Long live the King. Although I stuck Dunsparce up top, the results collected in Japan for the most popular Pokémon out of all 720 where as follows:
- Greninja
- Arceus
- Mew
- Pikachu
- Sylveon
Court jester, ie: least popular Pokémon, went to poor Simisear. Results were perhaps unsurprising given the frequency at which Greninja and Pikachu appear in the anime and promotional goods, along with Sylveon. What do you think of the results?!
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Bow down to King Greninja! 😀
Maybe I shouldn’t what would happen then?
Then his Majesty shall punish ye through hanging ye with his Majesty’s tongue instead of a rope in front of his royal subjects.
It would be hard I’m 1,505.8 lbs 17ft beast not to mention resists normal,and water
Are ye stating that His Majesty, the great and powerful Greninja, can not hold 1,505.8 pounds-eth with his Majesty’s all powerful tongue-eth.
eth- eth- ether?
I hope this means Ash’s Greninja will join him in Alola.
Nah, that would be like bringing his charizard to johto, and we know what happened…..
Greninja has knocked Pikachu of its throne in terms of popularity, and is basically now the face of Pokemon in Japan. You’d be surprised how sensitive corporations (in any branche) are to that.
Charizard has never been as popular as Greninja, and also doesn’t have a unique transformation (not counting mega atm) like Greninja.
Why wouldn’t be possible?
Pikachu will always be pikachu, do you expect, greninja to turn into froakie every season?
What do you mean turn into Froakie?
Pikachu like level resets every region, but greninja can’t do that as it will turn into froakie. Argument can be made that pikachu doesnt turn into pichu every region, but back in the kanto region, pikachu was the primary evo, and they can’t change that.
Pikachu being the Primary evolution and also, you can have a level 2 Pika because Pichu evolves by Friendship+1 level.
Exactly Thank you
Charizard has never been as popular as Greninja…?
How?
Ash’s Charizard is popular, but has never been as popular as his Greninja. Not so hard to figure that one out. Ash’s Greninja is basically Ash but as a Pokémon, not even Pikachu is that similar to him. I think thats why Greninja is so popular, because he truly reflects what Ash stands for.
Aww… poor Dunsparce.
It’s better than Stunfisk????
I mean… some might say Dunsparce is better than Stunfisk and some might say otherwise. Competitive-wise, I don’t really know.
I don’t think this is entirely a popularity survey. It’s also partially a giveaway survey, which prooooobably explains the multiple mythicals in the top 5. <3
*demonic screeching* I’m releasing my Greninja.
It just looks like shit compared to greninja
Looks isn’t everything
Yeah it also has piss poor stats
Anything it can do is outclassed by any other final fire type
Simisear reall isn’t that bad for 2 real reasons, 1. you get access to it early in B&W so it’s simple. 2. it gives you a fire type to deal with them pesky bug, grass, ice types which two are used in gyms. I would say that likely Gorebyss should have been lower yet even it still has it’s perks.
Honestly sorta surprised by Arceus, I didn’t think that many people really liked it much. I’m pretty neutral on it myself
This was for an event giveaway so I bet a lot of people voted specifically for legendaries because they wanted another legendary giveaway. I’d be interested in seeing what the list looks like with legendaries removed.
This is what it looked like halfway during the survey. I bet it’d be similar.
http://pokejungle.net/forums/index.php?/topic/77-volcanion-movie-gamefreak-official-giveway-poll/
Hmm, Archeops surprises me. Maybe it’s because being a fossil it’s harder to get…? Or maybe it’s legitimately popular and I’m out of the loop. Not surprised at all to see Charizard, Lucario, Pikachu and Eevee up that high though. Look how high up Arbok is!
I can’t say I’m really all that surprised and can’t say I really care. I will say I’m a little disappointed that Simisear was the least liked…… I actually really like Simisear a lot! and the fact that it’s last makes me sad……lol
Hmmm, why can’t amparos or Dialga be there, al least sylveon made it, I wonder what would happen if this went to other countries.
Honestly, who is surprised by these results. Greninja is extremely popular in Japan due to his abilities, Protein, and Ash-Greninja. I’m just stunned that Charizard is not on the list or the Top 5.
Charizard had his day
Protein gives him those muscles
Charizard is number 6 lol
My mistake, I just saw the list you posted.
It’s Protean not protein, i don’t see them greninja muscles lol
I hope Corocoro leaks soon, if they are still doing leaks
Not surprised. The ones I like are never the popular ones. I really don’t like it 4/5 of this list.
I really wish Pikachu would go extinct. I’ve never liked that stupid little mouse
I dislike Pikachu not for who it is, but for overshadowing Raichu, one of my favorite Pokemon.
