Feature: Johto Times Favourite Pokémon Poll 2025 (Preliminary Results)

The first stage of voting in our Favourite Pokémon Poll for 2025, is now complete. Did your favourite Pokémon make it through? Read on!

On May 22nd, 2025, our poll to discover the fans’ favourite Pokémon began. We asked Johto Times readers and the wider Pokémon community to vote in nine different polls, each representing a single Pokémon generation. Each person could vote for six Pokémon in each poll, and the top ten Pokémon from each region would go through to a Grand Final to determine the overall winner.

We decided to host the poll after the popularity of our Favourite Starter Pokémon poll, which was held towards the end of 2024. However, we could never have imagined just how popular this one would turn out to be, with over half a million votes! On July 31st at 19:00 UTC, voting ended for this preliminary round of the poll. Here are the results of that poll!

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Kanto (Generation 1) received 86,868 votes from 14,478 participants

Johto (Generation 2) received 74,742 votes from 12,457 participants

Hoenn (Generation 3) received 68,712 votes from 11,452 participants

Sinnoh (Generation 4) received 64,140 votes from 10,690 participants

Unova (Generation 5) received 60,642 votes from 10,107 participants

Kalos (Generation 6) received 58,314 votes from 9,719 participants

Alola (Generation 7) received 57,852 votes from 9,642 participants

Galar (Generation 8) received 55,722 votes from 9,287 participants

Paldea (Generation 9) received 55,524 votes from 9,254 participants

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We wanted to give as much information about the results as possible, so limiting the results to just the top ten was never an option. Here are the full results of each poll, showing the position of every Pokémon, the number of votes they received, and the percentage total.

Please enjoy this video we put together!

Some interesting facts from these results:

• The Kanto poll was the most popular poll that fans engaged in, with 86,868 votes, cast by 14,478 participants.
• Umbreon received the most votes of any Pokémon in this stage of the poll, with 4,412.
• Silcoon was the least voted Pokémon out of every Pokémon at this stage in the poll, with just 12.
• Paldea received the least attention, receiving only 55,524 votes, made by 9,254 participants.
• Every single Pokémon in our poll received votes, not a single one was overlooked!

The Grand Final of the Johto Times Favourite Pokémon Poll 2025 is now underway. Be sure to vote for your favourites before September 30th, 2025 at 19:00 UTC

Now that we have confirmed the results, our Grand Final can take place! This time around, we are asking for people to vote for their favourite three Pokémon from the 90 finalists. The poll will close on September 30th, with the results being revealed in October.

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This poll far exceeded my wildest expectations. I want to thank Bulbapedia (and Bulbagarden), PokéCommunity, and the many other Pokémon communities and projects who helped to share the poll with as many Pokémon fans as possible. I also want to thank Duspey on YouTube and TikTok for sharing the poll early on, which resulted in it going viral. Of course, a huge thank you to every Pokémon fan who voted!

It’s important to note that every single Pokémon in our poll received votes, proving that each one of them is someone’s favourite. There are no losers in our polls, and I am happy that fans came together to appreciate and celebrate the love and appreciation we have for this fantastic series.