Why Pokemon?

Pokémon is a popular japanese media franchise which was released in 1997 by Nintendo. It takes place in a world where creatures of various types, strengths, and abilities coexist.

The aim of Pokemon is to battle other monsters using unique abilities in order to capture them and become the best trainer in the world.

The most popular Pokemon game played now is Pokemon Go and it has about 82,945,023 players

These Pokémon enthusiasts will find value in understanding the significance of the attributes that define these creatures as it will help choose which monsters will be more successful .

We intend to unveil insights into the strategic dynamics of Pokémon battles, thereby contributing to the broader understanding of game mechanics and potentially paving the way for educational applications for newcomers to the franchise.

Some of our guiding questions?

Are there noticeable patterns or advantages in having dual types compared to single-typed Pokémon?

Are there specific types that are more likely to be associated with legendary Pokémon?

How have the attributes of Pokémon evolved across different generations?

How do different types of Pokémon correlate with their overall strength, as indicated by the 'Total' attribute?

What insights can be gained from analyzing the relationship between specific attributes (e.g., Attack, Defense, Speed) and a Pokémon's effectiveness in battles?(overall rating)

How do legendary Pokémon compare to non-legendary Pokémon in terms of overall strength and individual attributes?

What is the distribution of primary and secondary Pokémon types?

Are certain types more prevalent than others?

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Citations

Barradas, A. (2016) Pokemon with stats, Kaggle. Available at: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/abcsds/pokemon (Accessed: 20 January 2024).

pokemon go player count (2023) Dexerto. Available at: https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/how-many-people-play-pokemon-go-pokemon-go-player-count-2132719/ (Accessed: 21 January 2024).

Pokémon (no date) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon (Accessed: 21 January 2024).

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Financial Facts

• The Pokémon Company managed to weather the ongoing pandemic and steadily increase their net income over the last couple of years1.
• The company generated a net income of 169 million U.S. dollars in its 2020 fiscal year ending May 30th, 2021 with an annual growth rate of roughly 19 percent1.
• This is a record high for the last decade of operations, recovering from a low point of just 80 million dollars net income in 20171.
• The mobile game Pokémon Go, made by game developer Niantic, recorded more than one billion lifetime downloads since its launch in July 2016 and grossed over one billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2020 alone1.
• In 2020, The Pokémon Company reported 1.1 billion USD in sales, with an operating income of 254 million USD and a net profit of 170 million USD2. This marked a 21.2 percent growth in net profits year over year2.

• The Pokémon Company, which is responsible for brand management, production, publishing, marketing, and licensing of the Pokémon franchise, reported a revenue of JPY 204.29 billion (2021)1.
• The net income for the same year was JPY 41.39 billion (2021)1.
• The company’s sales in the fiscal year ending in 2021 were 204 billion yen / US$1.6 billion, which was up 70.4% from the last fiscal year2.
• The operating profit was 59 billion yen / US$460 million, up by 115%, and the net profit was 41 billion yen / US$320 million, up by 123%2.
• Niantic, the company that developed Pokémon Go, saw its valuation increase from $150 million before publishing Pokémon Go to $9 billion in 20213.

These figures indicate the significant financial growth and market capitalization of Pokémon in recent years. Please note that these figures are subject to change as they are dependent on various factors such as sales, profits, and the overall performance of the company.

Pokémon Typing

• Pokémon types encompass various elements or specializations
• Examples of Pokémon Typing
• Nature-based (Water, Fire, Ground)
• Domain-specialization (Fighting, Psychic, Ghost)

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• Why is Pokémon Typing important?
• Advantages; attack does increased damage based on Typing relationship
• Water attack has an advantage over Fire type Pokémon
• Resistances; attack does reduced damage based on Typing relationship
• Grass type Pokémon resists Water attack
• Weaknesses; attack receives increased damage based on Typing relationship
• Fire type Pokémon receives increased damage from Water attack
• The relationships are not symmetrical, can be unidirectional or even self-referential

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Type Effectiveness by Pokémon Typing

Visualizing the Relationships

Pokémon Typing – Distribution Across Generations

Advantages of Dual-Type Compared to Single-Type Pokemon

Proportion of Legendary Pokemon

Average Pokemon Stats by Generation

Pokémon Typing – Variance Distribution

Legendary Pokémon

Legendary Pokémon are

• rare, powerful, and often unique creatures in the Pokémon world
• play a significant role in the lore and narratives of the Pokémon games
• known for their exceptional stats and powerful moves

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The expectation is that the visualizations will support the idea that these legendary Pokémon will be outliers or well above in overall strength compared to non-legendary Pokémon.

How do legendary Pokémon compare to non-legendary Pokémon in terms of overall strength and individual attributes?

Interactive DEMO

The Dataset

• #: ID for each pokemon
• Name: Name of each pokemon
• Type 1: Each pokemon has a type, this determines weakness/resistance to attacks
• Type 2: Some pokemon are dual type and have 2
• Total: sum of all stats that come after this, a general guide to how strong a pokemon is
• HP: hit points, or health, defines how much damage a pokemon can withstand before fainting
• Attack: the base modifier for normal attacks (eg. Scratch, Punch)
• Defense: the base damage resistance against normal attacks
• SP Atk: special attack, the base modifier for special attacks (e.g. fire blast, bubble beam)
• SP Def: the base damage resistance against special attacks
• Speed: determines which pokemon attacks first each round
• CP: The combat power calculated using game engine formula

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