57,000 Articles… and Counting!!
As this newsletter highlights each month, the wiki is always growing here at Bulbagarden. And with that, we’ve reached yet another milestone with the Pokémon Frienda pick, Aggron (1-2-052), created by niche ninja nuva-kal. We couldn’t have got to this point without our contributors or the support of the community. Thanks everyone, and here’s to the next thousand!
Fooled Ya!
As we reflect on April, we’d be remiss if not to look back on the various April Fools’ Day jokes, pranks, and fun events that happened at the beginning of the month.
Here at Bulbagarden, users may have found that we had become Zygarden, with Bulbapedia becoming Zygarpedia. Were you fooled by our attempts to bring Order to the community? No worries! We could never replace our precious Bulbasaur as our mascot.
Meanwhile, Pikipedia took a page from our book and decided to become Pikapedia, an encyclopedia dedicated to Pokémon, with Pikachu as its mascot. Cheeky!
In the world of Pokémon, we had Poké Ball-themed Pokémon appearing as items in the overworld in Pokémon GO. And we got a one-day-only sleepy-themed update featuring Jigglypuff and Slumbering Snorlax in Pokémon Masterzzz... EX, which you can read about thanks to Storm Aurora!
Additionally, those searching up their favorite Gen I Pokémon via Google Search may have been surprised to find an opportunity to catch the original 151 by searching their names! Have you caught 'em all? Check out the full article about this new feature, by Pichugetic!
What was your favorite April Fool? What surprised you the most? Thanks to the Bulbapedia team for compiling the full details for this years’ events!
In the Zone
Main articles: Wild zone, Battle zone (Lumiose City)
As we learn more about the gameplay of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, our contributors have been hard at work documenting everything that's been revealed. But watch out, as there are two sides to this coin:
A Slice of Life, POKÉTOON Style!
Main articles: PT09, PT10, PT11, PT12, P13, PT14
If you missed the slice of life POKÉTOON shorts released near the end of last year, fear not, because our editors have been working on bringing you complete coverage of this series. Last month, we appreciated a lot of editors for completing plot summaries of each episode, and we now have SuperPikaPool13 to thank for completing the remaining summaries from Pamo, Pamot, Parmot! to Playing Tag on a Lucky Safari!?!
There's still some POKÉTOON characters that need their own pages or need expanded coverage, so if you feel up to the task, feel free to edit your favorite character's page for a chance to be featured in our upcoming newsletters. In the meantime, take a small break and check out the Japanese short Playing Tag on a Lucky Safari!? below:
Alola to Alola in TCG Pocket!
The newest TCG Pocket expansion, Celestial Guardians, is out now, and focuses on Pokémon from the Alola region. This set introduces 155 regular and 84 secret cards, including the game's first immersive Supporter cards, Guzma and Lillie. You can collect Pokémon cards like Alolan Raichu, Wishiwashi, Solgaleo and Lunala, and Supporter cards featuring the Trial Captains, Kiawe, Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, and Illima. As usual, our tremendous TCG Pocket team has been hard at work documenting everything, from the expansion card list and list of new solo battles, to the new Drop and Emblem events for the expansion. Big thanks to Cipher, Apopheniac, C.Ezra.M, HeroponSuperT2, and the rest of the volunteer TCG Pocket team!
For the best way to stay current on everything TCG Pocket, check out our TCG Pocket Browsing Portal!
Bulletin Board highlights
Each month we show our appreciation to those who contribute to the community Bulletin Board. This time we have a cool collection of contributors to congratulate.
First, thanks to Cool Cat Chemlemon for adding the Kecleon’s Awards section to the article for PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond. Good work!
Next, Sidegame Superstar SuperPikaPool13 uploaded some images for the R page for the game Detective Pikachu. U R Awesome, PikaPool!
A brand new buddy budding at Bulbapedia, PrinceAxie is already hitting the ground running by updating our list of events in Pokémon Sleep. Thanks for not sleeping on this!
Oh, and this is unexpected. Tag Team ThisIsUnexpected and Lia Blizz have added some nice styling to the tables on the article for Research titles in New Pokémon Snap, and they’ve uploaded some fine photos too! Sweet Bliss.
Want to join the fun? You too can hop in and help expand and improve the wiki. Just head on over to the Bulbapedia Bulletin Board and complete a task that interests you and your contribution will be featured in next month's newsletter! Ready? Set? Wobbuffet!!
The Bulbapedia team is able to bring this article thanks to the contributions of our dedicated community volunteers. We’re always welcoming new editors as we continue to expand and enhance our shared knowledge of the Pokémon franchise. If you'd like to help out, check out our guide on getting started, or come chat with us on the Bulbagarden Discord server. We look forward to seeing you!
