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pokemon

Launch it

A $5.3M/yr market growing +5.4% this quarter with returns at 0.5% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 98Growth 32Conversion 11Competition 83Returns 97Price range 77Avg price 95Brand share 10Review moat 81Quality gap 48

Market size

Incredible€5.3M

€5.3M/yr · 20.2M searches

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€29.85

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Great378.22

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great€9.37–€119.15

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+5.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pokemon is a €5.3M/yr Amazon Germany market (20.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
250K–300K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
€7.5M–€9.0M
units × avg price
Launch success
92%
33 of 36 new (360d)
Conversion rate
0.9%
Avg BSR
#231
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
20%
Out of stock
9.2%
Avg brand age
28 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

261

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

3%

  • Pokémon85%
  • HeartGlobal5%
  • HEART FOR CARDS3%
  • BB-Toy-Trades3%
  • SLEEVEE1%
  • VIPPKM1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
600K400KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€159K6%€319K9%€478K12%€638K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 49 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Sammlungsobjekte32%

“Nice Collection”

Qualität insgesamt21%

“Cooles Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis21%

“Good price”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%

“As good as usual”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Super coole Pikachu Promo”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis3%

“Mega Spiel”

Design insgesamt2%

“coolem Design”

Gesamtgröße1%

“Passt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit1%

“Macht Spaß zu öffnen”

Stärke1%

“Solide”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis32%

“Schade ums Geld”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%

“Nicht vollständig laut Beschreibung”

Qualität insgesamt10%

“Einfach Müll”

Defekt Material/Teile10%

“Produkt defekt”

Geschenk Zweck7%

“Echt schade, war als Geschenk gedacht”

Produktzustand4%

“War bereits geöffnet”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Umso größer waren die Augen als das Set ankam”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

“schwer zu bekommen”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit1%

“Booster nicht fest verklebt”

Funktionalität insgesamt1%

“funktioniert nicht”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile20%
Produktzustand17%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt17%
Geschenk Zweck11%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%
Qualität insgesamt4%
Funktionalität insgesamt4%
Gesamtgröße2%
Gesamt anzeigen2%

Common questions

Is pokemon profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €5.3M/yr across 49 tracked products. 33 of 36 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
How competitive is the pokemon niche?
10 brands and 261 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pokemon?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for pokemon peak?
Demand peaks in Jun; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pokemon niche?
Listings span €9.37–€119.15; the average listing price is €29.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 378 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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