{"id":796439,"date":"2026-03-01T07:43:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/796439\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:43:31","slug":"whats-your-favourite-pokemon-ever-pick-from-our-9-poll-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/796439\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Your Favourite Pok\u00e9mon Ever? – Pick From Our 9 Poll Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

And here we are, after nine Pok\u00e9mon polls covering every generation, it’s time for the showdown: Who will you choose as the very best Pok\u00e9mon ever?<\/p>\n

Today, we present the winning Pocket Monster from each of our previous polls<\/a> (now closed) for the final nine-way battle to find out the overall Pok\u00e9mon champion.<\/p>\n

Our thanks to everybody who voted in the Gen polls. Below you’ll find the candidates competing today, including the percentage of the vote they won in their respective polls<\/strong> and an extract from their Pok\u00e9dex entry. We’ve also included the runners-up on each generation’s podium.<\/p>\n

And at the bottom you’ll find the poll, naturally. But before you vote, let’s meet the nine contenders vying for their laurels, their crown, their Pok\u00e9-rona, if you will, kicking off with a very familiar face…<\/p>\n

Generation I Poll Winner – Charizard (7%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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If Charizard becomes truly angered, the flame at the tip of its tail burns in a light blue shade.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Gengar (5.72%), Bulbasaur (5.21%)<\/p>\n

Generation II Poll Winner – Umbreon (7.5%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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When exposed to the moon\u2019s aura, the rings on its body glow faintly and it gains a mysterious power.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Lugia (6.02%), Tyranitar (5.85%)<\/p>\n

Generation III Poll Winner – Rayquaza (8.83%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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Rayquaza is said to have lived for hundreds of millions of years. Legends remain of how it put to rest the clash between Kyogre and Groudon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Gardevoir (6.77%), Mudkip (5.69%)<\/p>\n

Generation IV Poll Winner – Lucario (9.23%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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By reading the auras of all things, it can tell how others are feeling from over half a mile away.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Garchomp (6.77%), Piplup (5.09%)<\/p>\n

Generation V Poll Winner – Chandelure (8.33%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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Being consumed in Chandelure’s flame burns up the spirit, leaving the body behind.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Volcarona (4.81%), Zoroark (4.71%)<\/p>\n

Generation VI Poll Winner – Greninja (14.92%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Aegislash (7.75%), Sylveon (6.78%)<\/p>\n

Generation VII Poll Winner – Mimikyu (12.12%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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This Pok\u00e9mon lives in dark places untouched by sunlight. When it appears before humans, it hides itself under a cloth that resembles a Pikachu.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Decidueye (9.08%), Rowlet (8.66%)<\/p>\n

Generation VIII Poll Winner – Corviknight (7.86%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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Although its wings have partly turned to steel and become heavy as a result, this Pok\u00e9mon flies through the skies with ease.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Dragapult (7.47%), Toxtricity (5.83%)<\/p>\n

Generation IX Poll Winner – Ceruledge (10.56%)
\n\"Pokemon\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n

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The fiery blades on its arms burn fiercely with the lingering resentment of a sword wielder who fell before accomplishing their goal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Runners-up:<\/strong> Tinkaton (8.4%), Sprigatito (5%)<\/p>\n

That’s your lot – at least until Gen 10 arrives<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Until then, it’s time to decide which is your favourite Pok\u00e9mon from that stellar cross-gen lineup. Remember, you can only choose one!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let us know if any of the poll-winners surprised you in the usual place \u2014 honestly, we were expecting a few more starter evolutions and were pleasantly surprised there were only two! \u2014 and thank you for voting!<\/p>\n

\"Gavin<\/p>\n

Gavin first wrote for Nintendo Life in 2018 before joining the site full-time the following year, rising through the ranks to become Editor. He can currently be found squashed beneath a Switch backlog the size of Normandy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company And here we are, after nine Pok\u00e9mon polls covering every generation, it’s time for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[12871,5554,126,2512,224870,125,8425,53,16,15],"class_list":["post-796439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-anniversaries","tag-community","tag-features","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-30th-anniversary","tag-polls","tag-retro","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116152802729543762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}