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[[File:Mongoose anime.png|thumb|right|The mongoose in ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]'']]
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A real-world dog featured in a picture book

Real-world animals have been mentioned more than once to exist in the world of Pokémon. Most often, they are mentioned in relation to a Pokémon species. For example, Pikachu is known as the "Mouse Pokémon" and was directly referred to in the anime as an "electric mouse", hinting that real-world mice exist in the Pokémon world. Other than this, all other mentions of animals, aside from humans, are rare. Because of this, it is unknown how humans originated, as other real-world primates have not been mentioned.

In the games

In the anime

A real-world cat on anime concept art

Animals have been seen in the anime. They were more common in the original series as there weren't as many Pokémon species introduced at the time. A picture book based on the Pokémon anime once featured a dog walking past Ash and his friends, and a piece of concept art of the residents of Pallet Town featured a cat. Birds can also occasionally be heard in the background. Foods that contain meat products, such as hamburgers and chicken are often seen.

Animal appearances have become less frequent as more Pokémon have been added to take their places.

Misty is scared when she sees a Caterpie, and Ash tries to calm her down by reminding her that it's a Template:Type2 Pokémon rather than a "real" bug.
Pidgeotto is seen eating a regular worm before being captured by Ash.
Ash in a cow costume
As a pun on Caterpie, Ash is seen in a cow costume.
Fish can be seen in the fish tanks inside the gym. They have made later appearances featuring the Cerulean Gym.
Misty mentions that A.J.'s ability to control Pokémon with a whip was similar to a lion tamer.
More fish can be seen swimming in the ocean near the sunken St. Anne.
In the episode's Who's That Pokémon?, a fish is biting Slowpoke's tail.
Fish can be seen in the aquarium in Nastina's vision of her completed luxury hotel.
A Gastly created an illusion of a mongoose in order to scare Jessie's Ekans.
When Charmander lights up the room, a mounted deer head can be seen on the wall.
One of the signs on Scissor Street features a crab.
Santa Claus tells Ash and his friends that he has "no reindeer" to pull his sleigh, and uses a Ponyta instead.
In one scene, James is holding a lobster.
In the Japanese version, Gary finds an ammonite Fossil.
Meowth compares his voice to one of the chipmunks after inhaling a gas coming from a tank with a Psyduck on it.
While Ash and his friends are looking for a hotel to stay in, a picture of a tiger can be seen in one of the hotels. Furthermore, during Gary's banquet, a fish is seen sliced up.
Miranda talks to seagulls to learn the conditions of the sea.
While Ash and his friends are resting, their elderly female host mentions the disappearance of her "muskrat meatballs."
Meowth finds fish bones
While Meowth was looking for food, he came across some fish bones. Meowth is also seen eating fried chicken.
The characters are eating shrimp tempura.
Meowth mentions insects.
A dog can be heard barking in the background right before Primeape, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, and Machoke discover Chikorita.
When one of Misty's catches escapes from her fishing line, Ash says that it was probably a catfish.
Near the ending, Misty mentions a doghouse.

In the manga

Animals have also been seen in the manga.

In the TCG

In books

At least three animals can be spotted in the Let's Find Pokémon! series.

  • In Let's Find Pokémon!, a dragonfly can be seen near a pond, and a worm can be seen in the beak of a Pidgey.
  • In Let's Find Pokémon! 3, a Kangaskhan is eating a fish with rice.

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