Pokémon TCG vs Yu-Gi-Oh!:Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?
In August 2026, Pokémon TCG had more branded searches than Yu-Gi-Oh! among trading card games in New Zealand. Pokémon TCG was estimated to have 41K branded searches compared to Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 6.6K, and held a 52.3% Share of Search versus Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 8.4%.
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Which is more popular in search, Pokémon TCG or Yu-Gi-Oh!?
Compare the trading card games New Zealand collectors and players buy. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.
Share of Search by month for Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!. The figures are in the table below the chart.
View monthly share of search table
| Month | Pokémon TCG | Magic: The Gathering | Yu-Gi-Oh! | One Piece Card Game | Disney Lorcana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 53% | 30.6% | 11% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 50.8% | 33% | 11% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Dec 2025 | 55% | 29.6% | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 47.9% | 31.4% | 10.1% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 55.2% | 27.5% | 9.6% | 6.2% | 1.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 58.9% | 25.9% | 9.3% | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 61.3% | 24.3% | 9% | 4% | 1.4% |
| May 2026 | 60.5% | 25.7% | 8.5% | 3.7% | 1.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 58.3% | 26.2% | 8.7% | 4.1% | 2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | 50.2% | 31.4% | 9.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Aug 2026 | 52.3% | 31.7% | 8.4% | 4.5% | 3.1% |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — |
How has the Pokémon TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh! comparison changed over the last 12 months?
3 findings
- Pokémon TCG was ahead of Yu-Gi-Oh! in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pokémon TCG’s estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand moved from 53% to 52.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.6K to 41K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand moved from 11% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.1K to 6.6K.
How did search popularity change for New Zealand trading card games in August 2026?
2 changes
In August 2026, Pokémon TCG gained estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand, from 50.2% to 52.3%.
In August 2026, Yu-Gi-Oh! lost estimated Share of Search among trading card games in New Zealand, from 9.3% to 8.4%.
How each brand is measured
Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pokémon TCG’s and Yu-Gi-Oh!’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.
Pokémon TCG
25 branded search terms
- cool pokemon cards
- japanese pokemon cards
- most valuable pokemon cards
- pokemon cards
- pokemon cards cost
- pokemon cards for sale
- pokemon cards kmart
- pokemon cards near me
- pokemon com
- pokemon tcg
- pokemon tcg cards
- pokemon tcg charizard
- pokemon tcg game
- pokemon tcg live
- pokemon tcg near me
- pokemon tcg new zealand
- pokemon tcg nz
- pokemon tcg online
- pokemon tcg singles
- pokemon tcg tcg
- pokemontcg
- pokemontcg cards
- psa graded pokemon cards
- rare pokemon cards
- tcgplayer pokemon cards
Yu-Gi-Oh!
23 branded search terms
- most expensive yugioh card
- yami from yugioh
- yu gi oh
- yu gi oh cards
- yu gi oh gx
- yu gi oh near me
- yu gi oh nz
- yu gi oh online
- yu gi oh ps1
- yu gi oh tcg
- yugioh
- yugioh card com
- yugioh cards
- yugioh dark magician
- yugioh decks
- yugioh duelist of the roses
- yugioh god cards
- yugioh meta
- yugioh nz
- yugioh singles
- yugioh structure decks
- yugioh tcg
- yugioh winged dragon of ra

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