7 Real-Life Animals That Resemble Pokémon

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Pokémon are the stars of the hugely popular franchise of the same name that spans video games, trading cards, TV shows, movies and toys

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What makes these fictional creatures so appealing to so many people is, in part, their uncanny resemblance to real-world animals

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Here, let's take a look at Pokémon characters and their secret animal doppelgängers

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Pikachus is a Plateau pikas: The small, rabbit-like animals, often compared to Pokémon's Pikachu character live at high altitudes in Asia

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Sandshrew is a pangolin: Singapore Zoo rescued a 6-week-old Sunda pangolin in 2017 and nicknamed it "Sandshrew" because of the similarities between this animal and the Pokémon

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Caterpie is a swallowtail caterpillar: The most remarkable similarity between Caterpie and the swallowtail caterpillars is its body shape

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Dragalge is a leafy seadragon: Dragalge is likely based on the leafy seadragon, a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae

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Dewpider is a diving bell spider: The water- and bug-type Pokémon use water bubbles to survive and battle on land

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Shellos is a nudibranch: Nudibranchs come in a wide array of colours and body shapes. The blue form of Shellos looks most similar to Loch's Chromodoris

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Wooper is a Axolotls: Wooper made it to the list because of its similarities with the axolotl

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