Mod uses they/them pronouns I randomly roll 2 Pokemon every day and make a poll between them. I use a random number generator but I don’t go by Pokedex number- I have a spreadsheet that includes all regional forms, mega/gigantimax forms, and other notable forms. PFP drawn by me, header edited by me using an official Pokemon type symbol collage
Welcome to Random Pokemon Polls, where every day I post a poll between two random Pokemon.
On a private discord server I have with friends, one friend in particular started doing these daily polls. I eventually took over and have been doing them ever since. I was having so much fun with them that I eventually decided to bring it to tumblr.
While originally on the server I was rolling national pokedex numbers, it bothered me that this left out regional variants, megas, gigantimax forms, etc. So, one day, my autistic ass sat down and made a giant spreadsheet that included every single Pokemon and any notable forms.
I have detailed how the spreadsheet works and what Pokemon/forms are included below under the read more. There is also a link to the spreadsheet for the more detail-oriented and passionate folks who want to make sure it is accurate (I do not mind in the slightest, I also want it to be as accurate as possible).
The polls for this blog are scheduled to be posted every day at 9:00am EST. I queue them up every Friday or Saturday for the following Sunday-Saturday.
A bit of info about me, the mod: I’m Finn, I use they/them pronouns. I am also asexual, aromantic, autistic, and probably ADHD. You can thank the autism for the giant spreadsheet that has 1,308 different Pokemon on it. I have been playing Pokemon since November 2019 and it is by far my biggest special interest.
My main blog: @finn-shavocado
The person who came up with this idea in the first place: @dreadnought-stars
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The spreasheet includes:
All base form Pokemon included in the national dex
Regional Variants (Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian, and Paldean)
Mega Evolutions (including those introduced in Pokemon Legends ZA and its Mega Dimension DLC)
Primal Reversions
Gigantimax Forms
Canon Fusions (Kyurem, Necrozma, Calyrex, etc)
All forms for any Pokemon that has more than one, within reason
This entails Pokemon who are widely known for having multiple forms, such as the Flabébé line, Squawkabilly, Castform, Burmy, and Rotom.
For Pokemon with, frankly, too many forms, I only included the Pokemon once and I will roll a separate number to determine which form is used. This is to avoid affecting how often these Pokemon are rolled. Notable examples are Vivillon, Silvally, and Arceus.
Please note that under no circumstances will I roll a number for Spinda, the poll would be for Spinda as a concept.
However, there were some Pokemon forms that I did not find it necessary to include. The Pikachu costumes are one notable example, largely because they are not something you immediately think of when you think of Pikachu. Also, Pokemon Go has introduced such an inordinate number of Pikachu costumes that it just doesn’t make sense.
I also did not include every single gender variant. While for Pokemon where the gender variant results in there being two distinct forms, such as Hippopotas, Frillish, or Basculegion, I definitely included both, I did not include both forms for Pokemon with only minute gender differences, such as Luxray, Toxicroak, or Abomasnow.
The spreadsheet is linked below and y’all are more than welcome to comb through it and let me know (preferably via a message) if you notice anything that is wrong or missing. It is largely in Pokedex order and any additional forms are listed after the base Pokemon (example: 700 is Lilligant, and 701 is Hisuian Lilligant).
