Pokemon has been around for just about 24 years, as the first games in the series were released in Japan all the way back on February 27, 1996. February 27 also happens to be Pokemon day, where the Pokemon Company celebrates the franchise’s history in all of its different types of media. Now, to celebrate Pokemon day on February 27 Google is helping the Pokemon Company host a voting poll to find out which Pokemon are fans’ favorites across every single generation.
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Google has set up a browser poll for fans to vote on their favorite Pokemon from all eight regions. That’s every game in the main series, from Red and Blue all the way up to the most recent entries Sword and Shield. To participate all fans need to do is have a Google account and search ‘Pokemon Vote’ into a Google browser window. Searching those two words will bring up a small, rectangular window housing eight different categories that represent the eight different regions that Pokemon encapsulates.
Each category is organized by the National Dex number of each Pokemon, meaning that starter Pokemon and select mythical Pokemon will appear first, with legendary and pseudo-legendary Pokemon appearing at the very end of the list for each category. While fans can only vote once per day, provided they are signed into a Google account they will be able to vote in each of the eight categories once. Meaning that fans can vote for their favorite overpowered Pokemon in one category or their favorite starter in another.
On Reddit, fans are already gathering to discuss which Pokemon should get the most fan votes. Some communities are already presenting very touching arguments for the most popular Pokemon vote, like voting for Komala – a Pokemon based off of the Koala bear – to show love and support for the many animals that perished in the devastating Australia fires. On the other hand, some fans are suggesting they vote for Pokemon that are unobtainable in Sword and Shield, as a sort of tongue-in-cheek message to Game Freak and the Pokemon Company.
Regardless, it’s always nice to see Pokemon reflecting on its history. Especially with the most recent season of the anime making the trek back to Kanto, it seems that the Pokemon franchise will always hold a special place for its roots. Fans can vote for their favorite Pokemon from now until February 14.
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Source: Pokemon
