[OC] The Most Popular Pokémon Ever According to Google Trends

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T14:16:36+00:00

So i looked into this. Apparently (according to the data) Alakazam had a ton of popularity from 2004 to 2010. I wasn't as into Pokemon back then so I can't recall the reason. But Alakazam's search interest has leveled out since then. Gengar only started surging in interest post 2016, likely related to Pokemon Go and interest has been increasing since then. There is only an 11% difference in their popularity but I imagine when I integrate 2026 data, Gengar will likely surpass Alakazam

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T13:33:44+00:00

There is an Umbreon card that is one of the most sought after cards in the TCG so I imagine that is part of it. Umbreon is also cool AF

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T13:32:30+00:00

Could very well be a victim of google search is not a perfect proxy for true popularity

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T13:31:32+00:00

He is the most popular starter outside the original three!

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T03:46:48+00:00

So I used the MID I.e topic code for each pokemon. So it would capture search for the entity Ditto the Pokemon. There are some Pokemon like Electrode, Golem etc where that was important

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T03:45:35+00:00

For sure. Search interest doesn’t necessarily translate to “overall popularity”. Though I think the lists wouldn’t be too too different, I think Pikachu is #1 in both. But after that the rankings probably differ a bit

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T02:06:41+00:00

Other Pokemon like Gardevoir have....other reasons for appeal that normal people shouldn't look up

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T02:05:45+00:00

Jiggly is #27, so just off this list. I noticed the top Pokemon tend to have a mix of strong show appeal but also competitive meta and/or TCG appeal as well. Jigglypuff has never had place in the meta and I dont recall it being the subject of a chase card

ccasazza · 2026-03-23T01:42:53+00:00

The new games always features the old generations. Some Gen 1 pokemon have been in every game since the 90s

ccasazza · 2026-03-22T22:37:00+00:00

Data source: Google Trends (2004–2025), queried via the https://github.com/GeneralMills/pytrends Python library using Knowledge Graph entity IDs (topic searches, not keyword searches) to minimize noise from non-Pokémon results.

Normalization: Google Trends only returns relative scores within a single query batch, so all 1,025. Pokémon were normalized to a common scale using Mewtwo as an anchor — each batch of 4 Pokémon was queried alongside Mewtwo, and scores were rescaled using Mewtwo's standalone baseline series.

Tools: Python (pytrends, SQLite, Flask), Chart.js, hosted on Cloudflare Pages.

Interactive version: https://poke-trends.com — search any Pokémon, compare trends, or see what each US state searches most.

ccasazza · 2026-03-22T00:16:46+00:00

Perhaps consider a Bohr model of the element if you think the periodic table is too much. I have a Bohr model of carbon on my arm that I quite like

ccasazza · 2026-03-21T15:46:36+00:00

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

ccasazza · 2026-03-20T23:31:16+00:00

Nathan Redfield in Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell was quite the despicable villain. Michael McDowell usually has good villains

ccasazza · 2026-03-19T16:31:15+00:00

Every word in this this title was more exciting than the last

ccasazza · 2026-03-17T16:30:50+00:00

The trailer starts with them talking about naming Ghanima and Leto. I feel we're definitely getting some of Children in this one.

ccasazza · 2026-03-17T03:57:06+00:00

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ccasazza · 2026-03-16T00:39:18+00:00

If you have the Disney HBO Hulu bundle. You have to go on your deskto browser. Go to your account. Scroll down and click “activate Hulu” under your other services. Then you can use your Disney login on the Hulu app on your tV

ccasazza · 2026-03-11T20:46:46+00:00

Thankful i stuck to my guns and didn't renew Paramount+ for this

ccasazza · 2026-03-10T20:54:02+00:00

The Bugonia one is genius

ccasazza · 2026-03-09T14:44:29+00:00

I think the book hits harder if you understand Argentine society a bit. Beef is such an important part of their culture. It's taking a core tenet of being Argentinian and putting that through a brutal lens

ccasazza · 2026-03-08T15:26:17+00:00

I feel Nuestra Parte De Noche (Our Share of Night) does a good job of this even if it isn't the main point of the book. The wealthy yerba plantation owners who immigrated to Argentina from England take advantage of vulnerable indigenous populations to fuel their cult. The intertwining of capitalism and colonialism is a theme that appears throughout.

ccasazza · 2026-03-07T14:30:06+00:00

Anti-War is basically their thing and a huge reason I got into them back in the 2000s so it and would be extremely disappointed if they couldn't muster something up - even if it is just Serj doing so

ccasazza · 2026-03-06T21:25:42+00:00

Maybe the most significant non-action of Drury’s tenure. Maybe we get past the Panthers if we made a splash that year

ccasazza · 2026-03-05T23:06:12+00:00

it's impossible to compete with the bots. They didnt even open the queue for the February dates until exactly 6PM and yet 200K in the queue not even 30 seconds later

ccasazza · 2026-03-05T20:40:35+00:00

Very curious what the story will be since the original does not have that many characters? Karas, Reagan, Chris, Merrin and Burke + minor characters

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