#0137 · Generation I
What Animal Is Porygon Based On?
Porygon is not cleanly based on a single real animal. The best answer is that it is a fantasy design with no single animal counterpart.
Closest animal
no single real animal
Confidence
No single real animal
Why this comparison?
Porygon is a virtual polygon creature rather than a real animal counterpart.
Official category: Virtual Pokemon. This page is an AnimalDex comparison for real-animal resemblance, not an official design-origin claim.
More no single real animal comparisons in Generation I
| No. | Pokemon | Closest animal | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| #0035 | Clefairy | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0036 | Clefable | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0043 | Oddish | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0044 | Gloom | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0045 | Vileplume | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0063 | Abra | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0064 | Kadabra | no single real animal | no clear animal |
| #0065 | Alakazam | no single real animal | no clear animal |