Poor Raichu. Overshadowed is an understatement. They should’ve given Raichu a mega or something to help it out.
Pikachu is beast
Overrated
Beast
*Raichu
Wow. It’s like I never heard of a mascot before.
How is simisear last when pokemon like hypno and drowzee exist?
Honestly I’m surprised that after all the complaints it got Trubbish isn’t last.
I’m surprised Luvdisc or the Lumineon family didn’t get last
People most likely forgot that Lumineon exists.
one word, Jynx
Off topic, but how would you make a powerful mega shedinja?
You can’t, that’s how
You should focus on Mega Ninjask
Hp the same
Attack +50
Def +10
Spdef +10
Speed +20
It’s ability would be either Speed Boost or Technician or Adaptability
It’s body would be relatively the same with the exoskeleton sharper and leaner, it’s “helmet” get two sets of horns facing back, and it’s little arm things grow these cool-ass Katana Blades as claws
And it gains a third pair of wings and they’re pointy and vaguely resembling a Shuriken
“After Mega Evolving its speed is off the charts, it can quickly strike an opponent in rapid succession in the blink of an eye”
That actually sounds nice i would give it a different type than flying BUT its the only type that matches so flying can stay. Ability wise i would give it a new ability that power ups slash and claw moves. Any names?
I was going to give it Dark typing because y’know ninjas and they’re much more relentless now, they could probably land 100 slashes in the time it takes to blink
Tough Claws?
+30 speed since you forgot an extra 10 points
same way as mega beedrill. All stats in attack and speed
#BetterNerfGreninja
Lol i used simisear on one of my black runs. Relooking it i dont like simisear just its stance with its hands to the sides just makes it look weird. But there are worse options but people probably forgot. IE Maractus
Sylveon’s actually THAT popular? Who knew huh
No gen 3 or gen 5 pokemon in the top 5 oh well that sad
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7. Genesect
8. Rayq
9. Meloetta
…is as close are you’re gonna get.
http://pokejungle.net/forums/index.php?/topic/77-volcanion-movie-gamefreak-official-giveway-poll/
why is meloetta so high
Probably because it was based on giveaway poll. Therefore top pokemon would be given away so people probably voted for that reason
ok that make sense cause meloetta is literally one of the most irrelevant legendaries
The survey also determines what pokemon will be given away at the theater for the Volcanion movie, so people (or at least the more mature players) are trying to get their favorite mythicals and events in so they get a free one. <3
The kids are probably just voting what they like, so here's Greninja and Pikachu and Charizard.
Starting up Pokemon Black later. Need a good pokemon for surf, any ideas?
Panpour… Ducklett… and I guess that’s it for early game thingies.
Panpour is great when it levels up to get Scald or finally grabs Surf but it’ll be really poor for a while.
I just replayed it, panpour is excellent if you wait for evolution, but you could get a better hm slave out of ducklett for fly and surf, iirc
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Here is the rest ofthe list
Im surprised arbok is so high lol
I’m surprised Magnemite is so high.
Its a running gag in japan to vote for magnemite for number 1
I am happy Regigigas scored somewhere in the top 50, so my concerned are laid to rest and my expectations exceeded.
Good amount of my favs on this. Nice 🙂
tea and tea only. Which one is the simisear the water pre evo or fully evolved
Simisear is the final evolution of the Pansear. Their both Fire-Type Pokemon.
i thought it was the water type because of simi-SEA-r djskjskjs
This is also off topic, but if I wanted a shiny starter in XY (literally any) would it be easier to soft reset my X or MM my Y? If O SR it would give me a reason to play through the game again, so I’m leaning toward that, but I haven’t decided yet.
I imagine it would be faster to do the masuda method. You do have to go through the entire intro sequence if you’re SRing.
True, but I can save right before the starter selection. I have had no luck with MM so far. I did it one time and it took me ~2500 eggs to get one shiny with the charm and everything.
The closest you can get to right before the starter selection is before the long conversation with your “friends”, and if you want to nickname your character it’ll take a while too. Then you have to wait till the battle with Shauna.
It takes a while. Far longer than doing the masuda method. MM is the safer route.
I’m going to MM. Thanks for the facts. I thought you could save after the conversation.
Np
Masuda is definitely easier, but I think it’s less rewarding. I SR’d for a shiny Fennekin on my X version, Chicorita on SS, and for a shiny Treecko on OR. It’s really up to luck — It took me nearly full odds (7000+ SRs and 4 months) for my Fennekin, 3 days for Treecko. I’ve hatched a shiny Buneary in D/P/PT at full odds in 39 eggs, but seen others take so much longer using the Masuda method.
It doesn’t help that each SR on X/Y is ~2 mins
Alright. I’m going to MM something and play through with that. Thanks for the response.
King Greninja: You, Dig pond, Now!
