The Top 15 Pokémon Japanese Versions' Mascots

[WiiUBricker]

Top 15 Boxarts​

The japanese Pokemon website recently issued a survey about what are the 15 most popular Pokemon boxarts. The survey is complete and the results are published.

Here we go:

Spoiler: results

Spoiler: No. 15

Original Pokemon Green boxart

Spoiler: No. 14

Original Pokemon Blue boxart

Spoiler: No. 13

Pokemon Perl boxart

Spoiler: No. 12

Original Pokemon Gold boxart

Spoiler: No. 11

Pokemon Diamond boxart

Spoiler: No. 10

Original Pokemon Silver boxart

Spoiler: No. 9

Pokemon Sapphire boxart

Spoiler: No. 8

Pokemon White boxart

Spoiler: No. 7

Original Pokemon Red boxart

Spoiler: No. 6

Pokemon Ruby boxart

Spoiler: No. 5

Pokemon Crystal boxart

Spoiler: No. 4

Pokemon Platinum boxart

Spoiler: No. 3

Pokemon Black boxart

Spoiler: No. 2

Pokemon Yellow boxart

Spoiler: No. 1

Pokemon Emerald boxart

Guess what, for some reason my favourite pokemon game is Emerald

Source: pokemon.co.jo via GoNintendo

 

[Deleted User]

pokemon emerald

 

[s4mid4re]

Definitely this one:

 

[Deleted User]

Emerald is my favorite Pokemon game.

 

[Mindzpeed]

Nº4 has a cool background
Nº3&8 have the best logos
Nº3 has a bad ass Charizard picture
and Nº1 it's too epic to be described with words

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Pokemon boxarts are crap, why is there voting on it? It's basically just an image of a Pokemon with whatever random effects you can conjure up in Photoshop in the background. Any Photoshop kiddy can do it.

Now if they voted on like other series box art then that'd be different.

 

[Hop2089]

I remember G/S/C JP boxart like it was yesterday because it's the only generation besides the 4th Generation that I imported the entire set of games in a generation.

1st Generation: Imported R/G/Y skipped Blue

2nd Generation Imported all three

3rd Imported R/S/E skipped FR/LG

4th Imported all three

5th Have Black Version (JP)

 

[Mindzpeed]

Pokemon boxarts are not THAT bad... compared to this:

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[Deleted User]

Pokemon boxarts are not THAT bad... compared to this:

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That looks really nice, seeing as how it is actual "art"

 

[Hop2089]

Pokemon boxarts are not THAT bad... compared to this:

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Final Fantay's art was always like this except with VII and X-XII

 

[Gintoki Sakata]

Meh, for me they all look kinda the same. As far as my favorite game in the series goes, I think it's Platinum.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Pokemon boxarts are not THAT bad... compared to this:

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Pretty sure that's placeholder art work or Japan artwork, here's the North American artwork:

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I've certainly seen better but at least Final Fantasy has strong art outside of its box arts. Pokemon "art" has about the same artistic merit as Yu Gi Oh cards. And if you think Yu Gi Oh cards have "good artwork" then you're just really dumb.

 

[gloweyjoey]

Pokemon boxarts are crap, why is there voting on it? It's basically just an image of a Pokemon with whatever random effects you can conjure up in Photoshop in the background. Any Photoshop kiddy can do it.

Now if they voted on like other series box art then that'd be different.

Why would the pokemon company do a vote on other game series boxart? oh wait i forgot, youre a troll...

I've certainly seen better but at least Final Fantasy has strong art outside of its box arts. Pokemon "art" has about the same artistic merit as Yu Gi Oh cards. And if you think Yu Gi Oh cards have "good artwork" then you're just really dumb.

I don't think this has anything to do with "artistic merit" but really more the artists representaions of the pokemon in the pictures is what the fans really enjoy seeing... Oh look, there I go again responding to your troll comments...

 

[Chaosruler]

Well, I think Shin Megami Tensei games have good artwork, especially some games for their time

 

[smile72]

Pokemon Sapphire's boxart is my favorite.

 

[Deleted-236924]

That wasn't even a poll about which boxart they like the most; It was a poll about which mascot Pokémon they liked the best.
Get your facts straight, please.

http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?20664-BW-Event-Japanese-Popularity-Poll-Rayquaza

 

[PolloDiablo]

I remember back in the day when I hold in my hands for the first time the Gold & Silver japanese games... the box was so shinny!!! It was a pain in the ass waiting a whole year for the english versions to come out!.... I end up getting Silver, I love that little box!

Pokemon boxarts are crap, why is there voting on it? It's basically just an image of a Pokemon with whatever random effects you can conjure up in Photoshop in the background. Any Photoshop kiddy can do it.
Now if they voted on like other series box art then that'd be different.

as usual... everythng is crap for guild. This guy is really funny

 

[Eerpow]

Pokemon boxarts are not THAT bad... compared to this:

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Pretty sure that's placeholder art work or Japan artwork, here's the North American artwork:

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I've certainly seen better but at least Final Fantasy has strong art outside of its box arts. Pokemon "art" has about the same artistic merit as Yu Gi Oh cards. And if you think Yu Gi Oh cards have "good artwork" then you're just really dumb.

You entered this thread, complained and then insulted some guy just because his opinion was different than yours? WTF?

If you ask me, I never liked the Japanese Boxarts for the games but Pokémon art as a whole is (in my opinion) a LOT more original than post FFVI art,
which generally has been the same for the main games,
CG art (I prefer art that's drawn by hand and not modeled with a computer)
Spiky hair dudes
Same emotionless face design for female characters
Male feminine looking characters
Humongous weapons
Really short skirts
etc.

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Remember this is my opinion.

 

[Sterling]

*snip

I've certainly seen better but at least Final Fantasy has strong art outside of its box arts. Pokemon "art" has about the same artistic merit as Yu Gi Oh cards. And if you think Yu Gi Oh cards have "good artwork" then you're just really dumb.

Do you have to insult everything? Jesus, every time I read one of your posts it screams troll. These boxarts are indeed art. Yu-Gi-Oh cards are also art. Disliking something doesn't mean it becomes something other than what it is. Get over yourself.

*Ahem*
Where was I? Oh yes. My favourite art and mascot is the Pokemon Yellow art.

 

[Foxi4]

Pokemon boxarts have one very distinct feature to them - there is no artistic value at all involved in their creation.

All they really are is some blank space with writing nobody really reads and a Pokemon. One that is randomly chosen from the starters that is evolved to it's final form (except Pikachu, which is iconic enough to leave it as it is) or a legendary that's specifically connected to the game.

This isn't really a ranking of people's favourite boxart - this is a ranking of people's beloved Pokemon out of the lot.

Excuse me, Gamefreak, but in my honest opinion, designing boxart constitutes a bit more then just slapping a single clipart onto the box and calling it a day.