As someone who hasn’t watched the cartoons, you may be thinking why do I care enough about Pokemon to write this article? It’s not the cartoons for me, but the game Pokemon Go that I enjoy. Anyway, after a number of years of playing that I got wondering – Pikachu is probably the most famous Pokemon, but is he the most popular?
So, to satisfy my curiosity I did some digging around on the internet a here is a ranked list I found courtesy of Nintendo of the most popular Pokémon of all time, based on multiple big polls and community surveys (especially one where tens of thousands of fans voted). These reflect fan favorites overall and not just by media exposure.
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🏆 Top 20 Most Popular Pokémon (All‑Time Fan Votes)
- Charizard – Fire/Flying starter dragon icon 🔥
- Gengar – Beloved Ghost‑type with huge cult following 👻
- Arcanine – Classic majestic Fire‑type 🐺
- Bulbasaur – Original Grass starter 🌱
- Blaziken – Gen III Fire starter with cool design 🔥
- Umbreon – Dark‑type Eeveelution popular for sleek look 🌙
- Lucario – Fighting/Steel favourite with movie/anime presence 🥋
- Gardevoir – Elegant Psychic/Fairy type 💫
- Eevee – Cute and versatile evolution family 🦊
- Dragonite – Powerful Dragon Pokémon 🐉
- Absol – Edgy Dark‑type with strong fanbase ⚡
- Typhlosion – Classic Fire starter 🔥
- Ampharos – Woolly Electric type 🐑
- Squirtle – Original Water starter 💧
- Flygon – Dragon/Ground favourite 🦟
- Ninetales – Fox Fire Pokémon 🌸
- Tyranitar – Awesome Rock/Dark powerhouse 🦖
- Infernape – Fiery Fighting starter 🥊
- Snorlax – Lazy but loveable 🛌
- Torterra – Grass/Ground starter 🌍
Other polls (including official Pokémon Company votes like Pokémon of the Year) show Greninja and Lucario near the top, with Greninja sometimes taking #1 due to massive worldwide voting.
Pikachu, despite being the franchise mascot, frequently ranks below many fan favorites in community polls — often not cracking the top 10 in hardcore fan surveys.
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