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INTEREST: Pokémon General Election's Winner Declared — And It Isn't Pikachu


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Eternal Dragon Of ChaOZ



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:17 pm Reply with quote
Things get old and stale after a while like Pikachu.

Nice to see something new winning.
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LokiReed



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:32 pm Reply with quote
So 90% of these are legends...... people should pick their favorites based off what they actually like, not just what will demolish someone's team. The same can be said for sports teams. I see so many people hopping on board with the Patriots just because they win a lot...... Rolling Eyes
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encrypted12345



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:49 pm Reply with quote
Greninja is Ash's main pokemon now, so it's not unexpected.

If it's up for distribution, it'll probably have Protean. That's ubers in Smogon now... even if it's mostly because all of the stronger Pokemon got moved to ubers as well.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:11 pm Reply with quote
LokiReed wrote:
So 90% of these are legends...... people should pick their favorites based off what they actually like, not just what will demolish someone's team. The same can be said for sports teams. I see so many people hopping on board with the Patriots just because they win a lot...... Rolling Eyes


The thing is that there are a lot of people who genuinely like Legendary Pokémon for reasons other than stomping on other players. They might like the powerful air they exude, or they might like the legends behind them.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:10 pm Reply with quote
Congratulations for Greninja (or Gekkouga, if you will) for winning the poll. Smile

While it is great that Greninja won the General Election 720, I wouldn't necessarily view this as a sign of Pikachu becoming a Pokémon mascot of the past. Wasn't this GE 720 poll for some special event that's being set up for Japan? That could explain the abnormal number of Legendary Pokémon dominating the poll.
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SniperRuleZ



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:12 pm Reply with quote
Sad that the 3 beautiful Johto starters in any evolution forms are not anywhere in the list.
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Lostlorn Forest



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:27 pm Reply with quote
Arceus is an underrated Pokemon and also he's God. Should have been #1, would have had my vote. Without him there wouldn't even be Pikachu Razz
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tsvkkis



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:50 pm Reply with quote
Nice to see sylveon so high up the list!
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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:14 pm Reply with quote
Deynard wrote:
Kids nowadays know shit about old generation.


How? 5 of the top 10 are Gen 1.

Zaig wrote:
No Espeon present makes me sad, but kudos to Greninja!


Espeon was robbed! 66 isn't high enough!
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Revolutionary



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:36 pm Reply with quote
Deynard wrote:
Kids nowadays know shit about old generation.


Eh. That might be a good thing, as it balances out the people who disregard any Pokemon beyond G1.
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Gasero



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:43 pm Reply with quote
I don't need a poll to tell me that Lucario is still the coolest pokemon
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Covnam



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:38 pm Reply with quote
Gemnist wrote:
WHAT?!? GRENINJA?!? BULLSH*T!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

But yeah, enough with Pikachu. I would go with Mew.


Same here, Mew is #1.
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AnimeLordLuis



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:03 am Reply with quote
I can't believe that my all time favorite Pokémon Zorua isn't anywhere on the list seriously he's the coolest Pokémon ever he can literally change into anything or anyone. Sad
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Haterater



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:16 am Reply with quote
Pleasing to see the variety of generation pokemon on the list. Japan shares the love.
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MajinAkuma



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:19 am Reply with quote

Satoshi-Greninja already takes the spotlight of the entire Kalos team.
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