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Title: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 06, 2010, 08:46:35 PM

Who is the most popular Pokemon in Japan?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24410

In September, The Pokemon Company announced that they would be hosting a poll so players in Japan could vote for their favorite Pokemon prior to the release of Pokemon Black and White. The winning Pokemon would be hailed as the most popular, and players would be able to download it free via Black and White's Dream World features.

The winning Pokemon was Arceus, a legendary Pokemon first introduced in Diamond and Pearl. Following it was Darkrai, also from the fourth installment of the Pokemon franchise. In third place was Deoxys, the shape shifting legendary Pokemon introduced in Ruby and Pearl. A movie called "Destiny Deoxys" featured the character as one of the main Pokemon.

Series mascot Pikachu landed in fourth place, while Meowth closed the top five. Both characters have been used extensively in media, from cartoons and comics, to spin-off games and tech demo demonstrations. Both are also from the first game in the series, Pokemon Red and Blue.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: Mop it up on November 06, 2010, 09:04:57 PM

The fact that the winning one would become downloadable probably skewed the results: I'm sure most people voted for the powerful Pokémon they'd want to get their hands on.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: Sageprotector on November 06, 2010, 09:29:06 PM

They should of said the most popular would be available only after the poll ended.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: Shaymin on November 06, 2010, 09:37:06 PM

I know a lot of people who figured out how to vote for Arceus on the hope that it would come out below level 100. No dice on that, sadly.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 06, 2010, 10:57:04 PM

So, if you eliminate the top three characters, then Pikachu and Meowth would be THE most popular characters. That would make sense as Pikachu is seen EVERYWHERE, and has represented the franchise since the days of Red and Blue. Meowth is mainly popular because of his cartoon appearance. He is one of the rare Pokemon outside of legendaries that can speak in the cartoon universe. Doing so it has allow Meowth to have an unique personality among the Pokemon. I mean, every time Meowth appears in a game it is usually the speaking version rather than the strict Pokemon version.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: King Bowser Koopa on November 07, 2010, 02:48:32 AM

In third place was Deoxys, the shape shifting legendary Pokemon introduced in Ruby and Pearl.

Do I really need to point it out?

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: nickmitch on November 07, 2010, 11:21:13 AM

Pap64 doesn't care about Pokemon.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 07, 2010, 01:12:00 PM

...Am I missing something with those last two comments?

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: Mop it up on November 07, 2010, 05:56:44 PM

Yes. King Bowser Koopa was quoting a line from the article, which contains a slight mistake. The line says that Deoxys was introduced in Ruby and Pearl, which are games from different generations. It should read either "Ruby and Sapphire" or 'Diamond and Pearl."

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: greybrick on November 07, 2010, 07:23:46 PM

Perhaps that says more about Pokemon than it does about Pap64...

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: TJ Spyke on November 08, 2010, 11:07:09 AM

Japanese gamers aren't dumb, knowing that they would get to download the Pokemon skewered the results since most people would not vote for a Pokemon that is easily gotten. Most people would vote for event-only Pokemon. Of coarse Japan has had many chances for every legendary Pokemon, we rarely ever get them.

Title: Re: Japan Votes for Most Popular Pokemon
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 08, 2010, 07:07:07 PM

I fixed the mistake. Thanks for pointing it out.