You Didn't Know It, But These Pokemon Are Found In Real Life!

#1 Omanyte- That fossil-looking Pokemon

Omanyte may look like the love child of a squid and conch, which is actually pretty close, but its actual origin comes from the Ammonoidea family. Being as the family has been extinct since the CretaceousPaleogene era, it makes sense for it to be classified as a rock type Pokemon as well as a water type. These creatures were aquatic and used their shell for their defensive needs.

Its attacks stay magnifically true to its orgins, also. Mud Shot and Water Gun keeps it squirting while it's special moves; Ancient Power, Brine and Rock Tomb all give credit to Omanyte's unique muse.

#2 Pidgeot- The first fully-evolved Pokemon you made!

Oh Pidgeot, you have made us all feel accomplished when we finally accomplished the first of all Pokemon Go'ers goals. You were our first to evolve to the third level. Due to that, you will always have a special place in our hearts, but you suck.

Even though you're based on Ospreys, which are awesome, you don't live up to expectations. As a normal and flying type, one would think you would be more versatile. You aren't. Base moves like Steel Wing and Wing Attack just don't do much and the specials aren't much better. Aerial Ace and Air Cutter are clunky but Hurricane actually is decent.

#3 Caterpie- The obvious Pokemon.

There's not much to say here, Caterpie is obviously based on a caterpillar, the Eastern Swallowtail Caterpillar to be exact. He's pretty low level and a common bug type. His moves aren't even that good, exactly like you would expect from a caterpillar. Bug Bite, Tackle, and Struggle is all it knows and you'll be lucky to be able to get it to do any damage.

#4 Kakuna- The Brown Cocoon Pokemon

Kakuna is a straight rip off of bee pupas. They aren't actually chrysalis, but hey in a fantasy game you could call it whatever you want to; for example, you can make Kakuna a bug AND poison type! It kind of works, too. Just like his counterpart, Kakuna is pretty worthless. He's just like a Caterpie except that Caterpie's Tackle has been substituted for Poison Sting, getting Kakuna ready for his next evolution.

#5 Bee Drill- The Scarier in real-life Pokemon.

Bee Drill is based on the Asian Giant Hornet. Those are the super bad girls of the insect world. Coming across a nest of them plain out hurts. However, it's not really that way in the Pokemon Go world. Bee Drills are a rather big letdown. Just like their former evolution, they're bug and poison types. No big surprise there and their attacks really don't do much. As base attacks, she gets to use Bug Bite and Poison Jab, but her specials aren't much better than that. Sludge Bomb, Aerial Ace, and X-Scissor just aren't that special. They must have been using that term sarcastically for Bee Drill.

#6 Victreebel- The ballsack Pokemon

Despite looking like a giant testicle, Victreebel is anything but fragile. This grass and poison type Pokemon gets its inspiration from the Pitcher Plant. Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps. The gist of these traps is to make the bugs slip and drown in the water in the bottom of its tube. They aren't actually poisonous instead they have enzymes to break down their little buggy bodies.

Victreebel gets behind this concept. He's got the tendrils and speeds up the consumption by using poison. His Acid and Razor Leaf attacks are pretty decent and his specials; Leaf Blade, Sludge Bomb and Solar Beam aren't anything to laugh at. One does have to wonder how he shoots lasers, though.

#7 Seaking- The fashionably horny Pokemon.

It's all about the accessories for this water type. While I wouldn't go with a horn for my first choice of wardrobe, Seaking pulls it off. It makes sense for the fish considering she's based on the Calico Ryukin Goldfish. Like most goldfish, these fish are mainly kept around as cute pets to spruce up the fish tank.

However, their attacks are a bit outlandish considering their real world counterpart. Some of their attacks make sense, take Peck and Icy Wind for example. You can stretch your imaginations to see the connection. Poison Jab, Drill Run and Megahorn are just a bit too much, though.

#8 Sandshrew- The WTF is that, Pokemon.

Ok, that thing beside the Sandshrew is actually called a Pangolin. They're the only mammals in the world with scales and are on the verge of extinction, but the Sandshrew is pretty spot on with its representation of one. Sandshrews are ground types and their attacks pretty much sum up the similarities with Pangolins. Mud Shot, Scratch, Dig, Rock Slide and Rock Tomb are right up the Pangolins alley since some types are known to dig holes big enough for a human man to stand it. People need to be careful that hole doesn't turn into their Rock Tomb attack!

