(WBAY) – Millions of Americans are playing Pokémon Go, a mobile game that uses augmented reality to “expose” Pokémon characters “hiding” around our real world.
The goal of the game is to “catch ’em all,” but where?
Decluttr, a company that buys old CDs and DVDs, looked through Google searches for the past month to figure out which Pokemon were sought after the most in each state. They looked for search terms using the names of Pokémon characters in the game prefaced with phrases such as “Where is…” or “How to find….”
No surprise, Pikachu is the most sought-after Pokemon (and easily the most recognized). He topped searches in six states: Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Mississippi and Rhode Island.
In second place is Eevee, a long-eared, brown fennic with a cream-colored fur collar. It’s known for adapting to its surroundings to avoid capture and apparently hardest to find in five states: Alaska, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas.
In third comes Ditto, a purple blob that can change into the shape of other objects or other Pokémon, if imperfectly. It tops searches in Alabama, Maryland, New York and South Dakota.
In Wisconsin, Pokémon Go players are hunting for Metapod, a forest-dwelling bug-type Pokémon that looks like a butterfly’s chrysalis – the only state where Metapod tops the list of searches.
Here’s the complete list of the most-sought characters. Links go to the Pokémon Pokedex website.
| State | Pokemon |
| Alabama | Ditto |
| Alaska | Eevee |
| Arizona | Pikachu |
| Arkansas | Charizard |
| California | Squirtle |
| Colorado | Porygon |
| Connecticut | Golem |
| Delaware | Pikachu |
| Florida | Mewtwo |
| Georgia | Abra |
| Hawaii | Pikachu |
| Idaho | Mew |
| Illinois | Eevee |
| Indiana | Moltres |
| Iowa | Vaporeon |
| Kansas | Pikachu |
| Kentucky | Pinsir |
| Louisiana | Electabuzz |
| Maine | Charizard |
| Maryland | Ditto |
| Massachusetts | Dragonite |
| Michigan | Gengar |
| Minnesota | Gyarados |
| Mississippi | Pikachu |
| Missouri | Squirtle |
| Montana | Bulbasaur |
| Nebraska | Mew |
| Nevada | Eevee |
| New Hampshire | Abra |
| New Jersey | Articuno |
| New Mexico | Zapdos |
| New York | Ditto |
| North Carolina | Eevee |
| North Dakota | Scyther |
| Ohio | Dratini |
| Oklahoma | Vulpix |
| Oregon | Lapras |
| Pennsylvania | Aerodactyl |
| Rhode Island | Pikachu |
| South Carolina | Staryu |
| South Dakota | Ditto |
| Tennessee | Zapdos |
| Texas | Eevee |
| Utah | Charmander |
| Vermont | Persian |
| Virginia | Onix |
| Washington | Moltres |
| West Virginia | Growlithe |
| Wisconsin | Metapod |
| Wyoming | Blastoise |
Source: Decluttr
