>>37322445Let's go through the mineral mons.
>Golem lineThey are literally rocks. Pretty simple.
>Magnezone lineMagnemite supposedly appear out of nowhere, according to the dex, though they feed on electricity and sometimes attack power plants for it. Magneton causes strange radio and tv interference. Magnezone, least subtly, gets confused for a UFO. Maybe they're not man-made, but... Look, I'm not saying they're made by aliens-
>Onix and SteelixMore literal rocks.
>Voltorb and ElectrodeThe first sighting of Voltorb was in a Pokeball factory. Any origins prior to that are unknown.
>Porygon-Z linePorygon is a human-invented Pokemon.
>ShedinjaI have no idea why this is here.
>Nosepass and ProbopassWhile their dex entries don't say anything about being man-made, they're unambiguously based on Moai.
>Lunatone and SolrockSpace rocks.
>Baltoy and ClaydolBaltoy's dex entries don't say anything about it being man-made, but Claydol's explicitly say they originated from mud dolls made by ancient humans that were exposed to a strange light.
>Metagross lineMany mineral Pokemon seem to be tied to magnets(Magnezone line, Probopass line). This line is the same. So rocks, man-made stone/mud/metal, and magnets?
>Bronzor and BronzongAncient people made implements shaped like Bronzor, and while the Pokedex says it's unknown if they're related, why bring it up if they aren't?
>Gigalith lineLiteral rocks.
>Trubbish and garbodorTrubbish was created from garbage bags and industrial waste, so is indirectly a human created mon.
>Vanilluxe lineThese do seem to be odd ones out. Vanillite is born from icicles, and Vanilluxe has existed since the Ice Age. The stalactite theme is what ties them to minerals, though.
>Klinklang lineProfessor Juniper says Klink was only first observed a century prior to Black and White, and they're very obviously gears(which are made by humans). We made gears first, then Pokemon like them appeared. Like Pokeballs and Voltorb.
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