In Pokémon GO, the post of a reddit user is currently causing nostalgic feelings in the community, which is why they are now mourning a 4-year-old April Fools’ prank. We at MeinMMO show you what prank this is about.
Pokémon GO hosts a fun April Fools’ prank every year to lead its trainers astray and thus send them into April. This year, you were able to find Professor Willow with Ditto eyes and the shape-shifting Pokémon played a central role that day.
Now, however, trainers are longing for an April Fools’ prank from 2018, where the appearance of the monsters in the Pokémon storage was changed. We have summarized how the prank looked and what the trainers wish for below.
That was the April Fools’ prank of 2018
Why is the community talking about an old April Fools’ prank? Some players are currently reminiscing nostalgically in Pokémon GO. The trigger for this was the user Tomantini with his reddit post. He showed a picture of a Pokémon storage that was completely pixelated in the old Nintendo style.
Additionally, he wrote (via reddit.com): “How do you get your Pokemon storage to look like this? I found this here and want to get the nostalgic pixels too.”
What is the deal with the appearance? While such graphics cannot usually be found in Pokémon GO, this view is not unusual for trainers who have been active in the game for more than 4 years. This is due to an April Fools’ prank from 2018. For a few days, Niantic had switched the appearance back to the nostalgic style to prank the trainers.
What trainers wish from Niantic
It is certain for some trainers that this was one of the best pranks from Niantic, which is why they are still mourning it over 4 years later. Players who missed it are frustrated that they couldn’t experience it, and that this appearance no longer exists in the game.
This is primarily because the pixelated Pokémon remind trainers of the beginnings of the main Pokémon games for the Nintendo Game Boy. Therefore, it is not surprising that many want this graphic back for nostalgic reasons. You can read the following in the comments (via reddit.com)
- DouchNukem: “The worst April Fools’ prank was taking that away from us!”
- TheRealMrRogers: “I’m so angry that I missed that.”
- DAZW_Doc: “I don’t know why this feature is not adjustable.”
- Amonster101: “It would be cool if it was adjustable. But then Niantic would have to create some of the sprites, and do we really want that after what they did with Blanche?”
- LorenzoLBaldo: “The best update of all time, and it was a prank.”
Could the graphics come back someday? Although trainers wish for a feature that allows them to adjust the game’s appearance to get a nostalgic gameplay graphic, some players believe that this is not feasible.
The reason for this could be the newer game generations, such as Hisui. These games no longer have a pixelated appearance in the main games, which means that Niantic would have to develop this separately for Pokémon GO. Whether Niantic will do this for the sake of the players remains to be seen.
What is your opinion on the nostalgic appearance from the April Fools’ prank of 2018? Do you wish for the graphics to come back? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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