Google Trends · 2004–2026

Most Popular
Fossil Pokémon

We tracked 25 Fossil Pokémon across 23 years of Google search data (2004–2026). Aerodactyl leads with an average normalized search score of 2.3, followed by Tyrunt (0.7) and Cranidos (0.7). Aerodactyl has held the top spot in 198 of 234 months on record. Interest peaked in October 2013, 4.0× the category’s typical level, around Pokémon X & Y.

Aerodactyl #1 Most Searched

25 Pokémon Tracked

2.27 Top Score

All 25 Pokémon · Ranked by average search score (2004–2026)

1
Aerodactyl
rock flying Gen I

2.27
2
Tyrunt
rock dragon Gen VI

0.7
3
Cranidos
rock Gen IV

0.7
4
Anorith
rock bug Gen III

0.69
5
Tyrantrum
rock dragon Gen VI

0.62
6
Kabuto
rock water Gen I

0.6
7
Cradily
rock grass Gen III

0.59
8
Omanyte
rock water Gen I

0.58
9
Archen
rock flying Gen V

0.56
10
Amaura
rock ice Gen VI

0.55
11
Kabutops
rock water Gen I

0.51
12
Archeops
rock flying Gen V

0.48
13
Rampardos
rock Gen IV

0.47
14
Omastar
rock water Gen I

0.4
15
Lileep
rock grass Gen III

0.35
16
Aurorus
rock ice Gen VI

0.35
17
Tirtouga
water rock Gen V

0.29
18
Bastiodon
rock steel Gen IV

0.22
19
Armaldo
rock bug Gen III

0.18
20
Dracovish
water dragon Gen VIII

0.18
21
Carracosta
water rock Gen V

0.06
22
Dracozolt
electric dragon Gen VIII

0.02
23
Arctozolt
electric ice Gen VIII

0.0
24
Arctovish
water ice Gen VIII

0.0
25
Shieldon
rock steel Gen IV

0.0

What the data shows

Peak interest October 2013

Fossil search interest hit 4.0× its typical level, coinciding with Pokémon X & Y.

Who holds #1 198 / 234 months

Aerodactyl has led all Fossil Pokémon in 85% of months on record, ahead of 7 other Pokémon that have reached #1.

CranidosAugust 2007 – February 2009
AerodactylMarch 2009 – September 2025
AerodactylJanuary 2026 – July 2026

Biggest riser · last 24 months Kabuto +77%

Averaged 1.92 over the last 24 months, up from 1.08 in the 24 months before.

Seasonality July +18%

After removing the long-term trend, Fossil Pokémon run 18% above average in July and 21% below in October.

Concentration 44% in the top 5

Aerodactyl alone scores 4.8× the median Fossil Pokémon (0.47). 16% register almost no search interest at all.

Figures are computed from monthly Google Trends data, 2004–2026, normalized against a fixed anchor topic. Movement and regional figures are only shown where enough Pokémon in this category carry a reliable signal — see the methodology.

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