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Neodegenerate said:

Or, maybe the featured apps are paid advertised space and Nintendo didn't pay Apple to put Pokemon Go in the featured section?

This. 

Featured on any website / store has nothing to do with popularity. Which is why there is generally a different section focused what's hot or most popular. Featured is always something the content owner paid to be part of. Nintendo / Niantic don't need that.