Pokémon of the Year refers to fan votes held by The Pokémon Company in order to determine the most popular Pokémon of the year. Pokémon of the Year votes were held in 2020 and 2021, both of which were opened in the lead-up to Pokémon Day.
2020
Logo for Pokémon of the Year
From February 5 until 5:59 a.m. PST on February 14, 2020, the first Pokémon of the Year vote was run in collaboration with Google. Searching Pokémon vote on Google between those dates would allow a person to choose one favorite Pokémon per category. The 890 Pokémon were split into eight categories based on the region they were first discovered (Galar was labeled "Galar, etc" to include Meltan and Melmetal). The voting results were revealed on Pokémon Day 2020:
In Japan, a dedicated Pokémon Day website launched on February 19, 2021. It displayed the live results of a Twitter hashtag-based fan vote for favorite Pokémon that ran between February 19-22, 2021. The website also includes a selection of Pokémon Trivia and information about other Pokémon Day activities. The 898 Pokémon were split once again into eight categories based on the region when they were first discovered. The voting results were revealed on February 26, 2021:
This article is part of Project Real-Life, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on Pokémon activities and events experienced in the real world.