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Pokémon Holds AKB48-Style Election for #1 Cover Model

The Pokémon Company is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the first Pokémon game by holding a Rekidai Game Pokémon Sōsenkyō! (Generations of Games: Pokémon General Election!) contest from November 12 to December 25. The vote will determine the most popular Pokémon to appear on the cover art of 15 games.

The winning Pokémon will be given as a free present to fans in the Japanese DS edition of the Pokémon: Black and White games.

Contest forms and ballot boxes will be available at participating stores throughout Japan, but only a limited number of the required forms will be printed; if the forms run out before December 25, the vote ends. The contest is patterned after the "general elections" made popular by the all-female idol group AKB48.

The 15 contenders are:

Pokémon Red
Charizard


Pokémon Green
Venusaur


Pokémon Blue
Blastoise


Pokémon Yellow (Pikachu)
Pikachu


Pokémon Gold
Ho-Oh


Pokémon Silver
Lugia


Pokémon Crystal Version
Suicune


Pokémon Ruby
Groudon


Pokémon Sapphire
Kyogre


Pokémon Emerald
Rayquaza


Pokémon Diamond
Dialga


Pokémon Pearl
Palkia


Pokémon Platinum
Giratina


Pokémon Black
Reshiram


Pokémon White
Zekrom


Source: Game Watch

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