Google Trends · 2004–2026

Most Popular
Mythical Pokémon

We tracked 23 Mythical Pokémon across 23 years of Google search data (2004–2026). Mew leads with an average normalized search score of 18.1, followed by Arceus (7.8) and Deoxys (4.7). Mew has held the top spot in 252 of 271 months on record. Interest peaked in February 2022, 6.9× the category’s typical level, around Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Mew #1 Most Searched

23 Pokémon Tracked

18.09 Top Score

All 23 Pokémon · Ranked by average search score (2004–2026)

1
Mew
psychic Gen I

18.09
2
Arceus
normal Gen IV

7.84
3
Deoxys
psychic Gen III

4.65
4
Darkrai
dark Gen IV

3.75
5
Jirachi
steel psychic Gen III

2.63
6
Shaymin
grass Gen IV

2.02
7
Hoopa
psychic ghost Gen VI

1.65
8
Victini
psychic fire Gen V

1.64
9
Genesect
bug steel Gen V

1.5
10
Diancie
rock fairy Gen VI

1.2
11
Manaphy
water Gen IV

1.2
12
Keldeo
water fighting Gen V

1.05
13
Volcanion
fire water Gen VI

0.71
14
Meloetta
normal psychic Gen V

0.65
15
Phione
water Gen IV

0.64
16
Magearna
steel fairy Gen VII

0.62
17
Celebi
psychic grass Gen II

0.51
18
Marshadow
fighting ghost Gen VII

0.43
19
Zarude
dark grass Gen VIII

0.17
20
Meltan
steel Gen VII

0.13
21
Pecharunt
poison ghost Gen IX

0.13
22
Melmetal
steel Gen VII

0.09
23
Zeraora
electric Gen VII

0.0

What the data shows

Peak interest February 2022

Mythical search interest hit 6.9× its typical level, coinciding with Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Who holds #1 252 / 271 months

Mew has led all Mythical Pokémon in 93% of months on record, ahead of 7 other Pokémon that have reached #1.

MewJanuary 2004 – December 2021
ArceusJanuary 2022 – June 2022
MewDecember 2022 – July 2026

Biggest riser · last 24 months Darkrai +119%

Averaged 6.52 over the last 24 months, up from 2.98 in the 24 months before.

Seasonality July +6%

After removing the long-term trend, Mythical Pokémon run 6% above average in July and 16% below in January.

Concentration 72% in the top 5

Mew alone scores 17.2× the median Mythical Pokémon (1.05).

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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