Game Theory: Why Team Mystic DOMINATES Pokemon GO

A humorous collaboration with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson where the host attempts to catch a mysterious super-rare Pokemon called 'Rock' in a mock Pokemon GO scenario.

• The game doubled Nintendo's entire company value within days of release • Became the biggest mobile game ever, crushing Candy Crush • Attracted players across all genders and age groups

At level 5, players must choose one of three permanent teams: Mystic, Valor, or Instinct. Each team has its own color, leader, and gym battle affiliation.

Despite three evenly-matched team options, Team Mystic controls 43% of all players, while Valor has 32% and Instinct only 25%.

The Goldilocks Effect demonstrates that people naturally choose the middle option when presented with three equally-appealing choices, whether selecting doors, highway lanes, or bathroom stalls.

The game's interface and marketing materials consistently place Team Mystic in the center position, making it visually prominent and psychologically preferred.

For players without existing friends in a team or prior Pokemon knowledge, the center-positioned Team Mystic becomes the default choice.

Once Team Mystic gained initial momentum, later players chose it based on knowing it was the winning team with more players, gyms, and potential perks.

• Blue is the world's most popular color across nearly all countries and both genders • Red is the second favorite color • Yellow ranks much further down the preference list

Blue evokes calming emotions associated with clear skies and calm water, while red conveys anger, rage, and passion—much more intense emotions.

Blue teams perform better in strategy-based games like chess and MOBAs, while red teams excel in high-action FPS-style games requiring risk-taking.

Pokemon GO is a slow-paced, strategic game played over weeks where players collect and breed Pokemon, making blue's calming strategy-oriented nature the ideal team color.

Over 30,000 Game Theory viewers responded to a personality and team preference survey, providing exceptional data compared to typical psychological studies.

23% of respondents (approximately 7,000 people) chose their Pokemon GO team based purely on color preference.

Team Valor, with its active and aggressive red color, had the highest percentage of extroverted players according to Myers-Briggs assessment data.

The host promises to dedicate the next episode to analyzing what team choice reveals about individual personality types, using the comprehensive survey data collected.