>>47570211>Bulbasaurexactly what animal is bulbasaur?
>CharmanderBased on the folklore of lizards/salamanders being fire elementals. evolves into a "dragon" (not an animal)
>Squirtleevolves to have shell mounted cannons inspired by battle ships
>GrowlitheBased on the folklore of the fu dog
>Ponytaevolves into a unicorn aka a mythical creature, not an animal
>PsyduckBased on the folklore of Kappas
>Nidorantake one fucking look at nidoking/queen and say "Ah yes, clearly this creature is based solely on the Poison element and rabbits"
>HorseaReferred to as dragons and evolves into a dragon type because of the japanese myth that seahorses are the children of dragons, and can turn into dragons.
>EkansHonestly somehow less than "animal + element" since snakes and cobras are venomous IRL and venom = poison in Pokemon logic. Literally just a cartoon snake.
>Sandshrewmixes traits of various animals, from shrews to porcupines to pangolins
Now for the ones that actually fit
>PikachuThe only good one, even if it's very debatably based on the Raiju (I personally don't buy that headcanon)
>SeelVoted among the most forgettable pokemon
