View source for Pokémon popularity poll launched

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blurb=A poll on Pokémon.com lets users vote for one of the 493 Pokémon introduced prior to Generation V, with the winning Pokémon to be distributed around the world via the Global Link. }}
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[[File:GL Vote to Befriend a Pokémon.png|thumb|Vote to Befriend a Pokémon]]
The "Vote to Befriend a Pokemon" poll on Pokémon.com has now been made available, and it lets users vote for one of the 493 Pokémon introduced prior to {{bp|Generation V}}. The winning Pokémon to be distributed via {{bp|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions|promotion}} on the {{bp|Pokémon Global Link}} will be distributed with its Hidden Ability, if it has one. With the voting period from Nov. 1 to 30, preliminary rankings will be released every Tuesday of November, and the final results are scheduled to be tallied and announced on Dec. 13. The winning Pokémon will then be available from Feb. 1 to 29, 2012 to those with international (non-Japanese and non-Korean) Global Link accounts.

The same polls have previously been made available to those with Japanese and Korean Global Link accounts, with the winners being {{p|Arceus}} and {{p|Rayquaza}}, respectively—Pokémon with no Hidden Abilities. [[Pokémon Global Link announces three Japanese promotions|Another poll]] is currently ongoing in Japan, which allows users to pick between one of the main series {{bp|version mascot}}s.