a fan of Pokemon has created a stunning infographic-like image showing the most popular Pokémon from each country in the world, with some regions varying more than others.
Ever since Pokémon Red and Blue were released back in 1996, Pokémon fans have been exploring the ever-expanding Pokedex list to select their favorites, which many players often suspect are starter Pokémon.
A Twitter user recently shared an image of many different Pokemon that are entirely focused on Generation 1, represented by every country in the world. Since Pikachu has been considered the face of the Pokémon franchise since its inception, it appears in much of the infographic, compared to the originally intended mascot, Clefairy, not making a single appearance in the entire infographic.
A curious omission from the infographic is Greninja, the Generation 6 Pokemon that was voted the most popular Pokemon of all time, but doesn’t appear anywhere on this map, which may suggest it wasn’t Gen 6’s first pick. many fans.
Twitter user Patterrz shared his Pokémon infographic that clearly favors Pikachu, as the yellow mouse is represented by countries like Guatemala, Egypt, Serbia, and Morocco. The Legendary Pokémon Red and Blue, Mewtwo and Mythical Mew, are also seen in several countries: the former appears in France, Luxembourg, Hungary, and Jordan, and the latter has more fans in Ethiopia, Russia, Taiwan, and Ukraine.
Perhaps due to its evolutionary potential, many countries like Denmark, Finland, Japan, and Israel prefer the Normal-type Eevee, while Belize goes for the Electric-type evolution Jolteon, and Saudi Arabia and Lebanon choose Vaporeon instead.
Due to the popularity of the Generation 1 starter Pokémon, many of the world’s favorites are among the evolutionary lines of Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, especially Charizard. Some Pokémon that can be seen in various places without standing out as clear overall favorites are Abra, Gloom, Golem, Lapras, Onix, and Snorlax.
Unlike these somewhat expected faces, some unusual appearances include Paras and its evolution, Beedrill, Goldeen, Graveler, Horsea, Jynx, Kabuto, Mankey, Muk, Porygon, Rhyhorn, Seel, Slowpoke, and Weepinbell.
