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Google Trends · 2004–2026

Most Popular
Legendary Pokémon

We tracked 71 Legendary Pokémon across 23 years of Google search data (2004–2026). Mewtwo leads with an average normalized search score of 15.3, followed by Lugia (7.0) and Rayquaza (5.7). No single Pokémon dominates: 15 different Legendary Pokémon have held the top spot month to month. Interest peaked in July 2026, 3.4× the category’s typical level.

Mewtwo #1 Most Searched
71 Pokémon Tracked
15.34 Top Score
Search interest over time — top 5 in this category

All 71 Pokémon · Ranked by average search score (2004–2026)

  1. 1 Mewtwo
    Mewtwo
    psychic Gen I
    15.34
  2. 2 Lugia
    Lugia
    psychic flying Gen II
    7.0
  3. 3 Rayquaza
    Rayquaza
    dragon flying Gen III
    5.72
  4. 4 Giratina
    Giratina
    ghost dragon Gen IV
    4.9
  5. 5 Ho-Oh
    Ho-Oh
    fire flying Gen II
    4.24
  6. 6 Dialga
    Dialga
    steel dragon Gen IV
    3.86
  7. 7 Groudon
    Groudon
    ground Gen III
    3.77
  8. 8 Zapdos
    Zapdos
    electric flying Gen I
    3.57
  9. 9 Palkia
    Palkia
    water dragon Gen IV
    3.54
  10. 10 Articuno
    Articuno
    ice flying Gen I
    3.39
  11. 11 Moltres
    Moltres
    fire flying Gen I
    3.13
  12. 12 Suicune
    Suicune
    water Gen II
    2.81
  13. 13 Kyogre
    Kyogre
    water Gen III
    2.74
  14. 14 Latios
    Latios
    dragon psychic Gen III
    2.57
  15. 15 Latias
    Latias
    dragon psychic Gen III
    2.51
  16. 16 Kyurem
    Kyurem
    dragon ice Gen V
    2.35
  17. 17 Zygarde
    Zygarde
    dragon ground Gen VI
    2.21
  18. 18 Entei
    Entei
    fire Gen II
    1.91
  19. 19 Zekrom
    Zekrom
    dragon electric Gen V
    1.9
  20. 20 Raikou
    Raikou
    electric Gen II
    1.75
  21. 21 Heatran
    Heatran
    fire steel Gen IV
    1.62
  22. 22 Regigigas
    Regigigas
    normal Gen IV
    1.56
  23. 23 Zacian
    Zacian
    fairy Gen VIII
    1.5
  24. 24 Virizion
    Virizion
    grass fighting Gen V
    1.38
  25. 25 Xerneas
    Xerneas
    fairy Gen VI
    1.33
  26. 26 Cresselia
    Cresselia
    psychic Gen IV
    1.32
  27. 27 Landorus
    Landorus
    ground flying Gen V
    1.29
  28. 28 Yveltal
    Yveltal
    dark flying Gen VI
    1.13
  29. 29 Registeel
    Registeel
    steel Gen III
    1.1
  30. 30 Uxie
    Uxie
    psychic Gen IV
    1.08
  31. 31 Regirock
    Regirock
    rock Gen III
    1.06
  32. 32 Regice
    Regice
    ice Gen III
    1.05
  33. 33 Mesprit
    Mesprit
    psychic Gen IV
    1.01
  34. 34 Azelf
    Azelf
    psychic Gen IV
    1.0
  35. 35 Thundurus
    Thundurus
    electric flying Gen V
    0.98
  36. 36 Necrozma
    Necrozma
    psychic Gen VII
    0.93
  37. 37 Tornadus
    Tornadus
    flying Gen V
    0.89
  38. 38 Zamazenta
    Zamazenta
    fighting Gen VIII
    0.86
  39. 39 Cobalion
    Cobalion
    steel fighting Gen V
    0.85
  40. 40 Terrakion
    Terrakion
    rock fighting Gen V
    0.85
  41. 41 Reshiram
    Reshiram
    dragon fire Gen V
    0.77
  42. 42 Eternatus
    Eternatus
    poison dragon Gen VIII
    0.71
  43. 43 Koraidon
    Koraidon
    fighting dragon Gen IX
    0.48
  44. 44 Lunala
    Lunala
    psychic ghost Gen VII
    0.42
  45. 45 Miraidon
    Miraidon
    electric dragon Gen IX
    0.42
  46. 46 Solgaleo
    Solgaleo
    psychic steel Gen VII
    0.34
  47. 47 Cosmog
    Cosmog
    psychic Gen VII
    0.32
  48. 48 Ogerpon
    Ogerpon
    grass Gen IX
    0.31
  49. 49 Terapagos
    Terapagos
    normal Gen IX
    0.3
  50. 50 Urshifu
    Urshifu
    fighting dark Gen VIII
    0.23
  51. 51 Regidrago
    Regidrago
    dragon Gen VIII
    0.21
  52. 52 Calyrex
    Calyrex
    psychic grass Gen VIII
    0.21
  53. 53 Type: Null
    Type: Null
    normal Gen VII
    0.19
  54. 54 Chien-Pao
    Chien-Pao
    dark ice Gen IX
    0.17
  55. 55 Kubfu
    Kubfu
    fighting Gen VIII
    0.15
  56. 56 Enamorus
    Enamorus
    fairy flying Gen VIII
    0.14
  57. 57 Silvally
    Silvally
    normal Gen VII
    0.13
  58. 58 Tapu Koko
    Tapu Koko
    electric fairy Gen VII
    0.13
  59. 59 Regieleki
    Regieleki
    electric Gen VIII
    0.12
  60. 60 Cosmoem
    Cosmoem
    psychic Gen VII
    0.11
  61. 61 Okidogi
    Okidogi
    poison fighting Gen IX
    0.09
  62. 62 Fezandipiti
    Fezandipiti
    poison fairy Gen IX
    0.09
  63. 63 Tapu Lele
    Tapu Lele
    psychic fairy Gen VII
    0.06
  64. 64 Munkidori
    Munkidori
    poison psychic Gen IX
    0.06
  65. 65 Tapu Fini
    Tapu Fini
    water fairy Gen VII
    0.05
  66. 66 Wo-Chien
    Wo-Chien
    dark grass Gen IX
    0.04
  67. 67 Spectrier
    Spectrier
    ghost Gen VIII
    0.03
  68. 68 Tapu Bulu
    Tapu Bulu
    grass fairy Gen VII
    0.03
  69. 69 Chi-Yu
    Chi-Yu
    dark fire Gen IX
    0.03
  70. 70 Ting-Lu
    Ting-Lu
    dark ground Gen IX
    0.02
  71. 71 Glastrier
    Glastrier
    ice Gen VIII
    0.01

