Predict the Gen 7 mascots

[Mackened]

From the Pokemon that have been revealed so far, who do you think is most likely to be one of the mascots for this Gen?
Obviously the starters, but aside from them I think Komala will be used a lot in the media.

 

[blue]

If you mean mascots kinda like how Zoroark and Lucario were for their gens, then I'd probably say Rockruff. It is already said to have some hidden secret and we saw how Kukui was holding one during the opening sequence.

 

[Benermerut]

The Rotom Dex is also very mascot-y.

 

[Solar Snivy]

Yeah, the rotom dex is going to be a mascot of this generation unless they add it in to future generation.

As for others, I can't see any of the currently released pokemon being a huge mascot, except possibly Tapu Koko. The mascots are typically cool dragony legendaries or pseudo-legendaries, or awesome human-like animals.

 

[Salamence_Shuffle]

I think Owlette will be a focal point, especially on the show

 

[Hikamaru]

Each generation tends to have one starter that is usually more popular and more exposed in the anime than the others. I know the last three generations had the Water-type starter (although Piplup's evolutions weren't as popular as Piplup itself, which explained why Dawn's Piplup never evolved) as the most exposed in the anime so I could see Popplio following the trend if his evolutions appeal to a Japanese audience a lot.

However, when you look at the fact Torchic was the most exposed 3rd Gen starter (mainly due to Blaziken) and Piplup got Pikachu-level exposure on most 4th Gen merchandise, there's also the possibility of Rowlet becoming the popular 7th Gen starter. Not just among the fanbase (where Rowlet is leading most fan popularity polls of the Alola starters) but among marketing as well.

 

[smocks]

Even though Zygarde was introduced in Gen 6, he's been getting a lot of love for this generation :3