Pokemon gave us a first look at its next games last week, and we’ve all been thinking about one thing since – Pombon. Pombon is the Fire-type Pokemon that everyone fell in love with the second they clapped eyes on it during that Winds & Waves trailer, and we already have evidence that it will be far and away the most popular Gen 10 starter.
Bulbapedia – like Wikipedia, but for Pokemon – shares the top six and bottom six most visited pages on its site each month. It’s a handy way to see a snapshot of which Pokemon are in vogue right now, and which ones we’ve forgotten about. Surprise, surprise, Pombon tops February’s list, even though the adorable little Pomeranian Pokemon wasn’t revealed until there was only a day and a half left of the month to go.
Pombon Received A Month’s Worth Of Attention In A Day And A Half
That means people flocked to Bulbapedia on Friday afternoon and into Saturday in an attempt to learn more about Pombon. So many of you that the new page had more visitors over the course of 36 hours than any one of the other 1,027 pages managed across the entire month of February.
Yes, there are 1,028 Pokemon now, and more to come as we journey onwards to Winds & Waves.
It wasn’t a case of Browt and Gecqua following up close behind either. There isn’t nearly as much interest in Winds & Waves other two partner Pokemon as there is in Pombon. Browt, the green Angry Bird, just managed to make it into the top six, behind Pikachu, Eevee, and Lucario, and poor old Gecqua is nowhere to be seen.
I’m Picking Gecqua, Somebody Has To
Well, that’s not technically true. Bulbapedia expanded on the top six for the sake of letting fans know where exactly Gecqua ranks, and it just about made it into the top ten. Perhaps an early indicator of which of the Winds & Waves starter Pokemon is going to be the most and least popular. For what it’s worth, I was always going to pick Gecqua, even before I discovered it’s the one getting the least amount of love.
Also, go to Bulbapedia and read about Klang when you get the chance. Let’s pump up those numbers.
We will, of course, see and hear more about Pombon, Browt, and Gecqua, along with the new region they call home and the other new Pokemon they share it with in the coming months, but it might be a while until the next update. To the dismay of many a Pokemon fan, last weeks’s reveal confirmed Winds & Waves will be a 2027 release. That means Gen 10 won’t be here for at least another year.
- Released
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2027
- Publisher(s)
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The Pokemon Company, Nintendo
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
- Number of Players
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Single-player
