Google Trends · 2004–2025

Most Popular
Starter Pokémon

We tracked 27 Starter Pokémon across 20 years of Google search data (2004–2025). Charmander leads with an average normalized search score of 8.4, followed by Squirtle (6.9) and Bulbasaur (6.1). The top 5 account for 57% of all Starter Pokémon search interest combined.

Charmander #1 Most Searched
27 Pokémon Tracked
8.45 Top Score
Search interest over time — top 5 in this category

All 27 Pokémon · Ranked by average search score (2004–2025)

  1. 1 Charmander
    Charmander
    fire Gen I
    8.45
  2. 2 Squirtle
    Squirtle
    water Gen I
    6.94
  3. 3 Bulbasaur
    Bulbasaur
    grass poison Gen I
    6.06
  4. 4 Piplup
    Piplup
    water Gen IV
    2.33
  5. 5 Mudkip
    Mudkip
    water Gen III
    2.3
  6. 6 Torchic
    Torchic
    fire Gen III
    2.0
  7. 7 Cyndaquil
    Cyndaquil
    fire Gen II
    1.75
  8. 8 Totodile
    Totodile
    water Gen II
    1.62
  9. 9 Oshawott
    Oshawott
    water Gen V
    1.56
  10. 10 Chikorita
    Chikorita
    grass Gen II
    1.42
  11. 11 Snivy
    Snivy
    grass Gen V
    1.41
  12. 12 Chimchar
    Chimchar
    fire Gen IV
    1.32
  13. 13 Turtwig
    Turtwig
    grass Gen IV
    1.17
  14. 14 Froakie
    Froakie
    water Gen VI
    1.16
  15. 15 Tepig
    Tepig
    fire Gen V
    1.14
  16. 16 Fennekin
    Fennekin
    fire Gen VI
    1.06
  17. 17 Rowlet
    Rowlet
    grass flying Gen VII
    0.82
  18. 18 Chespin
    Chespin
    grass Gen VI
    0.73
  19. 19 Treecko
    Treecko
    grass Gen III
    0.69
  20. 20 Litten
    Litten
    fire Gen VII
    0.5
  21. 21 Grookey
    Grookey
    grass Gen VIII
    0.26
  22. 22 Sprigatito
    Sprigatito
    grass Gen IX
    0.26
  23. 23 Sobble
    Sobble
    water Gen VIII
    0.25
  24. 24 Fuecoco
    Fuecoco
    fire Gen IX
    0.22
  25. 25 Popplio
    Popplio
    water Gen VII
    0.2
  26. 26 Quaxly
    Quaxly
    water Gen IX
    0.17
  27. 27 Scorbunny
    Scorbunny
    fire Gen VIII
    0.11