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Pokémon or Animal?

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Everyone knows that in our world humans are considered animals right, but in the Pokémon world, are humans considered Animals or Pokémon? Or it does not count because Humans don't have the abilities of a Pokémon?
 
...I seriously never thought of that.

Well, I guess there are humans in the show that have some powers (psychic powers, controlling aura, etc) that could be an inkling from having been...like...shit, I dunno.

Stop making me think!

I'm interested in what peoples' thoughts are on this...
 
As indicated by various in-game Pokédex entries and some early anime episodes, real animals seem to co-exist with Pokémon. Which is good, because I bet Miltank must taste horrible.

With that said, I'm thinking humans are still considered to be animals in the Pokémon world.
 
Well, I believe the theory exists that humans and pokemon are related, and that normal animals form a second party. Maybe humans were the outcome of a animal/pokemon relationship (creepy). So, maybe a bit of both.
 
I think that Pokémon are only modified or evolved animal species. So in my opinion Pokémon are actually animals and so are humans.
 
Pokémon are pokémon, humans are pokémon. With the ability to train with aura, humans have hidden powers that could potentially exceed that of a pokémon.
 
So does Deoxys.

I'm guessing humans are not Pokémon. If they were Pokémon, why hasn't a villain tried to use Pokéballs on people yet? Just because they can be psychics or use aura powers doesn't mean they're Pokémon. I'm sure they're all related, but humans don't fit into the "Pokémon" category.

Here are the phylogenies I find most likely:
Animals --> Humans
Animals --> Pokémon

OR Animals --> Pokémon --> Humans
(Compare Animals --> Apes and such --> Humans; chimpanzees are still around, yet humans are not considered chimpanzees, but are still considered animals)

Pokémon having human ancestors, however, is less likely than the opposite based on physiological evidence.

It's also possible that Pokémon are not monophyletic, and some, such as many Grass types, come from other kingdoms entirely.
 
I think humans in the Pokemon world are just treated as humans.

The "Sinnoh Folk Tales" in Canalave's library seem to hint at a time when humans and Pokemon were considered the same. But they also seem to make clear that those times are long past. Perhaps it is simply metaphorical, or perhaps it truly refers to a time when humans had elements, attacks, and other things common to all Pokemon.

Either way, I think the fact that they are considered different now refers to how Pokemon and Humans no longer coexist in the same ways.
 
It depends if you believe there are animals in the Pokemon world.
I do, therefore humans are animals.
 
Early in the series, it was easy because there were animals and Pokèmon. But recently there've been almost no animals.

Nevertheless, I would say the following:

-Humans are animals in that they're living creatures.
-Pokèmon are living creatures.
-Since Pokèballs don't work on humans and no one's ever seemingly caught an animal, Pokèmon probably have something unique to their biology or molecular structures different from other living creatures.
 
Humans are animals, and they were the dominant race of Pokearth. Pokemon then came from space, and Destroyed all the animals.
 
It certainly is a brain teaser, especially depending on how seriously you take the Sinnoh myth that humans and pokemon were once considered equals and there was no distinction between them. (They even married in the JP version) However, even I believe the humans of the pokemon world seem to have some capabilities that pokemon have. Does that mean they had a common origin? If they did, it defies science as we know it. I was talking about pokemon biology with some friends and I came to the conclusion that if you take it serious that some pokemon are made of stuff like metal and rocks, then they defy the notion that all life as we know it stems from cells. Therefore pokemon aren't animals, they can't even be classified with other cellular life, they would need their own classification. Frankly, just smile and nod. :p
 
Theoretically they could have chitinoidal exoskeletons made of metal or stone that were produced from eating and processing those materials. They could still be cellular. If they weren't cellular at all, they would not only not be animals; they wouldn't even be organisms.
 
this thread made me think...if pokemon are pokemon, does that make animals, like house pets, animals or pokemon with no abilities?? hmmmm....
 
I don't think animals exist in the Pokemon world. You have Pokemon, and humans. Plain and simple. I mean, when faced with the crazy abilities of Pokemon, regular animals wouldn't stand a chance in the wild. Lions would be ice beamed, Eagles would be Thundered, and Elephants would be struck with Sacred Fire. Humans only manage to survive in the Pokemon world thanks to a combination of training and befriending the Pokemon, and their superior technology.

"We all live, in a Pokemon world~" People.
 
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