This is New Zealand's Pokemon Capital

Pokemon trainers in Dunedin have the best chance of catching them all, according to figures collected by Statistics NZ.

The country's statistics bureau has collected population insights for the Pokemon that appear on the smartphone game Pokemon Go that has swept up millions of players across the world.

According to the figures, there are 446,000 Pokemon in New Zealand and 6,200 are active across the country at any given moment.

Dunedin has the most Pokemon per capita, with around 15 of the critters per 10,000 people.

For night-time hunters, Auckland Central East and the Willis Street to Cambridge Terrace area in Wellington are the best spots - with 18 and 12 Pokemon per square kilometre, respectively.

The South Island hot spot is Riccarton South in Christchurch during the daytime - with 10 Pokemon per square kilometre. At night, it's Riccarton West - with nine Pokemon per square kilometre.

"Each of our three major centres - Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch - have several hundred active Pokémon at any one time."

Population estimates of Pokemon:

• Auckland - 2,100
• Hamilton - 200
• Tauranga - 150
• Wellington - 300
• Christchurch - 500
• Dunedin - 200

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