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pikachu costume

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Soft demand (-82.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 1Growth 0Conversion 2Competition 82Returns 58Price range 58Avg price 82Brand share 0Review moat 66Quality gap 30

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£17.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good856.88

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good£4.94–£28.72

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad0.1%

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

Market size

Bad£4K

£4K/yr · 135K searches

Growth

Bad-82.8%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pikachu costume is a £4K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pikachu costume market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£18K–£22K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.1%
Avg BSR
#444
Page quality
0%
Prime
86%
Sponsored
68%
Out of stock
11.7%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
190 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

0%

  • Pokémon90%
  • Disguise9%
  • jokeshop1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 71 weeks — -82.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.9×

Top pikachu costume search terms

  • pokemon costume34K/yr
  • pikachu costume37K/yr
  • pokemon costumes9K/yr
  • pokemon costume kids29K/yr
  • pokemon dress up6K/yr
  • pikachu costume kids14K/yr
  • pokemon costumes for kids5K/yr
All search terms

Top pikachu costume products on Amazon

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

0%3%£1096%£2179%£32612%£4341101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pikachu costume

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall27%

“Good quality”

Size-Overall23%

“Fits perfect”

Soft Feel11%

“Lovely and soft”

Gifting Purpose10%

“Excellent gift”

Value For Money7%

“Good value for the money as was not expensive”

Comfort-Overall5%

“Comfy”

Color4%

“Favourite colour and loved by the child”

Material Quality2%

“The material holds its shape well”

Storage Capacity2%

“still plenty of growing room”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“does the job”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall33%

“Just looked really cheap”

Inflation/Deflation17%

“Underfilled and floppy”

Size-Overall17%

“The tail is quite small”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall78%
Quality-Overall6%
Material Quality5%
Functionality-Overall2%
Stitch/Finish/Polish1%
Zipper Quality1%
Thin1%
Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity1%
Advertised Vs Actual Product1%
Value For Money1%

Common questions

Is pikachu costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £4K/yr across 50 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -82.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
How competitive is the pikachu costume niche?
3 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pikachu costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Inflation/Deflation, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.7%.
When does demand for pikachu costume peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 11.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pikachu costume niche?
Listings span £4.94–£28.72; the average listing price is £17.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 857 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.