As you may have heard, it’s Pokémon’s 25th anniversary on February 27 (this is the weekend). After that, The Pokémon Company conducted a poll asking Japanese trainers to vote for their favorite pocket monster via Twitter. To vote, participants had to share the name of any pocket monster in Japanese on the social media platform.
In the end, more than a million votes were cast, with the most voted Pokémon receiving nearly 69,000 entries. So who was the best? In first place was Dedenne, in second place Cinccino (54,444 votes) and in third place Sableye with 45,562 votes. The face of the franchise (Pikachu) was in seventh place.
Here is the full summary of the top 30, courtesy of Nintendo Everything:
1. Dedenne 68,398 votes
2. Cincinno 54,444 votes
3. Sable 45,562 votes
4. Snivy 41,894 votes
5. Magnemite 35,206 votes
6. Swadloon 34, 204 votes
7. Pikachu 33,125 votes
8. Buzz out 33,077 votes
9. Oshawott 32,191 votes
10. Flygon: 22.08 votes
11. Whismur: 21,529 votes
12. Piplup: 18,190 votes
13. Chandelier: 18,095 votes
14. Empoleó: 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. Binding: 13,677 votes
27. Bulbasaur: 13,424 votes
28. Sliggoo: 13,417 votes
29. Lucario – 13,286 votes
30. Custody: 12,534 votes
In related news, later today, The Pokémon Company releases a Nintendo Direct-style Pokémon Present. We’ll cover the whole event here at Nintendo Life. You can also grab a special singing Pikachu Sword and Shield Pokémon. Learn more about this in our previous post.
Would Dedenne be your number one choice? What do you think of the rest of this list? Then name your best selections.