The results are in! Was it who you expected?
Earlier this month, The Pokémon Company teamed with Google to put a vote on what Pokémon is Pokémon of the Year. Fans were able to vote for their favorite pokemon from each generation every day until the results were released. Well, the results are in! Check out the lineup below!
10. Gengar
9. Gardevoir
8. Rayquaza
7. Garchomp
6. Sylveon
5. Umbreon
4. Charizard
3. Mimikyu
2. Lucario
1. Greninja
Other Notables
You can also see the top 30 results for each region at the official website or attached below. Some notable top results that weren’t in the top 10 also included Zoroark and Chandelure being the top results from Unova, Dragapult topped the Galar region polls, Rowlet being the top starter from the Alola region, and Magnemite being ranked 30th popular from the Kanto region. Shaymin also made 13th in Sinnoh, Quagsire was 22nd in Johto, and Meltan was 15th in Galar. Want to see who else made it? Check the list!
The Twitter Reaction
Twitter was especially excited with the results of the poll, with fans causing both Greninja and Mimikyu to trend throughout the day. Here’s some of the discussion below.
I love how Mimikyu got more votes than Charizard of all Pokémon. pic.twitter.com/B1RQTYD72n
— Apollo Justice (@ifapollojustice) February 27, 2020
Mimikyu wanted to be as popular as Pikachu and it failed
It’s now MORE popular than Pikachu— Matt Crime (@VixiVulpixel) February 27, 2020
ok but tell me why I filled up with tears when I saw Mimikyu beat charizard in the Pokémon of the year rankings pic.twitter.com/BQwGv2q9qy
— Dallas MacDermant (@theSupremeRk9s) February 27, 2020
Me and my buddy are so excited that #mimikyu made the top 3 of the popularity contest pic.twitter.com/FIUnkh7T9r
— Janobii – Commissions Open (@noblejanobiiart) February 27, 2020
Aaand the winner is Greninja! Happy birthday, Pokemon!#PokemonDay #PokemonOfTheYear #Greninja @Junichi_Masuda @JamesTurner_42 pic.twitter.com/vVaW7NzRYB
— The Last Shaymin (@thelastshaymin) February 28, 2020
So, Greninja got voted the #1 pokemon of the year!
Congratulations, my dude! Let’s STAY winning! pic.twitter.com/UAgYoLflPB
— ??????! (@prideofpallet) February 27, 2020
congrats to greninja for being pokemon of the year! added mimikyu becuase I’m proud of him ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/eC19Xmvguh
— ⚜️ mana mana ⚜️ (@mana_chan__) February 27, 2020
Greninja winning Pokémon of the Year doesn’t surprise me at all! There’s a reason I made it a popular show in the Lil Char universe for the kids to geek over. Kids LOVE Greninja.
And yes, I’ll be showcasing an ‘episode’ of the show soon ;) pic.twitter.com/dS86xrtCfB
— Ama (@nekoama) February 27, 2020
So what did you think? Did any of your favorites make the top of the charts?
