Google’s April Fools’ Joke Lets You Become A Pokémon Master

For the past five years, it has been an annual tradition in Google to give its users a good prank on April Fools’ Day. This year the search giant is giving users a chance to fulfil their childhood fantasy of becoming a Pokémon master with Google Maps. Beginning today until 2AM PT tomorrow, Google Maps will incorporate a Pokémon challenge which will require users to discover and…

For the past five years, it has been an annual tradition in Google to give its users a good prank on April Fools’ Day. This year the search giant is giving users a chance to fulfil their childhood fantasy of becoming a Pokémon master with Google Maps.

Beginning today until 2AM PT tomorrow, Google Maps will incorporate a Pokémon challenge which will require users to discover and capture Pokémon scattered in different places on Google Maps. The challenge requires the latest version of Google Maps installed on the device and users simply hit the search bar and select press start.


Here are also several Google April Fools’ Jokes from previous years for you to enjoy.

 Google Nose : April 1, 2013

 

 April 1, 2011: Gmail Motion

 

April 1, 2009: Google Translate for Animals

What was your favourite Google April Fools' prank? Do share with us by leaving a comment below


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