As you might have heard, it’s Pokémon’s 25th anniversary on 27th February (that’s this weekend). In the lead up to this, The Pokémon Company ran a poll, asking Japanese trainers to vote for their favourite pocket monster via Twitter. To vote, participants were required to share any pocket monster’s name in Japanese on the social media platform.
In the end, there were more than a million votes cast – with the most voted Pokémon receiving close to 69,000 entries. So, who were the top picks? In first was Dedenne, in second was Cinccino (54,444 votes) and in third place was Sableye with 45,562 votes. The face of the franchise (Pikachu) was in seventh place.
Here’s the full round-up of the top 30, courtesy of Nintendo Everything:
1. Dedenne 68,398 votes
2. Cincinno 54,444 votes
3. Sableye 45,562 votes
4. Snivy 41,894 votes
5. Magnemite 35,206 votes
6. Swadloon 34, 204 votes
7. Pikachu 33,125 votes
8. Buzzwole 33,077 votes
9. Oshawott 32,191 votes
10. Flygon – 22,08 votes
11. Whismur – 21,529 votes
12. Piplup – 18,190 votes
13. Chandelure – 18,095 votes
14. Empoleon – 17,989 votes
15. Luxray – 17,773 votes
16. Greninja – 17,337 votes
17. Jirachi – 17,254 votes
18. Charizard – 16,243 votes
19. Mimikyu – 15,797 votes
20. Inteleon – 15,540 votes
21. Eevee – 15,524 votes
22. Barbaracle – 15,128 votes
23. Glaceon – 14,923 votes
24. Spheal – 14,783 votes
25. Scolipede – 13,806 votes
26. Lilligant – 13,677 votes
27. Bulbasaur – 13,424 votes
28. Sliggoo – 13,417 votes
29. Lucario – 13,286 votes
30. Gardevoir – 12,534 votes
In related news, later today The Pokémon Company is running a Nintendo Direct-style Pokémon Presents broadcast. We’ll be covering the entire event here on Nintendo Life. You can also grab a special singing Pikachu in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Learn more about this in our previous post.
Would Dedenne be your number one pick? What do you think of the rest of this list? Name your top picks down below.