Greninjo
King Greninjo: Live like frogs,Hop like frogs!
I’m getting me mallet
Poliwrath: * Grabs EarthenWarrior* You Hop!
Screw that, *starts whacking every amphibious Pokemon in my radius*
That Dunsparce tho
I feel sad for Simisear. I am using it on my Y Wedlocke playthrough and it’s putting in work. It’s also kind of cute as well. <3
Simipour < Simisear < Simisage IMO
I totally agree, I feel Simisage should have been last xD
What’s it paired with?
A Talonflame. Yeah, I know the type pairing is totally bad, but they are my power couple.
My naming theme is various mythologies/gods, so his name is Koujin and she is named Pele.
Naming themes are tough for me to come up with. A few of my ideas are flowers, minerals, I don’t really know. I’ve used snack foods, candy, and mythology so far.
I usually like naming themes, I just like that part about Nuzlockes, but yeah they can be pretty tough.
I’ve used this one plus Disney characters, Colors, Band/Music, and ATLA/LOK. I’m definitely gonna have to do food, dessert, gems, and flower themes soon. I think I will save the flower theme until I do a SM Nuzlocke/Wedlocke, since I think it fits so much.
I have considered colors, but I always thought it would be bland. Especially since some of the more exotic colors are towns in Kanto.
True, but there are a ton of shades of colors. I haven’t even used half of them, so I might revisit the theme once I run out of ideas.
The fav of that playthrough was a Minccino/Cinccino named Alabaster. Sadly a crit Aqua Tail from a Basculin did him in. I stopped playing for the day, that’s how bad it was.
I may eventually do elements from the periodic table if I run out of ideas.
That’s really cool too! 🙂
Thanks!
So far, I have done Greek gods, roman gods, greek heroes, egyptian gods and in my alpha saphhire, Youtubers!
I think it is more difficult for wedlockes because I would want polar opposite categories for different genders and that’s harder to come by.
Wedlocke is too much for me 😛
I like them better than a standard Nuzlocke, it’s the story aspect (I’m kind of a shipper myself)
But I play both of them depending on the game/what I feel like doing.
I’m bad enough at a nuzlocke. Isn’t a wedlocke the one where you can only switch between two pokemon?
Yeah, only one pair in battle at a time. Basically your team is divided into 3 pairs of two Pokemon.
Ah… Definitely far too difficult for me.
In my noob days(emerald) I had truoble getting past the game normally, as I was only training sceptile like an idiot. So it was like lv 75 at the elite 4 and my other pokes were in their 30’s(exp share)
Can someone tell me what all this somethingzlocke???
Whats the difference?
If you read the next few comments, it says, but I’ll explain it.
Nuzlocke is just a standard one, when it faints, it is gone, nicknames, and one per route.
Wedlockes, however, are a variation started by Marriland, one of the first Poketubers I know, really. Basically, it’s standard rules plus you pair one female and one male Pokemon togeher. So your team is divided into 3 pairs of two Pokemon of opposite gender. In battle, you use only one pair until they faint (you can switch between pairs between battles but not during a battle). It makes it a little difficult.
If you look up Wedlockes, you can get more info 🙂 Google is your friend.
Also what ruleset do you use? I usually play 1 item per battle, set battle style, and then the normal rules.
I don’t do anything else but the standard rules (aka I don’t add anything difficult to it). I’m not fond of too difficult playthroughs, I like doing them for the story/adventure aspect.
I might start doing restrictions with items in future playthroughs, but it depends on the game.
I use the rules that I use because (as psychotic as it sounds) I love the loss aspect, as it makes the game more emotional and hooks me in.
I can respect that. 🙂
What about no pokecenter?
Nah, that’s way too hardcore for me.
Yeah. I can’t imagine how people do it.
I was gonna start a nuzlocke of Platinum but no fast forward so definitely not
I did one once and lost to Fantina. In terms of nuzlockes it is definitely not for the faint of heart.
Platinum is probably the hardest game to Nuzlocke.
I should do one sometime, but I’ve just restarted my game and I just wanna play a normal run.
I think DIamond/Pearl would be cause isn’t the Elite Four higher leveled?
I dunno, but I’ve always heard that Platinum is a hard game to Nuzlocke.
Platinum’s E4 have different Pokemon and move sets though.
And are less diverse. See: Flint.
I do love the diversity though. I hope they do that again in Sun and Moon. It means you can’t sweep the battle with one Pokemon.
I think it was because you could literally get only two fire pokemon in the main game lol
That too. I hope they fix that in the remakes.
That.. was.. Terrible
It is fairly hard if you arent prepared
Its my first nuzlocke and im heading to victory road and it has its moments. Like cyrus gyarados killed all my pokemon except 2