Pokémon groups and families

Convergent Pokémon

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Some unrelated species closely resemble familiar Pokémon. These comparison groups are often described as convergent Pokémon; they are separate species, not regional forms or transformations of one another.

Wiglett

Pokémon: 2

Wiglett and Wugtrio are garden-eel Pokémon, while their Diglett counterparts are mole-like. Their similar burrowing silhouettes do not represent a regional transformation.

Diglett

Pokémon: 2

Comparison or prerequisite Pokémon

The mole family has Ground typing, whereas the eel-like Wiglett family uses Water.

Toedscool

Pokémon: 2

Toedscool and Toedscruel have fungus-based land ecology; Tentacool and Tentacruel are aquatic jellyfish-like species. The resemblance does not connect their evolution lines.

Tentacool

Pokémon: 2

Comparison or prerequisite Pokémon

Tentacool combines Water and Poison, contrasting with Toedscool’s Ground/Grass typing.

Poltchageist

Pokémon: 4

Poltchageist and Sinistcha use matcha and their own vessels. They are separate from the possessed-tea Sinistea family; their authenticity forms require the matching evolution item, not a change into the other species.

Sinistea

Pokémon: 4

Comparison or prerequisite Pokémon

Sinistea evolves with a Cracked Pot or Chipped Pot, according to its authenticity form; it does not use Poltchageist’s teacups.

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