>>20988723Gen VI
In this case, the mon pushed by Gamefreak as the Gen rep was Sylveon, but since the beginning i've seen Greninja has overall been just as, if not more popular. The Smash appearance sealed the deal. Further Proof:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/26/the-best-worst-xy-pokemon-revealedand
http://www.dorkly.com/toplist/56792/the-greatest-generation-vi-pokemon-of-all-time-vote-nowSorry that most of these links are from that Dorkly poll. I already knew of their existence, so i googled to see if i'd find other big polls, but the Dorkly ones had the biggest amount of voters, so they're the most trustworthy. I knew of some jap polls, but i was stupid enough not to bookmark them, and finding nip sites with Google translate will take forever, so that's a nono, although the results were pretty much the same, except for a weird Stunfisk obsession in the Gen V department.
If anyone has any additional proof of this, or better yet, has polls taken in the east, then feel free to share. I'm still pretty sure this list is spot-on, though.