Quoted By:
Red-tailed Hawk -> Talonflame
Rattlesnake -> Ekans
Brush Rabbit -> Nidoran
Ochre Sea Star -> Staryu
Sea Lion -> Popplio
Coyote -> Zorua
Animals from my area which deserve their own pokemon:
-Potato Bug (aka Jerusalem Cricket)
"Their highly adapted feet are used for burrowing beneath moist soil to feed on decaying root plants and tubers."
Bug/ground
-Fuzzy stink bug (aka Wooly Darkling Beetle)
"Its easily observed defensive posture is to raise its hind end and secrete an unpleasant odor. This is one of the few darkling beetles species in North America to be covered in visible fuzz."
Bug/poison or bug/dark
-White-lined Sphinx Moth
"The moth is sometimes referred to as a hummingbird moth because of its similarity to the hummingbird in appearance and flight characteristics." It mostly just looks cool though.
Bug/flying
-Bighorn Sheep
"Bighorn sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by the rams (males). Ewes (females) also have horns, but they are shorter with less curvature. Male bighorn sheep have adaptations which serve to protect the brain by absorbing the impact of clashes." I don't think gogoat does proper justice to this particular animal.
Normal or Normal/Rock
t. Southern California