>>51045646Not even comparable. The aliens from avatar are just people, the other is a fictional critter. Animal exist as a concept and even in real life animal life comes in all shapes and sizes. The most basic animal life in the planet are basically a clump of cells that look like this and there's even animals that resemble rocks until you crack them open. Because Pokémon invocates the concept of what an animal is not just by having them be the natural wildlife but also in their actions and interactions with people. This is why I contrast it with the concept of what a person is. We can recognize entities like the Hanar of Mass Effect as people because the series contextualize them as so even when they don't resemble real people, and they're not meant to. In a similar vain Pokémon are fictional critters, they're not meant to be real critters which is why the product approval guide and Mr. Shudo make the distinction between Pokémon and real animals.
Pulling random examples won't make your cope any less of a cope. The series doesn't recognize any of the Pokémon as people, they're all fictional critters.
