Johto Times Favourite Starter Pokémon Poll 2026

Darren

Round 13 has now ended, and one Pokémon has been eliminated. We say goodbye to Sprigatito this time around.

The next poll will be live shortly, to make up for the late post yesterday, and to avoid scheduling difficulties later in the day.

Round 13 Results:

Cyndaquil 21.84% (19 votes)
Chikorita 16.09% (14 votes)
Mudkip 13.79% (12 votes)
Totodile 12.64% (11 votes)
Oshawott 12.64% (11 votes)
Rowlet 12.64% (11 votes)
Sprigatito 10.34% (9 votes) - Eliminated

Total votes: 87

Darren

Due to scheduling conflicts later today which would have resulted in the poll being quite late, I have decided to run the poll at 08:30 instead. This offers an extended amount of time to cast your vote, so make the most of the opportunity!

Round fourteen of the poll is now live! You have until 04:00 BST to cast your vote

Just six Pokémon remain!

https://strawpoll.com/XOgOVjmvrn3

StingRay0818

Darren

Ok I stopped for the round 14

Darren

StingRay0818 I'll be removing all Rowlet votes that look suspicious moving forward, consider this a firm warning.

Rowlet is my personal choice, but it's got to win legitimately.

StingRay0818

ok,and why are all the johto starters here?

Erinys

StingRay0818 Please don’t throw shade at my Chikorita.

TheMysteriousH

StingRay0818 It is called The Johto Times- I would assume there’d be a bit of a Johto bias.

On another note, exciting my favorite has survived this long. I guess it goes to show the big names aren’t necessarily the favorites.

Darren

TheMysteriousH That wouldn't align with other polls we have done in the past where Pokémon from other regions have done extremely well, and Johto has performed underwhelmingly.

TheMysteriousH

Darren Ok- I apologize for that. I didn’t mean to imply any foul play. I haven’t been here for previous polls, so I would figure people would ‘root for the home team’, so to speak.

Darren

TheMysteriousH I acknowledge that. I would definitely check out the results from the favourite Pokémon poll we hosted last year!

https://johtotimes.com/posts/2025-10-16-johto-times-favourite-pokemon-poll-2025-final-results

https://johtotimes.com/posts/feature/2025-08-14-johto-times-favourite-pokemon-poll-2025-preliminary-results

Darren

Round 14 has now ended, and TWO Pokémon have been eliminated. We say goodbye to Cyndaquil and Oshawott! That leaves just four Pokémon remaining.

The next poll will begin at 16:00

Round 14 Results:

Totodile 20.69% (18 votes)
Rowlet 17.24% (15 votes)
Chikorita 16.09% (14 votes)
Mudkip 16.09% (14 votes)
Cyndaquil 14.94% (13 votes) - Eliminated
Oshawott 14.94% (13 votes) - Eliminated

Total votes: 87

ICanSnake

RIP Cyndaquil. It made it so far. It's my favorite starter so I've been voting Mudkip, but it looks like whichever one I chose the other would have been eliminated anyway. Go Mudkip!

Darren

We are now down to our final FOUR Pokémon! Either Chikorita, Totodile, Mudkip, or Rowlet will prevail as the winner.

Which one (or more) will leave the contest this time? You have until 04:00am BST to cast your vote!

https://strawpoll.com/BJnXVGNzYZv

TheMysteriousH

Aw, Oshawatt was who I was supporting. Still, top 6 is way better than I thought they’d do, and I have a favorite out of who’s left.

Darren

Round 15 is now over! Our four Pokémon have been reduced down to three. It was a very tight result, with not many votes in it. Unfortunately, we say goodbye to Totodile on this occasion!

The final three Pokémon are Chikorita, Mudkip, and Rowlet!

The next poll will begin shortly!

Round 15 Results

Rowlet 28.05% (23 votes)
Chikorita 25.61% (21 votes)
Mudkip 25.61% (21 votes)
Totodile 20.73% (17 votes) - Eliminated

Total votes: 82

Darren

Round 16 of the Johto Times Favourite Starter Pokémon Poll 2026, is now live!

The poll is being run earlier than usual due to scheduling conflicts, however this does offer more time than usual to get your votes in!

The final three Pokémon are Chikorita, Mudkip, and Rowlet! Cast your vote on the link below, until 04:00 BST

https://strawpoll.com/B2ZB9Ox2dgJ

Darren

Round 16 is now over, and our three Pokémon have been reduced to just two. I'm heartbroken to confirm that Rowlet is last (how could you) and our finalists are now Chikorita and Mudkip!

These two Pokémon will now go head to head in our final! Poll will be shared here shortly!

Round 16 Results

Chikorita 40.86% (38 votes)
Mudkip 31.18% (29 votes)
Rowlet 27.96% (26 votes)

Total votes: 93

Darren

THE FINAL IS HERE

It's Chikorita Vs Mudkip!

Which of these two Pokémon will be crowned the winner? Hopefully by the end of this poll, we will have our answer!

In the event that we end up with a tie, the poll will be run again tomorrow

https://strawpoll.com/6QnMQl2qbne

ICanSnake

so i herd u liek mudkipz

Let's go Mudkip!

Gabi

I never expected it to come to this. At least one of the contestants is a starter I picked once, so I'm going for that one.

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