Bulma’s Family Cat Still in Dragon Ball Character Popularity Poll

Bulma’s Family Cat is still hanging on and remains the only “outlier” in the Dragon Ball the One worldwide character popularity poll following the 3rd Stage round. When it comes to the top 20, the pet moved up to 16th place. However, Farmer with a Power Level of 5 and Dolphin from the anime and manga slipped below the cut-off. Both are competing in the 24-hour Revival Battle on social media in the hopes of being in the group of 21 who will head into the Final Stage when voting for that starts on the official site on December 17, 2025.

Here’s the latest 3rd Stage character popularity status for Dragon Ball the One, with Bulma’s Family Cat being one of seven who went up in the rankings since 2nd Stage. The top five remain unchanged from 2nd Stage. In each case, I’ll put their previous position in parenthesis after their name. 

1. Son Goku (1)
2. Son Gohan (2)
3. Vegeta (3)
4. Piccolo (4)
5. Vegito (5)
6. Trunks (Teen) (6)
7. Bardock (8)
8. Cell (7)
9. Android 19 (9)
10. Yamcha (12)
11. Frieza (11)
12. Bulma (10)
13. Chichi (13)
14. Krillin (14)
15. Tenshinhan (15)
16. Bulma’s Family Cat (19)
17. Son Goten (16)
18. Videl (20)
19. Raditz (21)
20. Lunch (18)

Here’s the official image shared by Bandai Namco, Shueisha, and Toei. Note that some of the arrows next to character names in the infographic are incorrect, as Bardock and Cell swapped spots again.

Dragon Ball the One is live now, and we’ll see the results of the worldwide character popularity poll on January 24, 2026. The Final Stage with the top 21 will run between December 17-20, 2025.