#9 Drowzee- The stoner's Pokemon

Drowzee doesn't seem to have much in common with Tapirs besides its' looks on the surface, yet in temperament, these two go along rather well. Tapirs are nocturnal creatures that like to chill out around the water and shade napping the days away. Unfortunately, tapirs don't have any psychic abilities... that we know of.

Being a psychic type, Drowzee definitely keeps this in mind when it comes to his killer moves. Confusion and Pound start him off and then he's in for the kill with Psybeam, Psychic and Psyshock attacks. Definitely the night patrol you're looking for.

#10 Charmander- The Makes No Sense Pokemon.

Charmander's design was inspired by the Giant Chinese Salamander. One the surface, it doesn't make much sense for Charmander to be a fire type Pokemon. Salamanders are aquatic creatures that are prone to hiding out in dark places, like rotten logs and tend to only come out in the rain.

Yet, salamanders of legends and folklore are equated with fire. This connection probably originates from a behavior common to many species of salamander: hibernating in and under rotting logs. When wood was brought indoors and put on the fire, the creatures "mysteriously" appeared from the flames. They can emit a milky substance when frightened and which makes its skin moist. Which gave rise to the idea that the salamander could withstand any heat and even put out fires.

Because of this associates, Charmander gets some awesome fire based attacks such as; Ember, Flamethrower, Flame Charge, and Flame Burst. The bonus of the salamander turning into a dragon later, well that's just icing on the cake.

#11 Metapod- The duh Pokemon.

The evolved form of Caterpie, Metapod is just a caterpillar in a cocoon. He's technically a chrysalis, but to shake things up, he's not based on the same bug as Caterpie is. At some point, the designers decided that the Pieris Rapae Pupa was just a much better design. It would have been nice is he had some new moves to go with his new Pokemon type. The only thing to change between Caterpie and Metapod is his type, he's now a Cocoon type.

#12 Vileplum- The "My Bad" Pokemon

Vileplum looks like something you would give your girl after screwing up, but it's more like a lingering fart than a make-up gift. That's because this little stinker is based on the Rafflesia Arnoldii aka The Stinking Corpse Lily. Go ahead and linger on that thought.

Aside from being the stinkiest and largest flower in the world, the similarities end with is being a grass type and the creative license comes into play with starting with it being a poison type. It's grass based attacks such as Razor Leaf and Petal Blizzard make sense. The Acid is a stretch as these flowers aren't poisonous. Aside from that, how can you have Moonblast and Solar Beam from the same monster? It just sums up Vileplum's contrary nature.

#13 Poliwag- That frog looking Pokemon.

It's fairly obvious that Poliwag's inspiration came from tadpoles, yet that cute little swirl it has is just there to up the cuteness factor, right? Not really. Poliwag's base design came from Translucent Tadpoles. Just like Poliwag, their skin is actually translucent to the point of being able to see their intestines. Yup, that cute little swirl is actually their innards.

Unlike their counterparts, Poliwag is amazingly tough and supple. This water type's skin doesn't break easy lending it to attacks such as; Bubble, Mud Shot, Body Slam, Bubble Beam, and Mud Bomb.

#14 Magikarp- The useless Pokemon.

Alright, Magikarp is everything but useless. Every worthwhile Go'er knows just how valuable this Pokemon is. Just like it's real life inspiration, the Yelloweye Rockfish aka The Red Snapper. Snappers happen to be one of the tastiest and sought-after fish in the world. They are also the longest lived, consistently passing a hundred years old.

Its longevity just may be the clue as to why this fish ends up evolving into a dragon. Until it turns into a dragon, it's extremely weak. That's no exaggeration. Their only attacks are Splash and Struggle, only one of which does ANY damage.

#15 Eevee- The cutest and most versatile Pokemon

The Fennec Fox isn't about to turn into anything else, but it's easy to see how it's adaptability to it's Sahara homeland has influenced its multiple evolutions. These little guys don't even have to drink water, the can absorb the dew from the ground and have even become common "exotic" pets due to their intelligence and sweet tempers.

Just like their real-life counterparts, Eevees keep it real using attacks like Quick Attack, Tackle, Body Slam, Dig and Swift. All behaviours that Fennec Foxes have mastered in daily living and play. These normal type Pokemon give Go'ers access to water, fire and electric type Pokemon through their evolutions, too. What's not to love about these adorable monsters? I wouldn't mind these Pokemon invading my world.