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Greninja is the most popular Pokémon in Japan

The votes are in.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 8 June 2016

As a promotion for the upcoming Pokémon animé Volcanion & The Ingenious Magearna, Nintendo organised voting in Japan to find out which Pokémon fans like the most. Contrary to what some might believe, Pikachu didn't win, but the yellow rascal did make it to the top 5:

5. Sylveon
4. Pikachu
3. Mew
2. Arceus
1. Greninja

Since Greninja won, it will be distributed in cinemas showing the movie in Japan this summer. The least popular one was Simisear, who ended up in the not so flattering 720th spot.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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