Pokemon of the Year 2020 Has Some Interesting Results This Year
Greninja is the most popular Pokemon in 2020 according to the Pokemon of the Year 2020 poll. The poll is held as a part of the Pokemon Day celebrations. Greninja earned 140,559 votes. Pokemon Day takes place every February 27 to celebrate the initial release of Pokemon Red and Green in Japan back in 1996.
The poll drew in over 6 million votes and the final results list the top 30 Pokemon. The results are as follows:
1. Greninja
2. Lucario
3. Mimikyu
4. Charizard
5. Umbreon
6. Sylveon
7. Garchomp
8. Rayquaza
9. Gardevoir
10. Gengar
11. Dragapult
12. Tyranitar
13. Bulbasaur
14. Toxtricity
15. Lugia
16. Rowlet
17. Aegislash
18. Chandelure
19. Pikachu
20. Eevee
21. Luxray
22. Decidueye
23. Zoroark
24. Lycanroc
25. Corviknight
26. Flygon
27. Hydreigon
28. Sceptile
29. Blaziken
30. Snom
It should come as no surprise that three of the top five Pokemon are playable characters in the Super Smash Bros series. The fact that longtime fan favourite, Charizard, has been beaten out by newer generation Pokemon is interesting.
Pokemon’s official mascot, Pikachu, ranked in at 19. This isn’t a bad ranking, but as Fanbyte points out, this puts Pikachu behind Mimkyu, a Pokemon whoze goal is to become as loved as Pikachu one day. It seems that day has finally come for Mimikyu. Maybe we’ll get to see what that Pokemon looks like under its disguise now.
Overall, the poll contains a diverse mixture of Pokemon across the many generations. Even Pokemon from the newest games made the list, such as Corviknight, who ranked at 25.
Pokemon Day is full of news and events for Pokemon fans. The Pokemon Company has unveiled the newest Mythical Pokemon, who will be available in Pokemon Sword and Shield at some point. A special Max Raid event is also going on in Sword and Shield. Players will be able to face off against Dynamax Mewtwo and Dynamax version of the Kanto starter Pokemon and their evolved forms.
Source: Fanbyte