寵物小精靈人氣大選 皮卡丘落敗居第四名
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?
最早宣佈要進行神奇寶貝大選的時候，我就像許多人一樣，有那麼點兒想當然，認爲皮卡丘會輕易獲勝。雖然參加大選的候選者有720只神奇寶貝，他們中的任何一個怎麼可能會有希望勝過這隻有特權的吉祥物呢?
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.
(因爲)粉絲們只有去影院觀看今年夏天的神奇寶貝電影，他們才能下載使用任天堂3DS遊戲神奇寶貝X系列、Y系列、紅色結局系列以及藍寶石初始系列的獲勝角色，雖然皮卡丘可能是公認的、備受歡迎的神奇寶貝，但他未必是每個人首選的作戰夥伴。
The polls have now closed, so let’s take a look at the top 12.
現在投票結束了，那麼讓我們一起看看12強都有誰。
●12th place: Eevee
第12名：伊布
●11th place: Mewtwo
第11名：超夢
●10th place: Meloetta
第10名：美洛耶塔
●9th place: Charizard
第9名：噴火龍
●8th place: Zygarde
第8名：基格爾德
●7th place: Rayquaza
第7名：烈空坐
●6th place: Genesect
第6名：蓋諾賽克特
●5th place: Sylveon
第5名：仙精靈
●4th place: Pikachu
第4名：皮卡丘
●3rd place: Mew
第3名：夢幻
●2nd place: Arceus
第2名：阿爾宙斯
So in the end, who was chosen as the top Pokémon?
那麼最後，誰被選爲最佳神奇寶貝呢?
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/暗黑系神奇寶貝甲賀忍蛙。雖然他的舌頭非常長，而且經常會露出來(他會把舌頭像圍巾一樣圍在身上)，十分噁心，但是要駁斥一位忍者的出色，尤其是一位能從水裏向你的敵人投擲手裏劍的忍者，這真的很難做到。
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.
至於皮卡丘是否致電過他的對手來表示祝賀，或是與同類的電系咚咚鼠及雷丘密謀造反，就不得而知了。
