With Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launching next week, it’s understandable that internet traffic relating to the series is riding high – and a new study has leveraged this level of interest to find out which ‘mon people like the most and which ones they positively detest.
Retailer Ebuyer used data from Linkfluence on the 25 most popular Pokémon (plus a few extras) to reveal which ‘Pocket Monsters’ are generating the most conversations online – as well as those that are experiencing the most ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ comments.
Amazingly, Pikachu wasn’t the overall winner when it comes to most popular Pokémon. Sure, the series mascot was the most talked-about ‘mon, generating a whopping 2.3 million conversations online in the past 12 months (Eevee is second with 636k conversations, while Charizard is third with 567k), but it’s actually Charmander who earns the title of ‘most loved’ Pokémon, with 31.2% of online chatter relating to the ‘mon being positive. In second place is Eevee evolution Umbreon, followed by Arcanine in third.
At the other end of the scale, we find poor old Dragonite. 11.9% of conversations relating to this monster over the past 12 months was negative in tone, according to Ebuyer’s findings. In second place is Mewtwo, while the third most-hated Pokémon is Snorlax.
Here are the results:
| Pokémon | Number of Conversations | Positive Sentiment % | Negative Sentiment % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu | 2,300,648 | 21.9 | 8.54 |
| Eevee | 636,373 | 26.4 | 7.37 |
| Charizard | 567,763 | 25.6 | 7.56 |
| Mewtwo | 427,822 | 19.1 | 11.8 |
| Bulbasaur | 352,190 | 25.7 | 9.02 |
| Charmander | 265,760 | 31.2 | 5.25 |
| Gengar | 246,444 | 25.3 | 9.54 |
| Squirtle | 241,259 | 25.6 | 5.96 |
| Lucario | 231,319 | 24.5 | 10.8 |
| Gardevoir | 218,200 | 22.6 | 7.56 |
| Snorlax | 212,929 | 23.6 | 11.3 |
| Blastoise | 162,794 | 19.5 | 6.04 |
| Umbreon | 159,987 | 30.8 | 5.3 |
| Garchomp | 156,910 | 14.1 | 7.3 |
| Dragonite | 132,879 | 21.8 | 11.9 |
| Gyarados | 126,151 | 10.6 | 4.99 |
| Absol | 121,755 | 21.7 | 8.91 |
| Jigglypuff | 121,314 | 17.7 | 7.44 |
| Tyranitar | 100,761 | 10.7 | 3.62 |
| Mudkip | 80,343 | 25.6 | 7.57 |
| Arcanine | 78,050 | 27.1 | 5.41 |
| Ninetales | 67,606 | 21.4 | 6.27 |
| Blaziken | 64,580 | 24.2 | 9.52 |
| Typhlosion | 52,025 | 25.5 | 9.59 |
| Ampharos | 50,482 | 20.9 | 5.48 |
| Flygon | 42,581 | 20.4 | 6.51 |
| Scizor | 39,557 | 19.8 | 7.8 |
| Luxray | 39,455 | 24.1 | 10.3 |
| Infernape | 36,707 | 21.4 | 10.7 |
| Torterra | 31,770 | 21.8 | 8.73 |
