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I actually had an autistic-tier theory that Pokémon are a different Kingdom of life. They're not animals, plants, fungi, algae, bacteria.
The criteria to be considered Pokémon is that you can be broken down into data and remade in matter and that also you reproduce by magic (Pokémon don't have genitalia, male and female individuals will exchange DNA through magic and an egg will materialize by transforming magic into matter).