r/pokemon
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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!
Members
4,606,058
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
September 11, 2008
Total posts
1.7M
archived
Total comments
24.0M
archived
Is r/pokemon dead? Active community.
r/pokemon is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/pokemon
How many members does r/pokemon have?
r/pokemon had 4,606,058 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/pokemon dead?
No. r/pokemon is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/pokemon created?
r/pokemon was created on September 11, 2008.
Can I take over r/pokemon?
Probably not. r/pokemon is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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Activity checked September 28, 2026from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive. Member counts come from the archive's most recent crawl and may lag Reddit. DeadSubs is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.