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Raichu, Curlypuff, Charmander and Bulbasaur. One state is out to catch them all. EsportsGG looked across the nation and found the most Pokémon-obsessed states based on their Pokémon-related Google searches to find where the biggest fans live.
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In anticipation of McDonald’s new Pokémon Happy Meal promotion in November searches for “McDonald’s Pokémon happy meals” have increased by 5,000% this month.
But which state has the most fans and by how much of a margin?
Here’s what to know:
Which state is the most Pokemon-obsessed?
Coming in No. 1 for the most Pokémon-obsessed state is Utah.
The Beehive State topped the ranking with its devotion to the Japanese card game. There are 6,129 Pokémon-related searches per every 100,000 residents each month.
In monthly searches that totaled to 211,200 and over 2.5 million in yearly searches.
Utah fans show to be strong collectors. The data shows high interest in “Pokémon cards” as it is searched 50,000 times every month and “Pokémon cards near me” searched 5,000 a month.
Where did California land on the ranking?
California ranked No. 2 for the most Pokémon-obsessed state.
Despite losing the top spot to Utah, no other state reaches the sheer search volume that California does. The Golden State makes Pokémon-related searches 2.157 million times a month and more than 25.8 million times a year.
That is about 5,470 searches per 100,000 residents, according to the data by EsportsGG.
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“Pokémon,” “Pokémon cards” and “Pikachu” each receive around 500,000 searches every month, meaning these three terms alone account for 1.5 million monthly searches.
Which states made the top 10?
From the mountains of the pacific northwest to the waves of the Gulf Coast. Pokémon fans can be found anywhere in the nation but only the areas with the biggest fans made the top ten ranking. Here’s who made the ranking:
- Utah
- California
- Oregon
- Nevada
- New York
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Texas
- South Carolina
How was the ranking made?
EsportsGG gathered data analyzing Pokemon-related Google searches across all 50 states to reveal where the franchise has its biggest fans.
Analysts looked at 30 of the most popular Pokémon search terms that were selected using a keyword explorer tool, according to EsportsGG.
These 30 keywords were then applied to every state. Volumes were calculated per 100,000 residents to ensure population size did not skew the results
The states were then ranked by searches per 100,000 residents to reveal the most to the least Pokémon obsessed.
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