one thing of a meme in the game’s community.

This week, developer Niantic announced what gave the impression to be a pretty bland-looking Electric-type Pokémon event, scheduled to happen over the April Fool’s Day week. Fans had hoped that one thing more was afoot — and certainly, as…

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