With Pokémon Snap days away from its anticipated release (April 30), the game is only available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. There is no release date yet set for Apple and Android users, but fans are eagerly waiting for its announcement.
The new release has left us inspired to investigate which rare Pokémon players find the hardest to catch.
10 Legendary Pokémon With The Most ‘How To Catch’ Searches
To do this, we have used a list of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon and utilized the search engine tool SEMrush to determine which Pokémon fans were googling “how to catch” the most.
| Pokémon | “How to catch X”Global Monthly Search Volume | |
| 1 | Zacian | 5,200 |
| 2 | Eternatus | 3,200 |
| 3 | Groudon | 2,600 |
| 4 | Zamazenta | 2,100 |
| 5 | Mewtwo | 1,900 |
| 6 | Ho-Oh | 1,500 |
| 7 | Dialga | 900 |
| 8 | Calyrex | 880 |
| 9 | Necrozma | 680 |
| 10 | Rayquaza | 620 |
Ranking first as the most searched for ‘how to catch’ Legendary Pokémon is Zacian. Zacian was introduced in Generation VIII, and the phrase “how to catch Zacian” has 5,200 monthly searches around the world on average.
In second place is the gigantic, draconic alien Pokémon Eternatus, with an average of 3,200 global monthly searches from fans wanting to know how to catch the Legendary.
Placing third is the Ground-type Legendary Pokémon, introduced in Generation III, Groudon. Groudon is said to be the personification of the land itself and has fans around the world querying how to catch it, with 2,600 searches on average each month.
In fourth place is Zamazenta, with an average of 2,100 global monthly searches, and the villainous Mewtwo, with an average of 1,900 global monthly searches, is fifth.
10 Mythical Pokémon With The Most ‘How To Catch’ Searches
| Pokémon | “How to catch X”Global Monthly Search Volume | |
| 1 | Celebi | 4,300 |
| 2 | Mew | 1,900 |
| 3 | Zarude | 880 |
| 4 | Meltan | 610 |
| 5 | Darkrai | 530 |
| 6 | Zeraora | 450 |
| 7 | Arceus | 390 |
| 8 | Deoxys | 350 |
| 9 | Jirachi | 230 |
| 10 | Hoopa | 210 |
At the top of the list of Mythical Pokémon fans who want to know how to catch is Celebi. Making its first appearance in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, the rare gem has fans googling how to catch it on average 4,300 times a month.
In second place is the small, pink, Psychic-type Mythical Pokémon Mew, with the phrase “how to catch Mew” being searched for an average of 1,900 times a month.
Third is Zarude, who is currently only available through events. However, this doesn’t stop fans from searching for how to catch it an average of 880 times a month.
Fourth is the only Mythical Pokémon that is capable of evolution, Meltan, with 610 average global monthly searches, and in fifth is Darkrai, with 530.
