Thanks to some dedicated trainers out there, we now know that in order to catch 'em all with Pokémon GO you're going to need an airplane. Four specific Pokémon have been region locked and can only be found on four individual continents. But aside from these limitations, players should be able to obtain over 140 unique pocket monsters without the need to travel too far from their local area.
But every place is different.
In order to aid them on their journey, trainers have been turning to Google for answers in terms of snatching that particularly elusive mon. Gathering this data, Chris Smith and his dedicated team over on decluttr have analyzed search terms like ‘where is…’ and ‘how to find…’, paired them with Pokémon and then measured the search traffic in each individual US state. The results give us an indication of the most difficult to find Pokémon all over the country.
Care to take a look?
Pokemon GO, State By State
Let's break it down:
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 — Vaporean
Kansas — Pikachu
Kentucky — Pinsir
For your information, the third most searched for Pokémon in the US is Ditto. This little guy has been absurdly elusive and you're bound to uncover numerous posts attempting to determine its whereabouts.
Louisiana — Electrabuzz
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
However, not exactly what we expected, the second most searched for pocket monster is actually Eevee with 4 US states having this cute normal type as their number one. Apparently it's damn good at hiding. Who knew?
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
And the number one most searched for Pokémon in Pokémon GO is? You guessed it:
Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Mississippi, and Rhode Island are all hunting for the ultra-cute star of the TV series. But there's actually a way you can make Pikachu your starter Pokémon, but I find it highly unlikely that you're prepared to stop playing with your current account and start a new one, right?
Which Pokémon are you desperately searching for?
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