The Most (And Least) Popular Pokemon According To A Big Reddit Survey

The Pokemon series may have kicked off with only 151 monsters, but the franchise now spans more than 800 different species of Pokemon, and that number will only continue to grow with the impending release of Pokemon Sword and Shield for Switch later this year. The staggering variety of monsters to catch and train has birthed the adage "every Pokemon is someone's favorite," and that is precisely what one Reddit user set out to test.

Reddit user Mamamia1001 recently created a survey asking people to vote for their favorite Pokemon, with the intent of discovering whether the saying was actually true. More than 52,000 people participated in the survey, and out of all those responses, four Pokemon received zero votes: Silcoon, Gothita, Eelektrik, and Yungoos. Considering the sample size, that only four monsters didn't receive any votes certainly seems to lend some weight to the saying.

The survey also gave us a look at who the most popular Pokemon are, at least among those who responded to the survey. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gen 1 Pokemon dominated the top 10. Topping the list was Charizard, which received 1,107 votes. Following behind it was Gengar with 1,056 votes, while Arcanine rounded out the top three with 923 votes. You can take a look at the top 10 below, while the full results can be found here:

1. Charizard -- 1,107 votes
2. Gengar -- 1,056 votes
3. Arcanine -- 923 votes
4. Bulbasaur -- 710 votes
5. Blaziken -- 613 votes
6. Umbreon -- 607 votes
7. Lucario -- 604 votes
8. Gardevoir -- 585 votes
9. Eevee -- 581 votes
10. Dragonite -- 551 votes

The aforementioned adage has been in use a lot recently following the news that Sword and Shield won't feature every Pokemon. At E3 2019, series producer Junichi Masuda confirmed that players won't be able to transfer all of their old monsters from Pokemon Home to the Switch games--only those that are available in the Galar Pokedex, a decision that has lead to a public outcry from fans. It's possible that future games won't include all Pokemon as well.

Pokemon Sword and Shield launch for Nintendo Switch on November 15, while the Pokemon Home service will go live for Switch and smartphones in early 2020. We learned a lot more about the games back at E3, including how their new Dynamax battle mechanic works. You can read more about the titles in our Pokemon Sword and Shield pre-order guide.