Animal Likeness
This Pokemon resembles the underside of a tadpole, at the moment of its birth, with it's organs still visible.
Poliwag
This Pokemon was created in a lab from DNA found of Mew, where scientists tried to recreate a fraction of it's power, not knowing what they were attempting was impossible.
Mewtwo
"Some legends claim that each of its nine tails has its own unique type of special mystical power."
Ninetales
Chansey
Blissey
This Pokemon, was on the cover of the GSC games.
Ho-oh
This Pokemon resembles an extinct species of horseshoe crab, with glowing, eerie eyes.
Kabuto
This Legendary Pokémon can create blizzards by freezing moisture in the air, with diamond dust trailing behind it's dazzling tail.
Articuno
"It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail."
Slowpoke
Onix
Steelix
This Pokemon can evolve into 8 different species, all with different elemental stones.
This Pokemon resembles the, now endangered, European Praying Mantis.
Scyther
This trio of Legendary Pokemon can be encountered fairly early on into the story of GSC, but flee shortly after interacting with them. They then begin to roam Johto freely.
"It loves the nectar of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen."
Butterfree
Seadra
Kingdra
DAILY DOUBLE
What cave—named after a Pokémon—connects Route 2 and Route 11 in the Kanto (RBY) region?
This fully evolved Pokemon resembles the highly carnivorous Pitcher Plant, found in the Amazon rainforest.
Victreebel
This grass-type Mythical Pokemon from Johto has the ability to travel through space and time. Found by the Ilex Forest Shrine in GSC.
Celebi
"Weighed down by a large and heavy shell, it couldn’t move very fast. Some say it went extinct because it was unable to catch food."
Omastar
Gloom
Bellossom
This Pokemon, resembling a Giraffe, also has it's colour pattern, and head completely backwards. You could say it was made for this category.
Girafarig
This Pokemon shares not just it's design, but also it's full name, from this cold-water dwelling mammal.
Seel
This Pokemon, said to be an alien from outer space, had a fierce battle against Rayquaza in Pokemon's 3rd Movie, which ended in it's defeat.
Deoxys
"This Pokémon discreetly follows Beedrill to find their hive. It scoops up big dollops of honey in its palms to eat."
Teddiursa
Poliwhirl
Politoad
These Pokemon's names aren't the same backwards, however if spelled backwards, it spells the name of the animals they're based on.
Ekans and Arbok