<input type="hidden" value="" data-essbisPostContainer="" data-essbisPostUrl="https://yodoozy.com/10-rare-pokemon-inspired-by-real-animal-species/" data-essbisPostTitle="9 Rare Pokemon Inspired By Real Animals" data-essbisHoverContainer=""><div class="fr-view"><p>There are 898 Pokemon in total that we currently know of, and it is amusing to wonder what the creators have in mind while creating a certain pokemon. While mythical creatures and imaginary aliens play their part in their creation the most obvious source of inspiration is the vast and mysterious animal kingdom. We have all at one time looked at a pokemon and connected it with a real animal that we think it resembles. From Bulbasaur to Feebas, we have enlisted 9 rare pokemon inspired by real animals.</p>
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						<span class="zfNum">1</span>Chansey 					</h3>
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						<p>The adorable healer pokemon is not the strongest of all, but has got an amazing amount of HP. It is said that creators were inspired by Olm(<em>Proteus anguinus</em>), an aquatic cave-dwelling vertebrate. Surprisingly, these animals can live up to a decade without food!</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">2</span>Mankey 					</h3>
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						<p>Mankey gives away the name of its inspiration from its name itself. The animal it closely resembles is barbary macaque (<em>Macaca sylvanus</em>). Also known as barbary ape or maggot, barbary macaque are found in the mountains of Algeria and Morocco.</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">3</span>Psyduck					</h3>
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						<p data-empty="true"><span style="background-color: initial">Psyduck can surprise us at times, and we know it for its strong psychic powers. Other times, this funny goofball is seen annoying Misty and the others. This pokemon neatly resembles the duck-billed platypus(</span><em style="background-color: initial">Ornithorhynchus anatinus</em><span style="background-color: initial">), a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal. It also has flaps for feet and is quite difficult to keep as a pet.</span></p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">4</span>Bulbasaur					</h3>
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						<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbasaur">Bulbasaur</a> is a grass pokemon and looks like a little chunky dinosaur. It is also one of the most popular pokemons inspired by real animals. This rare pokemon is inspired by another rare species called the bullock's mountain false toad (<em>Telmatobufo bullocki</em>). This little guy, sometimes found under logs in temperate woodlands, occurs very rarely and was last seen in early 2011. Bulbasaur is still an easier catch than a false toad.</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">5</span>Wooper					</h3>
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						<p>Wooper shares almost all of its features with the axolotl(<em>Ambystoma mexicanum</em>). Its little eyes, body structure, antenna on the sides of its head and even the cute smile can be found in the axolotl. The axolotl is an amphibian which retains its gills (the antennas) even in its adult stage and is only found in Lake Xochimilco, within Mexico City.</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">6</span>Caterpie					</h3>
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						<p>Caterpie is certainly a caterpillar. However, its design is almost accurately cloned like the eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillar (<em>Papilio glaucus</em>).</p><p><span style="background-color: initial">Its eyes and the suction cups are identical to that of the caterpillar. The eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly unfortunately does not show any resmblance to Butterfree, which is the final evolution of Caterpie.</span></p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">7</span>Feebas					</h3>
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						<p>Among fish pokemons, Feebas is told to be extremely rare to find. It is pretty shabby in appearance, which actually helps avoid predators. Its name suggests that it is based on a bass fish and it does resemble the largemouth bass(<em>Micropterus salmoides</em>).</p><p> ;The largemouth bass is usually grayish or greenish in color with dark blotches on its sides.</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">8</span>Poliwag					</h3>
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						<p>The cute wagging pokemon, Poliwag, has been inspired by the glass-frog tadpoles(<em>Centrolenidae)</em>.</p><p dir="ltr">These tadpoles have skin that is so transparent that their internal organs are clearly visible. Their tightly coiled intestines can be seen and the spiral design on Poliwag's belly symbolises this.</p>				</li>
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						<span class="zfNum">9</span>Sandshrew					</h3>
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						<p>Sandshrew is a cuddly ground-type po<span style="background-color: initial">kemon and can easily be compared to the Chinese pangolin(<em>Manis pentadactyla</em>) o</span><span style="background-color: initial">wing to its hard brick-type hide. Pangolins are also known for their scales which they expose to the predators while coiling into a ball. Like the pangolin, Sandshrew also resides in deep furrows.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial">These were 9 rare pokemon insoired by real animals. Which one them can you see yourself petting?</span></p><p><strong><em>If you liked reading about pokemon inspired by real animals, read about ;</em></strong><a href="https://yodoozy.com/meet-yoda-bat-our-jedi-masters-earthly-counterpart/"><strong><em>the bat that looks like Yoda!</em></strong></a></p>				</li>
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