Pokémon

Pokémon is any number of creatures that inhabit the Pokémon world and Zilraicarro, and to a lesser extent, the real world whenever wormholes appear. Pokémon usually refers creatures that are non-human, but humans possibly evolved from any number of primate-like Pokémon, with being the closest to humans.

Classification
Pokémon can be classed as either animals, plants, fungi or protists. There are no known bacteria-like or virus-like Pokémon, instead being restricted to microscopic life that infect both Pokémon and humans.


 * Animals

Animals make up the majority of Pokémon species, ranging from the minute, an arthropod to the massive an insect-like dragon that is undescribed, only appearing in legends of Galar.


 * Examples:


 * Plants

Plants are the next most common type of Pokémon, which range from the minute, a rosebud, to the massive Alolan Exeggcutor, a palm tree that is short outside of the Alola region.


 * Examples:


 * Fungi

Fungi are some of the least common of all the Pokémon types, with only a handful of species known.
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 * Protists

Protists are the least diverse, with only the line being a protist.

Protists an informal group with no simple description, with non-Pokémon protists being microscopic amoebae to giant kelp. Protists are single-celled creatures that, unlike prokaryotes, have cell nuclei.

Skeletons
Vertebrate Pokémon such as and, have skeletons made from bone, while vertebrate Pokémon like  have skeletons made from cartilage. Some Pokémon, like, have skeletons made from calcium carbonate or skeletons made from chitin, such as.

Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the biological production of light, caused by a chemical reaction. Some examples of bioluminescent Pokémon include, , , and.

Reproduction
The majority of Pokémon reproduce sexually, in other words, fertilization requires sperm cells and egg cells. Some Pokémon can reproduce asexually, in other words, only requires one parent to reproduce. Some Pokémon give birth to live babies, such as and. However, if conditions are unfavourable, some Pokémon will lay eggs as a last resort, but this is rare.

Feeding
All Pokémon are omnivorous, but some are carnivorous, preferring flesh (such as ), or are herbivorous, preferring plants (such as . Pokémon are capable of eating whatever their trainers cook, such as when Dale ate shrimp with noodles. Some Pokémon are capable of eating non-food items, some can feed off the energy from electricity, (such as ) clay or mud (such as, iron (such as ) and rocks (such as ).