What the data shows

Peak interest July 2026

Legendary search interest hit 3.4× its typical level.

Who holds #1 160 / 271 months

Mewtwo has led all Legendary Pokémon in 59% of months on record, ahead of 14 other Pokémon that have reached #1.

  • LugiaApril 2005 – December 2008
  • LugiaAugust 2009 – August 2011
  • MewtwoSeptember 2011 – September 2012
  • MewtwoJanuary 2013 – January 2019
  • MewtwoMay 2019 – July 2026

Longest 5 of 8 distinct spells at #1.

Biggest riser · last 24 months Reshiram +332%

Averaged 5.99 over the last 24 months, up from 1.39 in the 24 months before.

Biggest faller · last 24 months Cosmog -42%

Averaged 1.29 over the last 24 months, down from 2.21 in the 24 months before.

Seasonality July +15%

After removing the long-term trend, Legendary Pokémon run 15% above average in July and 16% below in January.

Concentration 34% in the top 5

Mewtwo alone scores 16.5× the median Legendary Pokémon (0.93).

Where they over-index Hawaii
  • Hawaii+5.8%
  • District of Columbia+4.2%
  • Minnesota+3.9%
  • Wisconsin+3.6%
  • New Jersey+2.3%

Relative to how much each state searches for Pokémon overall, across 33 well-measured Legendary Pokémon.

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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