Google Trends · 2004–2026

Most Popular
Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon

We tracked 10 Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon across 23 years of Google search data (2004–2026). Dragonite leads with an average normalized search score of 5.3, followed by Garchomp (4.5) and Tyranitar (3.7). Dragonite has held the top spot in 172 of 269 months on record. Interest peaked in December 2022, 6.1× the category’s typical level, around Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Dragonite #1 Most Searched

10 Pokémon Tracked

5.27 Top Score

All 10 Pokémon · Ranked by average search score (2004–2026)

1
Dragonite
dragon flying Gen I

5.27
2
Garchomp
dragon ground Gen IV

4.51
3
Tyranitar
rock dark Gen II

3.68
4
Salamence
dragon flying Gen III

3.12
5
Metagross
steel psychic Gen III

2.29
6
Goodra
dragon Gen VI

1.46
7
Hydreigon
dark dragon Gen V

1.41
8
Dragapult
dragon ghost Gen VIII

0.56
9
Kommo-o
dragon fighting Gen VII

0.16
10
Baxcalibur
dragon ice Gen IX

0.15

What the data shows

Peak interest December 2022

Pseudo-Legendary search interest hit 6.1× its typical level, coinciding with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Who holds #1 172 / 269 months

Dragonite has led all Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon in 64% of months on record, ahead of 4 other Pokémon that have reached #1.

DragoniteJune 2004 – August 2013
DragoniteMay 2015 – June 2017
DragoniteOctober 2017 – October 2019
GarchompJanuary 2021 – March 2022
GarchompDecember 2022 – June 2025

Longest 5 of 10 distinct spells at #1.

Biggest riser · last 24 months Metagross +59%

Averaged 6.08 over the last 24 months, up from 3.81 in the 24 months before.

Seasonality July +17%

After removing the long-term trend, Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon run 17% above average in July and 27% below in January.

Concentration 83% in the top 5

Dragonite alone scores 2.8× the median Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon (1.88).

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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