About r/pokemon
In its own words:
r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it!
The community was created on Sep 11, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,900 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 18 communities on our Pokémon list it is number 2 by size.
What sets r/pokemon apart
Compared with other large communities, r/pokemon leans heavily on text posts (47% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 32.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 94% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.32% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 4.1× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/pokemon climbed from 4,924,794 to 4,940,748 subscribers (+16K, +0.32%). That is about 399 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/pokemon talks about
Looking at the titles of 650 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “pokémon”, “game”, “team”, “games” and “art”. Other frequent themes are shiny, mega, night, favorite, cards and type. Recurring phrases include “pokémon game”, “lego moc”, “moc minifigure” and “pokémon team”. By format, 47% are text posts, 28% are images and 18% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (222), Art (152), 3—Under 50 words (100), Image (58), Misc (42), Video/GIF (31).
Activity and best time to post
r/pokemon gets about 160 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,726,147 posts and 24,206,990 comments in total, about 14.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (211 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (72). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/pokemon
The moderators of r/pokemon list 15 rules. In short:
- Submissions must be related to Pokémon
- Be civil
- Follow discussion and poll post restrictions
- No reposts or posting too quickly
- Original content only
- No arts/crafts during weekends
- No memes outside of Monday and Tuesday
- No screenshots or merchandise
- Follow post title guidelines
- No trades or other exchanges
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/pokemon and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/pokemon have?
r/pokemon has 4,940,748 subscribers, which makes it the #183 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 15,954 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/pokemon created?
r/pokemon was created on Sep 11, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 16, 2009.
Is r/pokemon still active?
Yes. r/pokemon gets about 160 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,726,147 posts and 24,206,990 comments. In a sample of 650 recent posts we counted 546 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/pokemon?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/pokemon?
The community describes itself as: “r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. This is the place for most things Pokémon on Reddit—TV shows, video games, toys, trading cards, you name it!” Recent post titles often mention pokémon, game, team, games and art. Most posts are text posts (47%).
Is r/pokemon SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/pokemon as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/pokemon?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/pokemon accepts text posts only, with galleries and polls enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Submissions must be related to Pokémon”; “Be civil”; “Follow discussion and poll post restrictions”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/pokemon?
Communities with similar topics include r/pokemongo (5.7M), r/stocks (9.4M), r/NintendoSwitch (8M), r/gaming (47.4M) and r/cats (9.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/pokemon.