Species of Animals used for Multiple Pokemon

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Hey everyone. I thought it would be fun to jot down a list of Pokemon (that currently exist and will potentially exist in the future) of which share multiple real world counterparts. Generally speaking, a Pokemon's design is based off of some Real World™ animal, vegetable, mineral, mythical creature, a combination of said items, or something new entirely. The idea behind this thread is to compile and categorize Pokemon that could be considered the same species. This is not a list to identify the Classification-Species which is listed in the PokeDex, rather try to draw from the original design basis.

We may have to speculate whether or not two or more Pokemon truely could be called 'Brothers' or 'Cousins', but I believe such debate will provide good discussion.

Without further ado, here's what's been added so far. Feel free to add your own.

Note: Evolutionary lines are grouped under the same category, unless vastly different from each other.

* - denotes a Pokemon with multiple or sketchy origins; more than one grouping

Rodents/Mice
Rattata - Raticate
Pikachu - Raichu
Azurill - Marill

Mustelids
Sentret - Furret
Buizel - Floatzel
Linoone

Rabbits
Nidoran (M)
Nidoran (F)
Buneary - Lopunny
Azumarill
Plusle
Minun

Cats/Felines
Meowth - Persian
Skitty - Delcatty
Glameow - Purugly
Shinx - Luxio - Luxray
*Eevee
*Espeon
*Entei
*Raikou

Dogs/Canines
Growlithe - Arcanine
Snubbull - Granbull
Houndour - Houndoom
Zigzagoon*
Poochyena - Mightyena
Electrike - Manectric
*Eevee
*Jolteon
*Umbreon
*Suicune

Foxes/Kitsunes
Vulpix - Ninetails
*Eevee
*Flareon
*Vaporeon
*Leafeon
*Glaceon

Bears
Teddiursa - Ursaring
Munchlax - Snorlax
Spinda

Hedgehogs
Sandslash
Shaymin

Pigs
Spoink - Grumpig
Swinub - Piloswine

Bovines
Tauros
Miltank

Lizards
Treecko
Kecleon

Chelonians (Turtles/Tortoises)
Squirtle - Wartortle - Blastoise
Torkoal
Turwtig

Monkeys/Apes
Mankey - Primeape
Aipom - Ambipom
Vigoroth - Slaking
Chimchar - Monferno - Infernape

Penguins
Piplup - Prinplup - Empoleon
Delibird

Fireflies
Volbeat
Illumise

Bag Worms
Pinceo - Forretress
Burmy - Wormadam

Silkworms
Cascoon
Silcoon

Moths
Venomoth
Dustox
Masquerain
Mothim

Butterflies
Butterfree
Beautifly

Beetles
Pinsir
Heracross

Arachnids
Skorupi - Drapion
Spinarak - Ariados

Crustaceans
Krabby - Kingler
Corphish - Crawdaunt

Seals/Sea Lions/Warlruses
Seel - Dewgong
Spheal - Sealeo - Walrein

Snakes
Ekans - Arbok
Seviper
Dunsparce

Bivalves
Shellder - Cloyster
Clamperl

Saurupods
Bayleef - Meganium
Tropius

Ducks
Psyduck
Lombre

Kappa
Golduck
Ludicolo

Anurans (Frogs/Toads)
Poliwag - Politoed
Croagunk - Toxicroak

Axolotl/Salamanders
Mudkip - Marshtomp
Wooper - Quagsire

Phoenix
Moltres
Ho-Oh

Human Athletes
Machop - Machoke - Machamp
Tyrogue - Hitmonlee - Hitmonchan - Hitmontop
Makuhita - Hariyama
Meditite - Medicham
 
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Are we doing just animals? Because otherwise I'd like to nominate Sonansu as a punch-bag Pokemon ;-)

Namakero - Yarukimono - Kekking are monkeys I believe.
 
Spinda is a bunny, not a bear. Also poochyena and mightheyena are wolves, not dogs, just like houndour and hoodoom.

you could also ass mouses/rats, with pikachu, ratatta and azurill/marill lines, except for azumarill. Also the whole poliwag line (including poliwrath) are frogs, so..

Bunnies:
Buneary-lopunny
spinda
azumarill

mouses/rats
ratatta-raticate
pichu pikachu raichu

wolves
poocheyena-mightheyena
houndour houndoom

phoenickses:
moltres
ho-oh

ducks:
psyduck- golduck
ludicolo
porygon- porygon2- porygon-Z

sharks:
gible gabite garchomp
sharpedo

turtles:
squirtle wartortle blastiose
torkoal
turtwig grotle torterra

monkey's
mankey primeape
chimchar monferno infernape

and isn't the bulbasaur line a saurupot too? You should edit all these things into your first post by the way ;)
 
ii kanji said:
Are we doing just animals? Because otherwise I'd like to nominate Sonansu as a punch-bag Pokemon ;-)

Namakero - Yarukimono - Kekking are monkeys I believe.
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Nope, not just Animals. Of course, each Pokemon needs a similar cousin to be considered for the list =P

And Slakoth and Vigoroth are based on sloths (well, Vigoroth might be a combination cause of its speed), but Slaking is definitely more of an ape than the other 2. I'll add it.

mijelzzfan said:
Spinda is a bunny, not a bear. Also poochyena and mightheyena are wolves, not dogs, just like houndour and hoodoom.
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As it was mentioned, Spinda is based off of a panda. That's why it has those spots.

And wolves are canines, that's why the category says so. But I forgot about Dour/Doom, so those get added.

you could also ass mouses/rats, with pikachu, ratatta and azurill/marill lines, except for azumarill. Also the whole poliwag line (including poliwrath) are frogs, so..
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Yes, they're all rodents. There's a couple of Pokemon that could also qualify (like furret/sentret) but that makes it a LARGE category, so perhaps we should discuss that?

