I made a mistake talking about the Pokemon of the Year Vote in the GOAT office today because I’ve learned something horrifying about my friends here. I’ve learned that there are genuinely people out in the world that believe Muk is the best Pokemon. Those people are objectively wrong of course, because we live in a world with Shinx in it.
The age old argument about which pocket monster is the best is about to be reignited all over again, because The Pokemon Company has launched their official search for the Pokemon of the Year. It’s part of the celebrations for World Pokemon Day – February 27th, of course – and you have until February 14th to get your votes in.
All you have to go is Google ‘Pokemon Vote,’ and a screen will come up that gives you a bunch of categories to choose from. The categories are sorted by region, so your options are Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova / Unys / Unima / Einall / Teselia, Kalos, Alola, and Galar, etc.
Want to keep the childhood arguments going? Listen to the GOAT Team discuss whether or not Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston should get back together…
You can vote for a Pokemon once per category, and once per day. After the votes close, all the data will be added up and we’ll finally know the official answer.
It’s not the first time that people have attempted to settle this argument. Last year, a Reddit poll found that Charizard was the Pokemon of the Year, which I’m not entirely mad about. Coming in second and third were Gengar and Arcanine which surprised me a bit more. Again though, I’ve decided that this poll was rigged and wrong because Shinx didn’t win.
So before you head to the Pokemon Vote page, bust out your old Pokemon cards, and not just because they can be worth tons these days. Get them back out because you’re about to spend far too long pouring over them and picking your fave by trying to remember which ones consistently won you all sorts of primary school clout.
Always be in the loop with our snackable podcast breaking the biggest story of the day. Subscribe to It’s Been A Big Day For… on your favourite podcast app.