>>45367627>That doesn't rebut my point though.It does because the "ackchyually they are different species" is something that doesn't matter to them, otherwise the Dragon Type wouldn't include pokemon based on animals that aren't based on literal dragons.
>In Japanese, Cyndaquil is called Hinoarashi being a play on words with the Japanese word for porcupine, yama-arashi, and the term "storm of fire" being "hi no arashi."In Japan pokemon fans celebrated the Year of the Rat with a Pokemon GO event that increased the encounter rate of every rat pokemon (Rattata,
Raticate, Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Marill, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Azurill, Bidoof, Bibarel, Patrat, Watchog, Emolga, Pachirisu, Plusle, Minun, Sentret, Furret, Pichu, Minccino, Cinccino, Diglett, Dugtrio, Nidoran, Nidorina, Nidoran, Nidorino)