Poliwag can be considered a tadpol, but Poliwhirl/Wrath are just WAY too humanlike to be considered frogs (in my opinion, others may differ).

Torgetsu Kon said:
Foxes/Kitsunes:
Vulpix-Ninetails
Eevee
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Eevee has always been of great debate to what it is (mainly because it borrows from so many species), but I feel it's fine to categorize it your way.
 
V Faction said:
And Slakoth and Vigoroth are based on sloths (well, Vigoroth might be a combination cause of its speed), but Slaking is definitely more of an ape than the other 2. I'll add it.
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Are sloths not monkeys? :p [/ignorance]
 
He's certainly big like Big :)

But unfortunately Big is the only cat I know which walks on two feet.
 
Add Dunsparce to snakes. Wooper and Quagsire to amphibians.

Also, I wouldn't consider Sentret and Furret as Rodents. They look more like Mustelids to me (Along with Buizel and Floatzel).
 
mijzelffan said:
phoenickses:
moltres
ho-oh
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Sweet! Please tell me that you spelled "Phoenix" as "Phoenicks" on purpose! That would be awesome!

But do we have to keep to multiple animals for pokemon? I mean, there are quite a few pokemon who have been based off of flowers, for instance. There's:

Belossom
Budew -> Roselia -> Roserade
Ivysaur (not sure about bulbasaur and Venasaur)
Meganium (not sure about Chikorita and Bayleef)
Shaymin
 
PDL said:
Add Dunsparce to snakes. Wooper and Quagsire to amphibians.

Also, I wouldn't consider Sentret and Furret as Rodents. They look more like Mustelids to me (Along with Buizel and Floatzel).
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Dunsparce can go into Snakes, but Wooper/Quagsire are different from the frogs in that they're based off of axolotls/salamanders. I'll split the groups and add them with Mudkips.

If not rodents for Sentret/Furret, then what? At the very least I could see Sentret and Pachirishu coming together for squirrel similarities.

Meowth says hi :)
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I admit defeat! But hey, a normal Meowth would use 4 legs, would it not? =P
 
Phoenicks said:
Sweet! Please tell me that you spelled "Phoenix" as "Phoenicks" on purpose! That would be awesome!

But do we have to keep to multiple animals for pokemon? I mean, there are quite a few pokemon who have been based off of flowers, for instance. There's:

Belossom
Budew -> Roselia -> Roserade
Ivysaur (not sure about bulbasaur and Venasaur)
Meganium (not sure about Chikorita and Bayleef)
Shaymin
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Now that you say Shaymin, it reminds me of this.

Hedgehogs:
Sandshrew-Sandslash (though I guess these two could be debatable)
Shaymin
 
The type of category a Pokemon falls under is largely based on its main design.

For instance, the Bulbasaur line would be primarily saurian-based rather than flower-based. The Bellsprout and Oddish line are what I would see as more plant inspired.

And remember, like animals, plants fall into their own categories, too. Oddish is like a weed where as Victreebel and Co. would be more like carnivirous stomach acid plants or pitcher plants.
 
Eevee and it's Eeveelutions are all based off either feline, canine, or fox animals. ^_^
 
Phoenicks said:
Sweet! Please tell me that you spelled "Phoenix" as "Phoenicks" on purpose! That would be awesome!
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lol no sorry, I did it by accident because I'm tired. I think I'm going to bed in like 10 minutes or so.

V Faction said:
As it was mentioned, Spinda is based off of a panda. That's why it has those spots.
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No way! And I always thought it was a bunny. Whismur is a bunny though. Add him.

Poliwag can be considered a tadpol, but Poliwhirl/Wrath are just WAY too humanlike to be considered frogs (in my opinion, others may differ).
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nope. They're frogs. Just add 'em.

I also think you should add the porygon family to ducks, because they're definitely ducks. And say whatever you want, but espeon is a cat and not a dog. Zigzagoon does look a little dog-like though (I know he isn't, but ok.) And why didn't you add grotle and torterra to turtles? They really are turtles. Didnt like my shark catergory? that's too bad. Also miltank and tauros are cows/bulls (there's got to be a word that puts them both together). How about farm animals? (then we can add mareep and ponyta and such to that category)
 
mijzelffan said:
No way! And I always thought it was a bunny. Whismur is a bunny though. Add him.
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Any reason for this aside from just the ears?

nope. They're frogs. Just add 'em.
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*sigh* Evolutions can differ from one another. Just like the Eeevee group, as you say.

I also think you should add the porygon family to ducks, because they're definitely ducks.
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The closest thing they resemble would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird

And say whatever you want, but espeon is a cat and not a dog. Zigzagoon does look a little dog-like though (I know he isn't, but ok.)
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Right. I added all the Eeevee lines to the suggested categories mostly out of laziness. I go back to make adjustments based on what you guys present as evidence.

As for Zigzagoon... people say he's based off of a tanuki, but he does resemble a dog.

And why didn't you add grotle and torterra to turtles? They really are turtles.
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Turtwig is, but by Grotle they become ankylosauruses.

Didnt like my shark catergory? that's too bad.
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It wasn't deliberately to be mean. Sharpedo is your typical shark but the Garchop line are more like made-up Land Sharks mixed with dinosaur traits.

Also miltank and tauros are cows/bulls (there's got to be a word that puts them both together).How about farm animals? (then we can add mareep and ponyta and such to that category)
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I believe the word you're looking for is Bovines. Added (Pontya and Mareep would be separate)
 
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