What this is
How fast older Pokémon series lose viewers on Netflix: catalogue hours fell 44.8% from the first half of 2023 to the first half of 2026, or 56.4% leaving out the re-added XY series, about 24% a year.
How it’s built
- Hours for the older catalogue were compared first half against first half: 260.7m to 143.8m, and 257.5m to 112.2m without XY.
- Journeys fell from 176.2m to 52.0m hours (−70.5%); Indigo League from 42.7m to 33.8m (−20.8%).
- The yearly rate spreads the three-year fall evenly.
What we assumed
- First halves are compared with first halves.Viewing is higher in the first half of each year, so like-for-like halves avoid mistaking a season for a trend.
Sanity check
New series peaked at 34.8m, 47.1m and 46.0m hours in the first halves of 2024–2026, not enough to replace what the catalogue lost.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.
Show the working
- Catalogue hours % H1 2026 against H1 2023: -44.8
- Catalogue ex XY: -56.4%
- Journeys: -70.5%
- Anime films: -41.8%
- Indigo league: -20.8%
- Catalogue ex XY annual rate: -24.2%
- catalogue 260.7→143.8 = -44.8%
- ex-XY 257.5→112.2 = -56.4% (-24.2%/yr)
- Journeys 176.2→52.0
- Indigo 42.7→33.8
- new arrivals H1 2024/25/26 34.8/47.1/46.0
Where it’s used
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