…not Pikachu?!?

……不是皮卡丘？！？

Like many people, when the Pokémon General Election was first announced, I just sort of assumed Pikachu was going to walk away with it. Even though there were 720 Pokémon candidates in the running, how could any of them hope to stand a chance against the franchise mascot?

最早宣布要进行神奇宝贝大选的时候，我就像许多人一样，有那么点儿想当然，认为皮卡丘会轻易获胜。虽然参加大选的候选者有720只神奇宝贝，他们中的任何一个怎么可能会有希望胜过这只有特权的吉祥物呢？

Fans who go to the theater to watch this summer’s Pokémon movie will be able to download the winning character for use in the Pokémon X, Y, Omega Red, and Alpha Sapphire Nintendo 3DS games, and while Pikachu may be the most recognized and widely loved Pokémon, he’s not necessarily everyone’s preferred battle partner.

（因为）粉丝们只有去影院观看今年夏天的神奇宝贝电影，他们才能下载使用任天堂3DS游戏神奇宝贝X系列、Y系列、红色结局系列以及蓝宝石初始系列的获胜角色，虽然皮卡丘可能是公认的、备受欢迎的神奇宝贝，但他未必是每个人首选的作战伙伴。

The polls have now closed, so let’s take a look at the top 12.

现在投票结束了，那么让我们一起看看12强都有谁。

●12th place: Eevee

第12名：伊布

●11th place: Mewtwo

第11名：超梦

●10th place: Meloetta

第10名：美洛耶塔

●9th place: Charizard

第9名：喷火龙

●8th place: Zygarde

第8名：基格尔德

●7th place: Rayquaza

第7名：烈空坐

●6th place: Genesect

第6名：盖诺赛克特

●5th place: Sylveon

第5名：仙精灵

●4th place: Pikachu

第4名：皮卡丘

●3rd place: Mew

第3名：梦幻

●2nd place: Arceus

第2名：阿尔宙斯

So in the end, who was chosen as the top Pokémon?

那么最后，谁被选为最佳神奇宝贝呢？

Water/dark-type Pokémon Greninja. While his extremely long, constantly exposed tongue (which he wraps around himself like a scarf) is pretty gross, it’s hard to argue against the coolness on a ninja, especially one that can make shurikens out of water to toss at your foes.

那就是水系/暗黑系神奇宝贝甲贺忍蛙。虽然他的舌头非常长，而且经常会露出来（他会把舌头像围巾一样围在身上），十分恶心，但是要驳斥一位忍者的出色，尤其是一位能从水里向你的敌人投掷手里剑的忍者，这真的很难做到。

There’s no word as to whether Pikachu has called his rival to congratulate him, or is instead meeting with fellow electric-types Dedenne and Raichu to plot a coup.

至于皮卡丘是否致电过他的对手来表示祝贺，或是与同类的电系咚咚鼠及雷丘密谋造反，就不得而知了。

对于此次没有获胜，皮卡丘宝宝的心情是这样的：